RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 57, 17 July 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

: Mouda^, 15trn Jubm, 1578.. ((Boforo E. Shaw,. Ksq,., R.M.).' RjMTHBE V. CItIJU'OHDi This- onso was adjpurnoil for jjadgjHont ; until to-day.. ; His- Worship said that sinco tho last ndjpurntnent ho had had an opportunity of looking eanafully into tho Authorities bearing upon tlto caao, and had found that thowwas on* which had bcan<O7ei4boked ' both by counsel nnd tho Bonoh on tho last oooasion. through tho kinduoss of an orainont oonnsol ho (his Worship) said ho was able to any Unit tho position whioh the Bench took up nfc tho closo of tho cafio wus- not wnrrnntod. The Bbnoh then oxproHSod tho 1 opinion tluifc as publication was tho gravamen* of fcho offoncot it was OKfiontiul Uiat tho act of publication should bo proved* It; wouJd Rippoar from nutho* ritios sineo' had rcoourao to>. thnb tho law ! was not bo,, lntor rolinfis going to show 'that whoro n porson auknowlodgod to> tho authorship of a lihcHouH letter, publican tioai oould bo ansumod' against him, or at | all ovonfcs, tho onus»of proving that ho was not tho publishor is oast upon the' author,. Under those oiroumstanoos. thoro was no alterniUivo but to commit dofondant for titioltat tho Supremo Court, Hokitika:. I'rosooutor was thon onllod upon' to onte» into a< bond for £1000) and each of hi* witnosocs in £500 to prosoouto tho chargflt ! Defendant was admittod to bail, hirasolf in £200 i and two^ surotios- of £100' oaoh, sabstaDJtiaL bail boing. inxmodiatoly foftlx-

coming dofendnnt was roleasod. Tho Court thon adjournod. Tuksdat, JulylCth, 1878. DANKB V. ROBISHT9. Claim for £7 for cash lont. No appearance of dofendant. x Jndgmont for tho amount with costs and professional fco. Mr Eoid for plaintiff WIKOTOHDIt V. KxnWAN. Claim for £10. Bofondunt ordorod to bny tho amount within fourtoon days, in i default six weok's imprisonment iv the Groymouch gaol. Dunk v. Eckhold. Claim for £10, for funeral oxpensos. Mr Hoid, noting for Mr Pitt, sot up tho ploaof Wnkrupoty which was provod, Plaintiff said defendant told him at tho timo of filing that tho debt would not bo inoludod in bis (bnnkrupts) schedule. The Magistrate finiil it would bo quite us»loss to enter up judgment, defendant being a bankrupt. Plaintiff said ho wjould withdraw tho proceed ings, and summon tho person who ordered tho work. "; Tho Court then ndf owned. !