RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wellington Independent, Volume X, Issue 1259, 13 January 1858, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

9nt Jascaßv, 18 38;— Present, B. H. Sttuitti I Esq. J. P. Jess;) Fishir— Convicted of dftirikeiltiess Was fined ss. in default cornmittea , for 24 hours. Robert Speight.— Convicted of the likej \Va§ discharged with a reprimand, being his flfst offence; ■ lUh JA> ; iiAnY,—Present; Henby Sγ, Hitt. Esq. R; 51; .. Sleplidil Suikbndge— CJdnvicted of drunken* ness, was fined {is; itahnn r Ro b Jini—This was an actidn brought by the Plaintiff a private in the 65th RegU against the defendant who is master of the sdidrtnef Acadidii; fdf services rendered on boiifd that vessel; It seemed fronl evidence; that tile vessel .being short handed on her , voyage" from AuckUnd to Wellington; the Defendant had engaged Plaintiff to assist in keeping watffll and Steering, but while admitting thisj Defdn= dant stated that Plairitiff refused to Come on deck at a time when his services more" urgently required. Mrs St-. Hill gave ment for the Defendant nut no costs beyond that uf Summons charged; Feu>XY;— WUliatilDarlti},W'i>liatAtt<>lukaio 1 artd Ben Stringer, privates in H: JL 65th Kegti. ' were placed at tbß bar") charged with having oil ■ the night of Wednesday last the Gth instant i broken the ttindd.v of ilt. Mackay's shdp ( the' . watchmaker,- on the lieachj and stolen from thence a Watcll. Thd dvidence wllich will be published in detail in a subsequent rtunlbef (when fepoftiug the proceedings of* the Supreme Coilrt) was most cdnciiisive against the pfisones, and they were fully coinmit;ed to take their trial and the - witnesses bound over. 13th JaxcaOT— Johiiidtl v Crotiitlter. ThiS was an action to recover the sum of £4 being an amount as aliened of money lent The Defendant on oath d;niecl owing the Plaintiff arty thing beyond (four shillings) and as Plaintiff could produce rt) corroborating evidence) a judgment ftxa given for that amount aud costs, Suirtild charged by AugUstii.4 Yelteiton Corpdril of Police) in fearing his , horse ;ttld can un ittended iri >failners Slreeti during which abs;uce his hdrse took fright Und ruu away, thus en langering the Publiß safety ana being a breach of the Constdbilldry Fofci! Ordinance. The Defendant denied having left his horse and cart unattended, as he had giveli it in charge of his lad Tuonias Farmer, during bis temporary absence and that it was through , an unadvoidable accident that his horse bolted: , After hearing eVidjnce the . Magistrate disnlis l sed the oasc seriously (iailtiouing the Defendaul to be more cafelul in future.