SYDNEY. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) May 25, 1863. SUPREME COURT.—Thursday. (Before his Honor Sir George A Arney, Chief Justice)

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XIX, Issue 1836, 5 June 1863, Page 3

SYDNEY. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) May 25, 1863.

SUPREME COURT.— Thursday. (Before his Honor Sir George A Arney, Chief Justice )

A TUBiytc meeting was held m the Victoria Theatre, on Monday last, to enable the loyal citizens of Sydney to express their congratulations on the marriage of the Prince of "Wales and the Princess Alexandra, and right loyally did the people flock thither. Several resolutions weie passed, first, that a day be set apait to celebrate the aiispicious event , secondly, that the 11th of June be the day, and that a congratulatory address be drawn up and presented to her Majesty and their Koyal Highnesses ; thirdly, that all the recipients of public charity should be provided with a good dinner by subscription. A committee was then appointed to carry out the above-named resolutions ; and after the customai'y vote of thanks to the Mayor, the meeting separated. The Melbourne people have been before us. and great were the preparations in the shape of bonfires, illuminations, and various other means of jollification ; unfortunately the clerk of the weather was not consulted, and Tuesday, the 20th of May, the day appointed, was ushered in by a heavy rain, which continued all day. May the gods be more propitious to us, and give us a chance of distinguishing ourselves ; already many arc preparing, and everybody considering how they can best show their attachment to their Queen and future Sovereign. The ladies of Sydney, headed by Lady Young, purpose presenting the Princess of Wales with, a casket of jewels, valued at 500 guineas, and this mark ot their loyalty and esteem for their futuro Queen will, 1 have no doubt, be highly gratifying to her Eoyal Highness, and at the same time, show that warm hearts beat for the old country in these far distant lauds. A beautiful medal, electroplated with silver, as a soixvenir of the hnppy event, has arrived by

this mail. On_th« obverse side are^the profiles, of the happy pair, "with an inscription stating* the 'da^s "Of their "birth ;V on the reverse side is a handsqjae wreStii, enclosing the inscription of the" day of marriage, surmounted by the Prince's plume. The Queen's Birthday is to be celebrated tomorrowi by a review of the volunteers, and already small hoys are practising the letting off of fireworks in our streets. How both these evenis go off you shall have fuller particulars in my next communication. A somewhat curious case was tried at the Supreme Court, one day last week. From the evidence it appears that a Government clerk, •with more' wit than wisdom, borrowed a sum of money from a money-lender, who is in the habit of accommodating the needy at a usurious rate of interest, somewhere about three hundred per cent., and he, finding there was but little chance of seeing his money back, wrote a letter to the Governor, stating his case and pointing out to his Excellency the great evil of allowing Government employees to get whitewashed at the Insolvent Court, and thus clear off old scores. Much to his astonishment the borrower entered an action against him for libel, and laid the damages at the trifling sum of £1,000. The jury, nowever, thinking that the exigencies of the case would be fairly met by a smaller sum, awarded the plaintiff £200. This was turning the tables with a vengeance, and, on the whole, I think they took the correct view of the case. Much excitement was caused by the last news from your part of the world, and much pity was expressed for the sufferers, although that pity was somewhat mingled with anger at the mild policy of your Governor, whose endeavour to conciliate the natives in every way has thus most signally failed, and it is generally thought that now no course is honourably left but war to the knife, to afford that protection to the Pakehas, which is justly their due. The bushrangers are still prosecuting their calling in the south and west, and it was only the other day one of them stuck up a boy, exercising a race-horse, and rode off witli liirn, in broad daylight, close on to a town. Our police are much too heavily accoutred to have any chance against the lightly dressed and well mounted highwaymen. The Captain Cook demonstration has finally ended in a private picnic, from which the vulgar public were excluded, and we poor hard working individuals done out of our holiday. It is to be hoped we shall be able to carry it out better next year. The fine ship ' Medway just arrived in our port from the Mauritius, loaded with sugars, was discovered on fire on Friday morning, and notwithstanding the prompt assistance rendered by the officers and crew of H.M.S. ' Harrier ' and many others, they were compelled to tow her into shallow water, and there scuttle her, but there is every probability of her being raised without any serious damage to the hull. All the cargo is, of course, lost, and the various Insurance Companies are mulcted to the tune of about £15,000. The racing world have had three days good spoit in Maitland, and brave old Ben "Bolt has again showed them in several races, how to carry away the prize. The war in Taranaki is confidently expected to relieve our markets of some of its superfluous stock, much of which cannot be quitted at anything like prime cost. Maize is still unfit for shipment in large quantities. The extraordinary rise in the price of wheat at Adelaide, now quoted as scarcely to be purchased at os. 9^d. per bushel, will no doubt have a corresponding effect on your market. The last trip of the ' Novelty ' from Sydney to Auckland and back in 26 days, speaks highly in favour of the ability of your shipbuilders, and the enterprise of your merchants, who are, I hear, likely to benefit much from the outlay of their capital. The opera season commenced on Saturday night, in the new Prince of Wales theatre, and if one may be allowed to judge from the crowded state of the theatre on that evening, there is every promise of the company succeeding better than when they last appeared. Never did the Australian see such a magnificent sight as was presented to his gaze, when the simple yet beautiful opera of Martha commenced. His Excellency the Governor and suite were present, and their arrival was the signal for all the audience to rise, and for the orchestra to perform the National Anthem. Where all are so good, it would be invidious for me to pick any one out in particular. Suffice it to say, Madame Escott's song did full justice to the character she had to maintain, and Messrs. Squires and Parquharson were rapturously received. Mr. Fred. Lyster did the comic part with his usual talent. The scenery throughout wa3 very beautiful, and the drop scene is too handsome for me to describe. I see by this morning's telegrams that the troops stationed at Melbourne are under orders to proceed to Taranaki, and the volunteers are to take duty. 150 men of the 12fch Eegiment leave this city in EMS.' Harrier ' on Wednesday next, for the same destination ; Colonel Hamilton will also, I believe, go with them. It is also understood that an order has been sent to India for two regiments of sikhs, to take service under the New Zealand Government. It is rumoured that the P. and O. Company purpose laying on a branch steamer from Albany to New Zealand via Adelaide, touching at Launceston ; thus giving New Zealand earlier communication than she has at present, via Melbourne. Amongst the projected departures for your port, there is only the ' Novelty ' at present advertised. The ' Acacia ' for the Manukau, and the 'Woodlark' is expected to start to-day. The Corporation have voted £200 for the illuminating of the public bnilclings.

The Chief Justice took his seat on the bench punctually at ten o'clock, and the trial of cases was proceeded whit. UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COIN. William Walsh, private in the 14th Begiment, was arraigued on an indictment charging him w ith having on the ISth day of April, uttered a counteifeit sovereign to Mary Lynns, at the camp, Otihuhu. Mr. Mernman held a brief for the prosecution. The prisoner was undefended. Mr. Merriman having laid the outlines of the case briefly before the jury, proceeded to examine witnesses Mary Lynns was the first witness called: She said, I am the daughter of William Lynus, living at Ouehunga. On the 15th Apul last, I went to the camp, Otahuhu, to sell figs. My brother William was with me. I took somfe tigs to the officers' mess. After I •came from there, I saw the prisoner, and he asked for some figs. He asked me first for a dozen. He did not bvty any then, but said he would buy a dozen and a-half if I would let him have them for a shilling. I refused. He came to me again, about two hours afterwards, and said he would take three dozen of them. It would be about one o'clock. I gave him three dozen. My brother was with me when I gave Mm the three dozen. The prisoner gave me a sovereign, which is now produced by P. C. Caffery. I made * mark on the hind leg pictured on the coin, ■when Mr. Caffery brought it to me on Sunday morning. I took the coin on Wednesday. We gave him first in change 13s. 9d. ; and he saw me again in the evening, and asked me if were the j,irl from whom he had bought the figs. He asked me if I had enough change to pay him the remainder 1 owed him. i told him "No." I had only a shilling. He said "Well; give me that, and a dozen of figs ; and that ■will do." I was to charge him Is. a dozen for the figs. The prisoner received from me in change for the coin 14s. 9d. in money, and fqur dozen fi<*s at Is. per dozen. That would be equal to 18s. 9d. I took the token home which he handed to me, and fave it to my father, who put it in a box. My rother was piesent when my father put it into the box. Next morning I saw my mother take the sovereign out of the box, and weut out of the louse ■with it. My brother went with her. When my mother returned home, she brought the 'coin back ■with her, and again put it in the box. The next morning she took it out again, and gave it to me. I went over to Otahuhu, and gave it to Colonel Austin. Prisoner had no questions to ask.

