RESIDENT MAGIs TRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Issue 192, 19 September 1865, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGIs TRATE'S COURT.

Thomas Walker was charged with being drunk and disorderly. The Inspector of Police statt&l that the prisoner was a very violent perfoh, and in the habit of abusing his wife when ur.der the influence of drink. Owing to the absence of Mrs. Wa;ker, prisoner waa remanded till Thursday next. VVm. Hindlay, a decent looking man, was charged with being drunk imd exposing his person, and fined 40s. John Jamison, for being drunk, was fined ss. Alexander Douglas was charged with being a stowaway on hoard' the steamer Barwon. Prisoner plea led guilty, and was sent to gaol for one month, with hard labour. William Bannister was brought up on remand, charged witli receiving and embezzling money, the property of^ the Ciiy Board of Cumuiissioners, to the extent of £91 10s. C. J. Pharazyn deposed that he was treasurer of the Board, but resigned office irifLlugust last. The prisoner wa3 clerk to the Board at the time. It was hisAtoty to collect all rates, and either pay them into bank or to him as treasurer. On Monday, the 2 1st of August, prisoner was absent frcjjiji the Town^Board office, and suspecting, therefore, that his accounts were incorrect, made enquiries, and found that on the 19th of the same month piison<_r received from Mr. ■ Sutherland £91 10s, but did not find that that sftn had been paid into his account. He could nt>t,JJiowever, swear that the sum^Jp not been paid into bank. Prisoner had received several other small sums on account of the Board, and he ' was not aware whether* they had beSh paid into bank to nis account, The Bei.oh thought there was not sufficient evidence against the prisoner, and discharged him. g S. Jacoby v. J. C. Marter.— Claim of £4 4l 8d for goods delivered to a young wuman living with defendant under 'the name of Marter, on the verbal order of the defendant. Defendant's defence was that he simply recommended the young woman 1o J£r. Jacoby as a customer, but did not order an ' goods for her. Case was adjourned till Thursday to give plaintiff tinid to prove ihat the • person who received the goods was really living with defendant as his wife. -^

Tho Government of Tasmania has placed on the Estimates for the year 1865, the sum of £800 for the introduction of salmonova. * At Albury, beef iftfeworth 30s lOOlbs, and sheep of average weight realise^DS each J* The local butchers find it Impossibf^to buy fat cattle enough to kill.