Monday. [Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.]

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 2962, 22 January 1867, Page 4

Monday. [Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.]

DRUNKENNESS. James Palmer and James Leslie received the usual punishment for this offence. VAGRANCY. An old woman named Mary Walton pleaded guilty to a charge of a breach of the Vagrancy Act, 1866, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour. BREACH OF SLAVGHTEB-HOTTSE ACT. Henry McCullocb, a licensed slaughterman, was charged with a breach of the Slaughter-house Act, 1866, by having disobeyed the order of Mr. J. C. Lewis, Inspector of Slaughter-houses, on the 14th January, contrary to the rules and regulations. Mr. MacCormick appeared for defendant. Mr. Lewis deposed that he had ordered defendant 'to remove the carcase of a bullock from underneath the'tackle, which he refused to do. The order was necessary in order that the business of the slaughterhouse might be carried on. Mr. MacCormick contended that the evidence had failed to show that the slaughter-house in Newmarket was within the district prescribed by the Act. His Worship said that as this was the first offence, and the evidence being incomplete, the case must be dismissed. If any person connected with the slaughter-house were convicted of disobeying the orders of the Inspector, the utmost penalty of the law would be inflicted. BREACHES OF MUNICIPAL POLICE ACT. V Robert Evans was charged with a breach of the 10th section of the above ordinance, by allowing his chimney to take fire. He stated that the offence arose from the negligence of his servant. This being" the first offence, the mitigated penally of 10s. and costs was inflicted. William Moyle was brought up, charged with a breach of the 18th Beotion of the Act, by negligence in riding his horse on the footpath in High-street, and was fined in the nominal sum of one shilling and costs. LARCENIES. Ellen Whitaker, a half-caste, was charged with feloniously stealing from Victoria-street a mantle valued at £1 10s. Theevidence adduced failed to ,prove the identity of the article alleged to have been stolen, and the prisoner was discharged. Robert Wood pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing four wooden palings, the property of George Holdship, valued at one shilling, and was sentenced to seven days- imprisonment, with hard labour. This concluded the business.