The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-16 00:00:00

INPRINOBMENT Ol THE FOBASION ENLIST.
mum ACT.

At the Liverpool Polioseourt yesterday, Robert
meat. John Jour, and Jahn Wiling, their clerk, me.
pied is busbies at Liverpool as ship store dealers sad
(boodles*, were charged vitt, iofrioging the provisions of
the Foreign Enlistment Aot. The prosecution on behalf
of the crown was conducted by Mr. Vernon Luahington,
instructed by Mr. Bateeon, and Mr. Deighton appeared for
the demos.

EQUITY COURTS.—Juf. 15.
(Been the Lord Chancellor.)
MITI= V. BROWN.

This was an aping from an injunction granted by Um
Neater of the Rolls. The suit wee instituted for the per•
pose of establishing the right of the plaintiffs, who were the
omen of Bermondsey Dock, to have the bow-
sprits of vessels overhanging the adjoining wharf,
which wee owned by the defendant. For some
yens previous to 1845 the dock and wharf had
been in the ownership of the same persons ; in that year
the wharf was sold without say reservation, but before and
since 1845 the several owners of the wharf allowed the bow-
sprits of the vowels in the plaintiffs dock to project over
the corner of the wharf. The defendant, however, at the
lime of this suit, had commenced building a warehouse which
was inteeded to cover the satire wharf.

