RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 622, 15 December 1863, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Monday, 14th Decem:ber. (Before A. Chetham Strode, Esq., R,M.) Drunk and Disorderly.-James Dobbin, Robert C. Gare, Henry Barker, Timothy Thomas, John Eadie, Caroline Allison. John Miller, and John Brown, were fined 20s each or 48 hours imprisonment.—Patrick M'Nulty and William Thorn, having been locked up since Sunday morning were discharged—John Eadie, for exposing his person was fined .Oi and costs, in default, one week's imprisonment.—John Pollard, for a like offence, was fined 203.and costs. Offences agaii-st the I>olice Ordinance. Alexander Bruce,. for permitting a horse to stray, was fined 5s and costs;

■ William Kerr and James Hcoper, for driving drays upon which the names were not painted, were fined 5s eich and costs.

William Henderson, for furiously riding in Princes street, was fined 40s and costs. ■■-.'-• Larcen r .—o eorge Smith was charged with stealing a coat from a shop door in Princes street.

Percival Barker, sworn. ■ stated : I am a clothier in Piinces street. On the evening of the I.2th instant, about a quarter to 11, I found the^ coat produced, in "prisoner's basket when I discovered him in front of ~ the (Jnion Bank. It is my property. I never sold orotherwisa disposed of it. A gentleman told me he saw some one take the oat from my door and go'up High street.-7 The further hearing of the case was postponed until to-morrow, to procure the attendance bf the per?on who saw the theft committed. *

(Here Jas. Fulton, Eg., J.P.,itook his seat upon

. the Bench.) Robert M'Gj-emmell was charged, on the information of James Bellett, with stealing from a tentv a pair of trousers. The charge was fully proved, and -prisoner was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labor. 7 ■ James Rodger.--, alias Colemaii, brought up on! remand of being a prisoner of this Crown "illegally at large from Victoria, was further remanded for seven days. . civil oases.: ..-■ '■'■ Scanlan Brothers v. Borthwick.—Hearing had been applied for and granted. Plaintifls did not appear, and were accordingly.nonsuited. Spier and Levien v. Hayes.—Ls ss. No appearance, case dismissed. ;..■■- -j ---..-■ ' -r. :.L M'Liskey v. M'Lean.—L2 Z_s. No appearance, case dismissed. , . . 7 Allan v. Quick Brothers. - LlO 10s. No appearance, case dismissed. ' 7 Goodwin (agent for David Young) v. Turner. — L 5, amount of, promissory note. Mr M. Prendergast for defendant. Judgment for amount claimed, with costs; • . Patterson v. Haggerty.—L2 2s 6d. No appearance, case dismissed. V "Trustees Wm. Peat v- Kuox.—Lß 93, 7d, for groceries, supplied. Judgment by consent ior plaintift with-ebsts, to be paid by instalments of 'Ll per week. -Forsaith, Fry and Co v.'Dalrymple.—Llß lßs, for damage sustained by non-delivery of goods. Case dismissed. .'