RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. THURSDAY, SEPT. 23.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 240, 26 September 1862, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. THURSDAY, SEPT. 23.

. (Before A. C. Strode, Esq.. R.M.) .DaoHKEirsE®. -Mary Ann Fwhe?, who was for we touria time caarged with druokennew, wa» ordered to pay 20* snd costs, or beimptkon^t for 43 hours, and, in aJdi»ion, Ca be imprisoned foriseven day# and kept to uard labour.—-Jaiaes Iretatid, Geo. Browa. and Robers Reynolds, were each fined 2(!s and costs, or, in defouU,"to be itnpifeaned iS hour*. _ Obstrdotiko a. Footpath.-—Mews. Ross and GJemlemng were charged with obstructing the foorpr.th in Pnnce3-s;rcet, b/ keepinj a quantity of poods oa them;-. Toe de%nuai»«* <1 id not appear; bat it van Bfittd that the only ezcuse they made was that they really aal not room on thdr pre'ofaes for all tho enods they received. A fiae of 10s and costs was inflicted. '■ Tab Charge op HoRSESTEAUKo.--PeJer Caron. Bel, sen., Peter Caftipbell, jun., Archibald Campbell, and Robert Sinc'air, appeared on remand, chim-eJ j with steahngr a horse, the property of Mr.Dvei-.of j the Taieri Ferrjr. Mr, Cook-applied-for a'farther remand for a dny, as Parnfll, a material witness, could not be found. Mr. Soi»lh and Mr. M'Greior object«.J. The wa-htratQ said tltU upon rev.'ewln" the evidence, he did not think it was sufficient to war.aat tne furUier dsU-ntion of any of the watted, except Arcfj-bald Carnpbell; and the two Peter taaipb9i»'and Sinclair weie tberefe-e diicliarK«tJ. There was not a shaiow of evidence to conneci Sinclair wah t:,a cfience, beyond the fact lhat ue was foaod lncimp'^y wi^Jj, tbo Cumpbits on the way to the Dan^XAii dlss\a%< Bi«l w*<» acceo^tl for the »_ipearance of Archibald Camobell at two o'clock on Faday...: --. - ■./;• .;.-.•■ - ':; ;; . •. UaxKGK 09 Si.y-Groo SBntrso,"—Jotm Brown, keeper of a boardie{;-bo^e in Great Kiag-st-eei, wa» si'ratnonetl on the inib-iaation of And-.ew Manroe, dßirvman, f<>r,un'a#««ry seil-og spirit. The in-fornie.-BMd that helwe^n eight aua niae o'clock on the evea'ng of Thu«*J»y, the 17th &fpt., he weat to to the defendant* house. A friend of bit (STna oe's) named Guart, wa? sUunlsng at the b:«r, and asked Ji:«n to drink. He consented, and saii that he wou-d take; brandy, A roan named James Runond asked i tfie ije.endant to bsm'jg. two brandies, a gin, and an ale. Ho (Monroe) dank one brandy. Raymond i took the other, Guest had the ale, and 'Georie* Kln2 drank tne gin.v Thomas Quest then naid &«. to tfce I tWndant for the four. He (Muoroe) dkl net drink hm brandy; he put it U, into a phial to tike away, [so as., to test wnetber the defendant sold groe ;on the sly. Mr. South, for tje defendant, submmea I that the informaaon must&H. It wai toere alleged ; that the eale wa% to Guest; but the informer's evl- ! ilence was that Raymond gave the order. That being so. the sale' van Jo him, despite the facithat Gae»t paid the money. The magistrate saii he coald not agree with tbi» view, but be took a not* of the ob- ; jecuon. Manroe—cross-examinwl. by Mr. South : About taree months a«o lie lodged in Brown's house, and ! left without paying hi* bill. He did not pay until .brown obtained an arrot warr&nt; he had not tbe money before. The four of them met by arrangement atßwa's house, his (Muroe's) object bein2 to convie- ijiown of sly-iffog belling. He was n&t actuated ■ by a desire to get the pt nalty, bat he did suppose that that a tbere was a pena'ty, he would be entitled to part of it. Certainly h« would accept tbe money If it was offered to him. Brown left ibe room to get th«? , drinks, but he relumed within a minute. He couid not say thift Brown did not go out for the l.'quor. Heilidnot remember that he swore Jhafclu drank hi<» glasi of bramlr, fJuew's accouuE wns that each of ilie lour culiod for his drink, and that Brcvn ahking for tbs money he gave him 9v Brown was out about three minutes, and then bt ought the liquor. i Before Muuroe came in thi* three of them had had & c.ass each, for which ho paid Mrs. Brown before the I liquor was brought. King aso-eel with Guest that I each called for..-:out own drink, but he swore that he had tbe brandy and Raymond the giu. He contradicted Guest as to the payment, declaring that the money was not given to Brown until he brought the drinks. Raymond's evidence generally agreed with i tl»at of King. AH the witnesses declared that they I were sure their visit to Brown's was on the 17th, and that it was on Thursday (the 17th really being Wednesday). t * The Magistrate said that there were such discrepancies in the evidence, at every turn, that it was useless to go further with the case. The witnesses had not arranged their atory well. ■! Mr. South said he had the permission of Mr. Weldon to state that be did not know a more respectable man and woman as keepers of a boarding-house than Mr. and Mrs. Brown, and that they had kept their house most dectntly. Lord Coke said of informers " turpjdem homtnum genus," and he thought it had been well illustrated in this case. ■ The Magistrate hoped it would be a warning to Brown if the ofilnce had been committed. The case was dismissed with costs; and as 10s. 'tos allowed to Brown, the total paid by Mnnroe was £1 Is. 6*d. ...• -; ■. •■-. !.':.-:.■■ ■ »•'. --. ■

The Land.—This day, throughout all parts of the co!oriyin which agricultural areas have been pro claimed under the operation of the Land Act of 1862, a latge proportion of them: will be open for selection at the land offices oL the various survey districts." As this will present the first occasion of the sort, no Jittle intere»t: promises to attach to the dolncsof tbe day, wheresoever one might happen to look.in. r With respect toßallaarat, time is to be at and after nine o'ejock -a.m. j pbee, the Sub-Trea-sury ; and t)»e prewding- officer,? Mr John Hall, land officer as well »s receiver and paymaster. We believe that so much bnsinews is,likely to come before him, that he will be assisted by one or more of the officiate frca* the Balhwrat district Survey-office, at which place, by the way, in the evening,» HI- be conaucted the balloting for precedence among thwe who have chanced to select the same allotments ior purareas of Higtnbotham and Francisford wiD be open for selection j oq^Friday;thbeeof Strathserriee tod BaJybourkej andmMonday, thj^ o| HeateMwt.- ' BaUaarat Star, 10th SeptemberT' •- r

'EoßflßßTi-A. carious cue of robbtty from tiie person took place on Sunday, at the AwtraUaian Hotel, where «;Mr; Dove, cf Mucklefoni," wTewd ofja-pockei-booki containing oue depwS! J^lptwr £200, on the Bau tof New South WalevCartlemalne: • oue n for LSO, on the; Bank <jf Victonii Maldon: a! LlO wote and a Lluoto* 'loalnsllver/ana^aemeiawi documents. Hw pocket was picked by some person in the room in broad daylight, A maawho hitherto has1 borne an irrepf (^chaMCcharaHer; is in cust%oa the Cftarge.— Tarrmgmer Times, Sept. »■: mnm —-