MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2421, 9 January 1882, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHRIBTOHTTBCH. MONDAY, JANUABY 9. TBefore J. Ollivier, 8.M.. and R. Weßtenra, J.P.] Dbunxbnnbbb. —Louis Schmidt and five others who now made their first appearances, were fined in the usual amounts. A woman, oharged with being drunk and suffering from delirium tremens, was sent to Addiugton gaol for seven days for medical treatment. Henry Knight, for being drunk while in charge of a horse and cart, was fined £l, or in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment. ■ Bbbaohbs op the Licensing Act.—B. Belgrave, licensee of the Crown Hotel, Sydenham, was oharged with having on Deoember 21st last permitted to be drawn a lottery in his hotel. Mr Thomas, for defendant, admitted the offence, which consisted in allowing a raffle for geese, turkeys, &c, to be drawn. He stated that the raffle was got up by the barman of the house without the knowledge of the lioensee. He called attention to the feofc that the offence bad been

created by the Gaming and Lotteries Act, the provisions of which were as yet but imperfeotly known. The Licensing Aot ordered that oonviotions for all offenoes of the kind should be endorsed on the license, besides the infliction of a fine for a first offence of not over £lO. The endorsement was a serious matter to the licensee, and he hoped the Benoh would see their way to state in their endorsement that the offenoe was not of great gravity. Sergeant Mason stated that the circumstances were hardly such as described by Mr Thomas. It was soaroely possible for the defendant to be ignorant of what was going on in the house. There were eighty or a hundred people in the raffle, which was oonduoted by ticket in the ordinary manner. The Bench fined defendant £2 10s, and ordered the license to be endorsed in the ordinary manner.;—Patrick Gillon admitted having supplied liquor to others than bona fide travellers on the night of December 10th, after hours. Mr Thomas appeared for defendant, who was fined £2 10*, the conviction to be endorsed on his license.

AiiLBQED Libeli.—James Caygill, bb proprietor of the " Telegraph," was oharged with having published in the issue of December Ist of his newspaper, a libel on J. W. Treadwell, the said libel being set forth in a letter to the editor, headed "The Mathematical Carpenter" and signed " Threadbare Velveteen." Mr Loughrey, on bealf of defendant, applied for a postponement till January 16th. Mr Martin for plaintiff, had no objeotion. Case adjou ned accordingly; defendant to find one surety in £IOO for his appearance on the date named.

' Misobmanbotts.—George Edmonds, for having in his possession an unregistered dog, was fined £1; J. Radford, for two unregistered dogs, was fined £1 10s —Jos. Treaner, for carrying three persons together in his oab, was fined 10s.—For allowing horses and cattle to wander, John O'Neill was fined 10s; Wm. Brown, ss; F. Oulliford, ss; Hugh Miller, 10a; Robt. Gallagher, ss; J. Smith, ss ; Charles Fraser, 10s; F. W. Delamain, 5s ; Wm. Mollraith, 30s; Wm. Travers, 5s ; A. Davis, ss; Wm. Pentecost, ss; Thos. Hullet, ss; Jos. Osborne, ss; and Peter Fencer, ss. A case against J. J. Dowie, for neglecting to pay for his ohildren at Burnham, was adjourned till January 23rd. Benjamin Jackson was ordered to pay 7s 6d per week towards the maintenance of his illegitimate child.— H. M. Goodger, for leaving his oab unattended, was |fined ss.—Robert Buchanan, for allowing his tethered horse to get on a footpath, was fined 10s.—N. Columbus, for oausing an obstruction by his fish cart, not selling at the time, waa cautioned and the case dismissed.—J. Morrison was oharged with working a horse that, from collar-gall, was unfit for work. Mr Stringer appeared for defendant. The "information had been laid by a servant who had been discharged. After hearing evidence the Benoh, without comment, dismissed the case.—Ah Qua, for tethering a horse so as to allow it to oross a footpath, was fined 10s.—Harriet Tumber charged Charles Gates with using abusive and threatening language (o her, and prayed for him to be bound over to keep the peace. Mr Joyce appeared for plaintiff, Mr Stringer for defendant. Defendant produced two wit-: neases, who swore that the language had not: been made use of as alleged. Case dismissed.; —A case against F, H. Gordon, now of: Ohinemuri, for negleotirg to support his! mother, was adjourned for four weeks.—A; case against Wm. Mealing, for using abusive! language to Michael Downey, was dismissed.—j Martha Yates was charged with throwing: her husband's goods into the street, and! John Yates (the husband) was oharged! with neglecting to provide for his wife! and three ohildren. Mr Joyce appeared' for Mr Yates, who stated that his wife was' veiy eocentrio in her behaviour, and had at one time been in the lunatio asylum. He is a shopkeeper, and she on several oooasions had, instead of waiting on customers, quarrelled with him, and had thrown things out into) the street. He had never refused to support j her; she had left him of her own accord three: weeks ago, afterwards taking the ohildren. She returned a few days after and damaged the furniture of the house, and made use of moat disgusting language. He had several times brought his case before the Magistrates, who, however, could not assist him. She had been discharged from the asylum, the superintendent of whioh said she had nothing the matter with her, except being, of very bad temper. Two neighbours, called as witnesses, corroborated the statement of Mr Yates. They said they knew him to be a, hard-working, respectable man, who seemed to treat his family in a proper manner, and! that his wife was a very violent person, who; seemed to be hardly accountable for her aotions. The Benoh deoided to adjourn the: oase for one month to allow time for arrange-' ments to be made for a separate maintenance; for the wife, the ohildren to be in the keeping of the father.

Absaxtlts. —James Bantin was charged with assaulting Ghas. Belmer. Mr Joyce for plain* tiff, who, together with his wife, swore that defendant made an entirely unprovoked attack on him in Colombo street on the night of January 3rd. Defendant used a stiok and 1 knocked plaintiff down. (The matter appeared to have arisen out of an old grudge. Defendant admitted having flourished the stick about, but said he did not strike plaintiff, the "force of the blow," he said, however, " might have knocked him down." He was fined |2os and costs of Court, and solioitorJfll'fee; £1 IB.— Daniel O'Domsel was oharged with assaulting Laura Hart, a little girl, at Sydenham, on;Deoember 30th. The evidence was' to the effect that he had attacked and beaten the child with a strap, whioh left several marks: on her face and body. There was a ombb \ action. Margaret O'Donnel charged Laua Hart and Nellie Hart With assaulting',• heir children, Daniel and Mary O'Donnel. The plaintiff in this case stated that the Harts on the occasion oomplained of, and at other times, threw".stones at her ohildren. The parties are neighbours. Witnesses on each side were heard. O'Dennel was fined 20s, coats, and solicitor's fee £1 Is. The cross information was dismissed.