RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, PORT CHALMERS.

Evening Star, Issue 3958, 1 November 1875, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, PORT CHALMERS.

Monday, October 29. (Before T. A. Hansford, Es f, R.M.) Drunkenness —James M'Quinn was fined ss, or twenty-four hours; Jouu Sullivan, 10s or forty-eight hours ; and for using indecent language, he w.is ordered to pay an additional fine of 40s, or three days’ imprisonment with hard labor. Insertion. James Logan and Archibald Graham, articled seamen, belonging to tl.e ship Auok’and, were charged with desertion. Archibald M’Dougal, master of the Auckland, deposed to the defendants belonging to the Auckland. They left the vessel some time daring last night, taking some of their clothes with them On Friday morning, Graham, with two or three other seamen came and askqd witness for their discharge which he refused to give and told them to go away.— Constable Coffey said that having business at the junction he proceeded there in company with Constable Miller, and when returning about midnight met the defendants on the Dunedin road, each carrying a swag. Witness spoke to them and they said they had beenworkingattUeßruce. Heinfomed them that he could not let them go, as Constable Miller recognised Logan as belonging to the Auckland. He then arrested them, and brought them into the fort.—ln defence, defendants stated that, hiv ng asked Captain M’Dougall for their discharges on Friday, he told them he could not do so, but they could ao if they lik< j d. Two witnesses named Coutts and Mattheson corroborated their statement, —The case was dismissed.