LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XXIII, Issue 2927, 7 January 1875, Page 2

LYTTELTON.

Wednesday, Jamuaey 6. (Before Wm. Donald, Esq EM) DBUNKENNESS AND VIOLENT ASSAULT. Jon a Boberts, arrested by Constable Wailace, was brought op charged with aeeaalting Mr K. Watt, second officer of the 8.8. Taranaki. From the evidence qf Mr Watt and a fireman on board, it appeared that prisoner went on board the Taranaki on the afternoon of the sth January, and because be

could not grt employment, became very violent and assaulted Mr Watt and seriously hit the fireman who assisted to hold him while the police were stnt for. Seiitenoivl to one month's imprisonment with hard labor. CONTIKUbD DISOBEDIENCE OP LAWFUL COMMANDS. llezckiah Spratt, second officer of the ship E. P. Bouverie, was brought up charged with this offeuce. Mr H. N. Nalder appeared for the captain . of the ship. The evidence of the captain went to show that the nccaeed had during the passage out left his watch on deck" and gone to his cabin where he was found asleep by the first officer ; also, that his conduct generally was very ineolent. Sine-, the arrival of the ship in harbor he had absented himself without leave upon two occasions. The captain stated that he had taken all this conduct into consideration and disrated the accused to the rank of A.B. since which he has refused to turn to. The evidence of the first officer was also taken, and Mr Nalder addressed the Bench at length. The accused was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment with hard labor.