RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 66, 21 March 1881, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

■' TemsDit.'l „ /.:,> (Befora Mr! Edward Shaw, R.M.) DBTTNKINN'Mr.'*-' " '' J John Smith and Phillip Yates, wore brought up for this offence. Ihe former was previously unknown to the police authorities, and having been locked up sinbe Saturday, was discharged with a caution; the latter, being a previous offender, and- having been disorderly as well aa -drunk, was fined 10s. Albert Holt pleaded guilty to a oharge of 'being drunk in MannerS'Stveefconr Saturday, and alto of assaulting Constable Gfleeson in the execution of hit duty, and was fined 10b, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. -' BKEAKIKG WlNlXftfrfc. Samnalj Arthur, charged 'with unlawfully and maliciously breaking two panes of glass, value 14a 6d, the property of Wm. Handley, . the licensee of the' Caledonian Hotol, pleaded ' guilty. The defendant had been in the oomplainant's employ daring- th«-paefc. month, but was on the eve of quitting his service. Yesterday morning, the defendant got drunk and ran his head torou&h tw^panes of glass. Me wa<3 filled 20s' and* o££fcrg<K to pay the amount of tho damage ; in default 14 daye* hard labor. A DESERTER. Henry Davies, on remand, was charged with having deserted from H.M.B. Alacrity, at Auckland, in January last. His Worship said 'he was in hopes that he wojtld have bead; able to let the prisoner out opf 'bail, at ' least for a time, but it seemed the law did not contemplate the gr«ptor oH»ajl in cases of this kind, therefore Jia had nenfifternative but to send Davies back for another week. THE 6TAMP ACT. Charles Cheymol, wine, merchant, was charged, on remand, witifa violation of this Act, by neglecting to ?nlz& stamp to a receipt (riven by him to one EUwatd Simon. His Worship did not think Uv. Cheymol had been guilty of a wilful attempt W evade the payment of the stamp duty, and, tinder these circumstances, a nominal fine would bo sufficient. Thd defendant' wM^flned 10s, and 9a costs. CIVUd CAS*S-' /')«/,'! Judgment summonses r^Antfctf-V. NiedergeseßS, jB3 Is 9d. Def »ndant, who Confessed judgment in November last, applied for a longer grace, and the matter wa§ : Adjourned for a month. > ' ' W. Windmill y. B Somerrille, value of a horse. Mr. SUbcttlands for plaintiff; Mr. BeYL for defendant. "The plaintiff was nonsuited, the feeing of opinion that if there was afey/<Jause for action, it was at the suit Of Windmill against O'Neill, who had charge of .thfe' horse for a time. • " '- ' New Zealand Insurance Company v. J. H. Corbett, J825. Mr. Fitzherbert for plaintiff ; Mr. Brandon, jun., for defendant, who confessed judgment, and was ordered to pay £2 2s costß in addition to the original amount of the claim. '

H. Sohultze, sen., v. Maria Rose, £2. Plaintiff was nonsuited, having proceeded against the wife instead of against the husband. Judgments for plaintiffs with costs : — C. Cheymol v. Skelly, £2 ; M'Dowell Bros. v. B. Gill, .£8 15a ; H. Schultze, sen , v. T. H. Phillips, -82 ss ; W. O'Neill v. B. Gaugo, 10s (original claim £A 13s 9d.)