MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2504, 17 April 1882, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHEIBXOHUROH. Monday, Apbii, 17. LBcfore B. Beetham, Ejq.. R.M., and 3. B. Parker, Esq., J P.] Dbunkennbss —Edward Gibson, for being drunk and committing a nuisance at the Riilway Station, was fined £lloa, or in default Bf>venty.two hours' imprisonment. Thoa. Upton, James Raiff and John Maher were fined each 10s. Franois Smith and James Spears, and a man for a first offence, were fined 5s each. Peter O'Dinaghue was discharged with a caution. Alex. Middleton, who, when drunk, had gone into the boardinghouse of Mr Strien, Manchester street, and had turned into bed, was also cautioned and discharged. Vagbancy. — Francis O'Neill pleaded guilty to a charge of having no lawful risible means of support. He begged hard for another ohance, but was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, with hard labor. Stealins by a Littiiß Boy. Henry Lnrnb, a very small boy, aged about eleven years, pleaded guilty to having stolen the sum of 2s from a still smaller boy. I fc n P' peared that the smallest boy had been sent for groceries. Lumb met him in the street, and took the money out of his hand. Lunab s mother gave the boy a very bad oharaoter. He was nearly uncontrollable, and bad been

be Fore the court not long sinoe for stealing cabbages from a Chinese gardener. He was now committed to Burnham Industrial School for a period of four years, his parents being ordered to pay 6s per week for his maintenance.

Stkaiiho a Clock.—John Edwards, who had charged himself to the police with having stolen from a shop a clook and other things, was remanded till April 19th, to give time for inquiries. Correction of Electoral Boll—On tho appHoation of the Returning Officr, the names of certain persons now non-resident were ordered to be struck off the roll of the Stanmore distriot.

Miscellaneous For allowing cattle or horses to wander the following fines were inflicted:—W. Hazelhurst, ss; B. Janwood, whoso horse got on to a railway, 15s, and 6s expenses ; J. Beswick, 5s ; Fred. King, ss; Richard Hare, ss; and Wm. Wells, 5s. — Juhn Harper, for not lighting his omnibus at night, was fined 10s.—For riding horses on footpaths Gilbert Henderson and James Hamilton were fined 5s each.—For carrying three persons in his cab Michael O'Koefe was finod 10s.—Jimmy, Ah Lin, was charged with driuig on the wrong sido of the road, thereby causing a collision. It appeared that a horse had been killed, for which defendant hal had to pay £23. Undtr these oiroumstances he was cautioned, and the case was dismisied.—James Dermott, for acting without a license as driver of a stage carriage, was fiaed 10s. —Henry Lewis, £'3 in arrears with his contributions, towards the support of his two children at Burnham, was ordered to pay up within a week or go to gaol for one month, his contribution at the same time being increased from 5» to 8a per week.—A similar case against Thomas Coleman was, in consideration of his having largely reduced his arrears, adjourned for one month.—Henry Mcßratney pleaded guilty to assaulting Thomas Harrison at Shirley on March 31st, and was fined 10s.

LYTTELTON. Monday, Afbil 17,

[Before J. OUivier, Eiq , R M., and J. W. Smith, Esq., J.P."] Window Smashing—James Gunn and John Uox were charged with breaking two windows in the back of the Empire Hotel. They pleaded guilty, and as Mr O'Brien did not wish to press the charge, the Bench ordored them to pay the damage, 12s, and discharged them. Drunkenness.—James Gasson and Eugene Carroll pleaded guilty to being drunk and noisy. Sergeant Morice said that on Sunday, at midnight, he saw the acoused in company with some other men. They were both drunk, and were creating a great noise. Ho arrested Gascon, who was the most intoxicated of the two, when Carroll stepped up arid tried to get his mate away. They were oach fined 20>, or forty-eight hours* imprisonment. James Railt, found helplessly drunk on Sunday night, and who had also been four times previously convicted, was fined 20.'. BbbAOH Of Borough By laws —Joseph Graham did not appear to another charge of having allowed two of his horses to be at large, and was fined 5s for each, and costs, on the evidence of the ranger. Assault.—Alexander Bruos was charged by Nicholas Baes with assaulting him. Complainant, steward on board the barque Pet, gave evidence that defendant, a sailor on board, struck him a severe blow on the eye, proof of whioh oomplainant showed by exhibiting in Court a bandaged and bleeding head. Defendant said the complainant took some straw oat of h's berth in tho forecastle, and, when remonstrated with, pushed him on ono side and called him by an approbious name, whereupon he struck him. Tho master of the vessel gave the defendant a good character, but the Bench characterised the assault as a brutal and unwarrantable one, and imposed a fine of 40s and 7s casts, whioh the master paid. Civil Cask.—H. Hawkins and Go. v Charles Morland, claim £5 10s ; judgment by default.