RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealander, Volume XVIII, Issue 1717, 23 August 1862, Page 9

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20tu, 1862. DESERTER. Edward Laffio was brought up «n charge of being a deserter from the 2nd battalion, 14th regt. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Ordered to bo handed over to the military authorities. CHIMNEY ON FIRE. Alexander Brown was charged by Commissioner Naughton with a breach of the Municipal Police Act by allowing a chimney to take fire on Thursday last. Prisoner stated ho had only been in occupation of the house two days. Fined 10s. and costs. VAGRANCY. Caroline Baker was charged by Mr. Commissioner Naughton with being a vagrant, she being found under the Scotch Church early that morning; 3rd offence. Ordered to be imprisoned 14 days with hard labour. DRUNKENNESS. Five drunkards were summarily dealt with. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21st. Robert George was charged by Catherine George with refusing to support her, she being his lawful wife. No appearance; case dismissed. FLORANCE V. HAULING. This was an action to recover part payment for a fence put up by plaintiff between his and defendant’s property. The fence cost £4 35., and plaintiff claimed two-thirds. The requisite notice had also been given. Judgment reserved. FRIDAY, AUGUST 22nd. ASSAULT. David Cable was charged by George Taylor with assault; defendant pleaded not guilty. George Taylor sworn, stated: I am a labourer living at Titirangi; the defendant lives there also. On Monday, the 18th, I was employed to fetch a cow, and the cow ran round the run; it was an open run; the defendant’s cow ran there also, and he charged rnc with driving his cow away, and I said I did not; he called me bad names, and I told him it was a lie, I was not driving the cow away, I was on the road and he on the other side of the creek, on his own land; and he rushed along until he came to the bridge, and when he got there he said ho would soon settle me; he took a rail and he then kicked mo while I was on the ground; I could not say how often, but several times. Ido not know what would have happened if my witness had not come up. Examined by Mr. Beveridge: My master’s cow was not on defendant’s ground, the cow was on ground occupied by defendant; I believe he sold it, but he has it still for his cattle to run on. Defendant s cow was beside my master’s cow. [Here the plaintiff fully corroborated the examination of the Court. The particular items of the evidence have been given.] Robert Stokes was then sworn and examined, and his evidence perfectly agreed with plaintiff’s. Adjudged guilty; ordered to pay a fine of £5, costs included, or to be imprisoned for two months, DRUNKENNESS. Two drunkards were each fined ss. and costs, or 24 hours imprisonment, for tho above offence. COROMANDEL. (from our correspondent.) August 20th. On Thursday last, a meeting was convened by certain persons residing on the Driving Creek, for the purpose of taking into consideration the alleged unjust decisions, made by Mr. Turner the Sub-Commissioner, in several cases of jumping claims which have occuntd in this neighbourhood of late; but, owing to the very bad state of the weather and the non-attendance of the majority of tho miners, the meeting was postponed till the following Saturday; on that day a large and respectable body of miners having assembled, and a chairman having been appointed, the question as to the justice or injustice of Mr. Turner’s decisions was then discussed, when the arguments for both sides ol the question having been heard, several of the miners whom Mr. Turner had decided against, came forward, and publicly apologized to him in the most handsome manner, at the same lime stating that, though losers by that gentleman’s decisions, they considered him to have acted towards them with justice, and equally so in every case brought before him. . . And it was also further proposed by a large majority of tho meeting that an address be forwarded to tho Government, petitioning that Mr. Turner may be appointed a magistrate for tho purpose of enabling him to administer an oath, and also to swear m assessois, and to strengthen his authority. The parties who had convened the meeting seemed rather crest-fallen at the result so contrary to their expectations, and they have also had the opportunity to see that a good officer who acts up to ns duty is sure to receive tho support of the respectable part of th °Mr.Dwrt l , l of No. 15 on tho Driving Creek,last night crushed about ten pounds quartz taken from the leader crossing his claim and obtained 2oz. ICdwts. of gold; this stone was not picked, but just taken from the leader indiscriminately and is by far the largest yield eVt Smi b tffMmrty, No. 5 reef claim Driving Creek, on Saturday last obtained some very rich specimens. This pany have in their possession from sixty to eighty pounds weight of rich specimens containing from ) Sy to sixty per cent, of pure gold, and they are daily adding 1 to* their store. Several others are also doing ™ of erection atVhc lLpanga and a bridge is to be put across this stream' which will prove a wry great convenience to o bakerv is also been erected on I ita s land ntltfwe’shall bo independent of Auckland for bread, :°nd to the luxury of hot rolls *° Wc hj a tro had a great many arrivals during tho last the weather as yet is not very encouraging On Mondav night Mr. McLean and several other gentleman arrived here from Auckland by the Caroline gun boat. _