- William Lynns deposed : Xam the brother of the last witness, _ I was with my sister at the Camp on the 15th April \vh6u she went there to sell some fiigs. We weut to the' officers' mess together, and on our return met the prisoner. He asked us for some figs ; for 3s. worth. This would be about a quarter of *u hour after we came fi ova. the officers' mesi. We gave him the figs, and he gave us a sovereign in payment— which is now produced in Couifc. My siater gave him 13s. 9d. m ohange m silver. _ She took the com home to my father, and he put it in a box. Next moi ning my mother took it out of the box and weut to the Camp Otahuhu. I went with her. My mother showed the coin to the adjutant; and afterwaids she biought it back to our house. Pusouer said he had no questions to ask. The witnesses weie all sweat mg falsely. Patnck Keath said- I am apiivatein the 14th regiment, and attached to the Military Police. On the 15th of List April we weie stationed at Otahuhu. I saw the tirat wituess and her bi other at the Gamp. I_ saw prisoner purchase some figs ; and receive some silver in exchange for a piece of money he had given her. I could not tell exactly how much heieceived. I saw two half-crown pieces anil the leinamder was in small silver. I did not see what" the prisoner had given her. Cross examined by Piisoner : I was on duty at the time when I saw you pni chase the figs. I saw the money in your hand. The fig* were in your foi age cap. I saw the two half crowns in your open hand. You weie receiving the silver at the time from the little girl. Piisoner : " You would swear black was white." Lieutenant Colonel Chailes Austin, commanding the 2ud battalion 14th lcgiment, said • On the 15ch April, my b.ittaliou was stationed at the Cam)). The prisoner was a private in that battalion. I recollect the first witness bunging me a counteifeit coin on the 17th April. The coin pioducedin Court is the same. I kept the coin until the following day, and then gave it to Police Constable Oaffeiy of the Civil Police. The fiist and second witness identified the prisoner as the man who had given her the com. When the piisoner was pointed out and told what the charge was, he said he did not know anything about it. By his Honor : The prUonei'e character is good. Police Constable John Caffery said . I \im a constable of the Aueklaud Police Foice Ou the 17th Apnl Iw as stationed at Otahuhu. I leceived the com now pioduced fiom Lieutenant Colonel Austin, and took the prisoner into custody on the present ch.nge. The prisoner said he knew nothing about the coin. He stated so tw ice By his Honor : I have had the coin in my possession ever since. Mary Lynus re-called and examined by his Honor. I scratched the coin on the hind leg of the horse on the Sunday. I got it from Mr. Caffery when 1 put the maik upon it I maikad it and then gave it back to Mi. CafTeiy. I behe\e I should know it if I had not marked it I noticed the hor^e on it. I did not leceive any other soveieign that day. I think I went to the camp "to sell fig« again the same week, but did not leceive any sovereign. The box my mother put the com in was a small box. There was no other money in the box, only some collai *. It was my fathei who fiist doubted about the sovereign being a good one. It was on the same evening that 1 leceived it When 1 got home in the evening I accounted to my father and mother foi the money I had received. Police Constable Caffery recalled, said The coin produced is a connteifeit coin. Prisoner when called upon for his defence, said • He would have nothing further to say about the case. His Honor then read the evidence over to the jmy, and carefully summed up. The jury without leaving the box found a veidict of guilty. Piisoner bid nothing to say why the sentence of the Court should not be passed upon him. He was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for the space of nine calender months. HORSE STEALING. Thomas Glyun, pin ate in the 14th legiment, was indicated foi having on the sth day of April stolen amaie fiom the Commeicial Hotel, Otahuhu, the piopeity of Mi. W. C. Lyou of Papatoitoi. Piisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Mernman pio&ecuted: Prisoner was not defended. William Thomas Bassett deposed : lam a fai mer residing at Papatoitoi