RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

West Coast Times, Issue 296, 4 September 1866, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

(before G. ft. Fit^Geraldj fisq.j R.M.)

SAtubday, September 1.

Drunkenness , Ami Diaqkoizikhr Cofo iiufct.— Sanies Gregory; being aii oltl ofieiltHsr, was fined L 2 for this offence; or in default of payment to Be imprisoned for four days. Dkunk and Incapable. — James Miiler and Sampson Bowd'en were both, fiiied '6a\ or in d'efaulj; 24 Hours' imprisonment. A further charge of indecent exposure of person was brought against Bowden, for which he was fined Ll, or in default 48 hours' imprisonment.

CIVIL CASE.

In the case of Hackett v. Cown, his Worship gave judgment this morning for the plaintiff, for Lls, the value of the horse } defendant to have the option pf giving up the hdrse and paying coetsi . The Court Was then ddjddrhed until U o'cldca on Monday, $rd insl.

Monday, Sntr. 3: Dbunlc And Incapable. — Thomas 1 Mahoney and Thonias Dbwling were each fined ss, or in default of payment to be imprisoned for 24 hours. Drunkenness and Disoedeely Conduct. —James Dowling was fined 5s and 15s respectively, or in default 48 hours' imprisonment.

Bfi^Aed oi' PoiitiE OftDtNAS^E.— Robert Burns was fined LI for using obscene lanjr guage i,d Rgve'll Street} ott the evening of tn'eiWinlli

Laecbny. — John Roberts was charged with stealing a brooch, valued at L 4 10s, the property of Selina Archer. The prisoner immediately on being placed in the dock pleaded guilty of the charge* Mr Button, for the prisoner^ applied for $. t£- , mahdj lh drdfer that he JfigHk pf odiice ft witness Mcc, oi tke Golden Age Hotel) as to character.. Roberts was according^ remanded until to-morrow (this day). Wiijfjjx . avj> Corrupt Pehjuryi— Geo'. H. Chamber W, oS remdrid frdni ttife 2M ult., tvas fiirlher remanded, at the request of the police, until the 12th inst. Larceny prom a Dwelling whilst a Police Officer. — John A. Carr, on remand from the 25th ult/, was remanded until the 12th inst. The prisoners Aidridge andGhamberlain, on a similar charge of larceny front a dwelling} were alsa re* manded Until the i'itth

The Court Here adjourned till 11 o'clock to*morrow (this day).