Charges of assault. ance rather than disobedience. In this case the defendant must pay the cost of the summons. The other case was rather worse. There bad been a theft, and defendant was angry with the man, but it was neither the time nor the manner to conduct the enquiry to go and fetch a man out of his berth at three o'clock in the morning and. slap his face. Defendant did not look a man Likely to be harsh, but such conduct wood seem harsh to the complainants, because they would not understand the motives which actuated it. In this case he should fine the defendant a dollar and costs, the total in both eases) being four dollars, Hanna, 'a fireman on board the Zurope, Tuly 27th. summoned Abdul Kanin for assaulting hit Drunkenness. 3 by striking bim on the shoulder with a stick, Joux Reyxoups, an able seaman of the knocking him down, also striking him, while barque Norham Castle, was charged by down, on the nose with his fist and makino native constable No. 29, with having been it bleed. drunk and incapable on the Bund late on The evidence showed that there was a dis-Saturday night. pute between the two men at mid day on Prisoner, who said he ad never been locked Monday, respecting a bottle of gin. The up before through drink, was discharged, on defendant threw the bottle and its contents promising not to offend in like manner again, out of doors. About ten o'clock the same night, the complainant was going into a shop in'Barnboo Town to purchase cigarettes, when
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