MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2624, 4 September 1882, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

I CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, Sbwhhbeb As [Before J. Ollivier, R.M., J. E. Parker, G. 1 Lee and R. Westenra, J.’P.s.J Dhuskenness —The following were fine for this offence. Martin Warren, £3, c seven days* imprisonment. Five men £ each, or twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. Resisting tub Police. — Henry Kitohei for this offence, was fined 10s. _ A obarg against him of indecency was dismissed. Fighting —Charles Cooper, James Wil kinson, and K, Bradley were charged witl committing a breach of the peace within th view of a policeman. Constable Neal statei that on Sunday, at 12 30 a.m., he found i crowd collected in Cathedral square, uhor was a general fight going on amongst abou twelve men. The prisoners were taking par in tho melee ; the others escaped. Coope: pleaded guilty. He was put into the witnes box, but said ho remembered nothing _of th( row except that he “got a crack in thi mouth.” From other evidence it appeared that the prisoners had been attacked, anc were only defending themselves. They wars discharged. Bbeaoh of Public Health Act.— Charles Baird was charged with removing house refuse, not being a contractor under the City Council for that service. Mr Garrick appeared for the Local Board of Health (City Council), Mr Stringer for tho defendant The specific charge, made under the Public Health Act, 1876, section 47, was foi soavengering the premises of Paynter, in Lichfield street, on July 17th, for which Baird had been paid threepence. Mr Garrick explained that the practice of persons interfering with the contractor’s privilege had grown to such on extent that, if it was allowed to go on, the contractor would be a loser to a considerable extent. Tbe Council had brought this case to set the matter at rest. After preliminary evidence had been taken, Mr Stringer said he had only been instructed a few hours before, and the summons did not contain any mention of the clause of tho Act under which the information had been laid. On behalf of his client be would consent to a conviction ba’ng made with a viewc £ gaining time to lookup the law on the matter. He would, however, ssk the Bench to inflict only a nominal fine. He would, if so advised, tske steps to test the soundness of the decision. Mr Garrick said he would not press for a heavy penalty, and defendant was fined Is, and ordered to pay the expenses of one witness, 2s 6i, costs of Court, and solicitor’s fee, £1 Is. Miscellaneous —Fines wore inflicted for allowing horses and cattle to wander—James D 'nn, 5s j Charles Hill, lOj ; J. Yeitcb, lOj ; M. Nally, £l, and expenses of two witnesses, IOj; Nicholas Columbus, 10s; Wm. Owen, £2.—Several oases against Miohael Murphy, assaulting his wife Isabella, assaulting Florence Murphy, application for' an order protecting her comings by his wife Isabelle, and two informations for allowing nuisances to exist on bis premises, were adjourned till September Hth.—Charles Rogers, for absenting himself from his vehicle was fined 10s, costs of Court, expenses of one witness, 4 s.— W. Stocks was fined 5s and ocits for neglecting to light by night a pile of building matorio 1 John Emerson was fined £1 for allowing a nuisance to exist on h : s premises.—Peter Hill, for a breach of the Stamp Act in neglecting as trustee to administer to the will of D. MoD. J. Hill within the period cam; I in the Act, was fined £2, solicitor’s fee £1 Is, costs of Court, and espemos of one wll aoss sj. Frederick Libean charged Khz English with having maliciously knocked down a hub on Sural Section 7806, at Qraenpark. The evidence showed that Libeau was a trespasser. The case was dismissed, plaintiff being ordered to pay costs, solicitor’s fee £ls Is, and expenses of three witnesses £1 10"—On the application of the Returning Officer several names were struck off the electoral rolls of the Stanmora and South Christchurch districts.