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Local Intelligence.
Quarter Sessions.-Yesterday morning,
the Court opened pro forma, b adjournment
at 11 o'clock ; there being no business before it,
a further adjournment took place, to Friday
the 30th of November next, at 10 o'clock, when
Jurors, witnesses and others, whose presence
may be required, will have to be in attendance.
CHARGE OF ASSAULT. - Mrs. Susannah
Wright of Liverpool-street, at the Police Office
yesterday charged Mrs. Alice Smith with as-
saulting her on the 19th September, by striking
her with a stone on the back, and tearing her
bonnet and cap. On being called upon to plead
the defendant exclaimed : " Not Guilty ! she
tore my bonnet and I tore her's : she is my
gossip, and she is jealous of me, so she is !
Here's my bonnet; look at it'" (Laughter.)
A witness named Meaburn, proved the assault,
and a considerable amount of bad language by
the irate defendant, who cross-examined the
witness, putting questions, and answering them
in the same breath. She called a witness
named Knight, who stated, that he saw the com
plainant pull hold of the defendant, and strike
her ; ho did not see the commencement of the
affair. The Bench fined the defendant £1 and
costs, and cautioned her against appearing again
in the like character, or she would be bound
over to keep the peace.
Promotion of Constables.-There is no
greater inducement to good service amongst any
class of men, than the prospect of promotion
which ought in all cases to be carried out with a
due regard to to the good conduct of the individ-
ual. That this practice has not been generally
adopted in the Police, we have reason to know,
and as regards the promotion of petty constables
to the next step of Serjeant, several have been
overlooked, whose long and faithful service
justly entitled them to consideration. When a
vacancy occurs, the applications of candidates
are numerous, in most instances exceeding
twenty, and while we readily admit the necess-
ity of great care in the appointment of the
police, we as readily affirm, that'there are
many intelligent and active men in the corps,
who are fully eligible for the situation of a
Serjeant, and, who, by long servitude, are enti-
tled to the promotion.
ClIARGE OF OBTAINING MONEY UNDER
False Pretences.-Arthur Orton appeared
on bail to answer a charge of obtaining,
under false pretences, the sum of 10s. from Mr.
Elliot on or about the 14th of July last. The
charge was heard before Captain Bateman and
Mr. N. Gresley. From the statement of John
Frederick Dight, it appeared that he left on or
about the day mentioned, four sheep skins at
the shop of the defendant, for the purpose of
being sent to Mr. Elliott's tanner, Collins-st. ;
the skins were conveyed to Mr. Elliott's, and
the defendant it was alleged received the money
(10s.) for them. In reply to Mr. Brewer, who
appeared for the defendant, Mr. Dight said he
first had the information from Mr. Elliott on
the 26th of July ; the reason he did not lay
his information sooner was because he had
arrested Orton on a " capias," and it might
have been considered spiteful ; witness had re-
presented Orton as his tenant in the New
Market before the Mayor's Court ; he had been
a witness against him in the Supreme Court:
witness had never said, since that, he would
"lag" Orton, right or wrong, but he said he
would punish him, if he could, for taking the
money from Mr. Elliott for his skins ; witness
first applied for a warrant about six weeks ago ;
he had applied several times ; Orton had bought
sheep of witness, but they were imported sheep;
witness told-several parties not to pay Orton
any bills for him. Mr. Elliott deposed to the
receipt of four sheepskins from Orton on the
14th of July, for which witness paid him 10s.
on the 18th of July; he thought they were
Orton's skins, and had bought other skins from
him : witness had been recently to Melbourne,
but was only absent a fortnight altogether.
Dight told witness not to pay Orton for the
skins,.but he had already dome so ; Dight said
at the time that he would arrange with Orton.
Constable M'Guire stated that he apprehended
Orton, by warrant ; he told witness that he had
not received any money on Dight's account
he had made this charge in spite, in conse-
quence of his (Orton's) evidence in the Supreme
Court. Mr. Brewer briefly addressed the bench
and submitted that there was no evidence
against the defendant ; the proceeding was
malicious on the part of Dight, who had not
taken until after the action in the Supreme
Court. Mr. Knight, for the prosecution, con-
tended that unless it was a pure fabrication the
malice had nothing to do with the justice of the
case, which was prima facie made out by the
evidence. Their Worships, after a short con
sultation, dismissed the case.
American Sharp Shooters engaged in
the Defence of Sebastopol.-A gentleman
of this city has received a letter from a young
friend who at the date of the letter was fight-
ing in the ranks of the Russian forces at Sebas-
topol. The following is an extract from the
letter :-" Fortress of Sebastopol. * . . .
I am getting along pretty well, although some-
times troubled with an attack of fever prevailing
here at this time. Myself, with some 450 of
the ' Yankee Boys,' have done our share in
defending the strongest military works in the
world. We are on duty only in the day time,
and use nothing but the long American rilfe;
Dr. Tenbrock is with us, and some other Ameri-
can physicians ; they are employed constantly
night and day. We fare well, and are universal
favourites with the Russians. * . Frederick
Marshall." The letter was received at Bos-
ton but a few days prior to the departure of the
mail for California, and the extract is therefore
late news from the " Rosso-American Allies."
It appears that their services are only required
in the day time, when the reconnoitering par-
