RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 175, 7 June 1862, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Friday, 6th Juke, 1862.

(Before Alfred Chotham Strode, Esq., R.M.)

Dkuneenness. —John Chapman was charged by Constable Pilkington with having been drunk yesterday. The Bench inflicted a fine of 205., or, in default, committed him to gaol for a term of 48 hours. Win. Hughes, charged with a similar offence, was also fined a like penalty. This man had beeu previously convicted on the 27th February, and £>th April.

. Stray Horses.—George Anderson was charged on the information of Constable Forster, with suffering two horses to stray within the limits of the town boundary. His Worship remarked that the public ought not to be so annoyed by cattle and animals being permitted to wander abroad to the great damage of private gardens. The lScnch fined the defendant ss. for each head.

S. R. Woodall v. Harris.—Action for the recovery of £18. There was no appearance of the defendant. The plaintiff was in court. The Bench gave judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the full amount claimed, together with costs. S. 11. Woodall v. Fargie.—No appearance of the defendant. ..The case was postponed to Monday next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Smith y. Row. —No appearance of either party. Case dismissed.

JlosesA. Ijbs v. Jambs. —There was no appearance of eii-her party. Case dismissed. Moysb v. ]Duncan.—Case dismissed; not coming within the jurisdiction.

Duncan v. Lamb.—Mr. Prendergast stated that this action arose out of a transaction with the schooner Catherine. There would be a number of witnesses to be examined on both sides, and the learaed gentleman expressed an opinion that justice could not be done to it in the Magistrate's private room. . The Bench remanded the case for hearing on Monday next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

CowrEit v. Douglas. —No appearance of either party. Case dismissed. The business of this'court terminated by 12 noon.