Mr. Highat appeared in court, and it was intimated that
warrants would be issued fur the other defendants.
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MeCusbingion, in statism the case against Mr. Millet,
mid that he appeased to prosecute the defendant for various
offences defined in the 2nd section of the Foreign Enlistment
AM. Mr. HighatWlLlobarged with aiding and abetting certain
11110M1114 eubjecta of her Mejesty, to enlist, and to be employed
on board the notonous Confedenite screw steamer celled
the Georgia. He should proceed on the tad section of the
act, which consisted of four parts. The first part made it
penal for any subject of her Majesty ta millet as • soldier or
to agree to serve is any warlike or military operation under
or is aid of any foreign State. The sexed pert made it
petal for any subject of her Ma** to ester the sea service
of any foreign State, and he (Mr. ) most ask the
court to give particular 'Meatiest to the words "to serve
on board any ship or vessel of war, or in sod on board any
ship or vemel used or fitted out or equipped for any warlike
purpose in the &orrice of or for or under or in aid of any
foreign power." The third part made it petal for any sub-
ject of bar Majesty to agree to go to any foreign State with
intent to enlist or to serve as ati officer, soldier, sailor,
or marioe, either in bud or sea service for r in aid of any
foreign whim whether any enlisting money, pay, or re-
ward shall have been, or shall actually he given or received
or not. The fourth part provided that if any person in the
United Kingdom or any state belonging toot subject to her
Majesty shall conspire or attempt to engage or procure any
person whatever to enlist or engage to be employed as a
soldier or sailor, or to go or agree to go or embark to any port
for the purpose of aiding any foreign prince, shall be aped
or imprisoned according to the discretion of the court. In
1863, said Mr. Lushingtoo, a mead called the Japan was
built at Lumberton, and the sole registered owner wee
Mr. Thomas Bold, a partner in the firm of doom
and Highat, but the vessel was afterwards sold to a
foreigner. Towards the end of March the veal was ready
for sea, and it was found necessary to abide a crew. She
was manned partly from Liverpool and partly from
Greenock. At Liverpool several persons were induced to
sign articles for the Japan, and they were forwarded on to
Greenock through the instrumentality of the def.:admen,
being told that they would be engaged for • two yeses'
ioi to led from Singapore. Amongst those men am
by the defendants were three, named John Stanley,
Framer Glazebrook, alias Rivers, and Benjamin Conolly.
Os the 3rd of April the Japes left the Clyde on • feigned
trial trip, and at eft she was met by another steamer,
which towed her to Brest, in France. Here
she was armed sod equipped, and a geoGeman
named Henry. dressed in the uniform el the Coefederate
navy. assumed the command. This Maury called the crew
tog-thee told them the venal belonged to the Confederate
navy, and asked them to enlist. He premised IW. bounty
and 4/. 10a. wages per mouth. Joees wee preesot when
these terms were offered by Henry, and agreed to by the
mem. Jones was active is inducing the men to sign the
articles, and said that he would see the bounty mosey mid
advance ;notes paid to their wives. The Confederate flag
was thee hoisted, aod the Japan, rechristened the Georgia,
went to sea to prey on the commerce of the Federal. last
autumn soul. of the crew of the Georgia deserted her at
the Cape of Good Hope, and came to Liverpool. They
called at the office of the defendants, who, he was
Instructed, tried to induce them to join the Georgia spin,
saying they should each have 3/. to enable them to get to
Havre. These facts. Mr. Lumbiogton argued, would,
if proved, show that the defendants had violated the /roil.
sloes of the Foreign Enlistment Act, which was • portion
of international law necessary for the repose of great states,
and for the very existence of smaller mien. The wadi"
was, had the defendants brought themselves within the grip
of the law. The prosecution was directed by the law
offieers of the crown, and the ultimate result must depend
upon the most careful scrutiny. Should his case be proved, '
he felt sum that the court would come to the weeklies
that the acts of the defendants were contrary to the statute
and to the best interests of the country.
Benjamin Connolly. the first witness called, said he
shipped to March lai.t at the Liverpool Sailors' Horne for the,
Japan steamer. He was a coal trimmer. After signing
articles. he wens to the office of Massa Jogai and Go.,
whets be saw Mr. Highat, who told him to come down next
day for his advance note. He went and got the note for 21., ,
and obtained some clothes with the money. Afterwards he
west en board the Grommet( steamer, where he again saw
Mr. Higbee At Greenock M omit on bored the Japan,
and they sailed three or four days afterwards. When they
were out • few days they fell in with • steamer, and took
her into Brest. They then commenced getting in guns
and ammunition irons the steamer, in which Mr.
Jones took a " clever part." Me. Highat was not there.
Capt. Maury cime on board ant day, put on the grey uni-
form of the Confederate navy, arid said he was shout to
hoist the Confederate tin. He told the men they would have
a good ship, and that he would make them all very nom-
leviable. He said he would give the men higher wages
than they bad at Liverpool. Witness asked the captain
about prize money. Wiens* did not want to go, bet Mr.
Jonas endeavoured to induce him by telling him be would
make plenty of money. He, however,, refused to go,
though he did afterwards sign an agreement to sail, sad
received 10/. bounty from the punier. Mr. Jones wan pre-
med at the time, and got 0/. from witnem, promising to
send to his parent. Several other men signed papers at
the same time. They were to be paid at the rate of 41. 10s.
per month. He heard Mr. Jones tell the men that they
would all get prize mosey ; the Confederate flag was hoisted
the earn, evening, amidst the cheers of the crew. and the
vessel sailed. Several Federal vessels were soon efterwarde
overhauled, some of which were burned. They returned to
Francs about two months ago and parted at Cherbourg.
He witness) then obtained leave of absence, came to Liver-
pot and called at Jones's office, where be saw both Jones
and Highat. Jame appeared not to know him, and
witogog ga;cl, "You knew me well enough is Femme, when
you wanted me to serve under a foreign fiag for
you." emog said, " Don't make a noise, there
will be something done for you." Highat was sitting
at a desk close by, am: Tun have beard That
With.r then spoke to 1E4,-4, at the none time showing
tom too o citizoo popett. 11,:biit then said. " Ah, this
is Henry's e.iting ; call again. !.e will good a telegram to
the ship about sou." tnoe or twits: afterwards he fw
Highat, who told him to gather all lib: in" OCUMrIg
to the Georgia, awl ship them on board the 24"8 boat.
He received 3'. at Jones s office to pay his expanses. Rot
however, became afraid of breaking the Queen's proclaMa*
tioo, sod ran away with the 3/, instead of going to Havre
Ito join the Georgia. For his services on board the Georgia
there was more than 3/. due to him.

Mr. Selwyn and Mr. Drum wale for tittiea.).naction ; Mr.
Mellish (of the oommoa law bar), Mr. y, aad Mr.
Wickes. wore against the &olio& of the
The Lord Chancellor diwolved the isjanoMoa granted by
the Master of the Rolls, sad &mind the plaintifra bill
with costa

(Before Vise-Chancellor Sir R. T. Kiodereley.)
FAULCONER r. ETASEII2.—THI CIAtICZIT Duca AT
snECILNEBB.

