MAGISTERIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2215, 23 April 1880, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

WAIMATE—YKSTKKDAY.

(Before IB Beetham, Esq., IBM., and the Mayor.) CATTLE Tlt KSI'ASS. James Biekus was charged with allowing 18 head of cattle to stray on the railway line. Accused pleaded guilty, but argued that the railway line was not fenced all the way, and the cattle had strayed through an opening. T 1 ic Bench postponed the case for 14 days, as a test case was coining on before a higher Court. ALLEGED SUNDAY TRADING. John Doolcjy licensee of the Waimato Hotel, was charged with selling spiritous liquors on Sunday, to other than bona-fide boarders or travellers. From (he evidence it appeared that the informant, Patrick Ivauo, represented that he was a traveller, and that he laid (ho information because (he landlord boxed his cars for insulting a servant girl. The case was dismissed. ALLEGED UK I! JURY. Mr Clement asked (hat (he witnesses in T. H. Gr. Smith's case should bo bound over to prosecute at the Supreme Court. Mr Jameson objected on the ground that the case in which the alleged perjury look place, was not yet completed, the plaintiff having applied for a new trial. Mr Clement argued that it was now too late to make such an objection as the perjury case had been heard before the just ices,and thccivil case out of which the perjury arose had been determined, the jury having given (heir verdict. Tiie Bench considered that the plaintiff in Theobald v. Studholme having moved fora new trial, the case was still sub jit dice, and that they had made a mistake in going into Smith’s case. They resolved, therefore, t<> proceed no further, leaving the plaintiff to apply for a mandamus from the Supreme Court if he felt aggrieved. CIVIL CASKS. Weber v. Lithgow—Claim, £fo 10s. Judgment for plaintiff for £3 and costs, and £7 10s paid into Court. Blvth v. Wheeler —Claim, £33 Os 4d. Judgment for plaintiff for £lO 7s lOd paid into Court; plaintiff to pay defendant’s costs. “ Waimatc Times ” Company v Urc— Claim, £2 3s. Judgment for plaintiffs and costs. Bradshaw v. Mills—Claim, £4 4s, for rent and possession of a tenement. The defendant was ordered to pay the claim, and give up possession on or before April 2lt. Ah Chung v. J. Thomson—Claim, £2O, for wages. J udgment was given for plaintiff for £l2 bs and costs.