CHARLESTON NEWS.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 242, 11 May 1868, Page 2

CHARLESTON NEWS.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Michael Ooahlev, charged with lunacy J was remanded till Monday, in consequence of a medical certificate being produced. Bobert Alcorn v. JS. R. Butler. — Claim £6B. 6s Bd. for goods supplied. There was no appearance of defendant and plaintiff having produced an agreement and also a letter, acknowledging the debt, obtained judgment for the full amount. Amos v. Nees. —Claim, £44 13s. Mr O'Neill, for defendant, submitted that the Court had no jurisdiction, defendant being a bankrupt. This was demurred to by the Bench, but in addition to the Gazette containing notice of bankruptcy, counsel also put in a certificate

from trustees, showing that a deed of assignment had been executed. Plaintiff said he had received no notice of the assignment. In reply to a question from the Bench, Mr Nees said that plaintiff's name was down in the deed of assignment which was signed by three-fourths of the creditors. Plaintiff nonsuited. Shelly v. Miscamble. —Claim, £4. Prom the evidence of the plaintiff it appeared that he purchased some goods at Smith and McDowell's shop, on Saturday evening, amounting to the value of a few shillings and gave a note in payment, out of which he received about six shillings change. He afterwards discovered that he had given a £5 note in mistake for a £1 note, and went back to the shop an hour or two after and claimed the balance. The defendant brought evidence to show that no £5 note was taken by him at all about that time, but eventually the further hearing of the case was adjourned to Monday. Kennedy Bros. v. Godfrey. —Claim, £2O 6s 3d. Judgment for plaintiffs by default.