ST. BATHANS.—June 6.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 427, 14 June 1877, Page 3

ST. BATHANS.—June 6.

Licensing COURT, (Before H. W. Robinson, Esq.-, Chairman, and O. E. Allen, Esq., Commissioner.} The Chairman explained that, owing to an important meeting of the County Council, Mr. Holland was unable to be present. There was consequently no quorum. Court adjourned to Juno 19. «— Resident Magistrate's Couet. (Before H. W. Robinson, Esq., R.M.) Keenan and Morgan r. G. H. Smith.— Adjourned hearing. Claim, £27 4s. BJ. This case bed beeu adjourned for a full bill of particulars to be supplied. Defendant complained that, although a fortbad been allowed to lapse, tho bill of parti, ulars, for the service of which the adjournment Lad been granted, had only been served the day before. He had paid in ;€2O ou account since adjournment, ]3y consent the case was further adjourned to June 19. h. JCecnan and Morgan t. H. f?mith.— Adjourned hearing. 2so appearance of duj'endant. PlaiuiifT stated defendant had ji;<id the amount of deblj but none of the costs. Judgment, for 13s. costs. Keenan and Morgan v. Darling.—Adjourned hearing. Claim, £24 7s, 6d. This case was further adjourned to June 19, for the same reason of short service of bill of particulars as in above case. I'oliec v. Michael Healoy.—Complaint: drunk when in charge of a horse and dray. Fined 10s. Police v. Michael Healey.—Complaint : resisting the police. Fined 15s. Kcenan and Morgan v. Tally.—Claim : vnluc of two pigs, unnaturally killed, £9 10s. It was shewn that defendant had killed tbe two pigs in question on different day.; with an. axe, when trespassing upon his eidtivated land, and had made a report to the police, as required by law. C;» -e dismissed. Giles Tally r. JD-cnan and Morgan.— Claim: damages lo crop of potaioes. £lB 7s\ GJ. Defendant informed the Court iliat this was a second claim tor >he satm; da images for which judgment had been given at tbe last sitting of the Court. As this appeared to be tbe fact, the case was promptly dismissed.

YTabde.Vs Count. { kfore H. \V. Kobiitscn, E?q., Warden ) Scandinavian Company v. James Hal—CouipliMut: forfeiture of: un ex(ended claim. of six acres, which Lad been b»ld. by defendant s-ince January, 187-5, un worked. 3iovfeii<'.re decreed, and certificate conceited. •Scandinavian Company v. James Towers. Complain forfeiture of au exl.endcd' claim of six'aces, held noworlced since January, 1575, .Forfeiture decreed, find certificate cancelled. Ewiug v. Jabcy and O'Hara— Complaint : forfeiture of an extended' claim of two acjes, held unworked since M;uc'. LI, 1572. Ifc was represented io the Court ihat tiio defenciauis bad laado ?p----jilit-aiion for a special claim, Trbiclt wo'dd include the iwo acres jn>vv in question, j>y consent the heaving of this case was adjourned. pending fclir* decision xtpou the special claim application. Ewing v. and Tally. Complain., : forfeiture of an extended ciau,i of one acre, held nnworked since ISG9. This, al-;o. had been iucluded in J)c I'oundsof a -special claim applied for by defendants and others. -The Court found that.forfei-t-lire had been incurred. Judgment suspended until dec ixiun upon the special claim, intimating ;>ii intention to recommend that . his acre be excepted from the special claim, should ii, b e granted. jawing v. Teunant and M £ Arthur.— ''oninlaint: f< n-feiture of ;>n extended claim ot two acres, held unworked since. JSGO. Forfeiture decreed, eerticfialc cancelled, and cn;n])l'iin r >'H adjudged to be in possession or ,he ground. Tlii- laud had also been included within the bounds of a special < laiin a;)j)hed i<>r" by I\they andCo., but ps this claim liad never been ! vansloiTeil io iliem, ami as tliey had ■icver sued out any iorfcinne against Teuiaul and iVf'Ari linr, the 'Warden' !i I ' ihoy could not be considered as having any privilege under their application to' exclude lowing Pro: i th: henclit of the present jin tgmenj. . .--... . - Agiicul ur.il Leases, —"\Villiani viii, vrhosc application Ind been heard ii>April, 1876, i) 1,11 11 eI (I O\- e 1-,. pe 11.1 i-1 sur-i roy.el v certain (ail race reserve (he land required, \\,is u<w grnn(.cd eei li'icales for section IG, block ui.. JJJack-; stone lJistric.'.. comprising 29 acrcV 1 : f (5 poles, and for seel inns .18 ati'd 20, block 1 iti.. comprising 71 acres 1 rood 9 poles.—: .fliOuips Turner via< grunt crt- section PJ,j iilurk in.. ]]lacks(i-ne Disiriet, comprUic;)D acres 2 ro.'*K 32 pol"s.--AV. Turn-b-dh (v. Xundiull, 11. Agnew, Jn.<e.s \r.U "ght. Tlicse applical-i'-iisfor lions iii ijlnelv nr., EJacksloiiO 3)is*tra-c wee all opposed by the Mining ,\-socia-l-ion and by JVfr. Itobert Johnstone, owe.er oC [lie Ulaclcsione Hill Wat'. r .Uace. 'P-c Objection's \vere,_ that it was necessary io • i - . v,- : two chains in width along certain water courses passing, through th .- ]j>.d in question as ontles for mining. After J great deal of evidence end ar ! the Wai'(Vi\ deeided thai the re- I should be i.iade, and, subject to the survey of these reserves, decided io make the following-gram-<;-:-"W. Turnbul', ' t ions 38 and 39; O. Ttirnbnll, section-; 27 r- '.id 2S ; Hnm-.y Apt»o\r- oei;...i, as, .•£&... and-1-3 ; James M'lCright, sections 40 and 4?. Gvanis.—J. Thurlow. tail ■"?ee ; Tear*" l • and another, tail race'; Eorclham .-net ••ihers, extended claim; J. Davis and others, extended claim and tail race; V[. Garni'"ri, tail race ; Scandinavian Company, two exiended claims of six acivs (Uiesc iv.o claims bein.-j iliose-fov which io ieitnve Jiad been decreed against- H-'l ley Riti' Tower-), and tail race; A. Garly. iv oiect-io)).