Magisterial.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 63, 27 July 1868, Page 3

Magisterial.

$ OIIRIhTOILUKCH,

'J'nifl DaYi (l)oforo T, W. Maude, A, Male, .T. Ollivlor, nn<l Q. n. BhiliUlon, ICnqr/j.) DnrjNKKNNrcsfl. — Alfred Uowinnn was brought up olmrßod with hnvliifi been drunk and dlflordcrly in ft publics thorough faro. CoiiHlablo Olonnlo mild ytmiorday morning prlfloncr wu« kicking tho «hop door» in High Strict, and oLlionvliio onmtlng a dinturlmnco. lio who drunk, but wont quidi-Iy to tho lock-upi PrlHoimr AdniUtod ilia oflenco, and mild lift wn« f?r<s'itly obllpod to thn rontttiiMtt t»v-tAkU\fi «ftro of him, Ho lind taken ft flliiflß or two, and not bolng u«cd to U, lio boenmu oxcltcd, Ho wan uxtromoly sorry for bl» nondnofc, B.ii)/? lilh flr»t ofTono*), tho Iknch diHtnUHctl him wlili .a oautlon. Frcdorlok Whllfl w«« Itroiifjht up for a similar ofTanno, mvl rofliHtlng tho police Conttiablo Conway nuid on Saturday, at noon, nrlaonor wan oroatinjy a gm\t uproar nonrtho A 1 hold, lio wan flwcarlii{{ In a very loud maiiiU'f, itml pullliiff pooplo about oft tho footpath, WIK-n wltnoim wont to arrofli him, ho bouamo atill innru nohiy, and offered every roohitnnco ho wan onpuhlo of doing. Ho kicked witnonn nororal limcH, and it was found nccoflftary to handcuff him and proeuro n cart before ho could bo conveyed to thu lock-up, I'rlflonor admitted tho truth of tho eoniitaiile'fl ovldenco, and oxprimnod oontrition for lilh conduct. Ho hoped Iho Honeh would doal leniently with him on tho proi/iino Hint ho would not commit mil\ an otfoneo apfaln. Tho prcfllding Mn^lHtrnta romarked that thu conduct of prifionor had been moot dinoracoful, and wa» • dcHorvliiß of i\ vory heavy penalty, Ho would ho fined 5« for beliiß drunk and dlttordorly, 80« for flßflnuKliiK (ho conHtnblo, and also have to pivy tho ox|iotifl<! liuHirrcd In proourin^ a cart to take him to tho watch-house. Thomnn Jack was brought up for haviopf bton drunk and dlflordorly in Colombo otroot, Oont*livblo Wilflon, who rtrrtHtcd iilm, proved tho ofTcuco. I'rioonor (mid ho wuh on hl» way to Lyttolton to join liU flhlp, and wuh n lfttlo excited from drink, but not more no than othorn that wore with him, 15i;lnff lilh flnit o/Tonco ho wa» dlnohnrged with a caution, ThMCCIAfXY ON l > JtKMt«Kfl.<—PfttrlclC WalHll wa« eliarged with thin offouco. Oonßtnblo Wilson, who bad nrroHtcd him, Hnid prltiomtr had ciKcrcdlho prominefl of tlio llov, J, H.Cliatalffiier, and refused to loiivo when vaquanUn] to do no, Ho had arrentcd him from Informntion received to tills effect. A wltncnn wm called In nupport of tlio ehnr«r>, and fluid priBoonorattondcdtlicOaiholiooliurcliyCTtorday, nnd innffitcd on miikiiiK li(h Wtvy (o tho l>r[ct*t at thn nit nf, whoro ho j»ci'«lfltGd U\ I'OiiuUnlng until tho termination of tho service. lie then followed tho Kov. Mr cbatufgnor homo, and forced bin way Into tho liouho, aHldng for dinner, Tlilm wan oiferod him in tho kilchou, but ho wan not flallnflcd with it mid liihl«U!<l on proceeding to Iho dining room. From thciico ho went to tho cupboard and hclpod hlmiiolf, naylng thuro wav nothing on tho tnlilo that bo cnreil for. Ho wa» perfectly sober, and would not iwvvo whoii re^ueßtcd to do ho, In reply to tlio limiah, prlfloiiec hhU\ ho hud no » (moment to iiinko In cxtonuatlon of hf« conduct. Ho had lately boon working nt flovoral nlacofl,but was not then in employment, Prlnoncr who flontoncud to four'.ooii dnyn' imprlxonuKiiit at luted labour. AfiHAtn/rfl,— Henry l'rlnco appoarcd in ftiiHiver to a fiiimmoim for having annaulled John Campbell, Complainant mild, on Friday lant hfinnolf and defendant, were fltiuidliiK in Uarnard'H 'Hepoidtory lidkln^ about racing matlcru, when tho latter, without nny provocation, ntrtiilc him on the nhouldor, Hv tald to him, '• whatever tlno you do, keep your liandn oft, \ " but dufondant " nhaped " iv< him, and on complitliuiiii Haying ho wa« no flgljtinß man, filruek him on tho nono. Com. piquant thon uvuo.k defciidnnt on tlio arm with a small whip in onlor to provunt bolnu further afmaultod, when tlio dcfcinlivnl took it. from him and would not return It. Cron-j---examined ; Ho did not commence tlio quarrel by willing defendant; a liar. Ho ntruok defendant on tho arm twlco but not before ho had been ntruck on the fthoulder and fawi, Ho nlruck dofendant only to prcvoni br-iuK further rwfltiuHod. Tlioro wero ten or twelvo porfionfl |/ronont;. Ho had olncu iifllcad novoral whether thoy nn\r Iho blown, but they nil mild no, it having piffled ho auloklyi lio had no wltncfwofl to support lilh bvidcncOi In reply to tlio chargo dofondnm fiftld, on tho oeeaiilou named by complainant

ft numbor of pornonfl wero talking in liarnar<lM about tno forthcoming utooploohafloflj complainant, who lirh not a "mount" In any of ilia rncofl, panuod ft romnrk that not ono of tlio intcndod jockcyfl wero fit lo rtdo in ilio ra'Ci Defendant was engaged to rldo ono of tho Jioroct), nnd ho rcpllod that comj)lulnnnt had better learn to rldo himself beforo he talked about tlio cnpiibllltlcH o(, othorfl, Ho mentioned novoral Incldonto In Aufllrnlln when) complainant hivd fallen ofl! hi» horfloj when complainant culled him a liar. Defendant told him not to uso such word», hut complainant repented it, and struck him with hid whip, when ho returned tlio blow, OluuioM Martin and George Oflborno wore called and corroborated this evidence and the eaflo was dismissed. Hobort Wollliigton wuti cliargod with a similar oflunco by John Campion/ Oompininnnt Hivld on Thursday hnt ho whh ploughing, when defendant eatno down an adjoining road »md commenced to abuso lifm, ulllmatoly coining into tlio paddock and HHltliiff him to fight, Complainant ropuatudly told him to ro away, but ho would not, and lio (I od nioHt diflKraccfdl laiigii«wo. In ct'o«(iexamlnatlon it appeared Ihtit tlio dlsturbiuico whh tin) rcflult of »v old crievanco botweon (ho two purtloi), and aa doiondunt oxprcflflod hiH contrition, and promised not to bo fiuilty of finch conduct nKiiln, tho coho wa« dlsml »od wlllr a recommendation to ngreo bettor in future,