RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 1123, 26 July 1865, Page 6

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Toesdat, 25th Juiav (Before J. Gillies, Esq., R.M.) Decsk.-as« Disobsbrj/t. — George 'Thompson, Andrew G. Robinson, and William Thompson, charged with having been drunk, were each fined 20a, or 48 - hours' imprisonment. For a similar offence Margaret Wilson, an old ofFender, was fined 40s, or seven days' imprisonment. Ann Sherry was charged with having used obscene language in a public place, acd. ■was fined 203, or two weeks' imprisonment. , <.; ■ Stealing a Fowl.- Catherine Ainsley was charged on the information of George Htckman with stealing, on Monday night, from his fowl-house^ one fowl, of the value of 3s. The wife of the complainant stated that she heard a noise in her fowl-house, and on running round to the yard she saw the prisoner passing under a lamp close to the yard with something rolled up in her dress. Detective Jiowley produced the body of a fowl, which had been plucked, butwhich the complainant's wife identified as her property. It was found in the house occupied by the prisoner. She was sentenced to three weeks' imprisonment.

Offkxces against the Licensing Ordinance.—James Macguire was charged ■with keeping in his licensed house, the Imperial Hotel, Princes street, one billiard table and om; bagatelle table, without having first obtained permission in writing, contrary to the Licensing (Ordinance, 1864. Mr Inspector Morton asked that this case should be adjourned to Saturday, as the defendant bad expressed his intention of taking out the necessary Jistnse, and he wished to give him an opportunity of doing bo. The case was adjourned accordingly. There were fimiiur charges against James Ilogan, of the Queen's Arms Hold ; Thomas Jones, GoMeri Age Hotel; William Kennedy,- Knropnan Hotel; and Edgar Basting-", Robin Hood Hotel; all of which defendant* had expressed their intention of taking out the necessary license. They were all adjourned to Saturday. Joseph Harding, of the Union Hotel, was similarly charged, but as it appeared that since the summons had been served he hud taken out the license, the case was withdrawn.—George Dod was charged with permitting nm-<ic and dancing in hit) licensed house, the Travellers' Rest Hotel, Walker street, without having first obtained permission in writing fo to do. Mr Ward, for the. defence, admitted that the offence did take place, but the defendant was not aware that it was necessary to obtain permission from a magistrate, and it would not occur again. He was fined 10s and costs.

OI'FKNCES ACAINST THK Poi.ICH OltDlNnaxce.—M. 11. JMuir, of Bedford House, •was charged with neglecting to keep clean the chimney of his house, so that from the foulness thereof if, look fire. He was fined 5s and costs. — Henry Urer.chley was charged with leaving his horse unprotected in Princes street. It appeared from the evidence tliat the defendant had been delivering Hour at a. store, and had only gone into thp store for the purpose of getting his delivery book signed, and that he was not absent more th-m two minutes. The case was dismissed.—Herbert, Haynes and Co. were charged with exposing ■drapery goods for sale outside their shop in Princes street, and were fined 2s Gd and ■costs. —James Crawford was charged with permitting two cows to stray within the limits of the town, and was fined 2s Gd a head and costs.' A. 11. Wilson was charged with permitting one cow to stray within the limits of the town, and was fined 2s Gd a head and costs. Henry Driver was fined 5s mid costs for-permitting two cows to stray; and Duncan and Young were fined in a similar amount for permitting tA-o horns to stray. Charles Hawkin was charged with permitting one horse to stray, but as it appeared that it had broken its halter and got out oi" the stable, the case was dismissed. AssAui/r.—William Hooper was charged on the information of Peter Miller, a colored man, with assaulting and beating him. The complainant's statement was, that he had a house on the defendant's land, and when he was liv-t asked for rent by the defendant he told him he could not pay any, as he hud no money. The defendant then seized him by the beard, dragged him out uf the house, threw him down in the mud, and struck him. A witness stated tint the complainant attempted to keep the defendant out of his house. The deiendant then drew the complainant out, and threw him down on his side in the mud. The complainant then seized the defendant by his shirtfront and tore it open. The defendant's statement was that when he asked for his rent, the complainant seized him by the shirt-front, and he only pushed him off. He denied having struck the complainant, but he had no witucsses. The Magistrate considered the assault clearly proven, and fined the defendant 20s and costs.