POLICE COURT.—Saturday.

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POLICE COURT.— Saturday.

[l>**»rc W. Fi:a<ki:, K q , K.M.] Ci:ri:v to a Jlousk. —John Peters was ! charged with cruelty to a horse, at Para- ! wai, on the Glh insiant. Mr Macdonald j appeared for defendant, who pleaded not guilty.—Henry Siihvell, inspector ap- j i pointed underlhe Para wai Highway Hoard, j | stated that on the day named in the infer- 1 j mation lie saw tlie accused standing up in j j a cart, drawn by one horse, which lie was I beating over the head with liie butt-end lof a whip. After he had been healing j the animal for about as long as he could I stand over him, the animal laid down. This was in going to the Hob Hoy. On [ the return journey, ho also heat the animal, and kicked him about tlie legs and belly. enw the horse afterwards, and did not ohscive any marks on him.— Jane Francis stated that she saw defendant whipping, kicking, and striking the animal. He beat the horse till it fell down, and then kicked it until it got up again Mr Macdonald said he should not attempt to deny tSint tlie horse got a thrashing, hut the horse was a regular jibber, and deserved .ill lie got. The horse, moreover, as he was instructed, was not so much beaten as had been stated. —Benjamin Cnlpiu staled that he was on the cart with defendant, and saw the horse going on all right, and all of a midden coming to a full stop. The defendant then gave the animal a few cuts with the lash of a whip. The animal threw itself down. It was a regular jibber. It had been newly purchased.—Hy Mr Hullcti : The defendant did not heat (lie horse with the butt of (he whip ; nor did he kick him when lie was down.—George Smalo stated that the horse in question belonged to him, and when brought hack by defendant, after going to Parawni on 1 lie day in question, observed no maiks of ill-treatment on him.—George Fowler deposed to seeing the horse refuse to pull, and defendant then heat him with the lash of the whip.— Mr Si i I well was re-called, and said he had seen the witness Culpin leading (ho lioiso at the lime Peters commenced heating him. When Hie horse stopped Culpin kicked the animal. —Jane Francis, re-called, said she did nut see Culpin kicking or healing the horse.—The li..M. said li3 considered the evidence for (ho defence estaMishei. the fact that: the horse was a jibber, in which case considerable latitude must he allowed to the i driver, hut. this would not justify him i healing the animal over the head with the liiiL-end of a whip, for which defendant would he filled 20s and costs, or three days’ imprisonment in default of payment.

Stray IIo;:sk.— Cl in rlcs Franklin was charged by Constable ColcMiian with allowing a ho»se to si ray in I’ollen-strect on t!ie 18th instant, and was fined 2s till and costs. Matrimonial ILffjcit.tiks. —Thomas Andrew Walker was charged with using provoking and insulting language to Sarah Jane Walker, his wife. l>y calling her a drunkard and soineihing waisc, in consequence of which she prays that ho he hound over to keep the peace.—The defendant pleaded guilty, hut said lie could call witnesses to prove that what lie said of Ids wife was true, and that he had heen provoked to s y what lie did.—The ii.M. said this would make no difference. The wife had charged him with using language teml’ng to piovoke a hreaeli of the peace, and prayed that her husband he hound over to keep the peace.— Ilefendmit had pleaded guilty, and lie would not he in any hotter position even if lie could prove what lie staled. He must find two an relies of C2f> each to keep the peace for the next six months.—The defendant said he could not find the sureties. —The 11. M.: Then you must go to gaol.—The defendant said lie must appeal to the sympathy of the Court. —The R.M. said the Law did not allow him to enteitain sympathy under the circumstances. As an individual lie might entertain sympathy, and very likely in this case would do so outside, hut on (lie Pencil lie had-oiily one plain duty to periorni. He hoped defendant would find some one to enter into sureties for him. — The defendant repeated that it was a hard case, that he should have to go to gaol because of the misconduct of his wife, and liis having heen provoked to speak as lie had done, and nothing more.—Up fo the hour of the Court rising the required sureties had not been procured. An application hy Mrs Hannah Harrison, of the Melbourne Hotel, Pollen-street, for permission to have music and dancing in her licensed house on (lie 4th March,was granted.