CHRISTCHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4246, 30 November 1881, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

Wednesday, Nov. 30. (Before €K JL. Mellish, Esq., E.M.) Detjskbnhbss.— May Mitchell, for being drunk in Hereford street on the previous day, was fined 10s and Is cab fare, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. — A boy about 16 years of age was fined 5s for drunkenness. A woman who had not previously been before the Court was fined ss. Ohabge op Abson. — Bridget Payne was charged with wilfully and malioiously setting fire to the dwelling-house of John Heslop in Barbadoes street, near the Star and Garter hotel, on the previous day. Mr Spackman appeared for the accused. Sergeant Pratt »sked for a remand to collect evidence, as the woman was arrested only last evening. Mr Spackman was inclined to oppose the remand, but ultimately consented to it. Remanded to Friday next, bail being allowed in two sureties of £100 each. Stealikg Flowbbb.— Alfred Burmeister, a boy 10 years of age, was acoused of stealing flowers, value Is, the property of George Binningß. The boy admitted taking the flowers. Sergeant Pratt said the lad wag seen to take the flowers from the garden in question by the prosecutor. The boy's father was away in Dunedin at the races, and he waß allowed to run about the streets neglected. His Worship thought that the best he could do for the boy would be to remove him from his present surroundings, and he would be sent to the Burnham Industrial Sohool for two years, to be brought up in the Church of England religion. HoBSB-STEAiiya.— John William Crabtree waß charged with stealing a horse value £15, the property of John Holt. Sergeant Pratt said the accused had been arrested at twelve o'clock last night ; he applied for a remand to Jfriday, The accused was accordingly remanded till Friday next, bail being allowed in two sureties of £50 each, and the accused in £100. Nbgibotbd Child.— Matthew Ferriek, a boy of 9 or 10 years of age, whose term of committal to the Industrial School had expired, was brought before the Court as a neglected child, and Sergeant Pratt applied for the boy to be re-committed to Burnham, and stated that his parents were persons of notorious ill fame, and not fit t9 take charge of the boy. Hiß Worship ordered the boy to be Bent back to the Industrial School for five years. Civil Cases.— His Worship gave judgment in the case of Sexton v. Bowden, claim £42 10s, for commission on the sale of some properties, for £7 10s, the amount of commission due on the property actually sold by plaintiff, with costs, £5 3s 6d.— Patterson v. Vague, claim £2 19a, for goods supplied. Mr Spackman appeared for defendant, and produced a receipt for the amount, which plaintiff said had been given without his knowledge. Judgment for defendant with costs, £1 16s. — Judgment was given for plaintiff by default in the case» of — Parrett v. Hodges, claim £2 9s; Goston v. Mason, claim £2 12s Id ; Everett Bros. v. Collinson, cleim 13s 6d ; Galletly v. Weißh, claim 14s 9d; Delamain v. Walker; claim £53, and same v. same, claim £53, the two last amounts being for promissory notes held by plaintiff.