RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3398, 12 January 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Monday, January 12. : ; (Before J. Black},Esq , and J. Brown, Esq,, '■ J.P.'fl.) ■ Drunkenness.- William Aldridge was being drunk and creating a disturbance in iviadaggan street, fined 5a.,; Andrew Mackay, for drunkenness, 5a ; Margaret Willis, convicted several timed, 1 '4os, or 14 day*’ imprisoment, prisoner to pay cab hjljs inpurred for her removal; Alex. Binney. finedss. . . ■ REMAN»,w-Jjmes Johnston, alias James Devlin, charged with stealing ; a pair of trousers 'in Christchurch: pleaded guilty, and qn the application of isuh-lnspector Mallard, was remanded to Chriatcburcli. ■ 'Desertion from the Zbalandia.— John Kay, oU' remand, charged-with deserting from the ship Zealandia, pleaded aud expressed himself willing to return to his duty, but, on it .being represented that he was likely to desert again, he was sentenqqi to two months’ imprisonment, and in the eveilt of the ship sailing before that time, to be £ent on bsard. Xf WiyE Desertion.— Samuel White, ,ori warrant, was charged with deserting from his wife, Ellen on the 2nd December, and with leaving bey and her family 1 in a destitute state.—Mr fetewkrt, who 'appeared for the defendant, asked for a remshd Jtilt to-morrow, so that defendant’s son might be I in attendance, and state the circumstances. Defendant had • been driven to the course he had taknri by the conduct of his wife. He went home Saturday night to give her some money, but wen #hiisea. He (counsel) proposed, that the case ptand over till to-morrow.—The application was .granted, #nd defendant admitted to bail in bis own re- J eogpisance of LlO. 1 , •■■ ■ CIVIL CASES. The civilbuejjueas set down for hearing today was adjourned Friday next,,