MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1259, 1 April 1878, Page 3

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHEISTCHUECH. Monday, Apbil 1. TBeforc Justin A r imer, Esq., E.M., and Dr Dormer, J.P.] Detjnk and Diso&ueely.—Charles Harding, charged with being drunk and resisting the constable, was fined Jss and cab lure. [Richard Barker, for a similar offence, was fined 40s. Annie Wharton, for drunkenness, was fined 20s. . . Beyond Contsoc.— Timothy Higgms, a ■ young lad thirt.sen years of age, was ([barged ' by his father, John Iliggin?, with being beyond his control. The father, wffo is a farmer residing at Q-reendale, near Malvern, laid that some days ago his son was sent out to get gome horses, and did not return. Ho (the witness) then came to town and laid an inforjamtion against him. On returning home he found the lad there woi’king as usual. This M as the first time he had been guilty of such a t Hing, and he would ask the Bench to look over it this time. Sergeant Morico told the Bench' t-liat Mr Higgins laid an information in the .Magistrate's Court against his son as bein'* be ’’ond his control, and expressed his willingnot « bo pay for his support lit the Industrial S. ffiool. The Bench dismissed the charge, and told. Mr Higgins to take his son homo and loc 'k after him better next time. Abusive Language.—An adjourned case of this nature a gainst John Hannon was withdrawn as it wsl' shown that defendant had kept his promise t o abstain from drink. City By-Laws. —Banston Unwin, .summoned for damaging the footpath in Salisbury street by crossing over it with his horse and cart, was fined 10s, and ordered to pay £1 amount of damage. LYTTELTON. Monday, 4peil 1. ’fßeforo H. E. Webb, Esq., JAM Dbunkennesb. —3. Long u DC t T. Jacobsen ■were fined 10a each, or, in default, forty'eight ■howe, ton this offence,