RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, PORT CHALMERS.

Evening Star, Issue 4056, 25 February 1876, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, PORT CHALMERS.

Friday, February 25. (Before T. A, Mansford, Esq., R.M.)

An Insubordinate Sailor.— Win. Brown, a seaman belongin'? to the ship Sir Launcelot, was charged with hein? drunk, with cairying a sheath _ knife and with assaulting Constable < offey in the ex- outi nof hi* liutyjou the a : t rnoon of the 14th ?nst. Phom the evidence of Constable Goff y it appeared ihat ever sir.ee the vessel arrived at the pier the accused had b‘-en a source of annoyance to the police. Yesterday afternoon he was very drunk and disorderly on the railway platform. When came along quietly until reaching the gates of the lec c up, when he become very violent and struck witness in the f-c', using y-.ry disgusting language. -Aft«T g tting him inside the lock-up and searching mm, witness ‘ound a sh ath-knife concealed ur his boo*. Wi tuess firmly bel eml that if the accused couhl have got the knife he would have us“d it. Witness had since the arrest ascertained that the olmf officer hod read the notice forbidding seamen to carry sheath-knives on shoie 1 1 all fno men on the forecast-.—For the defence, accused at it d he did not recollect the a Sdult, and the knife must ha' e slipped down from his belt without hie knowledge, as he thought it was on board.—Ms Honor ordered him to pay a fine of ss, with the usn 1 alternative for the fi.tt off- nee ; dismissed the second; and for assaulting the constable inflicted a penalty of 40s. or in default 7 days’ im rsonmen*; with hard labor.

Neglected Children.— Four little chillr n mimed Marg-viet, James, Alma and Mi hul Drown, the eldest about nine and the youngest not more than two y, a>a of age, were oh -ryed by the police with being neglected children within the meaiing of the Ordinance From th* evi ence of the fa;her, who wjb in attendance, it appear- d he hj id been absent seeking woik, and, while away, the m thir had de ert-.d the chJinn end.gone away with mother man. Upon 'eturflijug home ho found the obil iron living in an old tent, wit out f-md or clothing guffici nt to ma-ntain life, He was not in a position tp k-,ep the ohiidiea, and requested his Worship

to steps for getting them into the Induettatbchool He was a pensioner, and would rnaho over his penroa for the support of the tn I ) l i ren, r^ H ll W T or l hip d the children months n(^u r * S°hool for twelve