Saturday, IGth July. (Before C. D. R. Ward, Esq., lt.M.) John M'Leod v J. D. Benge — Assault — Defen dant bound over to keep the peace for 12 months. Alfred Pilkington was charged with drunken ness.—Fined 55., in default of payment to be committed for 48 hours. George Crawford v \\ illiam Miller — Debt on award. — Adjourned to the 19th July. Monday, 18th July. Charles D. Barraud v Thomas Ellison— Debt, £i 0 ds Id — Judgment by consent for amount and costs 9s. Susan Smith v George Menzies— Debt. £51 15s lid— Withdrawn. Patrick Shields v. William Howe— Breach ol the Impounding Act— Fined Is, costs remitted. John Merton was charged with drunkenneas— Reprimanded and discharged.
John Clark was charged with vagrancy — Tho charge was fully proved, and the prisoner com ; mitted for two months, with hard labour. , Peneomi v John Jones, George Stapleton, and , Edward Smith. Tho defendants wore private soldiers in the 2nd Battalion 14th Regiment, and had assaulted tho plaintiff and two others at Te Aropah, Tho charge was clearly proved and they were fined 10s each — in dcfiult of payment to be committed for seven days, with hard labor.
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