MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2383, 22 November 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHEIBTOHTJEOH. Tuesday, Novembee 22. fßefore G. L. Mellish, Esq., E.M.] Drunkenness. —For this offence Thomas Pardoe was fined 20s, and ordered to pay la cab hire. Jane White was fined ss. For a first offence a woman was fined ss. Embezzlement. —W. H. Illingworth, a cabman, was brought up charged with converting to his own use 3s, the moneys of his employer. H. M. Goodyer, cab proprietor, deposed that on November 18th ho knew that accused, who was in his employment, had been engaged for a considerable part of the day, but he had only handed over 3s as his returns. A witness deposed to having paid accused for hire of his cab 6s on the day named. He had employed accused to take him round town to sell fish. The magistrate requested Sergeant Pratt to note the fact that accused had been allowing fish to be hawked round in his cab. The last witness, on being crossexamined, was not certain as to the amount he had paid to accused. The Magistrate said there was a doubt as to the money that had been received by accused, and ho would get the benefit of it. The charge of embezzlement would be dismissed, but as tho cab he was driving had been used for a most improper purpose—for he had learnt that not only had fish been sold from it, but the fish had actually been cleaned in it —he requested the police to report the affair to the City Council, with a recommendation that tho license of Illingworth be cancelled. Civil Oases. —Hemsley v Smith, £4 13j, for sand and shingle supplied and work done ; judgment tor plaintiff for full amount with costs. Hirons v Osborne, claim £9 5s 2d, for bread supplied. Defendant did not dispute the quantity of broad he had received from plaintiff, but objected to pay tho full amount claimed, on account of an agreement between the parties that he should be supplied at a lower rate than charged in the account. Plaintiff admitted having made the agreement, and judgment was given for plaintiff in the reduced amount of £7 15s, with costs. Reardon v Kirkwood, claim £3, for money lent. Mr Button appeared for plaintiff. A witness deposed to seeing the money lent to another person, and judgment was for defendant with costs. Judgments wont by default for plaintiffs, with costs, in Montgomeiy and Co. v Wright, £32 10s ; Treleaven and Co. v McLean, £1 7s ; Mills v Brunt, £2 10s lOd ; Mollraith v Smith, £9 ; Linnoy v Same, 18s ; Roberts v Harrop, £1 XOs ; Thompkins r Letford, £3 ; and Wilkinson v McDonald, £3 6s.