ties sent out by the French and English become
cosy targets for the experienced riflemen;-San
Francisco Paper.
Grand Civic Entertainment.-The Right
Worshipful the Mayor has issued invitations for
a Fancy Dress Ball in the Exhibition Building,
on the evening of Wednesday, the 31st instant,
and it is expected to eclipse anything of the kind
hitherto attempted in this part of the globe.
The invitations cover 1500) include the elite of
Melbourne society, heads of departments, civil
and military ofliceis, members of the Legislative
and City Councils, magistrates, the corporations
of Geelong, Launceston, Hobart Town and Syd-
ney, and a rather unusual trait in such fetes,
such a sprinkling of the citizens generally, as
will deprive the event of anything bordering
upon class or exclusiveness. In the present
dull times it will be quite a god-send, and the
means of circulating a few thousands of pounds;
by which some of the depressed branches of
our city trade will no doubt materially benefit.
-M. M. Herald.
Destructive Fine : Sixteen Houses
Burnt to Death.-On Tuesday night a fire
broke out in the Stables of the Bald Faced
Stag, at Epping Forest, when we regret to state
that twelve horses belonging to Mr. Janies
Lord, (ind four, the property of some other per-
son, with a quantity of harness, were literully
burnt to cinders. How the fire originated is not
known, but is supposed to have been caused by
the carelessness of the ostler, in, most probably,
smoking in the stable. [Since the above was
in type, wc have heard, that two of the horses
entered for the Steeple Chase, Mechanic, and
the Fine Old English Gentleman, were so se-
verely injured, as to be disabled from running
at the Midland Steeple Chase, yesterday.]
The Last Exploit of "Dioo."- We abridge
from the Cornwall Chronicle the last exploit of
this notorious Bushranger:-On Friday last,
" Old Swede," a shepherd of Mr. R. C. Gunn,
while tending his dook near the Bitiloek's Hunt-
ing Ground, observing a smoke issuing from the
scrub : on proceeding to the spot, he found
"Dido" and his mate, King, roasting the hind-
quarters of a lamb, which they had shot; " Old
Swede" began to blow them up, when they very
coolly tied him to a log, while they ate their
dinner ; having finished, they set the old man
free, and gave him something to eat, and then
made him take them to his hut, which they rob-
bed. They now Weht to the" hut of two of Mr.
Gunn's sawyers, where they secured a man,
named Newman and his mate, and took away a
large quantity of flour, tobacco, tea, sugar, &c,
and also a gun, and a watch. The plunder was
now divided into three parcels, and the old
shepherd and the sawyers were ordered each to
take one, and march insingle file through the
bush, crossing a river by means of a tree thrown
across ; they, then, stopped, and had some tea,
and proceeded again towards the Ben Lomond
Tiers, having reached what Dido called "his own
ground," the men were dismissed to their plun
dered homes. .' Dido" sent by Newman, the
sawyer, an insulting message to the ' traps,"
defying the whole body of them to take him on
his own ground : he has two very sagacious dogs
with him ; they never bark, but when a suspi-
cious sound or scent disturbs them.
The Forged Cheque.-Yesterday Richard
Hewson, who had been remanded the previous
day, was again placed at the bar, before Mr.
Abbott, charged with offering a forged cheque
for the payment of £35 to the Cashier of the
Van Diemen's Land Bank. Mr R. T. West-
brook was examined, and stated, that the priso-
ner came to the Bank about noon on Saturday,
and presented a cheque for £35 signed Moses
Cohen ; witness asked him to write his name
on the back, and he wrote George Giles ; the
cheque was paid in Bank Notes : in about
three quarters of an hour afterwards, witness
discovered, that the cheque was a forgery, when
he gave information to the Police ; witness's
attention was directed to the cheque by a cus-
tomer, Mr Austin, who was in the Bank, when
the cheque was paid. Moses Cohen stated,
that no portion of the cheque was in his hand
writing; he had an account at the Bank of
Van Diemen's Land, but he had not authorized
the prisoner to write any cheque for him : Mr
Thomas Austin deposed to the fact of the pris-
oner coming to the Bank, and " presenting a
piece of paper, for which he got some Bank
notes," witness, then, cautioned Mr Westbrook
about the cheque, whether it was a good one or
a forgery ; witness did so, from knowing the
prisoner to be " a man about town," and a
gambler ; he could not be mistaken in his
identity. Constable Morley, who apprehended
the prisoner, stated, that he took him to the
Bank, where he was recognised by Mr West-
brook : on searching the prisoner at the
Station, witness found £6 in notes, a shilling
a half-crown, and some coppers in his posses-
sion ; three of the notes were of the Commer-
cial Bank, two of the Bank of Van Diemen'«
Land, and one of the Bank of Australasia : wit-
ness did not tell the prisoner on what charge he
was apprehended, until he was taken to the
Chief Station. The prisoner was then com-
mitted for trial.
, Charge under the Hiring Act.-Yester-
day at the Police Office before Capt Bateman,
Charlotte Sehultae, young German girl, about
14 years of age, was charged by Mr. John
Steven, of Murray-street, with absenting herself
from her service without leave. The defendant
was engaged bys the complainant on the 28th of
May for three month ; she remained for five
weeks after that period, and, then, went away
without giving any notice. Mr. Brewer who
appeared for the complainant, said the defen-
dant had undoubtedly acted through ignorance.
A person in the office, Mrs. Stuart, informed
His Worship, that the defendant was a poor
unfortunate girl, i whose parents were far from
the Colony. The complainant agreed to take
the girl back, on condition, that she should take
a month's notice frota thatírjí^Capt. Bate,

