CHRISTCHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 31, 18 June 1868, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

; Tm» ])at. • (Tlaim 0,0, Bowon, Koq., UM.) i DnoNicwNNKflf), — Annio Swift, who lmd only completed a term oC hlx months' imprl'flonment undor tho Vagrant. Act, ycßtorday morning wan brouojlifc upobargcdwltb having /boon drunk and (IfHordorly last night, The ofilenoo wao proved by the approhondlng conntablo, and prldonor expreflßod rcgrot Tor hot< conduct, adding that iiho .Intended to loiito tho provlnco if not at llborty. ilin Worahip commented very ncrorely upon her conduct, and flaid id flho wan brought up again, ho would commit hor for a longibnned term of linprlfionment. Ho would dlsmlfls tho olmrgo ngalnst hor on that occaeion, but it would bo well for hor to bo more careful In future, or ho nhould deal novoroly ,with hor, nmsAori ov inn CxTvm Tnn'aiuflfl Onni* iunob.—Tlio following poraonfl woro fined tho rcopootivo nmountn attaolioil to thoir names for permitting cattlo to wander at large within tho product* of tho cltys—James Ball,' ; o*l'John Totley, Ooj Thou. Brown, M\ John Carr, sb; and ltobort Cotton, 10s. BmoAOii 'ov Tnio I'omoij OnnmANon, — Alfred Hlllfl pleaded guilty to driving two hor«en, whilst, seated, in Ills dray, and having no r«][uH atlaohed to th'd Joador. Ho urguu in extenuation that ho bad rolnn to tho nlmft horso, and that tho othor wan uocd to its work, and ho could safely trust to it without rolns. Hlo Worship, oald that could be no oxa\\»o rha had wilfully bfokoiv tlio law, and ho miint pay tho ponalty. Huoh a procooding wan vory common amongst carrlorn, and being very dangerous,' must bo put a stop to.' If men would drivo without roino to thoir loading lioerte, thoy muoi bo content to walk by tho nldo of tho team, and not rldo on tho dray. Tho oflonco being a aoriouo ono, a lino of 10s would bo imposed,