MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2196, 10 March 1881, Page 3

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

OIEISTCHUBOH. Wednesday, Maboh 6. [Before J. Nugent Wood, Esq., R M.] Civil Cabbb. —McMillan v Smith, claim £SB 6s 9d, for interest paid on a mortgoge whereof the equity of redemption had been sold to defendant. In this case, which was adjourned on the 2nd inst., and which was then fully reported as far as it had gone, defendant, by his solicitor, now agreed to accept judgment against him. Judgment accordingly for plaintiff, with costs and fees, £7 15s. Elocution being stayed for eight days. Mr Spackman appeared for plaintiff. Campbell v Glen, claim £27, for plumber's work Jione in the building of a house. Mr Holmes appeared for plaintiff; Mr Stringer for defendant. By the evidenos it appeared that the work done and oharged for in this claim by plaintiff hadbeen chiefly extra without contract, and the defence was that the charges were exorbitant. A sum had been offered by defendant, and rejected by plaintiff as insufficient. The witnesses were experts, and after hearing their valuations, judgment was given plaintiff for £l9 15s sd, and costs, &0., amounting to £4 7s. Orerar v Reeves was adjourned till March 16th. Trask v Devery, till March 22nd. Thttbbdat, Mabch 10. [Before Josiah Birch and B. Westenra, Esqrs., J.P.'s.] DatttfKENNßSß.—For a first offence, a sailor was fined 15s and cabhire, or fortyeight hours' imprisonment, for being drunk and using obscene language. John Farrell was fined ss. Wm. Smith, alias Massey, alias Nolan, and John Kelly were eaoh ordered to pay 10#, or go to prison for fortyeight hours. Civil. Casks.— Judgments were given for plaintiffs in Campbell v Ah Ohong Shee, £1 4j, Candy and Dewsbury v MoKeig, £3 7s, and Jones v Tofanari, £2 2s. Judgments wont by default in Patterson v Organ, £2 10s; same v Harvey, £l6 3s, Campbell v Lancaster, £1 Is, and Ryan v Clark. Banks ▼ Bulmer was an interpleader, in which Messrs Percy Hayward and Burns sought to reoover a horse, cart, and harness, their property, lent to Bulmer, whioh had been seized by the bailiff at the suit of Banks. The parties having sworn to their property, there being; no opposition it was ordered to be given up to them.