RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3651, 4 November 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wednesday, November 4. (Before T. A. Mansford, Esq., R.M,) D runkenness —John Adams was let off with a caution. CIVIL CASES. M Lauchlin t. Hatfield, L 4 15s for rent, and Lyons v. Alves, 1 30. —Judgment 'or plaintiffs by consent, with costs ; in the first ca:e, the money to bs paid by weekly instalments. ir-arah Murphy v. Wm. Jones.—Claim L 33 7s, ba’ance of wages due.—The ormind claim was for wages, at the rate of L3O per year, for one year and teu months L 55, less L2L 13s for cash received. Mr Bathgate appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Harris for defendant.—Plaintiff said that she was engaged by defendant at the Immigration Barracks to wauls the end of 1872 as servant. JSo wages were then determined upon, but by a-raugeaient with Mr Allan the amount was fixed at 130 per year. She had received 1-21 13s from defendant.—By Mr Harris i I ue. signature to the receipts produced, and amounting in ail to over L 39, were in her handwriting ; but as she had not received the money. B he presumed that she must b ,ve Mgned the documents without looking them. On the ni f ht she left defendant’s employ she br.ke the windows in Mrs Jmies’s house, for which she was given in charge. She was »nt to g:.9l in*- th ee monthnot for breaking U’o windows but for false swearing, ."he v. .s m*t to lie jeered, so Mr Harris had better nos try it on. —Mr Bathgate ea dioimd Air Hams against raising wiinevs’.- Irish mood, as she was very excitable, and lis . ’ orahip «.o.d witness that if she did not conmet heiseif more quietly he would have to tit her removed,—Vi it ees th,n said that Mrs Joties never wished her to leave her serv ce, but on the other hand pressed her to stay.—Mrs Jones, defendant’s wife, said that she engaged plaintiff from the Immigration Barra, ks, Princes street, in 1872. Plaintiff was bo have done the washing, but after a shoit time witness said that she was incompetent, and on speaking to her about the matter the latter agreed to reduce her wages ,f /if was given out. It was decided that her wages should be reduced to i 20. The receipt dated t ebruarv 20, 1873, for 1.7 7s, was stated to be at the rate of L2O per year. She had pud plaintiff over L 39 in cash.— His orship said hj was simply a question of contract, there being the oath of the servant on one baud, against that ef the emp uyer on the otner. The ia t receipt showed he amount in full for wages up to the time it w. s paid. He was of opinion that the servant was entitled to r cov. r at the rate of L 3 » pr year for the first two mouths, and after that term at the rate o L2O per year. This would make the total claim L3B 6s. and it had been sworn that she had received L 39 ; therefore, if anything, she was slightly overpaid.—Mr Bathgate elected to take a n usult.

Fell v. Price.—Claim of 1.6, for the value of one woikbox, held by defendant, and to which he (plaintiff) was. entitled. Mr i nrton appeared for p aim iff, and Mr E. C .ok for defendant, who applied for an adjournment, as the honorary secretary of the Poultry Association was too ill to appear, which after discussion was agreed to.