THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 5608, 28 February 1881, Page 2

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

RESIDENT Uivi'STiU'n.t sjv;.".;.

(Bcfc.ro W, L. .",'■••.,;•■.');', L... , I;. - : .) In the feHo-vh'f* oa-on vv ?;«<;■ 'ho plaint ft*, with fv-.efp : —.5:i,-.v.. a V-. : ki'- v (Tnr.rl.ea P. fi'i;>: }.f.--r-..-i.- <'...-.■: k t

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S'ncUir v, J. M. Itinff?, IjiT) t,'i : C-.v-::-oh am IVir. ; i; % qh O-.'W-Oil v. .' t ,;n';i. ihrs-.v--,

LI 5-j 71 ; k«i.'w v G (;rro U. '' 1 LI 8i Id; W. L. Ptdlov. ».). P. Hr.y, 1.2 7r. ; Oi-ortro

Aitchiann v. John bo---, LlO ; Rowdon v. David Kr-Hi, Li 1-; f;i«:rav Bro3. v. W:lii-m TiumhOi;, Li ; .".Wiu-'s Tondnt v, David R. H*y, L 4 !2« (id ; W•-•«»,ic M'Guiro v. J. X. Tdifcr, L 5 12* (i I; d 3>, .S'-ohr v. D. R. Hr.y, L 4 lo 4i; Colo wud Springer v, Thomas Corbatt ami another, Lo in 3d; S. Aisobison v. Jehu Ox fit!.

liyatfc v. '?v'f'j ,, .in i .'i R.-riic l ::-.';. .Vii:.a Lio ivledo.~-Cl.piin, Lb Ki?, money j;a':i ly phisitiff ua *ir>haij: ; f ■,l i .:i'i*- daat. //iv L/r-a. niaton appeared foy tno j_'-ui;:t-ili r nvA ; >. r 'iCotllo for th« o« Al.??!■;.-■'a- al c'eacß bad been hoard tho r.-.ge w?s n ; 'j,->ir::vd for a week. A, W. Cottrell v. P, Rdd.-Ciaij.v l! U . The defendafit did not ap;> v~ .-v.-d jr.d::;- 1 -•.;.-.■ u waigivoa for thoiLintlff, ~' «hj 0.-iits. Francis .Stewart v. P. il, T). L"'Lo (.r.aster of tho ship (V.'lhr.rbury).— Ciu'pi, L 59 10), valuo tf certain gcods b.don; -in;/ '/> the plaintilf' whfoh tvoro dtHiroyixl 'vhr.ing!' the negligenco of tho d» fondant.—-Wr appeared for the plaintiff' and Mr S en', i v c the defenthnt,—Tae jlaintiiF depo td : I was was a passenger on board tbo i:''-.

Cftntorbiiry ia April kv>i, ,%nd I ' o-b to tho vadno of mv o'a'iri ia T:v 0i1:?.>.. Oathe night of the B.h of Aprl'.i v&r-.m occurred, and my cabin got fl :<x\- ■!, ru;d <;li my gooda were I j»ftorwauV; found that tho water bnJ 'n thio, 1 the cabin window, which -•■'.•<**< unsM'-'weL J never unscrewod tho wimiov/. It m'.nt h.-.\ r been through CArtdtiaanoua kft My gooda included a quantity of cLiiiiiag. which were cot totally destroyed, but the amount of my locs tu the Croji-r.\n:u!ccd : J- vvas f.-u -hi ahip'a last voyage fiow i>«iiadin U) J<ond.it that tho i'.»;K pk>v. Vv'-. had been out a I .cv.:' '.■/.»■•.-"!

that the v/hdorr v,.;; .u;-i.:?: .;.,-;, j know that tho cr,ri;.;»ru'j v-taih.-.v v?*'.

dashed in, a wheel •.•/,.;< w L ,-h,-;i •:.r.-"y, s.£<l conslderabio daiiui,;j \: ■.:,-. diir.o i-.. ;.';<. ves&el. One of the drownrd. T;;e 6turm \,\n chi hv.'-M'-..;; '.rtxperienced duric;., i'..-:. , I ;.v.'.■:.claim on tbo company ■.:■<; nhis ;....• i,-v ,' : Clm«."«w. I uivvcr told buyer* tb-..t. J. been paid. Iv'iy walch v.-,c; ,. ,i '. ' left it at Ediubur r ';h. A" :-.'iv oi-b.r i«>r3.. 1 hit at L-':iti:i.--To.J- i i .i..-Lt{.'disT.;*', -m : - : ..;: CcUled, di-po'cl thai; tl:c i.o-i.r, o.\ \.rw<: iddp wort; always ur.; l ".' •■.'-•! c.i 4 ::;.-)! ■.>' tho pie-'-ougc'S, Tlr. p.^.■;:•.lii' !.x>.i iij.. ;'p':Lu:i ahtut UiJx.g ;« (.•.'/..••m ol; ~./ }n'.b of il'.o voyrig: 1 to — - J,,juj M'Millf.y, chief ;,i:i..;CL' ou 1,.j,.tl i.;.t. (.au'x'i--1 u v y, coxr:bora;cd !•;•: i'.x]:'::.U; .<!■ vt'.::.i; .-, that ship'-', v:±\"j- -.d-x-'-.ys o::;: ,v i-v soi'.gor, aj-.ld '. o a u .v.:y~ !;.'. ;.-.;, M-hen ncco-■!••'••.'i'.—Uv. <■ .•"r^ ■ i -J .: th? plaiuii.T liS fr:i-.-.i Lo iii.,i„ cut n -;,o ; s»j'.l ri?r.>u'''«! hiui. Ah-X'.-o.■':'■'/ U"Mov. •L.hn F : ri-.: - : Ci;.!." l , LO. -.; Lau of '!'••.•■ • i'.: 1-v'o- .;'.>;■; &i"-pi-"iVv(i: >.- tii. •jhio.'.lii', iw.O. ''i: Koiih i^,:

