MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1442, 26 July 1865, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CHEISTCHUECH.—Tuesday, Jvly 25. (Before C. C. Bowen, Esq., KM.) Bbbach op Sheep Obdisakce. — Duncan Cameron was charged with a breach of this Ordinance. There being no appearance of the Inspector of Sheep, the case was dismissed. Lamest.—John Williams, alias John Jones, was charged with this .offence. It appears that several robberies have lately taken place from the shops in Christchurch, and Detective M'Elroy having reason to suspect that the prisoner was concerned in some of them, succeeded in effecting his capture. There were fire cases against him, the first heard being that of a theft committed in the shop of Mr. Boach, tobacconist, in Colombo street. On this chaige he was committed for trial. Another was that of having stolen some property from the premises of Messrs. Stringer and Co. [the prisoner was committed for trial on this charge also. On the application of the inspector, the prisoner was remanded, in order that further investigations might be made into the other cases.

IYTTELTOX.—Tuesday, July 25. (Before Wm. Donald, Esq., R.M.) a* r civil cases were disposed of— ®fwd ▼.Wilson—Claim,£2olos, for goods supP ed; judgment by default, full amount and costs. Hombrook r. Adams-Claim, £100, for meat supp , judgment for plaintiff, lull amount and costs. *ewtonv.Cann—Claim, lOg, for picking up a boat; attendant did not appear; judgment for 10s and 7s Heslop v. Withers—Claim, £28 2d, balance rf 8^ QD j e°? of exchange; no appearance S ' judgment for plaintiff, with costs. /• -7' earßon —Claim, £210s, balance of acceunt / su PPlied. This case was partly heard adjourned for a week.

,p. f Tuesday, July 25. (Before W. B. Pauli, Esq., R.M., and Dr. r Dudlev, Esq., J.P.) Umeton, Bros. v. C. E. Dampier—Debt, £99 «... ' for plaintiffs, with costs. BlackBlaintw .kf^burn—Debt, £4, 8; judgment for —T>pi«f' Vfn Bros. v. Alexander wwt. a' , 8 J judgment for plaintiffs, with ttffnniT v ' Debt,£l3lßs; plainnWff BU: ' Blackmore v. Bmith—Debt, £2 4fl; —Tu'i n l on " EU f te^< Neilson v. Ti Aika (Maori) tr- C , ; " 3 > judgment for plaintiff, and costs, iudmn' » U i- Dev " Debt, £314s Id; ab r? Jr plaintiff, with costs. Besides the > ourteen cases were settled out of court.