POLICE COURT.-This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1209, 8 December 1873, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before P. A. pf Esq., Mayor.)

DRUNIESS.

A sturdy sailor, Ira. as Christopher, was charged with tluence, and upon expressing his deep p and promises of amendment was disced. VAfICY. Mary Walton, a yold woman and an old offender, was eed under the Vagrancy Act with beifrunk and having no visible lawful mean&upport. Prisoner pleaded gy and was sentenced to one year's imprisfcnt. LAKY. John .Stephens, au.enrj Wilcox, was charged with stealla cheque, value £4, and appropriating itiis own account, the property of J. Glossof Tamaki. Prisoner said he fl the cheque. Mr Broham statedt it was possible he might have found itfte would ask for a remand until Thursdiext, when he should be in a position to p the matter ia its proper light. Remanded till Thtay. ALLKGJLIEEL. Henry Samuel Ariws, farmer, of Mangare, was charged w, unlawfully writing and publishing, or cahg to be written and published, a certaintse, scandalous, and defamatory libel coming John Wallace, fanner, of Plat Busb,;ll knowing the said libel to be false. Mr Brookfield, for i prosecution, stated that he was very sornhat a warrant had been issued against and that he had been arrested ;hout his'knowledge or instruction ; and Expressed his regret that such a course haeen taken by mistake against a gentleman olr Andrews' position and standing in societ He would ask that the case be adjourned Mr Beveridge objeel to an adjournment. Mr Brookfield sai his client was not present, and it wasnpossible for him to send for Mr Wallac all the way to Flat Bush, some sixteen nis away. Mr Beveridge asketbr costs in the event of an adjournment, nd he hoped his Worship would allow sts. His Worship thout the coats might abide the event. H would reserve the question of costs untili-morrow. « The present case witherefore dismissed. THE CHI] CASE. Merlin Coughtry, shijurgeon, was charged with unlawfully assating Ann Vesey on the ship Chile by putt'g her in irons, tying her up to the capstan \r, and otherwise illtreating her on the 2n6f October, 1873. Mr Richmond appeaid for defendant, and Mr Brookfield for the psecution. Mr Richmond asked hat the case might be remanded until Mciay next, and as Mr Brookfield did not oppoe, the case was remanded accordingly. This was all the busicss.