RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2061, 12 September 1868, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

FpipAV,,!SEtTBMBER 11th.

XBefore A. Chetham-Strdde, Esq., R.M.)

, DutrNKENNESs.—James Anderson, an1 ojldlpffender^ was chargedl iyith drurikeh: and disorderly conduct and fined;3os '.':."'■ ix SHoy-iaFiiijG.-^-Martha" >Abbott, a re-spectable-looking womaiv was charged with having: stolen at^quantity of.' oilcloth and a piece of!; dfuggetting, of the', value -of L 4, fromithis..'.;shbp; o.f Jane Towersi of George Btreet.. Portion of the' goods had been found in her &nd it was proved, that shehad sold otheri'p6r-' tions, giving different accounts" as'to how they, ;came into her, possession^ , ; ji an r syver to, .thfe; Magistrate, she said it was; thefirst timef she had been in trouble,; and she hadob&Bn led iiato it. Tlie Magistrate) remarking that he hoped she would; not be contaminated by associates' in gabli but would come out a wiser and a better wpmkn^ sentenced 1 her to two months' imprisonment. • -:1

: i':i/u,:; -f\' ;:;crvn., : CAsgs,v.. i. ■;■.:■■•..■• '•_.•■•. - eHugh Calder <o. James Nunri!.r--The claim was L 5, and the questionl in dispute was as to whether; :or not a pole should have been.supplied with a; buggy,; made toj the .plaintiffs order. The plaintiff's contention was ; that' the buggy was not complete; unless shafts and pole, ]K%re supplied ;' and; the pendant urged! that one or/the other,. Tbut not both, was necesssry\ The Magistrate .decided in.; favor of the;dMendant. . -A"■>;!■ w : ..

, ©'Raw %. .Sinftlair.r-01aim L 3 8a; .The^defendant," for' whom-Mr Stewart appeared, paid LI 14a into Court.. The' dispute was over the price of barrels 'of;;flour,:-which.the^^ plaintiff i-said he had; ■sold at 34s a barrel; while the defendant' pleaded that the price' agreed upon was 34s for the,two.. The weight of evidence •was in favor of the defendant, and judgment was; given, for the amount claimed, with costs. ■■>■.: * ■ •■ _: •■■:*■.'■ •;':-'. ;

:■:.•:< iJphn JeiMns u.Alexander M'Donald. k-—.3Ms was a claim. of .LIQ, damages, for, .the/detention, of a ;4w- ■' The ;circumstanfces ./under wbach. tb.e' aetioia was -bro-aght-iiaye beeii itdly reported. Judgment .was given for L 5, with costs. !;' Biesinger.«.- Maclean.—TMswasaclaim for/services rendered: by'a veterinary -The evidence of one witness: } was taken, and the case was adjourned. . i^ ood «. Dunning.Bros.;—Claim Ll *6s.' iThe plaintiff stated that, she-purchased a case of apples from the, defendants.; On doing so the cas&v, ;as opened for her, and the.apples.oil the . top looked of good quality; but on examining^ them when •delivered, ; B he found' them' small and worthless. ! She returned r the case dejnsnded (her, money back, which was i-efused. She now sought to ; recbyerit. :.w£tli damages for loss of time.' A witness called on her/ behalf: said: the^ apples were - smstll, , only fit for cMldren to ;i p/[a,y. with, and in fact were; not -f* family" .apples. The-defence was that the plaintiff had msnthe apples before purchasing.; that she had refused^ to take other /cases because the fruit was" too large, and.&at it was not/ cusiom'ary to/accept. back//p«erishiblearticles. The case of/apples was "brought in .for• the {Magistrate fo inspect] anVI: a,dealer was .calledj who; stated that the fruit were sound and saleable.- The plaintiff Asserted that the case had- been tampered with, .but \Mr Dunning and his servant denied 1 that it hactr ever been/ touched', except to^Bring it to Court. ■ Thexase was dismissed, ;

