RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, HAMILTON. Wednesday. -(Before Mr H. W. Northcroft, R.M.) ILL TREATING A HORSE.

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RESIDENT MAGISTRA TE'S COURT, HAMILTON. Wednes day. -(Before Mr H. W. Northcroft, R.M.) ILL TREATING A HORSE.

WirjJVM Chvwkoiu) was chaiged on the intorriiation of tlie police with allowing one James O'Neill to cruelly ill-treat a n.ato hv riding her, she being' l.nno, and O'Netll was charged with cruelty in so nding the nixre. Mr O'NeiH appealed for the defendants, wlio are butcher boys, and pleaded guilty. He haid the case was similar to that of Faulkncr'h, hoaid at the comt soive time ago. The mare was lame until she was wanned yip a bit, when hhe got all light. Taking Crawfoid's youth into consideration he ciaved the leniency of the comt. The ofchei boy was simply obeying insti actions, and should, the learned counsel submitted, be Jet ofF. His Worship fined Crawford 5-> and 11s cost-, and dismissed the chaigti against the boy O'Neill with a caution. MAbrElfj AND SIUtVAVra ACT. Michael McSweeney was charged with that he, being in the employment of one Clniles Hall, a blacksmith, did without lawful excuse absent himself fiom his work on the 21->t inst. Complainant deposed that McSweeney asked him for leave to play in a football match on Hatuiday afternoon, which he refused. Defendant however went to the match, and on the following evening came to witness's place and took his. clothe*, &c. away, and had not since letumed. He had taken defe'idxnt on at 5a per week and Ins keep to leain the trade. Koi the defence, McSueeny said thecompl unant had not carried out hi-> agreomiMit He had not been paid weekly as stipulated, and Hall was frequently away, leaving w tno--s nothing ti> (,'u. He (defendant) was undei the inipiession that if he left a week's wage> behind it was not necessity to give n >tic 3 of his intention to leave, ami Hall still owed him His (id. Bi'foie he went t.) Hall he was employed by Mr Sw r ai brick, and complainant told him he could leave hib employment without notice by forfeiting a week's wage^. Witness, however, preferied to give Mr Swaibiick a week's notice. His Woiship said it appealed that defendant hid niciely acted accoiding to the advico of complainant, and dismissed the Case with costs.

civil cam:s. Calder v. Hokoia. — Claim, £5, amount of damage done on plaintiff's land at Wliata-wha-ta by defendant's pigs. Mi O'Neill for plaintift. Judgment was given fm amount claimed, with £0 7s <>d co-.tr>. McXiekle v. R Wood.— Claim, £20, for defcontion of cattle. Mr Hay iov plaintiff and Mr O'Neill for defendant. Non-suited with costs. A number of other small debt cases, chiefly actions for the recovery of rate.-, weie dealt with.