RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 39, 24 March 1863, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before M. Price, Esq., R.M.) Frid-vy. 20th March. No cases before the Court to-day. Satutiday, 21st Maijcit. ANnw CrriiH in Difficulty. — Tolm Fox was chnr^ed by cinstublp Ilurkn with beini; drunk in Ivk-strecfc on the 21st inst. It appealed that Fox. lieiivinir of the creneriil prosperity of Inverca;----•jill. d"termined to •'' try his luck." with a view of riridlv accumulatiriij a quantity •>[ "bauhees," and with that pniispworthv o'ljcct in view, got under the •'' influence. "as £erge"int Cli.ircnnn wuild say. A watchful consinble seeing >.fr Fox reel in rather an unsteady manner, pounced up m the unfnrlunnte " devotee to Bacchus," and conveyed him to the lock up . His \\'or<hin, in the mwt bland manner possible, uuel him us., or 24 hours' imprisonment.

Monday, 20k n Matcch. An Old Offender. — liohert M'Larcn, a crenHeman ra f her averse to the principle of total abstinence, and who hna hppn repeatedly before the c«U't charged with (lrunkruncsss, nns invited by His Worship to partake of the Queen's hospitnli v for two or three ilays. or, if he was in a particular hurry to leave town, it was left to his generosity to contribute 20s to the public exchequer, which Infer lie declined, and accepted His Worship's invitation. Careli;ss PaiviN-fr. — Andrew Aitkin for not hfiviiig proper control of his horse and cart in Dee-street, was fined 20s. and costs.