RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Southland Times, Issue 1639, 27 September 1872, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before H. M'Oulloch, Esq., 8.M.) TUBSDAT, 24TH SeFTEIEBEB. Thomas Marshall was fined 5s for being drunk and disorderly, 20s for injuring the lookup, and 20» for breaking out of custody, or seven days* imprisonment. "Lawrence Ford, charged by tb« police with lunacy, was remanded for .medical examination. John Ross, charged on belialf of the Acclimatisation Society with killing a hare, contrary to the provisions of the £roteotioa ef Animals Act, pled guilty, but sxplained that he had mistaken the animal for a rabbit. Mr Butts, honorary secretary of the Society, said that there was no intention to press for more than b nominal penalty, there being no doubt that Mr Ross would not have injured the animal if he had recognised it aa a bars, but jt was desirable that ths public should know that these animals -were protected by law, and that the Society were determined to prosecute offenders. His sYorship accordingly indicted a fine of Is, explaining that the law permitted the infliction of a fine up to £20^ and that in «ay future cases a severer penalty would be enforced. WSDVXSOAT, 25TJI Se?T2M3BB. JJanh qf JSfcJo SostA Wales «. Sose. — Judgment was given in this case, heard on Monday. Judgment for plamtiaT, £10 is Id, with costs, £IMj. TSXJSSDSZ,2GTS 3Z?T2M£BE. William Lau>3o» was charged by the Inspector of Nuisances with allowing five horses to wander within the limits of 4he town. Defendant did tot appear, and was fined, in his absence, 5s for each horse, and 5s Sd costs. David Mwaier, charged with allowing one horae to wander in the town, was fined sa, and *5i €d corts. William Pearee, charged with allowing one horse to wander in the to^n, was fined 5s and 5s €d costs. Janet Marshall, charged with 'allowing six cows to be at large within the limits of the tow n, was fined 4s far each cow, and 5a fid coat*. j