CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3982, 29 November 1875, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, November 29. (Before V. Pyke, Esq., J.P.) Drunkenness Thoma* Mahor, who figured in the charge sheet as “ Marshal M'Mahon,” John Sullivan, John M'Kav, and John f>Vee< ey were each fined ss, with the customary alternative; Mary Smith, alias Maria Fairbank was fir ed 40s, or seven days’ imprisonment.

Vagrancy. —lan'es Allen was charged with having no visible law ul means of support. The apprehending constable stated that he found the prisoner, who said he had no pLc» to ex> to, sleeping on the road ide at Kensington.— From what fell from his Worship, it appeared that the prisoner had been previously reported to be tern I orarily insane His Worship admitted lie hardly knew what to do with the man, but sent him to his old quarters for two months, when it would be discovered whether he was sane or not.

Slaughtering without a License,— David Christie, for whom Mr Hender-on appeared, was charged with having, at Kmsigton, on November 19, slaughtered a calf, he not being duly licensed. The offence was admitted, and defendant was fined L 5 and costs. Sly Grog-selling. —lnformations were laid against Edward Perry, R. W. Sheppard, Eleanor Collins, Michael Dundon, and Mary Carr (for wnom Mr Cook and Mr Aldridge respectively appeared), charging them with this offence. To enable his Worshipto satisfy himself whether any other than the H.M. of the Dunedin distr ct could take cognisance of cases involving breaches of the Licensing Acta or Ordinances a point upon which he had strong doubts—the cases were re t anded till Thursday next. It was incidentally mentioned that a previous Bench had decided the point in the affirmative —lnspector Mallard, for the p; lice, con'ended that section 57 of the Licensing Ordinance, 1865, gave power under a summary conviction act aad the Justices of the Peace Act, 1858 - now repealed by the Justices of the Peace Act, 1866—t0 any two Justices of the Peace or a Resident Magistrate to adjudicate in all broaches of the Licensing Law.—As before stated, his Worship took time to consider the matter.

Resisting the Police.— Sydney Thompson, for whom Mr E. Cook appeared, was charged with resisting the police. On the morning of the 27th inst., while Sergt, Anderson was arresting one Duncan Muirhead, prisoner got hold of the man and tried to get him away from the officer. As no violence had been used, and prisoner had been locked up for a night, his Worship discharged him with a caution. The Court was adjourned till 9 a.m. tomorrow.