MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2672, 30 October 1882, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHKISTCHUKCH. Monday, Octobkk 30. [Before J. Esq.,_E.M., and G

Booth, Esq., J.P-]

3 Drunkenness. —John O’Connor, who hac assaulted the arresting constable, was fineo 3 15s; John Parker was fined -£3, Charles ' Evans ss, Thomas Hawkes .£l, and Mary 5 Lynch 10s, all to undergo the usual terms ; of imprisonment in case of default. ’ Alleged Larceny from a Dwelling.— Wm. White was charged with stealing from the dwelling of Christina Langstreith a silk bag, purse, keys, and £2 in money. 'I he prosecutrix being unwell, the accused was remanded for twenty-four hours. Breaches of tub Licensing Act. — Ed. George, the licensee of the Heathcote Arms, was chax'ged with having on Sunday, October 15th, supplied others than travellers with liquors. The defendant admitted having served two men, but had done so only on their representation and on the belief that they were bona fide travellers. Several witnesses were examined, after which the Bench said that they had often to enquire where men got the liquor on Sundays. In this case they had received an answer, and would deal with jt accordingly. Defendant was fined £5, and the conviction was ordered to be endorsed on his license. The expenses of three witnesses was refused, as they were found drinking at the hotel.—R. Skiffins, the keeper of an oyatex - saloon, was charged with having sold bottled porter without being licensed. Mr Holmes appeared for defendant. Robert Huffam, a discharged servant of defendant, deposed that on the 11th October he sold two or three bottles of pointer to parties who had oystei - s in the saloon Colombo street. He got the porter from xxnderneath the counter. It was kept there, and defendant had given witness orders to sell it. In cross-examination the witness said he had laid the information in retaliation, because defendant had discharged him, and had brought the police to force him off the premises. Defendant kept porter generally on the premises. Sometimes he had two ox* three cases of it in. Constable Wallace deposed that he heard an altercation on the day named between the parties. Huffam wanted his wages, which defendant refused to pay. Huffam then said that defendant was in the habit of selling liquor to his customers. He pointed out to witness some cases which he said contained porter. Defendant did not deny it. This was the case fox - the prosecution. Mr Holmes said under the circumstances he had nothing to say. Defendant declined to be sworn, and the Bench saying that the case was quite clear, inflicted a fine of -£lO ■with costa and expenses of one witness. Cruelty to Animals. —Denis Murphy was charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse, by working it in harness while its shoulders were sore. Mr Joyce appeared for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. W. M. Miller, inspector fox - the society, had seen the horse feeding while in the shafts of a dray, loaded with stones, and had seen it dxiyen six miles on the North road to Christchurch. The horse had three bad raws on its shoulders. Witness could not say what was the condition of the collar. The Magistrate said if it was the business of the witness to follow offenders of this kind, he had better in future get up his cases in a better manner. Constable Morgan corroborated the witness as to the state of the horse’s shoulders ; the collar seemed to be a good one. Defendant said that the horse was constitutionally tender skinned. The harness was good and well fitting, and had been carefully tended. The Magistrate said though the case did not seem to be a very bad one, people must be taught to behave with humanity to their animals. Fined and costs.

Miscellaneous - —John Tilly, for allowing a- bull to be at large, was fined £1. — For allowing horses to wander, B. 'Morris was fined ss, Elizabeth A. Stace 10s, Henry Knight 10s, H. Hammond 10s, A. H. McLean ss, Fred. Bennington ss, and John Emerson ss.—Michael O’Keefe, a cabman, was fined 10s for endeavoring to prevent another cabman from getting a fare.—A similar case against M. Hamilton was withdrawn, on account of the absence of a witness for the prosecution. Mr Holmes, who appeared for the defence, strenuously protested against this course, pointing out that his client had brought three witnesses and had retained himself at considerable expense. He asked for the witnesses expenses, but they were not allowed. —John Buxton, for not lighting a scaffold in St. Asaph street two nights, was* fined £l.—R. Carmichael was fined 5a for depositing sand on a thoroughfare.—J. A. Skoy and Jas. Henshaw, for fighting in Dickenson’s road, St. Albans, on October 14th, "were fined £1 each, costs, and expenses of two witnesses, 10s.—A large number of persons were fined for keeping unregistered dogs.—Jos. Williamson, for not having his cab numbered was fined 10s. Francis Glass was fined £1 for acting as driver of a cab without being licensed.