RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Friday. [Before Major Keddell and Lowther Broad, Esns.,

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RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Friday. [Before Major Keddell and Lowther Broad, Esns.,

R.M.S.] LARCENY. James Sullivan appeared on remand charged with having stolen twe bottles of grog from the Criterion Hotel, Moanutaiari Creek. Prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned for seven daya wita hard labour.

DRUNKENNESS. James Sweeney pleaded guilty to the charge of druukennesi, and was dealt with in the usual mauner. "WIFE AND CHILD DESERTION. Peter Y. Martinson was charged, on the informa tion of his wife Phoebe, with refusing to suppjrt his wife and child. Mr. Dodd for plaintiff, and Mr. Cash for defendant. The case was partly h*ard, and the further hearing « as adjourned until Tuesday.

BKK4CH OF LICENSING ACT. John Brown, Edward Read, Jnme3 Laverbj', William Larkin, Jaincs Kolleiton, Patiick NoJau, Michael J. Mm ray, John Dooby, John Kinder, and Matthew Vaughm were charged with a, breach of the above Act Mr. Macdonald, on behalf of all the defendants, pleaded gmlty, aod urged in mitigation uf the (ffence, th.it they were all residing at a, remote distance, and that each of them had applied for a lict-n-e. There was no licensed house near them, and there were a great many travellers who sought refreshment at their respective hons-s. Tho (Joins said that by the Licensing Amendment Act tl.ere was a rea r ly means of obtaining licenses for those liv/ug at remote paces. Thu haiog the fiist offence, the Court would only inflict a peualty of £5 each upon the defendants. Oharks Macdonald, chaigei. with a Hke offence, p eaded not guilty. The « ('fence was ihat the property did not belong to him, bJt to his wife. Fined £20 and costs. - Austin O'Grady, charged with a breach of the s«me Aof, did not apjiear. The caie wa« adjourned until Tuesday nex'. KESKKVED JUDGMENT. — ARMSTKOJSG Y. bTEINHAFLT. The Beach wa~ of opinion that the plaiutitf had not substantiated hU case, aud gave judgment for defendant, each party to pay their own costs SOUTH Y. HALL. The Court gave jud>meut for plaint ff for £13 103. and coats. i

Monday. [Before Lowxheb Broad, Esq., B.M ] DRUInK AND DISORDERLY. Daniel Sbeekau, charged with the a^ove offence, ' was fined 20? and costs, or 14 days' impr'sonineut with hard labour.

LA.BCENY. Benjamin Stone was charged with sealing 3s. from Uie Moanataiari Ho .el on tha 11th October lasf. Pi is nev was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment, ■With haid labour.

A gr .c r at '. lbuiy ha.', fir his virtues, obtained the name of the "Little Kascal ' A ttr.tijger aiked him why this apj e'latioii was given him. '/"To ' . distinguish me from the rest of my t ad^,"' quoth he, t I [ who are all great rascals. " . ± , , i