RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, HAMILTON.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1303, 4 November 1880, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COUR T, HAMIL TON.

Yesterday. — [Before H. W. Northcroft, Esq., R.M.]

Breaches of the Borough By-Laws. Thomas Jolly was charged with allowing a vehiole to bo diiven without a light throuirh the Borough of Hamilton on the night of tlio 21th ultimo. Defendant admitted tho offeuce, and the particulars of the case having 1 been detailed by (Serjeant MoGovern, I Tho Magistrate cautioned the dcfcudiiut and oiderpd liim to p.iy (,osts.

J. IJ. "Whyte Wtij charircd with driving a vehicle through the Boumgh ot Hamilton without lamps on tho night of the 30th ultimo.

Mv W. ~M. Hiy .'ippo.ir^d for the defendant iind admitted tho uitonce, stilting 1 lhat Mr Whyto hid li^lit,-. befom he neatcd Lhu town, but cxliuyuishcd thuin in older to f^ee the better. CtiutiuiK'd and oidcred to p.iy oobfcs. John Deey.m was oh.irgod with a bimil.ir olt'eiice. Cautioued aud oidercd to pay costs.

Assault. The adjourned cane of assault", L. tTackson v. A. Jackson, was ailkd. Thuro was no appeanmoe of defendant. Sergeant McG-ovein t-t ited th,tt the, clofendaufc had loft fur Auckland, and piobably the domestic Hju.ibbleh were now at an end, at> they had aepanited. The plaintiff btatcd her willingness to withdraw the charge, but hoped that .steps Avould be taken to compel the defendant to contribute toward* her maintenance. The charge was accordingly withdrawn.

Civil Cases. Coates v. Taylor. — Judgment in this case was adjourned for the consideration of a law point raided by the defendant's solicitor. — Mr Hay appeared for the plauititf and Mr O'Neill for the defendant. John Reed v. Walter Chitty, claim £2 Bs, for wages. — Judgment for £1 12s. James Shine v. Dey and French, claim £4 Bs.— Mr O'Neill for the plaintiff, and Mr Hay for the defendant. — This was a case in which the plaintiff claimed damages on account of some bad clover seeds which the defendants sold to him las>t year, knowing them to be bad. The value of the seed so bought was Bs, being at the rate of Is per lb., and the £4 was claimed for the loss of the season. — The evidence of the plaintiff went to show that the seed was bad, but the defendant's solicitor called several witnesses, who deposed that they had purchased seed from the same consignment and found it to be good. — Counsel for both sides quoted authorities at some length in support of their contentions, but His Worship gave judgment on the evidence before him, the balance of which was in favor of the defendants. Because the plaintiffs seed had for some reason failed to come up it was no reason that the whole of the seed was bad, seeing that several witnesses had deposed to buying some of the very seed, and finding it to be all right. He gave judgment for the defendants with costs. \V. H. F. Sancles v. W. Kripner.— Judgment for 10s and costs. This was all the business.

"Donkeys Have Ears."— Emily (playat lawn-tennis with the new curnte) — "What's the game now, Mr Miniver?'' Curate; Forty — love." Irrevent Gardener (overhearing) : " Did y'ever hear such imperence ! Love, indeed ! And him not heen in the parish above a week ! Just like them parsons J" — Punch.