Magisterial.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 228, 4 February 1869, Page 3

Magisterial.

christchurch; ' This DayV .!■ (Before C, G Bowen, Esq!, R.M.)

Drunkenness.— Jane Glass was charged with having been drunk and disorderly yesterday afternoon. From the evidence of Sergt. Jeffrey and a gaoler, it appeared that she had gone to the watch-house' and' endeavoured to communicate with a prisoner. She would not go away; arid Abecame- very .violent on being spoken to. His Worship 'said frequent Warnings' had -been given respecting such; interference at the gaol,' and it : could not uhder any circumxtances W ; i allowed. Drunkenness was no excuse for It, and prisoner would be committed to seven" days': im-. pHsonment : V ■ AAJ.

. Bbeaches of -the Cattck ' Tbespass Ordinance. — The folloving f nfiuesf: wereAinflleted' for cattle found ■ trespass! ng on ; pubFio thoroughfares within . the precincts of tlie. cjty :— Stephen Simpson, one horse 'wandering at' large in -Montreal street, ssi-- Edward Cjatnpbell; one cow at large on the .south. tpurn belt- 5s ; Thos Harwold, two head of < cattale at large in Tuam street, a_sj> Cordelia i Mdnrij one cow and one calf at large on the east town belt, 5s ; John Anson,? one cow at' large ■ on the east' town belt, Asß; JamesDearsley, one cow at large in Tuam street,: ss'; George Sharp, four -head' of cattle: at large on the south town: belt, 55.;.' Timothy-' Shea, one cow at large on tht e_st town belt, 5s ;M. Dearsly, six head' of cattle at large on the south town belt, UOs ; Eliza Fearon, one horse tethered' in Cambridge terrace,- 10s ; John Hicks, three horses at large on the south town belt,' ' 5s ; James Bdwman, one horse at large -in Cranmer square, -ss ; Thomas Haslceth, one : hor«e ; tethered in Cambridge- terrace,' 10s • Charles! Allison, 'one horse tethered in Peterborough street, 5s ; James Patten, two-head of >' cattle at'large near the Papanui road, 5s ; Thomas McFadden, one horse at large in the Avon Road- Board -distriot, 5s ; -Geo.- Blair, one; horse at large on the south town belt, ss. A Bbeach of the Haoknet Cahriage BrLtAws.— .Archibald Hammill pleaded guilty '■' " '•- . ■■; ■■.-; > >

■ ■'' '■ - ■-•--'---. a_i .■■..__■■■ _■_.■-■-- to-drivinga Hansom, e^b wi|liou^ the |ight» stipujatfd 'for in the by-laws, antl wasjfli bed lOsTV .. BREACH OF THE POLICE O— OINANCT. — John Yogel was charged with leaving hit horse and dray unattended in a public thoroughfare. The horse had run away, and paßsed through the city to tbe railway station before being -stopped. No accident had occurred, but his Worship censured accused very severely, and fined him ss. . Breaches of the Stage Cabbiaqe'Objoi- ( NANOE.— Archibald Ham mill- was charged on " two informations with' having plied for hire between the railway and the racecourse on the 13th and 14th of last month. Acc_sed admitted both offences, but said he had ap•plied for a license at the depot, and could not obtain ojxs. Sergt. Pardy denied this statement, and his Worship inflicted a fine, of lOs, . on the first charge, and 20s for tbe second.. I!'.. jB-EACH OF the rHAcjcNEr Carriage ByLaws.— Walter Hartnall. who did not appear, wia_;_._ed 20i for plying for 'hir'iß Wth '&& } unlicferfsed vehicle. Hi*- Worship alto re^ ' marked upon the number of convictio_¥-'0 against accused, and ordered his license to be cancelled. '„-., >„; ;,.;-.,. ILaKCENT , FJEOM A DWELLING.— AIjfm. McGregor on remand was brought up 'm~ custody "f or stealro g a ci^bl^e -bparsfrjad~two~ packs of cards from a house in Lincoln road. Constable Pratt said : Froni Ihformatldnre-a ceived he went in search of the r)risoh)ET oaf -- Tuesday; and found him '■>•__ the ! 'GarrielrA> Hotel, with the cribbage board produced inhii ' band. He was . trying to sell it 'to the landlord, and' inr reply to witness he said he had: brought it from the ship with him. The landlord of the Garrick corroborated; this statePOMiti Mary Jane Streetly identified the board as her property, and said she missed it on .Snnday \ evening last, immediately after prisoner had t left her house. She had not given ;him per- ' mission to take it away. Prisoner admitted 'the offence, but stated that he intended.;.?e'turning the board next dayA/His Worship laid the evidence was entirely opposed tOSUPh a 'version of. the affair, and committed prisoner to one months'; imprisonment' at hardvlabopr. liuNAcr .— Margaret Bailey* of Timaru, waa brought up charged with being of unsound mind, and committed to, the Lunatic Asylum on the joint certificate of Messrs Prins and Coward. — ..