MAGISTRATES' COURT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 224, 30 October 1878, Page 2

MAGISTRATES' COURT.

THIS DAY. [Before C. Hdxter Brown and M. Ligiixband, Esqs., J.J.P.] Annie Limond alias Osborne was charged with keeping a house of ill-fame in Bridgestreet. The evidence for the prosecution being concluded, Mr Fell, for the defendant, argued that it had not been proved that she kept a house of ill-fame within tbe meaning of the Act. The information was then, on the application of Inspector Kiely, amended, and defendaut was charged with, keeping a disorderly house. After hearing the evidence for the defence the Bench decided that the case was not proved, aud dismissed it. Nealeaud iladdow v. J. Smith.— Action to recover £7 2s for goods supplied. Judgment for amount claimed and costs. Richard Thomas, Edward Edwards, and Henry Ruff, cabmen, were ciiarged with allowing their cabs to stand on the Government wharf, that not being a public stand. Mr Bunny appeared for the defendants. Constable Beattie stated that on the 25th instant he saw the three defendants with their cabs on the wharf. He told them thoy had better go on to the staud, but they did not do so. Edwards was there half an hour, Ruff a quarter of au hour, and Thomas a few minutes. For the defence it was clearly proved that all the theee defendants were engaged at the time referred to, and were not waiting to be hired. The Bench dismissed the case ia each instance, Blaliug that cabmen should be allowed to drive alongside the wharf so long as they did not create an obstruction, but that if spoken to by a constable they should take care to make it perfectly clear that they were engaged. Mr bunny applied for costs. The Corporation, he said, received all the fines, and he thought it only fair that they shouid pay the costs when they failed to prove a case. Costs allowed to the extent of £1 is. George Marshall and Joanna Polglase were each fined 5s aud costs for allowing horses to graze in the streets.