RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Colonist, Volume III, Issue 218, 22 November 1859, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Monday, Nov. 21, 1859. ~. . Before J. Po'ynter, Esq., E. M. • • ' 1 An information "was laid this morning by 'Alexander Scott, butcher, of Bridge-street, against Michael Shannon and J. Whiting, for having stolen one sheep, his property, valued at JBL- . . The prisoners having been asked if they ad> mitted the offence, replying in the negative. A Scott, sworn, said : I received information on Satuiday night that there was a sheep lying by the .side of the Maitai river, with its throat cut; I vtentover but the eh'eep was gone. I heard that the prisoner's dogs had been at the' sheep, and I went to Shannon's house in consequence; I there found Whiting standing over the sheep with a knife, and Shannon sitting close by, in the house, I said, t " that is a nice sheep, where did you- get it ? " aud they answered, that if I could-prove the sheep to be mine thily would pay me for it. I asked where the head was, and Whiting' replied'that it had no head. .1 then, went awi\y, called, me back several times but I*"did" not go.' I then went for the constable, being almost certain it was my sheep from, its being shorn, 1 'have since seen the head aud identified it as being mine. I had 40 of the same sheep of Captain Fearon, running on the hills at the back of Epps's, many of them have face brands as well as ear marks, on the head produced I recognise a brand, they were marked with an F. this is not very plain, but I can swear to the ear mark. Cross-examined by Mr. Kingdon". There may be some other sheep here with Captain Fearon's mark, there was a slight attempt at concealment when I went to the bouse, both men'were the worse for drink. It is about 14.days since I received the sheep; from Motueka. William Harper, sworn : I received information which caused me to go to Shannon's house on Saturday night, when the door was opened I saw the sheep,, now in Court, s lying on the table, just inside the door, in the same condition it isrnbw in, I apked for the skin and inßide, and Shannon's daughter brought it in. Shannon was in bed. Whiting was not there, I asked Shannon how he came by the sheep, he said lid found it in the river, and the dogs and boys had worried it so that Whiting brought it put of the river and then Shannon had cut its throat.. I afterwards asked for the head, and he said that when he cut its throat he didn't sea any head on it; I then sent up the sheep by (jonstable Sherwood, and left Shannon in charge o!f Mitten. I then went to Whiting, who; was very anxious to settle it with Scott, he did not deny pkinning the sheep, I then brought both the'pr.is6ner| to. jthe lock up. Whiting said there was Inp head pa the sheep when he skinned it. ' Cross-examined by Mr. Khjtgdos. ; There was .no denial about the thing, they were^b'otli in drink, the sheep was lying on tlie table.

