MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1085, 20 December 1877, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Thuesdat, Decembeb 20. [Before Q-. L. Hellish, Esq., R.M.] Deunkekness. — A first offender was mulcted in the usual penalty. 11l Repute. —L. J. Middleton, charged with being the occupier of a house of ill repute, was, it was stated, preparing to quit the premises, and the case was adjourned till the 24th instant.

A Nuisance. —The Inspector of Nuisances to the Board of Health complained that the hollow section belonging to William Wilson, on the Ferry road, had not been properly filled up, and that it still caused a nuisance. He was told that a fresh information would have to be laid under the 63rd clause of the Health Act, 1876.

Transfer or License Eefused. — Mr Thomas applied to have the license granted in respect of the Criterion Hotel, recently burnt, transferred from John Baylee to Q-eorge Bird. The Court as an accommodation had previously given Mr Baylee leave to carry on business under his license in a temporary shanty near the site of the burned down hotel. The application was in reality to allow Mr Bird to carry on business in this place under Mr Baylee’s license. His Worship said that he could not think of acceeding to such an application. Inspector Hickson said that he had offered no objection to the application because ho had been creditably informed that Mr Baylee had sold his plant and the good-will of bis business to Mr Bird just prior to the fire taking place. His Worship remarked that Mr Bird might have protected himself against loss by such contingencies, and he could not grant the application, Mr Baylss had been allowed to carry on his licenss'iu the shanty only on the distinct understanding that he should at one?

proceed with the re-erectoin of the burnt premises, and because he must have been a loser. But the same accommodation could not be extended to a third party. If Mr Thomas liked he could have the matter referred to the whole Licensing Bench. Mr Thomas said he would look up the English practice in such cases, and_ he believed he would be able to satisfy his W orship that the application might with propriety be granted,

LYTTELTON. Thursday, December 20. [Before W. Donald, Esq., E.M'] Lunacy from Drink. —Chas. McCarthy, against whom four previous convictions were proved, was brought before the Court and sentenced to seven days’ hard labor.