MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2478, 16 March 1882, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHRIBTOHUEOH. Wednesday, Maech 15. [Before E. Beetham, Esq., E.M., and E. Westenra, Esq., J.P.] Civil Oases.—Leitoh v. Murphy, claim £49, the price of a horse said to be ■wrongfully detained and damages. Mr Holmes appeared for the plaintiff, Mr McOonnel for defendant. Judgment for plaintiff for £35, with costs, solicitor’s fee, and expenses of two witnesses.—Judgments went for plaintiffs, by default, gin Mason, Struthera and 00. v Parelly and Dalton, £4l 11s 9d ; Harris and Son y Eobilliard, £26 10s 7d ; and same v same, £4 15s 6d. —Judgments were for plaintiffs in Dunn v Mason, £3 17s 6d ; and Purcell y Evans, £l.—ln Horner y Hawkins, where the amount claimed had been paid into Court without the proper notice having been served on plaintiff’s counsel, Mr Cowlishaw obtained judgment for solicitor's fee, £1 Is, and expenses of one witness, 10s.—McLaren v Lowe, Cooper v Hill, and Hawkins y Horner ware adjourned till March 22nd,

Thursday, March 9. [Before R. Beetham, Esq., R.M.]

Dbtjnkennbss,—Eor first offences three men were fined each ss. Amy Dyson was fined 10s, or, in default, forty-eight hours’ imprisonment with hard labor. Thomas J. Barret, who besides being drunk had committed a broach of the peace, was dealt with in a similar manner. Vagbancy.— Annie Wharton, who had been fined for being drunk on Tuesday, which was her fortieth conviction, was now charged with having no lawful visible means of support, The police stated that for a long time past she bad been leading an abandoned life, and latterly had been a perfect nuisance about the South town Belt. She was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard labor. Dbbbbtion jeom the Navy.—Jack Eose, who had been before remanded several times, was charged with having deserted H.M.S. Ealoigh, on board of which ship he had been seaman. The police stated that no opportunity of returning him to his ship had yet presented itself. The prisoner complained of his long detention, saying that heavy punishment awaited him when he went on board again. The Magistrate said no doubt his detention here would be taken into account by his commanding officer, and ordered that the latter should be communicated with forthwith. The prisoner was then remanded for eight days. Assault. James Lynn and his wife Jane were charged with assaulting, violently, Joseph Lawrence at Sydenham on March 4t.h. Mr Joyce appeared for the plaintiff, Mr Holmes for the defendant, Hugh Lynn and James Lynn, two very small boys, the children of the above, were charged with assaulting the plaintiff on February 25th by throwing stones. Plaintiff stated that ho had gone to the house of defendant to complain of the conduct of the children. The man hit him on the head with a large stick, knocked him down, and being joined by his wife, both kept him down, and beat him severely. The man also got plaintiff’s left thumb and forefinger into his mouth and chewed it. Plaintiff appeared with bandages on his head and fingers, Mr Holmes insisted on his removing the bandages, when the traces of damage appeared to be very indistinct. The defence was that the assault was trivial, and had been provoked by an assault by plaintiff. Numbers of witnesses were heard on each side, the Court being thus occupied fully an hour. His Worship said the plaintiff had been proved to be the aggressor, and dismissed the case against all the defendants ; plaintiff to pay expenses of two witnesses 13s, and solicitor’s fee £1 Is.

Civil Cases. —Hale and Co. v Wagner, olaim £5 10s, for the hire of a tent lent to one Paterson. Mr Holmes appeared for defendant, who was sued as guarantor of the amount. The guarantee was not proved, and judgment was given for defendant with costs, exponses of one witness 10s, and solicitor’s fee £1 Is. —Judgments went for plaintiff* by default in Manning v Frankish, £lO 10s ; Mills v Bell, £3 8i 3d ; City Oouncil v Jackson, £6 4* 9d ; and McOonnel and Donglas v Griffin, £5 17s.