RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 323, 1 January 1863, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

' Wednesday,-81st December, 1862. ,'. I (Bofore A. Chatham Strode, Esq.,- R.M.) .. ■ Drunkenness. —Jiiincs Loper, whose face wasmuch" cut and bruised, was ikiefl iOs and costx, in 1 default of payment, to te imprisoned forty-eight hours. , .Tkespass. John M'Doup.ll, a young man, was chan? d with being unlawfully in the garden of Mr F. Ward.1 He was cauiiho by the complainant and hid been lock* d up a'l night; and lie was now dismissed with a cautionj, as Mr Ward did not wish to press the c ise Nkglectikgi a Hoesk ani> Dray.—Edward Walsh, who' did not appear, t as fined 203 and costs for this offence.''' CJ'VII. OASES. Matilda .Wilkes v. tt.' Harvey; and Charlotte Dawson v Joseph Harding, were dismissed, no one appearing in either case, Monson and Vidilaud v. E. Casper, was stated to be settle 1 out of court. C. Griffin v. John Milne.--The plaintiff claimed L 2 5s for damage sui-tained by the breaking of his shop window (one Im-go pane) in the Arcad>. The i defendant was drunk on .Boxing Day and tumbled into the window; and as he could now only suggest that he had been pushed through, he was ordered to pay LM 5s and costs. Jo.-eph Ballinger v. - Edward Casper.'—Mr Barton appeared for the ulaintiff, and Mr Mr VGregor for the defendant. Tlie claim was for LlB tor damage done to four cradles, through the careless manner in which they had been conveyed to the Dunstan ; and L-2, co=ts nf a survey. A receipt for five • radles and fome parcels "in good order anil condition." was piodueed, the payment being for 174 lbs at Is 6J a II). 'Essential portions of four of the cradles Were missing when delivery was made to the plaintiff, sit the Dunstan ; and L 2 had been paid for a survey, for which notice had been given to the defendant's servant. The defence_ was that the clerk who pave the receipt was not authorised I an.l that it was in a. loim altogether unusual in the trade. The responsibility really undertaken was to d(liver 174 lb. weight; and if there had been a complaint made at ihe time that this has not been done, or to any o'her effect, it would have been examined into by Mr De Leon who was then the defeudant-s recognised agent, at the Dunstan. The .Magistrate ih ught that justice would be done by a verdict for LID; but lie afterwards, as urged by Mr Barton, increased the amount to Ll2, so as to cover the survey fee.

Edward Welsh v John Stevenson, claim for L 7175., •was dismissed, the plaintiff not appearing. G. fc.lder.-haw v .). B. Lowe; verdict lor LlO 195., the amount'claimed.

Moellerand Another v J. S. Douglas; Moeller v J. E Lowe ; Poh', Dod", and Cameron v W; Carr; W. J, Dyer v Josh. Pol'ock, L 9 11s. C.l.' In each of these cases there was a verdict by default. . ■ T. Grofian v Israc-l Wendel. —The defendant is the keeper of the Success Boarding House; and the plaintiff had obtained two summonses against him, one for L 2, as wages, and the other for compensation fir an as>aulr, committed whnn he presented a bill for the amount. The plaintiff's account was that there was an express agreement for L 2 a week, and that he left because the defendant, who was going to the Dunstan, wanted him' to ao" ept 30a a week for managing the 'house dining hi«'absence. On Monday, he went ,to the defendant with a bil', but was.collared and kicked out of the shop. The defendant's account was thathe had'been keeping the plaintiff, who simply aisi-sted about the house for what li-j got; a'nd'th'at there was no assault, but. only a scuffle when, after leaving the house on the 29th, he attempted to re-enter. Uhe Magistrate gave a verdict for the L 2, and for Is. and costs as regardel the.assault. Mr' Barton was for the plaintiff, and Mr Hngsjitt for the defendant. The other cases were of no general interest.

A Strange Case.—" Father, I hate that MrSmith," said a beauty the other day to her honored parent. ''Why so my daughter?' "Because he always stares at me so when he meets me in the street." " But my' child how do you know that Mr Smith stares at your •'Why, because I have repeatedly seen him do it." Well, Julia, don't you look at the impudent man again when you meet him. and then he ms>y ttfire his eyo3 out without annoying you in the least. Remembei", that it always takes two pair of eyes to tna'ke a perfect stare." " Well, I— yes, pa—i believe yes."