MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2481, 20 March 1882, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHRIBTOHUROH. Monday, Maboh 20. [Before B. Beetbam, Esq., K.M., and T. Aoland, Esq., J. P.] Dbttnkbnnbss.—Charles Willis, for being drunk and disorderly, and for assaulting the arresting constable and damaging his hat, was fined 10s, and ordered to pay 12s for damage. John O. Briokett, for fighting, was fined 10s. Robert Giant was fined ss. For first offonoes five men were fined ss. One woman was oautioned and discharged. Vagbasoi.—Alexander Campbell, found loafing about soliciting alms, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour.

IKPAMTIOIDB —Eliza Harris, charged as above, was brought up on remand from March 13th and further remanded till March 27th.

Lakobny.—Peter Reyman was charged with stealing six books, two bottles of whiskey, two bottles of sherry, and one bottle of claret, valued at £4*4). The evidence showed that prisoner had been employed as servant by Helen Ologstoun, and that he had appropriated the articles named. He had been in gaol nine days and was ordered to be further imprisoned for fourteen days with hard labour. Thb Watbb Closbt Ndtsakcb. —P. Doyle was charged with having defective aooommodation on his premises, Oxford terrace east. Mr Hobbs, Inspeotor of Nuisances, stated that this was a case similar to that of the White Hart, only, if possible, worse. The water-oloset upstairs discharged into a samp connected with the side channel, whore witness had found solid excreta floating. Dr Doyle did not deny the existence of the nuisance. He said ho thought, however, the prosecution had been brought as a piece of potty spite, because in his place at the Board of Health he had found it his duty to move for the revocation of oertain powers delegated to the City Council. He had not occupied the house for fourteen months. When five years ago ho erected the oloset he bad obtained permission from the City Oounoil. Since this information had been laid he had abolished the nuisance. His Worship said the information had been laid against the owner rather than the tenant, beoause the Act gave the option, and as it devolved on landlords to provido proper accommodation, it would be unreasonable to sue the tenant. Defendant wsb fioed 6a.—John Coker, against whom a case was heard on the 13th inet., having now abated nuisance, was fined in the nominal penalty of si.

Stealing a Fioweb.—Mary Hannaford, a respectable looking old woman, who seemed in greit distress, appeared on summons ohargod with tho "larceny of sbrubß and fljwers, value one shilling," from the garden of the Rev. C. Fraser. The prosecutor de poL»l that ho had been subjected to repealed annoyance by thefts of this kind. He knew nothing of the present case. If defendant was convicted he should not press for a penalty. Mary Shepherd, servant to prose outor, a'ated that she had seen defouriaut enter the grounds of her master by the gatf. and pluck a fbwer. Defendant admitted having done so ; ahe did not think a', the time that she was doing any great harm ; >ho w»» very sorry for it now. Hor husband had formerly been employed as gardener by Mr Fraser. The Magistrate said ,-,'no hud done very wrong, but, seeing she seemed in greatdistress, she noed not trouble any more. The cano was dismissed. MibCBLLANEOUS.—A charge against the trustees of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church for allowing a public entertainment to be given in that building was ou application of Mr Harper, counsel for defendants, adjour'-ied Mil March 27th, Mr (Jarrick, for the Oily Council, consenting.—An order was mado against JThompson to pay 10» prr week for the eup port of his illegitimate ctiild, al#o to pay £l6 for expenses incurred by the mother. —AU<x Davidson, for furiously driving two horses in ft vehicle, along a thoroughfare, was finsd 10-» and espouses of one witness 10.'. — William Henry £?utcliff, for bavins unattended " :i horse winch bolted in tho street, was finfd ss.—Henry Taylor, for omitting to sufficiently light hoardings, was fined sj.—Tho

following persona were fined for allowing horses and cattle to wander:—Wm. Pullen 6s, John Hensbaw ss, Wm. Ford ss, Hush Mcllroy 5», M. Gordon ss, J. Merrin 5», Charles Parson ss, Joseph Harman 10s, Bidelia Howard ss, William Hall 6a, and J. Lumbe 6s.—George Siralt, for using abusive and insulting language to H. 8. Brown at an auction held at Ricoarton, was fined 10s, costs of Court, and one witness ss.—John Wakefield, for assaulting with a stone Henry Jenkins, was fined £1 and expenses of one witness 7s.