RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

Wellington Independent, Volume XV, Issue 1413, 16 March 1860, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

WELLINGTON. 1

<Before Bingham A. FERABD.Esq , KM.)

Friday, QLh March, 1.860,

Regina v. Benjamin Sewell., Prisoner was charged with an inrtecferit assault, iipoji Harriet Francis Barnes, the daughter of;" William Robert Barnes, upon the evidence <i^ William Barnes, the grandfather arid Mrs. Barnes lijs wife. Prisoner was! committea to fake liistnal' at the liext sittings "of the Supreme^ Court arid witnesses bound over to prosecute.' Prisoner was afterwaids admitted to hail. •" • •"•••■

Saturday, 10/ A March..

Rosanna Maria VJHylton' was charged with drunkenness. Fined 20s. '

Harris v. Atcbisqn — Defendant-was, charged with having assaulted complainant who is a police constable whilst in the execution, of duty as such police constable. Adjourned "u> the 12th instant . . :- .-..

Monday, 12/ A Match,' 1860. John Redmond charged* with drunkenness, Fined 6s. . .... ..'

Harris v. Atehison.— (Adjourned case). De fendant was charged with assaulting complainant, and from the evidence it appeared complainant was on duty at the Odd Fellow's Hall at.- the -ball given to Henry St. Hill, Esq., K.M., ;and in consequence" of some instruction whic^ complainant, had received not to allow any person in the lobby of the Hall,: ordered defendant to leave,, some .wjmts arose, and defendant struck complainant. ~Defendiint was ordered to pay £2 andcosts,J > 65.6 d. in default to be; imprisoned for one , qaleqdar month. Fine ami costs were paid. '. • .;. Regina v. Wilson. — Prisoner James Wilson was cbarprrd with having on the lQth. Mi»iph, 1860, nt Wellington. aforesaid, -stolen .and car tied away an order for the payment of £2 rm\de Tjy John Nicolls on Win. Scott "in favour of Edward Bohon, ; dated, Paubautitnui, September 13th, 1850. ;' Prisoner committed, to. take i his trial, and witnesses hnnnd over to prosecute. Tuesday, 13th March, 1860. : . Hall v. Wilkinson~^(adj'>urned ; case); . : This was an action to recover the sum of £9 os. 9(1;, for work and labour done. Judgment .for £i 3d. 6d., and costs/ '...'■. '■'..' f Phillips v. Lttwis -An action to recover the sum of £l Is., for firewood sold and delivered. Judgment by cert sent for amount and costs. .. Schiiltze v. Waldegrave, — An action to lecower the sum of £7 16s. 9d. for goods sold and.; delivered. Judpniiat for arnoui.t and costs. ■ Jackson v. Duck- An action to .recover the sum of £4 13s. 6d, for goods sold-atid delivered. Parties called, no appeal ance. ," • - Cockroft r. Johnson — An nct'nji to recover .the sum of £'S 3s. 6^d., for tj) eat supplied Judgm«nt by consent for amount. '".'""

Martin v. Luxford V Lino-— An action to'recover the t-um of£\\ 4s. lid., (or goods sold and delivered. ';Adjourned v to the 15th March, instil nt. -'-' '

Allen v. Bannister.— An action to recover tbe sum of 19s. 3d., for poods sold and delivered. Judgment expm'te for amount and costs. : Kane v. Sim.— A-n action to recover tlie §urn of £l 4s. lOd.V- foi goods sold and "delivered, Sutled out of Court. . ~ ; '"':' ' '

Pickett v. Cimdy— An action' t(f : rec/^er the sum of£lsss. \-6d\i for poods sold anti delivered. Judgment fjr nmduut and costs. ' '■ " .

Brown v. JffxiHs — An action to recdv'er the sum of £8 115. 6d. t for board and lodging. Judgment for amount and costs. •

Loxley v. Jillett- (Aijourned case), stands over until the 22nd instant. " •

A uguste v.Davis— An .»ction to recover the sum of £18 4s. 2cL Judgment -for JESTIs, 3. Frahce v. Austin — An action toriecover the sum of £\) 19s. 3^d. for cartage afld moneys paid (or and on account of defendant. "Judgment for defendant, with costs. "■■.■•"■ -. Wedvef4ay, \4ih March, .lß6o. „-'••. The, Besidey t . Magistrate hel'rff: hi? usual court at the Hutt, and disposed of three bases. There were no cases' iu the poiice:Bbeet for. ••Wellington. -1 ■ . ■ ■ .-.;••:

Thursday. Ibth March, 1860. • The Court was occupied- life ..morning • '« swearing in about twenty special constables, for the purposed taking charge of'the. Military. Barracks, and Powder MaKazines^MdmntCook, it being understood- tkat their. semces-jvmrld be 1 required this evening at 6 o'clockyif the military should embark-for T»ranaki. -. '.-■. -.; . . .: .;