(EBON OUB OWN COBBESPPNDENT.) • .. ;; December 6. \ The Resident Magistrate, his Worship H, S. Wardell, Esq., .held his usual Court here to* day;, There were half*a-dozen civil cases on the KbV hot all of them were settled out of court; ■ The town board ranger had two cases in contravention ,6(' by-law 27, for driving through the township without lights... /In one ease, the defendant pleaded guilty/ ana.was fined Is, and costs 7s. In the othet there Wfts no appearance, but the case Was proved/' and the delinquent mulcted in ss, and 12s costs. M. Battersby v. Kean—a charge agaiaßt .a juvenile, aged.abont. 8 years, of stealing seven pieces' of fire Wood, valned at fid/ The defendant ■did not appear.' The service was proved, aud ia, yrarrant was, issued for the arrest-of the youngster, bat,the 14 boy. jm bine” still, could not .find' him, so the case, had to stond oyer, 1 Another phtifle bf the locally-celebrated Spargo case-caine'tinder the UotiCe of the Court, the /wife supported by Mr Gray, of Beard attd iGray, applying fori a. protection order against her: husbaad. John Spargo, who.;wto ; ,defended by'idr B. N/Sandilands. The case was adr journed untirthe 20th instant, for attendance of witnesses, the defendant being bailed iri ! £lo to keep the peace in the meantime. M. Sage v. Grigg—board:‘and [lodging provided for another persoD. Judgment was given for, £6 4s, and costs. The Resident' Magistrate having drawn the attention ! of counsel present to the fact that the first" Bittingtr in January would fall on the 3rd prox, Messis Beard and Sandilands coincided with 'the general expres sion of the fraternity in th 9 Valley to post pone the sitting to the ensuing regular Court day, on the 20th January, 1883. A rather amusingseepe concluded the business of theday. 'Outside the courthouse, the town board ranger and the poundkeeper had a few friendly words (?); and Constable Bennetts in terfering, some rather choice language was used by the former.. His Worship had not left the bench, andjfie ranger ,was docked’ for using obscene language on the Queen’s high way,' add fiuedfis, or days’ Jmprfson toent.-ji'.vj;ti

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