RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 171, 17 February 1868, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Before J. Giles, Esq., M.D., R.M. Friday, February 14. ERRATA. The ease reported in Saturday's issue, Malcolm v. Stevenson should be Malcolm Stevenson v. Patrick Brennan y and the counsel engaged should have been Mr Pitt for plaintiff, Mr. Tyler for defendant. VETERINARY PRACEICE. Mr O'Connor sued James Graham and Messrs. Co loin and D'Arcg for money due for attending horses for the defendants. Judgment was given for plaintiff in both actions, and the money paid him hi the latter case he handed over for the benefit of the Hospital. SULLTVAN T. DANIELS. Joseph Sullivan sued Capt. Daniells, of the Bteamer Wallaby (N", Edwards and Co., agents), for damage done to his boat by the Wallaby, the night she moored alongside Beauchamp's wharf alter she had met with her accident. Sullivan deposed to having moored his boat to Stanley wharf on the evening in question, and to being called up in the night to come and look after her as she was smashed. The Harbour Master proved that no negligence attached to the Captain of the Wallaby, and that if Sullivan moored his boat alongside a wharf, he ought to get some one to look after her.

Tae Magistrate ordered a verdict for defendant, and costs against plaintiff; Mr Pitt, for N. Edwards and Co., stating that he should not press for any legal charges. Satubday, Febrttaby 15th. drunk and disordebly. William Cafton, for usiug abusive language to the police, was sentenced to pay a fine of 20s. James McCarthy, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s or twelve hours' imprisonmenfc. John Hare, for a similar offence, failed to appear, and consequently forfeited his bail. ANNIE O'DAY Y. STTSAN it'INNES. Mr Campbell for plaintiff; Mr Tyler for defendant. In this case Susan M'lnnes had obtained judgment againgst Annie O'JDay for a crtain sum, judgment to be delayed for seven days to enable her to make application, as the case was decided in her absence, and the summons had been served barely fortyeight hours as required by law. Mr Campbell now applied for a rehearing, and put in an affidavit in support *of his application. The Magistrate in refusing a rehearing, remarked that although he had allowed judgment to be delayed for seven days for plaintiff to make the application, she had allowed fourteen days to elapse without doing so, and on the whole, he should let the former judgment stand.

The Court then adjourned until this morning at 10 a.m,