RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Cambridge. Yesterday. (Before H. W. Northeroft, Esq., R.M.) LARCENY.

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RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Cambridge. Yesterday. (Before H. W. Northcroft, Esq., R.M.) LARCENY.

Te.Muri Katokato was charged with stealing a child's frock, valued at 10s 6d, from the store of Mr McVeigh, on the 23rd ult. Mr Beale appeared for the defence, and pleaded guilty. The prisoner was fined four times the value of the article stolen — 42s and costs, — and to pay the value of the dress, 10s 6d.

OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE. Kaeo and Harane, two natives, pleaded guilty to obstructing the police while arresting the above prisoner, and were each ordered to pay a fine of £5. Wirihana, another native who was concerned in the same affair, did not appear in answer to the summons, but was arrested before the Court closed, and at the hearing of the charge against him so much fresh evidence was adduced affecting .all three natives f avor&bly that His Worship decided to grant a rehearing. At this it came out that the three natives obstructed the police, owing to a misappropriation. It appeared that when the police were arresting the woman she had a child in her arms wearing the stolen frock. The child was related to three other natives, but not her, and they could not be made to understand (there being no one present to intrepret) that the police only required possession of the child 'because it had the dress on, consequently they endavored to rescue it, but did not in any way ill use the police or create any serious distnrbance. His Worship said that after hearing the first evidence adduced he would remit the penalties he had imposed, but warned the prisoners to be more careful in the future how they interfere with the police, giving them to understand that in any future cases of natives creating disturbances he would be inclined to send them to gaol without the optionTof a fine.'

Civil Cases. J. T. Camp v. Allom, claim £13 15s Bd. Judgment for plaintiff for full amount and costs. George Lamb v. Awakatere, claim £12 2s, amount of a dishonored promissory note. Judgment for full amotint and costs. - Swayne and Co. v. John Paul, claim £3 16s 6d. Judgment for plaintiff for full amount and costs. J. Bates v. T. Rice, claim £11 9s lOd. Judgment for full amount and costs.