COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS. Tuesday. [Before J. May, Chairman, J. M. Darga

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4606, 29 May 1872, Page 3

COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS. Tuesday. [Before J. May, Chairman, J. M. Darga-

[Before ville, and T. Cheeseman, Esqs., J. Ps.] Drunkenness —For thia offeuco ouo person was fined in the usual manner. Lunatic. —On the testimony of Drs. Kenderdiue and J. R. Nicholson, Johanna McClareu was ordered to be sent to the Lunatic Asylum, being of unsound mind. Assault. - On the case against Peter Langton being called on for violently assaulting Fenton Delaney, Mr. Broham stated that he had received a medical certificate which stated that the injured man would not be I able to leave the Hospital for another seven days. The case was therefore again remanded till Tuesday next.

Larceny. — D. Grace wag charged with having stolen from the house ot Patrick Cavanagh a watch, valued at £3, the property of James McCieary. From the evidence of Patrick Cavanagh it appeared that both he and the prisoner had been drinking together on the night of the 26th, and that they had gone home together. The next morning the watch wa3 missing. The witness afterwards learnt that the prisoner had pawned the watch. —D. Marks deposed to the watch having been pawned with him by thn prisoner. — The Bench dismissed the case on the prisoner guaranteeing to pay back the amount he had received from the pawnbroker.

Breaches of Municipal By-laws.— "VV. Cooper, for driving a horse and cart across the public footpath, was fined sa. and coats. —John Dennison for leaving his cart unattended, wag fined ss. and coata. — William Bacon, for allowing a dog to be at lar«e without a collar (Mr. Sheehan for the defence,iwas fined Is. and coats.— John Ryan and Daniel Page for a similar offence were each fined la. and costs. — Thomas Enaor, for leaving his cart unattended — case dismissed. — WilJiam Jones, for allowing a doy to stray without a collir. was fined Is. and costs, Z. Sandall, David Sfcephenson, William Fergus, and *. McLean, for similar offences, were each fined la. and costs. Breaches of Municipal Policb Act. — Samuel Housten, for allowing two horses to stray, was fined ss. and costs. WilliamScherclitf, for allowing a cow to stray, was fined ss. and costs. Assault.— Martha Tamb was charged by Catherine Andrews with violently assaulting her. The case at the request of the prosecutor was withdrawn.

Strangers to Auckland must necessarily feel puzzled m to the best establishment at which to procure clothing (md other requisite articles for gentleman on a journey. Samuel Coomhes therefor.! begi r?spectfully that they will call at the City Clothing Mart, 80, Queen itreet, just above the Dun Soothe** CROS3 office, where they will be able to choose from the most rarlod and best-selected stoc't in the colony, comprising clothing, hosiory, ties and scarfs, linen and paper collars of all style*, white and coloured shirts, flannel Mid Crimean iliirts, underclothing of every description, hats, portmanteaux, tavellins and carpet-bags, purfumery, iin'l other tiilet necewiries, &c, &c. There is also a largo tailoring department connected with the Clothing Mart, which— HltnouKh but lately itarted— has, from the excellent style an<l fit of the garments turned out, taken first place in the trade Spechlty— to which the attoittiou of travellers is called : Any garment m» tie nitliin 24 hours, and an irreproachable fit guaranteed.— S Cookies, City CU-thinit Mart, 80, Queen-street Taitorin Establishment, Iligh-itreit.— home people like pheasants ; but others do not' Some fools like getting dt unk ; bat all wi<e men like good jewellery : und we are only waiting 1 for some i>f our nuuierous frieids to mike us a present of one of the beautiful watches at Baker**, la Victoria-3treet, opjiosite the Roy^l Mail Hotel.— {A*dv ) We havn examined the stocK of lockets, some 40) in 'all, at l!\ H. LewlisOn'B, jeweHcr, Queen-street, and pron unce them the best assortment in the colonies. Hire you seen the secret locket to contain four like-UO'B-ST— ' V AI)V 1 • " It's <n ill wind that blows nobody good — By thu we n e+nthat somebody isbeneStedby eyery current. Let one of thesn zephyrs waft you to the door of linker, jeweller, Victoria-street, opposite the Uoy.'l Mail Hotel; you will not regret it —{Adv.)