The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-31 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION- HOUSR.
Mr. Gum, North American shipping agent and broker,
attended, by request, before the Lord Mayor, in conse-
quence of an application made to the court by three emi-
grants, who had gone on board the American ship Dcle-
marks.

The epplicants represented that they were compelled
to abandon the vessel at Falmouth on aeclunt of want
of accommodation and badness of provisions, the vessel not
having been inspected, and they sought to recover back
their passage money, according to the contract made by
them with the charterer of the ship to convey them to their
destination.

Mr. Martin, the chief clerk, who took some pain+ to
inquire into the truth of the grievancea complained of, sue.
eeeded in sacertaining that the ship bad left St. Katharine 's
Docks on the 29th of July, and so far from there being any
ground of complaint that the ship had not been inspected,
be found that It had been inspected by the government
ahem, and reported In every way seaworthy and according
to the regulations, Some of the persons wbo had left the
ship had had recourse to the County Court, the only remedy
the complainants could have; an they voluntarily aban-
doned the ship, it did not come within the Passengers
Mt.

Captain ?Mean, the peernment emigration agent, also
attended, and said bowel bound to state that the vessel had
been strictly and carefully examined by an intelligent offi-
cer, in whom he had the greatest confidence, and the state
of the vessel, as also the quality of the provisions, were in
every respect perfect, the vessel after leaving port had met
with very bad weather, and was obliged to put into Ply-
mouth for three days, where the emigrants might have
made any complaint to his °file. r there; the vessel again
went to sea, but was compelled to put back for Falmouth,
having split her sails and lost her bowsprit, for replan,
when the applican•s had abandoned the ship. Had the
case come within the Passengers Act he would have inter-
fered, but It did not.
The Lord Mayor said he was very sorry for the emigrants,
►ut as he had no power to deal with the case, lie would re-
commend the owner to make some arrangement with the
Men.

The applicants thanked his lordship, and retired.
BOUTHWAII.K.
D4M1141 Downs, a cesterimemm see charged with cruelly
working a donkey while in a& melt Mite.
Thomas Almond, a. ellen. of the Royal Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty r Animals, stated that as Saturday
rooming he was in the Bennamebey New-road, when he mw
the primer driving a donkey cart, heavily lade. with
greens, lc , which the animal could hardly drag along.
He then perceived that something was the sneer with the
shoulders of the donkey, u the animal wasted very much,
and the fl•ah was a great deal swollen. He stopped the
donkey, and on lifting the saddle lie discovered an old sack,
doubled four times, and under that a large raw wound
,'boat a foot long and two niches wide in the centre. It
was almost in a state of putrefaction, and smelt' cost offen-
sively. The donkey could hardly stand. He therefore took
the prisoner into custody, and brought the donkey to the
station for his worship's inspection.
Mr. Comb. went to the yard and examined the donkey,
and on his return remarked that he never saw a poor animal
in such a dreadful state, and he was tletrisod that anyone
mold be so cruel as to work it.
Prisoner declared that he was a very poor man, and had
a wife and large family to support by hawking greens. and
that morning he had to sell his shoes of his feet to purchase
goods. He did not think the UM wu so bad.
Mr. Combs said he must have known that. How would
he like to carry a sack of coals ea his back covered with
sons ?

Thu primmer maid he had bad the deakeyaight years, and
the beck had base bad only a fortnight, and ha did all be
could to cure it.

the clerk informed his wonbip that he had known the
prisoner as an honest hard-working mu for many year*,
and he thought he would not Colltaan• to work the missal
in that sista if allowed to be discharged from custody. He
could keep it in his stable, and he would take Can that it
received the attention of a good veterinary surgeon, and
that he should not work it until well.
Mr. Goethe said that as he had heard a good character of
him he should give him an opportunity of curing the
donkey, and adjourn the case for • fortnight. The officer
of the Royal :iociety would call at defendant's stable as
often as he could, and ascertain whether he kept his word,
and if not bring him up for severe punishment.

