RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 8, 11 January 1881, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

? This Dat. (Before Mr. Edward Shaw, R.M.) DRUNK IN CHABGI3 07 A VEHICLE. Thomas Hollia Stace, charged with being drunk while driving along the Porirua Road on the 29th nit., pleaded guilty. It appeared that as the defendant was going down the hill towards Porirua the vehicle capsized, and he was thrown to the earth. His Worship pointed out that the defendant had not only endangered hia own life, but also those of her Majesty's subjects, and imposed a fine of £2, in default 14 days' hard labor. BIRTHS, DEATHS, ANB XARRTAGES ACT. Salvatore Cemino, publican, pleaded guilty td a oharge of having neglected to register a child born on the 14th July last within 62 days of that date, but said the omission was entirely the resnlt of a mistake. He added that he was only two days after the proper time. A fine of Is and 7s costs was imposed. THE CITY BT-LAWS. William Fred Btrike, charged on remand with having driven round a street corner at more than a walking pace, waß defended by Mr. Sandilandfl, and fined Is, without costs. J. E. FitzGerald, Robert Carswell, and John Rhodes, were oharged with allowing their horses to wander at Targe in the public streets, and were each ordered to pay a fine of Is and costs. James Donaldson, for negleoting to point his number on big licensed vehicle, was fined Is, without costs ; and Samnel Asquith, for allowing his ohimney to catch fire, had to pay ss, and 7b costs. PROTECTION OBDIRB. Mrs. M'Govern applied for a protection order, against her husband, Lawrence M'Govern, who asked for an adjournment on tho ground that he had aot had time to prepare his dofonce. Postponed till tomorrow at 9.30. ' John Guilford Was snmmoned to show cause why a protection order should not be granted to his wife, Rebecca Guilford, but neither party appearing the osse was struck out. SUSPECTED LUNATICS. Henry Pottinger Willis, a youth of very respectable appearance, waa oharged with being deemed to be of nnsonnd mind. The defendant, who is a passenger by the s.s. Northumberland, was brought before the Court at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and remaddad until this, morning, in order that ho might be examined by the doctor of the ship. The doctor was unable to attend in time. Mr. Best, one of defendant's fellow passengers, B&id he first noticed him to be rather Billy while the Northumberland was passing through the tropios. He believed, however, that the " rough living" they had on board had something to do with this. The attention of the mate and doctor was called to the defendant's behavior, and after that he had " better living." For several days he went without food altogether. Hia Worship thought this was a ease in which a few days' medical attention would bring the defendant right again, and he was accordingly remanded for a week. . . ' • Charles Gesserfc who said he was a German, was similarly charged. He was arrested on the wharf, beoauße he had been talking about " swimming to Nelson." On tho way to the Court he remarked that " the spirit of God was in him, and was stronger than any Englishman." In answer to his Worship, he said he was an engineer by trade, and had formerly been in the employment of Mr. Robertson, though latterly he had boen out of work. Remanded till tomorrow. The Court then adjourned tOl 2 o'clock.