MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2698, 30 November 1882, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday, November 30.

Before J. Ollivier, Esq., E.M., and E, Westenra, Esq., J.P.]

Drunkenness. —For a first offence a man was fined ss.

Setting Fire to a House. —Eobert Ewing was charged as above. Inspector Pender stated that on the previous evening the prisoner had, while in a fit of drunken fury, smashed up all the furniture in his house, and afterwards proceeded to burn it. He brought in gorso and set a light to it, but although the house was at one time on fire further damage was prevented by the neighbors. He would ask for the accused to be sent to gaol for medical treatment, as he appeared to be scarcely in his right mind. The prisoner was remanded for eight days to receive medical treatment.

Maintenance op a Parent. J ohn Murphy was brought up charged with intending to evade compliance with an order of the Court. Bridget Murphy, his mother, stated that the accused, who has, by order of the Court, been paying half-a-crown per week towards her maintenance, had informed her that he intended to leave the colony. Accused now produced a receipt, showing that ho had paid her money in advance of her right, and he at present owed her nothing. The last time he paid her J£l she got drunk, and was arrested, and spent the money in drink and payment of fine. Ho had no intention of leaving the colony, and was quite willing to deposit a sum of money to be doled out to her periodically. If she got it at once she would drink it up. He was ordered to pay into Court a sum amounting to his contribution for twelve months. He agreed to this, and was discharged. Civil Cases. Delamain v Ellmers, claim £1 7s 9d; plaintiff having rendered the same account to father and daughter, was nonsuited with costs. In Amos and French v Adams, .£6 6s sd, and Tisch v Tobin, .£l6 18s, judgments were for plaintiffs. Judgments went for plaintiffs by default in Allen v Ashbolt, 16s ; Sunderland v Cassidy, ill 14s Gd; Thomas and Bruges v Troloar, £2, 2s ; Leaver v Meyers, £3 ; 'Wilkins and Co. vS. A. Fountaino, £3 Gs Gd; same v J. R. Fountaine, .£2 15s lOd ; same v Pluck, £\ 18s 2d ; Rankin v Edmonds, £\ 7s 2d ; Brice v Crocker, £1 Gs; Eagle v Virgin, £3 Simpson v La Coste, J£l G 3s Gd ; Theodore v Dawson, £2 8s ; Anderson v Hackett, £\ 17s Gd ; Amos and French v Going, £3 7s Gd; Walters v Huddy, £2 15s; Eastwood and Campbell v Moule, £G IGs 2d ; Howe and Co. v Knapp, .£5 10s 8d ; same v Cotton, £5 Is Gd ; Delamain v Corbett, £2 18s 4d ; Wood and Co. v Allsopp, dG 15s 7d; and same v Harding, £2 2s Gd.