RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, HAMILTON. Wednesday.—(Before Mr H. W. Northcroft, R.M.)

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RESID ENT MA GISTRA TE'S COURT, HAMILTON. Wednesday.— (Before Mr H. W. Northcroft, R.M.)

FURIOUS HIDINft. Alfred Ticklepeimy, Frank Ticklepenny and Charles Scott were charged with furious i iding in Victoria-street, Hamilton, on the 24th \ilt. The case agaiiibt Frank Ticklepeniiy was withdrawn, and the other defendants pleaded guilty, and were fined 5s each with costs. Richaid Mays was charged with a similar offence, committed on Sunday evening last. Defendant pleaded guilty, and had nothing to say in extenuation of the offence. Sergp.mt McCJovern said the case was a most flagiant one. One Sunday evening just as people were going to chuich, voting 1 Mays and a man named William McLcisli, rode down Victorui-stieet as hard as they could towards the bridge, seuously \m perilling the safety of foot passengers. MoLeish had up to the present evaded servie* of the summons. His Woi->lup administered a well deserved caution to tlie defeudant .^nd fiiioii him 5-5 and costs.

CIVIL CASIS H. Kelly v. J3ioh.-Ol.iiin, £P» \alueof cow. Defendant put 1 m a siit-off for £7 '> (id for goods sold and delivered to pLvintili MrHiv for plaintiff and Mr O'Neill, f-.s defendant. Mr Hay objected to the }>>.i ticuLtis of the .set-off as not Ivmii o\i)hcit enough, aud the bench up held the objection. Mr O'Neill t ■ agieod to lot judgment go in f.uour i)f plaintiff, on the understanding that defendant would bung an action for tlie recovery of the debt owing by plaintiif uev Couifc day. Judgment was accordaigl. given for plaintiff, but execution wasstayed pending defendant's action.