RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1943, 28 July 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tins Day. (Before A. Chetham-Strode, Esq., 11.M.) DRUNKENNESS. John Lalov, Robert M‘Nicoll, Thomas Rushton, MattheAV Halliday, Johanna Uaro, alias Bttherick, Avere each lined 10s for drunkemiess. Jane Uyan was lined 20s ; Catherine Stacey a habitual drunkard was sentenced to six Aveeks imprisonment. CHARGE OF VAGRANCY. Constable lievan charged P. M'lntyre Avith having no visible means of support. The constable stated that be arrested the prisoner on account of his being a companion of convicted thieves and prostitutes. This statement Avas confirmed by the evidence of DetectiA’e Colder. The prisoner called the hotelkeeper Avhere he had been stopping, AA’ho proved that he had paid his hoard for the week he had been staying there. His Worsh p thought sufficient time had not been given to ascertain the prisoner’s true character, and he was therefore di charged. STEALLING FROM A DWELLING. Frederick Martin was charged by Constable Bevan Avith stealing a waistcoat from tbe dweding-house of John Murphy.— Murphy said that meeting the prisoner one day, he told him that he had had nothing to eat during forty-eight hours, and he took him to his house and gave him some coffee and Victuals, The prisoner came again at night, accompanied by a Avoman, and took possession of bis bed. The Avitn ss Avent out, got drunk, and was imprisoned four days, and on returning to his house he missed several articles of clothing. A woollen waistcoat avus the only thing found in the prisoner’s possession,—C nstable Bevan said the pri oner acknowledged having the waistcoat, avli ch lie stated his willingness toJgiA'e up. 'The prisoner had been several times convicted. —The prisoner Avas sentenced to four calendar mouths, Avith hard labor. Civil Casks. Several unimportant oases Avere decided. Cummins (captain of the Hydra) v. Burke and M 'Culioch. -Tips avhs a claim for L 22 for towage of the Hydra. The particulars of the case appeared iu the Evening Star of Monday, Mr Harris for the plaintiff, ami Mr James Smith for the defendants The action was brought to recover the amount of tonnage and costs in the first action. The evidence was iu the main the same, the chief addition to it be ug that Mr M‘Culioch denied having agreed Avith Captain Cummins to pay any portion of the cost of towage. The Magistrate said that the matter mainly depended up u whether the conversation alleged to hav- tald n place b tween Captain Cummins and Mr M‘Culioch had occurred. Hewa sorry there Avas a discrep aucy in the ev.deuce, and under t ccircum stances, the horses iu a dying state and the ship riding at anchor ins me danger, words might have been used, the full import of which Mr M.‘Culioch might not have considered. He gave judgment for the plaintiff LI 1 ; the costs in the former action not to be alloAved.