RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1942, 27 July 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

This cay. (Before J. Fulton, Esq., R.M. DRUNKENNESS. Annie Dunbar, v/ho has been many times convicted of this offence was lined L 5 or 14 days’ imprisonment. PETTY OFFENCES. George Young for afoul chimney was fined 5s and costs. Walter Scott allowing three horses to wander was fined 10s and costs. BREACH OK THE KEROSENE ORDINANCE. Scan'an Brothers were charged by Inspect<>r Nimon witu iiavin-.; a grea-.nr quantity t kerosene on their prem. es than allowed by law. Mr Wai d for the defence ma ntamed the quantity complain d of was on two separate •-remises, and that it had not been pro, c l that the cases eontainei a greater quantity than the law allowed. The case was dismissed on the ground that there was net a greater quantity on the premises of the defendant than the law allowed, the alleged excess being on separate premises. Civil Cases. Richard Newall was summoned at the instance of Henry .Solomon of Timarn to show why he did not pay the sum of L 4 Gs 2d. judgment for which has been given against him in the Resident Magistrates Court, Timarn. The defendant having been sworn sai.i that he had passed through t e Bankrupt Court, ml produced his order of discharge, that debt having been includ- d in his schedule. The case was dismissed.