Police Intelligence.

Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 852, 29 January 1866, Page 2

Police Intelligence.

THIS DAY. RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT. (Before A. C. Strode, Esq., R.M. OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. John Taylor alias Thompson alias Sinclair, was charged with obtaining money under false pretences from William Ooubrough. The offence was fully proved ; and the prisoner was sentenced to tiVo months, imprisonment, with hard labour. ' LARCENY. Henry Pearce was charged with stealing on the 27th instant a wheelbarrow and a quantity of bottles, valued at 205., the property of John Gatley. The prisoner admitted taking, the property, but without any felonious intent. It appeared that the prosecutor, while engaged in his calling as a bottle-gatherer, left his barrow on the 27th instant in the street for about 20 minutes, and when he returned, found it gone. A witness wa& called, who proved having purchased a quantity of bottles from the prisoner ; and he was sentenced to three months imprisonment, with hard labor. CIVIL CASES. Scanlan Brothers v. Richard Hitchmough—A claim of L 5, amount of an 1.0. U. Judgment by default was given for the amount and costs. Mills, Dick & Co. v. Richardson & Co. —A claim of L.5 75., balance of an account. Judgment by default was given for the amount claimed, and costs. Peter Clark and Co. v. Dennis Keterer a claim of L2 15s for clothing, &c. Judgment by default was given for the amount and costs,, Mary Booth v, Lewis Lewis—a claim of L2 11s 6d for wages. The defence was that the plaintiff’s engagement was a monthly one, and the payments made supported that statement. Case dismissed. The case of Isaacs v. Santy, in which a summons had been issued against the defendant for disobeying a subpoena, was further adjourned for a week, no return of summons having yet been made. In. the case of DeCarle and Co. v. Cargill and Co. (the question at issue being whether the defendants were justified in refusing to deliver to the plaintiff’s certain cases of whisky which were sold to them, plaintiffs, by the trustees in the estate of Currie and Smith, the first vendees, but upon which the defendants held a lien, inasmuch as Currie and Smith gave them, the defendants, in payment, their acceptance, which has been dishonored), his Worship, ?vho at the first hearing withheld his decision to

consider the objections raised by the defendants’ solicitor, gave a verdict for the defendants.

MAYOR’S COURT. {Before W. Mason, Esq., Mayor.) • i dbunkeness. ! Donald McLaren, John Thompson, and Henry Ferguson, were- each charged with this offence; the two first-named were fined ss', the last. 205., with the usual alternatives. indecent Exposure. Edward Glavin, charged with this offence, was fined 55., or 24 hours imprisonment.