On the sth Apul last I had a chesmit maie, thepropeity of Captain Lyons m my possession. I iode her to the Commeicial Hotel, Otahuhu. She had a saddle and bmlle on on that day, which weie my pioperty. The Commercial Hotel was kept by Mi Kogers it had pieviously been kept by Mi. Absolm. I ai rived at the hotel about ten o'clock and tied the mare to the verandah post inside the yaid, and then went into the house. I remained there about a quarter ot an hour and then came out. The mat c, and saddle and bridle were gone On the following moruing I gave information to Police Constable CafFeiy. I next saw the saddle and bridle in the possession of Police Constable CafFeiy ; ard afterwaids accompanied Caffery and the military police to the Camp, Otahuhu, wlieie I saw the maie tunning loose. The saddle and hi idle pi oduced aie my propeity. They were on the maie at the time I tied hei up at the Commercial Hotel, Otahuhu. No questions weie asked bv the piisoner. James Wilkinson said • lam a pnvate in the 14th regiment and attached to the Military Police at Otahuhu on the sth Apul last The piisoner is a private in the same regiment, andwa-, then stationed at Otahuhu In the beginning of Apul in consequence of infoimation leceived I went to the prisoners hut I found the saddle now pi oduced hanging ovei a beam in the hut which the pi isonei belongs to. I asked him if he had a bridle, and he pointed out whei c the biidle was I handed the saddle and bridle over to Constable Caffery I saw Mr Bassett at Otahuhu in company with Caffeiy. I accompanied them to the Camp, and we saw a mare riming about loose; and feeding on the grass. Mr. Bassett pointed her out as being ~Si r. Lyon's ; and I caught her. I gave her ovei to Constable CafFeiy. Bp his Honor • Theie weie other soldiers occupying the same hnt. Theie are supposed to be 24 soldieis to one hut The one which prisoner occupied might be full; and might not. I fiist called attention to the saddle. I saw it hanging over a beam I took the saddle; and aftei wauls asked piisoner where the bridle was, and he pointed it out. lhat was all that passed between myself and the prisoner John Cooper deposed I am a lance coporal of the 14th regiment On the sth of last April we were stationed at Otahuhu, I recollect on the 6th Apul seeing the pnsonei near the guard room. A conversation took place which I overheard. Pi isoner was telling his comiades that he had stolen a hoise, saddle and budle. He said he had the saddle and bridle ; but I did not hear him say where he had it. He said the hoise was running loose in the Camp grounds. I did not see the hoise until Mr. Bassett had claimed it ; and it was in the possession of Caffery the police constable. Cross-examined by Piisoner: I did not ask you if you had a saddle and bi idle; Wilkinson asked you ; and you answered that you had. This conversation took place in the hut where the saddle was. The saddle was hanging fiom the rafter By his Honor : At the time stated the prisoner was not an offieei's seivant John Wallace said : lam a constable in the Armed Folice Force. On Sunday the sth Apul I saw the prisoner in town on hoi se back He was riding a light chestnut horse. It was the same horse to the best of my belief, wluch was in Constable Caflfery's charge outside the Kesident Magistrate's Couit when the prisoner was committed for trial. I spoke to the prisoner. He said he was an officer's servant, and had come into town from Camp, for his master. He also asked where the Wynyard House was: and I dnected him which way to go. He went in the direction I pointed out. By his Honor : This would be between ten and eleven o'clock at night. Cross examined by Prisoner : lam sure it would not be after eleven o'clock at night when I saw you. By a Juryman : The mare appeared as if ridden fast ; she appeared jaded. John Caflery sworn : I am a constable of the Auckland Police Foice. On the sth Apul I was stationed at Otahnhu. I leceived information f torn Mr. Basset that he had had a horse stolen ; and I immediately communicated with the military police I subsequently received from Wilkinson the saddle and bridle now produced ; and afterwaids accompanied him and Mr. Basset to the camp. Mr Bassett pointed ont a maie which he said he had lost. I took her in charge. It was the same mare which I produced at the Resident Magistrates' Court when the prisoner was committed foi trial. The last witness Wallace saw her. William Power said : lam a private of the 14th Regiment. I recollect on the 6th April hearing a conveisation between piisoner and' another soldier relative to a hoise. I was stauding opposite the guard-room with Cooper, and heard' prisoner tell the other soldier that he had stolen a horse ; that he had let the horse go ; but had kept the saddle and bridle to make something of. Cross-examined by Prisoner i I did not notice

