RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4877, 8 November 1876, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tuesday, November 7. (Before J. O. Crawford, Esq., R.M.) ILL-TEEATMENT OP SELF. Peter Pash was brought up charged with wounding himself with a knife in Maori-row. Sergeant Monaghan stated that the prisoner had inflicted the wound upon himself in a fit of passion, a woman being in the case. A farther remand was granted as Fash had not completely recovered. - AN INEBRIATE. A man named John Campbell was charged with having been incapably drunk on the previous night, and was fined ss. and costs, or twenty-four hoars’ imprisonment.. A DISORDERLY PARTY. Arthur May was charged with having been drunk and disorderly and assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty. The constable in question stated the case briefly. It appeared that prisoner had been creating a dis; turbance in the City Cafe, and when the constable requested him in civil terms to relieve that institution of his presence, he became very violent, kicking the constable on the legs and otherwise abusing him, until he was mastered and taken into custody. Ralph Levoi, the proprietor of the City Cafe, waa examined. Ho deposed that prisoner had been working for him for some time, and no fault could have been found with Aim up to the time when it was found necessary to place him under the guardianship of the police. He had on the day mentioned been sent on an errand, and was absent for a considerable time, returning -in a state of intoxication, and became violent, the result being that he was given into custody. In reply to his Worship, Sergeant Monaghan said that there was no record of a previous conviction against the defendant, who was fined 40s. and coats; or in defanlt of payment, to be imprisoned for seven days, with hard labor. There were no other police coses. CIVIL CASES. Thomas v. Wood—claim, £2O 19s. This was an action'brought by Captain Thomas against Mr. G. Newman Wood, the debt having originally been owing to Mr. Port, who made an assignment to Mr. Thomas, 1 Mr. Quick appeared in support of the claim; Mr. Buller for the defence. The cose occupied some time in hearing, the circumstances being rather complicated. It appeared that the debt arose in the year 1869, some seven years ago. : The first oommunication between the original parties was a letter sent'to Mr. Port, from Messrs. Wood and Son, acknowledging the. debt, and , asking him to withdraw certain proceedings which hod already been taken in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, and; promising to pay 12 per cent, interest on the whole amount. Port

withdrew proceedings accordingly. Subsequently another letter was sent by the defendant, asking plaintiff to make up the claim. Tlie argument of Mr, Buller was to this effect, that the letter written by Messrs. Wood and Son did not take the case out of the statute of limitations, because it was not sent by G. N. Wood personally, but in the name of the firm in which he was a partner,, Mr. Quick quoted a more modern authority than that already stated, to show that an agent could act for the principal. The Magistrate held that the evidence adduced by plaintiff was complete as to the identification of the debt with the acknowledgment by writing; and that the acknowledgment made in writing by Wood and Son, in the year 1870, was quite sufficient to bind the defendant, and he gave judgment for plaintiff for £2O and costs, Paul T. Connolly.—Claim, £l3 12s. 6d., judgment summons. Defendant ordered to pay within one month. Fisher y. Cookburn.—Claim, £ls 17s. ,6d. Judgment for amount and costs, ,19s. Boyd v. Brogden and Sons.—Claim, £27 10s. In this case it was held that the Court had no jurisdiction. Nicholson v. Bates and Howard.—This was a claim of £33 for wrongful dismissal Mr. Allan appeared for defendants ; plaintiff did not appear. The case was accordingly struck, out. . ’ - ’ / ’ There were several other civil cases on .the, list. Some were adjourned, others withdrawn, and the remainder amicably settled.