MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1680, 9 July 1879, Page 3

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

•*. OHRIBTCHURCH. Wednesday, July 9. [Before Ot. L. Mellißh, Esq., 8.M., and Sir Cracroft Wilson, J.P.] Dbunk and Disobdebly.—Two first offenders were fined 5a each and one 10a. Using Obscene Language.—Catherine McDonald, alia9 Sullivan, was charged -with making use of obscone language in a public street. Constable O'Connor proved the language made use of. The defendant was sent to gaol with hard labor for twelve months. Violbst Assault. —Wm. Henry Strange was charged with violently assaulting Edward Norman Strange, his son, a child two years of age, and thereby occasioning him greivoua bodily harm. Mr Neck appeared in defence of the accused. On tho application of the police, the prisoner was remanded until Monday, tho 14th inst., bail being refused. LYTTELTON. Wednesday, July 9. [Before J. Beswick, Esq., E.M.] CIVIL CASES. —Cuff and Graham y Cathro, claim £3 10); Mr* B H. N. Nalder for plaintiff. Defendant denied having employed plaintiffs to do the business, and pay tho charges now claimod. Judgment for plaintiff with coats. Same v J. Haslocke, claim £1 7s 6d; Mr. H. N. Nalder for plaintiff. The Do fondant declir.od to pay the charge for agency, alleging that plaintiffs were not employed by him; judgment for plaintiff. Same v T. R. Dirtnell, claim 12 Gi ; judgment by default. Same v Or. D. Lockhardt, claim £1 19 ; judgment by default. Same v O. Lawrence, claim £ ; judgment by dofault, with cosfs. 11. N. Nalder v Nielsen, cialm £l3 15a 2d ; judgment for plaintiff. NATIVE AND DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE. NEW PLYMOUTH, July 8. All hostile ploughing has ceased here. It is reported that the wives of the imprisoned ploughmen havo been to Te Whiti to enquire what should be done to effect the delivoranco of their husbands, and that ho recommended that they should procure horns and proceed with their friends to Wellington and encompass the prison, blowing their horns, when the walls would fall and their husbands be delivered. Three hundred persons will proceed to Wellington on this . »rmnd. PATE A, July 8. Twenty Natives have now been committed . here for trial at tho Supremo Court, Welling--1 ton. Sii woro committed on three charges of trespass, riot and forcible entry ; tho other 1 fourteen were committed only on the two first charges, tho third being withdrawn. The

Crown prosecutes, on account of the damage exceeding £5. Whaka Wiria was very bouncoable, and treated the Court with contempt. He spoke in Court of Tohu being his Lord, and that Tohu would see he was all right. Tohu, ho said, was king of the ploughing. Te Whiti's name was little referred to. He explained afterwards that Tohu and Te Whiti are considered one. To Whiti is represented as a vine and the Natives as branches. Nine more Natives will have a hearing before the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day. WELLINGTON, July 8. The Native Minister received a telegram to-day, stating that a meeting of the followers of Te Mutu (a rival of Te Whiti) has been held, at which 150 were present, and all declared themselves on the side of the Government. The " Post" says some confusion has arisen, through it being stated that William King was one of the Maori prisoners brought down by the Hinemoa, and adds, by way of explanation, tho Native in question is Wi Kingi Matakateo, of Opunake, not the celebrated Wm. King, of Waitara. Wi Kingi will be remembered for the gallant manner in which he assisted ia saving the survivors from the wreck of the Lord Worsley at Opunake in 1861, and afterwards conveyed them through tho rebel country, at the risk of hia own life, landing them safely in New Plymouth. No one who remembers how ! nobly he acted on that occasion can fail to regret deeply that tho gallant old chief should now be found in his present position. The Maori prisoners in the Constabulary Barracks are represented as being fairly j looked after in the way of food and clothing, and as contented as can be expected under the c'rcumßtances. In addition to Government rations, little luxuries are supplied them by sympathisers in town. Some of them yes- ' terday expressed a strong wish to taste some of the Wellington " mussels," and to-day ' some of the Natives here went out in a boat j to procure them. Some tobacco has been ! brought to them by various visitors, includ- < ing the Native Minister, who sent up a ( quantity for their use last night. The Maoris \ say that tho ploughing will be continued after , the men are all taken. They say it will be i carried on by the women, and after them by l the children. The Natives, when stating this i intontion, add, half-jokingly, " The Govern- l ment have taken our land. Now, we mean to make them spend some money on us." A c largo number of the prisoners appear to J be so-called " friendly Natives." It is said two of them acted as guides to us in the last war. They still adhere c firmly to the statement that they are j contesting for their rights, and state that they i petitioned Parliament repeatedly without s avail, and at length they were driven to take extreme measures. They also state they are * acting under the orders of Te Whiti, obeying him as soldiers would obey a general, trusting ? that he will only give them such orders as are justified. One of them was asked if he would hang himself if Te Whiti told him to do so. He laughed and said he would not. The Native Minister has received a telegram t informing him that Te Manu, i£ well-known Maori desperado and brawler, and who is * generally promoting mischief, has been convicted for stealing bullocks. t As moßt most of the Natives who were ar- t rested near Waihi while ploughing, were * stripped for work when captured, and were i badly off for clothing, and likely to suffer i from cold, the Government has supplied them * with blankets to protect them from the cold j while being transported to Wellington gaol. i At the Supremo Court to-day the Crown i prosecutor asked by consent to be allowed to defer prefering a bill regarding the Maori c prisoners before the Grand Jury, as the o Crown was not yet ready with the cases. Dr. ' Buller, counsel for the prisoners, agreed to tlii", on the understanding that the time of ( trial be left an open question, in case it should I be decided t=> hold a special sitting for hearing , these cases. The judge granted the applica- , tion, and, addressing Dr. Buller, said he < found that in the observations he addressed to the Grand Jury he was in error a 9 to the plea of " Guilty" in the Wanganui case.