POLICE COURT. — Thursday.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XX, Issue 2239, 23 September 1864, Page 5

POLICE COURT. — Thursday.

DUUNKENNrSS. The following peisons were ordered to pay a fine of 203. each and costs for the above offence ; in default, to bo impusoned for 48 hours with hard labour- — Alexander Sewell, Augustus Selverton, Joseph Landwher, Sauiuel Honfield.

LARCENY IN HIGH STREET. William Burns was brought up, charged by Richard Kearney with having stolen, on the 20th September, from the premises of Mr. Wolfskehl, High-street, one bridle, valued at 15s. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Itichard Kearney deposed : I am a clerk, residing iv Hobsou-street. I lecollect Tuesday last, and about one or two o'clock of that day I left » biidle at Mr. Wolfskehl'a. I placed it near the door at the foot of the stairs, and about an hour afterwards I missed it. (Bridle produced.) The In idle now produced is the one I missed. It is my property, and worth about 10s. Ci oss-examined by piisoner : There is no particular murk that I can swear to it by, but I iwear to it from its general appearance

To Ins Worship • The housekeeper was in Mr. WolfskehK house when I left it theie. I got the bridle from Mi. Henry's store, and placed it at Wolfskehl's until I was intending to return home in the Police constable Fiaucis McKechnoy said • From infoimation T received I nppiehended the inisoner on Tuesday I took him to the guaid-rooni, and upon searching him found the bridle under his coat. The Inidle has been identified hy the list witness Pnsoner, when called upon foi his delciice, said he received the biulle to sell fiom a peisou who worked down the coast. He (pusonei) had but just come up fiom Palm , and Mr JlcLiver.lns employer, was not present to prove lv-> gooJ chaiacter. He had beou in New Zealand six years Oideied to be impusoued and kept to haul labour for four months.

AXOIIIFE LVRCENY IN HtGlt-Sl REFT. "William Foster was charged, by GeiaM Phillips mid plea led guilty to having, on tlio 20th instant, stolen t« o blankets and one counterpane and pillow, valued.it 15s, tiom the stoic of Mi. Wolfslvckl, Hisili-stieet Piisnnei ■'aid lie vas tipsy at the time, and did not know that he had committed the oftcnce tic had only lecently come into townfiom Coiomamkl Oideied to be mipiisoned and kept to haid labour foi foin months. LARCK>V FROJI ON BO \.ni) THE ' BFLL V VISTV.' PatnokPowei was chaiged by Edwaid Tonner and pleaded guilty to liavms; stolen fiom his cabin on boaid the baique 'Bella Vista,' on the 22nd inst., one flute and one biuoculai glass, of the value of 20s Prisoner said he belonged to the 50th TJcgiment, and was dmnk at the tune lie went on boaid the vessel. He did not know w hat lie was doing Sentenced to b^ imprisoned and kept to haul 1 vboiu for six calendar months.