roan told lum, to treat the girl kindly, and he
promised to1 do so.'' ""' ' '**i »

'Stea^ino'Fowls.-Yesterday Charles Speck
was charged before Captain Bateman, nnd Mr.
N. Gresley, with stealing on Wednesday, two
game fowls of the value of Hi, the ptoperty of
John Clayton, of Barrack-street. Mis. Clayton
stated, that she saw the i'owls alive at 5 o'clock
in the afternoon and 3 hours after, were brought
to her dead, by thr servant man : the prisoner
had been at witness's house during the after-
noon, 'and had been seen twice in the yard,
' where the fowls were kept : George Giorge, the
1 servant man, stated, that he went to the fowl-

house about 8 o'clock, when he saw the priso-
ner come out, and run into tho closet : witness
picked up the fowls dead, and took the prisoner
' mto custody, niid sent for a constable. The pri-

soner denied the charge, and declared, that he
never saw the fowls : there were other persons
ju the yard. The Bench adiudged the prisoner
to be quilty, and sentenced him to G months
imprisonment in the House of Correction.

The Raooed School.-Yesterday afternoon
a very pleasing demonstration was made at the
Ragged School, in Watchorn-street, when the
children were regaled with tea, buns, and cake.
Wo counted about fifty of each sex, the girls
predominating, and nil were dressed with great
neatness. Previous to the regalement of the ton,
the children sung some hymns, under the super-
vision of Mr. Groy, the City Missionary, and
the schoolmaster Mr. Moore. Wa shall'have
more to say in reference to this' interesting sub-
ject, niid in the menntimc, wo publish the fol
following statistics, of the school, for the year of
its existence, which terminated last Monday.
The number of children admitted was SOU ; of
rhese fire boys huvc been sent to the Orphan
School, arid ' 4 girls ; boys, sent to situations,
. 10, and girls .4. About 150 of these children
' have been sent to the school by Missionaries, '
' and the remainder by private persons : about 25

boys, and 35 girls hove been clothed nt the ex-
pense of certain charitable individuals, who tnke
a warm interest in the institution. The sum of
£25 has been awarded by the Government, of
which the moitey of £12 10s, only has been yet

' paid.

, BusiinANOEii Siiçt.-Yesterday morning as
Messrs George and john Ritchie, Thomas Law-
son and William Doddery were piocceding in
a Dog Cart, driving tandem from Launceston
to Campbell Town, and when near the Pied
Hill, between Snake Banks and Cleveland, a
'man carne out of the bush with a pistol in each
hand, and tol'd them to stand. Mr John Ritchie
pulled out a pistol and fired, rut without effect ;
a second shot however, took effect in the man's
Ip'p, when he fell ; the pm'lies then dismounted
and the coach coming up at the time, the pri-
soner was placed in charge of Mr J. J. Moore
and the guard, who supposed he was dying,
asked him his name, he replied that it was Jno.
Quigley, and said he had no accomplice, and
had never killed any person ; he was left in safe

custody at Cleveland.

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