RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, NO TOWN.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1391, 15 January 1873, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, NO TOWN.

Wednesday, Januaky. 8. (Before 0. Whitefoord, Esq., E.M.) Five inebriates were fined in penalties ranging from 40a to 5s for being drunk and disorderly, and for breaches of the peace more or less trifling. One incorrigible old sinner, who has latterly become a constant visitor to the lock-up under similar circumstances, was dismissed with a caution. Senior Constable M'Myn requested the Court to deal leniently with the, defendant on this occasion, as he had rendered valuable assistance to the police recently, when a prisoner who was confined in the cell with him attempted to i commit suicide while suffering, from delifhtrn, tr-emens, and afterwards carefully attended tb.3 poor fellow until he was forwarded to Cobdeu. Frank Beynon y. Thomas Farley. — A charge of assault and battery. In this case the responsibilities of a stakeholder were attempted to be defined in a manner not yet laid down in any sporting authority. The complainant, by consent of all parties, was the holder of the stakes for a foot-race during the Christmas sports. As usually happens, the race ended in a " barney,'* and each competitor or his friends demanded that the stakes should be given \jp to him. The stakeholder objected until the event was fairly decided, and the defendant, who was the ringleader of one section of the combatants, first assaulted the complainant, but as it turned out, most of the battery came from the other side, for the defendant got the worst of the encounter. The defendant was reprimanded and dismissed. There were two charges of using abusive language, in which the defendants were fined 58 each. CIVIL GASES. Hooker v. Hughes;— A claim o£ : L25, being a disputed balance of money due for a contract for painting, papering, and decorating an hotel of the defendaut. The defence was that the price was agreed upon at Ll9 ; and further that the work had not been completed according to specifications, or in a workmanlike manner. The number of coats of paint given the house was also disputed. The plaintiff explained that Ll9 was the price at first mentioned, but extra work was performed in painting a door, lamp, &c, of the full value of the extra charge. Judgment was given for the amount claimed, with costs. Elughes v. Honker.— A claim of LlO ss, cash advanced and goods supplied. This was in the nature of a set-oft to the previous case. Judgment for the full amount with costs. The Court was adjourned to the 3rd February. If any circumstance should arise urgently requiring the presence of the Magistrate, an intermediate Court will be held, of which due notice would be Siyen.