The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-10 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

William Barr, an upholsterer, was placed before Mr.
Leigh, charged with having caused the death of his wife by
upsetting a chaise cart which he was driving at a furious
rate while in a state of intoxication.
The evidence of a number of witnesses proved that about ,
11 at night on the Ist instant, the prisoner, with a party,
consisting of his wife and three male friends, drove in his
cart through the City-road at full gallop, and passing the
East-road, knocked down Mr. Edward Mullins, who was un-
fortunately crossing at the time. He had been previously
lashing the hone into a gallop, and after a momentary
stoppage on this occurrence drove off again, pursued by the
police with cries of " Stop him," undid length, at the
corner of Bntannia-street and Murray-street, the home
swerving spinet the terb-stone, the cart was partly upset,
and the whole of the party pitched out into the road. Mrs.
Barr was picked up and carried into the East Durham
public-house so much injured that she died there about an
hour afterwards.
Sergeant Smith, 22 H. who had found the parties at the
bar of the public-house, said the prisoner, being pointed out
to him, was sent in custody to the station-house. but
witness remained at the house with Mrs. Barr until she

died.
Edward Mullins' • bonnet-blocker, in Edmund-plane,
Albert-street, said he was passing East-road, when he was
knocked down and cut in the head, but he could not say
whether it was the horse or the cart that struck him, for he
bad not been aware of their approach.
William Price, aged 18, one of the party in the cart, and
himself much injured, was now examined, and stated that
he had been several hours that eveniog at the house of the
prisoner who after supper took them out for • drive in his
cart. lie drove at the rate of ten or eleven rudes an hour,
starting the horse into a gallop with his whip. At the
corner of East-road the man Mullins was knocked down,
and the prisoner and one of the party named Sanders got
out, but they re-entered the cart and again set off at •
gallop, and at the corner of Britannia-street they struck
against the kerb, and all the party. were thrown out, and
witness was taken away very much injured. He said that
the prisoner, although • little tipsy, appeared to him to be
neither drunk nor sober.
The acting iospector, Sergeant Callard, who received the
charge at the station-house, said the prisoner was drunk,
and while the charge was being entered, behaved so
indecorously that witness was savant' times obliged to re-
prove him tot it.
Mr. Griffiths. the surgeon who had attended the deceased
at the Earl Durham public-house, said that her death arose
from concussion of the brain.
The magistrate decided on committing the prisoner for
trial on the charge of manslaughter, but remanded him for
the completion of the depositioost admitting him, in the
meantime, to bail—two sureties for 1001. each.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET..

Alexander Johnstone, Edward IVilson, aod Thomas Darts,

were charged before Mr. Knox with loitering in the Hay-
market for the of committing a felony.
Waterson, 144 C, said at half-past 12 that morning he
saw the prisoners go into Tabb's Coffee-house Bear-street,
one of the lowest houses in the neighbourhood. They then
came out and went to the Haymarket, where be saw them
prowling about. They then separated, but afterwards
joined, and seeing a constable standing opposite them, one
of them exclaimed, "Oh, he's a bobby." On going up to
them, and asking them what they were doing they said,
" Only taking a walk."
Hellicar, 171 C, produced a number of keys found on
Johnstone.
Sergeant Lambert, E division, said, about two years ago,
he had Wilson in custody for a felony, and about six months
ago he was charged at this court with his father for stealing
furniture, but escaped conviction, Ins father receiving a
sentence of three months' imprisonment.
Mr. Knox said he should remand Johnstone and Wilson
for a week, that inquiries might be made ; but he should
remand Davie on his own recognisance, when, if nothing was
known of him, be should discharge him. He (Davis) had
evidently fallen into very bad company, and the result of
his going to the Haymarket with suchpersona would be penal
servitude.
John Coney was summoned by the police for allowing
prostitutes to assemble in his house, •I..cised refreshment
house, in Pantos-street, Haymarket.
In addition to the alleged infraction of the act of parlia-
ment, there was a legal point to decide. The defendant
had transferred his license to William Metcalfe, and the
transfer bore the date of the summons against him. The
question raised was whether the transfer of the license took
place from the date of the transfer or from the date when
the Excise authorities accepted the transfer.
Inspector Draper proved that he visited the house on the
night of the 25th ult., and he saw sometimes two, but
110110 f more than four women at a time in the house. There
was no drunkenness or disorder visible.
Mr. Look, who appeared for the defendant, asked the in-
spector how he knew that the defendant was the keeper of
the house.
The inspector had seen him conducting the busieees, and
the license was in his Dame before it was transferred to
Metcalfe.
Mr. Pook said the objection he took to the present pro-
ceedings was on a point of law, that the defendant was not
the legal holder of the license according to the meaning of
the set of parliament, the telemeter having been made to
another person. With respect to the charge itself he would
recall to the recollection of the magistrate the words that
fell from him on the last °caution, to the effect that be
should be indisposed to convict where it was proved that a
house was Cl.BOll ci a reasonable hour.
Mr. Knox would, by way of explanation, repeat what he
meant to convey on this point. It was that had the great
body of these refreshment houses closed at reasonable and
moderate hours magistrates would have been slow and
chary of interfering. Bat where it was found that thirty
or forty houses all kept open until three o'clock or there-
abouts it was neceesary to fine all parties breaking the law.
Mr. Pook would not my anything on behalf of his client
after this intimation, but he would remark that the foray
now adopted against refreshment houses was not the way to
put down an alleged evil, or to reduce crime. To turn loose
women out of refreshment houses into the public streets at
night was to add to the insecurity of the street. ; and he
really thought, if the police troubled themselves as actively
with whet was going on outside of these houses as they did
with what was going on within, that the public interests
would be min& better promoted. He should rent his de-
fence on this, that the defendant had not been proved to
bathe legal keeper of the house.
Mr. Knox asked the inspector to ay whether this house