SLAGISTRATE’S COURT. (Before E. H. Carew, Esq., S.M.) Robert M'Quaid v. Patrick Sloan (Gore). —Claim, £7 4s 7d, goods supplied.—Judg ment by default, with 10i costs. James Park Smith v. W. J. Stringer (Wellington).—Claim, £8 ss, balance due on a promissory note.—Mr John White for plaintiff, for whom judgment was given by default, with £1 0s 6,1 costs. Kenyon and Hosking v. James M‘Lellan (Auckland). —Claim, £9 12s, for services rendered. —Mr Solomon for plaintiffs.— Judgment by default, with £1 0s Gd costs. CITY POLICE COURT. (Before Messrs W. Wardrop, A. Herdman, and J. Horsburgh, J.P.s,) Drunkenness. —Three first offenders were convicted anti discharged. John Murphy was fined ss, or twenty-four hours’ imprison ment. Theft. — Jam's Crichton, charged with theft on the 10th irst. of one clock, valued at 5?, the property of Frederick Charles Neville, pleaded not guilty. Sergeant O’Neill said that accused was staying at the Spanish Restaurant for a few days. On Saturday the clock disappeared from the kitchen, and it was subsequently ascertained that accused gave the stolen article to a young man named King, who pawned it for him.—Evidence was given by the com plainant, Charles King, and Samuel Shiel.— The Bench convicted accused, who was further charged with the theft, on the 9th inst., of one hammer, valued at 4s, the property of John Lee. The facts of this case went to show that accused spoke I j Mr Lee at the new gaol, and represent-- I that he was hard up. Shortly after the man left the gaol the pro secutor missed his hammer. The matter was reported to the police, who found that the stolen article had been sold by accused to a man named Pettit.—Evidence was given by John Lee and Waller Pettit. —Accused was sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to run concur rently. (Mr Herdman here left the bench.)

Indecent Assault. Harry M'CoU , a young man, was charged with, on the 29ch September, in the Caversharn tunn-l, in decently assaulting a girl fourteen years of age. Mr Hanlon defended. The caie was proceeding when we went to press.
