POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume III, Issue 628, 16 January 1872, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

THIS DA?. Boforo J Holt, and A Beetbam, Esqs,, J.P.s DRUNKEhNESS Five persons for fVst, and two for second offences, were ordered to be punisbcd in the usual mpuner. LARCENY. William Barnett wai charged with stealing tobacco to the 'alue of 4s from the schooner LauriJis. On the application of the police, the case was adjourned until to-morrow morning, as the evidence was not complete. NEGLECTED CHILDREN. Sarah, Mary Margaret, and Alice Halliday, were brought before the Bench under this Act. From the statement of Mr Inspector Broham it appeared that the mother of the children was in prison, and the father had lately suffered a severe accident. The children were all under ten years of age and wore entirely dependent on their neighbors for support. The eldest was ordered to the Industrial School for three years, the second for four years, and the youngest for Beven years,—the father to assist in their support when he comes out of hospital. BREACHES OP MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT. John Mills, for allowing eight cows to stray in Cook-street, was fined 2s 6d for each cow, with coits, this being a second offence. Thomas Beach, for setting firo to mflameable matter in a public place, was dismissed with a caution, being told also that a second offence would bo visited with the full penalty of £5. John Jones, had left his vehicle without a chain locking the wheel, and was fined 10s SjiicT cosies E. McCarrigle, for a similar offence, was also fined 10s. BREACH OP IMPOUNDING ACT. William Mudd pleaded not guilty to a charge of allowing his entire horse to wander at large in the Waitakerei district. Several witnesses were examined, and deposed to tho horse being astray. Defendant pleaded the animal had been found oh property whose ownership had not yet been clearly ascertained. The Bench, however, considered that as the horse had. been clearly out of defendant's property, he should be cautioned. They, therefore, did so, and allowed him to depart on payment of costsBREACH OF SLAUGHTER-HOUSE ACT. Edward Richards pleaded guilty of

slaughtering five pigs in a place not a public slaughter-house. Mr. ELissling, for the prosecution, pressed for a heavy penalty, as defendant had been a licensed slaughteman, and, having had his license suspended, must have been aware of the regulations.

Lcfendant wished to know on what grounds his license had been cancelled ; and F. G. Clayton, lessee of the Newmarket Slaughter-house,gave the requisite information. Defendant then pleaded that he had slaughtered the animals under circumstances of emergncy, he had.been requested to kill them in order that their carcases might be put on board a vessels on the point of sailing. Fined five shillings and cost for each pig, and dismissed with a caution. BREACH OF HEECHANT SHIPPING ACT. W H Wilson was charged by Peter Metzen, master of the schooner Golden Isle, with being absent on the 29th October last without leave. Peter Metzan deposed that he had given instructions to his mate to remain on board on the day in question, and he had been instructed to go ashore on an errand which should not have detained him for a quarter of an hour, but remained from eight o clock to ten, and in the meantime the Water Police came on board and_ subsequently summoned witness for leaving the vessel without a man on board. Prosecutor had not his witness in attendance, and consequently failed to substantiate his case. Defendant was therefore discharged with an intimation that he might again be brought up on the same charge. WIFE DESERTION. George Rowley, who appeared to answer a charge or deserting his wife, was discharged, as prosocutrix failed to put in an appearance.