RESIDENT MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Press, Volume XI, Issue 1369, 28 March 1867, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Chiiistchukch —March 27. [Before C. C. Bowen, Esq., It.M.] The three prisoners, Davis, Wrixon, and Lear, who are in custody on a charge of horsestealing, wera brought up fliis morning on remand, and again remanded to the 29 h inst. Nathan & Co. v. Fleming—Claim £66 10i, for goods supplied. Judgment for defendant, and costs.

Duncan & Son v. Pardue—Claim £24 143 10d, for goods supplied. Judgment for full amount, and costs. Duncan & Son v. Cowan—Claim £21 10s 10d. Judgment for full amount and costs. Weston v. Kerr—£B4 Is 4d. Judgment for full amount, and coats. Taylor and Whiteside T. Andrews—Claim £45 10s, for goods. Judgment for plaintiffs, aud costs. Langdon and Co. r. Foley — Claim £30 7s 3d. Judgment for plaintiffs, and coets. Superintendent r. Brown—Claim £2211s 3d^

for goods supplied to defendant's wifo and family. Judgment for full amount, and costs. Ward and Co. v. Holmes—Claim £23 03 6.1, for goods supplied. Judgment for full amount, and costs. _,_ - Truman v. Caygill—Claim £100, for damages through defendant's selling the stock-in-trade of plaintiir under bill of sale. Judgment for defended, with costs.

Lttteltox —March 27. [Before Win. Donald, Esq., R.M.] — Noon was charged by Mr Keston, the gaoler, with having destroyed a volume of Shakespeare belonging to the library at the gaol. The prisoner had been discharged from gaol that day. J. Read deposed to having taken some leaves produced out of the prisoner's swag, and shown them to Mr Rest-on. On fitting the leaves to the volume they were found to correspond. James Reston gave corroborative evidence, and stated that the name of tho prisoner appeared on the library register as having the work lent him. The prisoner, in reply to the Bench, stated that he was ignorant of the matter, and did not know of the leaves being there until that morning. The Resident Magistrate inflicted the penalty of 40s, or in default one month's imprisonment with hard labor, remarking that the leaves having been proved to have been there some days by two reliable witnesses, showed the prisoner's statement to be untrue. The prisoner, who was unable to pay the penalty, was committed to gaol.