the man you were talking to, I was very busily engiged as orderly of the company to which I belonged. It would be betweon three or four o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Bassetb re-called by his Honor : I saw the maie outside the Resident Magistiates' (Joiut. That was the mare which hud been stolen. This was the case for the prosecution. Pi isoner called two witnesses John Peiry, puvato in the 14th Regiment, called, said : On the moi ning of tho Gbh April las,t, prisoner and myself weie going to moniiug para-le ; and he told mo that if I heaul auyone enquning for a horse that had stiayod, I was to tell them that theie was one running about m the camp ; and that the saddle and biidle would be found in has hut If I went up the Otahuhu villige tint day I was to tell any one making such cuqiuues wheie the hoiso, saddle and bridle could be found. Cioss-examined by Mr. Meniman: Ho told mo this on the parade ground ; about half past six o'clock in the morning; a little before the paiade fell m. I believe he fell in with the legmieut on that parade. John Clyde said: I am a coipoial in the 14th Regiment On the morning of -.he 6th Apul, on coining off guard, about half past nino o'clock, I met the pusouer coming towards the paiade ground. He said, "Corporal Clyde, have you heaul any one asking fora home?" I said, "Yes, I believe Mr. Absolum is looking for one " I asked him if he knew anything iibout one, and ho said, "Yes." I theli told him he had better send woid to Mr. Absolum, and let him know. He said nothing to me about a biidle and saddle. Cioss examined by Mr Moriiman • — I was coipoial that mot ning of the hospital miaul. Pusoner had been confined for being a defaulter, aud had beeu libeiated that morning. Wm. Power lecalled, and examined by his Honor : On the 6th Apul I heaul prisoner tell another soldier that he had stolen a horso, saddle and biidle. Theie weie seveial other soldiers theie, but I did not take uotice who they were. It was my duty to leport the ciicntnstance to Seigeant major Mtlnes, which I did. I was going up to his hut to take oideis when I heaul it, and at once lepoited the eonveisation. lam sine it was a pnvate to whom he made this statement. James Wilkinson, recalled, said: The pi isoner biolce out of the Camp on the night of tlie sfcli, and was in tho guaul loom on the mot nine; of the 6th, on the chaiqo of having clone so. He must have been m the guard loom between half past six and eight o'clock. That would not pi event his being at the inranuis; parade Mi Meniman then leplied. His Honoi having summed up, the jury found a voidict of Not giuity. Prisoner was consequently discharged. ROBBCRY AT THE "lIA.RP OF URIN." Michael IMmslcy and John Began, two puvates of the 60th Regiment, wcte indicted for having, on the 30th day of Apul, stolon from a cait, in fiont of the Haip of Ei 111, .1 box and a backer, containing a quantity of jfwdleiy, -wealing appaicl, &c , the piopeity of Mi-s Elizabeth Mill Pusonois on being atiaigned pleaded not guilty. Ilemilei/ was fuither auaigtied foi haMiig been convicted at the Cnminal Sessions of tho Supieme Com t, holden 111 Stptembei, 1861, foi felony , to which he pleaded guilty A common jmy was then sworn, and witnesses woie called as follow : Elizabeth Mill, said. I am a single woman residing in Auckland I lecollect the 30th of last Apul. I -was at the IT.np of Eun. Mybtothei m-law keeps the hotel 1 was theie between six and seven o'clock 111 the evening I went theie m a spung caib in which tlicic Mas a timik, box and a basket. The box and basket pioduced by constable Mmphy an 5 my ])iopeity, and weie 111 the cait when I went to the Ilaip of Eun. The boxe? contained clothing, tunkets, and money. The skiit of the