POLICE COURT.-Petty Sessions.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IX, Issue 2549, 27 March 1872, Page 3

POLICE COURT.-Petty Sessions.

1 OJ-SDAY. [Before His Worship the Major (Chiiirman), Dr. Kemlmlino, unci T. uiieeseiiiau. E=jq., Justices.] "Drunkenness.— I'or the nb in; oiFenco four persona were punished.

Laucent.—W.P.Small and Jno. McCarthy, two fcoys, of the respective ages of 11 and 12 years, were charged with stealing six bags, value 6s, from the stable of Mr. Crai».— Sergeant Pardy applied for an adjournment, to give tho police time arrest, three other boys who were engaged in the theft.—Mr. Joy appeared on behalf of the boy Small, and objected to the adjournment. He was instructed that the boy for whom he appeared was in no way connected with stealing these bags. He was also informed that there was not a particle of evidence against him.—Sergeant Walker was called, ami deposed : From informal ion received, I arrested the prisoners yesterday, and charged them with stealing six bag-* from Mr. Craig's stable. They said that two other boys s*ole them, but that they ami three others went and sold them—equally dividing the money obtained for them.—To Mr. Joy : Both boys we* 1 ;* in Mr. Craig's oiff-e when I arrested them. —To Sergeant Pardy : The boys admitted being present when the bugs were stolen.—Samuel Mowberly deposed to live or six bags ha vim: been stolen from Mr. Craig's stable. An entrance must have been effected through the window.—sergeant Pardy again applied for a remand, in order to complete the ease. — Air. Joy objected.—The Bench having considered the case, refused the remand. The j>ri?«oners wen* accordingly allowed their liberty.

Municipal Cokpouatton* Acr.—Mary Evinson, for suffering the chimney of the house occupied bv her to take fire ou the 18th instant, was lined 10s and cos!a —A. ITaughton, for a similar offence, was fined and costs. — George iCitchen was scunoned to answer for a breach of the abave Act by not having an excavation ma le by him sufficiently lighted from sunset to sunri-e on I lie Itfth and K>Lh, and 19th and 2 th instant.—Mr. Shee'.ian appeared and pleaded guihy tor the defendant, bu'r also stated that a light had been placed over the excavation on both occasions, but had b--en removed The situa* tion was not a dangerous one.—Fined 10s and costs for each offence. —P. Law, for allowing three horses to stray within the limits of the citv, was fined 15s and costs.— Thomas Hollywood, for allowing two horses to stray, was fined 10s and costs.

Abcsivk Lanc.cage. — A cross caee of abusivo Alicia Ltivngati v. Croorgo Leahy, and Iji'ahv v. A. LiU'rigan. LFnon iho ea?tt hein** cmllc'l, eurli parly to be bound over to kivp tin; peiu'f?. The bench according!v ordered them to be bound over to keep thi- peace for three months, in Lhe sum of each.

Lunacy.—A hit-- rollout of Coromandel was, upon ike medical testimony of Drs. Goldsbro' and At. K. iVichol.-on, ordered to bo sent to Mio Provincial Lunatic Aeylum, aa being of unbound mind. The Court then rose.