. Carriage Lights. —Frederick Basset was summoned for driving a buggy after sunset without lights. The. defendant produced a broken lamp, and said that he had not discovered that it was broken until he attempted to light it.| He also pleaded the buggy was, hired by a third party, and he was only driving it to the stables after a journey. The Magis trate said the defence waa very ingenious, but the having only one lamp was in itself an offence, and the driver was responsible. Fined 5s and costs. Similar, penalties were inflicted on J. P. Armstrong and ' Robert .Long for offences, of the same character. ;; ;

A Foul Chimney.—William Davis was summoned for allowing a chimney to take fire through neglect. The defendant stated that the fire was the result of accident^ and the case was dismissed.
Assault.—William Wylie Neish was charged -.with having assaulted and threatened Donald M-Laughlin. The de fendant admitted the offence, but pleaded in extenuation, that he was drunk at the time, and that he had tendered an apology to the complainant. The latter said he had taken apologies on previous occasions, but he would not do so now. -He did not wish the defendant fined, but wanted^pro tection. The defendant "was bound over to keep the/peace for three months, him self in L2O, and one surety o! LlO.
ARRIVAL AT THE BLUFF OF THE MAY MAIL FROM EUROPE.
(BY ELEGTBIG TELEGRAPH.)

(from our own correspondent.) Bluff Habboi^ Thursday.
The s.s. Rangitoto, with the May mail from Europe, arrived off the Bluff at 5 p. m, having left Sandridge on the 13th inst, at 2.30 p.m.
The s.s. Bombay anchored in Hobson's Bay at 1 a.m. on the 10th instant, three days before her due date.
