...to bo the father of her bastard child, such justices shall hear the evidence of such woman, and auch other evidence as she may produce, and shall also...alleged to be the father, and if the evidence of the said mother be corroborated in some material particular by other testimony to the satisfaction of the...

...and also in section 4 we find it enacted that the Justices " shall hear the evidence of such woman," and " shall also hear any evidence tendered by, or...on behalf, of the person alleged to be the father." That is, it is imperative on them as Justices to hear the evidence ; and then it goes on, if the evidence...

...Vic., chap. 10, sec. (5, that before an order of filiation can be made, the evidence of the mother must be corroborated in some material particular by other testimony, to the satisfaction of the Justices. " This rule," says Taylor in his work on Ecidtncf, sec. 702, " has been wisely established...

...evidence on both sides is heard (o). And if the evidence of the mother as to the paternity of the child be corroborated in some material particular by other testimony to the satisfaction of the justices, the man charged may be adjudged to be the " putative father" of the child in question (/>);...

...session shall hear the evidence of the mother, and such other evidence as she or the said guardians may produce, and shall also hear any evidence tendered...corroborated in some material particular by other evidence to the satisfaction of the said justices, they may adjudge the man to be the putative father...

...the petty session, the justices in auch petty session shall hear the evidence of euch woman, and snch other evidence as she may produce, and shall also...corroborated in some material particular by other evidence to the satisfaction of the said justices, they may adjudge the man to be the putative father...

...the evidence of the jrro- woman at whose instance the summons was obtained, and shall ajgo jjear anv evidence tendered by, or on behalf of, the person alleged to be the father. It is not disputed that, by that section, the putative father is a competent witness in the proceedings....

...to consider, he was of opinion that he was not at liberty so to interpret the words of the statute, "if the evidence of the mother be corroborated in some material particular," as to include evidence of facts long antecedent and having no direct relation to the actual begetting...

...police magistrate shall hear the evidence of the mother and such other evidence as may be produced and shall also hear any evidence tendered by or on...corroborated in some material particular by other evidence to the satisfaction of the police magistrate, he may adjudge the man to be the putative father...

...days at least putative before the hearing, the magistrate shall hear the evidence of such father for woman and such other evidence as she may produce, and shall also ^J^,"06' hear any evidence tendered by or on behalf of the person alleged to &<.., of be the father,...