CHRISTCHURCH.

Press, Volume IV, Issue 447, 5 April 1864, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

[Before Joseph Bkittan, Esq, R.M.] Lewis Coates was fined 20s. for having an unregis tered dog in his possession. A. T. Bradwell wae fined 10s. for neglecting to keej clean the chimney of the house in his occupation. G-eorge claimed the protection of thi Court against Mr. E. S. Dalgety, of Christchurch who had threatened to shoot him. Mr Louis appeared for the defendant. After Hearing the complainant's evidence, thi Resident MngUti-ate said he was now able to decidi 1 the case. It was quite clear that complainant had i on the ls,t of March last, written a letter to defen dant, threatening to beat him, also to expose him j i wag also clear that, on the 12th Marcli last, defen " dant had threatened complainant; but it was also ii evidence that complainant had taken no notice o that threat until the 30th March ; therefore, he (thi Resident Magistrat) could not think that complainan 1 at the time of the alleged threat, or afterwards, fel ■ so much bodily fear of defendant as to compel hiu now to find sureties of the peace. There had beer no thrett on defendant's part since the 12th March i and he (the Resident Magistrate) could not call upor , defendant to enter into the sureties as requested bj complainant. The cas* was therefore dismissed. Judith Brennan wns brought up charged wit! stealing a ring and others articles belonging to Misa Salomon, daughter of Mr. Salomon in Colombc Street. The prosecution failed to show any felonious taking of the article), and endeavoured to bring home a charge of receiving the goods, knowing them to have been stolen. The .prisoner nailed two witnesses, who swore that the ring had bfea given to prisoner by a young woman named l?«y, who stated that she (prisoner) WJgkt keep the ring, as it iad been given to her C&&F) bf $&* » wet tlieart. "* **♦ on Saturday last of stealing i *" f# Miss Salomon and sentenced some goods o. —«t «W& ty&d labor, to 14 days imprisonm.. —» ffast $fber the cviThe Resident Magirtrate su... ' fe ?>?usfc dence the prisoner had brought foi-.. dismiss the case. The police intimated an intention of proceeding against Foy, for the larceny of the articles in question. [Before J. Ollivier and A. Back, Esqrs., J. P's.] Thomas Nicholson, for an assault upon Henry Smith of Christehurch, vas fined £2 and costs. Nicholson admitted the assault, but pleaded provocation, which he failed to pr>ve. Mr. Wynn Williams appeared for the complainan-.. A civil case of damages £2) against Robert Anderson, brought by Patrick H.ward of Christchurch, was dismissed, there being no «vidence to support the charge of assault. A case against Harry Jones, »rought by the same person for the same offence was ilso dismissed. Mr. Oakes atmeared for both tin

EEBIBEKT MAGISTRATE S COTTBT. 4th April, 1864.