LAMBETH.
Thomas Datebritipe, a youth, wu charged with *mulling
Poiiescoattable Willis= Ropers, 174 L.
Rogue, whose burly appearance formed a striking ou-
tran to the shrimp) ke pupa of the defendant, deposed
that as Saturday night, between the hours of eleven and
twelve o'clock, while oa duty in the London-road, he or-
dered some hamlet who were speaking loudly at the door
of a publishes.* to " move on, " upon which the prisoner
not only shweed him but struck him Soar or five blows, the
first of whisk knocked off his hat, and he was compelled to
take him into enatedg.
The prisoner, In reply to the charge, declared that the
stet ma% of the wiela was wholly untrue, as would be
shown by hie vitamin.
Two mai Mal" the ewe the WORT and the other en
&muskmelon' of the wham, win sailed, and deposed that
they had sesidentally mat at the door of the public-howes,
and being intimate aftweintemem. they got into conversa-
tion, but not in a load am of min, and they had aot been
there a moist whew the mwegthle mime up end desired
them to move on," and MU them that if they. did not do
se heshouldWm them tab . The prueser, who
WIN Meath) fn the paliimheme. what the cos-
Mali, had mid, mem to the dear, and what they
hemi Ilene and why they shenli be Inborn he the meatier
ham, 1 Ito sinahle's »Mg wee.MotW be did Not take
am he should him, sod at Se tam time amisamand
lay bald of him. The gehrear Baba lots the pablie.heses
and was followed W the weaslattle, srbe, after tearing Me
shirt to Meese sad dumb, elealme, dragged him off
to thestatioa-boses. ,
The testimony of the young woman mem fully 'aerobe-
rated by two other remestabie whams% and all seed peal-1
tively swore that the yelemer maim Mem* nor ablemmod
to strike the constable.
Mr. Norton, &Reviewing tie whole of the witnesses, ob-
served that it wiring, elm that the madam et the
=l. Ira. WIMP!, whiteary, :and umeet enjos-
la the Litman II Wset Mk whetome
lieges two geeent yews warns, as the witaiNSMl=
to be, M wmove la " he had dime, end Me
about the' eimmor having Moak him three cm lbw dins
without hie emeartag it was noiNly highly improbable, bet
wholly outradieted. see eel rem OD be tolerated,
and he should at ewe diellempa the paws" leaving him
to seek redrew thnyh the Ohs ammthiewsn for the
ilkinfile he maimed ache Sods Mt the pollainam.

LIALBUISIUMITII.
111 the semetary to the Ran Beatty be the
Preveatielt 411 M Anson., applied to Mr. peados
for three igelamt Mr. T. B. Ms Ms pro-
prietor of Commas ad if sad hi. Peltena
for cruelty to a Wee, irbilit wee ampseded be a basso,
that imploded
em the ea Thursday attersees last.
The applicant labsd =was prepared with evidence
that the bases wended at half pact I o'clock on
altemeon last, from Crevasse Gardass, and
tlipt Polievin sat upon the limit eif die hiss which
wall Arm the mains. Rem bilabial was in the
agebeliMa at the time, and Zr. Miami, the pro-
of the tae, wan also_ preemie when the ascent
web Made. me &sold else be Web, prom that Madame
le num, Mae lift, ihe back of the
Milir while iii:Vsk boilers she Mimi the ear with her
hatband.
Mr. !leaden 'Uppsala that it was !Meade* to raise the
question whether ft was an act of cruelty to the horse to
elapsed it to a balloon.
M. Thomas replied that it was, and said the weight upon
the animal's bark while suspended in the air, and the con-
struction of the bondage', would bo milliaient to prove the
act of cruelty. One of the °Ricers of the society was pre-
sent during the assent, sad also a veterinary surgeon, and
they both would be able to prove the act of cruelty to the
maim&
Mr. 13eados said he fully expected that the sarnasoeses
Would have been applied for, as it was avieotion of con-
siderable hopccesaeo, and should be settled. Mr. Thomas
bad elated quite sulicimat kw the sumoseasse to be ted.
Mr..Thsowe was then liked whether be late Wed to pro-
ceed apgjost Mom he the assent or dement ?
lb. Thomas said fee this Moat from Cremes, Outlaw

Mr. Diadon observed in that case the matter would not
come under hi■ jurisdiction, as the whole of et...morns
Gardens was in the dh.tiict of the Westminster Police-
court. flisdistrict only es:ended as far as the road near
the gardens.
Mr. Thomas said he was very sorry for troub:ing his
worship ignores saltily, but he had been informed that
Hammersmith we the right court to apply for the sum-
monses.

Mr. Deaden inquired where the balloon deseended, as if
it fell in his district he could then grant the summonses.
Mr. Thomas said the balloon descended at Heston, near
Hounslow.

Mr. lleadon said that place was also out of his district.
He believed that the tint balloon ascent of M. Poitevin with
his horse terminated by the machine falling its Wimbledon,
which pion emus raider his notice at Wandsworth, audit Mr.
Thomas had *Mame of that descent, he would listen to the
application.
Mr. Thomas said he had not. The ouly evidence that
he bad related to the ascent of the balloon on Thursday
last. He understood that Madame Poitevin intended to
ascend that evening upon the back of a bull from the same
gardens as Europa carried away by Jupiter.
Mr. Deaden thought the beet course to adopt by Mr.
Thomas was, to apply to the sitting magistrate at W est-
minster Polio. Court for the summonses, as the question
was en important one, and ought to be decided iu the pro-
per district.
Mr. Thomas thanked his worship for the attention he had
paid to the application, and said he should apply immedi-
ately to the magistrates at Westminster Police Court.