RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XV, Issue 1184, 2 November 1858, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Friday, Oct. 29. . Chirles Kemmeth, charged with drunkenness, third offence, fined 10s. and costs, or imprisonment with hard labour. Samuel Merrick, charged by Zachariah' B arena with assault. Case dismissed. J. Merrick and Jamea Webb charged by Zachariah Barens for using threatening language towards him at Waiheki. Both Merrick and Webb were witnesses against complainant in the above case. Complainant said he should withdraw the case after hearing the swearing in the case of assault. Case withdrawn.

Saturday, Oct. 39. John Anderson, drunkenness, fint offence, fined sb. and cost»,.or to be imprisoned 24 hours with hard l»hor.

Monday, Nov. 1. George Whooten, drunkenness, first offence, fined 6s. and costs, or 24- hours imprisonment with hard labour. Henry Ctrron, same offence, fined ss. and costs, or 24 hours imprisonment with hard labour. Archibald Finlay, drunkenness, second offence, fined 10*. and costs, or 48 hours imprisonment with hard labour. Charles Walsh, same offence-, fined 10s. and costs, or 48 hours imprisonment with hard labour. Edwin Lawson, a seaman discharged from the 'Zealandia, charged wity vagrancy. Constable; Smith, do-

posed to having found the prisoner asleep in Queen street the night previous. Prisoner had between £3 and £4 in his pocket, which he said he had found. Ordered to be imprisoned in the house of correction for 14 days, to be there kept to hard labour. The Court directed the Police to advertize' far the owner of the money.

Ball. — We see that Mr. Herz proposes giving a ball To-rriorrow Evening, in ;-£he Mechanics' Institute. We hope he may have a numerous attendance. ' Mr. Herz has already prbred himself, in Auckland, a musician of the true German school, and it is always pleasant to see foreign* talent encouraged.