MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2408, 23 December 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHRTSTOHUaOH. Fbiday, December 23, [Before J. OlliWer E.M., and E. Westerns, J.P.j Drunkenness. —For a first offence a man was fined ss. Failing to Pbovidb.—Alex. Bell, who had been arrested on a warrant issued at Timaru, was charged with neglecting to provide for his wife and children. He was remanded to appear at Timaru on Tuesday next, or sooner if possible. Protection Order. —Mrs Newburgh applied for an order protecting her earnings against her husband, Wm. Newburgh, and for the custody of her four children. Mr Stringer appeared for plaintiff, Mr Laugbrey for defendant, who wag not present. Mrs Newburgh deposed that on Friday week last her husband attacked her with a candlestick and a poker, afterwards turning her out nearly naked in the middle of the night. _He had often turned her out, and his behaviour had been so violent that she was afraid to hva longer with him. John Hall, who had been a lodger with the parties, corroborated Mrs Newburgh’s statement. Defendant had been of drunken habits and guilty of great cruelty towards his wife for a considerable lime past. Mr Loughrey said that, in the absence of defendant, it was impossible for him to go on with the case for the defence. The protection order was granted, Mrs Newburgh to have the custody of the children, and defendant to pay IGs per week towards their maintenance, and the solicitor’s fee, £1 Is.

LYTTELTON. Feiuat, December 23. [Before J. Beawiok, E*q., B.M.] Drunkenness. —A. Thompson on remand charged with being drunk, assaulting the police, inciting others also to do so, and using obscene language, pleaded of the offences alleged to have been committed by him. He was excited from the effects of drink. The night watchman at the railway station gave evidence as to the disturbance, also Constable Oleary. Prisoner was sent to prison for one month with hard labor.

Thb Union' Steamship Company.— Judgment was given in the civil ca»B E. Reece v Union Steamship Company. Mr Maude for plaintiff, Mr Nalder for defendants. The evidence in this case was recently published at length in (he Globe and the “ Frees.” The claim was for £8 3* for alleged damage done by defendants to some castor oil while in trainsit in one of their steamers from Melbourne. The Magistrate said he failed to discover in the evidence that the alleged injury was done to the goods while they were in the possession of the defendants. They undertook to carry the oil to Lyttelton, and it appeared that they had performed their undertaking, and had delivered it into the hands of the railway, taking a clean receipt for it. The evidence tended to show that tbs oil was in worse condition when it was examined in Christchurch than when it was landed in Lyttelton. Judgment would be entered up for defendants with costs and the usual counsel fee.

Civil Oases. —G. B. Philp v Neslen, claim £1 4s 3d ; same v Storm, claim 7s 9d ; same v Wilson, claim 13a 3d j same v J. Johnson, claim 14s 3d j judgment for plaintiff in each case by default. Arndt v Wateraton, claim £301753d; MrNalderfor plaintiff, Mr Joyce for defendant. The claim was for wages ns master of the brigantine Prosperity, of which defendant was the owner. Defendant refused the portion of the claim which plaintiff made for a month’s wages, £l4, in lieu of notice. Plaintiff had been relieved of his employment without any notice. Ho also testified that when ho was engaged as master in September last defendant and he agreed that a month’s notice should be given on either side. Defendant denied that any such agreement waa made. Mr Joyce asked for a nonsuit, defendant having paid into Court the amount of claim, less the disputed month’s wages. Judgment was given for £2B and costs, with counsel’s fee, two guineas.