Kear vall was not known to the police. Constable Gorman saw prisoners in the cart driving southward down Colombo street about four o'clook on the morning of November 30tb. It was quite daylight. Mr Joyce, addressing the Court, said he intended to put Kearvall in the box, who would explain how he got pos session of the fowls. The Bench objected at first to allow a prisoner accused ef larceny to go into tho witness box, but after argument it was allowed. Prisoner Kearvall being sworn, stated that he and Hannam bought three pairs of fowls at half-past six on tha morning of November 20th from a man he met in the street whom he did sot know. He further stated that on the ____ing of the 30th ult. he did not get out of bed before half-past five o'clock, when he went out alone. Han nam had gone out previously. They met, and afterwards, at about 6.50, purchased the fowls from the man as before stated, and whose name was "Jack." Witness did not know Jack except by having seen him a few times in bar-rooms or in the street, It two or three witnesses swear that he had been seen in the street on the morning of NiTamber 30th, before half-past five o'clock, they would be swearing falsely. Witness, in answer to the question repeated, said he got up at four o'clock, and reached the Oity Hotel at half-past five o'clock. Mrs Hannam being cautioned not to criminate hsr husband, said she could not say whether slept in their house on the night of the 29th-30th November. He and a man named Jack occu pied separate rooms at the baok of the house. J. Hannam, sworn, stated that having been drunk on the night of November 29th he went out at four o'clock the next morning. He tried several places without success, and when coming away from the Terminus Hotel he met the witness Marshal and asked him for a match. He waa atone t_l half-past five or thereabouts, when he met Kearvall at the City HoteL They had & drink, and after ward-wall_wl up towards the Queen s HoteL Witness then described the purchase of the fowls, which he said waa effected by Kearvall, who got the money from ban, _nd_brougbt them to him in tho etreefc. 