Mr. Kerslake moved in this case for an order to di charge
from custody Mr. Thomas Morton Rag, the proprietor and
editor of the Sheerness Guardian, who was committed for
contempt of court several weeks ago, the act of contempt
being the publication of an article in the Sheerness Cuar-
dian of the 28th of November (coupled with a report of
the proceedings before the local Board of Health, which ap-
peared oa November 21), in which comments were
made oa the conduct of some thirty persons whose
imam were given, is having made affidavits in the
maw Mr. Kerslake founded his motion on an affidavit
made by Mr. Eau (who is at present an inmate of White-
oreseareet Prison), in which he stated that he had so
thought or intention in publishing the articles alluded to of
oommitting a contempt of court, and that having discovered
that he hada. to be apolocised for his conduct. Hr.
ohad also publithed an gawk in his paper of the 26th
December, In which be stated that he had no thought of
attributing to the affidavit makers more thee a want of due
attention and thought, and in whirl, he also expressed his
regret at having ovomitted a antempt of court.
Mr. Glans and Mr. C. F. Smith opposed the motion on
the ground that Mr. R' had made no apology to the vit-
iates whom he had maligned..
The Via-Chancellor said he would read the affidavits
and the article, and give his decision to-morrow (this day.)

(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. Stuart.)
81:1•PrO P. •DAMS.
Bacon, q.c., aad Mr. P. T. White, appeared for the
plaintiff in this snit, the object of which was to set amide a
post-nuptial settlement of his reversionary interest in real
(Mate which the plaintiff had made in favour of his
wife and children. The settlement in question
was dated the 27th of July, 1248 ; and the pro-
perty which was settled by it was some to which the
plaintiff would be entitled for his life cm the deaths of his
father and an uncle, both of whom were still Brice. In
support of the plaintiff s cue it was said that be had exe-
cuted the settlement upon the advice of the solicitor of his
wife's mother ' • that the solicitor had then told him that if
the property which he proposed to settle was sold it would
fetch no more, at that time, than 1001. or 2001. ; whereas
it was in fact worth about 16,000/. ; that bad
he known the real value of the property he
should Dot hare settled it as he did ; and that the
settlement, bailie in fact one made by an expectant heir,
this court would, under all the circumstances of the use,
set it aside. It was also said that there was no sufficient
consideration for the execution of the deed, although, under
the covenant in it. the wife's mother had paid 1,0001. to the
trustees upon the trusts of it.

Mr. Malin, Q.C., mid Mr. Charles Hall, woo appeared
for Mrs. Shafto and Dar children ; and Mr. E. H. Kerslake.
for the surviving trustee et the settlement, 1,10(0 not called
upon.

The Vice•Chanoellor said that iedepeodent of the ques-
tion of oonsideratioe, tbe bill could not be sustained. There
was Do intelligible principle upon which this court could
interfere at the instance of a husband to net aside a settle-
meet made by him in favour of his wife and children. In
this cue the attempt was made to sot aside a settlement on
the ground that the husband was, when he made
it, an expectant heir; but that was no reason
for sustaining such a bill. The rules of this court, with re-
ference to its disconni-Pog mortgages, sales, and dealings
by expectant heirs with their reversionary interests, bad no
application to the case of an expectant heir who basset.
tied his property on his wife and children. His Honour
hoped the d■y Dever would come when them rules would be
so applied. The bill in this case must be dismissed, but
without costa.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-JAN. 15.

Sittinp in Banco. —(Before Lord Chief Justice Erle, and
Justices Williams, Willa., and Keating.)

FORBB V. WAILILEN.-1

The defendant in this case was a butcher, and the plain-
tiff purchased a piece of meat of him whilst there were
several other persons there. The defendant said nothing
to her then, bat when she was paring in the evening, he
called her and rid, " Be careful ; you ere too lighttlegered;
I saw you take • piece of meat, but it was only • penny-
worth. Take care you do not do so again." The plaintiff
applied to • magistrate in reference to proceedings for &Wi-
der. After this a man named Herring went to the defen-
dant, when he said that the plaintiff had taken proceedings
spinet him ; and added, •• You (Be. ing) were in the shop
et the time, you must have seen her take the meat."
Another person. a friend of the plaintiff, told the defendant
that the plaintiff had taken proceedings aphid him for the
slander, and asked him if he had used the words. The
defendant said he had, and they were true. The present
action was to recover dams/tea for a slender, and at the trial
at Guildhall the jury found that Ithe defendant had made
the statementa boot fide and without malice ; and they
seared the damages at 101.
Mr. Joyce now moved for a rule to enter a verdict for the
defendant upon the ground that the communication' com-
plained of were privikled.
Toe Lord Chief Justice said that of course no action
would lie for what had been said to the plaintiff herself ;
sad as to what had been said to Herring it was privileged,
because the defendant had a right to tri up evidence in re-
ference to the charge made against him. The communica-
tion, however, to the plaintiff's friend was not privileged,
&ad u4,,0n this ground the rule would not bd granted.
Rule ref oda.

