Friday, October 25.

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Friday, October 25.

dkunkbxness. Denis O'Leary admitted the offence of drunkenness, with which he was charged by Constable Wilson, and was fined 5s and costs. Arthur Brown, a respectable looking man, was brought up on a charge of drunkenness, preferred against him by Constable Burke. Defendant said he knew nothing about tho matter, but as the evidence of the constable proved his guilt vory clearly, the Bench fined him 20s and costs, or in default, 48 hours' imprisonment with hard labor. CIVIL. J. Hughes v E. Hackutt—This was an action brought to recover the sum of £6 5s 6d, for engraving done at the order of defendant's son. Mr E. lVurce appeared as attorney fov the ! defendant, and disputed" the account on the \ ground that the goods supplied were not accordj ing to order, the main objection being that the J billheads, &c, wore lithographed, instoad of being copperplate. Tho only evidence called by dofenchnfc was plaintiff himself, who persisted, when '.repeatedly asked if a certain billhead was lithoJ graphed or not, in saying that it was a transfer j from, a copperplate, and was pi-intcd in the j usual mode; and as there was nothing to show . (hat tho headings were ordered to be printed j from copperplate, the Court gavo a verdict for I plaintiff, with costs. W. Rowlands v J. Quin-—£ll 3s Id. Tho plaintiff was not in attendance when the case was culled on. Same v 11. Veal—£2 Is 6d. The plaintiff was not in attendance when the caso was culled on. John Martin vJ. Bull—£lo 19s 6d, Neither party was in Court when the case was callod on, F. J. Akors vH. B. Benson—£ll 12s 3d. In ] this case the Court had reserved its decision on j the subject of costs for a week, as it had been i contended that the defendant was entitled, undo J the now Kesident Magistrate's Act, to solicitor' t costs. As, however, tho Act does not come ink I force till tho Ist January, 1868, the Court nov remiUiOd furtlior costs. Bobort Moiv vH. B. Benson—£lo. This case i had been adjourned for judgment. Tho Courl now nonsuited plaintiff j i'urthor costs being ro in it ted.