RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 640, 15 January 1859, Page 4

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Christchurch. January 6; 1859. (Before John Hall, Esq., R.M.) Alexander Selfe was fined 10s. for drunkenness. January 10. (Before W. G. Brittan, Esq., J : p.) , William Rogers was fined 10s. for drunkenness, and cautioned. January 12. . (Before John Hall, Esq., .8.M., and Joseph . Brittan, Esq., J.P.) BREACH OF SHEEP ORDINANCE.' John Carter, of the Waimakiriri, appeared/to answer a charge of non-registration of Sheep Brand, brought against Vim by Thos. K. Adams, Inspector of Sheep, Defendant stated that he was under the impression that his brand had been registered by Mr. Rowley. Convicted, firied;-£3 and costs. John Scott Cavorhill appeared to answer a similar charge preferred by T. X Adams, Inspector of Sheep. The inspector, stated on" oath, that he visited the Motimau Station on the' 17th of Dec. last, and found there 2000 sheep branded either LS.C. or J.S.C; upon examining. the Register of Brands in Christchurch, lie found neither brand had been registered up to that date. Georgo Turner, Registrar of Brands, produced the Register, and proved thafer ; no such brand as ISC or J S C had been registered prior to 10th of January, 1859. Defendant stated that when he was fined for the same offence upon a prior occasion, he handed over an impression of his brand with the register fee to mi m" Con Sreve>tlien Registrar of Brands. The Court observed that, as the case stood before them, there was no reason why the full penalty of the law should not be inflicted, as the oflcnco wav clearly proved; and that if dofendant could substantiate what he had stated respecting his having already registered his brand ho might then recover damages from tho person then holding the office of Registrar, by the usual remedy at law. Convicted and fined £5.

ACTION FOR DEBT , Bishop v. Day: No appearance of dofendnnt, Judgment recorded for plaintiff for £9 16 S . 9d ana costs.

Bishop v. Ashby : a similar case; no -appearance of defendant. Judgment recorded for plaintiff f w £20, the amount claimed, and costs. PBOVINCIATj TJKEABUBER V. GEOBGE HULCUp. Tin's was an action to recover the sum of ,£}() 10a. duo on a bill of exchange, drawn by G. H u |, cup and accepted by Angus McDonald, for an as. sisted passage from England. Plaintiff produced a written undertaking on the part of defendant's wif e .to'meet the above mentioned bill when due. Xliq bill had not been paid, and it was on this under. taking on the part of defendant's wife that plaintiff claimed the amount due. Defendant did not an. pear. Judgment was recorded for plaintiff for tl, e amount claimed and coats.