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CITV PO'LXV.; '.;:)U?!T.

(P-foro I. K W-it% E::;!., ]\ M.)

■—Wi'lliirn Lr.vric, Ed.vard William?, ai;d Lveiihu Ciuipboll, okn'ged with this effanoa, were con vie v d tn.i u.'hcharged; and John was f?ii3:i o-;, Id clt fault twenty-four boura' imp"Wt,ci;mtnt; M.,i'ia ll.i.wl<.y, ar. h.-.b.'Mi-.i \. j :-m 3ixitoa';e-I i) thvt'j iiiyuib:' n.-eut.

.VoiJciTrNr:,—M'tiy G.u::h, o':'.a r rr-:i 7-iih prrjutitutii.i;, vsi;s iiij-:d 10.-, in dtfrtult; three v.zyh' iii!prifcT.v;me--.r. "\'A<ißAi'cr.—Eliza Haruii'.fi w?«a charged with vagrancy, and was discharged with :i caution. Thk Tnkke Cai'd TiacK.—His Worship gave ju.-grnent in the carj of Henry lvl-,v:»rd l ■ ',-In', uhr.rgei wl'h i>T .\ inc> mi unMi-.it>! tfiinc, to wit, the triu!:, on tin) Korbury rac.ccour»c on thv '.!l'.h <-f I-'ti'-niM-y, lie 3aiu the conviction oi the d»jl::!.d wit ('.-• ponded on two pointu : wh4ii< r iii-3 ym-; wao a gam; of - 7 :.■>.: ■■' c':auce. He Wi uld .«c c)v, cs->c n t'rj meaning ef a pretend' 6 '■ o' ch.'.u■•o, A j he undeistood -lb thi." van* —or pretented game rather cnt'.-istod i'; taking three cardn, ono in onn h:i.ed and two in the other, nu that ih.-vo wax a . ? pr>C3 between the two in one hand, aitd the plajer pretended to thufil-5 tlum, ard lot tha* a certain one could not bo picked out. Course! for the defenoa had referred io the case of Whtson v. M."riin, decided under an old Act of George IV, in whieli a c.iu vnv- uaed, and three of the j;idg-?-j d:.e ; d..' a coin waa not an ht&i;.;nic:;l; of j.' ;i ,o. > l'li:.-.

The Legislature appr,u-..'.T:ly l<v..,t,jhv 'ch:it tho law required i\,v 'ev 1-i -his :j----f.pect, for suhsfti-if'"/, ,u bi..: .n-.t year cf Her Majt-oty'd t'clgn. _ ti-? ] ;\-v was amended, clearly i'jr-ivnog :o r .:;: wt-.dax the held cf gambling inni-i iiinoi-tr.. lie o u-

sinered himself fully v.'a;:;•»:.>.■•.<-;d in ii.atu': g ;> conviction in the preheat case, L>u ; ; v; - aid give the defendant ;<n .-ipz-orinnivy 'A appealing.—The defendant would he iic;r."-. J ev:":- in a ruroby of hiaown r r .Lie', err;

