THE THAMES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1872, 15 January 1870, Page 6

THE THAMES.

WARDEN'S COUBT. (Before G-. B. Davy, Esq., R.M. (fHOII oTTIi Own■ COBHESPONDRNT ) The Court was occupied a considerable time in disposing of many cases which are for small sums, and in every case judgment went for plaintiff, with costs. John Dooley v. G-. B. Smaile, for beer supplied, judgment £4> and costs. Aicken and Co. v. Elizabeth Cash, nine weeks rent for house in Pollen-street, at 10s. per week ; judgment for plaintiff £4 10s. with costs. W. G-. Harrison and Co. v. Charles Stevenson, goods supplied to defendant, £3 Bs. Bd.; judgment for plaintiff, with costs. Watters v. Circular Saw Gold Mining Company, goods supplied, £15 6s, judgment and costs for plaintiff.

Watters v. Frost, judgment for £2175. 2d., and costs.

Watters v Daisy Hill Gold Mining Company, £13 12s. 3d and costs.

Watters v. London and North Western Gold Mining Company ; £9lßs. 9d. and costs. Watters v. True Briton Gold Mining Company ; judgment for £7 9s 6d. and costs.

Watters v. Sydney and Melbourne Company; judgment for £17 2s. 6d. and costs.

Smith v. President Lincoln Extended Gold Mining Company, for wages ; £l'i and costs. Russell v. President Lincoln Extended Gold Mining Company ; wages due, £12 and costs.

James Clark v. Charles Stevenson: This was. for goods supplied by the plaintiff, who is a storekeeper, and the amount sought to be recovered was £-1-9 175.. on a promissory note given to him by defendant, and which lias been dishonored. Judgment for plaintiff and costs.

W. G-. Harrison and Co. v. James Sutherland : This was also for goods supplied, and a promissory noto given for the amount, £13 45., but which has been dishonored. Judgment for plaintiff and costs. The Court still sitting. RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Fbiday. (Before Captain Fraser, R.M., and G-. Stvak. Esq., J.P.) LARCENY. Richard Darkins was charged by Richard Pascoe, for foloniously taking from his person one £5 and some £1 bank note 3. Mr. McGregor defended. Richard Pascoe deposed : I am a gardener, residing at Onehunga, and yesterday I met tho prisoner. I went drinking with him, and on several occasions we lay down to sleep, and on awaking tho last time I saw tho small bag in which tho notes were previous to my going to sloop, sticking out of his pocket. I took it from him, and on looking into it I found nothing but a bill of Mr. Mcßoberts'. lae cuscd him of robbing me, and said I would give him in charge. Cross-examined by Mr. McGregor : I had been drinking all dny, and theonly ground Ihad for giving him in charge was seeing the purse hanging out of his pocket. Martin Furlong, Constable, deposed : From information received from the last witness I apprehended Dawkins, and on searching him I found only one shilling on liim. Cross-examined by Mr. McGregor : In what state was tho prosecutor when he gave the information ? Witness : lie was just recovering from a fit of drunkenness, and both of them appeared to be in the same state. Their Worships, after hearing tho evidence dismissed the case. UURACII OE LICEXSIN'O ACT. J. B. Buckley, of the Hibernian Hotel, Vol - leu-street, was charged with keeping open his house for the salo of spirituous liquors after lawful hours. Mr. Boveridgo for tho prosecution. Constable John Purcell said : About a quartor past twelve o'clock yesterday morning T looked into tho defendant's house in Pollen slreet, »u:l found several persons wi'li g'a?ses of beer, &c., boforo them. I told him that it was after hours, and that I should have to report him for keeping his house open after hours. 110 immediately closed tho door, and when I got twenty yards away lie used language to mo from which I have laid another information. By defendant: Did you seo me serve any of tho persons who were at the bar with liquor ? Witness ; No.

Defendant: Was not the door closed imme. mediately on your ordering me to do so ? Witness : Yes. Constable Me Williams, deposed: I called at the defendant's yesterday, and he admitted that it was two or three minutes after twelve o'clock.

Several witnesses were called by the defendant, who proved that he had not sold any liquors for some time previous to 12. Mr. Beveridge said that he had been instructed to prosecute ; but as the case was no a very flagrant one, he should merely ask for a nominal fine. He would also take this opportunity of saying, and hoped the publicans would note it, that liitberto many of them have kept open their houses until ordered to close by the police; but as this was no part of their duty, it was not their intention to do so for the future, and any of them open after lawful hours would be liable and charged with the same offence as the accused. The time kept by the police was that of Mr. Wilkes' chronometer, Pollen-street. Fined Is and costs. THREATENING LANGUAGE. J. B. Buckley was charged by Constable John Purccll, thnt he did, on the morning of the 13th instant, use threatening language to him whilst in the discharge of his duty.

Mr. Beveridgc for Ihe prosecution, said that this case arose out of the last. The prosecutor had, in the discharge of his duty, called twice in his house last week, whilst the accused was in Auckland, and on again presenting himself yesterday morning, he, the accused, said, "You hare mode yourself very officious during my absence." When the prosecutor had gone away about twenty yards ho called out, " If you come here again I will kick you, as a caution to you to keep away."

The accused was bound over in two sureties of £25 each, and himself in the same, or in default, seven days imprisonment.