SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 215, 7 October 1903, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

TuesßiY, October 6ih. (Before Eu Honor Mr Justice Edwards.) 4 STBATFOB3) ARSON CASE. Isaac John Salmon, who pleaded guilty to a charge of arson at Stratford, was brought up for sentence. His Honor said he had deeded to take a lenient course with the prisoner ind release bim on probation, because the prisoner did not beloDg to the criminal class, and also that he had pleaded guilty on his own confession, a matter on which his Honor said it would be batter not to comment. He would release prisoner on probation for two years, and order him to pay 15i 10d, tbe costs of the prosecution. He would be allowed six months to pay,

IN BANCO. BROOKING AND OTHERS V. PEARCE. In this case, heard before Mr Stanford, S.M. at Stratford in February last, judgment was given for £7O, the amount of plaintiff's claim for losses occasioned by the breach of agreement by defendant in connection with a contract to milk on shares, defendant having contracted to tupply 45 cows by December Is*-, 1902, but failed to do so, Defendant now appealed against the Magistrate's decision. Mr Hutchen (instructed by Malone, McVeagh and Anderson) appeared for the appellant, and Mr Samuel, instructed by Mr Spence, of Stratford, for the respondents, Afttr hearing witness and counsel on both sides His Honor said that on the face of the evidence he could not disturb the Magistrate's decision, but he would nave liked the Magistrate to have supplied faim with bjs notes of the evK dence, He would dismiss the uppea 1 , but he would no* allow full costs The ccsta would be £lO instead of £2O,

The appeal case G. Kay v. E, T. Hills, was struck out on the application of counsel engaged, Messrs Samuel and Spence. This concluded the business.