MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1273, 25 June 1886, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

ASH B U ETON—TO- DAT.

[BoKra Mr !I. C. S. Paddeloy, R.lL|

and Mr D. Thomas, J P ] CIVIL CASKS. Porter v. Kobb, claim ±’oo. Mr Pur noil for plaintiff, Mr Wilding for (lo’onil ant Case adjourn d for a fortnight.

DRUNK BNN Kss . diaries Uyel was charged with having drunk and disorderly in tlm bar of the Somerset Hotel, and with having used profane language. Mr Wilding appearedfor th accused, who pleaded guilty. Mr Wilding addressed the Bench in exh nuat on of the olfonc I.

A lino of 20s and costs was indicted for di ttnkonnes-, and with regard to the charge of profane language, tho accused was ordered to bo imprisoned till the i isintr of tho Court, this light sentence being in view of tho fact that the accused promised to take out a prohibition order against him ;df

Ihu Court then adjourned till 2 p m The Court resumed at 2 p m. Civil, cask.

Kobb v Rule, claim £ls. Mr Wilding for plaintiff, Mr Purnell for defendant. This was a caso iu which the plaintiff claimed the sum of £ls, which ho alleged the defendant contracted to pay for feed for a number of sheep for three mouths On the caso bong called the plaintiff did not put in an appearance, but subsequently his attendance was secured. lie gave particulars of the claim, and was crossexamined at some length with reference thereto. [Left sitting.]

SOUTH RAKAIA -THURSDAY,

[Before Mr H. C. S. Baddeley, R.M , and Mr C. A. C Hardy, J,P.J CIVIL cases. Daly v. Barkley, claim £5 14s Gd for goods supplied. Judgment for the amount and costs, tj be paid at the rate of JOa per month. Pearce and Dowling v J. Brown, claim £ll 18s lid. Judgment for the a-’ ount tmd costs. WANDERING COW. J. G. Harvey, for allowing a cow to bo at large, was lined 7a 6d, and costs 7s; JUVENILE OFFENDERS. Two small boys named Pluck, 13 and 19 years of ago respectively, were charged on 'ho information of William Me Inman with stealing coal. Mr Mclnraan did not wish to press the charge ; he thought tho parents were more to blame than the children. His Worship quite, agreed with this, and after severely talking to father and children, a conviction was recorded, tho boys to ctime up for sentence 1 when called upon.