POLICE COURT.—Yesterday.

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POLICE COURT.— Yesterday.

[Before W. FRASER, Esq , 11.M.]

Drunkenness. —Jane Crick, on bail, charged with being drunk, did not appear, and the amount of her bail was ordered to be forfeited.—Peter Mack m>

charged with being drunit was fined P or 24 hours’ imprisonment. Nuisance. William Bobbctt " charged with neglecting to keep clean premises at Short-land, whereby a nuisance was created. —Defendant pleaded guilty, and was iined 10s and costs. Arusivk Language. —James Mclntyre was charged with using abusive and threatening language towards Will Bird on the 10th iust., at Graliamstou Mr Macdonald appeared for complainaui who prayed for sureties ni the peace, am. Mr Lasccllcs for A i mit. —Complainant deposed that on ay last he \v:sitting on bis own -using his eh when defendant cane ", and abused I calling him a “ lag” unit a prisoner,’ other abusive epithets, vim eh; • him to fight, and they die - • and he got tho Worst oil, had enough now ; Gut I’ll li. .. to-morrow.” lie then made usi had language towards witness n. lie now complains. —By Mr Lasceln There had been no dispute about breaking down a fence or shout water. I know a man named Hutchins to my sorow. 1 did not tell him I’d make Mclntyre figh' whether he liked it or not. I did nut catch Hold of his hair and whiskers, and he did not retort by saying, “ my hair had been cut too short; that there was nothing to catch hold of.”—Hugh Byrne, miner, deposed to seeing the parties light, and to hearing Mclntyre call Bird a “ stockade bird,” or a prisoner, or something of that kind.—By Mr Lascelles : I had a shovel with me at the time, hut I did not use it or intend to use it.—James Greasley deposed that after the fight was ever the- defendant called the complainant the names complained of.—George Athens gave corroborative evidence, as did also Charles Brown, miner.—For the defence Mr Lascelles said lie should he able to called evidence to show that at close of the fight the complainant caught hold of the defendant’s whiskers, and somebody called out to the latter, “ Why don’t you catch hold of his whiskers,” meaning plaintiff’s, who replied, “1 can’t they’ve clipped too short at Mount Eden.—Caleb Robinson, —llitcliins, and James Cassidy were called in support of this line of defence. —The 11.51. said he must call upon defendant to find one surety of £lO, and himself he bound in a like amout to keep lie peace for the next three months.