MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2559, 21 June 1882, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday, June 21. [Before C. Whitofoord, Esq., R.M.j Drunkenness. James O'Brien and Joseph Hall were fined 10s each for this offence.

Larceny. —William Hanna was charged with stealing four books, one coat, and me pair of trousers, valued at £2 2j 6i, the property of William Baxter, a fellow lodger at a restaurant in Manchester street. After hearing evidence, the Court sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for one month with hard labor. Fraud in Bankruptcy. —ln the case of Albert Moll, charged as above, the police stated that the accused had absconded. The ease was adjourned sine die. Burnham School Dues. —Michael Ryan brought up on warrant charged with having failed to pay arrears £6 5s of bis contribution to the support of his child at Burnham, was ordered to pay up within fourteen days er be imprisoned with hard labor for one month.

Indecent Assault. George Hall was brought up on remand charged with having indecently assaulted a little girl aged ten years, at Spreydoa on June 19lh. After evidence for the prosecution had been heard, the prisoner, to prove an alibi, called his father, who sworo that at the time and for some time after the offence was alleged to have been committed, the accused wag working along with him in Christchurch. In answer to a question this witness admitted having been convicted and having served a two years’ sentence in Lyttelton gaol for perjury. The accused was committed for trial at the next sessions of the Supreme Court at Christchurch.

Civil Casks.—Alexander v Qilmour, claim £66 10a, for the value of certain pigs. Mr Joyce for plaintiff. Defendant pleaded that they were delivered out of condition, contrary to agreement. Judgment for defendant with costs. Judgments went for plaintiffs with costs in Twoutyman and Cousin v Ferguson, £2O 12s 93 ; Standard Brewery Company v Oonnon, £44 19s; Goodman v Oonnon, £ll 16s 3d ; and Hyman and Co. v Wilson, £95 15s 6d. Oholmondely v Mclntosh was adjourned till July 19th.

LYTTELTON. Wednesday, June 21. [Before John Oilivier, i£sq , B.M.] Insulting a Lady.—Kirby v Matheson— The defendant, a seafaring man, lately stopping at the Saxon Hotel, failed to appear. The complainant, Elizabeth Kirby, said that on last Saturday fortnight defendant uaed most insulting language towards her on the 120 p.m. train. The train was just entering the tunnel, when defendant, after some preliminary talk, made an improper proposal to her. Witness testified to the language uaed by the defendant. The case was adjourned for a week ; in the meantime a warrant to be issued for defendant's arrest. Obuelty to Ducrs.—Police v Cotter ; Mr Nalder for defendant. This was a ease of alleged cruelty to a pair of ducks, A similar charge was preferred against Henry Lewis. T. Moynihan, twelve years old, called, testified that on the 10th instant, at the Garrick Hotel, the defendant, a groom at the hotel, brought out tome dead fowls and a pair of ducks alive in a sack. The legs of the ducks were tied. The head porter at the railway station at Lyttelton, Mr Scott, gave evidence of the arrival of the fowls at Port, It was shown that there were two slits in the sack for ventilation for the live ducks. Constable Allen and the porter both testified that the ducks were in suoh a position that they could not get sufficient air. Counter evidence was brought, and the Bench, xvhile remarking that it was bad taste to put live fowls with dead ones, dismissed the case.

Cattle Driving.—J. Illingworth was charged with driving cattle during prohibited hours, and was fined 10s Defendant argued his case at length to chow that he was hardly used by the Borough Council, who first rented him land, and then by a by law prevented him driving his cows lo and fro. Civil Case. —Bhilp v Vickery, claim £2 Oj 9d, W. A. Balder v Childs, claim £l2, for interest; Mr H. N. Nalder for plaintiff. Martindale v Childs claim £55 lls 9d, for cash tent and;interest ; Mr H. B. Bolder for plaintiff. Judgment given in each ctsc for plaintiff by default, with costs and counsel's fee.