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POLICE INCIDENTS.

Caution to parties erecting buildings in the Town of Sydney. - On Thursday Mr. Samuel Terry appeared before the Sydney Police Bench, upon summons, by his solicitor Mr. Unwin, to show cause why he should not be fined for permitting materials to be placed in the public streets, at the corner of Pitt and King streets, without being duly enclosed according to the Act. Mr. Unwin said that he would save the Bench time by admitting at once that the building materials were so exposed, but that his client was not the party who ought to have been summoned. The circumstances were these - Mr. Terry had entered into a contract with two parties named Wallace and Catlor to erect certain houses at the spot complained of; Mr. Terry at that tune fenced tho place well in, which fence had been broken down by the persons engaged in erecting the buildings, he therefore contended that Wallace and Catler were the parties who ought to have been summoned. The Bench held that the building materials upon the ground being for Mr. Terry's use and benefit, he was the proper party sued for a breach of the Act, he had his remedy against the parties he had employed. Mr. Unwin replied that such being the decision of the Bench there was no fact in dispute; he admitted that the materials were exposed as alleged. Mr. Jilks remarked that Mr. Terry had been pre viously fined for a similar offence. The Bench sentenced Mr. Terry to pay a fine of twenty shillings and costs.

Alexander Green was charged with   boing drunk, and found upon a person's premises for unlawful purposos.

Bench i What are you ? Green : A public officer.

Bench (witli astonishment) : What ?

Green : The executioner or hangman. Beuch (with a shudder) : Oh ! we know the light in which you ai c regarded here : to put a man Uko you in the stocks would no1 bo to make au example You aro tiischargod ; but you may depcud upon it that you will be punished in a

different manner to being put in the ¡ stocks if again brought here. j

Dennis Sullivan was charged with having labored Kio prcviqus night under

strong potations of rum ? I

Bt-ucb : How caine you to get drunk ? Dennis : Through " licker."

Bunch: Ah 1- then you must pay 5J.

Dennis : No.

Bench : Two hours to the stocks. Dennis ; Yes.

Owen Donnelly was charged with the following ti dent assault:-Owoti Fagan deposed that on Saturday night ho went

into the houso of defendant, and asked, bim for tho loan of a shilling, tvliich was ' given ; ho then spoke to another man, who was in the room, upon tvbicu Don- nelly knocked hitit down with an iron poker by striking him over the head, and then jumped upon him ; another party followed up the assault by striking bim with the poker and his fists. Ho was drunk at tho time. The defence showed Fagan to be all in the wrong ; he was very drunk when he alleged the assault to have taken place; áud it further ap- peared that he »as mad, and was but a short time out of tho Liverpool Mad- house, and did not know what he was talking about. Caso dismissed.

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