The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-08 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANBION.IIOUffE.
Mt. the ordinary business of the court had been die-
o(, Xt. Freshlield, the solicitor to the Bank of
attended on behalf of the Governors, and pro-
duced as inkstand made in porcelain, on the top of which
was ahe simile of a 51. Bank of England note, which he
slated bad been taken to the Bank of England by a pestle-
man who bad purchased It. to know If the maasfactive of
such as article was an Infringement of the law. The pen-
Masten gave the name of the manufacturer, and he bad given
every Information in his power. Mr. Freshaeld refrained
from mentioning his name, but said inquiries bad been in-
stituted, and the Bank authorities had decided not to take
any steps in the matter, but merely desire publicity to be
tra bit, and to ►et the public know that it was an ha-
t of the Act 24 and 25 Vic., cap. 98.
'll7rold Mayor said that if any such case came within
his jurisdiction he would deal with it according to the
provisions of the act.

George Eagles, the driver al ow al the General °melbas
Company's omnibuses, 7,077, and George Rose, the driver of
we ai Mr. Joseph Wood's Havelock% 6,275, appeared before
the am G. 0. Norte's, to mower the summonses taken
out against them at the instant's of the police, and charging
them with furious driving.
From the evidence it appeared that on the foreseen af
Friday, the 27th of last month, both vehicles wets on their
way to town with theism", when Ryles, the driver
ef the compsny's 'bus, • the Havelock about to pees
it, °commenced galloping, Roes, determined sot to he
outdone, urged his cattle on to • furious pion The come-
queue. was that both vehicles came in emir* so that
splinter' were found to be llyieg from the spokes af
the wheels of each, and for soma tune it was feared
that • various accident would be the result. Fortimeteiy,
both defendants being good whips, nothing birdie(' emuned
then precisely the MAN amount dtiminme being done to
the wheels of each vehicle, the Tepid,* to we having cost
U. We, while the other was a shilling more; and this
amount the defendants themselves bad to pay.
Janice Rain, the constable who had witmesed the ming,
attributed the greater animist el bison te the driver of the
" Swank" is emieavonrhg to home the emeepasy's yellow
'bus am to tie feet pavement ; while Kr. Thom Hayden,
• warehousemen, who leppened to be a pannier by the
" Ramieek," and seated co the kaiferbeard, deneibed
his driver as going at a steady pee aII the time,
and said all the mischief moaned by the driver of the
yellow 'bus sot allowing them to peen, ea be should have
li;.Beerd. who attended on babel, of the Climdbos Com-
pany, here said he tweinetend hem the impaeor rd pollee
that each of the emodbusee bad six mutes' time, and
therefore there was so awes far rivalry or foliose &friss.
The company's ma, teem would have to pay the unmet
of dump dew out of him own freshet ; and u &aim whit
the charge his Worship would take this circumstance, as
males the led there kraut to blame of the two
kis
te= aim should have to pay thhty dia-
ling% the demege. sa:lorned el the ememenes Mr.
Weed. Mmeder, bed he wp midi by lbeeemlibed slat
of the mersielise et peoprietem end the Leaden
ohm Me mid M mes Wee NM the mune time wee
to the 'been ill the Leedom die of Clainberwell-
Mileostbatimesithes thin nem tea Imes Weeds at the wed of
whore Ihme .1 od forinedy

to stand, and the moment a "Havelock" yea started
GOO of those at Beresfordstrest wouhl come on and
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" nurse" it.
lir. Norton declared that in ill came of "nursing"
brought before him he should enforce the highest penaltice,
m it Imo
Ituilhly improper practioe. Ha then oonvicted
Roos is ty of 14s. and expenses, and Begin in 7e. and
szterioan-noz—Mr. Norton requested an acknowledg-
ment of the following donations for the poor-box, via.:-
101. from the saws. Compway ; 51. from M. P. G. ; and
2a. 6d. in postage stamp, from E.