Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1871.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 1049, 22 June 1871, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1871.

Mails per p.s. Nevada for Wellington and Southern Provinces will close at the Chief Post Office on Saturday, the 24th inst, at 5 p m. The following time table of the arrival and depai ture of the ;-an Francisco Mails at Napier, has been kindly handed to-us for publication by Peter Bourke, Esq , Chief Postmaster ; DEPARTURE. Monday ... Julv 10 Monday ... Oct, 30 ... Ani. 7 " ... iNov. 27 ... Sept. 4 " ... Dec. 2: " ... Get. 2 ARRIVALS. Monday ... June 26 Saturday ... Oct. 14 ... July 2fc " ... Nov. 11 Saturday ... Amu. Id " ... Dec. 9 " ... Sept. 10 A foot-race whijii took place this afternoon opposite the Hera id office, between Joseph Cairns and Alexander Barron, for Mo a side, was won, we are informed, by the former, after a "■ ti o ht push" from his opponent Tn the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day the charge agninso C JbWett, VV. Willis, and T .-.t'Oartiiy, of stealing a filly, tiie property of James Demp-ey, >vas heard. Mr d ted man appeared tor the pro>ecution ; Mr Lee for the defence. The prosecutor deposed th.it In had kept the riiiv m question in the Mission pad dock at Meauee for about 18 months, and that he missed her on the 27th nit. Some short time after, from what he heard, he sought her and found her on the Barra.k hill IS he had then ?>een branded OF, r/'ocett's brand, and J}fjr inane aiid tail had been cutoff close.

He Look possession of her. In crossexamination by Mr Lee, witness stated that Foeett also had a iilly running in the Mission paddock. Tt waw about the same age as the one in question, but wav an inferior animal, and of a different color. Basil Mouchelet, the manager ot the mission station, corroborated the evidence of the prosecutor He produced a «i a non-hook, in which there was a record of both animals bring reeei\ edinto the paddock. Deinpsey's lilly was described in the book; FocettV was not. In answer to Mr L.-e witness admitted that this was not the original book, but a copy made yesterday ; but he maintained that it was a true copv William Jeffares, 'vho had boen for some time in Dempsey's employ on the mission station, deposed that lie had assisted his master to drive the animal to die station; he had frequently seen her sin e, and could swear to her as being the one now in dispute. He remembered FoceH's animal being driven to the paddock, an.l described it as differing in several respects from the one before the Court James Wilson, artesian well sinker, deposed lhat about three weeks ago he saw Willis and McCarthy in the Mission paddock, catching a young horse, similar to the one now outside ihe Court This concluded the case for the prosecution, Mr Lee addressed tiie Court. Un contended that the case should be dismissed, as even if it were admitted that the animal belonged to Dempsey, it v\as only a case of mistaken identity. He complained of the course the prosecution had adopted, in charging three persons with this offence, and thus closing tne mouths of the only two witnesses who could give, evidence in J7ocett'< favor, lie also adverted to the unsatisfactory evidence of the manager of the station, who should have produced the origina l record. His Worship said tin-re was no prhid facie case against Willis or M'Oai'thy, and they were accordingly discharged. The Court then adjourned to 2 p.m., when the evidence for the defence was to be heard.