COURTS

POLICE COURT.— Yesterday. [Before VT. If P.AS KB, Esq,, B.M.] MAKING USE OF OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Alice McMahon was charged witii mak ing use of obscene languarge within hear ing of persons passing along Richmond street, on the 4th instant. The defendant did not appear. Mr Billion said the lady has gone to Auckland, after being discharged from the hospital, and she had not been served. He would ask for the case to be adjourn* d so that she might be again summoned to appear. The application was granted. ASSAULT. Edward Crowley and Julia Bergan were charged with unlawfully assaulting Cor nelius Bergan, at Grahamslown, on the 16th instant, the former t>y beating and kicking him, and the latter by holding him down whilst that operation was being performed. The case against Mrs Bergan was not proceeded with, hut that against Crowley was gone on with. Complainant deposed that his wife and Crowley were on very good terms —in the habit of walking out together, and so forth. Un the evening of the day in ques tion as he was lying quietly in Bed the defendant came in and beat and kicked him, whilst Mrs Bergan held him. He called no witnesses. For the defence Mrs Bergan was cal led, who said her husband was very drunk, and Crowley did not kick him or assault him in any way. The defendant was discharged. assault. William Parker was charged with as saulting Randall II an way at Shorthand on the 17th instant. Mr Dodd, for complainant, asked to bo allowed to withdaaw the case, which was done accordingly. STEALING TIMBER. Hugh Keys was charged with stealing from the timber yard of Messrs Briton & Co., Burke-street, on the 17th instant, 3 posts, value 7s. The prisoner admitted the offence, but said he was drunk at the time, otherwise it would not have occurred. Mr Briton said in consequence of what was said to him by a neighbor be looked at the stack, and found that some mining timber had been abstracted, which was subsequently traced to prisoner’s posses sion. The R.M. observed that timber stealing was a common practice, but as prisoner had not been previously before the Court he would be let off with the minimum sentence of 14 days’ hard labor. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OE LICENCE. 