MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 209, 9 February 1875, Page 2

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. ' ' ut j ;j 7A ,73 Tuesday, , February 9. (Before & L. Hellish, TS&q., Jt.M.) DRUNK AND INSULTING FEMALES. Henry Hopkinson was arrested for being drunk and.insulting some females in. Manchester street the,preyious"eyening... ~_-.,.„ : Accused;- whoi was-suffering very much from .the effects of drink, was remanded to Lyttelton for eight days. \ ~. j " r DKUNK AND PISpRDERLYr/; ." ! i JphniKeUy, an old offender, was fined 40s and cautioned.. James Faulkner, who had been several times before the a similar.;charge, made a.solemn promise, to take the pledge, and join the Good Templars town, and under -that promise he was discharged with a caution... James T>ooiey, arrested for drunkenness, fined

LYTTELTON. M6NDAY, FEBRUARY 8. (Before Wm. Donald, Esq, 8.M.) drunkenness. Francis Langdon, arrested by Sergeant* Major O'Grady, charged with this offence, was fined 10s, which was paid. REFUSAL OP DUTY. Thomas Eyre, William Davis, Peter Anderson, and John Grant, all able seamen, belonging to the brig Albion, were brought up charged by Captain Wilson with this offence. From the evidence it appeared that the accused had refused to turn to, as they were of opinion that the ship was short handed. The Bench, after seeing the ship's articles, ordered the accused on board. DESERTION. Richard Roberts and Robert Archer, seamen belonging to the ship Lady Jocelyn, were brought up charged with this offence. Sergeant Maguire proved the arrest of the two prisoners at Lake Ellesmere on Sunday morning. The prisoners, who had nothing to say, were sentenced to one month's imprisonment wfth hard labour. DRUNK AND INCAPABLE. John Roberts, charged with this offenoe (on remand from Saturday) was brought up and dismissed with a caution.