CHRISTCHURCH.

Press, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5074, 12 December 1881, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

Batubday, Dbcbmbbb 10. [Before G. L. Melliflb, Esq., B.M.] DBXTHKEKKBae. —James Parr waa fined 10s and ordered to pay Iβ cab hire. Jane Kinley was fined 10a; cab hire, la 63. For a first offence a man wai fined 5i and cab hire la. Daniel Borke, charged with, lunacy from drink, was, on the evidence of Dm. Symes and Wed will, tent to the Lunatic Asylum. Sttnstbokb. —Thom&a Wilson, who had been brought up on December 3rd and remanded as a lucatio from drink, and who was then suffering so severely as to be usable to get into Court without assistance, was again brought up and seemed to be in good health., Mr Keston, in whose custody he had been during the remand, stated that he did not think the case had been the result of intemperance. Dr. NedwOl stated that, when brought to him, the acoueed waa apparently suffering from sunstroke or some kind of a fit. John Perry, a carrier, stated that he had known accused for a long time; he was very temperate, and had been subject to attacks which left him in the state in which he was found by the police. On hearing this evidence Wilson was discharged without conviction. Labokht.—Thoe. Reid was charged with stealing a blanket, valued at 4e, from the boarding-house of T. King, Manchester street, on December Bth. He had been living there, and, when leaving, had token the blanket, leaving a worse one in its place. Prisoner

said it had been a mistake. The Magistrate said that by the records prisoner seemed to be given to making such mistakes. He did net wish to make a regular gaol bird of him, and would, this time, only inflict a nominal penalty ; but, if ever he made his appearance there again he would get six months' imprisonment. Sentence, twenty-four hours' imprisonment with hard labour.