CHARLESTON.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 940, 9 March 1872, Page 2

CHARLESTON.

(FBOil OUE OWN COERESPOtfDENT.) Dr Giles held a sitting of the Resident Magistrate and Warden's Courts on Thursday last.

EM. COUET. Drennan v. Kirkpatrick.—lnsulting and threatening language. Plaintiff laid an information for the above offence, and stated that he went into Grant's Hotel on Thurs.lay last, defendant was there at the time and attempted to strike him, but was pre. vented from doing so by a persou who was present.

Defendant pleaded mitigating cir< cumstances in the case in consequence of a judgment which plaintitf obtaiued in the Court against him for the amount of which he (defendant) was not liable. Dr Giles said that defendant's plea partly sustained plaintiff's case, and sentenced him to pay a fine of 20s and costs or seven days' imprisonment. Fenton v. Williamson. Claim, £5 3s. Defendant admitted liability for the amount of £4> 3s. Plaintiff stated that he had purchased the butchering business of Protitt and Humphrey, to whom de« fenclaut owed the sum of £5 3s> which he hsd paid, at the request of defendant, who had offered £i in settlement of the debt, on Saturday last. rlain* tiff also sued for interest. The Magistrate said he could not allow interest, but gave judgment for £5 3s and costs. Geary v. Cooper.-—Claim, £lO, for wages. Dr Giles, in giving judgment, said that plaintiff was clearly entitled to some amount, and, as a claim had been sold for the benefit of defendant, he gave judgment for £9 and costs. The Bishop of Nelson delivered a lecture at the Literary Institute on Thursday evening. His subject was the Early History of the Manuscripts of the New Testament. Dr Giles occupied the chair. The room was crowded, and the lecture was highly intellectual and instructive, and was extremely well received. Owing to the lateness of the hour the Bishop stated his willingness to defer the delivery of the remaining portion of it until Saturday evening if the audience wished it, or, if not, he would con' tinue with it. It was decided that the remainder of the lecture should be delivered on Saturday evening. A vote of thanks to the lecturer was pro» posed by Mr Greenwood and carried by acclamation.