RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

West Coast Times, Issue 280, 16 August 1866, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before G. G. FitzGerald, Esq., 8.M.) "Wednmdat, Augost 15. •=- Drurk amd Incapable. —Patrick Curran, Daniel Bevis, and Peter Price were severally fined ss, or in- default twenty-four hours imprisonment with hard labor. "' Deunxenhess and DisoBDEKtT Conduct. — Andrew Eeidy waa fined 5s and 15s respectively, or in default, forty-eight I hours' imprisonment with hard labor. Committing a Breach of the Peace.—' Andrew Falconer was fined L 3 for fighting in the public street, or in default" 1 fou.rdays' imprisonment with hard labor. :" - v Luhact. — Donald S. Troughion, chiurgedj on the information of Mr Sprot with-beinAi" of unsound ruin.d, was remanded until r the \ 15th for medical examination. " ,-; Lahcent fkom a Dwelwkg. — William, . Walker was charged by Robert Setle with this offence. The first witness called was Robert Scale, who said that on the morning of the 12tb July 'he left his tent aa - usual fastened with a piece of string. Ou his return, he found that his watch, which, he had left trapped up in his trousers/, had been stolen, as also had the money h\ his purse. The purse itself was not stolen. Witness thought there were about L 4 iv it. Prosecutor identified a watch, &c, produced in Court. John Turner deposed

that he was a musician. On the 14th ult., he was going to the Kanieri in company with the prisoner. The prisoner showed him a watch and chain, which he stated he had bought for L 7 from his mate. Prisoner carried these articles in his pocket concealed, that is he did not wear then! so that they could be seen. Witnesa identified the property produced in Court. Prisoner asked witness to dispose of the watch for him. H. Greves stated that a watch had been left by a man named Scale to be cleaned, and subsequently 'taken away by him. W. H. Bennett said he had lent prisoner L 3 upon a watch similar to tbt »ne produced: Richard Dyer gave evidence as to the prisoner's arrest, and tHe tricing of the watch and chain. Prisoner said, in reply to the usual question'from the Bench, that he had bought the watch from a mtte. He was then committed for trial at next sessions of the Supreme Court. crvn, cases. Levy v. Rosenberg. — In this case, which wa3 heard on Tuesday, and judgment reserved until to-day, Mr Harvey, for the plaintiff, asked to be allowed to call Mr Bartlett, who, on being sworn, contradicted the defendant, inasmuch as he Stated that he had bought fiah .from Rosenberg and paid him for it. This Rbgenb.erg, at the hearing of the case on Tuesday last, most positively denied. Mr Harvey then proposed to call another witness, Mr Allen. His Worship, considering it unnecessary, gave judgment for the full amount claimed, L 9, with costs, Hirsch v. Moore. — For goods supplied. Judgment, by default, for £3 10s and costs. In Reee v. Rundlett and Barnaby, Griffin V. Shinkwinj arid Griffin; v. Jeff, there was no appearance of plaintiffs ot defendants. The Court was then adjourned until to-morrow (this day).