RESIDENT "MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 680, 14 May 1859, Page 4

RESIDENT "MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CHBISTCHTntCH.—TUESDAY, MAY 10. The. annual meeting,of Magistrates for the purpose of considering ....the-'applications for Public House Licenses for the ensuing year was held today, at Ohristchurch. , The business this year before the Bench was very large, and the applications exceedingly numerous, occupying the. greater part of two days, to* despatch. ...... , . ' The Justices present during the first day's business, were J. W. Hamilton, Chairman, John Hall, RM., C. C. Bowen, C. 0. Torlesse, L\ Lines, and Joseph Brittan, Esquires. , The first applicant was Edwin Pearce, for tho Heathcote Arms, near the Ferry; the Bench expressed themselves satisfied with tho conduct of Pearce's house, and would grant applicant a general license for the. ensuing year, cautioning him as to keeping a proper lamp .outside his house, in accordance with the ordinance. Henry Koil's application was next read, but not granted, Wie Bench not considering Koil a .fit person to receive a license. Wm. Meddings, Papanui.: Tin's was afresh application for a general license at Papamii. After some questions for information from applicant as to .'the accommodation lie intended fo-provide, the, Bench decided to grant him a general license, cautioning him as to .keeping a proper lamp outside his house. An application . from Francis Thomas Haskins, for a wine and beer license, at the Papanui Stores, was refused, on the ground that the Bench did not 'think it desirable to grant licenses to stores, whevt> no accommodation was afforded to the public. An application also frooi.Levi Jackson for a wine and beer license'at Papanui was not entertained. , A general license was granted to Samuel Treleaven, for a house called the Bridge Inn, wear tho 7th mile stone, on the North -Road. Stephen Payne Smith applied for a wine and beer license, for his house, situated on tho south bank of the Waimakariri, opposite Jackson's Ferry. Applicant engaged to put a punt on the river without delay, and also to ferry foot passengers across. The Bench granted the application. Joseph Felton : In this case the Bench adjourned the consideration, various complaints having been made against Fulton's house, and alt-o against the conduct of the ferry. George Fredrick Day •. License granted. Win. White, K;ukainni Hotel: License granted. John Gulf; This was an application for a general license for. the Northern Hotel, lately in the occupation of Mr. Fraser. The Bench decided to adjourn the consideration of this application to, Tuesday, the 17th ii)st;

