CHRISTCHURCH.

Press, Volume XLI, Issue 6118, 28 April 1885, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

Monday, April 27. [Beforeß. Beetham, Esq.,B.M_ ; Dhunk-nn-bs. — Simon Ho-sack, described by Inspector Pender as being a man of considerable property, who had taken to drink, and " was going down the hill "as fast as he oould, pleaded guilty. His Worship said this would make the third conviction this year, besides a previous record. A_ua light penalty would not be felt by him, he would be fined £5, or fourteen days'imprisonment, and if he came up again he would receive a term of imprisonment without option of a fine. Fred. Aldridge was charged with creating a great disturbance in Boss' auction rooms in Colombo street on Saturday, and on being put out assaulted Constable Dillon and the Btoreman. He was also charged with using profane language in another place on the same day. The evidence showed that the prisoner had behaved in a beastly manner. He was fined 5s for being drunk, and was ordered to be imprisoned for six weeks with hard labor for the other offences.— Beuben TTaunam and Thomas Metcalf, for fighting on Saturday night in the bar of the Palace Hotel, were each fined 10.. Thomas Wilson was fined £1. For a first offence a man was fined 53.

Crvn. Casks.—Delamain y Sandford, claim. £20, for damage alleged to have been caused to a Drummer. Mr Stringer appeared for plaintiff, Mr Holmes for the defendant. Plaintiff had a horse named Drummer running in a paddock belonging to a man named Day, junr., on the Waimakariri, near its junction with the Styx. On. February 6th last, Day, senr., who is the rirer pilot, was on the top of bis house looking out for vessels, when turning bis telescope inland he saw the defendant riding and driving before him Mr Delamain's none, which broke back; the defendant then rode his horse at it, and forced Jit into a barbed wire fence. About a week afterwards the horse was examined, and found to be badly cot about the hind legs, and the fence was seen to be broken down,with blood and hair on it. Other evidence to some extent corroborative of this statement was also given. The defence was a denial on the chief points. Hie Worship was of opinion that t&e horse had been injured by the proceeding of the defendant, and reserved judgment as to the amount of damages to be awarded, until after he had inspected the horse on the following day. White v Cuddon, claim £417 12a JOd for a parcel of barley supplied. Mr Weston for defendant, who objected that the barley sold as new turned opt to be old, and some of it inferior in quality to a sample offered. Judgment was for defendant, with costs. Judgment went for plaintiff by default, with costs, in Eickett v Grant, £23 4s 8d j Early v Wilson and contra were adjourned till April 88th ; Stapleton v Stapleton and Frame ▼ Beaton were adjourned for one week.