POLICE COURT.—Saturday.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2224, 14 December 1875, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—Saturday.

" (Boforo W. FKASEIt/EsQ, K..M.)

' TaANSPfiii of License.—An application ;< for a transfer of the license of the Occi-/; dental; Hotel frOm•'Wm; Swindell's*to'*' Alfred''Eitto.—Mr Maodonald ' applicant.— I There, was.no/ objeoti6n,' ( ,r ahd ! the application was granted;' Wandbbing Anmais.~Johii; ;Blaok-: : ; inord, for allowing a horse;to .'wandor'.iri'; Pollen-street, : was fined 2s 6d and Eliza Jaue Laughlan, for.allo.winga goat' to wander in' Queen-strceti'did not appear. The .service of. the. summons, was-. proved. 1 Sergeant Elliott'proved'.tho dofondant [admitted the goat was hers; it was released from, the pound, by a boy | named .Buckley. She said she would send a little.'girl up to pay the fine; ; Fined '2s and : costs.—John Hendyi - for j alibwin&i' horse to wander in Grey-street, was ifined 2s 6d. aed costs.—Bapana, for a : similar offence, was fined 2s 6d and costs.

Bbeach op the Licensing KeguiaTlONp,—fiobert Eobertson was charged with neglecting to keep : a lighOurnirijji over the principal *door. of his licensed house, the Hape Hotel, on the night of the 3rd inat. Ho said that the lamp was bad, and owing to the illness of hia wife he was unable to : got away to get it re-, paired.—His .Worship, .inflicted a fine of 2s 6d and costs^and-cautioned the deferi* jdant. ' ! Townsbnd/-y>: - (JuDaEON.'-fTMr MaoI donald said' that "at of 'the Court,' in/ to'itli^^-((ase of ;Townserid heJ;madoi&ystateinent, but-he did not' knqw: whether ho : had properly conyeyed .himso If. hat ;he meant'to saywas that, the parties had [investigated-the- affairj- and.■hadCp'ome to i the conclusion that it would be-better.for both parties to ■ proceed : ;nofurther, and Ihe added, in justice to Mr Gudgeon,that 'the understanding resulted in entirely exonerating- him from- all blame in. reference to the judgment'which had been, given .against.him.' He observed by the report in the newspapers that what he said might be understood to conveythe impression that'' his client was hot •exonerated from'blamej'but su6h was riot |his intention. , Th'e understauding .was . mutual that both parties' had been uhder r a misapprehension.-His ■ Worship., said that that was what h&. understood by iwhat Mr Macdonald stated the previous ;day.—The matter then dropped,. ; . v~. '

Yesteb'day. v ' " * Drunkenness. ~ Elizabeth Stanley, alias, Mortimer, William, Iliam Wilcocks (a new arrival), William Lincoln, and liichard $ullivan r; , wore punishedin the usual.manner;fori,being drunk and incapable or. disorderly J'..v"/;' AssiuLT.-Miebael - Barrett,' i allias Mullins, • was charged •; with' Unlawfully I assaulting one John McFarlano at Tah'ua. Ho pleaded, guilty. I Abusivb Language.—Same defendant was charged-with making; use >f abusive and insulting language towards Joha MoFarlano with , intent to provoko a brea'olv: of ' the .'peace.'. 1 To this' s he also, pleided . guilty.—Mr /Bulletf'said Jhe. affair took place at;Tmrua, a place far removed" from-police .protection,' in fa# any protection-at all,. exceptsjich aa jthey.; oan . afford i'thems'elves., ,Prisoner fol- j lowed Mr MoFarlano,about the' hill all.. day. Mr. MoFarlane, at : great exponser. sent for'the police,; and he-(Mr B.ullen)'; sent- a policemau across on Wednesdays last, and it took him, all - this J timo;'i "He; 1 would aak : fort*his expenses, £2'Ss.'*- 1 Mr" MoFarlane" had, also; been' at r -the fiost'ofJ coming backi'V Defendant said that had' nothing ; to : say/in''anßwer;.to;!tho a charges. :'flewa3 ; boot forit..lfc.was ; ; all through a drop of ship .comm'onted.; on the bad For the assault: he would; fined him',2ojs j and costs, or a month's imprisonment j : but for;the. other, and the bad example;; which he' tho'iother men, ho would inflict a Beverer penalty of £5, or in default two months', imprisonment. 'Hobsk at , LAEGE.—lSdward i London was'charged,';witji, alloyfing horse' to wander' in' : He admitted the offence; and was fined 2s 6d and 'costs.- ■ •' - /