RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURI.

Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 320, 13 November 1860, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURI.

.[Before J. Poynteb, Esq., Resident Magistrate.] Wednesday, November 7, 1860. Harman v. Bush for £12.—Defendant admitted the debt. Judgment for plaintiff with costs. Porter v. Hardings for £4.—Defendant ad* mitted the debt. Judgment for plaintiff with

COStB. . • "'; William Fox of Nelson, carpenter, was again brought up ior being drunk. The Magistrate fined him 10s. and costs.

Thursday, November 8. Larceny.— Emily Hogan was charged by David McKenzie, of the Pelprus Valley, Innkeeper, with having stolen sundry private papers, gold chain, pencil case, monies, &c, and concealing the same in hei- baggage left at the Victoria Hotel, Nelson, where she subsequently lodged. David McKenzie sworn : I returned home from Nelson on Saturday last; next morning went to my desk for some papers, but found them gone. A man named Robert Joneß had charge of it during my absence, and on being asked about it, denied any knowledge of them. The prisoner was a servant of mine, and had left two or three days previously, during my absence, having been discharged by me. Upon examination I found the box had been broken open, and the papers abstracted; it was fall of accounts, receipts, and other papers of seven years' transactions. Amongst the-things were a twenty dollar and a fiv2 dollar gold piece, and £1 15s. had been ; taken from the till. I suspected the prisoner, and went to her lodgings with a constable, searched her boxes and found the articles produced: two bottles of hair oil, and four books, were identified as mine, also a dictionary, almanack,.and some other books; I value the goods now produced at 275. A,man named David Wells informed me that the prisoner had wanted him to pick the lock of ray box for her.

The case was then remanded to yesterday, Menday, "when upon being resumed, the prisoner acknowledged having bumt|the papers, and was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labor.

Friday, November 9. .Refractory Seamen;— -James Deeble, engineer; William Bowling, fireman; Thomas Crow' ley, and Abraham Laird, stokers, of the steamer Rapid, were brought up on warrant for being absent without leave, and disobedience of lawful commands on board the said vessel. G. Levien, captain, p/oduced the ship's papers enrolling the names of the prisoners. The prisoner Bowling, leading fireman, was sentenced to two months' imprisoument, with hard labor,. Crowley and Laird, who seemed to have been misled by the others, were sentenced' to one month's imprisonment. But the captain not wishing to press the charge, as they were really good working men, after being formally committed, were then discharged. . Deeble, the engineer, accused of wilful disobedience of lawful commands, did not admit the charge. It appears the captain required on Thursday morning last an answer to a letter that was given to defendant to ascertain the state of the machinery, in order to complete the voyage. This defendant refused to do, in consequence of not, getting his breakfast in time. Sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labor. •