A SCENE IN THE TIMARU COURT.

Waipawa Mail, Volume IX, Issue 880, 14 January 1886, Page 4

A SCENE IN THE TIMARU COURT.

During the hearing of a case in the It.M. Court the other day, a squall occurred, which, while it interested the spectators, rather upset the parties. Mr Hainmersley was opposed to Mr Raymond on a civil case, in the course of which some letters were asked for, whereupon Mr Raymond said lie had no timely notice to produce them. His worship commented severely upon the frequency of this occurrence in this Court. He said he intended his remarks to apply generally. Subsequently Mr Ilammersley raised some objection, on which his Worship remarked that Mr Ilammersley was raisingtrivial points.

Mr Ilammersley indignantly denied this, and remarked that His Worship was making a very unfair comment. liis Worship : Hold your tongue, Mr Hamrnersley, and listen to me. Counsel : No, sir, I shall not listen to unfair comments.

His Worship : Mr Ilammersley, I desire that you will attend to me, sir. I

Counsel (more loudl\ r ) : T ... . listen to this. ' t wIU not His worship: S ; * , r merslev. lC down, Mr Ham-

Counsel f the flo- standing squarely planted on si- ' or, with his thumbs iD bis vest, and intrepid air) : No, sir, I stand up when I address the Bench.

His Worship : Sit down, sir. Counsel : I will not sit down, sir, to hear such comments. His worship (abruptly) : The Court will adjourn for a quarter of an hour. The Magistrates hereupon descended from the Bench and sought their sanctum, while the angry counsel retired into the open air and communed with himself—the other solicitors grinned, and parties to the suit looked hopelessly on, and the Court officials grinned feebly or coughed daferentially behind their hands. —South Canterbury Times.