(BY BLEOTSIO T£LEs&&j£p ' ■ - - »■■■— »;"'„,.<;.: (FROM OUR OWK COKRESPONDBNT.) Wellington; September 11th. ~ Sparland's store at Taranaki has been burned. It was insured for LS7OO, which will only partially cover the loss. On t^e sth instant, there ,was a shock, of earthquake—the smartest ever felt in T&ranaki. r '' ; " Last night Messrs Campbell and 3 ollie spoke on. the Government side, and" Messrs. Borlase, Travers, and Heaphy on that of the Opposition. To-day, Messrs. Kerr and Bunny spoke for the Government, and Messrs. Collier and Rolleston for the Opposition. It is reported that the Government, have offered compensation to several Pro? vincos with regurd to the new'financial arrangement, as follows:—Nelson, LlSOjOOO; Otago,' L35,C00i Westland,; LlfyOOO. Other' Provinces also are to receive compensation to largo amounts, but as the amounts stated Vary from day to day, the reports must be received "With -caution.' '" '. '■ ."V. ■ •'.■. \■>'. ': >■ • ■ The" 'IVanganui'-Clir'omch gives the following particulars concerning the attack on the rebel position, at Ruaruru, about a quarter of a niile in the fear of Te Ngutu b teManu:-;-.,. ; r lA; force; .consisting of about 200 Europeans and lOObf the "Wariganui Natives, left WaiH aj|r7| a.m, ori the, morning of, tlie Yth'inst. in twol divisions.—No. 1, commanded'by Major Yon Tempskjr and thje* following officers :•—Sub^lnspectors ; Brown, Roberts, and Cumming; Captain Palmer,: Lieutenants Hastings, Hunter, and Hertzel.—No. 2, commanded., by Major 'Hunter: Captain Buck, Captain O'Hallorari', Sub-Inspectors Newland and Young, and Lieutenant Rowan. Dr. Walker accompanied No.1 1 Division, and Surgeon Beat No. 2. ; ; ~ The :force made a long detour to the right of Te Ngutu o te Manu, and at 2 p.m. found themselves in the rear of Ruaruru. Here .they came across an outlying" picket,5 who were fired into by the5 Wangahui naMv.es. , . The force then advanced and took up a position in '& small 'gully abouVaOO, yards distant from the rebel position, under a veVy heavy fire from-all; sides. They < remained, here about ten minutes without any casualty, when trooper Hogan was hit in the thigh; and soon dfter Xiieutenant Rowan was dangerously wounded in'the face. The men then began to fall rapidly. Major. XonaTem^sky was - dead, then Captain Buck, Captain Palmer." and Lieutenant Hunter. ', > < Colonel M'DonneU then ordered • the force to retirel.*."..TheWanganui -Natives led the retreat, support4d"by abouf 70 Europeans ; then came the wounded, f ollowedy by ; thd reair-guarcl undent the j comtaand"or^ie^enant Hastings and Ensign "Hertzel. . Lieutenant ; Hastings was killed during the retreat' '"' ' ' ■'■ • : Bbth men and officers behaved''weji,-i the Wanganui ; Natives especially so, been mucli heavier; :i ''/' •'; '' • - I subjoin , a 'lipt oi'.ihe. killed and wounded, which may not^1 however, be strictly correct.'. '. AH. the dead were left pn the field)' aa well as the wounded ,whd" could not walk.,,^ - ■!.■;■:• ■■.':'■■■■ ■■■■>- '-:■ ;, n The;first men returned to Waihi about eight p.m.■•'.•;.'The rest [returned in small parties untiT 10 a. m. next morning; ■ The position of the" Natives who have : hitherto remained neutral has, since this disaster, become very unsatisfactory, . .The Wanganui "Times says all the wounded were brought into the camp. Colonel McDonnell's,clothes were shot throughinseveralplaces; i i \ ■ :i ■■ The killed; besides the officers alreadymentioned, are Corporalßurrel!, Privates: Hellen, ' Finnistry, Kilgrew, Davis, 'Xinan,,Hughes, Georgejliumsdin, Grant, and^^ D^ake. JTworrDarllngton and Downs —are^reported missing.' \ The wounded,■(manyrof,whommust now be dead); are Lieutenant Rowan and Surgeon Best, Privates Houston; O'Brien, Hogan,' Waldron, O'Connor, Burke, Sergeant Td|vey, 'Piiyajeis:-^lanigan/ Harrisj, CaldweUi il^Minnis,1 WaTdron, GriMiJis^ Quincey,; Melvin, Lode*, 'J^'; Wills, J. Hambrin, Holloway, Hoyland,andFlynnFrazer's cpmpany of Armed Constabuiaryl has been sent fo> from the East Coast to Patea! ..; ..^--;..;r .--.;,:. i Mr MfLean, and : a> deputation ?of settlers in: 'Hawke's Bay, waited, on the Government, and protesteii against that measure. '. '-.'.■ Colonelj "Whitmore has volunteered, to •go to Patea, and his ofter has been accepted. Col. Haultain proceeds thither also.' ■■" '' '.. ; . : .' •::•• '-■-■■■ :- ■• -■■••■-' ; - A Seasonable Conundrum. —Why is a fond lover like a locust tree? Because fie is late in leaving. Mrs Pancake, of Peoria, has got a divorce from her husband, Cr. S. Pancake. That flattens him. A little colored boy, who was crying in the street was asked by a gentleman .^what the matter was.; The following is the young ebony's reply :—'••• De matter's 'nuf£— double trouble all ober de house. Fader am drunk, .- _mudder am I gone • iloine - wid; d,e'cloze, siss broke.-de looking-glass wid de broom-stick, de baby half got her eyes full _of kyan pepper, and little Pete Wood put de mustard on de hair, for goose grease. I put salt in my tea fur white'sugar wat mudder has when Professor Hannibalr conies to see her, 3 itimade me see-sick. p6 dog licked Pete's face, and; got his mouf full ob de mustard, and lies under de bed a Howling. -De kitten got he; head in de milk pot' and I cut herhed off to save de pitcher, and dea I had jbo break de pitcher to get tie ted out, and de way Til get licked when mudder comes home for settiathe bed on fire will be aaiiu-"'- .••• ■' ■ ''" '■ '' " -v. ,'. ' .•.-.- ■.•