RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1912, 22 June 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

This Day, (Before James Fulton, Esq., R.M.) FIGHTING. John Taylor and Alfred Smith for fighting in the Princess Theatre were mulcted in the sums of 10s and 20s respectively. INFORMATIONS BY THE INSPECTOR OF NUISANCES. The following persons were fined the sums opposite their names, with costs, for allowing a nuisance to exist on their premises James Scanlan, 5s ; Scott and Josliug, 2s 6d; Thomson and Barclay, 2s 6d ; Alexandria Ferrear, 2s 6d ; John Donoghue, 2s (id; John M'David, 2s Gd ; Janies Bowie, 2s 6d ; John Cramond, Is ; Charles Tattam, Is ; Robert Bunn, for allowing filthy water to flow across a footpath from his premises, was fined 5s and costs ; Elizabeth Forrester for allowing a chimney (to get on fire, was discharged with a caution ; William Harrop, for removing the surface off Castle street, was fined 5s and costs j Joseph Strang, for

a similar offence in Walker street, was discharged with a caution ; Joseph Dickson, for a nuisance on his premises was discharged on condition that the place should be cleaned up immediately. Cunningham v. Barnes.—This case arose from the neighbors' squabble an account of which was given in the Evening Star yesterday. Mrs Cunningham, the suitor in the scuffle, but who had to pay for the honor, brought an action against Mrs Barnes to recover the value of a child’s hat, the destruction of which led to the quarrel. It was proved that she had destroyed the hat, and she was ordered to pay 10s, the value of it, and a 10s tine for the assault.

A mother’s quarrel,

Janet Lyel v. Mary Hunter.—Mrs Lyel and Mrs Hunter are neighbors, and have children, who play together. Mrs Lyel’s child offended Mrs Hunter, who beat her. Mrs Lyel, in reprisal, beat Mrs Hunter’s child. Mrs Hunter, in wrath, made forcible entry into Mrs Lyel’s house, seized her by the hair of her head, dragged her out, and scratched her face. The Magistrate concluded that both were to blame, and dismissed the case.