HYDE.—April 8.

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HYDE.—April 8.

Resident Magistbate's Coubt. (Before H. A.' Stratford, Esq., E.M.)

Price v-. M'Aulay.—The summons'had been served upon the defendant's wife on the 3rd inst. Struck out for not sufficient service;

Price v. Teviotdale —£2 16s. 6d., for cattle trespass.- The plaintiff stated that his neighbor's cattle were continually breaking over his fences into his paddocks, and that his fences were made of sod, some portion stone, and some wire, with dykes; that his paddocks were sown down with grass and clover. In .cross-examination he admitted that some pottioi of his - fence was open—'having been .knocked down by cattle of the de- ' iKendant, and other persons', and Uhat he had, on 1 eight different occasions, i turned the 'cattle out; between - the- dates mentioned on the summons: The defendant pleaded that the plaintiff had no right,to the land in question, and did not keep hia-fences up,, and. that he (the defendant) had been paying Mr. Main grazing rights for the cattle. On examination by the Court the defendant admitted that he had only paid up till October, 1h73. The Magistrate, in summing up, said the fact of Price being in occupation of the land (even though that possession might be illegal)"was sufficient to entitle him to sue the owner of cattle trespassing'upon the occupation; that defendant's grazing rights had apparently ceased in October, 1873, and, therefore, as those rights had not been renewed, he must be treated as a. wrong-doer. The charges, frotn the evidence of the. plain : . tiff, were exorbitant, as ft appears that only three of defendant's cattle had entered,- aud, several belonging to other 'people,,and none but nominal damage had Vbeen -.'.shown'.;- -The' plaintiff: 'therefore' ■would be alldwed 1 £1 -for his trouble in having turned'the defendant's cattle but .eight Judgment-for £l, ' Court >9s.'; one subpoßna,' ss.'; plaintiff allowed 55.; arid one witness, ss:

At Chatham Dockyard, while the massive machinery; was in full swing, the monster'-fly-wheel, weighing thirty-five tons, broke with/a tremendous crash,;the fragments- being hurled in all directions. Marvellously no one was struck. This accident will suspend work in. that department fof several months*