POLICE COURT.—Saturday. [Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.] DRUNKENNESS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXI, Issue 2602, 20 November 1865, Page 5

POLICE COURT.— Saturday. [Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.] DRUNKENNESS.

Patrick Connor was sentenced to pay a five of 20s. and costs, or to undergo 48 hours' imprisonment;, for druukenneu. CHABOK OF LARCENY. George Harradine, who has been for some week* in cm tody on a oharge of larceuy from Colonel Warre'i home, at Taranaki, was again placed at the bar. Th» Commissioner itated that immediately on getting the remand, lait week, ht had written to Colonel Warre, but had not yet received any answer. He would again call for a remand for a few days to see if Colonel Warre, or some one who could give t vidence, had arrived from Taranaki. He might say that any , hardship suffered by the prisoner was bis own fault, mhe had made no attempt to account how the property, supposed to hare been stolen, came into his possession. His Worship said he thought it would be wrong to dsUin Hurradine any longer. Colonel Warre had plenty of time, and ought to hare taken steps at once to bring forward evidence. He would grant a remand till Monday, and if then there was no evidence adduced the prisoner would be discharged, , THREATZNINO LANGUAGE. Mitchell Nfibet was charged with having used abusive and threatening language to Thomas Craig. Prosecutor ' deposed that on Friday, in Grahamstreet, the defendant had threatened to do for him, and had used foul and abusive language towards him. Defendant was , ordered to find two sureties, in £50 each, to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for six months.' This concluded the business.