RESIDENT MAGISTRATE COURT.

Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 664, 28 May 1870, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE COURT.

.Friday, Mat 27. (Before J. Giles, Esq., E. M.)

Gallagher v. Armidale.—Claim for £1 Is sd. The sum of £3 had been paid since the issub of the summons and judgment was confessed for the balance. The defendant asked for time to pay the amount due, and by mutual consent a month, was granted.

Jacobsen v. Robinson. —Claim for rent £3 10s.

Mr Pitt appeared for the defendant. Plaintiff objected to be sworn until he had received change from the Clerk of the Court out of the sum paid for costs. On being warned by the Bench that, unless he allowed himself to be sworn, the case would be struck out, plaintiff took the required oath, and stated that the amount sued for was for rent of a cottage at 7s per week, occupied by the defendant. By Counsel: The rent was for a house, belonging to a Mr Shearer of Charleston. He acted as his agent. Defendant had been instructed by Mr Shearer to pay witness the rent, and had paid him various sums on account of same.

Mr Pitt applied for a nonsuit, the rent he contended being clue to Mr Shearer, who alone was in a position to sue.

His Worship concurred with counsel, and nonsuited the plaintiff. Jacobsen hereupon lost his temper, and demanded in a petulant manner his change.

The Bench admonished him that his manner was very improper and rendered him liable to be brought up for contempt of Court. If he had anything to say to the clerk, he should do so quietly, and not interrupt the Court.

Jacobsen then questioned the justice that had been dealt out to him, and acted so turbulently that the police were ordered to arrest and remove him from the Court. *

Hall v. Kenney and Sumner. An immediate summons had been granted in this case, to recover the sum of £l3 12s 10, for provisious supplied, and rental of water.

The defendants, who had been engaged in mining on the beach, near Charleston, admitted their liability, but stated that plaintiff had consented to settle the debt on receipt of £lO worth of gold, and that Constable "Williams was in possession of what gold they had for the purpose of paying Hall. Plaintiff stated that the defendants had left their claim on "Wednesday without saying a word to him; and he had every reason to believe that they intended leaving the district. He had had great trouble in following them, and the bill of particulars was correct. He had not consented to accept £lO in settlement.

His "Worship gave judgment for plaintiff in the amount claimed and costs with immediate execution.

Daniel M'GHnley v. Webber. Claim for 18s sd. Judgment for plaintiff by default with immediate execution.

CONTEMPT OF COUJtT. Antony Jacobsen appeared to answer the above charge. His Worship asked prisoner if he wished to offer any exlanation of his conduct or to apologise to the Court. Prisoner said he wished to apologise ; that he was a foreigner, and had difficulties to contend with, not understanding tho language. His "Worship said he was willing to accept the apology, as prisoner being a foreigner had, no doubt, failed to undestand the purport of some of the remarks that had lallen from the Bench. He trusted that it would act as a caution, to restrain his temper and petulance in future. The charge would be dismissed.