RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, PORT CHALMERS.

Evening Star, Issue 3085, 8 January 1873, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, PORT CHALMERS.

Yesterday. (Before D. O’Donoghue, Fsq., J.P., and J. Drysdale, Esq., J.P.) ASSAULT ON THE HIGH SEAS. On the case of Allen v. Fitzer being called on a few minutes after half-past eleven, Sergeant Golder stated that the defendant had answered to his name when called out*

side the Court, but was walking away up the street, whereupon Mr Mausford, who had been instructed to appear for the defendant, informed the Bench that the defendant was acting under his (Mr Mansford’s) instructions. Mr Manaford then complained that he and his client and several witnesses had waited in Court for half an hour, and there being at that time no Bench, no clerk, and no police officer in attendance, he had directed his client and the witnesses to leave the Court, and added that the only course that could bo adopted by the Bench was to strike the case out. —The Bench appeared disposed to adjourn the case, but on this being objected to, Dr O’Donoghue remarked that the case was fixed for eleven o’clock, and that be and his brother Magistrate were in attendance at that hour, but finding no officer of police, they too left the Court. Dr O’Donoghue further remarked that the discourtesy of the police towards the Bench was becoming almost habitual. The case would be struck out, but the complainant would be allowed to lay another information free of cost, — Sergeant Colder, in explaining the cause of his non-attendance, said that he thought the case was to bo heard at 12 o’clock, before Mr Strode, the Resident Magistrate, and was sorry that the Bench attributed his absence to disrespect, as he could assure them that none was intended. He also said that there was a policeman within bailing distance outside of the Court at the time. Hereupon the matter dropped, at all events for the present.

(Before A. C. Strode, Esq , E.M.) Civil Cases. Cameron v. Evennet. —This was a claim of LG odd, being the amount of a cheque drawn Ivy one Pearce, and given to the defendant in payment of wages. The plaintiff' had cashed the cheque for the defendant, and on presenting it at the bank, it was dishonored. Judgment was given for the amount of the claim, with costs, E r ridge v. Irvine was- further adjourned till Thursday next, for the attendance of a witness, who was ordered to he subpeeued. publican’s LICENSE. ■ Mr Mansford applied under the 61st clause of the " Licensing Ordinance, 1865,” for permission for Henry G. Cole, the licensee of the Port Chalmers Hotel, to absent himself from his licensed house, and permission was granted for 14 days.