RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 382, 21 June 1861, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

Wednesday, June 19.

[Before J. Poyntee, Esq., Resident Magistrate.] Win. Newman v. Christopher Schwass, for £1. The complainant said he was employed by the defendant to repair a door, at the Rising Sun. He got Mr. Denne to do it for him, but had not paid Mr. Denne for it.

The Magistrate said he must dismiss the case in consequence of complainant not paying Mr. Denne for the work.

John Lockett v. Evan Prichard, for £3 Os. Cd., for subscriptions and fines for non-attendance at drill.

John Lockett sworn: The defendant was a member of No. 2 company, having been sworn in on the 2Gth May, 18G0. Defendant said he never heard of any rules being printed before seeing them now in Court. He had written to the Captain to say that, owing to illness in his family and the want of an assistant in the shop, he could not attend.

The Magistrate said that was not a sufficient excuse to prevent him from enfovcing the fines. N. Edwards sworn : I am Captain of No. 2 Company, and defendant is a sworn-in member of the same. I produce the attendance book; by a rale of the Company I have the powej of fining

any member for non-attendance, confirmed by a Court of Appeal. Defendant stated that he had not been applied to for it in a* proper manner. The Captain told him that he had better not attend drill any more as he would only be in the way, not being conversant- with the use of the musket. In the month of March ho saw the Captain, who told him of his inability to remit any fine ; he asked me to attend at the next Court of Appeal, but I did not a 9 I could not afford the time. Told the Captain afterwards that I had an assistant and would attend, but he said he would much rather I did not; he did not tell me I should be fined. Considered from that I need n.t attend any more.

The Magistrate fined him £2 17s 6d and costs. Defendant said he would not pay it, but appeal to a higher Court.

Nash and Scaife v. John Hutchison, for £3 17s Gd., for goods supplied. Some money was paid into Court, but refused. Arthur Wm. Scaife said : Defendant purchased a pair of steelyards, the price was 28s. in voice price; got them on the 29th March, 1860 - r he never complained of the price until the 17th of this month. Defendant stated that as soon as he got the invoice- (4 months afterwards) he wrote to' Mr. Jas. Gorrie, saying there was a mistake in the price, and asked him to see Mr. Scaifo, and tell him there was a mistake in tho account, which bcaife refused to allow.

James Gorrie substantiated what defendant had stated.

Defendant said ho was willing to pay the right decount, but not to be imposed upon. Verdict for £3175. Gd. G. Christie v. A. Dodson for £5 for hogshead of a le. Verdict for the amount and costs.