POLICE COURT.—Friday. [Before T Beckham, Esq , R M.]

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXI, Issue 2360, 11 February 1865, Page 5

POLICE COURT.— Friday. [Before T Beckham, Esq , R M.]

DKUNKENNHSS. Dunoan Carmichael, Josoph George, and Margaret Conlan were sevei ally charged with the above offence, and dealt with, in the usual manner.

HIGHWAY ASSAULT AND ROBBERY. Michael Doyle, a private in the 68fch Regiment, was brought up on remand, chaiged by a peison named James itogera with having committed a violent assault upon him, and attempted to sob him, on the night ot Tuesday last. James llogeis deposed : I am a gunmaker, lesiding ill Aucklaud. Last Tuesday evening, about twenty minutes past ten o'clock, 1 was coining from the Wynyaid Hotel to Queen-street, by the back of the Banack wall. I was then living at tho City of London coffee-shop, in Queen-street. When about half-way to the coffee-shop I saw a number of meu seated on the grass about thiity yards from the Barrack wall. I passed them about eight or ten yards off, and having proceeded aboutfifteen yaids, I heard some one hallooing. I tinned round and saw the pnsoner 1 mining towards me, and telling me to stop. Tho men were nil di eased in uniform who were in company with the prisoner. I walked on as fasb ns I could. The pi iscuer overtook me, and caught hold of me by the collar of the coat, and asked me where I was going, I told him I was going home, aud he replied, " You'll not go yet," and whistled. I then saw the other men running towards me. There wei c seven soltlieis, including the prisoner. I was struggling with the prisoner to get away when his compunions cime \i\). They knocked me down. When I was knocKed down I shouted for the police. I saw two of the police coming immediately. I retained hold of the p isoner, but tho other men escaped. I gave the prisonei in cliaige. The prisoner attempted to t.ike the pocket-book out oE the bre.isb pocket of my coat. It was with difficulty I retained hold of the piisoner, aud secured tho pocket-book. It was a moonlight night, bub the moon was sometimes overcast. By the prisoner : I never spoke to you. I did not fall down upon you and search for your belt. I did not utiiko you until you collated me. Constable Andrew Clarke deposed : 1 was on duty in Queen street on Tuesday night last ataquaiter past ten o'clock, when my attention was attiictod by hearing a person bellowing out, " Minder, murder!" 'Jhe voice seemed to issue from about half way from Queen-street to tho Barrack wall. I pro coeded in that direction. I saw the prosecutor having holdof the prisoner in Welksley-sti eet The prosecutor gave the piisoneriu custody for assaulting him and attempting to 10b him. The prisoner said he did not do what was stated. The prosecutoi told me that the &ix other men had urn away. I brought the pusoner to the lock-np. Richaid Ingram deposed : I am a colour-sergeant in the 6Sth Regiment, and stationed in the Albert Barracks. The prisoner belougs to my company. On Tuesday night last, I was barrack oiderlysergeant of the detachment. The pnsoner was jiresent in barracks at half-past 9 o'clock, and answcied bis name at tattoo If be got out of barmcks after that hour, he must have broken out or obtained pei mission of the sentiy to leave. There wcie tlnee men lepoited ab->ent that night. The prisoner and these meu weie absent at gunfire on the following morning. There wet e no men of my company abseut on Rave, nor am I aware that theie weve any othert absent « ith leave. The men, with assistance, cau get out or m without the knowledge of thti authorities. Theie are men belonging to each regiment in the colony in the banacks. Tho pnsoner, in answer to the Bench, said he had no observations to make in his defence. 'ihe prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next ciimiual sitting of the Supreme Court. BREACH OV TJIB QUEKN-STUEKT WHARF KI'GULA.TIONS. The masteis of two vessels were convicted of a bleach of the "Queen-street Whnf Regulations," by inooiing their vessels without having previously given notice to the Haibour-master. His Worship obseived that it was highly essential that the piovibions of the Act should be strictly complied with, otbet wise the. gieatest confusiou would result. The penalty for an infraction of the Act was £20 ; but as this was their fiist offence he would impose the mitigated sum of £5 and costs. Should they, howevci, be brought up on a similar chaige the full penalty would be onfoiced. A. similai charge was brought against another ciptain of a vessel, who did not appear ; and as there was a doubt about the conectness of tho Cluistum name contained in the summons, the case was postponed.

BOBBERY AT THE NOKTH SHORE. Dennis Nagle was brought up ou remand charged with having stolen a coat, valued at 155., the )>roperty of William Banks, residing at the North Shoie. In the absence of a m.vtoii.il Avitncw, the pu^oner was further remanded until the next day, ou tho apphoation of Mr. Naughton, Commissionev of Police.

ASSAULT. Bridget Curtis pleaded not guilty to a charge prefeired against her by a peison named Haiinab Bell, of an alleged assault, and also with lmviug used abusive and threatening language towaids the pi'osecutrix, on Tuesday last. Hannah Bell deposed : T reside in "William-sfcieet, and the accused lives in Chancery-street When I was passing along the latter stieet, the defendant used violent language towards me and my littlo gul, and afterwauls spit in my face and assaulted nie. She toie the hair out of my head and stiuck me on the face. (Witness here pointed to the mm Us of the blows on her face.) I never had an angry word with the prisoner. Alaryaiet Johustou deposed : On last Tuesday I saw the piosecutiix and the defendant in Chancerylane. 1 saw the defendant stiikeher twice, and seize her by the hair of the head and Rnit in her face [ did not see the commencement of the quairel. Ann Sinclair couoboiatoJ. the testimony of the previous witness. This closed the evidence for the prosecution. Bridget Flynn deposed that Mis. Bell struck the defendant on the face, and the latter returned the blow. They had hold of each other by the hair of the hend. Ellen Dohoity deposed that Mrs. Bell first spat in the prisoner's face. The defendant was oidered to find two sureties in £30 each to keep the peace for six months. His Worship observed that such unseemly biawls were continually occi-rrint; in Chancery -sheet, which was the greatest pest in the city. The Court then rose.