RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 358, 23 September 1868, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TtfESDAT, September 22., 1868. (Before J. Giles Esq., R.M.) Oliver Johnson was fined 40s or 48 hours imprisonment, for fighting in the streets. Jno. O'Rafferty was summoned by Inspector Franklyn for the Education rate. The defendant expressed his views on the Education Act, and in his opinion what constituted a house-holder. Inspector Franklyn produced bis authority to receive and recover the Education rate. Defendant stated he did not object to pay the rate, only he was unable to do to, and asked for time. He was ordered to pay the rate, £l, and costs within a week.

Thomaa Anoell, was summoned by* the Inspector of Police, for the nonSayment of Education rate, the defenant stated, that the hour mentioned in the summons was oleven o'clock, and that he had come previous to that hour, to pay the sum demanded into court. The Magistrate said as it was not eleven yet, he should only have to pay the cost of the summons, without the cost of hearing. John O'Connell was charged with indecent exposeure of his person, to Sarah Doloree aged II years, at Addisons Flat, on the 21st iust.. The Magistrate said the case had been proved against the prisoner, but that he considered the offence was not premeditated, and that at the the time the prisoner stated he was drunk, and doubtless, had he been sober, would not have committed the offence, the sentence of the court was, that he be imprisoned for 14 days with hard labor. This with some small debt cases concluded the business of the court.