Tuesday, September 10,1862. (Before A. C. Strode, Esq., R. M.)

Otago Daily Times, Issue 233, 18 September 1862, Page 6

Tuesday, September 10,1862. (Before A. C. Strode, Esq., R. M.)

DiinKEESSESS.—Oaroliae Whitehead and John Walker were fined 20s. each and cost 3 for being drnnk; in Uefiiult of payment, to be imprisoned for 48 hours, : '

N W3AKCES.—Constable Kiojon reported that nuisances had l>ecn abated in the eases of Alfrtd Jackson, It. Marshall, and John M'Gregor, Charge of Hobse —Peter Campbel!, sen., Pet«r Campbell, jun;, Archibald Campbell, and Robert Sinclair, who bad b^en out on bail, appeared on remand to answer the charge of stealing a mare, the proixjity of Jobo Dyer, of Bast Taleri. * The case was catle«l on, and then postponed for an hour to allow ihde for the arrival of Mr. Dyer; SuSwnsjiector Weldonstating that.(as he wasjeforraed) Mr. Dyer started for'Dunwin at 7 o'clock in tho loorciog. —Whou the case was asauj called on, Mr. Dyer did not appear. ;: "Mr."Tfouth'(who appeared .fof Peter Campbell, sen.,) said he yras in a position to show that Mr. Dyer had never .made a claim for the mnre. Ho wa3 able also tostateand to'.proy^Ctefcsi which, to bis mind, showed that there';, was » scintilla of ground for the charge made against Peter Campbell or auy of the dthers. Some officer "seoiaed to have acted upon a suspicion that the niea liad stolen a mare, which was5 alleged' to belong:, to Mr.. Dyer. But 1 er(Mr. South) couldshow that'the mare nad, for upwards of three yeara, ;,been'running; on' the Maori Reserve. On the;2lstDecember/1881,r the accused' cauHed the .following to be.-inserted iv the Witniss. newspaper :— /' Found, on the Maori Besorve, one chesnut m&re and foal. Thq mare i<fSbQUtfiVcyeara oUK* If not claimed within one month, from the pate; will be sold to ddrav expenses.—rArehibalflCampbeJl, Taieri Village, Dec. 17th ? lS6li" It did appaur most aitonishihg that ■ nothing should have bc-ea heaid of the claim by I Dyer, unti the! 'month of Augus^! 1862. Shortly before Istartiag for tho Dunstan diggings, the Camp,be!!s were at.;: Dyer's" houses and lie knew that they, were gbing to take tho' ntare with"them; but bo said nothing; They had got 6'jme distance on their jour-4 ney before they were:taketf,into'cufttody; and yet there had not,up:tt the pteseiit been any claim made on the partlof the repiited owner, lie (Miy South)! was told that Peter.^Campbell avos a. highly respecta-. bi<* settler; andt tUiife lie arid Ma %6ns should be so apprehended and: subjected to this kind "of cliaige I seetned tahim (Mr/ South) to ba really most aboniina-T Me,—at least the''effects were abominable,: If; Mr. Dyer had anything like a; claimi; it niight be" on, a question of disputed owneß^ip j andhia remodjrFiis ahactionin'trover.' :; '" ;:f ;'-1 '-f'-'"''". :>'^';- f■'"''..'

7 Sub-Inspector;'V\reldonj'said that the ?^case was Teptfr&dto.tne police by Mr; Dyer, who gave the names :of the parties whom he (charged with Staking away '.hy'mare, and/ifyhd be said were three or four liours journey oii theroad to the diggings. Constable Lambert, who 'whs' dispatched after the™> foand'the mare in thejjc^se^ioii of theiaccnscd., Mr.: Clements who i resided at-East^Taieii saw' the mare -taken' by four men; and there Was a half-c»fte who1 said1 to them "That's -Mr. Ityer's mare^ ,you had better Hot ■tak^lt^1--I-1 --*- L-:y-\'^V^--:r- ■-■■■: ~:.. ■ '• Mri M'Gregori who; appeared for; Sindatr, said it was beyonclqnestibnthht his client was not 'with • the Campbells .when tbe^tarted; with the howe.,; I.':' : - Miv JEfa^trt^^ (for: Peter- Canipltell, junr., and , AbrchitaldiJaiapbell) sifd he was instructed that one inari aToiie tookihe hqiree out of thefeserve, "■*. '■'■'■■ Mx.^ Strode said ho "' botild not keep iM '•■; accusaJ , Iwger Jrt ciistd'Jy* lifie iJibaght! Mr. I)yre' was very | much to blame o'nob'^T^mtiJi^i^v elvmg'imoT' | matidn to^th'e pijlica.- Xf the service 6f the ,C °&W bdproyedffM^would .'prinishMriDyer for neglectxtjgit»P^| it coydlaot%prov^Mdwhß woiUd eacapei* Itf'Wjia gWltiy'toibe jregtetted-'that there was no magistrate at the; Taieri. • :■«W^^>• ' •'• The accused were dismiased.

