RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6697, 4 October 1882, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tuesday, October 3, i (Before Mr H. S. Wardell, R.M.)

■ DeUNKenness. —Daniel Collins, who had been found drunk 1 on Lambton-quay on the previous evening, was fined Svwith the [alternative of twelve hours' imprisonment. ' ; '; .! By-law Cases,— Jamsa Sancto waslcharged with having driven a horse and buggy round the corner of Willia-street and Lambton-quay at other than a walking pace. For the defence, he called his employer, Dr. Collins, who stated that on the : day in question it was urgently necessary. that he' should: be ( driven fast, as be was visiting, a .patient., Ihe case was . dismissed. William, Nashj Alexander Johnson, Robert Somerville, William ■ Parker, Andrew Johnson,. and ; Charles i Hewitt were similarly . charged with*, bavins} driven round-other.,street (corners at. other: than a walking . pace., : The cases were, dismissed, thb defendants; being cautioned. . Charles: Perratt, for. leaving ,his cart ,with the .wheel unlocked in Molesworlh-street, was fined 10s and costs. .Sing Chin was fined ,10s and; costs for a similar offence. Joseph Hebband, for driving a.cart load of meat along Lambton-quay without a cover oyer: it, was-,fined,,loa arid costs. Three young, [men -Jnamed Moeller, Davidson, and ,Meek, wer# each, fined.Ss and costs- for furious riding . along, , ; Willia-street' and. Lambton-quay on. September ; 24i ‘William Hutchison,.... for allowing; a bow to wander in Austin-etreet on June 4, was fined 5s and . costs.- Thomas J.;;Luuny, : of the Cricketers’ Arms Hotel, for neglecting to k- ep a light burning over. the door pf, his ; licensed house on the 25th of September, was fined 10s and costs. .Benjamin Cohen, of the City Hotel, had been summoned on a similar charge, which was,dismissed, the. defendant holding a ■ certificate of exemption from, the Licensing Bench.. Siog Soui and Hop Sing, for feeding their horses in a public thoroughfare qtherwise than with an ise bag, were each fined 5s and coats. Thomas; Moyers was fined 10s and'costs for having allowed a horse, to .wander in Cam-bridge-terrace. John Shields was charged with allowing three horses towanderin Buckle-street;' .Owing to the absence of, a witness Jthe case was postponed till; next day. , . J. S. Gapeford, F. Lialdet, aud P. Briggs ,were fined !lOs and costs for. similar offences. 111-usino a House —Thomas H. Turner, for workinga mare which had a.large sore 7 on its shoulder,'was fined. 10s and coats., f Sunday Liqoon Tbafpio.— William Fletcher, lioensea of . the Princess Hotel„Tory-street, was charged with . having sold a glass |of beer to Frederick, Arnold on Sunday, September. 3rd. Mr Gully appeared .for. the defendant. Tha sala of tha.Hquor was.proved, but it was ; shown .for the defence that the defendant had only supplied it on the representation that it was for a sick man. Under these circumstances, at his Worship’s suggestion, the information was withdrawn,"

Civil Cases.— Scott Bros., v. A. jG. Bayliss, claim £B-9s 2J, judgment for the plaintiff for: the ' amonnt claimed,-with-casts ; J. H. Smith v. J. M. Lloyd, claim £lo.os 4d," for work done on the -defendant's guarantee. Mr J, H. Shaw appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Olivier for, the defendant. . A nonsuit was granted in respect of £7 15s of the claim, as the guarantee was only a verbal one. In respect of the other £2 6s 4d, judgment was given for the defendant and costs. . The Court rose at 6.15 p.m, . ,