CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, August 9,

(Before Messrs A. J. Burns and Burt J.P's.)

Drunkenness. —Six offenders were convicted anel liberated; throo were fined 5s each, with the usual alternative; one was ordered to pay 10s or go to gaol for 24 hours; and three old offenders wero each fined 20s with the option of 48 hours' imprisonment.

Bad Language.—John Mackin, a seaman, was convicted of using bad language) in Princes street on Saturday night, but the Bench, taking into consideration the fact that ho had been lockeel up since tho arrest, liberateel him.

Alleged Forgeky.—Johu Pomeroy, a young man, was charged ou the information of Detective M'Loughlan, with having forged an order for the sum of £4 10s on the National Bank of New Zealand.—On the application of Inspector Weldon, a remand until Wednesday was granted. Vagrancy.—Cornelius Portelli, au elderly and decrepit man, was sentonceil to threo months' imprisonment for vagrancy.—Sergeant-major Bevin stated that accused hud been an inmate of the Benevolent Institution, but as he had drawn a knife to one of tho inmates the Institution would not allow him to remain. For some time past ho got his food by obtaining from school children portions of their dinners; and he had a mia-miu in tho bush.

" Jack Ashore."—William Wheelan, a young sailor, was charged with having been fouuel without lawful excuse iv the ofiice of Jas. Gilmour, Great King street, at 1.16 a.m. on the Bth iust. He admitted having been found as above stated, but denied having any felonious intent. He had been drinking, and when the constable found him he thought he was aboard his ship.—Constable M'Crao deposed that accused had evidently fallen through a window of Mr Gilmour's offioe. When witness found him his boots wero off and ho was asleep.—Mr Gilmour deposed that thero was nothing missing from the office. —The Bench convicted aud discharged accused, but on au information for breaking a window ho was ordored to pay 12s, the extent of the damage, anel was also fined dOs, with the alternative of 48 hours'imprisonment.

Passing False Coin. —Patrick Kavanagh was chargeel with having on the 31st July, at the Forbury racecourse, knowingly passed a base coin for a sovereign.—P. Chapman, hawker, residing at Pleasant Point, Canterbury, deposed that at Iho races he, accuseil, and two other men agreed to invest in tho totalisator 5s each, on a £1 ticket, on a certain horso. Accused gave him a coin which ho thought was a sovereign, saying—" Give me 15s anel that will bo all right," und witness handed him tho change. Witness went aud placed the coin down at tho totalisator, but tho man in charge said it was bad, anel called a policeman. Just then accused came up and said to the policeman, "Let this man go away; he has had nothing to do with it." —John Philip Mason, totalisator proprietor, in his evidenco deposed that ho noticed the coin was too light in weight for a sovereign, and looking at it closely discovered that it was nothing but a token,—Con-

stable Martin stated that when accused came up to the totalisator he asked, "What's the mutter"; that Chapman replied, "This sovereign is bad;" and thon accusbd said ( " I gave it to him." Accused ulso said ill the presence of Sergeant Maetlonell, " 1 got it tit the totalisator last May races."—James Aitcbinoii, describing himself as a commercial traveller, slated that nt the races oil the elate llidl'ititinetl accused asked him to give change for a pound, nlTerinf) him tlio e«>in_ Witness .remarking that tile coin was hot good -enough ior him, accused said lie had received it at tho totalisator, and Witness told him to take it hack thc-re.-r-W. E. Macadam, who maile an affirmation ii_s';ead of taking the oath, deposed that he wns asiiiyer at tlie. Bank of New Zealand. The coin purported io tie a mere toieeiij it Was udt it twin of any currency; it was some base alloy of copper, and was gilt. Its weight was 2dwt 17gi", whereas tlie weight of. a new sovereign wa.s sdwt 3'2'/gr.—J. Aitchison (recalled) said be had known accused for a number of years, and thought he was an honest man. Ha believed accused had received the base sovereign at the May races;—On being cautioned, accuse! stated that he reboi'/ed the eioin nlong witli Uf6 sovereigns at tbe May races; that ho rolled tilo three coins in apiece of paper, and until the 31st July last had not had occasion to use them. Until he proffered.tlifi cqiii.to Aitcliison. he did not know it was bail; ho tlidiight tllerij Was. no harm iv passing it oil' on tho totalisator, and he kneiV Chapman was going to pais it there.—Committed for trial, bail being allowed iv accused's I own recognisance for £20 and one surety for £10.-——Maurice Edward 3axton(defended by Mr D. M. Stuart) was charged with having knowingly passed a wortlili-ss coin for a ilorin to a tramcar conductor on 31st Julyi—This case was dismissed) there being no evidence to show that accused knowingly passed a bad coin. Among the money found in accused's possession by the police was a sixpence which was discoloured, but accused stated that this coin had been in a fire. John Patrick Davis was cmriuiilteel for trial on a charge of having, on the 31st inst., knowingly passed to Penny Hardie a worthless coin for a half-crown. From the evidence ifc appeared that on the same date accused unsuccessfully attempted to pass a bad coin at the Musselburgh Hoti-1; that tho police wero informed of this, and afterwards ascertained that at the Pioneer Hotel he obtained a glass of liquor and tehderiiig li base coin in payment received 2s in change. In his possession when arrested was another worthless coin resembling a half-crown. Afc first he said he got the coins from a cabman, but subsequently stated that ho elid uot know where he obtained them. —Bail was allowed in his own recognisance for £20 and one surety for £10,