RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT—Yesterday.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 55, 9 December 1871, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT— Yesterday.

Before W. Fraser, Esq., Tt.M. Jas. Baker v. Jas Batten. —This case stood over for judgment from the previous Friday, and the II.M. said he should now nonsuit the plaintiif.—Plaintiff nonsuited accordingly. —The action was to recover the sum of £0 for rent of premises adjoining the Wharf Hotel. J. Edwouthy v. J. Cohen, —This was a claim for £3 lGs 3d for sundries, and also stood over for judgment from last Friday. Tho R.JVI. said although the amount was small it involved a point of importance and he should furlhci adjourn the matter until next Court day in order to consult the authorities. —Judgment reserved accordingly. J. Craig v. S. Young.—This was a claim for £ll Is for sundries ; £7 2s Gd was paid into Court. —On the application of Mr Tyler the case was adjourned for a week with a view of its being settled by arbitration.

Judgment for Plaintiffs.—J. Read v. C Griffin and T. Dunlop £9 10s, on an account stated ; W. Raynes v. Winchcombe, £G 8s 2d. for goods sold and delivered ; Smiling Beauty G.M.Co. v. R. Davidson, 10s Gd for calls (costs 19s); same v. Isabella McLiver,£l 0s 9d for calls(costs 19s) ; J. W. Rountree v. W. Wincheombe, £1 17s, balance of an account for butcher’s

meat; same v. R. Gardiner, £2 12s 2d; same v. Bunting, £3 Is 7d ; Conroy and Foss v. Adolph Beisscll £2 12s Gd for goods. J. W. Rountree v. R. Murdock. — I This was an action to recover the sum of £3 ss, balance of account due for a horse.— Mr Macdonald appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Lascelles for defendant. —The plaintiff deposed that lie sold a horse to defendant for £5 15s, and another horse. He got the horse and £2 10s, but the balance is due and owing. —Mr Lascelles crossexamined the plaintiff to show that the £2 10s was not to be paid in cash, luff in firewood, and that 15s had been paid fora horse collar.—Robert Farmer deposed that ho was present when the bargain was struck between the parties. £2 10s was to be paid in cash, and a like amount in firewood. The wood was tendered to plaintiff, but he would not accept it, saying he wanted cash.—Robert Murdock, the defendant, gave a similar version of the matter. —The R.M. nonsuited the plaintiff, with costs, £2 Is. J. T. Morris v S. Howard, and others. This was an action by Thomas Joseph Morris, an employee at the Theatre Royal, against Samuel Howard, J. B. Steele, J. C. Joyce, J. F. Keogh, and James South, trading as Howard and Co., to recover the sum of £l2 for balance of salary. The case was called on, but on the application of the plaintiff’s solicitor, Mr Tyler, it was struck out. There were several other cases on the list, but they were .either settled out of court, or struck out for non-appearance of the parties concerned.