POLICE COURT.—FRIDAY.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXI, Issue 2549, 19 September 1865, Page 6

POLICE COURT.—FRIDAY.

DRUNKENNESS. John O'irara, Jolin Oairetfc, Jospph Clarke, Mary Hawley, Hubert. Johuson, and James MqGratli jjreio lpiilntod iji the usual penalty. Muhaol l f p>Btev V!)"J ohaigod by gomtfj.blo galdwelj with beinij drunk, and a>Q yti{a laigeny. "Ife was remanded vinfcil Monday next.

DfSKRTION, John Williams, wuloi, belonging to the ship 'John Temperley,' was e 1t! ""£od by Captain. Luldle, of the said ship, with doseition. The prisonci stated that the first m.ite had used violence towaids him, aud hud done all in hii power to get him to vim away. Tlie ship's log-book wai nioiluoeii;' ju wlncif \yej;e eutplos ehoylng that the (iilsonerlwd be^teei the lrjate 'on 'the head v/itll 'a bolayiug-pin, knocked in a case of wmio and dpunk some of tlie contents, and had otherwise grossly misconducted himself. Prisonei was heutenced to 12 weeks' impusoninent, with haul laboiu, for which he thanked his \Voiship.

A REFRACTORY SAILOR. Magnus Gioholmc, sailor, was charged by Captain MQieditli, master of t]io shin ' King of Italy,' with Tyilfulch-.ol}c!lierioe't6 l hiß llwful commands, Ly refusing to Jfcep the apolioi! watch' yfheii ordetdd to do so. Mr. J. B. Thiascll appealed for the prosecuhoq. Pjisonoi'a defence was that he was ill, aud conse- '•'« to do duty, quently 1111.1 - -->,i . T T j 10 pr i, O nSr did nob Ciptam Meiedjth depoaw . L > -»«npi,b to lopoit himself wok until the morning suua^ my onleiing him to keep the nnchor watch. In the absenoe of a sailor I had to proem o a water policeman to keep the watch. Prisoner wished to obtain tiie evidence of the second mate uud boatswain on his behalf, aud his Worship therefore remanded him until to-morrow.

REILLY Y. DOBNWKLIi AND SON. THE NUISANCE ACT. Mr. Leary appeared for the complainant. Joseph Reilly, Inspector of Nuisances, deposed : From nifoi uwion I received, I went to the back of tho premises, ami found a dunij-heap theie, the smell of which was very offensive There wa_s a pigsty adjoining it, in whioh were nine pigs. I served a notice on the defendant, on the 2nd insUnt, to remove the nuisance. I went this morning with Seigeant MoLeod and Ljpsoy, and found ihab the nuis nice hid not been removed. Tho pigs had, been taken away and the sly partly pulled down. Cross-examined by the defendant : About halt the dung is uncovered. I was present with the contiactor when you were covering it. There is a dram t utmi n <; through, \o\\t premises, but it is filled up With itihhisli and blood. Hie Worship i lias the nuisance, Sergeant Keilly, been lornoved ' Oompl.unant • No ; it is as bad as or worse than befoie. Cross examined by defendant : It was about 2 o'clock on the 2nd [instant when I served you wibh the notice. Joseph Poling, examined by defendaut, deposed : It was tvfc 3 o'clock on the following Monday morning that I assisted you in moving the dung to the [ gate, ready to be taken away. The same day it was covered over with clay and scotia, aud there is now no smell niismg fiom it. The clung that remains uucovevod is about three wheelbai rows-full, and it has been put theio since the other was removed. Thcie is a chain miming fiom Ch.uiceiy-streeb through your piemises, and the inhabitants of the neighboiuhood aie in the liabib of throwing rubbish in it. Cross examined by Mi. Leary; The drain oau'ies the hllh from Mr. Uornwell's sty.' T<i his Woishij) : I sweat' positively th.it there 13 no stench issuing from the dung this morning. Defendant stated that he had, after tho serving of the notice, done .ill m his power sis piomptly as possible to put an end to the cause of giicvance, and th it the dung was covered with fclnee teefc of clny ■^corja. The smell issued fiom the diain, and nob ft 0111 the dnng-heqp or pigsty. Mr. L aiy wished to examine Sergeant McLeod and Lip=ey, but his Woiship lefused to allow him to do so, as he bad aheady stated his ease ; and in the absence of their evidence he had no alternative but/ to dismiss the case.

TTMNO THREATENING LANGUAGE. Joliu Wilson was chtuged by Budget Curtis with using thieatening language ,to her, by which s,ho considered hei life to be in cUnger. . Hrulget Cnrtia dejiosril : lam a w idow, and live in Chanueiy strcbt. Last Sunday, about two o'clock, tho prisoner followed uio down Clianeory-street and tl)ie.itcncil to kick my guts in. I called out "Murder, 1 ' and a young man of the name of Bi> oh cainft to my assistance. I am 1 cully, in liodily fear. Uioh.ud Binli, swoin, s.udi I lioaid tl»e c}iaturbance between the prisoner and Bridget Curtis, and lememlier tbo prisoner saying that lio had a 1 crow to pick" with the prosecutor. Ho, aftei wards threateuetl to kick her guts in. , , By hjs \Voiihi|) : J live at Nowton, but sometimes at tho losidenc'o of Bjidgts Ciirjiis. I thiukit was at two o'clock the disturbance took plaoe. Ifc was after , nino o'clock. 'Die ptisoner was about to bring witnesses to prove that the time stated was inoorrecb. His Woiahip, however, said that the question of time wai imtuatenal, and as he had marie no attempts to tefutc the chaise brought against him, hemustiiudtwo sureties of £iis eacl) fco Itecp t)}e jjoaoo for thieo mouths.

OIIAItCHC OP .ABSAUi/P Bridget Curtis was charged by John Wilson with' assaulting him. John Wilson deposed : lam a bootmaker. . As I was going down Chancery-street, between nine and ton o clock on Sunday morning, I met the prisoner and she begun using abusive language towards me, and bec/ujso I would not sptak she struck me. Had 1b not been fflr the witness Bnch,l think sho would not have done go. iVlexauder Jiyneh, called, said: I waa in Chancerystreet at the time stated, and saw the prisoner striking Wilson t\yo*or three times on the head with her fist. His Worship said that this was a counter-action, and oidered the prisoner to find two iuretiei of £25 each to keep the peace for three months, as in the pioviouscase. • |

'- '[fc will be' Soon, on "reference to " oiir advertising polmnns, that the master bakers of Auokland have reduced the price of bread to s|d. tho 21b. |ofcfj