Resident Magistrate's Court. Tuesday July 3—Caution to hired servants.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume V, Issue 211, 6 July 1849, Page 3

Resident Magistrate's Court. Tuesday July 3 — Caution to hired servants.

A man named William Thompson, was brought before the bench, charged with having absconded from the service of his master, J. Wait, of Auckland. The prisoner had entered Wait's employment as general servant on the 26th May, under a written agreement, when he immediately obtained an advance of 30s., and as immediately absconded without having performed one hour's service, and did not ; return to, nor was he seen by his master i until met by him on Monday in the town, i Wait directly obtained a warrant for his ! apprehension, but on his being brought up ! to-day did not press the charge against him. The prisoner therefore got off with a warning from the bench that he had subjected himself to 6 months imprisonment, the restoring of the money obtained, and ; payment of the expenses, Wednesday, July 4th. A native— Te Whare— who had been > employed on the " Louisa,' cutter, was I charged with larceny, in having absconded : with a coat, value about 10s. the property . of one of the seamen, which he had sold to another native (in whose possession it was i found) for 6s. His defence was, that he 1 did not consider he had stolen the coat, I but had taken it for his wages, which had \ been refused to be paid to him, as he i wanted them. He was sentenced to be imprisoned for \ 6 weeks with hard labour. 3 A soldier of the 58th regiment, named I Shields, was charged and convicted with % stealing linen (value 2s.) from a line in 1 front of a house in Connell-street, on the I previous night ; and sentenced to be im- "? prisoned for one month with hard labour. ) We have great pleasure in giving publicity i to the following address, presented through i Lieut. Symonds, to Captain Smith, of the I " Berhampore," by the pensioners who 1 came out in that vessel. Addresses of this 1 nature have frequently been presented - under similar circumstances, but this is the ! first in which we have had occasion to \ notice so many new and varied channels j which a commander's consideration for, 4 and kindness towards those entrusted to his I care, found means to develop themselves. It i cannot be less gratifying to Capt. Smith to 1 receive, than it is for us to record, this I honest acknowledgement of his attention a and urbanity. The testimony and the occa- \ sion are both such as do the heart good to I meet with in these days, when we hear so 1 frequently of feelings of a very different I nature having been called up, and expres- \ sed, both during the voyage, and at its ter- | tarnation, and that by a class of passengers l who generally come out under very different j circumstances. Hence the greater value j of such a testimony, which, though in some parts lacking elegance of diction, yet is | none the less sincere or heartfelt on that I account, bearing as it does, so strong eviU r dence of being the honest expressions of | honest hearts, out of the fulness of which I they have thus spoken. } We understand Captain Smith has also I had another singular paper put into his ;| hands, being a requisition from several of 1 his crew for permission to leave the vessel I to settle in the Colony, they having adopted i this (for them) somewhat novel method of 3 obtaining their wishes, in preference to I desertion, as universally practised in such 1 cases. A precedent which cannot be too I widely circulated for others to copy— one

which, -while it speaks so much in favour of their commander, also conveys a favourable impression of the crew, and justifies the reference made to them in the address of the pensioners. Capt. Smith sails for Lombock, to-mor-row, carrying with him the best wishes of the pensioners and other friends, who, we trust will long continue to merit, and receive as kind and attentive treatment as that which they experienced on board the "Bcrhampore." Auckland, New Zea'and, June 20th, 1849. Sir, — In transmitting to you the accompBnying Memorial from the Pensioners under my command, permit me to express to you, personally, the high sense I feel of your great kindness and considerate behaviour towards them during the voyage from England to this Colony. Wishing you every success and prosperity. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, John Jermyn Symonds, Lieut. Commanding. Capt. T. B. Smith, Ship " Berhampore."