.>K' —__ jiiii—hii in im mi i mm in iiii'iFT~iTfrmnniT--"'""*"r-T'1" $'■ Edwin Panckhurst: general license: granted. f| Beniamiri Jeffs: This application for a general Ililicense was refused, the Bench not considering ifUhat there was any necessity for a license in tho p:district in question. t §.• Andrew Spillard applied for a wine and beer S; license: refused. Donald and Duncan Cameron, at the Salt Water M Creek : conditional license : granted. ■ . M John Leith, at the Kowai: conditional license: M. granted. , H; Thomas Wilberfoss Foster, Rang"iora t general W license: granted. P'-: Joseph William Papprill, Rangiora: general felicense: granted. K< Solomon Stephens, Rangiora: application for ||:wiiie and beer license: vefused. If; William Satchell: Application for conditional Ililicense: granted subject to various conditions; jf|?amongst others, oats to be supplied to horses, and prchavged for at a rate not exceeding 6d. a quart. |f Daniel Philpot: Application for wine and beer |&t]icenße at Oxford : refused. ffi. John Frederick Ballard; general license granted. P Thomas ; Cook; application for wine and beer If license. .•■-■: „■,*. xi § Mr. R. Packer appeared here, and stated totlie I Bench that applicant had conducted his house in a |i very disorderly' manner, to the very great aimoy- || ance of the neighbourhood; that there was no If'proper accdTnmodation for lodgers,' and that the ; W business had not been carried on upon the promise M applicant gave of good management when the , IP license was granted last year. . - ' '.i If Applicant here produced a memorial, signed by ' k 54 names, in favor of granting the license. 'j p Mr. Packer ,also brought forward a document ot I, a similar nature,- against granting Cook's applica- j |f tion, signed by eight names of residents m Ohnstm church. ■ • xi x W Tbe Bench were of .unanimous opinion, that a m refusal, should be <?iven to the application, but. the H case would be fiqally decided upon at an adjourned femeeeing. '< M\ Edwin Coxhead, application for general license; if William Stringer, application fov : a, wine and beer ; John Dilloway, application for general jtUicense; Eleanor Dillon, wine-and beer license; KCharles Newton, general license for the White HnHart; 'all granted.' Wt Wm.1 Mummery, Richard Taylor, Wm. Eales, Rand George Allen; applications in all these cases EKvere refused. • ' ■ Rowland Davis; application for general license; ■granted.. . .- ,".;.. .; ■■ .'^ . ■ '■'.■-" ' -: - mm The Court then adjourned to the following day. II ' .Wednesday, May J.l. -'. -,- .j ■.- . Jm Justices present,—J. W... Hamilton, chairman, ■John Hall, R.M., Joseph Brittan, John Bealey, JBic. 0. Torlesse, D..Lines, and Thos. Cass, Esqrs. B An application signed by, John Barclay Thomson S\vas adjourned for further hearing.: , : ; ; . ..... I Robert Aiken; application for.. wine and beer I license on the Lincoln road; refused. I James Main, Great South;road; conditional flicense;'granted. .', . ■ / i George H. Parlby; consideration of application adjourned. The Magistrates expressed themselves extremely dissatisfied with the Conduct of applicant's house. : •:■■■■• William Turton; the Bench, could not entertain this application, as it had arrived too late ; but as there were peculiar circumstances attached to this case they should forward a recommendation to his S Honor the Superintendent to grant a conditional 1 license to Turton for the ensuing year. , I John Giles, Orari; ar.d David Palmer, Ferry; I road; applications refused. Joseph Dean, Arowenui ; William Durnfor.d, Rakaia; and David Pollard, Pareora; conditional licenses granted. Samuel Williams and Thomas Dunn, at Timaru; applications granted. James Robertson, on the Waimakariri; conditional license granted. The ordinary "business of the Court was then proceeded with. TOSSWELL V. LEAN. This was an action brought to recover damages for injury sustained through alleged careless driving 4)n. part of defendant. Plaintiff's statement was -^that on Saturday evening last he was going to- ' wards Riccarton on horseback, and near Dilloway's met defendant driving a spring cart. There was a dray standing on the side of the road, and by it plaintiff stopped to speak to some one ; defendant stopped also, and soon after by a sudden movement j mimed plaintiff against the dray, by which his horse received an injury in the stifle joint, and had been \ laid up ever since. Damages were estimated at £10. The ; defendant's cross-examination endeavoured to show that plaintiff was too far off to receive injury by. tlie cart' ; moving on. :Iri E. Knapman and Mr.; J. W. Moorhouse gave evidence as to the damage done to the .horse, and as to the time which must elapse before.he would'be. fit for work again. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £6 and costs.

The promulgation by Mr. Bright of the specific details of his plan of reform' brings to an untimely end the many alarmist rumours of what that scheme was to contain. The whole fabric of terror which peers and journalists, ex-ministers and their subordinates, have been . labouring diligently to raise, \ crumbles down, and instead of the outlandish and destructive monster we are told to fear, we have only the. good old English franchise, the familiar and widely approved method of silent voting, and a revision of the schedules of 1832 within limits which in some respects are less extensive than those which certain influential pamemongers affected to prescribe. ; • _ Intelligence has been received from Cayenne of the .death of; Budio, who it may be remembered was a party in the attempt against the.life.,of the Emperor of the French on the ,15th of January, 1858. A letter from St. Petersburg states that the maritime constructions of Austria at Pola have attracted the serious attention of the ..Russian Government, and precise information on the subject is demanded at Vienna. ' :.