RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

West Coast Times, Issue 124, 9 February 1866, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Thursday, Fkb. 8. (Bcforo a. GK FitzGorald, Esq., E.M.)

DnuNKAKus. — .Tames Gregory, Mary Weir, Patrick Moer, and Daniel Cornoy, were lined in v rious amounts for this offencoj Lunaov — Lolt Median was brought up charged with being of unsound mind. Ho was remanded to the 9th instant for modloal' examination.

LAnoKsr. — Peter Deoliim, and Wilhuifi Layrd wero charged with stealing bec-f from the schooner Trader. The oabe was fully proved, and the first offender was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment. The complicity of the lutter man was not proved, and ho was dis charge 1.

* Civil Oasbs.

Agnew v, Cone. — This was an assault case. Mr Campbell appeaVcd for tho plaintiff, and Mr Johnson for tho dofendant. From tho evidence it appeared that the assault had been committed, but that some mitigating circumstances were existing. Other parties, whose names it is not worth mentioning, were included in the matter, but their connection wiih the caso was not proved, and the defendant was on his own merits adjudged to pay the complainant L2O, with L 7 5s costs.

M'Farlane and M'Kay v. Tieuery. -Mr Campbell for" the plaintiff ; Mr Oakes for the defendants. This was an action for breach of contract in a building, including certain frontage to one of tho principal strcots. The amount sued for amounted to a considerable sum. A judgment for L 5 10s, with costs, was recorded. Money v Waito — Mr Oakos forjtho plaintiff Mr O'Loughlin for tho dofonco. This was an aotfon to recover dCIOO, alleged to bo duo through breach of agreement. Plaintiff stated that in Soptombcr, 186 i, ho had engaged with j;ho dofondant Waito to sell cattle for him at tho (Iroy at half profits after tho doduotion of oxponsos. Other duties woro also imposed \ipon plaintiff but plaintiff was not willing to pay for thorn. Aftor some very contradictory ovidonco a vordict for dEM2, with costs, was given. Miller v Dillman — Mr MaVgrogor appoarod for tho plaintiff, and Mr Oikos for tho dofondant. This was an action to recover tho sum of £58 Os 9cl for goods sold and dolivorod. It appeai'cd that tho goods had beon rocoivod by ouo Httstedt, but tho agonoy was donied, and tho plaintiff was nonsuited. A largo number of othor cases wore heard, but nothing of public intorcst was elicited. Tho Court then adjourned.

There were last year 42 murders in Ireland against 32 in England in a corresponding popu lation in tho same period,

According to a statement of the Ro^istrar.General, London has recently reached a popula tion of thrco millions.

A benevolent member of tho Stoelc Exchange has placed at the disposal of tho National Lifoboat Institution a suui of L4OO, to enable it to placo a life boat, to bo called tho " Palmerston," at Cullorcoats, near the mouth of the Tyne, in lieu of tho former lifeboat there, which was bocoming unlit for further service.

Ono lumdrod and oight undorgraduates of Oxford havo memorialised tho Doun of Ohriatohuroh on the high prices cluvrgod by tho butler for broad, and tho poor quality of tho boor which is sorved to thorn in tho common hall. Thoy proposo that tho 'butler should bo put on wages, thus giving him no longer an mtorost in selling broad at favnino prices. A Eiol nowspapor mentions a rumour that tho Princess llolona of England is shortly to bo bothrothed to Princo Christian of A.ugii3tonburg. Tho Post of this morning boliovos that this report i« well founded. Tho prin0088, who is tho third daughter of tho Quoon, is in hoy 20th yotvr, whilolWV future, husband i« iuliis 84th,