RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. THIS DAY. (Before T. Kebbell. Esq., J.P., and C. C. Graham. Esq., J.P.)

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RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. THIS DAY. (Before T. Kebbell. Esq., J.P., and C. C. Graham. Esq., J.P.)

rHRHF. tJ'IM <<\\ V< F.x. The crii-iimil sheet this morning contained three cn-es nf drunk enne-»*. all the i criminals being of the feminine gender, j Margaret Knight was charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct. James Turner stater] that the prisoner had persisted in annoying him by her disorderly conduct and vile language; she was very drunk at the time. The prisoner, who made no defence, and appeared still in a very shaky condition, was remanded for eight days. Sergeant Monaghau stating that she was an incorrigible and habitual offender, and that he intended, at the expiration of her term, to lay an information against her for vagrancy and habitual drunkenness. Margaret Kane was brought up on a similar charge, and was treated in the same ¦way, with a like promise of future attention from Sergeant Monaghan. The third of this disgraceful trio, Harriet Reeves, received precisely the same treatment, and if the police carry out their present intentions, these " three (dis)graces " stand a very good chance of a lengthened term of imprisonment. SI'SPECTED LrXACW Frederick Dennis was brought up on suspicion of lunacy. It appeared he was in the habit of giving false alarms of a very startling nature td the police, of fearful murders and outrages being committed in remote parts of the town, thus grievously harrowing up the souls and wearing the nerves of our gallant guardians of the peace. He was remanded for eight days. KEEPING A FEROCIOUS DOR. George Bowring was charged with keeping, or allowing to remain on his premises, neither chained nor muzzled, a savage and ferocious dog. Mr. Travers stated that lie was walking down the beach ' when this dog attacked him' in a most savage manner, and only was driven off by his holding his ground, and exhibiting no fear. The same dog 1 had bitten other people, and had seriously alarmed women and children. • It appeared a sort of cross between pointer and mastiff. Sergeant Monaghan and .Mr. E. Baker, i Clerk of the Court, confirmed Mr. Travers' evidence as to the ferocious and tnvubltisome nature of the dog. , The defendant said the dog .was not his, Lbut belonged to a Mr. Flyger, who had i left it there, and he was afraid to destroy ! it, lest the owner should sue him -for damages. The Bench informed him that he was perfectly justified in destroyieg a- dbg i p.toved to be furious and dangerous, ftlid I if he did not do so at once after this warning, the consequences would be very serious to him. On this occasion, he would be fined 20s and 14s costs, with immediate execution, and the Bench hoped the representatives of the Press, who "were present, would bring the case prominently under the notice of the public. ' The danger to horsemen of these dogs allowed to run about loose was very great, and a stop must be put to the practice. Mr. Graham added that he had been c* T posed several times to much risk from this cause while riding to and from home. Fined 20s and 14s costs. There were no civil cases.