CANTERBURY.

Southland Times, Volume VI, Issue 498, 20 June 1866, Page 3

CANTERBURY.

Chkistchtjech, 18th June. Arrived — Claud Hamilton, from North, on Saturday, 16th inst.; sailed, South, with outgoing English Mail, immediately. Hokitika.—The Overland Mail brings no tidings of Dobson. The mining news very satisfactory. Maid of the Mill wrecked on Hokitika bar. News from Auckland represents the Natives as being still very unsettled, and threatening another outbreak at Taruanga. 19th June. Arrived—Wild "Wave, from Sydney. Sailed—Storm Bird, for Newcastle; Duncan, for Pelorus. All hope of Dobson given up ; supposed to have been murdered, and buried; search parties still out.

EESIDENTMAGISTEATE'S COUET. (Before H. M'Culloch, Esq., E.M.) MONDAY, JUNE 18th, 1866. Matthew Hanley and George Williams, - were each fined lOs., for drunkenness, with the option of 24 hour's imprisonment. Martin Maley was charged by Constable "Wilson with being drunk and disorderly, on Sunday evening, and with tearing his tunic. Eor the first charge he was 205., or 48 hour's imprisonment, and on the second he was ordered to pay 305., or 3 day's imprisonment. ASSAULT. Erancis Jack v. John ! Lucas. — This was an information laid for an assault, alleged to have been committed in Deestreet, on the 16th inst. Defended did not appear, and warrant was ordered to be issued. CIVIL CASF3. JONES V. BRIGHT. Claim for £2 2*. . for goods snpplied. ■ Verdict in default, for plaintiff, with costs. CAHLTiL V. CATANAGH. This action was to recover the sum of £25, the alleged value of goods stated to "be wrongfully detained by defendant. Mr. Harvey appeared for plaintiff; Mr Macdonald, for defendent. The plaintiff stated that on granting a "bill of sale over certain goods then in his possession in the Shamrock Hotel, Invercargill. The goods which he now claimed were not included in the sale. The goods consisted of a gun and case, revolver, lamp and kitchen dresser, and he considered the price put upon them (£25) a fair one. Cavanagh, about eighteeD months since, had promised to pay the amount, and never denied liability till about six weeks since ; he refused to pay a farthing, and defied plain 4 iff to do his worst. Since a summons was taken out, defendant had offered him £20 to settle the account, but he refused, and never Bpoke to him on the subject since. The defendant had sold the goods in question, and never accounted for the proceeds. The amount named in the bill of sale is £125. Mrs. Brown, of Eoslyn Bush, is in possession of the dresser, which is valued at £4 in the account claimed. Margaret Brown deposed to having got the dresser in dispute from Cavanagh, who had bought it at the auction sale at the Shamrock Hotel, for 12s. 6d. Thomas Cavanagh, the defendant, stated that the gun in questi^i ,- as left by plaintiff in the Shamroc> ii.-iei, and was the property of a man who owed plaintiff money. Plaintiff had told him to sell the gun for what it would fetch, but he refused to do so, fearing he would get into trouble in the matter. The owner of the gun some time since applied for it, and he was told it would be given him on an order from plaintiff. He never offered plaintiff £20 to settle the action. The goods altogether, on which he held a bill of sale for £125, only realised £25. He bought the lamp and dresser in question, which are valued in the account at £14, for 22s Gd. He was ready to deliver up the gun to the owner when required. Counsel having addressed the Court, the Eesident Magistrate reserved his decision till this day, the 20th inst. MOBISON, LAW AND SQUIEES V. MACINTYRE. The plaintiff in this action claimed the cum of £50 damages, incurred in consequence of defendant having wrongfully causing delivery of a bullock at the time he was acting" for them as manager on Mavora station. A number of witnesses were called in this case to prove the identity of the bullock in dispute, which appeared to have belonged to Meadows, and for which he lately recovered damages from present plaintiffs, but as no fault or carelessness was proved, or even alleged en the part of defendant, the Court gave judgment for defendant, with costs.