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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 183, 5 August 1868, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Wednes-'jay, August 5.. (Before »T. Sharp, Esq., *R._l) At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, judgment W p 3 g i ven f or the plaintiff in tl; .o. adjourn e d case Newton v. Luckie, for \\ ie amor.ut claimed, £8 125., with costs, £2 Bs. payable to the plaintiff. The following „ cases were also

heard: — ,

A \iaukin *v^ -Qj^hs. — Action to recover £2 S.s. lid. ( j* or ar ticles of grocery supplied to th c defendant. Judgment given for the ? u r„ount claimed, with 13s. costs. H « -^'nillips v. Nellis. — Action to recover •'•*■*■*■> cusli lent to the defendant, the plaintiff ■S* 1 " ii duced a promissory note which, however, was not stamped and the Magistrate

consequently dismissed the case, telling the plaintiff that he was in the hands of any person who chose to proceed against him to recover the penalty of £50, imposed by the Stamp Act, 1866. J. Porthouse v. David Edwards. — Action to recover £25 ss. 3d. for board aud lodgings, and cash lent. Some items being iv dispute, judgment was given by consent for the plaintiff for £23 ss. 3d., and 225. costs, payable within 14 days. H. V. Phillips v. J. Cordial.— Action to recover £5 17s. 2d., amount of articles of grocery supplied to the defendant, who did not appear. Judgment for plaintiff for £5 17s. 2d., and 13s. costs. J. Gunther v. W. Gibbs. — Action to recover £3, being the balance of £6, the price of a horse sold to the defendant. Judgment for plaintiff for [£3, with 13s. costs.

E. Green v. Morey.— Action to recover £5 14s, being the amount of the defendant's costs in the action Morey v. Green, tried in December, 1866. This case was adjourned until Wednesday next. K. Murray v. H. Green. — Action to recover £3, balance of wages due to the plaintiff. This case was also adjourned until Wednesday next. Cordial v. Cordial. — This case, adjourned from last Court day, was finally settled yesterday, the husband to have the custody of his two daughters, and the wife that of the youngest child, a boy, until the age of 14 years, and to receive 10s. a -week from her husband for his support.