two others for L" us.J*:. '-■', c-..i'V> i-'j I r [ sentence ia avnOuth'a ti.a«, j Oiitaimnc Moxkv l'vi.",-' ! : "./i..■•'.' !'..;•,•! ■ri::;-:i.'KS. — A yaunrj in?*:, riv-vol '-'l :- ■■ j Jlodi;e*-U v/as c"::-:g-a ::iX -.■iJiaiv:-- •• • '- under idsc preio-.-c-.a '!.•> inv;ir,<; :>i" „•.•,"-j fox: c <1 cii..(|ur;3 £'■:■■ Lo 10j ?.ud 1/5 v. f--i;•-• 1 lively. Mr S'oui' -v-g'- =rd ?r.; _ • s, j i\ OU'U;([, 'WHO ■(."•.•■.''.'-. I '■' j^.V.! !: v " r " ;; j VViiuif, sr.iov.ri."-u + ;• C : . J r;;u>. J •<;■,« Kiriv-.':, I.!: ;.i-BO'.l iki.J .j'.. ;-(>iu !i)'' > J ..cjott'd oil tLu 4.h JMis;.. u cog*, uh:t.s'.f Lin the cheque p odueed. Aecsntd said is was a ohoque given to him by Mr Power, who kept a livery stable. Witness asked him to endorse it, and he did so.—John Cottrell a»id the cooußed came into hie father's shop on tho 4th irst, and aaked him to oblige h?m with a blank cheque on tho B-ak of Naw Zealand. WiinoHs o;*veLira cue for a p"nuy. Too ohiqa-. (.a'oducbd was tho oe.—TbnmM Powr-r, keeper of aiivery fit;ioio. hU'ud t)?<>t r.ccust;! V7".s at one time in his employ. W:tr.e-e u?.od to pay the accitsv.d by chrque, hvn. nover f;avo him tie ono produced —Mr Stout: There is no u>ro dtfiyug ti:at tho accused hf-.a obtained goods by i'.du'.i p'fttenoea by tho inning ef ihoix chequer, a. "• d tho only question to be dcoided ia what penalty should D 3 in dieted. His parents are respectable people, and ho has hitherto not boon guilty of any oflenc?. I aubordt, i'Our Wouhiy, looi.U'g ,'i-i i\\riVjttur'.: of tho c~ao It;:.?:, any lfvg*.hor.<.-il '.r.rid't of imprisonment w ufd ■>•■•• .!■» i'< ; . ? - : - or anybody eko ary g)cd, '■ :u ; ewtrftry effect. Asfcooiation with i.iii.r.ii-ilB nv'ghi. simply make him—what he i* not now—• ny of the criminal class. 1 Relieve tho pulioo know nothing about him [lnspector Weldon : No.] and he baa a goad obaracter. His motives fov committing fch« preEont offence are uncxpiainablo. The cheque ia signed " Mr Power," and how it cam j to be cashed I do not know. It is one of the most c'umsy thinga which has over come before the Couii.—His 'Worship : One oannot tell whether this name ia meant for Mr Power or not.—Mr Stout: Mr Power is willing to state, your Worthip, that while tho accused was in his employment ho behaved himself well, —Inspector Weldon; I

1 w;*s wrong in tpyh-.g tho prisoner \rn-3 in-■•r-m.u to tho »»'>lic-:». 110 w-Vj charged tomo I liv.-.o B.V' ■*-iU< Dt'inf.; on certain \>te- ; : •>-...-.. *,:r ;>;if.«tto-'.'- r-f. •']•.■(' ; ■".;;:•. : I'v.- I ; '.<■■■.- -.:, is a i'-^'l i- : -■'";"-. ■ " vo P'^r 1 j ;■■!■...:y tn.-.- :-.- I ' j ..:iwi;i/> t,. : > you- ?>->?':, ..a-! h.-po jou wil.•i.;y\ i rtili ~-ju co-.rij.u\ralividy I *.'..:.i'- u •<rm M :::i?::-i -0a.;.'.-nt, -Mid you jr.Utd | :f y VO '•.•.■•'] li" v'.'.ir.i'ijf S'" JVUIOv e.d pOitddi? j .i•.].■ ■,i.iir.ro i)i {wy. Yaw tU'i) scu'ctJiced ] i.i;i '.r-.v oicrjilh;' impri;if> : Jijf.«t en e&Ji j ..■..-:■ - 'd;!i.'- , \ hj. I .:.,-'.!■:.•«.L M ■-:i"4.ii P; ■■ /.i'.'/ 'A.-b*. cli.-'V/ji J '• ''.', "|'po;>n;d fur i.iio IV ri;o|/'• - f 5 ■•'••■;!!'jb. i ! i;;'.'.! ' > ilr*fc Ui'i oiiso ! v.-;*; J. j .j,id :OoL, '.lu ! »!i ">f ft -io* I . ■■!-. - )■'.,.;'-:.-r :t .''* M-n in \v>. ! - v . bo | O 'IVI- •'•' : \". til,) 'oU'liJ'l '.'; U '.V,O C»fjO fi?.i I u:,.<■.•: ■-'{,!■• -

i.. —iiiii \Vo'HJ i i j .t i'feul !/h # ;! 7uh hj- r j -f I'if. D g Act wa.< very ok^r, | lie would i'jiiic; ;i i> oi 1* and costs (7) ! 13 j? each of tub Pj<:ao; —J.ihii Jonen, J eharged wi'h { (~.-'oV. •••■,-.•;,:. {jm;(l i) ', iu d-tV.ilv i,V. ellty-fl.'Ur I hours' iinprisov-uie;;!;. JTJ'KAt U OK TUli liCiiKSINO ACT.—-TflO i'.cariiii l vl a ofu;r<'u Jfc>noti 6a*£>]»»i, ( tho li«f.rs?o of ti;ts tt-se, Thistle, and Shamrock i-iutel, oi gambling ia hto