MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2324, 15 September 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHRISTOHTJRCH. Thtthsday, Septembeb 15. [Before J. Nugent Wood, R.M ; J. E. Parker, and R. Wcstenra, E-:qs., J.P.'s.] DBtTNKENNESB. —Jeremiah Hurreiy, for being drunk, indecent exposure, and resisting the police, was fined 203, or in default threo days' imprisonment. Ellon Jordon, charged with being drunk, and described as a habitual drunkard, was allowed to go for the last time with a caution.

liiiEGAl/DY on Pebkises. —John Downey, who waß found the night before on the premises of the fire brigade station, and who was Btated to be suffering from the effects of excessive drinking, was sent for four days to Addington gaol for the benefit of his health.

Failing to Pbovidh.—Wm, Spence was brought up on a warrant, charged with having neglected to provide for the support of his illegitimate child, whose mother resides in Dnnedin. His contributions had been allowed to fall into arrear to the extent of £3 Bs. He stated to the Ranch that hia payments had been regularly made until within the last two

months, in all which time he had done no work, and had been for a month in the hospital. He was quite unable to fix a time for paying up. The Bench said in that case the prisoner would have to be remanded to Dunedin to meet tho charge there. Remanded to Dunedin accordingly, to appear on September 20th.

Application.—A reßpeotablo-looking person, named Mrs Mutton, made an application to the Bench under tho following circumstanoes: About sixteen months ago she had replied to a newspnper advertisement, which stated that a nurse was required to take charge of an infant'; she offered her services to the advertiser and an appointment was made. The parties met, and an agreement was entored into by which tho mothor of the ohild agreed to pay 10s per week for the keep of a female child, aged about six months, who was thon handed to Mrs Mutton. The mother wont away and had never paid, or called on tho nurse sinoe. All the latter knew was that the mother came from some place by train and had given her the child's name as Louisa Wi.'at. The case had for a long time boon in tho hands of tho police, who had from time to time produced several women, bringing one person named West from Wellington, whom they suspected of being the mother, but identification could not bo made. Mrs Mutton now wished the child to be taken into the Orphan Asylum. Hia Worship said that could not be done, as most likely the parents were still living. An order was finally mado that the child be sent to Burnham School for seven years, to be brought up in the religion of the Ohuroh of Englond.