PRESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 65, 29 October 1864, Page 2

PRESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Thtteslday, 25th Octobeb, 1864. V ''(Before H. vMCiuloch,; Esqj, R7M.) ;-. ,Two di-unkards were - mulcted iri the penalty of ss. and 10s. respectively. Another forfeited his bail (405.) to appear on a similar charge. -' ' Criminal Assault.^— Samuel Silcock was brought up on.the.above-charge, on the person of Fanny ' Fitzgerald. There,, was., a considerable time spent in the hearing of the 7eviderice in this case, during which . the /doors pf the Court were closedYY y '"'"' '*' "' 7 -.'■"• -j !-, "'' ..-.,-, After.the case for the prosecution was closed, the accused applied that ther case, might be re-, manded for the production of witnesses on his be-, half. Xi. Remanded till the following day accordingly. ■ * Iliegaii SEi<i.iNG;r7Chas r '7P;; 'Campbell was informed against for this offence, but 7,sufll«, • oienfTprobf not- being forthcoming! - the case* V&8 dismissed,

UIVUI l^AJilfiSJ < i \ - maxcoim and othebs v. m'neis aitd wiisoirr * . Mr.- Harvpy, for * the v defendants, ' app7e#recl;tp' crave, x upsn 'affidavit, for.are'-hearingof thMj^a,!©..--- - He" stated that a material' witness who was &b-\^ sent at the first trial- would now be present to give evidence if the application were granted^., Eresh. evidence had^also been discovered, bearing directly on the" caseYl' '"'Af TAAA'f ' ..■■•:ru?t^ & - i y-s;y A '"■'-- Mr; -Button*,- -who -appeared for the plaifttiffs^ objected., to. the a granting .,; ; oJu>the, appUca'fipn,. ; ,and., . submitted that the^affidavit of opposite, counsel was defective, inasmuch as it did riot' show- the -facts stated; ' - — • ~": —— -y - y Tliejm%istrate^ 7ref used ' to : grant) t^j^^a-^; ; '■fcionyy. ■ '" '" : y .-•■*- ■'■'-a-v y iThe Court then adjourried.7 ■'"■' '* -- ' *~XA:: -a.

'"''''FBn)AT, ; .2BTH..:.pOTOB ,^J77I-^,-*--A.- ■; - : •-.-,-. ~> -- ~ ~-(Be^e7:H^ ; C^*^q:, B-M^) 7- XXX-i ■ Melbourne HoUpway, was -informed against A at; the i-astance-of 'Sergeant Forster, for having, been, ; at such a 'distance from his horse in Dee-street," Onthe 22nd instant, as to have lost control ---of-* it. 7Holloway;did not appear, and.hejwasJhied/in'ab'Berice,oiithe sum of 40s. "'" A;' ..I'CBiitiQrAi ~A¥sAraT.- — Samuel Silcock was" broughtup on remand"on: this" charge," ~bn '•me person.of jFanny Fitzgerald. 'A^r^aje.disi^M.ble amount of 'evidence oiiibehalf ,of j the.prisoner. was - i adduced, 'the magistrate yfound, .no; case ; for. ; the prosecution. The prisoner waß'Jffien "discharged. '"" ■ ; -KlYjiCiyx^. Cases".].; YY -v . «y ; >7' v-v: ' s7"M)'%OOTH^%YA.' ;^HOIAASy -jA' A-j-A AAA Parties [appeared inTpefsoh;./:: "77 Y., .7 77/7 77 7 i This was'ari'ac^idh-to'recovera lawyer's bill"" of 7eosts %r business done for and in the interest of tMrYDohald Munro, of Riverton 1 (now absconded) who.-Ihadl acted imderYa^'power of "attorney from the present! defendants and ifor which the plaMtiff contended he was liable;; •--—.-■- - p- ~. ■- --- • The defendant pleaded-' not indebted.'* • '. 'si f 7 Mr. r South gave evidence that the sum claimed (£8 lOsl 6d.) was included in the original bill of costs' fendeiedvtp TMr. Munro, ;and w;Hch; had been- . ..taxed* .as-' fair' and 'reasonable by the' Registrar of ithe Supreme Court. „ - * .--.-*,' • # . TMi*.. 7 Johnstone, Registrar, corroborated his former evidence- as- to the ■■- correctness of : the charges, j - Mi.' Nicholas admitted the power of attorney to Mr. Muni^o, but contended, from accounts which hehanded into Court, that ;hejwas hot irideb'ted r in any sum tb the plaintiff. Judgment in/this case was reserved iill Monday"; morning, to allow time for the examination of the accounts. .;■ ; j ..- * \ A .*"-'■ '* .;' ''a "J iV/" -y ■■-, ■■ Tbe Magistrate fined the "defendant in the sum of £10 for contempt of Court. The Court then rose. ,