MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2366, 2 November 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday, Novbmbbb 2. [Before G. L. Mellisb, Eaq., B.M.] Lunacy prom Dbink. —George Whiting, who had only been discharged a day or two previous after serving a term for a similar offence, was brought up, and, on the applicaof the police, was remanded for eight days for medical treatment. Stealing from Outside op a Shop.— Francis Coyne was charged as above. He had snatched a vest and shirt that were exposed for sale outside the nremiaes of Welsh and O’Connell, clothiers, Manchester street. He had been seen by a boy who is employe*! to watch the shop front. He was followed and the shirt found on him ; the vest was picked up amongst some drain pipes that were in his track after committing the theft. Prisoner made no defence; he said he never got into trouble unless when under the influence of drink. “Another thing, ** he said, “the things were exposed on the path ready to your hand ; no wonder a drunken man would take them.** He was sentenced to six months" imprisonment with hard labour.

Bubnham School Children.— James John Dowey was charged with having failed to contribute to tho support of his child at Burnham School. He pleaded poverty. He said the girl was fifteen years and three months old. He had obtained an order from the magistrate to receive the girl, as her first term had expired, but, on presenting it, the master informed him that she had been re-committed for three yearo, which he thought was very unfair to him ; she might have been in service earning good wages, instead of his being called upon to maintain her. The magistrate said there must have been some good cause for her re-com-mittal, and the case was ordered to stand over, for enquiries, until November 16th,