MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2284, 28 July 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

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Wedkesday, July 27. [Before J. Nugent Wood, Esq., EM.]

Civil Oasbs. —Burberry v Day, £ll 3s 9d. Mr Stringer for plaintiff. Mr Thomas for defendant. This was a claim for work done in fencing. £8 16a 3d had been paid into Court; judgment for the amount paid in, plaintiff to pay costs of Court and Bolioitore' fee. Metcalf v Acland, £4 4s. Another claim for fencing ; judgment for plaintiff for £2 14a wbioh hed been paid Into Court. Mr Izard appeared for plaintiff. Mr Stringer for defendant. Wilkinson v Trent, claim _ £33 10a Id, balance due for supply o£ chicory root. Mr Slater appeared for plaintiff, Mr Joynt for defendant. It appeared from the evidenoe that plaintiff had, mder contract, supplied oyer 80 tonß of the raw material, and in consequence of a miei^dersl.anc':ng, the question for tho Court to ' deoido nas whether he should bo paid for the roots before or after washing them. After hearing very lengthy evidenee frosn farmers end chicory manufacturers, the Magistrate said he thought Messrs Trent had established the custom of paying for the oleaned root. £6l 5s 3d herd been paid into Court. Judgment for plaintiff for that amount wei given, phvitiff to pay costs. Judgments went by default for plaintiffs it Taylor's Trustees v K ; mball, £2 14s ; Hosking v Le Froucher, £2 5s 3d ; City Council v Pugh, 6a Gi ; same v Jones, 6s 6d; Sheppard v Wilson, £l6 ; Hobday and Co. v Lucas, £2 14»; Unwin v Hexham, £lO ; "Vincent and 00. v Lang, 15s ; Clark v Hobbs, £1 4s; end Percy v Paech, 6s 6d. Lov-'sson v Bray snd Ruaae." v Smith were rejourned for a week ; Hobday and Co. v Taylor for fourteen days.

Thdhsday, July 28. [Before J. Olivier, Esq., J.P.J

Dbunkbnkbss.—Mary Kennedy was fined 10a and Is oab hire. Archibald HammiJ, who had been found drunk riding a horse, was fined 10s. For a first oflonoe a man was fined 5s end Is 6d cab h're. E'len Thompson, who appeared with an extraordinarily bad black eye, wei fined 10s eid Is 6i oabb'-e for being drunk and disorderly. Vasbancy.—Aloxander Campbell, an old man, was brought up and pleaded guilty to having no lawful visible mean of support. He said he had nowhere to go ; his clothes were in rags, and he cov\A not find employment. The police said they knew nothing about him except that he had been knocking about town begging for the last week or so. He was old and infirm, and not likely to get employment while there were so many ablebodied men going about seeking work. The magistrate said it would be a ohority to take care of him until the fine weather came in, and sentenced him to one month's imprisonment.

Abbault.—Tho man Henry Petersen, who had been remanded for assaulting Gordon Anderson with a b :, l-hook, was brought up and again remanded till Saturday next.