Police Intelligence.

Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 847, 23 January 1866, Page 2

Police Intelligence.

THIS DAY.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S GOITRE. (Before A. C.-Strode, Esq., R.M. John M'Kay v Angus M ‘Pherson, a charge of assault. Case dismissed, there being no appearance of either party. Isabella Jenkinson v James R. Williams, charge of fail ng to support an illegitimate child. Tins was an adjourned, case. Both parties appeared in Court, and the case was dismissed, having been settled out of Court. STEALING. Thomas Shaw (on remand) charged with stealing a waich and chain vaiuea at L4O, the property of George W. Dickson at Toko-nairiro in April last, was further remanded for a week, and was admitted to bail on ins own recognisance 01 iAbO. ILLEGAL DETENTION. George Mason was charged upon the infer mu, i m oi Catherine M‘.Donald with dlegaiiy detaining certain wearing apparel, Ac., vaiuea at L2O- Alter hearing die evidence adduced, the Magistrate made an on er for the defendant to (leaver up the goods, or in default to pay .he complainant the sum of L2U. The adjourned charge against Eliza •oeth Hoar for exposing spirituous liquor, for sale without a license was farther adjourned for a week. MAYOR’S COURT. (Before W. Mason, Esq., Mayor.) VARIOUS OFFENCES Henry Graten, charged with obstructing the thoroughfare in Castle street placing a carrage thereon, was fined 20e and costs. Oliver Cummings, charged with hawk ing without a license, was fined 40s and aOStS. •James Wilson, charged with allowing a horse to depasture, was fined 20s ant. costs. Maurice Joel, charged with a similar offence, was mulcted in the same sum. BREACH OF THE LICENSING ORDINANCE O Guardiola, was charged with exposing a quantity of spirituos liquors for sah vitnout a license, contrary to the 46ti .action of the Dicensing Ordinance, 1864. vir W. W. Wilson appeared for tin Lefendant. Mr Commissioner Branigai applied for permission to amend the inormation by substituting “the 43rd seclion of the Licensing Ordinance 1865,” instead of under the Ordinance before mentioned. The alteration, after a short irgument, was consented to. The police caving stated the nature of the offence, vbich was that on the evening of the lit! they went up stairs into the “ City Buffet ” and there found some men drinking, and also saw some decanters and bottles (two of which were produced and contained respectively brandy and gin) on a shelf behind the bar, which were plainly visible from the head of the stairs. Mr Wilson contended that there was no case to answer, and that having liquors under a counter was not exposing them. He considered that the clause referred tc the sale of liquors in booths or sue! places, but not to their presence in houses in the town ; and he said that the polict ought to have obtained proof of the sah of the liquor and then summoned the person for selling liquors in an unlicensed house. The defendant was fined L2O, when Mr Wilson gave notice of appeal.

a much more imbecile and mischievous document than they have; yet "produced. The goodiness'for the Maories, the malice for the English settlers, all expressed in figurative language, with a sort of moral lisp to make it sound childlike and innocent, give it the effect of gruel and vinegar served up in quaint Dresden • china. Its.chief object seems to be to encourage the .Maories in their hatred to the English settlers, and to persuade them neither to sell-nor let any more land to Englishmen. The Maories are a noble and manly race. It is to be trusted they wdl despise the food of these political drynurses. The English press has already had a good many shots at the. society’s bottles, and if these should really be broken so as “not to be mended,” we think no one would miss the milk. The Times acknowledges that the American Government cannot abandon their claims for losses occasioned by the Alabama, but still is unlikely to press them ; and when puplic temper calms, there will be little disposition to dwell on present difficulties.