POLICE COURT.—Thursday.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXI, Issue 2607, 25 November 1865, Page 6

POLICE COURT.— Thursday.

UeforaT. Beckham, Esq.,R.M. and J. H. HoitNS, Esq.,J P 1

DRUNKENNESS. Frederick Bowden ami John Taokbury were fined 20a. or to uudergo forty-eight houis' imprisonmeut for this offence.

CHARGK OF LARCENY. Alfred Martin w»s charged by Thomas Powell with haviug been guilty of stealing a silver lever watch from the Scotia Hotel. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and whs remanded until Friday.

CHARGE OF A.S-AUI.r. Frederick Brant and William Legatt. soldiers of the Military Train, were chaiged with asaaultiug, on the 21st mst., John McGinky. Mr. Wynn appears 1 for the defence, and pleaded not guilty. The case was adjourned till Friday, the accused being admitted to bail in two sureties of £25 each.

Feiday. ■ drumcenmtss ' William McMillan, Kichaid Jackion, Owen Wil-lia-ns, and Sk'pheh Stone were mulcted in the usual penalty for drunkenness, or to undergo 43 houra' imprisonment. TIIREATKMNO LANGUAGB. Alexander Can*i3~waa charged with having used threatening language towards Mark Green. Mr. Wynn appealed for the prosecution, and Mr. Beveiidpie for the defeudaut. The defendant pleao'ed guilty, and expressed his regret at using the language he had ,dove. The, apology was accepted, and the case was not gone on' with, the defendant paying the cost?. LARCENY. Alfred Martin was charged with stealing a silver lever watch and chain from the Scotia Hotel, Hobsoufetreet. Mr. Wynn appeared for the prisoner. Thomas Powell," proprietor of the Scotia Hotel, Hobron street, deposed that priioner lodged theie from the 7th to the 9th hutaut. The day after the prisoner left witne-s missed a watch and chain from hi. i bedroom. (Watch identified.) Witness, on the ldth, saw ths watch in the possession of William Bruce. William Bruce, proprietor of the Sportsman's Home, deposed that on the 9th instant prisoner came to his house ami asked him to buy a watch, which he did. Constable Delany deposed to the prisoners appreHia Worship said that an Act hid been, he believed,, pasted lately, extending the juiisdiction of Kesidenj; Magistrates, and which would have affected tin- case. Ihe Courthad received a copy, but it did not bear the, Government printer's impiint. The Court could not take action upon the Act by pausing sentence lathis case. Prisoner wai committed to' take hia trial at the Supreme Court.

ASSAULTS. Ftederick.Branfc.and Wifliam Leggett were charged with asiaultmg John McGinlay. , , *u A wV Uy , nn * ppear^ dforthe P' rison « r *» and stated mat tboy had been assaulted, and had .struck, the prosecutor under the impreision that he was one of tho assaulters., . - 'ihe ewe wat adjourned till to-day, on the request of Mr.,\Vynn, th»t the accu»ed might make aonie term» iyith the prosecutor. , Johu Will was called to aunwer n. charge of an awauJt preferred ag.ln.t him at the, instance of George W. Sampson, but npt appewing, m warrant WM'iuued for hu apprehension.

, , „ . ,x j BAPJt. .Alexander Lynch and Thonia* Symonds were charged by Mary Stewart, with having committed a rape on her, on .Wednesday evening ] a «t. . Mr. \Xyan appeared for the prisoner*. Prosecufcrix, a woman of 29 years of age, deposed that the.wai at the theatre on Wednesday night lait, mid,' whet, going home, met the prisoners in Short-land-itrqefc., (Ihey went to a public-home in Wake-lie]d-ij>te«t, after, remaimQg,there a ihort time, returned by the Barrack Hill. (The remainder of

T.he pronecutiix?s evidence was unlit for p^&ieatl<rn.i) <'' Mr. Wynn oioss examined i tho proseou trix, with the view of showing tliivt hVio h'ad'bflovetl to settle th' 6' caso if. ninuoy weia giyun by Jjynch. Mi-j' \Vestou lioie entered the Court, and said bo appeared for the prosecution, The barinau at the Filzroy Hotel) "\Yakefield•troot, deposed that the piisonWd audjirbsecutrix came to that house about twelve o'clooli on Wednesday night. Lynch canio to the bar, urul prohooiilrlx and Symouds into'^a pailo'ur.' .They Svoro in tho house wly for a bhml tim«. f, ' , Mis. Milla','with "whom protiooUti ix Hv«h, deposed that when she civme homo ot^l'liui'dday morniug hor dress wan much toiu, htul olio^nivdo uoniplaint, (Witness gave evidence as to the condition of tho person of the proseoutiixon her leturn homo ) luoross-exainniation witness deposed that she was mnrried four months nt;o to tho man nhe was now living with, but refused to say where the'mariiago took place. She had a sou by a former' husband. The b'armnn of tiho J'ilzroy H^ticl',' being recalled, staled tlmt probecutiix was sober when ho hivw hor. i . , Mr. Wynn commented upon the evidence, and upon the oliaraptci o£ the'female witnesses. His Worahip coiuiuitted both pnaoneis for trial, bail to be taken for them in two suroties of £26U oach. ,

LARCbHY. John Tliomas Bennett, n. bny of seventeen years, was ohai gad by Charles Olarkson with the thtfb of two Hovermgm and two h ilf>tjoveieigi)«. ■ Prisoner pie ided guilty, and was sentenced' to six monthu' imprisonment. Ike Comt xosu at L.\.lf-i>as>t two o'clock.