MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2683, 13 November 1882, Page 3

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CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, November 13. [Before J. Ollivier, Esq., R.M., and B. Westenra, Esq., J.P.] Drunken ness.— Fines for this offence were inflicted as follows :—Elizabeth Glee son, who had been found asleep in a waiting room at the railway station, £3, or

, seven days’ imprisonment; Eliza Wilson, r who was found with Gleeson, was, in con- . sideration of her having only just served a i month in gaol, let off with a fine ox 5 ; ; William Leason was fined ss, and ordered [ to pay 4s for a ventilator in the lock-up , which he had broken. For first offences i four men and one woman were eac ! Neglected Childbed. —Herbert Savers (12), Eleanor Eavers (10), Charles Eavers 1 (7), and Mary Eavers (4), whose mother is dead, and whose father has S iv ‘r r !;, wa j 1 •, intemperate habits and neglected the - dren, were, on the application of the police, committed to Burnham Industrial benoo , Herbert Eavers for five, and the.others for seven years each. The father, who w present, received a severe lecture, an w informed that he would have to pay for his children’s maintenance or go to gaol. The Inspection of Machinery Act. William Hall, flax miller, of Brookside, was charged under the above Act. Mr Martin appeared for the prosecution, Mr Joyntforthe defence. George CroU and others deposed that, .on September 19th, the machinery in the mill had not been certified to by him as being protected, as required by the Act. Since that date, but not until after these proceedings had been initiated, ho had received information that one Michael Radigan had met with an accident by the machinery; his hand had been taken off. Notice of such accident, as required by the Act, had not been sent to the department. This was all the evidence offeredfortheprosocution. MrJ oyntobjected that there was no proof that' Brookside was in Mr droll’s district; and further, that inasmuch as the Act had been been passed on September 15th last, and repealed two previous Acts, under which Mr droll had been appointed, and as the information said his appoinment was under the new Act, it must be dismissed as bad. Mr Joynt had also previously pointed out that the Act only came into force four days before the accident had taken place, and it was not till long afterwards that the Act was available for reference. He thought this circumstance, considering the very heavy penalties prescribed, ought to have due weight. Mr Martin having replied, the Bench dismissed the information as to having no certificate, on the groudd that defendant had no access to the Act before the accident. The second charge was dismissed, as the information had been badly laid; it described the Inspector as being appointed under the Act of 1882, which was not the case. Assault. —Joseph Pigioni was charged with having violently assaulted, with a stone, one Owen Barber. The police stated that the prosecutor was now in the Hospital suffering from injuries he had received by the act of the prisoner. The prisoner was remanded for one week. Miscellaneous. —Alfred Smith, for keeping an unregistered dog, was fined 10s. — ; John Buxton, for neglecting to light scaffolding, was fined 10s. —Michael Ryan, in arrears .£9 10s for the maintenance of i his children at Burnham, and who lately had paid several fines for drunkenness, was sent to gaol for one month for his default, and was fined £2 for being drunk, or, in default, to be imprisoned for a further term of seven days.—ln similar cases against J. J. Dowey, Antonio Juris and 1 Henry Lewis, defendants did not appear, : and warrants were ordered to be issued for ; their arrest. —R. P. Scandrett, for using ] a defective closet-pan, was fined ss.—A charge of abusive language, brought by , Alex. Fleming against John Stevens and J Annie Stevens, was |dismisscd, plaintiff 1 being ordered to pay the costs ®f the | case. i