Mr. Deightos (who appeared for Mr. Nisbet) then cross-
ezaroised Connolly, but his evidence was not materially
aside& He admitted that. together with Glarbrook, Btu.
ley red others, bewails the service of Mr. Maguire (a priests
detective officer in the pay of the United States Consul at
Liverpool), and was will paid for picking up information.
He Miniel that he was a " spy" in the Feekal service ; that
be had solicited Highat for employment in the Confederate
service, and that Highat had told him it was illegal. Jones,
be admitted, advised him not to join a Coofederate ship.
His object to 'pies to Jones sod Co.'s oSoe oo the return of
the Georgia to Frioce. was to get money to enable him to go
to Cherbourg, and get from Captain Maury the money due
to biro.

The next witness examined wu John Stanley, and he
generally corroborated the evidence of CansoHy.
In crow-ex■minatiou by Mr. Heighten, the witness
stated that he had been in communication with the United
States Consul in Liverpool, sad that he had received, like
Connolly, a weekly salary of 1/. 19s. Id. (the same wages
he bad vearived on board the Georgia), and that he was
paid by Maguire. the private detective.
Francis Glarbrook was mixt examined. He corroborated
the evidence of the previous witeessee, and also stated that
he wee retained ty the United States Coma to give evi-
desre in the present inquiry.
Mrs. Glassbronk. the wife of the cast witness, was
called, and identified Highat as the gentleman who
Bare her the 101. bounty due to her husband for
serving on board the Georgia The same person several
times afterwards also nave her half pay on her husband's
account.

Thomas Matthews. soother of the meo whn served as
board the G."rgia, +an examined sod identified Highat as
being *mowed with the shipping of the crew and payment
of the men ou board the Georgia. Witness received the
same weakly wages as Coutiolly from " somebody " MILL
Macpair!'s.offise..

The defendant was committed to the assizes, bail brim
received, himself in VOL, sad two sureties in 150(. each.

THE RAILWAY FILACI.; AT DOVER.—Yesterday
morbing, Henry Williams, who has for many veers been the
booking-clerk at the Dover.station of the Sr-nth Eastern
I Railway, appeared before the magistrates sitting in petty
sessions to answer the charge of felonioaely stealing certain
monies. the property of the railway company. The charge
had originally been one of embezzlement, but Mr. Freeland,
the solicitor for the company, altered it to nee of larceny,
as there might have been some legal difficulty in proving
the other offence. The partitulars of the charge have
already been published in oorcolunins. The prisoner was
committed for trial, sod bell not being forthcoming, was
removed to the borough gaol.
THE. KENT COUNTY MAGISTRATES AND THE
, Put soars hi no Signe an adjourned clavier enslave
1 for the comity of Kent. held at Maidstone. the Earl of
Itomner presiding, it was reported that the daily average
number of Roman catholic prisoners in the gaol at Maid.
stone during the last half year had been 26, whereupon
Sir E. Dering, Bart., moved a resolution, of which be had
given notice, is favour of appointing sod paying for the
continuous aervices of a Romeo catholic minister under the
Prisons Ministers Act. Mr. Beattie opposed the motion,
and moved seen ernerrlmeet—" That it be left to the
visiting justices of Maidstone and St. Augustine's Prisons,
Canterbury, reopectiyely, to carry into effect forthwith the
provisions contained in the seemed paragraph of section 3 of
the act 26 and ?7Vint., cap. 79." A lengthened discussion
followed, and the amendment was carried by a majority of
35 to 17.

1400tinIAN'S Tim. is choke and strong, ntoderatil
In prim sad wholoomw to use. memo advmatames have mociamed
tor Cds Tea a meows' protegonog. It Is sold In pockets 117 2,1110
lagswas.Aidheetlasisset.j

THE EXPRESS, SATUR.IWir EVENING, JANUARY
Satefiddititneu

lei as bill transactions without lodging *emit)
for Mom Ho did not cell those accommodation

lesmaellam. It was what wu dose by every banker, or
Inds "mkt bs Warm* la July, 1862, the month
Were be elepped, be lwd given four aseurities, ow the
Asa% Melees these% sad Peterhof, to Dobson and
others. The teamacekaa was only completed oa the 26th
of August. bat Whoa liad prod previously. Mr. Roberts,
of Hull, acted se sailaitee fee both. At that time he was
not actually a beakrapt bet had suspended payment, and
his books were is the beads of the aoctountaata.

