The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Alfred Pollster, a mast salesman, in Aidgate, and John
Plant, • butcher residing at Leytoo, appeared before the
Lord Mayor yesterday, to answer a summons taken out at
the instance of the City Sewers Commisaion by
William Wylds, a sanitary inspector under that
commission, the former charged with exposing for sale
a piece of meat unfit for butane food, and the latter with
having sent the same to market, knowing it to be unfit for
the food of man. . .

—Mr. Baylis, the solicitor to the Sewers Commission, ap-
to prosecute, and Mr. Beard appeared for both dee
rents.
Mr. Baylis said it was not usual for proceedinp to be taken
'against the salesman, but from circumstances which bad
happened he was instructed by the Comminsiouere of
Sewers to do so in this instance. Impactor Wylde
visited the shop of Mr. Pointer on the morning of
the 29th of August, at about seven o clock, and
found no meat that was bad at that time. At about
eleven o'clock he went *gain, and then saw hanging up be-
hind some good meat a quarter of a cow which had died,
and not been slaughtered, sod was not fit for food. Mr.
Pointer wen not in at the time, but his foreman said that
was the only piece he bad received, and be did not know
where it came from or who sent it. Wylde afterwards saw
Mr. Pointer, end he made the same statement as his man had
made, and said be could Dot give the name of the sender of
the meat. He called every day until the 11th September,
when he found out where the meat had oome from, and the
name of the sender. He went afterwards to Mr. Pointer,
and told him he had better give him the information he de-
sired, and he then gave him a note signed by Mr. Plant,
telling him to do the beet he could with the meat. Mr.
Baylis also produced a letter written by Mr. Pointer, in
which be informed Mr. Plant that the meat bad bees
seized, and adding that it was certainly the worst be bad
ever seen. They could get rid of almost anything in Mu
London market, but this meet was really too bad. Wylde
then went to the defendant Plant, who made a statement
to the effect that the cow belonged to a farmer named
Cragin, who lived in the neighbourhood, and was found dead
in the ditch, with her neck broken. Mr. Cragin sent for him
to do the best be oould with it, and when he cut it open he
found four pecks of bullaces and leaves in her
Inspector Wylde was called, and proved these facts, and
Inspector Newman corroborated him in the opinion that the
meat was unfit for human food.
Mr. engin was also called, and said the cow belonged
to Lim, and was apparently in • state of perfect health
before she met with the accident, and that be sent it to the
defendant Plant to do the best be could with it, but not to
get him into any trouble about it.
In answer to Mr. Beard the vitae= rid that his son-in•
law ate the head and tongueof the animal.
Mr. Beard, on behalf of Mr. Pointer, urged that he bad
so Mimetic') of shielding Mr. Plant from the law or to allow
a repetition of the offence, be merely did what was often
done, with the idea of keeping Mr. Plant's custom, who
had been in the habit of sending him consignments of meat.
On the part of Plant he urged that he was not aware that
the meat was so bad. Mt. Cragin had told him that it
was in perfect health the day before, end told bin. to do the
beet be could with it. He was a sea of great respects
hints in his lips of life, aid Mr. Beard produced a testi-
monial signed by his neighbours in his favour.
The Lord Mayor, however, thought it was a ease in
which be ought to rake an example, and fined each of the
defendants 51., or in default on, mouth'. imprisournent.
The money was paid in the coarse of the afternoon.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET. -

Catherine Willis, • ;Meetly &Zia mug— female, wee
charged before Mr. Knox with aelaolking Mr. Albert
Herbert Lewis, surgeon, If Nuneaton, Werwicanhire, but
staying at present at 20, Newmaa-etreet, Or.fordilresh
The complainant said—l was in the Haymarket lest night.
I do not know what time it was, but I think it was half-
past one, when the defendant wretched my face. I met
her at Signal's, a plaos when, wheal wee • stades% I was
in the habit of visiting. She mid she knew me. Met an-
noyed my friend. and I seat my friend bane is a cab, and
then she scratched my farm
Mr. Knot—Had you bees drinking ?
Oomplainant—Ok. 1 wee set &wk.
Defendant—Did you sot strike m ?
Complainant—No.
Benjamin Jeffrey, 2010. maid—Abed tine this morning
1 hoard a female calling " P01k.," eat the eseieleiseet said
be bad been smashed, and smut marks at Ide face I took
the defendant into custody.
Oompkinnat—Oh, look at my pods* Imsdkerobief.
Defeedent—He streak me twin, mg I Gaol fee the
Mr. Knox —lt certainly strikes me is mmerkable if the
dadeedant had sot been Amok , that elle shwa mil for the
polies. I think, Mr. Lewis, that pew you en no longer
stedeeki yea bad better keep heft the Haysittet. I tiWc