(Before Mr O. Allan, J.P.)

Drunkenness. Thomas L. Lawson was fined 10s, or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Andrew Hammond, was similarly charged. Mr Solomon, who represented accused, said that the man had asked him to apply for a prohi bition order. Ha (counsel) suggested that the case should stand over for a week, and if in the meantime accused applied for an order and behaved himself he might be discharged.—This was agreed to, accused being admitted to bail on his own recognisance. Vagrancy.— James M'Donald, a young man, charged with this offence pleaded guilty.— Detective M'Gratb. stated that accused had been in Dunedin for about two months. He had done no work, and had been a source of annoyance to the public by going round begging alms. He was in a dirty state, and he (the detective) thought that a short time in gaol would do him no harm. There waß reason to suspect that he had also committed several petty thefts.—Evidenoe was given by Harry Watt, Walter Bull, James Connor, and Con» stable Broberg.—Sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment. (Mr D. Borrie here took a seat on the bench.) A Prohibition Ohdeb.— Andrerv Hammond, who was remanded on a charge of drunkenness, then applied to have a prohibition order Issued against himself.—Order granted accordingly.
SUDDEN DEATH.
