POLICE COURT.-This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1685, 13 July 1875, Page 2

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Befoie Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.)

VACANT HEADS

Thomas Enrighfc, John McLeod, James McLuskie, James Lowe, William Auld, alias Young, and Thomas Jones, alias Tommy Uodd, were severally charged with drunkenness and fined accordingly. FLIZA AUD HARRIET. Eliza SimmoDS a smart looking young woman, pleaded guilty to being drunk last nighfc, and was fined 103, and Rarriet Pollester. a young girl, with long ear-dropa, was charged with the same offence, and fined in the same amount. ASSAULT AT LYTTELTON. William Jones was charged with an assault at Lyttelton. Mr Broham said he received a telegram from Lyttelton respecting a man named Jones, who had committed a violent assault and gone to Auckland. ' His Worship thought the prisoner did not answer the description in the telegram which asserted that prisoner had no beard, but the man before him had a fine dark beard, which could not have grown in a week. Prisoner said he was an articled seaman, and had come from Lyttelton in the schooner Omaha. Mr Broham said he should hear further in the morning, if his Worship would remand the prisoner. His Worship said he could not retain prisoner, who was therefore discharged. "over the hills and far away." John Kelly, a little boy, was charged with escaping from the Training Ship at Kohimaramara. Joseph Danzers was charged with the same offence. The boys said they ran away from the ship, and went to see Mrs Jones, who took them in, where they stayed until Constable Naughton took them to his house. Captain Breton said one o£ the boys had run away on a previous occasion, and as he appeared penitent on his return, he gave him a slight whipping, but it had not the desired effect.

His Worship censured the conduct of Mrs Jones, who was liable to be punished for harbouring the boys, knowing from their dress that they belonged to the Training ship. He ordered the boys to be taken back and whipped. KOtTGH AND READY. Patrick Gleeson, alias Patrick Ryan, alias Sullivan, was charged with violently assaulting William Edwards, by striking him with his clenched fist in the eye, knocking him downy, and kicking him when down ; also with assaulting William Smith at the same time, by tearing his collar and challenging him out to battle. Mr Joy defended, and said that prisoner was of a peaceable disposition, and what he did was done under the influence of certain cordials. His Worship thought Patrick might have applied a gold plaster to his friend's eye, which might have had a beneficial effect.

Mr Joy said he would plead guilty, and would call evidence aa to character. His client had committed an offence against the law by taking cordials, or compromise drinks, which caused his " eye in a fine frenzy rolling, to soar from heaven, to earth, from earth to heaven, and, as imagination bodied forth the forms of things unknown," he struck complainant on the left eye. Mr Broham said it was a very bad case. William Edwards deposed that he was a seaman, and a stranger to prisoner, who met him and without any provocation, knocked him down in Queen-street, and kicked him when down.

Michael Bnrns, witnessed the assault; he saw the blow struck, the man fall, and the subsequent kick.

To Mr Joy : Prisoner kicked Edwards that he might get up and fight him. Detective Jeffrey gave prisoner a good character, he knew him as the owner of a | schooner, and generally temperate in hia ,/' habits ; but the "compromise drink" drove; him mad. '* - His Worship said the assault was a very, serious one, and he should order a finegof' £10 ; £5 to be given to the injured man,|or two months' imprisonment. William Smith was not anxious to press the second charge against Byan, which was withdrawn, on prisoner putting two guineas into the poor-box. WKDDED LOVE. Ingelight Paalson, a Norwegian, living at Kiverhead, was charged with striking his wife, Lena, on the head with a stone, thereby rendering her senseless, on the 12th instant. The prisoner, a powerful man, appeared in his shirb sleeves, and pleaded through an. nterpreter, not guilty. Mr Broham said this was a very grave case, as the woman was very severely injured. He would ask for a remand. Remanded until Thursday. CHAKGE OP THEFT. William McElwee was charged with stealing a thermometer, on the 4th inst., the property of A. V. Macdonald, of Parnell. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. The case was remanded until Friday. FANNIE IN THE PARK. Thomas Eicketts was summoned with commitiiug a breach of the Harbour Board Regulations, by not exhibiting on the evening of the 30th June, a light on board the cutter Fannie, lying in the port of Auckland. The case was remanded until Saturday. The Court then adjourned until half-past one o'clock. SUMMONS CASE. John Harker waa summoned for committing a breach of the Public Domain Act, on the 2nd June, by removing the Artillery shed against the provisions of the said Act. Mr Lnsk appeared for the Commissioners, and Mr Brookfield for the defence. Mr Brookfield before proceeding with the present ca3e said he must ask that the costs of the previous case be paid which amounted to £3 9s 6d. Mr Lusk agreed to pay the costs. Mr Brookfield then urged that the Corporation could not appoint an agent to do certain acts in their name, and in the present case the Commissioners had no power to delegate their powers to other than a member of their own corporate body. Mr Lusk argued that the body had power to appoint a solicitor to act'for them.

Bis Worship asked if the Commissioners would appoint an agent to do that which they were supposed and empowered ,to do themselves.

Mr Lusk contended that the body corporate had the power to engage counsel, and representing them in that capacity, he had laid these informations

Bis Worship said that this was a matter of some importance, and he should not like to give a decision hastily. He should like to take time in looking over the cases cited by the learned counsel the other day. He would, he hoped, give judgment on Thursday upon coming into Court, to which day the matter stood adjourned.