■S. Cranfordv. Joseph Young,lin ejection stuamons; was disroiasod with, £1 13. costs, the' plaintiff not appearing. • * ■ . **r " Wedke-pay, Sept. 17th. \ A , (Before A. C. STEOi>s,Esq., RM.)" ~. AssABLTiNa a CossTABtE.. Michael Kane was fined L 3 and coits for a violent assault upon Con-' stable Curran.' on the 16th lust. '-The accused was stated to have been " mad drunk" at the tiaie. • • , CIVII, CASE*. J. Thompson -. W. J. Dyer.— This was a claim of IjO 03. for finding materials rod making a plain coffin for a drowned Mian at iho Taieri Ferry. The defendant had paid L 3 into court, and denied liis liability beyond that amount. Judgment i&r LI 10s. additioual, with costs. .. rEaxrtt v.Pnwklln.- JudgaentLfor LI and costs. • * Fodcn v. La-Tanee.—This case wa3 dismissed—the piamUff not appearing. The defendant wa3 allowed 10*., and mileage (la. a mile) from WaikouaitL r Gotten v. Lowe.~Judgment for L 8 18s. for printing and advertising. Duncan t. Jopes, and Pratt v. Kirby were dismisstsd—thera being- no appearance.

Convktasce ov Pios BY lUilwat.—Mr. Grundy i asked the Hon. the Commisrfoner of Public Works {lit. Milne) "whether it is the intention of the Manager of Railways to coutiuua the carriage, aa second class passengers, of Jive pigs; and whether such lire pig* are charged the full fares of that class befor; 'taking their places.'" (Laughter.) He should fed obliged to explain the rcsoovs whiph led him to ask tbe question*. Upon one occa^i'in a lady in a second class carriage had a pig—(a laugh)—not offensively Exposed, as it wjb, lie iaij;bt say, wrapped up iv lavene'er, It did not cause much annoyance t«> far as effluvium wa3 concerned; but its squeaking drove sundry passengers into fits—one old lady into fits of indignation, and some young ladies into fits of laughter.- (Laughter.) On a subsequent day be was travelling along the line, when at one of the stations a young urchin got into the carriage with a pip. (Continued laughter.) Ha covered it up in euci'a Bjrreptitioris way as led him (J[r. Grundy) to believe tiiat its fare had not been paid. Upon a word to the lad as to whether he knew whit he was about, the yomg oter0ter rejoined, •« It's all riaht. oUI fellow/* (Great laughter.) It struck him (Mr. Gruudy) tint it was not ali right with the young f J!cw. Tne hon. raaaiber, Mr. Rowe, was with him, and coull confirm the circumstances as tie narrated them. Tho nuht was stormy, the window were shut, and the lamps being ti%ht, it coull be easily imagined the asmo»phore of thj carriage was very close, aud the proximity of such an animal not very agreeable—(a laugh) -in fact, it rinelt--(Jaugbter)— very strongly—it sm<lt very much like a stink— (roars of laughter)—aud his feelings conld not better be described thaa by employing the Leonine verie of an old moukisn poet: — " Gens fojtatatque focus; SonlWus ille locu?.* Or, as it might be fraely translated— "The passenger who can stink Tbe place, is filthy as a aink."

(Eoud laughter.) That was just ite condition of the carriage Mint evening. The young fellow said it wa< not tli2 ilrsit time he had done the same thingr. He hoped tho Government would give that attention t< tho subject which its imi»rtauce deserved, so lliat the nation at large might be placed at ease respecting the nujsano?. and he now paused for an answer. Tlie Commissioner ot Public Works replied that as soon as the hon. member gave notice cf his question tha statkmmasters were communicated with as to whether sueli a practice was allowed." All wrote in reply saving that nothing oi the kind, to their kuowleuge,.had ever taken place. The hon. member would have saved himself a greit deal of Ids indignation and trouble had fco communicated with tne stationpiasfcer on the occasion he complained of,— AdelavJs Obserccr. '