RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

Wellington Independent, Volume XV, Issue 1331, 11 March 1859, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

BEFoBK HEMBY BT. HILL, ESQ., E.M

Saturday, March 5. 1859 -. , Charles Stantiuil, a private of police, was charged with drunkenness. Coraraited to the lockup for 48 hours, ami lo be discharged from the police. Bergeu t>. Swinbourne.—This was an action for an assault. Parties called: no appearance. Kells t>. Tulloek.—This was an action for an assault. The charge was fully proved, and defendant fined 20s and costs. Monday March 7. 1859. ttegina v. Osteen.—Prisoner wai again brought up, and the witnesses not baring arrived from tbe country, prisoner was further remanded till Monday next. (Before Henry Si Hill Esq., R.M. and Epuni and Wiremu EUko, two Native Assessors.) Tβ Raugimairebau o Kakariki.—Adjourned case. This was an action of damages to recover tbe sum of £50, in consequence of the defendant hiiving killed a hoise, the property of plaintiff. Judgment ex parte for £40 and costs. . . Tuesday, March 8, 1859. Bowler i>. London—Adjourned cise. This was an action to recover the sum of £10 damages sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the defendant having driven his cart over a cow the property of plaintiff, whereby the same was greatly injured. Settled out of court. Potter i>. Liddy—This was an action to recover the sum of Bs. 6d. Judgment by consent for amount and costs. Clark v. Aston, and Clark t>. Jackson—These were actions to recover the sums of £1 7i, Bd. and £2 Us. od. for goods sold and delivered. Settled out of court. Herbert». Eades—This was an action to recover the sum of £17 19s. 6d. for goods sold and delivered. Judgment by consent tor amount and costs. Pimble v. Tuckwell—This was an action of damages to recover the sum of £20, in consequence of defendant having kindled a fire in the bush adjoining plaintiff's land, whereby the plaintiff had sustained severe injury. Settled out of court.

France v. Collier—This was an action to recover the sum of £20, the amount of a bill of exchange; Judgment by consent for amount. Wirerau v. Afanatu—This was an .action to recover the sum of.jClO. Adjourned by consent to the 11 th instant. Elizabeth Smith ». Xousia Le Corate.—this was an actioj) for a breach of the Constabulary dinance. It appeared from the evidence 'that defendant had used abusive and threatening language towards complainant in the public etreets. - fined. Is. and costs. ■. . ■ .. . ■■■'

An adjourned meeting of the magistrates was held this day for- the purpose of transferring Publicans' Licensee. Present: Henry St; Hill, Esq., R. M. and Robt Robt. R. Strang; Esq., J. P., when the following licenses were duly transfered to Robert Lucas of the Tauherenikau Hotel, Wairarapa ; Joseph Lowrey, of the Nags Head, Wellington ; and Edwaid Roe.junr., of the Nelson Hotel, Wellington. The application of G. S. Downes, of the New ZeaJander, was adjourned for the purpose uf obtaining a power of attorney from B. Ferrers of the Ahuriri.