THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 7412, 6 January 1888, Page 2

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before E. H. Carew, E-q., R.M.)

Judgment was given for plaintiffs :by default in the following cases:—J. Edtfiond v. B. P. Robinson, Ll2 2s 3d, for soodrj Bupplied; same v. J. Perriman, LlO Os 6d, for goods supplied; same v. W. Bowden, L 7 7s, for goods supplied; Findlay and Co. v. J, Jennings, L2 12s 6d, for goodß supplied; T. Blair (for whom Mr W. Maogregor appeared) v. D. Blair, L 3 133'0d, for goods supplied and cash lent} Official Assignee in the estate of John Henderson v. \V. James (Dr Fitchett for plaintiff), L 6 15s lid, for goods supplied * Butler Bros. v. A. Joss, L 34 3s 6d, on a dishonored promissory note ( C. C. Keast v. J. Johnston, L' 6 13s sd, for interest due. James Peebles V. Henry Scott.—Claim, L 3, for damage to a cottage at the Valley, rented by defendant from plaintiff. Mr \Y. Macg'regor appeared for plaintiff, and Mr D. D. Macdonald for defendant The defence was that plaintiff had given defendant permission to remove some boards from the back of the premiees and use them to put up a fowMioiise. This was denied by plaintiff.— Judgment for plaintiff for sixpence, and 3s costs.

Mackay, Risk, Munro, and Co. v. R. L. Stanford and James Morkane.—Claim, Ll6 9s. Mr Bathgate appeared for plaintiffs and Mr Milne for defendants. Plaintiffs' case was that they entered into a contract to print the * Shipping Gazette ' for three months, and that after bringing out that paper for two weeks the defendants took the printing away and gave into other hands, wherefore they claimed LIS damages, and 9s, the Cost of matter over-set from the last issue.—Plaintiffs were nonsuited with cost?i

CITY POLICE COJRT. (Before Messrs J. P. Jones and D. M. Spedding, J.P.s.) Insufficient Means ok Support.— Mar' yarzl Sequel and Florence, Mabel Lucas, aged respectively seventeen and sixteen years, were charged with the above offence.—The evidence of Sergeant Gearin was to the effect that these girls were simply risible, being the constant associates of Chinese atid low sailors. Sequel's father, who was a Chinese resident at Lawrence, was quite willing to take her home, but she had on several occasions showed a disinclination to go. A Chinese witness in Court, however, promised to See that the girl was sent home. —The Bench convicted the accused, to come up for sentence when called upon ; but she must leave town within three days. As regarded Lucas, the Bench thought it a pity to send such a, young girl to prison. Her parents lived in Dunedin, but did not seem to take very much interest in her Welfare. She would be convicted and brought up for Bcntence when called upon. Bukglaky. John Fotlrcll, on remand, was eharged with breaking into the warehouse of Messrs Campbell and Livingston and stealing a quantity of liquor, valued at L4lls. Mr Stanford defended. The prosecutor asked for a further remand until tomorrow.—Mr Stanford being quite agreeable, the remand was granted. John Chapman, Joseph Kennedy, Michael Power, and William Norman, four young men, were charged with breaking into fche store of Archibald M'Lean ai South Dunedin, and stealing 361b of tobacco, eight dozen eggs, and three tins sardines, of a total value of LO Ss 6d. — Sergeant-major Btvin asked for a remand to allow the police to obtain more evidence. Three of the prisoners had only been arrested that morning.—Mr A. S. Adams, who appeared for Chapman, asked that a small nominal bail be fixed. —Sergeantmajor Bevin objected, as the offence committed was an indictable one, and as some of the stolen property had not yet been recovered, it would be Unwise to allow bail to any of the prisoners. If bail were allowed there would be little chance of recovering any of the stolen property, besides a night with Mr Phillips would not hurt these young men.—The remand was granted, bail bein? refused.

TnwT.—ltla Lindojf was charged with stealing a LI note from Edward Edmund Davidson. Mr Stuart appeared for tho accused. The prosecutor said that on Wednesday he went to see a person at the Clarendon Hotel, and whilst there the accused asked him to "shout." Witness assented, at the same time handing accused a pound note to take one shilling out for the drinks. Accused did not return the change. Witness asked several times for it, when accused at last made improper proposals, which he refused. Prosecutor then called Mrs Diamond, who said she knew nothing of the matter. Witness said if the change was not forthcoming immediately, he would show her up. Mrs Diamond then struck the witness on the face. (Cross-examined): He was, perhaps, an hour and a half in the house, but I do not know what he had to drink. — Mr Stuart: You paid for two drinks, that is 19s change, and yet you sue for LI. Do you expect to get your drinks for nothing ? The prosecutor then called James Craig, who said that he knew nothing whatevor of the case, He did not know the charge had been made. Witness did not know that prosecutor had changed a pound note. It was the first he had heard of the difficulty in getting the change.—The Bench were of opinion that there was no evidence to show that a note had been changed. Prosecutor's only witness deposed as to that, and the fact of his having already sent in a claim for the amount should have suggested to him the case as being a civil one. The prosecutor's remedy should have been taken in a Civil Court. The case was dismissed.

WARDEN'S COURT. Warden E. H. Carew presided to-day over a sitting of the Warden's Court, when the following applications were doalt with : William Barrell, adjourned application for a license to secure 21 acres, block 18, Shotover district, for mining purposes.— Consideration deferred; Minister of Mines to decide on receipt of Warden's report. The application of Donald Sutherland and party for a water-race forty chains in length at Milford Sound was adjourned until next sitting. William Guy applied for an occupation license of 30 acres, part of mining reserve, block 1, Silver Peaks.—Granted for ten years at Is 3d per acre. James Miller applied for an occupation license for 35A acres, in the same block as above, for ten years.—Granted for ten years at Is 3d per acre. Robert and Arthur Lewis also made a similar application for land adjoining section 10, block 5, Mount Hyde.—Granted for ten years at Is 2u w.r tiore.