CHRISTCHURCH.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8729, 27 February 1894, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

Saturday, February 24. > (Before R. Beetham and H. W. Bishop, J Eaqra., R.M.S.) Drunkenness, &c.—John Gibb,.for being I found drunk while riding a horse'in Ferry road, was fined £1, and for illtre&ting tut ■ horse by beating it severely, and apparently J unnecessarily, he was fined £1 or in default ' jorty-eiglit hours' imprisonment with hard > labor on each case cumulative. .....; [ (Before H. W. Bishop, Esq., R.M.) A Br-law Cask.—James McGrath was charged with allowing six head of cattle to be herded on a' public road in Dallington. Mr Hoban appeared for the defendant. The case had been adjourned' t on Friday for the production of evidence , for the defendant, and after hearing this , the Bench dißmsased the case. Tuesday, February 26. i (Before R. Beetham, Esq., R,M.) i Neglected Child.-r-Perqy Joseph Brown I aged six months, the son of Catherine i Brown, whoa few days ago was sentenced i to three months' imprisonment for deserting him, was now committed to Burnham Industrial School for the usual term, to be brought up in the tenets of the Church ol England. Civil CASEs.~DoyIe v Lister, claim £13 10s 9d, for printing labels, Ac.; Mr John- ~ son for plaintiff, Mr Franks for the do fendaut, who pleaded that he Had been overcharged ; judgment was for plaintiff for £10 19s 6d, with costs. Judgments' went for plaintiffs by default, with costs', inGled* ~ hill~v Linn, £3 13s 4d ; Wardeit and Co. v Wiggins, £3 lis 8d ; King and Co. v Early and Early, £17 0s 3d; and Berry and Co. v Foley, £13 10s 9d. Jack v Cross and Cross v Jack were adjourned till March sth. (Before W. Langdown and 8. D. Barker. Esqs., J.P.'a) Drunkenness.—Joseph Clarkaon, alias. Kelly, was charged with drunkenness and - assaulting George Evans in . Manchester street, on Saturday night. He admitted the charges and was fined 6s for drunken* ness, and 10s for the assault, and ordered to ' pay Is 6dcab hire. Elizabeth Smith, was fined 10a, in default forty-eight hours. Two first offenders were fined 5a each.