POLICE COURT.—Tuesday.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3132, 31 July 1867, Page 4

POLICE COURT.— Tuesday.

[Before T. Bscxhau, Esq., R.M.] COMMON DRUNKARD. John Sbiers was charged with being a common drunkard, and rendering himself liable to imprisonment for 12 months under the Vagrant Aot. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment. BREACH OS 1 DISTILLATION OBDINANOB. Clement Crispe was charged with having committed a breach of the 4th clause of the Distillation Ordinance, by having set up at the Whau, on the 27th July, an illicit still for the manufacture of spirits. Mr. Brookfield (instructed by Mr.' H. S. McKellar, of H.M. Customs) appeared for the prosecution j Mr. Wynn for the defendant. Mr. Wynn, on behalf of his client, admitted the charge, and craved the indulgence of the Court, his client having been unwittingly led into the oommittal of the offence. He was totally unable to pay the penalty, and had a family to support. Mr. Brookfield pointed out that such offences were on the increase, and reminded the Bench of the amount of fine or imprisonment imposed by the A cfc. The Bench imposed a penalty of £50, or two months' imprisonment in default, THREATENING LANGUAGE. Kachel Collins was charged by Caroline Barnes with using abusive and threatening language towards her, and putting her in fear of some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Wynn appeared for defendant. The Bench suggested that plaintiff should be satisfied with a promise on the part of defendant not to offend again, to which she consented, and the case was consequently dismissed. ASSAULT. James McShane pleaded guilty to a charge of assault preferred against by John Knox, and was | fined 20s. and costs, or seven days' imprisonment in default. j THREATENING LANGUAGE. Frederick Connapp was charged by Sophia Hunter with using abusive and threatening language towards her on the 29th of July, and putting her in | fear of sustaining some grievous bodily harm. Defendant was ordered to enter into his own bond j in the sum of £20 to keep the peace and be of good behaviour towards the complainant for three j months. BREACHES OF SALE OP BREAD ACT. Mrs. Smith, provision-dealer, was charged by Inspector King with a breach of the 3rd clause of the Bread Act by selling bread under weight. Defendant admitted the offence, but stated she had never found the bread supplied her to be deficient, and should not have sold it short of weight if she had been aware of it. The Inspector said he found four loaves four and a half ounces deficient. The Bench imposed a penalty of ss. and costs. John Maher, baker, was charged by Inspector King with a breach of the 2nd clause of the Bread Act, 1863, by neglecting to have a beamjand scales, with proper weights, in his shop, in West Queenstreet, on the 23rd of July, and was ordered to pay a fine of 20a. and costs. ALLEGED LAKCENY. Isaac Emery was charged by James King with | stealing two bags of green oats from his garden at Parnell. Mr. Wynn appeared for the prisoner. Prosecutor said he wished to withdraw the information from inability to substantiate the charge. Prisoner was then discharged. DESERTERS. Charles Connell and James McGivern pleaded guilty to a charge of desertion from H.M. 67th jßegimeDt, and were ordered to be handed over to . the military authorities. The Court then rose.