RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4073, 16 March 1876, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Thubsday, Maboh 16. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., R.M.)

Parslow y. Worep.—Cla'm Ll2, one month’s wages, for wrongful dismissal of plaintiff, a fireman, in the s.s. Phoebe. Mr G. B. Barton apyjb.red for plaintiff; Mr A. Bathga'e for de f naani - . Aftet pl .m iff had given his dence the ca e was adjou-ned u- til the 31st inst, for the prolucii® of the - B MpV-aftirjie¥. Sibbald v. Lo-an —Claifii L 5103,. f- r cash lent. Mr E. Cook appeared for plain'iff; Mr A- Bathgate for defendant —rln opeaing the ca e Mr Cook s dd it was one that should noi have come before tbeC urfcjbeii’g a mat er of henor between two gpntlGmea—the claim was connect — l Thomas Sibbald; plaintiff, sa’d he had 'associated 'defendant;,for some tim& la Maich, 1874, defend ni rcceived for ihe sum of 30s, fro!rd a* Mr T. G. Johh,t toi . ;pefenSnt ha I taken a B -t of L 3 to LI against Medora £ r the steep'.ech ise at Ihe race me* t ria:, an) won Witness w«s halves, wi hj defendant in' al the bets they nude on the m«etirg In an' ther race witness, ba k- d CaluQinV.with M= Bi'ake at L 9 to L 3, a^d. lost it, so he charged tlefen-' 5 d ».nt with iSDs He had a similar b'.t w.ith Mr K. r Mackenzie,; but oxily" took .t<3' to _ Ll.' Another 1 wager he made 1 \vaS taking L 4 ■ to: L2 from Mr ; if.,- Paters about some lace., , Witness .several .times -awed d-fendant for the’ money,' but defendant svd witness should lose'it as he was the better 1 oft orthe two. Later on the defendant said he would pay it some day, butlie bad never done Mitnetk lost LlO on those daces altogether, i '“ ll * til/,- thought bookinakyrs ; glw»is mde their books so as. to win.—Mr Co Jc: i J ] a is not a professional bo kmakeb, like Mr Drake. r ; CrofS examined: to g >j halves • was made on thft evening b. fpr.. the rutks, v aha. all ;the. jwag re mentioned were t ade a,-ter,thia r T?rlf. Crps ley, 'frLhnbngeV, Kiid ne,aaußfttne.. frequently :Qh,,the ract : coUrse dniing Logan told him r wjfta;.iSd?M';fe -*helr ; tets,. vvitnesß ; Bavv : %emjoiuuEndlspg .tgßettitir..alioiit.' sweeps got up bn the course. / , r'Witness went halves with L'gan in a 4 bet about Medora.—His Worship said. t v at as defendant pleaded that aU^tkedetails of the ,partnership, did not appear inThd aeobun t plaintiff would ba t The Court jCQjU l‘not . inquire into tire details Of any paitnership, 1 unless there was an Again bets were lobkqd upon as debts'of honor, and could not be , decided in a court of lawr—Court would n, ver-fbr • a monieht attempt to people w-.uld bet, as doubt th y,w«,ni'dj’ and. run the Irsk of'the chances, they must trust to each other’s honor; for payment Plai.tiff would be nonsuited in this case, which-was. one that should never have been brought xuto Court. ~ . Mkcassey for b tvice's rendered in connection, with' theTOiblishbf .the * Law' Jbnrnal.’' In ! this 1 case his Worship had intimated. thaTßh would .delivvr judgment: at two o’clock. -;At' : ftut.hbuf "Mt iStewa t ’ffer-Mr Wi-e)f:appeared : iijiil ask dthat further evidence, disdbve/fed only yesterday; might be admitted—iVfr Harris (f.jr the other sid&jsaid nature of this sb-cilled hciv evident should be stated, ahd defclihed to aocede to the propo ition that Mr Stewart ihade. —After feome aritfieht his Worship adjourned tbe matter till Monday next, when the motion to h:ar new evidence is to come on.