MAGISTRATE'S COURT.—Thursday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 330, 2 December 1864, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.—Thursday.

(Before J. 11. Home, Esq., J.P., James jUaefarlane, iisq., J.l'., and Captain Molt, J.l'.) iJItUNKENXESS. Willisim Ecdgcrs, Jo.-eph Con-all, and Henry B. Bull, charged with this offence, were treated in the usual manner. COJIMOX liJifXKARD. Elizabeth Canning, charged with being a common drunkard and injuring her health by excessive drinking, was oidered to lind two sureties of £30 each to he on her good behaviour lor the space of six months. A DESEKTEU. John. Turner, a deserter from the Royal Artillery, was ordered to be handed over to the main guard. CIVIL CASES. The following cases were adjourned irntil next Thursday:—Macfarlane and Co. v. Woolfield, Syms v. MadJux, Haves v. Farrar, Hunter v. Cochrane, Dueo and .Smith v. Smith (to be agaiu adjourned until iho following Thursday). DELA>*EY V. STEELE. Xo appearance of plaintiff. Case nonsuited. PATEIIiOIf LLOYD. Xo appearance of plaintiff. Case nonsuited. M.UtSDEN' V. HAMILTOK. Claim £5, amount of dishonoured I.CiTJ. No appearance of defendant. Judgment obtained. WATEKS V. STEWART. Clai ■u £*5 2s. Gd., for money paid on acoount of deVftid:int. Defendant did not appear. Judgment for phuntiii". ELLEY Y. WILSOX. Claim £7 4s. £)d., for meat supplied. No appearance of defendant. J adgment for plamtiJF. SAM K v. I'ATLRAR. Claim for ineat supplied. Judgment for plaintitf. IJUAKK V. STUKBEOI. No appearance of pLiintiiT. Oudd noiiairitud. •-

"r. yEAUCB♦CIaim £7 15b. Defendant did not appear. Judgment for plaintiff. 8 AME V. MATTHEWS. laim £28 6b. Xld., for balance of account. Judgment for plaintiff. POWELL V. SMITH. Claim £4 10s. (Id., for board and lodging. ."Judgment for plaintiff. wixson v. J-Eog. Claim £20 10m. Mr. Wynn Appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Beveridg® for dufendant, who confessed judgment on : behalf of his cli ent, and agTeed to pay tho sum of £5 per month, until the amount is settled. WARNER V. HARNESS. Action to recover the sum of £14 4s. 4d., balance of account for work done. Mr. Beveridge appeared for the defendant. Case nonsuited. MACFARLANK V. 11HE8DKN. Claim £24 19s. 4d. for money illegally had and received by the defendant from plaintiff. Mr. Weston appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Wyiin and Mr. J. B. Bussell for tho defendant. In this case Mr. Weston not being fully prepared with the case took a nonsuit.