RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT PORT CHALMERS.

Evening Star, Issue 3534, 20 June 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT PORT CHALMERS.

Saturday, June 29. (Before D. Rolfe Esq., and Captain Thomson. J.P.s.) Disobedience, —Edward Blair was charged by Captain Crawford, of the ship Janet Court, with refusing to obey his lawful oommands on the 18th instant.-William Banks, chief officer of the Janet Court, stated that rn. 1° he? a-ked the prisoner to mb the lid on the passengers’ galley ; but he refused, saying he would do no more work on board the ship.—Accused admitted that he refused, because he had been assaulted by one of the crew the day after the ship’s amV i- ka d complained to the captain, who replied that he was drunk, which accused denied. Captain Crawford said he was willing to take him on board again, and if he behaved, ho would think, no more of this board —The Beach ordered him to go on of the Prison Regulations - William Davey was charged by Hubert Perguson with giving tobacco co one of the prisoners on the 19th inst., and pleaded guiity.—Hubert Ferguson stated that at about 3 p m. yesterday he noticed the prisoner, in company with a discharged prisoner, walking about where some prisoners were Hotel. The prisoner , and the other man then went into thehotel Witness had occasum to go to the old stables, but still watched SS and accused come out of the hotel and deliver a piece of tobacco to one of so r ® pnB T/ B ;~ P « a . on e r B^ate d he was very a y u e joined the ship Asia the day before, and came down to the Port to go on board. He had taken a few drteks aS was in liquor at the time, and gave one of out of*??ft % P i ICC Vu tobacco wh «» he came Sir as ? hotel. The Bench regarded the nmrt trs Sry «. BenoUß on . e * said they inflict Bt j°P to ifc - Th *7 would hard labor 16 ° f aud Coßts » or Xour weeks’