meiino diess pioduced was in the box. The bidy of the dress was loo>e and had boon taken away, The pocket liandkeicliiet pioducod is one of six which weie taken. I can sweat to the biooch pioduced I had £2 6s. 6d in the box. A poition of % silvei biacclet handed into Couit is my ptopeity, also a silvei heart and match box, muslin gow n, and under clothmj; ; and a small ccdai box fiom which the biacelets weie taken. The ai tides weie taken whilst I was 111 the Haip of Eun. When I went out of the hotel I missed the boxes out of the cait ; but afterwauls found them in the paddock opposite the house Many of the niticles stiewn about the paddock. The tiunk was lyinc; on the giound with the lid open. Tlie pocket handkeichicf, biooch, matchbox, silvei hcait, and piece of bracelet, weie not in the paddock I did not notice any maiks of violence on the box , but the lock hxd been w renched off The box was not locked, but simply tied with a lope. 1 next saw the biacelet, silver heait, biooch, matchbox, aud pocket handkei chief, in the possession of the police. In the paddock whilst seal clung for my goods I found a button with the figines 65 on it, which is now pioduced. Police Constable Owen Mm phy, sworn In consequence of mfounation teceived on the hist day of Miyl went on the second to the gnaid loom, Albeit Banacks, and thcte saw Hemsley. lev ammed his tunic, and found a button deficient The button now pioduced is sinulai to the othei buttons which weie on his tunic There is the numbei 65 on the button. I received the button fiom Seigeant Eveis of the aimed police. I then seaiched the pnsonei, and found upon bun the pocket handker chiet produced, m his tunic pocket; tlie biooch, heait, and bracelet, in his trousei's pocket ; also the malch box Cioss examined bvPusoiiei Hemsley : 1 examined you on the second May. I found a button missing fiom the sknt of yom tunic There might have been tw o missing. I did not uotice w hether yom tunic w as torn Seigeant William Evei =s deposed lam a Seigeant in the aimed police foice. The button pioduced was handed to me by the picsecutux, and I gave it to Constable Murphy. Elizabeth Jane Foul said I live in Mechanics' Bay. I kuow the pnsonei Re^an, and on the litst day of May saw him at the Allied Aims He told mo that he had some dresses in the Domain, and if I liked to go to the Domain w ith him lie would give them to me. Ci oss-examined by Pusoner Regan: I was -with youbefoieten o'clock at tlie Allied Aims; but it would be after ten o'clock when you made the piopcal to me. I did not agiee to give you anything foi the di esses. By his Honoi • I had a glass of liquor with pusoner Regan at the Allied Aims He paid foi it for me. We had not a long conveisation together. Michael Mahon, seigeant of the 65th iegt , de posed • I saw the pnsonei Regan on the 6th May. John McWilliams told me he had a chat ge against him for robbeiy ; and Regan was then confined by older of the officer eomin Hiding I visited him twice in the guard loom , and on the second occosion he made a statement lelative to the lobbeiy at the Haip of Eun. I leduced the statement to wilting, and pusoner signed it. McWilliams warned the pusoner twice not to state anything against himself as it would be biought in as evidence against him. Tlie document pioduced is the mitten statement Witness then load the following statement 1—"It1 — "It was about a quarter to eight p m. on the 30th Apul, he met the other two prisoner at Otahuhu, real Hunt's public house. They had something to dunk theie. They a<-ked him if ho was going to town. He said "yes," and on coming to the Haip of Eun a spung cart was standing m fiont of the house, which contained two boxes and a basket. Hemsley mquited •What do you say if we tiy what's m the boxes,' asking Regan it he was agieeable Regan said he'd have nothing to do w ith it Hemsley then tin eatened if he lan away ho would knock his brains out against a fatone. Regan remained with them while they took the boxes and basket out of the cait, and put them over the stone fence opposite the house Gartner then kicked open the botcs FTemsley took seveial di esses, white handkerchiefs, a laige piece of flannel, a brooch and chain, two lings, and two likenesses in cases, and several other ai tides he could not mention. Hemsley asked