Monday, August 25. (Before Messrs Eb. Baker and R. C. Tennant, J,P*s,) DRUNKENKE33. Donald McLean pleaded guilty to having been drunk in Wiliia-street on the 16th instant. Ho had been in the hospital for tho past week, and expenses amounting to £1 8s 6d had been incurred iu medical expenses and cab hire. Fined ss, together with expenses, or in default three days' imprisonment with bard labor. STEALING FROM A SHOP. Patrick McDonough, a small boy 8 years of age, pleaded guilty to stealing three gold rings, the property of Mr Goodaon, of tho Arcade. Mr E. Shaw appeared on behalf of tho child. Constable O'FarreU informed the Bench that he saw two boys, ono of whom was the prisoner, with some imitation gold pings on his finger. Witness took the lad back to the Arcade, where the rings were identified as belonging to Mr GoocUon, John Walker, the companion of McDonough, aged 9 year*, was then charged with stealing seven imita tion gold from Mr Goodaon's. Constable O'Farrell gave similar evidence to that given in the previous charge. Tbe boy prisoners ad mitted having committed tho offence, Mr Hnzelden, the manager of tho Arcade, stated that the stolen property waa on a tray inside the shop. Mr Shaw pleaded the youth of McDonough, and expressed the hope that the Bench would order tho infliction of the birch by a constable instead of sending the boys up to gaol. Tho father of tbe boy Walker, Sergeant Anderson raid, waa a hard working man, whose wife was at present in tho Lunatic Asylum. The chairman of the Bench, in dis charging the lads, said that the justices were of the opinion that tradespeople should not expose goods in a manner which afforded temptation for pilfering, either ou the part of adults or of children. STEALING FLOWERS. Hermnn Brown, a respectably dressed boy, apparently about 14 yean of age, was charged with stealing flowers from a grave in tho Church of England cemetery on Sunday last. Prisoner pleaded guilty, Tbe flowers wei* valued at la. C. R. Roskrugc stated that ho was in the cemetery on Sunday lost watching his deceased child’s grave, when he saw the accused pick some primroses from a neigh boring grave. The boy received a few words of kindly caution from the Bench, and was fined 5s or 24 hours’ imprisonment, CIVIL OASES. 