MAGISTERIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6497, 23 December 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Tuuesdat, Use. 22. (Before O. L. Lee and B. Wcstonra, Esq*) Dkuhkbkhehb —A man not previously convicted of thie offence was fined Si for being drunk in Colombo street on the previous day. LurtAOV »bok Dei NX.—Barnet Levy was charged with lunacy from drink. Sergeant Pratt said accused had been brought to the Silica station in a cab on the previous night, o appeared then to be suffering from the effects of drink, and a subsequent examination by Dr Byrnes that morning had proved sack to be the case. The defendant, who was a man of respectable appearance, had lately come from Wellington, and a friend of hie who was in Court said he appealed to have some trouble on his mind, and a medical man had advised that ho should bo kept perfectly quiet. He had recently been staying at the Goto de Farit. The Bench remanded the defendant to Addington for medical treatment till Dee. 29.

WAIMATE. Thohabat, Duo, 22. (Before B. Beetham, Esq., 8.M., E. El worthy and T. Tesohemaker, £*qs.) Fecit Stbalino, W. Bateman and B. Batchelor, two little boys, were convicted of fruit stealing. The former, after receiving a severe thrashing from his father, was cautioned and dismissed. Batchelor was ordered to be imprisoned for 24 hours in the Timara Gaol, and to be vhippad with a rod. Bbbacq or Bobocoh Bt-lawa John Hunt wa* charged with hawking fish in the Bo rough without holding tkeneccaaary license. Mr Hawkins appeared for the defendant. Tho Bench held that Hunt was not a hawker according to the meaning of the law, and dismissed the case.—James Fining and F. Keen were fined 10s each for havi*£ cattle at large. lixeoax.lt Bbaooiko Cattle.- George .Bryan, for illegally rescuing a horse being impounded by Mary Ann Roberts, was fined £5. or in default seven days* imprisonment. —Weir and his wife, and Mrs Guildford were charged with illegally rescuing cattle being impounded by B. Mundy. Weir was fined £6 or in default seven days’ imprisonment. The other defendants wore diemissed. OlTll Oases.—W. M’Namara v. B. Evans (Christchurch), claim £5 3». Judgment by default with cost*.—J . Bartos v. J. Wellwood, claim £5 11s fid. Mr Clement for plaintiff. Judgment for £4 4s sd, cost*, and solicitor’s fee. B. 8. Brown v. 0. WiU n, claim £2 19s. Same v. J. Carncross, claim 18s 6J. Bama v. G. Robertson, claim 13* fid. Judgment by default in each cose.—On the application of Mr Clement, an order wos made for the payment of certain moneys paid into Court to an unsatisfied creditor on a distress warrant.