CHRISTCHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4747, 18 July 1883, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

This Day. (Before B. Beethcm, Esq., 8.M., and F. J. Kimbell, Esq.) Dbtihkbnnks9.— Fanny Alice Parkes admitted having been drunk on the Sonth Town belt, but in regard to a further oharge of breaking a window in Brown's Boardinghouse, Madras street, she affirmed that it was an accidental occurrence. Evidence showed that the accused had thrust her parasol through the window while she was drunk. Fined 10s, and ordered to pay 10s damages. — William Hill was fined 10s ; and tinree men who first appeared on a charge of this nature were fined 6s each. Laboeny. — William Swinbourno, who on the previous day had been oharged with breaking and entering a dwelling-house at Russell's Flat, and stealing a pair of trousers, value 255, belonging to Arthur Smith, .was brought before the Court. Inspector Pender said he wished to alter the charge to one of simple larceny. Tho Bench conourred. Accused pleaded " Not Guilty." Arthur Smith repeatsd hia statement, to the effect that he had missed the trousers on Sunday, and that a window appeared to have been foroed open. He noticed the trousers woro toe smell for aocused whon tho latter had them on. Detective Jones deposed that he had arrested the prisoner on Monday night. Aocused first said he had got the trousers from a redwhiskered man in the railway train between Annat and Sheffield, who took a tioket from Eolleston to Dunedin. J. G. Anderson, a farmer, who had employed accused, said that the latter had left the farm on Monday morning last. H*> had a pair of trousers on which witness had not seen him wear before and which appeared too small for him. The accused repeated the story he had told the detective, and also Baid tbat he had put on the trousers in the train as he was coming to Ohristchurch. Inspector Pender said that accused had been an inmate of the Auckland training sohool when a boy. Sentenced to 14 days' herd labour. Bound Ovbb. — James Shearer was bound over to keep the peace towards his wife, Bebecca Shearer, for two mouths. Io find one surety in the sum of £25, In default, seven days' imprisonment. Civil Cases.— Lester v. Prebble, olaim £25 12s GA, damages through non-fulfilment of a threshing contract. Mr Stringor for plaintiff j Mr R. W. Fereday for defendant. Plaintiff had a farm at Tai Tapu, and in April last he stated that defendant had agreed to thresh his crops. All the wheat was threshed, but defendant left a stack, that was estimated to contain about 400 bushels of oats, after be had threshed about 70 bushels. Defendant went to an adjoiniag farm, leaving the oat stack open and exposed to the weather, and the oats were destroyed by tho rain which came on just after. For tho defence, it wa? asserted tbat the plaintiff had failed to cart the oats to the machine, as he had agreed to ; that tho oats were carted so slowly that the defendant could not wait for them, and that plaintiff failed to supply horses to move tho machino. It was also alleged that the ttack had been damaged by plaintiff's, pigs. The Bench considered that even if plaintiff had failed to provido horses for defendant's use, that did not justify a non-fulfilment of the contract, and gave judgment for plaintiff for £12 10a and coßta.— Watson v. Withers, claim £6 for house-building. Mr M'Connel for plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff with coßts. —Kolsey Bros. v. Godfroy, claim £37 12s Bd. Judgment for plaintiff by default.