MAGISTRATES' COURT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 270, 14 November 1877, Page 2

MAGISTRATES' COURT.

[Before C. Hunter Brown and J. Shep-

hard, Esqs., J.J.P.]

Jacob Small and William Taylor were fined in the usual amount for allowing cattle to trespass on the streets.

Burn v. Donaldson.~Ac.tioa to recover £5 10s. Mr Bunny, who appeared for the plaintiff, stated that a proposal had been made to

him that the amount should ba paid in a month to which he had acceded. Judgment accordingly. Patterson v. Cahon.— Judgment summons for £4 15s 4d. .Defendant was ordered to pay the . amount in a month or to be imprisoned for that term. ;-.'*.■'

Ottorato Merlardi :WaT charged with assaulting Ferdinaudi Merani. Mr Atkinson appeared for the complainant. Defendant, who was not represented by counsel, on being asked what he had to say replied in very broken English that he had committed the assault, but that he had "un motif." The Bench here tried to explain the |procedure of the Court, but utterly failing to convey their meaning, they asked Mr Bunny, who was present, if he would conduct the case for the defendant, to which he replied that he would do so if he received instructions to that'.effect. Defendant seemed sto understand this, and immediately began to pour his instructions into his solicitor's, ear, but as they were in an unknown tongue Mr Bunny had to ask for an adjournment, for; a week, wlii<_h_wa_.granted.. .. '.;!.'.:' j ••'