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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 557, 23 October 1871, Page 2

PBcfore Thomas Beekham, Esq., District Judge.] TriE usual bi-monthly sitting of this Court was held this morning, when the > following business was disposed of:— PitENOEitGAST y. Todd. —Claim, £45 10?. 6.1— Mr. Kees for the plaintiff; Mr. Hoskoth for the defendant. —This cause had been before the Court upon a former occasion. The churn was made against the exe,:utor of the estate of the late Mr. Richard Todd,' who was murdered by tho natives at Piroilgia; Tho plaintiff was housekeeper to the late Mr. Todd, and the money sued for was duo on account of wages. Letters of administration were granted to his brother, who resides at Christchurch. Tho defence was that there was no assets in the estate. The plaintiff proved tho debt, and Mr. Jttees endeavoured to allow that certain moneys were received by the solicitors for tho administrator on account of tho estate, and proved a receipt of £23 paid to Messrs. liesketli by Mr. Frisell, who was stated to be a partner of the Jate Mr. Todd.—Mr. Hesketh whs examined, and admitted the receipt of the monov by iris firm ; but he could not say anything about Mr. Todd, beyond the fact !li.it he had heard the estate was indebted to the administrator to the amount of £10. An offer of ss. in the pound had been made to settle the matter. — His Honor thought the best arrangement possible would be to cojne to a settlement, and adjourned the further hearing to next Court day, with the view of giving the partita an opportunity of coming to an agreement.. Martin v. Hills.- Claim £27 2s. 6d.— This was a claim for goods, carting, k.-Mr. MacOormick for the plaintiff. -The defendant did not appear.—Judgment for plaintiff. Gillies v. Rosie.—Claim £56. —Mr. H. 11. Lusk for the plaintiff. —This was an action upon a b'>nd signed by the defendant.—Tho signature to the bund was proved by Messrs. ' Moginio and Moss, officers ill the Provincial j Treasury.—Judgment for the plaintiff. Defended Causes: Nathan t. I/evy.— This was a dispute in reapeefc to the clothing of the Naval Volunteers. —At the suggestion of the Court, and with consent of counsel, the case was referred to arbitration. Morkow V. BEtßEii. —Claim £50. Mokbow and Manning- t. Beibeh.— Claim £'32 103. —Mr. Bees for tho plaintiffs ; Mr. lleskcth for tho defendant. —This was an. action in trover for the conversion of ceilain shares in the Venus claim, Coromandel. —Mr. .Richard Morrow deposed to the facts. :He. said on the 15th of July the defendant came to him, and asked whether ho would sell his Venus shares. Plaintiff had had these shares from the defendant some time previous. Witness f'aid he did nut mfii'ti to sell. Defendant said he could get, 30s each for them, end asked for a blank transfer. Wibncus gave a blank trim fer, merely signing his name" Subsequently asked for tho transfer, and defendant said ho had destroyed it. Again asked him Cor ib, and he would not give it tip, a* he (do.'endiint) sail Manning and Morrow hud not carried out their agreement with him. —On cross-examination by Mi1, ifoskelb, witness said the agreement between Manning and Morrow and tho defendant was that the defendant was to give them 30 paid up shares each, and 20 shivrs unpaid, for an interest in the ground which the. plisiisliifa held at Ooromandel —Mr. E. MnnrJng corroborated the above testimony, and said that Uieber asked Morrow to lend him some money. Morrow replied that he had none, upon which Bieber replied that lie could get £30 for twenty. [Left aittiug.]'