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

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

CLERK EN WELL.

THE FEVER DM{ OF I•iLINGTON.

.1014 n Taylor, of So. :,, Braod•street. Holloway, Islin,;-
too, the owner of the premises situate and beiog at the rear
of Nos. 13, 14, 15, and 16, Brandatreet, appeared before
Mr. D'Eyncourt at the instance of the vestry of St. Mary,
lishogton, to answer a complaint under the •Nuisances Re-
moval Act fur England, 1855, to the effect that the said
premises were ID such a state as to be a nuisance and inju-
rious to health and unfit for human habitation.

Mr. Ldyton, the vestry clerk. attended to support the
complaint, and stated that the defendant wu the owner
of four small waahhowies, cottages the defendant called
them, which were occupied as dwellings. These wash-
houses were situated at the beck of the homes in Brand-
street, and when they were built were intended for
human habitatioos, sal he could not see what the dietrict sur-
veyor bad been about cohere allowed them to be erected at aIL
Three places were in a filthy condition and improperly venti-
lated, having no bock windows. There was only one closet
between the house No. for the use of the occupants of
the eight houses. sod all must admit that each a state of
things was very disgraceful. The yard was also mowed ;
there mow dust-bin, audio° of the waterbutta were rotten.
In addition the places were very damp, and were quite unfit
for human habitations. Ooe of the cottages was occupied
' by four persona, and., the entire area of each hones was only
TOOL 9i0., there was only 177 ft. of air to each person.
The defendant had had the taus! notices served on him
as to the state of the premises, and had aeon him (Yr.
Layton) and had promised to remedy the evils complained
of, but as he had failed to comply with the request of the
vestry, or to keep his own promise, it was ousidered oe-
°smeary, not only for the health of the inhabitant, of the
place in question, but of the parish at large, that these pro-
eeedinp should be taken.
The defendant said the homes were his, and no one could
do more that he did to Leep them clean, for every morn-
*be threw water down the drains. As for the houses
being dump, that could Dot be, as he bad oompoed them.
The num these proceedings were taken was bemuse when
be put his hands etc his pockets and took them out he
could not finding anything to give to Dunham, the inspec-
tor. (A laugh.)
Dr. &thud, medical officer of health, said the places were
unfit fur families to reside in, and there was no through ven-
tilation ; they were in a filthy condition.
Mr. DEinoourt made an order for the houses to be pro-
perly ventilated, and also that the other work required by
Mr. Layton should be done. He told the defendant that if
he allowed any overcrowdiag.as had bun stated he did, the
authoritieswould proceed against him under another sec-
tion, and that course he hoped would be taken before any of
the inmates died. The defendant would have to pay the
meta.

The defendant said he would at ones set about the work,
and he wished to assure him worship, amidst much laughser,
that there was a dewier or • harder-working Luldlord
than he was..

—.l-d:c;tictWilliaals, of ureham•street, WAS summoned for
a like offence, and pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Layton said that the state of one of the bosuns would
show pretty nearly tho state of the whole of the others.
At N 0.3, the house was in a bad state of repair, and very
filthy, the paving also being defective, the drain, owing
o its being made of brick, and not having a proper fall,
was offensive. There were no dust bins to any
et the houses, and the yards were very . dirty.
Se waterbott was rotten, awl Dot covered, and had no tap
et bail-gook, and the temente had to dip the water. At
Nc 4 the ceilings were so defective that they admitted both
light ead'air. The state of No. 3 applied to all the other
bowies.

Dr. Ballard con6rmed the statement, and said that the
houses .ere imperfectly ventilated.
The defendant said be was doing all he could to remedy
the evils oomplaised of, and would do as the vestry wished
him. . . .

Mr. D'Eyoccort made en order for the immediate doing
of the aeoeseary work, sad ordered costa

TIM LATI FATAL ACCIDENT AT HORNSET.
J.,lat Hear!, Hatfield, aged IS, of 128, St. James's-road,
Holloway, who described himself as a traveller, was charged
with unlawfully discharging a pistol in Horniey.wood-lane,
a public thoroughfare, to theconinion dupe of passengers,
at the parish of Horasey.
From the evidence of James Smith, ostlers' the Horn-
sey-wood Tavern, it appesred that yesterday afternoon,
wnilat the inquest on the young man who was killed at
Massey was being held, the prisoner was amusiog himself
by firing off a pistol near to the footpath. He was taken
into custody by police-inspector Lengdon, who took a
pistol from him which was loaded to the muzzle.
Mr. R. Collins stated that be was foremen of the inquest,
sad was requested to attend by the jure, to complain of
the common practice of letting off loaded firearms on the
public highway. It often happened that when parties
were passing along the highway, they could hear the
shots rattle over their hats. A verdict wan retuned in
the ease of the young men Banks of accidental death, and
attached to the verdict was a recommendation to Sir R..
Mayne to use stringent means for the purpose of suppressing
so dangerous a auisance.
Mr. D'Eyneourt said he had received several letters on the
subject, and ordered the defendant to pay a fine of Tia, which
yeast aces dose.

WORSHIP-STREET.
FIRST CHARGE ON THE NEM TE 101-DAT.

Georpe Melevalfe, a wiry-framed young fellow, was charged
before Yr. Cooke with burglary.
' Yr. (horse Wiley, residing in the Hackney-road. said—
About on* o'clock this morning I was alarmed by hearing
some person walking about the rear of the premises. and
while listening, a voice called out. •• Who's there!" This I
afterwards learned proceeded from Mr. Lulea, my lodger,
who was then lookieg out of the upper window. I sprang
from my bed and saw a man mowing through a wicket-gate
in the back-garden, but cannot swear it was the prisoner.
gave alarm, and subsequently charged the prisoner with
' this offence. my premises having been broken oen.
Welch, 20l N, said—l heard cries of " Police' at the time
in gaieties. and guarder; to the spot from whence they pro-
-waded saw the prisoner in a stooping position near We
prosecutor's garden wall. He walked away oa perceiving
me, and when I questioned him as to his business there replied.
" Nothing, you are wanted tonal the corner; don't von bear
that they are calling police!" I said, " I think that
you are wanted round the corner, so come with me." He
resisted violently when I laid hold of him. and on
taking him to the rear of the place I found the
parlour window open, this jemmy lying on the window-
stone, and this piece of candle by its side, some
matches and • screw driver being a short distance from
them. On my way to this court this morning, prisoner
said, " If I had bad anything about use, you should not have
done this so easily, but, never mind, they can't do anything
with es if nothing's stolen." I had prisoner in custody two
year's since, and he wax sentenced here to three months'
insprioonmeet.
Primmer made no defence, and was fully committed for
trial on the charge of burglary.

TOTAL SCHUR OF CHAR .:Es AT THIS COORT DURINk: THI

rA.T IKAIL

The entries in the daily charge book• at Worship-street
police-court for the year 144 numbered 10,(4I ; those is
the pokes commitment book, 1,11;4.