CHRISTCHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 581, 31 March 1870, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

This Day. (Before his Worship the Mayor, G. Hart, and J. C. Boys, Esqrs.) Drunkenness— -Hannah Grey, charged for the second time with having been drunk and incapable, was fined 10s, and severely cautioned by the Bench. Runaway. — James Hunter was charged with having remained at Buch a distance from his horse and cart as not to have proper control over them. Constable Morris proved to having seen the horse running away down Colombo street, with no on© in attendance upon it. In defence, accused said he was unloading the dray in his own yard, when the horse most unexpectedly took fright and bolted. The constable said, from enquiries he had made, he believed this to be correct, and the case was accordingly dismissed with a caution. Obstructing a Thoroughfare. — Robert Falloon and James Kearney were summoned, on the information of Constable Kennedy, with having plied for hire with their liceneeJ omnibuses, at the Railway station, without being on the authorised stand. The informant and Mr Jones, station master, proved the case, from which it appeared that the accused were cautioned that they were not in their proper places, but Falloon refused to move away. They were obstructing the passenger tho-! roughfare leading to the railway platform, and, a train having just arrived, necessarily caused much inconvenience. From the defence, it was evident that the matter had arisen from a dispute between the two accused; and the Bench, remarking that such proceedings could not be permitted to interfere with' the public convenience, fined Falloon 103;' Kearney, for having moved away when spoken to by the con table, being mulcted in the smaller penalty of ss. I Larceny of a Saddle.— Charles Turner, on remand, answered to his recogtrz mces upon a charge of having stolen a saddle, the property of Mr James Innes, from the George and Dragon Hotel, Great South Road. Inspector Pender applied for a further remand of three or four days. The Bench granted this application, and the prisoner was admitted to the same bail as before, the case to be again brought up on Monday next. Slaughter-House Licenses. — The following applications for licenses, undtr the Slaughter-House Ordinance, were granted, no opposition being offered by the police in any case : — William Collins, sections 8320 and 8368, Springs district ; C. H. Greenstreet, Run No. 97, Forks of the Ashburlon; T. 11. Green, farm on section 1144, Avonside ; T.I Hemmings, section 8483, Malvern district ; Morris Milburn, section 11, Major Hornbrook's run; J. Rosewarne, Bection 113, between the Riccartonand Lincoln Roads ; J.

Cracroft Wilson, C.8., Cashmere ; W. G. Walter, section 26, Manor House Farm, Ferry Road; P. Westenra, Camla Station,; Selwyn. . - I