POLICE COURT.-This day.

Auckland Star, Volume XIII, Issue 3704, 24 June 1882, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Before J. B. Maodonals, Esq., R.M.)

Drunkenness. — Six persons wero charged with this offence. Five wore! punished iv the ordinary manner and ono, who was suffering from doliriun tremens was remanded for 7 days. A NuisANOK.-John Muir was oharged with neglecting to clean his private yard in Custom-house-street, by which neglect a nuisance was caused.—Tho case had boen hoard yesterday, and lined 20a and costs. — His Worship had on thp application of defendant granted a rehearing. —Mr Cotter appeared for tho city, and called Mr Georgo Goldie, City Inspector of Nuisances, who repeated tho evidence given yesterday. Defendant stated that tho nuisance was occasioned by tho drainage from premises at a higher lovel than his. Thero was no nianuro on tho allotment— Thomas llodgcs, assistant to Mr Goldie, said th»ro had been frequent complaints by residents cpnoorning tho smell coming from defendant s promisos. He had boen in tho yard dozons o£ timoß anil had always found it in a filthy state.—Constablo McLellan gavo corroborative evidence—Fined 20s and costs. Assault.—John Shearer was charged with assaulting his wife (Kebooca Shearer), by catching hor by the. mouth and striking her on the face with hiß clenched list.—Defendant pleaded not guilty and thero being no appearance of com. plainant tho caso was dismissed. Tho defendant said he would leavo his wifo if ho got his clothes out of tho house—Sergeant Gamble dotailod a constable to accompany Shearer to his residence, and see that no breach of tho peaco occurred during tho removal of the clothes. ' • OhsOENiTr.-Richard Hartshorn was oharged With wilful exposure of his person.—Defendant pleaded guilty, saying that he had been-ill bergoant Gamble doßoribed the offence whioh was a vory aggravated one.—Seven days' imprisonment with hard labour. • . Alleghd Bloamv.—Elizabeth Kelly was charged With marrying Alexander Davidson, her former husband, married to hor on tho Ist April;lß66, being then allvo.-Sorgoant Gamble said that- thelievidencolin- this esse would bo very voluminous and would take somo time to Be,VJ p' He expected a witness from Wellington S- nrsf!, oil,iasr t hor, 0;' ,H.?' a?P lied.for a remand: till Fridoynoxt, which thoßench granted. > i i 1 Alleged Assault.—Thomas Taylor was charged with assaulting Honry Brown.by striking him repeatedly on the face with bis-clonched fist, on board the barque Cumbria. Tho caso had. been partially heard yesterday, and adjourned for the purpose of proouring evidence tor the defence.—Tho evidence of the captain gtd several of the seamen having been taken. His Worship diamiseod the oase. Masters and Apprbnticbs Act.-His Worship mode an order that Edward Lionel Wilson appren tico to Messrs Prinoo and Davy, should appear at the .Court on Monday, to. show cause why his indentures should not ba cancelled Dbstttote Children.—Two littlo boys sons of a. nreman on board the Rotomahana, named Doadbeater. were committed te the Industrie,. School for five years, *