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THE POLICE.

WmNMDAV, MAROU 14.-Richard Rankin, free, charged with having stolen privately from the person, two dollars and a rupee. Fully committed for trial.

Win. Sellwood, free, late steward of the Sir George Os borne, charged with having a silver watch in his possession which bad been stolen some time since. The prisoner alleged that he had received the watch in exchange from a man on board the ship, hut failing in the proof necesjary to establish the transaction, lie was committed for trial.

t## It has since appeared that he was acquitted by the Cru

minai Court, and the charge transferred to the nina who lind exchanged the watch with Sellwood, and who is therefore detained for examination.

John.Hill, free, wai charged with an indecent exhibition of his (lrinon in the front of a gentleman's house in King-street, and as this practice had of late, greatly prevailed to the niinnyiinre of the Public, and particularly to that class of modest females, who, whilst walking in the streets, were sub. ject to such offensive and disgraceful nuisances, the Bench 'sentenced the prisoner, under the Act of 3d Geo IV. cnp. 40, to he imprisoned in the gaol, as the house of correction, for one calendar month. The extent of the punishment by the Act is three months. An example which it is to be hoped will icstrniu such indecent and unmanly conduct.

This dny, seven prisoners of Hie crown, nil charged with heilig absent from their irnngs on Saturday, having been been ordered to work on Saturdays, as a punishment for for- mer offences, were sentenced to receive 25 lashes each.

MARCH 15.- Mary Campbell, an elderly woman, free, wa» charged by her dnughter-in-lnw, who lind arrived in the Colony n few days since III the Toward Castle, willi a violent and iitîprovnked'nssault on her person, mid with threats tend- ing to a bri Heb of the pence, was ordered to find competent sureties to keep the peace, or in default to stand committed to gani. Committed accordingly.

Hannah Moss, free, whose squalid and repulsive appear- ance might have set her above the imputation of being of that loose description of character, which she afterwards was proved to be, was sentenced as a notorious prostitute to the muse of correction, (the Factory; for 3 months. And a man (a settler from the countrv) who had given her into charge for having robbed bim of two dollars whilst he was in a state of intoxication, was fined 5s. to the poor for being

drunk.

Thouin» Birkett, free; charged by his late employer, Mr. Cobb, with having obtained monies in |iis name, after he had left his service, with n fraudulent intent. Remanded.

Thomas Brett, prisoner of the crown, an assigned servant to the Sheriff, charged with repeatedly absenting himself from his master's service, and addicted to habits of drunken-     ness ; sentenced 25 lashes, and to he returned to his service.

Thomas Ford, fire, and a enndueter in the Police Dc|inrt ment, appeared to prefer a charge against Mr. Joseph Mor- ley, a very old inhabitant of Sydney, but who had not of lui e years'been remarkable for sober habits, for an assault upon bim ami another constable, in the execution of their duly ; the evidence wns gone into at gr at length, and the result of the enquiry was so unfavourable to the complaint of the constables, that Thomas Ford wns fully committed to tuke Iii» trial, for a violent and brutal assault upon Mr.

Morley.

MAIICH 16.-AnneKerslnke^ prisonerof the crown, charged with stealing a bottleof English beer; the bottle was found on her person. Sentenced 2 hours to the stocks, and to the Factory.

Willinm Christie, prisoner of the crown, charged willi steal- ing a sheet from n garden, where it had been left to bleach ; the sheet was missed almost iiunifdiiitely after the prisoner lind stolen it,nnd being pursued, he was apprehended with the

article in his bosom. 50 lashes.

Samuel Cave, prisoner of the crown, appeared before the Bench, under circumstances df a singular nntiire and com. plexion. It appeared that the prisoner bad contrived to make his way to Sydney, from Emu Plains, and on M (imlay last bad repaired to the bouse of a merchant in George-street, and solicited n private conference with him, which being con- ceded to, the prisoner stated I bat he wished to give informa- tion to the Government of a number of forged notes, for 50 dollars encb, on the Bank of New South Wales, being pre pariiuj at Emu Plains, to be forwarded to Sydney, and that lie. Cave, had been spoken to by a man there, nnuied Taylor, to bring down some of the forged notes, in order that "tboy mi«ht be passed through the instrumentality of Cave's wife, who was a dealer at Sydney ; that Taylor had prnduved to bim 5 notes, and had them at that time in the lining ofhis hat; that he did not nor would he receive any of the notes from Taylor; the merchant made a prompt communication of these circumstances to the Superintendent of Police, to whom te referred Cave, who confirmed all he had stated be- fore, and Taylor was accordingly sent for to Sydney. On Wednesday morning Cave sent a message by his wife to the merchant, in George-street, to desire bim to call on Cave at the Barracks ; that be did so, and then Cave delivered into his hand» a rote for 50 dollniN, of Hie Bank of New South Wales, which be then said be had received from Taylor at Emu Plains, and was one of the forged notes ; it appeared however, that this was n good note, although some of the signatures were revived with a pen with fresh ink ; Taylor wns at the har who denied any knowledge whatever of the note» ; his place at Emu Plains had been particularly searched, and no traces were to be found of any thing of the kind ¡ni jHitrd to him. The Bench therefore ordered Taylor to be returned to his station, and remanded Cave lill the morrow.

The Australian professes to feel for the situation of our worthy Naval Officer, nnd, as a proof of the keen susceptibility of our learned contemporary, he inserted a long tirade in his last paper, which has ever since been the subject of universal disap- probation. This is certainly a novel method of im- parting praise, and begetting sympathy, and at the same time go into explanations which, if true, might have been spared, for ten thousand reasons which we could give. But Captain PIPER is now retiring-and therefore he is to be treated as any

other commoner.

There is a rumour abroad that the Government is about to reduce the duties on spirits, and increase the duty on tobacco. This, if correct, will be ex- tremely beneficial to the interests of the Public. Tobacco can be raised in the Colony equal to any ever imported, if only properly encouraged.

It would be of essential benefit to the Country generally, and especially promote the interests of the worthy settlers in the direction of the Hawkes- bury, if.the stage-coaches could only meet with patronage sufficient to keep them running on the Windsor-road. We know the roads are not so good a« they will be when repaired, which is now taking place ; but we cordially hope, when the roads are made giod, the coaches will be made good also.

The Brisbane distillery is working up grain quite rapidly, and converting the wheat of the Colony into excellent Australian gin-a moderate share of which is a great s imulus to animation.

One JohniOseland, formerly a miller in the em- ploy of George Innis, Esq. of Bathurst, has reported that he lately discovered, in that neighbourhood, a valuable mine of metal, pronounced by a judge in such matters to be worth one shilling and three- pence per ounce. The man says, he has in his pos- session, at this moment, about two pounds already

refined.

ANECDOTU.-The late Duke of Devonshire and

his brother Lord G. Cavendish (once-Chancellor of the Exchequer) were alike remarkable for their tnniurniiy, and would pass whole months together without uttering a word.-They were both tra- velling through Europe in the same carriage, when «tapping one evening at an inn in Ger- man}, they wtre informed after supper, that they Could only be. accommodated will« a chamber containing -three beds, one of which was already occupied. .They made no remark, but cjuutly ten red io the apartment. They, howtvrr, felt jome furiosity, and drawing a«ule the bed cur IftiMi, they took a momentary peep. They then immediately cot into bed, and sk pi soundly. $U*t'morning, after they had breakfasted, and paid their bill, the Duke could not refrain from saying to his brother ;-'George did you see tht «iead body"-"Ye*" was the reply, and the) bottiffol into their chaise, and proceeded on their

j'vrney.

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