RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT Yesterday. (Before C. D. R. Ward, Esq., R.M.)

Evening Post, Issue 267, 15 December 1865, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT Yesterday. (Before C. D. R. Ward, Esq., R.M.)

John O. G. Smith, late of the police force, was charged with obtaining goods under false pretences. Mr. M. F. O'Meara deposed to having cashed a cheque for prisoner, and on presenting it at the bank, payment was refused. Mr PriEchard, a teller at dm Bank of New Zealand, proved there was no account in the name of O. G. Smith, at that bank. Prisoner said he expected a sum of money would have been lodged to his credit in the bank. Committed for trial. Alfred Giddings was fined ten shillings for drunkenness. | G. London and Mrs Cattle were summoned for having, on Sunday last, taken flowers from the gruvea in the Church of England Ceoie- , tery, on the information of Police Constable Harris. Mr Brandon defended Mrs Cattle and endeavoured to palliate the offence by stating that the cemetery was in a most dis- 1 graceful and disgusting condition, and that j no notice had been given to the public of the intention of the trustees to prosecute such offences. Mr G. Moore, who was one of the trustees, attended on the bench, strongly dented trie statements made by Mr Brandon, and stated that the cemetery was now, and had for some time past, been in decent order, and that the trustees had done all that their limited means allowed to improve and keep it hi order ; they had for some time past been endeavouring to prevent these depredations, and were now determined te enforce the law. He thought tue recent notice in the public papers of a somewhat similar case was quite enough to warn all such persons as required any warning in such case. The police had now strict orders to watch and presevre decency and order, and the sexton, who would reside within the cemetery, and thereiore always at hand, would be sworn in as a special constable, w'fyh like orders and instructions. He wishej^this case to be leniently dealt with, and hojtd the Bunch would take this view. The {resident Magistrate severely reprimanded the defendants, and commented 011 the outrage to the feelings of surviving relatives ajwrriends, resulting from the frequent depuration of the gravek In deference to the wshes of the trustees, as expressed by Mr Mmire, the Bench would inflioj no fine in this ease ; he at the same time* warned defen dents and the public generally that in future cases of this kind which came before him would be very strictly dealt with. A man named Donald summoned Mr Peter Laiug for detainihs a dog belonging to plaintiff, who said he broWhjr the dog from Otago in September last, ajpUost him a few jays since. Several wjj^ssesWere examined for both parties, andjme Magistrate ordered the dog toDn givei^p to Donald. W. Donald applied for a transfer of the licence of Waterloo Hotel, Kai-warra-warra. Granted/ Piekutt v Ledger —£7 Is, adjourned case. Settled out of Court. Wallace v. Schon— £4 15s 4d. Amount paid into Court, Waldetv v. Austin—£2l Is 2d. Summons not served Taylor v. Luxford —£26 ss. Parties not in attendance. Greer v. Oshorne—£3. Judgment for 20s and costs. Mason v. Griffin—Plaintiff sued for 15s for work and labour done. Judgment for 10s and costs.