RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1907, 16 June 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Th s Day, (Before A.'Chetham-Strode, Esq., R.M.) PBU.MI.tRO. Wil’iam Black, for bfi 1 g dr.’nlr, was fined 10s, or to be imp -’.ioned 24 hours. CIVXIi CAS'SS. Cooper v. Dun< a’), a c’aim for wages for work, at LI a week. The plr.’nt’ff had been employed by the de'eoda >t to feed a c'aT-cut eHe had b ea ii the "o” <ome liifte, a>id bei'g only weakly had agreed to work for his meat until he became stronge**. T' ,:<i W proved by w 5 jae-.se - . on be’;W o't e dofenc.nj, and the pV.'.i 'T w.is non-Ml led. The Magh'r.-vte se/d, , ;>o.’ Ji hi; t was tke Chit of the c-.ae, he oho.-M. ve oaaea ’. the d"> idati to give Cooper aoii'et ‘Mg or li’a ser .'.ve';.

Tboneman v. MargCl-unai is. --M McKery, for f'e de! ndait, adnfted tbe brda >ce o: 111 Is G to be dee to the p'aiatbV, fo; 'whom Mr Ward appeared. He a'.o said that tbe defendant had already filed her schedule, M'Oermid v. Elis. —Mr Wilson for the defendant. This was a claim for ihe sum of L 7 for a sadd'e. bnd’e, and martingale. He had put his ho ne at 'dvery in Ellia’a stables fo” a day, anion t-Aing it away to Hde to Port Ohr.Viie g, a wrong srdd'e and hv'dle were put on the horse, and the martingale was a 1 together omitted. On representing the cvcumstance, Mr E'l’s p rotated to rectify the nvstake but hadneg'ected to do so. A'lhe wanted was bis own property back again. He valued the goods at L 7, aod 7.5 was offered to bis sou for them, with which be was not satisfied, MrWdson admitted the facts, but said they could be rep'aced for L 5. M’r El'is said he could have replaced the saddle, bridle, and martingale for L2 10s. Judgment for plabitiff.

Thorn :oa v Mora : ne and Mitche 1 !. A claim for L2O, for as .suit. Mr Ward for the plaintiff, Mr WiUon for the defence. The plaiiu'tf saul that, after bavhig fed Hs horse at tue White Horse stables, oa the evening of the 9 th June, Bo we a met him, and accused hi<u of having stolen a halter be'onging to him. He replied, it was a lie, when boweo struck him in the eye, and then ran away. The oilier defendant, Mitched, then attacked i>ora behind, and in order to defend Irmself, he pat a candle-box he had muter his arm in the man’s face. Several v.itnesses were called, whoproM4|

halter belonging to the defendant Moraine, although he had been directed where to find one elsewhere. The Magistrate said he thought Moraine had received some provocation, but that it was not sufficient to justify so severe a blow. He shou'd fine him 20s and costs. With regard to M .chell, there was no provocation on the part of Thomson. He had frequent l / been before the Court before. He was a bruiser, and, tnerefoe, her should fine h*n L 3 and costs. After some conversation, it was found, that as the defeodants were sued jointly the verdict should have been joint al o, and Mr Ward waived the verdict a-anst Mor:me.