RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT PORT CHALMERS.

Evening Star, Issue 3505, 18 May 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT PORT CHALMERS.

Monday, Mat 18. (Before Dr Drysdale, J.P.) Drunkenness. _H. Williams, C. Sarbim, W. Purcell, K Cole, W. Huraley, alias a§nley, ami Thomas Sparks were each lined pa, or m default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment; James Olunaey was fined 20s| or forty-eight hours’ imprisonment in default. The Court adjourned at this stage for the attendance of another Justice, and resumed again at 11.30. (Before Drs. Drysdale and O’Donoghue, J.P.’s) Disobedience of Lawful Commands John Beamish and William Marshall were charged, on the information of Captain Peebles, of the ship Margaret Galbraith, with refusing to obey lawful commands on the 17 th instant, aud, pleading guilty, were sentenced to four weeks’ imprisonment, or to be taken out by the captain when the ship was ready for sea. Maintenance. —Jessie Robertson ▼. J, B. Robertson.— Adjourned from last Monday, was struck out for nou*appearaiioe. Negligence. —Thomas Davis was charged on the information of Captain Thomson. Darbor-maßter, with neglecting to keep a light on the lighter Victoria, contrary to the harbor regulations. Accused pleaded guilty and was hoed L{j and costs. * Wrongful Dismissal. *—Julia Sullivan sued J. F. Paterson for the sum of L 5 for wrongful dismissal. The defendant pleaded not guilty.-Mr Mansford appeared tor the plaintiff, and from the evidence it would appear that the plaint.ff was engaged by the defeudaat at the barracks at Oa * or» sham as a general servant at the Js per week; and that on the 14th Mrs Paterson went to Dunedin to engage another servant, the plaintiff having refused to work, and came home at night ana found the girl still in the house, her why she was there. Plaintiff said she wanted her wages. Defendant saifi she would' give her la 6d, as that Was all the change she' hwi in ‘her purse, and then told plaintiff to go übquit her business, r This was about 8 p.m. Mr Mauaford said he md not blame Mr Paterson for dismissing the girl, but, because of the manner in which it aad been doue, the improper hour at which the girl had been turned away from a house m a town where she was a complete stranger. He had taken up the case siaply for the aake of the girl, and that the treatmeat she had received might be looked mto and dealt with. Ihe Bench said the girf h»d done wrong in refusing to do her work

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