POLICE COURT.—Wednesday, Oct. 11.

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POLICE COURT.— Wednesday, Oct. 11.

(Before W. Frazer, E:q., F..M.) Drunkenness.— Ewd. Griffiths pleaded guilty to this offence, and was fined 10s with the alternative of 24 horns’ incarceration. * Obstructing the Footpath. John Nineinin was charged with obstructing the foci path in Pollen street. The defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s or 48 hours imprisonment. Abusive Language. —Job Tyler was charged with using abusive language towards Mary Ann Sawyer, tending to create a breach of the peace.—Mr Las celles appeared for defendant, who pleaded not guilty. —Tire prosecutrix staled that she keeps a hotel on tire Shellback, and on the 6th instant defendant came into the bar and called her a common prostitute, and told her she would not live long to enjoy herself, for she would soon die. In consequence of this she piayerl for sureties of the peace. —By Mr LasceUes : I have been mar lied. I left my husband in England, at ieast, I (lout know whether he was a'ivc or not. I came out the same as you did, I suppose. I dontknow whether my husband is alive or dead. I have been two yea's in New Zealand. I have been living with the defendant as his wife. I shan’t answer your questions more than I like. I want peace, that’s all I want. Had not used abusive language to defendant ; quite the cormaiy. —Charles Griffin, carle, stated that he was in the parlor of the hoiel on the evening of the 6i.li instant, and heard an altercation ..between M'S Tyler and defendant, who told her she ought to remember what she was, and that she had a hue . ,nd living, and so forth. She told him to shut his mouth and keep his tongue still, and that she would spl’t Ills head open with a poker if he did not give her peace. There was evidently a qua'.tel between the paiiies.— John Eiebncr, miner, staled that on the evenig of the day in question, he was in the Shellback Hotel, when tho defendant came in, and commenced to abuse Mrs. Sawyer, calling her a prostitute, and us : og other abusive epithets. Sue did not give any provacation.—BvjMr. Lascelles: Never heard Mrs. Sawyer use threatening language unless provoked. She is a woman of remarkably good temper in witness’ opinion. Wi-ness lives on the Shellback Creek, and has been in the habit of visiting the hotel frequently for the past two years. Mrs. Sawyer did say she would split defendants head open, but that was after a good deal of provocatmo.—MivLascelles put the defendant into the box, and the latter staled he went into the hotel, and saw Mrs. Sawyer talking to a fancy man of hers, and told her about it, and said that perhaps she would not live long to enjoy herself. Did say she was a prostitute. Knows her husband is alive. Knew him for several yca'-s at home. He wo'ked for witness there for a long time. —By the Resident Magistrate : I do’nt know that I’d any claim to interfere with the woman.—The Resident Magistrate said from the defendants own evidence it was quite clear that he ought to he bound over, especially considering the relations that had existed between the pat tics. He would order the defendant to be bound over to keep the peace for the next three months, himself in £25 and one suriiy in a like amount. The defendant said he should be able to find the required suiities in the course of a day. TRANSFER OF LICENSE. An application for a transfer of the license for the Post-office Hotel from Charles Laird to James T. Edwards was adjourned until next day.