RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 183, 2 March 1868, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Saturday, Eeb. 29. Before J. Giles, Esq., M.D., R.M. DRUNK AND DISORDERT. John Tottenham, charged with this offence, was sentenced to 20s fine or 24 hours' imprisonment. John Or ay, who had been convicted of the same offence three times within the six months, was fined 10s or 12 hours' imprisonment, and on account of the former convictions 7 days' imprisonment with hard labor. BREACH OF THE LICENSING ORDINANCE. Henry Fry appeared to answer two charges of Breach of the Ordinance, preferred against him by the police. Inspector Franklyn conducted the prosecution; Mr Tyler defended Fry. Sergeant Williams deposed : On Sunday the 23rd from information I received I went to defendant's house at 12.25 ; the front door was fastened ; I got in through the back door. Pry was behind the counter, and 5 or 6 persons were sitting in front of the bar. One was drinking a pint of beer. There were other measures of beer on the counter. I asked Pry about a silver cup which I saw on the shelf, and he said that a man whom he had supplied with drinks during the morning had left it in lieu of payment. By Mr Tylei—l supposed it was beer the man was drinking. I did not examine the pint measure to see what it contained.

G-eorge Brown, a laborer, deposed— I was in Ery's public house at 12 on, Sunday; the Sergeant came in soon after me. I had a pint of beer and paid for it.

By Mr Tyler—l was sober. Five more men were in the bar besides myself. The front door was closed. There was no rioting going on at the time.

John Allison, the next witness called, failed to appear. Constable Pringle proved service of the subpoena.The Inspector applied for a remand as Allison was a material witness, as also the person alluded to by Fry as leaving the silver cup. Mr Tyler agreed to a remand, stating that Allison was also a material witness for his client.

The Magistrate ordered a warrant to be prepared to compel the attendance of Allison, and adjourned the case to 10 a.m. this day.

WARDEN'S COURT. The application by Sinclair and party for an extended area of ground, which was heard on Friday, was again called on. The following judgment was given by the Magistrate:—That there was an application for an extended area of ground on Addison's Flat by 18 men, three parties having amalgamated for that purpose, Three objections by different parties had been lodged, and although two of them, O'Toole and Sullivian, had failed to make a case. Hart and party had proved enough to convince him that the applicants was not entitled to the full amount of ground ; applied for. He therefore allowed them only a portion of the ground claimed, and directed the surveyor to mark off the ground according to his decision. Dr Giles directed the costs of hearing and survey to be divided between the parties, and two thirds the costs of attendance to be paid by O'Toole and Sullivan, the objectors, in portions of 1 one third each. The Court then adjourned until 10 a.m. this day.