RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5396, 13 July 1878, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Friday, July 12. (Before T. A. Mansford, Esq., R.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Two inebriates were dealt with in the usual manner. STOLEN GOODS. David Wylio, second mate of the Hyderabad,. was remanded till Tuesday next on a charge of having a stolen revolver in bis possession. HUSBAND AND WIFE. Ann Robinson, who appeared on her owq recognisances, appeared in consequence of her husband, William Robinson, having laid an information against her as being a lunatic likely to endanger her own and other people's safety. After being prrested on warrant on the previous day she was examined by Dra. Diver and Newman, who declared that she was perfectly sane. Prior to the sittiug of the Court Dr. Diver had a private consultation with his Worship with reference to the case. His Worship said that in this case the husband must have acted from purely malicious motives, without any ground whatever. Prom the examination made by (two medical men it appeared that Mrs. Robinson was neither a lunatic nor suffering from drink. How the husband could lay such a charge as this- he could not understand. Any husband who would prefer such a charge upon oath ought to be proceeded against for perjury, .and if that course could be adopted in reference to the husband in this case it would be followed. Robinson : I Wish the case remanded until to-morrow, ■ to bring witnesses to jorove how she has been carrying on. She is still going on even yet, threatening to do for me and the family. His Worship : I will grant no remand, and you had better be extremely careful in future. THE SHIP ELIZABETH, The five seamen re-appeared in Court, and the spokesman of the party said they had knocked off duty, and did not intend to do anything more on the vessel. Ilia Worship said he had no power to cause an inquiry to be made into the seaworthiness of the vessel unless the captain brought the men before him for some breach of the Merchant Shipping Act. If they were brought before him for a breach of that Act, and they pleaded the unseaworthiness of the ship, then he could cause an inquiry to be made. All he could now recommend them to do was to go on board the ship. If he could manage it he would try to see the master-of the Elizabeth during the day. The men then left the Court. Later in the day the captain of the Elizabeth laid an information against the men for disobeying orders, and they were arrested, and brought before Mr. Mansford at 3 p.m. Mr. Travers appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Fitz Gerald for the defendants.

At Mr. Fitz Gerald's request tho case was adjourned until next day at 10.30 a.m.