POLICE COURT.—Saturday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 719, 5 March 1866, Page 5

POLICE COURT.— Saturday.

ißefora Jame3 O'Neill, Esq— T-P., and Gto. G-raham, Esq., J.P.) DKTTNKABDB. John Kearns, Bicbard Phillips, and SMary Ann Robinson, ■were eaeli fined 20s. and the costs for I being drunk, or 48 hours* hard labour. The two last named received seven days additional, for tlioir fourth and fifth offences, ABSAUIIT. JOHK CLE AY V. CHAS. ELIIOTT. _ Defendant did not appear, and the service of the summons being proved, a warrant was ordered to be issued for his apprehensionDISOBEDIENCE OF OBDEIIB. August Schrott was brought up charged by Capt. P. Boels, of the barque Dashing Wave, with having been guilty of wilful disobedience to lawful commands on board the said vessel. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Captain Koela offered to take him on board again if he would promise not to repeat the offence, ana Prisoner having done bo, be was ordered to bo put on board his ve36el. iahcent. John Shierd was charged with stealing a bag ot clothes, val'ie £3 13*., from the " William Denny Hotel, the property of John Williams. _ John Williams deposed to leaving his bag at the " William Denny," on the 17th February, and on callus for them again on the 23rd. found they had been stolen. Next thing he saw of them was a portion ot hi® clothes on the prisoner's back, on Friday last. ■Alfred Barchard, proprietor of the "William Denny Hotel, deposed to prisoner having beon in his emP'°T, hut knew nothing whatever of the bag or the riothes. He also gave the prisoner an excellent chatactar. Constable Murphy deposed to apprehending the Prisoner on Friday evening, on the charge of stealing ? ba g of clothes. Prisoner denied having stolen them said he bought them of Mr. Clarke, the publican, Chanceiy.gfa.eet. I took the prisoner there, and Mr. Clarfce Baid he had never seen the prisoner before in feu life. That wasftlEtssase. "he Bench considered the case clearly proved, but on account of his master having given him such a good character, the sentence would be somewhat « ? 4^an otherwise. ~ t-9 fee imprisoned for iix *»H wits

MR. SEWELL AND MR. STAFFORD. Published the castigatiori given by « „ ° the late Attorney-General, Mr. oewell. "We now givo Mr. Sewell's reply :— ('to the Editor of the Wellington Independent,) 1 u UI ' — S! " r ' Str *fl° r d has written and published a letter to me, a copy of which I enclose, X shall not engago in mi interchange of personal discourtesies with that gontlanmn. Tho Colonial accounts will, in due time, bring to tho test tho comparative accuracy of my calculations' and of Mr. Stafford's assertions. About two years ago I published a letter to Lord Lyttelton on the subject of the native war. Mr. Stafford considers himself aggrieved by something contained in that lotter. It has been open to him smco that period to right himself -with the public through tho ordinary channel of tho press. The House of Representatives is not a proper arena for such a controversy. My refusal, last Session, to allow myself to be drawn into an irregular discussion of this question, will not be considered by the public a sufficient for Mr. Stafford declining to reply to specific allegations of a very distinct kind, gravely reflecting on his public character and the administration of the Colonial Government. I am, sir, your obedient servant, HENBT Sewkli.