Mr. Lair's's)°, said that the transaction with Dobson was
seder tbo Tosideration of the sasignera, Dobson basins

°caseated, through tier of the sasigities,—ioxive up the
entity if they should los opinion that it could not be mai'.
Faantination continued—Had purchased steam-vends of
°mend, Gurney, and Co. in 1860 sod 1851. Barker
Brothers drew the bills as agents for °versed, Gurney, and
Co., who never drew bills themselves. The mends were 12
in number ; for eight of those the peke was 88,0001. They
were all paid for by bine ; 8,0001, was to be paid every three
mouths, and the remaider of the tills were to be renewed.
All bad bees paid. One of the vessels, the Lord Collirg-
wood, worth 14,0001., had bees lost uninsured. The
" Yankee" 011thiri egged anything that had his name to
them. Wherever his ships were going, they 'apposed it
was to aid the Confederates, but that was a mistake. Only
two of these 12 vessels had been seised. The Modern
Greece bed been wrecked. Messrs. Oversod bad a lien
on the ships, and had sold some mane the bankruptcy.
Had paid 2,0001, as commission to Mr. Edwsrds, the
official assignee, but not in that capacity ; he acted as meat
to Meagre. Cawood and Gurney for the sale of the ship sod
for negotiating advances. For two ship be contracted to
pay 55.000/., 10,0501. in cash and the remainder in bilk.
One, the Merrioa, was sold to an meet of the Confident,
government. He had to spend 20,0001. or 30,0001. in pre-
miums on issuance in order to send her to Bermuda. This
was owing to the high risks then °barged and the indecision
of Earl Russell. He sold the vessel sod to an agent of
the Confederate goverentest for 131,0001. cargo
Mr. Beynoida, the
agent, went out is the ship. Ma cargo coeeisted of gun-
powder, Armstrong guns, and other munitions of war. He
received payment in bills, at three daye' sight, drawn its
the Confederate government by their agent. Those bills
were in the heads of the assignees.
The Commissioner—Did the Confederate government
repudiate the bills
The bankrupt said there was some dispute about the des-
tination where the ship waste be sent, and nothing had ben
paid. Messrs. °versed and Co., who had security as the ves-
sel and cargo, had sold the cargo in Bermuda. Had he not
become bankrupt be was certain that the bills would lave
been paid by the Coefedsrate government He had given
up in good tiebta 8001. Boma land which be had at Hull had
been given by him for a public park, but he was no loser, as
it had improved the rest ef his property. There were
claims eggnog his state for seamen's wages which had
accrued autos his bankruptcy. He had gives up 24,0001.
worth of property to the amps's, but did not know what
it would realise. He believed that part lad been re-
ceived in "cotton bonds," which were sot yet realised.
Altogether 8 vowels bad been seized by the Federal.. Liti-
gation was now going on in the American poise court., and
he was informed by the most eminent lawyers in this
country that the seizure was illegal.
Mr. lawmen, said he had reason to believe that the
American coarteage perfectly impartial.
. .

His Honour said he was glad to leer it.
Mr. Bagley said that though the baukrupt's answers
were not satisfactory to his client. he was sot in a posi-
tion to ask for a further adjournment of the examination.
His Honour, in poising the exarnisation, said that the
inquiry had been conducted with the greatest propriety
on all sides, and the bankrupt seemed to have given all the
information in his power.
The order of discharge was Axed far the sth of February.

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

• The Lord Mayor recei • communicstine of a very
extraordinary and unusual character from a Spanish geniis;
man, haying reference to a Large sum of money, which it ap-
ppssaann intended to be applied for the use of persons who have'
hese sufferers by the west of faith°, the Spanish Government
towards those English creditors who bay* contributed to
the various loans created io this country on behalf of the
kingdom of Spain, and which have, aa the public is aware.
been virtually repudiated by that country, inasmuch as
neither interest nor principal has been paid for • lost series
of tzars.
The writer of the letter refers to these facts, and after
expressing Ibis regret at the manlier in which the English
public has been deprived of their money, be states that
wishing to vindicate, so far as it is possible on the part of an
individual to do so, the honour of his countrymen, he is
desirous that a large gm of money at his disposal, and
which is stated to be at present in the hands of Messrs.
Lizardi and Co. who were the agents for some of the loans
referred to, should be divided an.oeg parsons who, having
been guffaws by the non-payment of the principal and
interest of the money advanced by them to the Spanish
government, are in • condition to require such pecuniary
assistance as is proposed to be rendered to them. The
Lord Mayor, as the chief magistrate of London, is requested
by the writer to insist him in carrying his views into effect,.
Nothing as yet has been done in the matter, but there is
DO doubt that the subject will very shortly be brought
before the public.
CLERKENWELL

