Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba mayistri. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1870.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 885, 6 December 1870, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba mayistri. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1870.

We would the piiblic of the performance by the Lancashire Bellringers announced for this evening in the Oddfellows' Hall. Harboring a. Prisoner.—Beckham and Qrant, the two men charged with having harbored Williams, were yesterday brought up before J. Anderson, Esq., J.P., and remanded till 2 p.m. to-day.

Tenders.— It will be seen from ad vertisement that the time for receiving tenders for the road works between Huataniwha and Manawatu has been extended from the 21st December to the 17th January. The usual weekly parade of the Napier Jtifle Volunteers takes place to-morrow evening. The monthly inspection parade of the Napier Artillery Volunteers, we believe, also takes place to morrow.

Resident Magistrate's Court.— This moiling William Cannon was charged, on the information of Mr Gavin Peacock, with having, on the 28th November, moved certain sheep without having first obtained a driving certificate. Defendant denied the charge, pleading that he had moved the sheep in accordance with Mr Peacock's own orders, and not at all on his own account. Mr Peacock was accordingly sworn, and deposed: lam Inspector of Sheep for this Province, I was gazetted on the 22nd November. Defendant is a laborer, and resides at Cine, He owns both sheep and catjile. My attention was failed a few days since to the fact that lame sheep, the property of defendant, had been trespassing on the road I found them suffering from foot-rot. Defendant's land is only partly fenced, and his sheep travel for miles along the river bed, where there is a public road. The neighbors are afraid to use this road, knowing that diseased sheep have been upon it." I found 117 sheep on the river bank and the land near it. I put them in quarantine m a small paddock belonging to defendant. The land where the sheep were running is a kind of commonage. Other people's sheep run there.—Defendant, said it was impossible to keep his land enclosed, as every flood in the river destroyed a portion of his fencing. He had the permission of the owners of adjoining property for his sheep to, run on their ground. A.s soon as he got home he would effectually prevent the sheep from annoying his neighbors—he would kill every one of them. The sheep were moved at the request of the plaintiff, and were never taken from the paddock where he put them. —The magistrate considered the charge sustained, and inflicted a penalty of £2, with 8s costs. He reminded the defendant that the fine might be <£loo, to which defendant replied that he would never be fined £IOO for his sheep—he would kill them alj. He had kept sheep twelve years, and no complaint had ever before been made.— Topping v. Chayndy. —A claim of <£3 13s 3il Defendant admitted the claim, but pleaded that he had not earned any money for several months, except what had gone to pay a previous judgment for £6 obtained against him. He owed about £2O; he had a mail contrapt, and would receive his first payment on the first April. By means of the mail contract, if time were allowed, he might clear himself in about nine months.—Judgment for amount claimed and 19s costs \ one-half to be paid in April, and the remainder in July.— Roper v. Wilson, and Wilson y. Ropet,— Mr Lee applied on behalf of Mr "Wilson for a postponement of pases, his client) being absent in Wellington on Government business. —Mr Kqper objected; but the Magistrate considered sufficient cause had been shqwn for the postponement.