Regan to cany one of the silk dresses along the road. He did so and they went to the Domain. Ilemsley took tho dress fiom him and said, 'We will hide these things m the bush ' Hemsley and Caitner then went over the paling and hid the things in the bush. Hemsley told him if he said anything about it he would have his life. He said he would not say anything. Ilemsley and Gartner then went away, and Regan slept in the bush until daylight, after which he met them at Lonnergan's public house. Cartnei said he was short of money, and would sell some of the things that night." I can swear that all which is theie written down was told me by Regan, aud signed by him. Regan was not informed of the particular of the robbery, to my knowledge, before he made that statement. I was with him during the whole time the constable was there. The prisoner Regan had a pass from 12 o'clock noon of the 30th Apnl, to 6 a.m. on the 2nd day of May. Prisonets had no questions to ask. John M 'Williams said : I am a settler residing at Papakma. On the 30th Apnl last and in the beginning of May I was conuected with the military police. On the 2nd April I apprehended piisoner on the charge of having, with otheia, committed »

robber} at the Haip of Eiin. I placed him in the guard-room, anil aftenvaids saw him m company with Sergeant Mahon. The pusoner said he wished to make a statement about the i obbery. I cautioned him not to say anything which would ciimftiato himself, or I should use it in ovidonce against bun. I cautioned him twice. Bureau t Mahon i educed the statement to writing which the piisouer then made, ft was read over to him and lie signed it. [Witness hoi e icpeated tlio statement ] Regan said that Ileuisley tin eatened if he told anybody of the 1 obbery ho would take Ins (Regan's) life, Constable Mm phy leoalled, said 1 pioduce a box and basket containing aifcicles of apparel, which I leceived fiom the prosecutux. I also pioduoo the articles which I found upon tlie piisouer. This was the cabe hn the piosecution. Hemsley, in his defence, said he ti usted tliat the juiy would allow htm a few minutes of their time, and ho believed he would be able to piovc that he was innocent. Notwithstanding what Regan had stated m his confession, the pi isonor Regan had stated that lwnielf (Hemsley) and Caitner had gone into the bush in the Domain to hide the atticles,, and that ho (Regan) stayed outside, and did not know whore they were placed. The evidence, howevei, of Mis. Ford went to prove that lie did not know wheie they were, for he had asked her to go with him to the Domain, and he would give her a silk diess. lie (Herasley) had never seen Regan to his knowledge bofoio the Ist day of May, when he met him at the house of Mr. Lonergan, the Wynyaid Hotel, and at his lequcst pat took with him of several glasses of liquor and bieakfast Regan afterwards gave him the biacelefc and other aidcles, which weie found upon him by Police Constable Murphy Ilcgan atated that ho had got them fiom his sistei, and positively dented that they were btolen when so questioned. He left Loneigin s about for o'clock, and went into the city. Dining the evening he was taken into custody by the nulitaiy police foi being a little intoxicated He 1 existed the escoit, and in the btiuggle two buttons weie tom off his tunic, and it was aU.o torn. He was placed in the mihtaiyguaulloomof the 40th lcgimetit, and next mottling examined by a civil policeman, w lien the aiticles which Regan had given him ■weie taken fiom him. He utteily denied the ttuthof Regan's statements; it was a concoction of falsehoods fiom bottom to top He ti listed the inconsistencies of Regin's statement would be pi opcily weighed by the juiy, and th it they would bo acquitted Regan, when asked what lie had to say, leplicd that lie did not wish to svy anything lie was yuiity of the chaigo and the man then standing by his side (Hcm>loy) was innocent His Honor then summed up in a most eaiefnl manner, and the juiy leliuiiod a vcidicfc of guilty agunst both pusoncis Hemsley was sentenced to bo kept in penal spivitude tor four yeat^, and Retail to be lmpiisoned and kept to haul 1 iboui foi two ye.ais. Pusoneii weie then lanosed The Comb lose at twenty niiimtes to five o'clock, and was adjourned until ten o'clock this morning.