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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4745, 16 July 1883, Page 3

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OHRIBTOEURCE. This Day. (Beforo E. Beothwn, Esq., R.M., and E. Westenra, fcsq.) Dbttnkenness, &o.— J. Boss was fined 10s for this offeDoe. — Two young girls — Catherino Scott and Elizabeth Longden— who had been loitering in tho strests for bad purposes, and would not desist when spoken to by Sergeant Moore, wore cautioned not t3 repeat the offonce, and discharged.— Kenry Bharpleß was fined 15s for being drunk in Victoria street, and uiing abusive language to ayoung woman who-waa pasting, and who, he said, owed him a debt.— G. H. Webb and Thomas Leonard were charged with creating a disturbance in tho Scotch Stores. It appeared that tho accused had behaved in a very noisy manner at the hotol in consequence of their boing refused liquor on Saturday night. Their conduct had quite interrupted the business of tho hotel. One of the accused said he thought the whisky sold in Ohrietchurch must be of very bad quality, and this was all tho excuse thoy would offer. Fined £1 oach.— J. Bobinson, who had paid a visit to tho Police Dep6b to bail out a friend on Saturday night, and had made use of obaceno language because his request could not bo complied with, was fined 15a. — Patrick Gmith, who was suffering from tho effecto of excessive drinking, was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment with medics! treatment if required. — Three first offenders wero each fined £>3. Assaulting a Constable. — Daniel Burke was accused of assaulting Constable Kelly in the execution of his duty. Tho accused had been knooking about the railway station during the past week, offering his services as porter. The regulations forbade any but licensed porters to ply their occupation on the station premises, and Constable Kelly had cautioned the accused to desist, and on Saturday lest had taken a portmanteau from him. Accused then struck Constable Eelly three times with a cane. There wero several previous convictions again6t the prisoner, who for this offenoe was senteccsd to fourteen days' hard labour. Wife Desebtiox.— Thomas Neavo, en remand from Friday last, charged with wife desertion, was ordered to pay £1 por week towards the support of his wife and two children in Dunedin, and to forwaril £7 to them at onco. Cashless Dbiting.— John Pollick, a boy 15 yews of age, employed by Mr B. Sunderland, baker, was accused of driving across the intersection of Colombo and Hereford streets faster than a walking pa?e. The offence, though apparently trivial, had produced serious coc sequence?, one Mrs M'lntosb, who was oroasing from Levy'B shop to the Bank of New Zsaland at the time, having been struck by the shafts and knocked down. She had since endured considerable suffering. His Worship questioned whether it was right that boys bo young bs the accused should be allowed to drive carts through the city. In answer to the Bench, Mr Sunderland stated that Mm boy received 5s per week. His Worship in that case could not inflict a commensurate penalty. The sooner people understood that they were eo-j to drive round this corner at other than walking

pp.ee, the better for the safety of tho nublic. The boy's master should have instructed him about this. Mr Sunderlatid hero mentioned that ha would pay the boy'o fine, and one of 10s was itifliotod with costs 275. Misobliankous. -Thomas Taylor, who had allowed tho chimney of his houce in Manchester street to bo on fire, was fined Kb.— Daniel Carney, a cab driver, was fined £2 for driving over a railway crossing whilo a train was approaching. Tho defendant bad had c narrow escapo from injury, one of the wheels of the cab having been struck by a railway wnggon.— J. Wood and W. Wood were each fined 10s for neglecting to drain their premises in Barbadoes street.— Catherine Dougan applied for a protection order against her husband, Patrick Dougcn. Inspeotor Pon« der said that from enquiries previously made by the police ho was satisfied that tho defendant was a respectable man, and that tho charges made against him by his wife were groundless, and diotated by an absurd jealousy. His Worship edviecd the complainant to go home and take care of herohildron,and dismissed the cane.— A caeo against James Shearer for abusing his wife, was adjourned to Wednesday next.

. gnooTiNO Pheasants Without a Liobnsh. — In the adjourned case against John Boon, the holder of a license to kill hares, charged with shooting phoaßaat?, after argument between Messrs Spackman and Feroday, who appoarod for the Aoolimatuation Society and defendant respectively, his Worship 6aid the Bench had considered the matter carefully, and wero decidedly of opinion that the issue of the notification by the Governor specifying different license fees for taking or shooting different kinds of game, was ultra vires. There did not appear to be any power givon to the Governor to make one fee for pheasants and another for hares. The licenses issued were also not in accordance with the schedule of the Act. Under these circumstances the case would be duniiesed, with costs and professional fee as against the Acclimatisation Sooiety.