MAGISTERIAL.

Press, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5058, 23 November 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

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Tuesday, Novembbb 22.

rßefore G. L. Mellisb, Esq., B.M.] Drunkenness.— For this offence Thomas Pardoe was fined 20s, and ordered to pay Is cab hire. Jane White was fined ss. For a first offence a woman was fined ss.

Embezzlement.—W. H.Hlingworth, a cabman, was brought up obarged with converting to his own use 3s, the moneys of his employer. H. M. Goodyer, cab proprietor, deposed that on November 18th he knew that accused, who was in bis employment, had been engaged for a considerable part of the day, but he had only handed over 3s as his returns. A witness deposed to having paid accused for hire of his cab 6s on the day named. 1 He had employed accused to take him round : town to sell fish. The magistrate requested Sergeant Pratt to note the fact that accused had been allowing fish to be hawked round in his cab. The last witness, on being crossexamined, was not certain as to, the amount he had paid to accused. The Magistrate said there was a doubt as to the money that had been received by accused, and he would get the benefit of it. The charge of embezzlement would be dismissed, but as the cab he was driving had been used for a most improper purpose—for he had learnt that not only bad fish been' sold from it, but tbe fish had actually been cleaned in it—he requested the polioe to report the affair to the City Counoil, with a recommendation that the license of Illingworth be cancelled. Oivz-: Oases.—Hemsley v Smith. £4 13s, for sand and shingle supplied and work done; judgment for plaintiff for full amount with costs. Hirons v Osborne, claim £9 5s 2d, for bread supplied. Defendant did, not dispute the quantity of bread he had received from plaintiff, but objected to pay the full, amount claimed, on acoount of an agreement between the parties that he should be supplied at a lower rate than charged in the account. Plaintiff admitted having made the agreement, and judgment was given for plaintiff in the reduced amount of £7 15s, with costs. Beardon v Eirkwood, claim £3, tor money lent. Mr Button appeared for plaintiff. A witness deposed to seeing' the money lent to another person, and judgment was for defendant with costs. Judgments went by default for plaintiff., with oosts, in Montgomery and 00. v Wright, £32 10s j Treleaven and 00. v McLean, £1 7s; MDUIs v Brunt, £2 10s lOd; Mcllraith v Smith, £9 _ -Linney v Same, 18s; Bobert- v Harrop, £1 10s; Thompkins v Letford, £3; and Wilkinson v McDonald, £3 6s.