HYDE.—May 29.

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HYDE.—May 29.

Resident Magistbate's Court. (Before H. "WV Robinson, Esq., - luM.)

Jfowlatt" V. f Mackay. Claim for £3 3's. for'professibnal services; The sum of £2 2k'tad been paid'into Court, and it was alleged , that this w,as the amount agreed fori Plainfiffradmitted the -agreement for £2 25., b.ut ; explained that'he hadrwomthe* case for • n'is-'-clieiTt,-* ••■the'\-iDburt i, --bad-'' : -awarded £33s. for : professional costs and that Mackay bad agreed after the Court to pay that amount. , < Eor .the defence it was put in evidence that defendant had consented to bis having- the £3*3s. if it could be' obtained from the- other side, but that, nothing had- be.en--ob-tained. • Mr. Itowlatt coiitended that adjudging costs at £3 35., the Court had taxed his costs up to that: amount. Judgment reserved upon this point: Boyd v. Keenan. —Debt, £3 10s. I Settled oiit of Cou:-t.

Court. (Before 11. W. Kobinaon, 'Harding and Others (Hit or Miss

Co.], v. loathe \vp on , and . others - (Yictoria "Corn Claim- for <£4B, damages <jfor .interference with thelf mining lease by. running tailings t&eT.«£ oil.' The evidence' showed'; that- dami-r age"-had been 'sustain eft/ : but" Golitfr was; of opinion; ' tfrat" : edrifpilmitf' should = .have ..been ~ laid J sooner,.!^jncl;awarded only-:£5.; damage:and 30s. expenses. O'Go'nnell'/and-' O.thers (Sowburn Co ) vrM'Aulaj and' Others^?(Homeward BoundCos£r. Bailey for plaintiffs, defendants. This was a damages alleged to have been 'caused* j by tße breaking away of fail- race of defendants, which had led'to carrying away of a valuable heap •of wa;sli''dirt o'ut of the- iniuing : lease' blaiin •- 'or <pl'aintiff«y The hearing-of the • case • lasted till a am. on..the following, mornings-? -Wft cannot pretend to give any particulars of the evidence ; 3 but the result of the case was tiaat the Warden-found a verdict for the plaintiffs 5 -for £45, with costs and expenses amounting to 10s., but reserved a point raised by Mr. liowlatt with, reference -to the tenure of the plain not- haying yet been executed. Several applications for mining privileges were, dispose 1 of.