MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 322, 24 June 1875, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday, June 24. (Before his Worship the Mayor and W. H. Pilliet, Esq., J.P.) Drunkenness.— Wm. Hole was fined 5a or twenty-four hours’ imprisonment; Georgo Stevens, fined 40s ; Bridget Derrick (an old offender), three months’ imprisonment with hard labor. Illegally on Premises. —Margaret Ellison was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. Damaging Public Property, Wm. Elvery was charged with having damage* public property in the Domain. The deff dant did not appear, but his father did £ him. After hearing the evidence r f M r Armstrong, the Bench inflicted a fim - Breach op Cm- Bye-Laws.-’ Vale, one cow wandering, fine' 5s . Ani _ brose Cant, one horse wanderir So * G. W. Ell, ol»tracling leaving a horse, and cart in' h A t A 10s; Alfred Wright, for olr jt street by allowing a hor J and mam thereon, fined 10s WiUiam Hill, for driving without reins, fined 10 Th ’ Creig, for neglecting to k a / ight on a hoarding » Herejc- rd stree £ fine | 10s a case against Pnrd Jloe and c fo ; similar in St Asaph street, was diemissed, the Ben c h being of opinion that the City Council should be sued ; Joseph Page, for having d eviated from his route with his licensed ver dele, without having given notice tfiereor. The route was from the Post-office to the itailway Station, and the ’bus had been engaged by the Government to convey the scholarship candidates to Colombo road school. The defendant pointed out that he was not plying for hire, as he was engaged for the job. The Bench inflicted a fine of ss. '' Wheeler was charged with having furiously drhen a licensed cab in Cashel street, was fined 20s; Wm, Parker, for having a calf tethered on a public road, was fined 10s.

Cruelty to a Horse.— James A. James Glennie, and Johu Gregory, were charged with cruelty to a horse, the property of Philip Ball. Mr Thomas appeared for the complainant, and Mr O’Neill for the defence. The evidence of the prosecutor and Jackson, the driver of the Sumner coach, having been taken, Mr O’Neill applied that Graham should be discharged, as there was no evidence against him. The Bench granted the application, and the charge against Graham was dismissed. For the defence Mr O’Neill called Graham, who denied any illtreatment of complainant’s horse. The Bench said that the evidence was not of a sufficiently conclusive character to warrant a conviction; the case would therefore be dismissed,

Creating a Disturbance.— Daniel Burns and John O’Callaghan were charged with creating a disturbance in the Royal Hotel. A second charge was preferred against Burns for having assaulted Mr Kirkwood, the landlord of the Royal Hotel. Mr Thomas appeared for the complainant. Fined 40a each and costs, £3 12s 6d; costs to be divided.

Assault- —Daniel Burns, for assaulting Mr Kirkwood, was fined £3, and costs £2 10s.