MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2247, 11 May 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTOHUROH. Wbdnsbdat, Mat 11. [Before J. Nugent Wood, RM., and G. L. Lee, Esq., J.PJ DnuNK-ENHEBB—Geo. Corry, Wm. Lambert, John Wilson, and J«». Campbell, for being drunk, were fined each one shilling and made to pay oab-hire where it had been inourred. John Hawker, who had been on a Tisit to Lyttelton for medioal treatment for excessive driaking, now appeared, and having recovered, was discharged. Indubtbiali School Chudebn.—Richard Q-olding, who did not appear, was ordered to pay up all arrears owing for the maintenance of his two ohildren at Burnham, or execution to issue. Jas. Armitago, on proof of poverty, was exouscd payment for his two sons. An exeoution was ordered to i«sue against Joseph Oummings on account of £7 sn, arrears in payments duo by him to the institution for the leep of his two ohildren. TbmpobAßY Tbanbfbb. A temporary transfer of the license of the Commercial Hotel was granted from Dora to McKendrick. Pbotkction o» License.—ln reference to an application by Mr Weston for protection of tho license of tho Cafe Frangais while new buildings are being erected, his Worship said bo would make no specific order, but had no doubt that Mr Arenas, tho licensee, if he exhibited due diligence in his operations,would be left undisturbed by the police. Sciiott v Schott.—ln this case Mr Thomas informed the Court that the forms of the Court had been made uie of to deliberately evade tho orders made therein. At a first bearing plaintiff, who was father of defendant, obtained a judgment for £l3 10s, being arrears due of an allowance for the maintenance by the son of his father and mother under an agreement between them. Defendant gave notice of appeal. He did not appeal, but after two or three days applied for a re-hearing, which was granted on oondition that the r-noney should be paid into Court. This was not done. An order for immediate exeoution was applied for and grantod, but when attempted to be served it was found that defendant had stripped his shop of goods and " cleared out." The Magistrate said he did not see what could be done, a* tho judgment summons bad not been served. Oi Mr Thomas explaining that the old man and his wife had been left destitute, his Worship suggested that an information should bo laid by them against the son for failing to provide for their maintenance. Mr Thomas said this would be done, and the matter dropped. DISOBBDIBHX APPBBNTICB.—F. W. Thiol was charged by George Hyde, to whom ho is indentured, with having absented himself several times from his work. Mr Thomas appeared for defendant. Plaintiff detailed aeveral instances when the boy had gone away. In answer to Mr Thomas, he said that he had ohastiaed the boy for wilful carelessness, but hod not allowed him to be badly treated by any one olse. Plaintiff put the boy into the witness-box, who swore that on one occasion plaintiff had followed him and kicked him. That was once when he had run away. Plaintiff had fed and clothed him occasionally when he was hungry and ragged. He had also given him pocketmoney at times. Witness further admitted that he had absented himself on several occasions without leave. To Mr Thomas he said that Mr Hyde had beaten bim, and by some ill treatment ho hod forgotten had caused him to run away. Mr Hyde had said he would treat him like a dog, and Mr Hyde's brother said he would treat bim worse than a dog. Mrs Thiele said the boy was aged thirtoen ; he bad told her untruths, and was idle. At tho same time she thought he required kindness rather than severity. The boy appeared fearful of his employer; he was afraid of punishment. She wished him to learn the trade, but she did not want him to be abused, although she bad requested his employer to be severe with the boy, who was beyond her control. Mr Hyde said he had not an ardent wish to force the boy back to his employment, but he had been defied, and wanted to see it out. The Magistrate ordered the boy to go back to his work, and said there was no proof of any bad treatment. Mr Thomas said he had been misled by the representations of Mrs Thiel, who bad told him that the boy had been illused. The costs of tho Court were ordered to be worked out by the boy after bis time shall have expired.