POLICE COURT.—Monday. [Before George Graham, Esq., and J. A. Gilfillan, Esq., J.P.s.]

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3406, 16 June 1868, Page 4

POLICE COURT.— Monday. [Before George Graham, Esq., and J. A. Gilfillan, Esq., J.P.s.]

Dkunkenness.— Joseph McQuaters, Peter Henrel, William Shields, Joseph Cavanagh, and Henry Michael Homes were fined ss. and costs for this offence, with the usual alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment. .James Sheeny, convicted of a third offence within three months, was sentenced to uiiie days' imprisonment.' ' ( ! ' Breach qv the Mtmsj A or. r-Gporge Soqr. i i was oharged with having, on'tlie 6th day of June la t, in'

liis | ossession two wLile blankets, value 16s, tbe ' propeity of the Imperial Government. — P.iswiur I leaded not guilty. — Mr. Nau^hton stated that h* had ins itnted s'rict inquiiy ai to tho manner is which the |»iis)ner had obtaine l possession of the goodu inquestiou, and he had learnt that he (prisoner) had been duped. The at tides were given to him by a soldier, who repiesented that he had been discharged from his regiment, and was desirous of procuring a suit of plaia clothes ; and to confirm ~he story showed prisoner a plain cap. — ?corglo was an honest hardworking man, and be (Mr. Naughton) requested that the Bench might under the ci'Oumstances deal leniently with the case. It was hi» invariable rule to ask for a full penalty in every instance when the offence waa committed knowingly ; bat in this case the act was not wilful, and he thought a nominal penalty might have the effect of administering a caution to the prisoner. — The Bench remarked that they concurred with Mr. Naughton's views, and inflicted a fine of Is. anl costs, 'lhe charge was laid under the 85th olause of the Mutiny Act, which is «q follows :—": — " Any person who shall knowingly detain, buy, exchange, or receive from any Roldier or deserter, or any other person acting for or on his behalf on any pretenoe whatsoever, or who shall solicit or entice any soldier, or shall be employed by any soldier, knowing hioa to be such, to sell any arms, ammunition, medals for good con* duct or for distinguished or other services, clothes, or military furniture, or any provisions, or any sheets, or other articles used in barracks, provided under barrack regulations, or regimental necessaries, or any article of forage provided for any horses belonging to her Majesty's service, or who shall have in his or her possession or keeping any such arms, ammunition, medals, clothes, furniture,, provisions, spirits, article*, necessaries, or forage, and shall not give a satisfactory accoui.t how he or she came by the same, or stall change the colour of any clothes as aforesaid, shall forfeit for every such offence any sum not exceeding £20, together with treble the ralue of all or any of the several articles of which such offender shall so become or be possessed."