Thomas Deo., wl;odescriieiihimeiTlf so a gardener out
of naturists, was charged with stealing a quantity of
tulips, Daphnia, and camellias from the surrey grounds of
Mr. James Henry Hood, Stoke Newington.
Mr. T. Beard, solicitor. of Basiogballetreet, attended for
the prosecution, and stated that the complainant was •
large grower of camellias. tulips, and Daphnes, and his
greenhouses are situate in the Gresulanes. Oa Mos-
dty night, the 4th inst., about 12 o'clock, the pram.
entor left his greenhouses sell right, the place being thee
properly fastened. On the following mousing the prem.
cator's wife went iota the greenhouses, and found several
of the flowers miring, and she went back and asked
her husband when he had cut them. The prosecutor told
her that he had not cut any, on which they went into the
greenhouses together, and found several very choice
collections of dowers goes. The prosecutor immediately
went to Covent-garden-market. and asked some of his
customers if they had bought any flowers of the description
he had missed. He was shows some, and at once ideeti-
fied them as his property, and took away • portion of them.
The prosecutor asked whom they purchased the flowers from,
and from the description given be at ones suspected the
prisoner, who is a gentleman's gardener out of employment.
The prosecutor then left directions if he cants spin he
was to be detained, and when the prisoner did call he
was given into custody. The prisoner appeared to be very
indignant about the matter. said that it was impossible to
swear to flowers, and that the prosecutor bad better be
careful what he was about, as he would have to pat up with
the consequences if be persisted in charger him. &meth*
prisons has been in custody the police °Meer and the pro-
secutor had compared the flowers the prisoner bed sold with
the pl..uta in the prosecutoes greenhouse, and found that
they fitted exactly on the stalks.
The prisoner, is defence, said that some of the flowers
bad been siren to him, and others he had grown, and had
the plant* at his house.
Poliosaergeant Clark, 1 N, said that the statement by
the prisoner that he grew Astute at his :voidance was false.
He had been there, and there was not a single plant
to be seen. The prisoser, when be was taken into custody,
bad a large quantity of valuable cut flowers in his peamenon,
which he supposed had been stolen, but he could not find ea
owner for them. _ _ .

Mr. I) Eyncourt said he was satisfied with the evidence.
and sentenced the prisoner to bard labour in the House of
Correction for two calendar montbs.

SOUTHWARK.
Wm. Ma!', a dnyman io the employ of Messrs. Elliott,
the brewers, was brought before Mr. Burnham, charged with
being drunk sad incapable of taking care of himself and
dray and two homes.
Simmons, 85 L, mid he was on duty in the Waterloo-road
when he saw a dray owning along in a careless manner,
drain by two hones. The prisoner was sitting on one aide,
with the reins is hie hands, fast asleep, and when the homes
were stopped he fell off. Wigwag helped him up, aod
toned that he was so drunk that he could not stand.
Another drayman was sitting asleep on the other side, but
as soon as mitoses stopped the dray he jumped off and ran
away. He lthe constable) took the prisoner into custody,
and removed the dray end horses to the Green-yard, but at
the direction of the inspector he proceeded to the brewery,
and gave information of the circumstance..
A gentleman from the brewery, who was in attendance,
complained of the detention of their horses and dray from
6 o'clock in the evening until 3 the neat nursing.
Mr. Burcham told him that the fault lay with their owe
men, who got drunk and became iacapahle of taking care of
their masters property. It was the duty of the polio, to
take such persona into custody and end the dray sad
bones to the green-yard for safe keeping. He thought the
police had acted properly in doing as they had.
In answer to the charge. the prisoner expromed Weepiest
for what had occurred. He bad been working a good many
hours, and suddenly fell asleep while going home.
Mr. Benham told him that it was lucky for him be did
not run over some person, as he had no power whatever over
the hones he had charge of. All a nautical to him and others
Ica should line him 10e. orAendays' imprisonment.