RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 3825, 18 January 1877, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wednesday, Januaby 17. (Before R. Beetham, Esq.,B.M:.) DRUNKENNESS. John Myebs and William Bourke, both of whom had been before the Court on previous occasions, were each fined 10s with the alternative of 24 hours'imprisonment. INDECENCY. William Bourke was convicted on the testimony of Constable Harvey, of the offence of indecently exposing himself in Waghorne- street, PortAhuriri. He was sentenced to seven days' hard labor. MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY. Laurence Higgins, William Higgins, Richard Hollis, Duncan Sinclair, Henry Kobinson, and Wirimi (a half- caste) appeared to an informatiou_charging them with having maliciously injured property belonging to the complainant, Mr. Maney. Mr. Sheehan, on behalf of the defendants, applied for a postponement of the case until Monday. Mr. Lascelles, who appeared for the complainant, made no objection. The case was accordingly postponed until Monday next. HASSEL V. JESSOP. Claim for £20 upon an agreement made upon the dissolution of partnership between the plaintiff and defendant. Mr Lee for plaintiff; Mr Lascelles for defendant. Plaintiff produced the agreement, by which defendant bound himself to pay £20 to plaintiff in consideration of the partnership between them being dissolved. The amount had not been paid. The defence was that when defendant made the agreement, he had been assured by defendant that the accounts were all right, but he had since learned that matters were not as had been represented. His Worship said he could not travel out of the agreement. Judgment for the amount claimed, with £3 Is costs. There was no other business before the Court.

From all parts of the Australian colonies Cbme reports of the excessive heat that has been experienced, and of deaths from sun- «» stroke. The Zelegraph of a late date writes: — "Tropical summer has burst upon Melbourne all at once, and yesterday the citizens had to undergo a still more tKMDg day than Thursday. A fierce ■ northerly jvmd prevailed liketheblast from a furnace, and at times it was impossible to face the heated atmosphere. Frojri the Government astronomer we learn that the highest temperature in the shade registered yesterday was no less than 110 - 7deg., which is the highest recorded in December during the last eighteen years, the next highest having occurred on December 24, 1868, when the thermometer reached 110'Odeg. The highest record in the sun yesterday was 149.1deg., which was exceeded twice during the last eighteen y ears _ on December, 1869, and December 24, 1868, when the temperature was respectively 151-Bdeg. and 151-ldeg. This great' heat appears to- extend over the greater part of this and the adjoining colonies, the maximum temperature at Adelaide yesterday being 114 > 2deg., and at Horsham, in the Wimmera district, 113deg." As, showing the great heat of the sun's rays on Thursday, the 14th ult., the Sallarat Star mentions that a delivery waggon belonging to a Ballarat firm of cordial manufacfurers took, fire while being driven through the streets. It seems that some empty sodawater bottles in the rack became focused, and acted on the woodwork of the vehicle in the same way as a burning glass. Three petitions have been lodged impeaching the legality of the election' of CQjpncillors for the Motueka ridiDg of "vvmimea. County, Nelson. The allegation is Ihat neither candidates nor proposers were qualified, through their, non-pay-ment of ratesr x '