E/MittenV sworn : I waygoing .down the river searching for the head/when one' of Clark's boys called . to' me/1 returned, and ftfund the head lying on the Nile-street bridge,. that isihe one produced, -, ~ -;; : y..iV; /■■., Thomas i^illiam $ton ( e, |W<)rn : I WSS walking on the ban,l.r of tho lyiaijtaiiriv^r' on Sunday morning, about nine o'clock, repose to the Nile? street bridge, iii company with Mr. Jfiile, a ... little girl.stahdi ng pa the bridge said there was ■ something like a sheep's head.iuthe.water,;and. pointed to it, Mr. Hale went in arid brought it out, it was afterwards given■ to the constable last •sworn. '' ■.. ' ' .■•..■•■.■. ■'' .■ :...■, : '•■■<■; : 'Cross-exami&edby Mr. Kingdon. ■An earprojected above the water, the head was not totally covered, by the water. : The case was then.remanded until Tuesday, (this .day) for £he production of further evidence. ' '. ' ■}■:-.:.. ' ' *■'-'■•. ' Mr. Kingdon made an application for the release of the prisoners on their own recognisances, which was refused. i . • \ Robert Turner charged with having obtained , money from -three foreigners, by the sale of a piece of land at Brandy Point, belonging to the firQwn^ h.|is.been :commjtUd;fo^ triaLat'ltli.e District .Court, pn the 15th of'next month. The Maori': prisoner'- cjiaiged ''' w|th" Ijayhi| , njaimed a cowj belopging tb' jfcjr. Bari; of'Mo- ' 4gpin} ? !}!}§• a|s^9 ijeen C9miij||ted for trial,ior the o&'enee, ' ' • .-- ---."■;',-■:" ■■■y-^'. "~ -T:-: -■& ■'■ ""■/■■■■:'-". | AtAKM of Fire.—On Saturday morning Jsst, j about-11 o'clock, considerable apprehension wai. created by afire breaking out in Trafalgar Square, adjoining the property of "Charles • Elliott, 'Esq. Some men, employed by the ; Board of Works, on clearing away the gorse had been suffered fgi- ©me'years to grow wild on that portion of the Squ^Vfi^'AO^eeted it in heaps, and had burned two kvge pUe^pjfii, :frpni some, bausp. aval- • usblo fmw sb 4? f. hedged bel^g'teg4^^^ WIW ,was also ignitad, and, burnt^jth fearfu] rapid^ r tG^ihg^tJf^he very*- eiiergrtier- »^ft§W*o»-^fe*t -wepi taUen by the neigiiborsanU otlieis'>vjip;iia4 fyflPft,,: fat)ratted pJ;&fe spbt^ks well M hibstoprais^worihy' ; efifo|-ts on the part of the 'policej-'the.fire.was_for-. .'tiiu.aMy^nquere^ef6re vany further damage was .^ne.: At one time the stables connected with Mr. '.Mlitftt'^premises,'and the property in the immerliafce^ .^^hlio'rn'p^'^ejcSß'lfl peril jbuf. tlje^byr^'tao.d.ers, were mpst.forjtu'nat'eljr.'abie 4<J W&i vent whai;.'roiglifc. pthewjs© ;liay(B-.re^ultfi4 fe■-,#■■ I vte>rtble'lpES;ofprp"per^, ■ ,• ;; ;;, ; j ';■ JNelso^ Coi,Lp;BE.'--Thß X^oijnilfltwo Stone of -the Nelson College will be laid by. His Excellenay | :the;Governor: on,. Tuesday mornin,gv December Ist, ! at; Eleven o'eloclc, and the Governors Of the College | v&rp. making arrangements to mark the occasion as itldeserves. After v the ceremony.a Luncheon will be pi'Of/idjed at the Freemasons' HaU for 'the.'jper-. |oiis'«iv?te<i,•^rinclpdel in^the ceremony. iT^e Ciipi?s.^-ifi^nj/ oiif (kgij<isisrhl #lsnets »'|)'Keai- that th.c '6rpRS this may be-jaivly tetiimM as spme,thjj)| bpypnd th,e f ayer'age^f the ~westhpr w#\ yfli?«2h,safe. tjyp.fl'r thi^e, pl,entjfijl ?%s; evß such as hsyg ■ kns tln'mtm^ w h^ly ; ■;Sliould w6' however, havp to SMfprfropj pont}nu*i4 drought, we cannolex^^ 9!^.! 11! 11! *n \k\d. The rain, wliich visite^'tlio tawii" T -': last iwo d'ilu'ee'"occasions, has scarcely been.peiv ceptible in the plains away From the hills; and a eteady tweiity-four hours' rain over a large area of flat W'oT'essehtiarbenefit at this 'seasdnj.'.; ?.'■'•■'( ■'■'<■ .".."' , ■■ • - •■ -,••.

- BAtix<—-We .have heard that there js £«? intention of'ge'ttirig.tlpaßall •upijn tlie; btcasJQn of^iij? arrival of H.M.S. .Niger, at this..tfbrt. We'hope that every exertion*\vill be iiiade-by. persqns influx ential in these waiters to 'pWpave m "^ccept^Ble re-vinipn for so. rare i»n occasioß, •: v

|TO JAMES BALF.QUB.-WEMYSS.4fca., i LATE M. P..C-, FOR' THE WAIRAU. Sir—We, the undersigned of Ihe ;Waira"u District, in admiration of 'the able -way in .which yo,u have, advocated-, the cause, of the district, obtaining, for us, an amount of money .to be expended on. the Public, >Vprks of the iWairau', that we had never hitherto.been, able.' to obtain, beg that, you will, honour us with your.company at a dinner,; to be held at. the".. Beaver Hotel, op auy day that it may suit your' convenience to attend, that we may have the opportunity of thanking you personally, for the tnleit you have shewn in our behalf, and the discrimination you have displayed in the applications' for the Tirious wants of the various portions of the district, and your unflinching perseverance in advocating our general interests. Hoping that you may enjoy good health and' every happiness, we beg to subscribe ourselves as your very faithful frierfds and constituents. W. H. Eyes, J.P. Thos. L. Vickerman. J.P, Henry Dodson • • W. Budge Gavin Ralston • William Soper ■Charles Empson F. J. Litchfield James Pike - . Wo. Simmonds Joseph Taylor . Jas. Sinclair James J. Robinson Phillip M'Rae John Dempsey Caleb Davies . William Wrigley Henry T>'. Williani3 Richard Read F, G. Lovegrove James Howard Wm. Robinson William Collie M Humphreys William Craig S. L Muller., • George Dodso:i Thos. D. Jfichobon John Attwood Chas. Canning . . Henry Gill , ' *■ John Barleyman J.'Simpson "" W. A. D. Sutherland. ~ G. H. Mansen *. - ■.- / ~ ~ . ~