RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3443, 5 March 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Thu- spay, March 5. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., R.M.)

Drunken ness. —Reuben Carter was fined ss, with che a tsrnative of 48 hours’imprisonment.

>■ eglected Littlb Onks —Frederick P Jones, eight years, and Caroline A; Jones six years, were charged with being neglected and criminal children within the meaning ot the statute—Constable Anderson, proved having found the children wandering in Maclaggau street on the 6fch instant. Their mother was in the Lunatic Asylum,: and their father, being an aged, man, was unable to support them.—His Worship ordered the children to be commicted to the Industrial School, there to be instructed in the Church of England form of religion. The London Tavern Right-of-way again. —Sarah White, charged with making use of obscene language in a right-of-way off Walker street on the 23rd February, pleaded guilty, but urged in exte- nation of the offence that she was induced to use the language in consequence of one of the “girls” referring in ill terms to her parents—Constable Vernon said, the- language was s addressed to another woman iu the right ofway alongside the Lon on Tavern.—His Worship fined the prisoner L2, or, inde ault, 30 days’ imprisonment; and cautioned; her that were she again brought up she would get the full te m of three months.

Another Case.— Jane M‘Leod,r charged with a similar offence on - the 23rd February, at the same place, also pleaded guilty.— His Worship said he was determined, if he heard any ! more : complaints from that right-of-way, the licenser of the London Tavern would have to be .taken away. He hoped the police would institute some inquiries into the case.—Sub Inspector Mallard pointed out that the right-of-way had been inhabited by these characters for the last ten or twelve years.: He might state that the police had opposed the license of the London Tavern -at the annual licensing meeting in 1872, and the l.cense was taken away. It was applied for at each successive quarterly meeting, and at length granted: The police-'-had always had the London Tavern under their surveillance. These characters must live somewhere.—His Worship requested the Subinspector to band into him before the next licensing meeting a list of the offences committed in the right-of-way or in the vicinity of the London Tavern, which Mr Mallard promised to do. His Worship fined the prisoner 40s, with the option of 3 < days’ imprisonment.