MAYOR’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 2904, 10 June 1872, Page 2

MAYOR’S COURT.

Tins Day. (Before His Worship the Mayor apd T. Black, Esq., J.P.) DRUNKENNESS. Daniel O’Brien, William Chatfield, John Curran alias John Dill, John Donoghue, and Thomas Stevens Avere each fined 5s ; John Campbell Avas fined 10s, Donoghue was also ordered to pay 3s for breaking a pane of glass at the Cormvall Arms Hotel. FIGHTING. James Smith and John Thomas Avere charged with this offence. It was clearly proved that Thomas Avas the aggressor. On Saturday evening Smith had occasion to complain to Mr Border, one of the Star runners, of the non-delivery of his paper, when Thomas, who was the Avorse for liquor, interfered, and his subsequent conduct became so exasperating that Woavs were resorted to. The Bench considered Smith Avas not to blame, and discharged him. Thomas was fined 20s and costs, AAdth the alternative of three days’ imprisonment, OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Thomas Hill, for whom Mr George Cook appeared, was charged with this offence.— Constable Rooney, the informing constable, SAVore most distinctly that he heard the defendant use the language complained of; while for the defence two witnesses were called, one of whom admitted that the language might baA r e been used after he left the neighborhood ; and the other said although he Avas in his own house, which is close to the defendant's, the Avho’e of the evening on Avhich the offence was committed, he did not hear any bad language used ; but he Ayaa not paying v any attention, being occupied Avith his oAvn business.—The Bench considered the constable’s evidence trustAvortby ; be swore positively that the language Avas used ; while the defendant’s witnesses only said they did not hear it. A woman who was in the defendant’s house at the time might have been called, but was not. A fine of 40s and costs was imposed. BYE-LAAV CASES. The adjourned eases against Elijah Har-

rop, Ebenezer Steele, and William Davis neglecting to keep premises dean,) wer on defendants’ application further adjourned for a week, to allow of something being done to abate tho nuisance.—A complaint against Robert Gillies, throwing rubbish on the Town Balt, was dismissed, the offence having been committed contrary to defendant’s orders, and its removal attended to before the issue of the summons.—Robert Dalgleisb, for removing trees off the Town Belt, was mulcted in costs.- John Nightingale, disturbing the soil on the Town Belt, was fined 5a and costs. David Ross, architect, was summoned by George M‘Govern, cab-diiver, for refusing to pay a legal cab fare.—The complainant said he took up in his cab one day last week Mrs Ross and a lady friend, and drove them from the Black Bull Hotel, after making two or three stoppages on the way to obl’ge them, to Mr Koss’s office in Princes street, where Mrs Ross alighted. The other lady he drove to the jetty, where Mr Ross received her. He demanded Is fid, which Mr Ross refused to give. He denied that he refused to produce his regulations except in court. He considered that for driving to the jetty, and staying extra time on the road, he was entitled to charge a shilling.— The defendant said he disputed the fare on principle. He considered sixpence from the cab-stand to the jetty, or a shilling for the whole journey, sufficient. When the dispute arose about the fare, he asked Mr Nimon what the right thing was, but the inspector could not tell him ; and when tho cabman said he would summon him, as it was time the matter was settled, he (Mr Ross) agreed with him, His Worship said the Bench were of opinion that in this instance the cabman was right. The route from the stand in Princes street to the jetttv was not an authorised line of route, if it might be so termed ; and therefore any employment of a cab to go from that place to the jetty came under the regulation, which provided that a cabman might charge 4s per hour, the inference being that no engagement of the kind should be charged for a lesser time than a quarter of an hour. The Bench considered the charge perfectly fair, and gave judgment for 1 s and costs. Mr Nimon svd when Mr Ross appealed to him, he spoke in terms similar to those used by his Worship. Mr Ross pointed out the anomaly of threepence being charged from Frederick street to Princes street stand, and la from the stand to the jetty. The regulation should be made more distinct. His Worship considered the regulation quite suitable. Mr Ross placed the fine in the poor box.