RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1950, 5 August 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

This Day.

(Before James Fulton, Esq., E.M.) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.

William Cowan and J. Keane were each fined 20s, or, in default, forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, for drunkenness. For like offences, J. C. English was fined 10s, or twenty-fo r hours ; and Annie Nolan L 5, or fourteen days’ imprisonment. PETTY OFFENCES. A charge against John Sibbald, for cattle wandering on the South Hoad, was dismissed, poundage having been paid upon them, and the off nee being proved to have been caused by persons trespassing on his ground, and leaving the gat-, open.—Michael German, leaving his horse and cab unattended, was fined 5s and costs. INFORMATIONS BY INSPECTOR NI.MON. David Hutchinson, Joseph Strang, George W. Gowan, were charged with neglecting to have their numbers painted on their drays. The defendants admitted the offence, but said they did not know it was necessary to have their numbers as licensed carters as well as their names. The cases b ing the first informations under the bye-law were dismis-ed. Hugh Gourlay, William Heads, Michael Heads, Hugh Boss, William Mnirhead, Michael Gorman, were changed with not having tables of fares painted on their carriages, according to the regulations. The regulations came into force last week, and had been advertised in the newspapers. Hugh Gourlay said he had ai pointed to meet the Inspector at the Town Clerk’s office, to decide what was to be painted on the cab, as according to the regulations a board six feet by three would be required, as the letters were to be an inch long. Neither the Inspector, nor the Town Clerk, nor the Mayor, could interpret the bye-laws, _ and at length a paper was given him stating what was to be painted. He was getting some tins painted accordingly. The Magistrate recommended that the regulation should be brought under the notice of the Corporation, and that one of the defendants should he ap iminted to confer with the Corporation <n the subject. The cases, with the consent of the Inspector, were dismissed. Thomas Power, Michael Gorman, Robert M‘Mullan, Charles Ferguson, James Hill, James T >wns >nd, Alexander Wilson, James SmUh, Denis Dunkerley, Hubert Long, Thomas Hughes, Michael Hinds. Thomas Everett, William Colburn, Arthur Ford, Martin Brennan, were charged with plying for hire with their licensed cabs, other than at the place appointed by the regulations.— The following fines were inflicted, with costs:—Power, Is; Gorman, Is; M'Mullan, Is; Charles Ferguson, Is (for him Mr Harris) pleaded that he was waiting at the Prince of Wales for a passenger, with whom he had a regular agreement; hut the account he gave scarcely confirmed this.— The Inspector said he was inslructe I not to press the informations harshly.—His Worship c nsulered the plea put forward no justification under the circumstauc :s stated. Mr Harris should appeal jf an appeal were possible.—Jaine- Hill, Is. James Townsend and William Wilson pleaded they were ordered away from the stand in Manse street by the police. They were ordered to find the constable who gave the orders; cases postponed for a week. James Smith, d smissed, having been called from the rank. D. Dunkerly, Is. Robert Long, dismissed. Thomas Hughes, Is. M. Heads, dismissed.

T. Everett, Is (costs remitted). M. Colbom, Arjfhur Ford, and Martin Brennan, dismissed. George Fawcett, leavin ’ the stand tqfpick up passengers, pleaded that he was gfcing to the stand, and meeting a passenger he at once left; case dismissed. Charles Farly, dismissed. i AX ASSAULT CASE. £ • Ann Laurie v. Mary White. —The prosecutrix charged the defendant with assaulting and be ting her. She had unmistakeable evidence in her face that she had been severely bruised, but from the rebutting evidence she appeared to have been under strong d In ion, the consequence of the combined effect< of laudanum and brandy. Her unsupported charge was that the accused sprinkled the c ntents o' a bottle of brandy over her wine she lay in bed and finished the process by striking her with the empty bottle. According to the evidence for the defence she had bruised her face by tumbling out of bed, and the defendant’s connection with the affair was helping another woman to raise her from the ground while in a helplessly drunken condition. The case was dismissed.