THE COURTS.—TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 6481, 24 December 1883, Page 2

THE COURTS.—TO-DAY.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before E. 11. Carew, Esq., R,M.)

Judgment was given for plaintiffs by default in the following cases :—J. M'Kenzie v. W. Stuart, claim, Ll4 ss, on a judgment summons (to be paid by January 7, in defeat fourteen days' imprisonment); J. S. Matheaca'y. W. James, L2 2s, for goods supplied. W. J, Wilson v. D. H. Mervya.—Clfiim, LlO 83, for board and lodging. Mr Fitchett appeared for plaintiff; Mr Mouat for defendant.—Judgment was given for plaintiff for the amount claimed, with cosps.

James Collins v. G. A. Tapper,—Claim, L6O, balance of purchase-money due on two sections of land at Mr Adams appeared for plaintiff j Mr Solomon for defendant. [Left sitting.]

CITY POLICE COURT.

(Before G. E. Eliott, Esq., J.P., and 1 J. Hyman, Esq., J.P.)

Drunkenness.' — Alice Ruth was dischs,rgeds JplpntlampbeU and William Kelly were ea,ch 'fined 4?; in default 'twerity'-four fears' jinprisonnient j 'Mitiit>st (pqljersall and Jawe# 4 r thw, \Qb or forty-eight hpurs.'. Unlawfully Opnrctfl wft* Pharged with being a ppmnjoft pjpoatftute, and with loitering and importuning passengers in Jetty street afc J ].40 on Saturday night. Mr E, Cook appealed for the defanpe.—Mr Eliott said that the evidence oif 'importuning was very slight, and was denied* by the accused. This girl belonged to a pfaß3 who were jto be pitied, and npt persecuted.-Sergeant j?eviri: I hope your Worship bears in mind the difficulty the police find in getting these women importuning. Eliott: I don't mean to say thafc in this ease thej?o was any persecution ; far from it. Thu police wut; peifeptly justified under the ciroumiitanees m interfering. The accused will be discharged.

Injukixc; Gov muniment Andrew Knee {i'o p and J (will Notlen admitted having on the I,4th %$. committed an overt act by throwing ston.es wiSh'jnilenj; J;o insulators on a telegraph post at I£ensingtpri, the property of the Zealand (Government.— Sergeant JJatfdonnpu etated that while on duty in Großvenop Street, JjieneiiDgion, at 'i p.m. on Sunday week, he saw the three boys throwing atones at a telegraph-post. They did not injure the insulators, although they attempted to do so.—The Bench, havipg fcbld the lada that they had rendered themselves liable tojthree mouths' imprisonment

by their thoughtlessness, fined them 5a each with coats; in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment with hard labor.