THE COURTS.—TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 4967, 3 February 1879, Page 2

THE COURTS.—TO-DAY.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., 8.M.) Smart v. Culverley.—Claim, L 42 8s sd, for work done.—ln this case, previously heard, his Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for L 24 3a Bd, with coats. Judgment was given for plaintiffs by default in the following cases : —Edwin Carey v. William Jeunier, claim L 8 12s; R. Hodgetts v. Ann Pearce, L 3 Is lOd ; George Harris v. William Lawrie, L2 12a 6d. Thomas M‘Kay v. Jerry Goodyer.— Claim, L 9 Bp, for board and lodging.—ln this previously heard case, in which judgment had been given for plaintiff, Mr Stewart applied for a re-hearing. Mr Hay, on behalf of plaintiff, opposed.—His Worship granted a re-hearing on payment of costs. CITY POLICE COURT. (Before I. N. Watt, Esq., and G. £. Eliott, Esq., J.P.’a ) _ Drunkenness,-TrEllen Church was convicted and discharged; Harry Rickards, Morris Hackett, William Harper, Thomas John Hill, Samuel Grey, and James Service were fined 5s each, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment; James Hill (also charged with using obscene language), -was fined ss. Charges against Matilda Blew and James Smith were remanded till to-morrow, as defendants were in the hospital. Disorderly Behaviour. Frank Wall was. charged with conducting himself in Princes street on Saturday night in a manner calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, —Constable Toomey said that prisoner and another man were fighting. He was unable to get hold of the other offender.—Prisoner, who said that he had only acted in selfdefence, was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment.

Damaging Government Property. James M'Ready was charged with destroying the cell of the police station at Green Island while confined on a charge of drunkenness. He was fined 10s, and was ordered to pay sb, being the amount of damage done ; in default, three days’ imprisonment. Alleged Destruction to Property.— William George Hodgetts, Alfred Walker; William Woods, George Davies, Adolphus Cuiss, Gustave Cuis?, and William Johnstone lads, whose ages ranged from eight to fifteen years were charged with wilfully committing damage upon the platform of the baths at Pelichet Bay. The whole of them pleaded not guilty. —John Allan, keeper of the baths, said that on the 23rd of last month he went to the baths at six o’clock in the morning and found that one of the planks had. been pulled up and thrown into tiie water. It was stuck in the mud, and might strike. a man when diving. He went down at dusk and watched. The six boys now before the Court were there and were acting the part of the Kelly gang—bushranging. One of them said he wanted a piece of wood, and witness shortly afterwards found Walkerarmed with a picceof wood. This was like the timber torn from the baths.—This being the whole of the \ evidence, the Bench said that, as the charge was not proven, it would have to bo dismissed. The boys*were then cautioned and discharged. Stone-throwing.— A lad named George Gourlay was charged with assaulting Ah Ming with a stone, Mr F. R. Chapman appeared for the complainant. The evidence being conflicting, the case was dismissed.

(Before G. E. Eliott, Esq., J.P., and W. P. Street, Esq., J.P.) Alleged Perjury.— Marion Johnstone was charged on the information of Andrew Reid with haring, on January 8, during the hearing of the trial of Jane Reid for perjury in the Supreme Court, committed wilful and corrupt perjury.—Mr Donniston appeared for the prosecution, Mr J. H. Harris for the’ defence.—Mr Denniston explained that the Proceedings in connection with .his prosecUbn had come before the public. pretty frequently. . As the evidence given before the Supreme Court had not been taken a note, of officially, he would himself, from his own notes, depose as to the evidence of the now accused..“-Colin M*K. ttbtdoh, Registrar of the Supreme Court, pfoduced the indictment on which the accused had beeh arraigned.—J. E. Denniston,. solicitor, read his notes of evidence given by Mrs J ohnston at the Supreme Court during the trial of Jane Reid for perjury. On that occasion witness acted as counsel for Mrs Reid. —Jane Reid deposed that on the day when the accused called at her house she was under the influence of drink. The witness denied having made the material allegations charged agunst her by the accused in-giving ..evidence at the Supreme Court. The only witness examined up to the time of our going fo press was Mrs J^eid. V [Left sitting.]