THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

*— ; y SUPREME COURT. CBeiorc hi? Honour Mr Justice Herdmaa.) PRISONERS FOR SENTENCE. Henry Thomas Hurrell, who appsared for sentence on charges of incest and bigamy, was ssntenccd to three years' imprisonment for incest, and tvro years for bigamy, the terxno to be concurrent. Eihol Maud Edcr., rm a charge of making a fate statement to tho KcgUtrar of Births, Deaths, "and Mariiiisc.i, v.t!s ordered to come up for eentenco when called upon. IX DIVORCE. A dccre* niM granted in th« caseEdith Lilian, \V«?-t (Mr M. J. Gres-son) v. Jo3eph Aic::a:i'jpr West, a petition for divoro?, on th* ground of adultery. CIVIL BUSINESS. A CLAIM FOE DAMAGES. Louis H K'.r; Maddison, shcc-p fa.rmcr, Searvi.'l, claiii:-*'! irom Aichihald Erehman, sbo*! 1 ) farmer, Hurunui, tije sum of £1076 193 4i damages uliegc-d to have been caused by a fire lishiedcis defendant's prop?ri7, and which •presd fo ph-ialiffs property and caused damage and loss ti.'.ii'un'' £1252, less sale of c-trca at lis (VI a head, leaving a not- loss of ££92 Ic. U ill or items, including loss j>n wool, loss of grazing, and sheep destroyed mad® up a total lcs-3 of £1G76 13s 4d. The caa? v/aj hoard before his Honour and a special jury or twelve. Mr Greseon, with him Mr Buchanan, appeared /or th.j plaintiff, and Mr Johnston, v.-ith him Mr YToston, for ths defendant. Tho evidence had not be»n concluded when the Court rose till to-day.

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(Beforo Mr G. E. Good, J.F.) DI'.UXKENXESS. Oi-.e first offender was convicted and discharged. (Before ilr S. E. HcCart'ay, S.M.) CIVIL BUSINESS. Judgment by default was awarded piaintifE in each of the following cased:—Booth, Micdonald and Co. v. James Mudford, £.11 ss; Mary -Ann Gardner v. Eato A. Howard, £14 •2b €d; Pyne, Gould, Gui-iiuss, Ltd. v. James Dalzall, £M; Robert, Brown v. G. Hixdaior, J 1 , o ', V-7- t; ' raE i: o aud Co., Ltd. v. V,'. J. BlacSil'jy, £?, Is -2d; Brown, Little iind Co., Ltd. v. W. 11. Pearce, £6 12e lid. i'o-ioesM-on of promisee' way Ordered to bo civen us in ro G. A. liantell v. J. Bald-

wji, Jam*-? Bates, afld Jolm T. Forrester v. Joseph Kinier. in re 1'! Lri>jm.-y and Frances j Isooe! Godfrey v. Hoy I'air.tor, claim for | possession oj" a tenement, judgpient vrai i given for defendant. ' 1