MAGISTERIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10214, 7 December 1893, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHEISTOHVEOH. Wednesday, Dec. 6. (Before Captain Dsighton and J, Gapes, Esq.) Drunkenness.— For this offence William Smith and Christina Lawson were fined respectively 5s and 10a 5 in default tho usual alternative. Breach of the Factory Act.— Michael O’Brien was charged with committing a breach of the Factory Act by employing females after six on the evening of Nov. 27., Tho defendant admitted the offence, but said it was duo to ignorance on the part of the forewoman. Mr Stringer, who represented the Crown, said that the inspector wished for a nominal penalty only, as Mr O’Brien was one who had tried to carry out the Act, and his factory was wall conducted. The defendant was fined Is and costs. Breach of the Post Office Act.— George Oakley, a young maa, was charged with committing a breach of the Post Office Act by using a cancelled stamp on a letter at. Chertssy. The defendant pleaded “Guilty,” but said, in defence, that, at tho time, he had no other stamps in' the house, and he was under the impression that he would be prosecuted if ha posted a letter without a stamp. Mr Stringer appeared for the Crown, and said ha felt obliged to press for a substantial penalty because this offence was becoming very common, and in tho case in question it could easily bo seen that the stamp had been previously used. Tha Bauch said this offence was a very serious one, and the defendant would be fined J 33 with costs JU 18a.

LYTTELTON. Wednesday, Dec. 6. (Before B. Beetbam, Esq., S.M.) A Prison Offender.— John Maloney, a prisoner undergoing sentence in Lyttelton gaol, was charged with breaking windows in the gaol to the value of Ss. The Governor of the gaol, M. M. Cleary, deposed that on Nov. 25, the accused was brought before the Visiting Justices and was convicted of disobsdience of orders, .A few hours afterwards the accused broke the windows. He had four times previously, broken windows in the gaol, and bad been before the Court for the offences. The offence was further proved by Principal Warder S. J. Keaton. Hia Worship said it was quite time tbs prisoner should be made aware that offences of this kind could not be allowed to continue. He would bo sentenced to forty-eight hours* close confinement, and ordered to forfeit seven hundred and forty marks, which was equal to three months extra imprisonTnpnf..

Civil Cases.— ln the following cases judgment was given for the plaintiffs by default;—Cook Eros v. E. Gill, claim £8 Os 4d 5 same v. James Mauson, £7 Os lOd j

William Hildyard v. Bertie, £1 17a 6d; same v. D. Warkia, £2 14a,- W. B. Williams v. E. Morton, £i 3a 6d. Mr Nalder for plaintiff, Mr Joyce lor defendant; judgment was‘given for plaintiff for .£ll3s Od.