R. M. COURT. NGARUAWAHIA-THURSDAY, FEB. 26. (Before W. N Searrncke, Esq.)

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R. M. COURT. NGARUAWAHIA-THURSDAY, FEB. 26. (Before W. N Searrncke, Esq.)

I)Rt?SKBXNEB». John Jlp*»hi»n, ohtrged with bjing ilrunk atld int'apnhle ntifl .ila) with having no lawful mean* of support, vras fined 5s or 48 hoars' impriiur.mrnt.

ABBACXT. Robert HolF, clurgod with unaulting G. L. Scott and G -orgß Slockton on the night of Siturday, the 21st instant, w it discharged, neither of (he parties being able to ewoar to his identity. JoffrcT Morton! Xhoman Morfcoji, and Robert Heimson, three members of the Volunteer Engineer Corps, werebrought up eWgrad with having assault.-d the two complainants in the former case, at the s.imetime and place. George Scott, being iworn, deposed : I crossed the ferry nt N 'nni'iwiiliin with two of the piwoner*, T. TMorton and X Henisjon ; during thr pasiaue tliev had a dispute with' Slookton ftbout a Maorj woma i ; >vh(»n we landed on the o'her side the wmnmi and n pirl in her company followed me : on firming nt the top of ihe hill I «hs struck by two men T!ie wiMi«s* woulil not swear to any oi the prisoners as being the men who struck him. George Stockton deposed to having born struck by somebody when he arrived on the other side of the river, ut could not say by whom. Cup'nin Rowe, to .\lmsp romp my t e prisoners b»long, watchtHl tli^ pace on tiieir rte'.'iH Mr S i iirai>(ke »a d, »■> ni>''>ini •• ,i ,'u t >(| against the pri--oners lie would di-n-'mv »h i i nut ■ had great doubU as to whether the lnemonr* of < le two witnesses wero not purposely defective.