Proceedings of the Courts.
The Mayor's Court Recorder Caskie Presiding.--George W. Neilson was charged with entering the City Jail on Tuesday night and violently assaulting the keepers. Watchman Boze testified that he was looking out of the jail window about eleven o'clock Tuesday night, when he saw the gate open and some one creep in. He ran to Hall, the keeper, informed him, and they together proceeded to catch the interloper. He (Goze) was in advance, and upon approaching the unknown form found two persons. He immediately attacked them; when they resisted, and Hall, coming up at this time, shot one of them with his musket. The one who was shot tumbled over and got up again and ran out. This one we secured after a desperate fight. Sent back for further consideration.Charles Mull, Francis Henges, and L. S. Tenson, were charged with disorderly conduct in Rocketts, carousing with others in a boisterous manner, and tearing off a gate from the front of a house on Church Hill. They were each required to give surety in $200 to keep the place.
Lewis, a slave, employed by the Va. Central E. R., was charged with having a lot of flannel, bacon and other goods in his possession supposed to have been stolen, having been found upon him on Tuesday night, after 9 o'clock, on 17th street, without a pass. As he could give no reliable account of himself he was ordered 25 iash
Claiborne McDowell, a fr negro, having in his possession a dirt, was ordered 25 lashes.
The case of G. B. Thomason, J. W. Sartin, and Carter Tadlock, who stand charged with assaulting and robbing Wm Rowe, a soldier, of $40, was continued until Saturday, the 3d prox, plaintiff being too ill to attend sooner.
The case of Joseph Gregor, charged with the murder of Michael Horan, was further continued until Saturday next.
Hustings Court, Judge Lyons presiding.--Several cases of unlawful retainer comprised the sole business of this Court on yesterday, at the conclusion of which the Court adjourned until the next term.
