MAYOR’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2715, 30 October 1871, Page 2

MAYOR’S COURT.

This Day. (Before his Worship the Mayor.) . DRUNKENNESS. Wm. Martin, Murdoch M'Kenzio, Malcolm Gordon, and John Leuimens, were charged with the above offence, and each liuccf 5s or 24 hours’ imprisonment. disorderly conduct. Susannah Phillips and Thomas Reilly were charged with disorderly conduct in a right-of-way leading off Walker street, on Sunday morning. Sergeants Ross and Anderson both gave evidence that prisoners were committing a disturbance in turning a mah out of a brothel on Sunday morning, the woman being nearly in a state of nudity. The female prisoner was fined 40s and costs, and the male prisoner 20s and costs.

ALLEGED THEFT. Alonzo Grcnnanwas charged with stealing from the promises of John Richards, Princes street, a stone-hammer and a frying-pan, of the value of fis, John Richards, in evidence, said he had a sale of property on Wednesday last, but he never placed the articles napied in the sale, but had kept them for his own use. The day following they were missed, and he saw them in Grennau’s yard, Cumberland street, among a lot of other goods, and recognised them as his own. A number of witnesses were called for the defence, who proved that the articles mentioned were among the heap of things which Mr Grenuan bought on that day at the sale. His Worship said after hearing the evidence on behalf of the accused, there was no case at all against him. Indeed it ought not to have been brought there at all, and he considered it very wrong in Mr Kichards doing so; for supposing the articles were taken, they might hare been so by mistake, as it was distinctly proved they were in the heap of articles before the sale took place He dismissed the case, and said there wa.s no imputation against the character of prisoner at all.

Mr Grcnnan asked if he had any redress ? The sub-inspector stated the police incurred no responsibility whatever in the matter. OFFENCES AGAINST THE BYE-LAWS. Henry M'Culloch was charged with furious driving in George street, ami lined 20s and costs. Richard .Sparrow was fined 2s 6d for permitting his chimney to be on fire. Barbara Shaud was charged with allowing her horse to wander on the public road; dismissed on payment of costs. 'Walter Scott was finedlOs and costs for permitting horses to wander on the Forbpry road. George Daniels, for allowing cattle to wander in Castle street, 2s 6d and costs, Richard Tilbury, Frederick Cleaver, George Tilbury, William Meikle, George Reid, Walter Ramsey, Thomas Ireland, and David Dyer, expressmen, were severally charged by the inspector with leaving their horses and waggons unattended in Crawford street, and were each lined Is and costs, WHAT IS HAWKING. W. Hooper was charged by the market inspector (Mr Goodman) with hawking vegetables in Fleet street without being duly licensed. Mrs Harper attended to give evidence, and said she had ordered Hooper to call with his cart, and she tcok from him what she required On this occasion he biought some parsley, which she did not want, and did not purchase it. Accused said he thought as he was ordered to call upon Mr Harper with vegetables, it could not ile called hawking. On this occasion he brought some parsley, which Mr Harper did uojt want, but which he generally supplied' hiffi with. Ife considered calling from house to hqqse was Jmvkjng, but not delivering vegetables in tlfe wqy mentioned. His Worship said he was of opinion that in such cases, if the goods supplied and sold were not specifically ordered, it would be hawking, and he must fine the accused 5s and costs.