CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday, March 20. [Before C. Whitefoord, R.M., A. Ayers, and A. Lean, J.P.s, Esqs. Drunkenness—John Wilson, for this offence, was cautioned, and discharged on condition that he left town at once. Unlawful Game.—Alfred Langley was charged with using a table and wheel in a pretended game of chance, called roulette, at Lake Forsyth on the occasion of the Regatta on Monday. He admitted having conducted the game in public, but pleaded that be was not aware of its being an unlawful game. Detective Neill explained the process, stating that by the peculiar position of a stop fixed on tbe wheel, the "chances" were about twenty-live to one in favor of the board. There were no previous convictions on the record against the accused, and the police gave him, to a certain extent, a good character as following, except occasionally at racecourses, a reputable occupation. He was fined £10, or in de fault to be imprisoned for one month with hard labor. The machine was con '' _3C&tedi- "•""■ ■.-—-• .-■.-.J.*-,* ♦■* •.■:>/'■. v.,v ■*-..- ■.-.-..; Factor—" Act.—Wm. Bowron, Thos. [ York, and Jos. Beaumont, woolscou-ers, &c, of Woolston, admitted having kept boys at work on Saturday, May 9th, in prohibited hours. They were each fined 10s, and ordered to pay costs. Alleged Sunday Trading. — James Thompson, licensee of the West Melton Hotel, was charged with having on the 24th of February supplied one Robert Hampton with three pints of beer. Mr Stringer appeared for the defendant. Hampton deposed that b:e lived a mile and a quarter from the hotel. The licensee knew him well, but served him. The defence was that Hampton represented himself as having travelled that day far enough to comply with the Act. The police gave the bouse a good character. i The defendant was fined £2, with expenses of two witnesses £1, and costs—the con viction not to be endorsed on the license. Miscellaneous.—For rid ing a bicycle on a footpath in St. Asaph street, Linwood, J. Scarvell wis lined ss. —T. Noonan was charged with bo ing drunk while in charge of a horse and for furiously driving the horse through the town on March 13th. It was proved that* defendant had careered along tlie streets in a most dangerous manner. 