The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

..OIIILDHALL

♦ BUTCHER MIND 210 FOR RIMING BAD /MAT TO WARM%
Wittman Cruet, a butcher, of Ashford. in Kent, wu
summoned before Aldermen Humphery, for unlawfully
needing meet which was unfit for human food to Nownate-
market.

Mr.ileigh, instructed by Mr. Pearce, solicitor to the
Butchers' Association, defended.
The consignment of the meat in question. consisting of
six shoulders and ten lege of motto°, was not denied on
behalf of the defendant, and the evidence for the prosecu-
tion was therefore directed to the proof of the state of the
meat upon its delivery in Newgate Market. In-
spectors Fisher Newman, Davidson, and Wilde
were then MBed and deposed to the general
unfit state of the meat for human food, and to the
fact that the joints were from animals in a state of dismal
which bad earned for them the significant cognomen of
" wet-uns."

Dr. Letheby, the medical officer of health for the City of
London, bore testimony to the unsoundness of the meat and
the dangerous consequences to be apprehended from the is-
troductsoo of such diseased meat for the purposes of food.
Alderman Humphery intimated his intention to commit
the defendant for trial, tape which
Mr. Sleigh interposed, and urged upon the notice of the
court the absence of any evidence to show that the defendant
sent the meat with a guilty knowledge.
Alderman Humphery said the evidence of Russell, the
detective officer, showed that the defendant found other por-
tions of the same sheep so bad that he gave them away to
the poor.
Mr. Sleigh said the defendant hail not then seen the
legs of mutton, and did not know they were so bad as had
been deposed to, and submitted that if it was a case for con-
viction at all, it was one that ought to be dealt with under
the act of parliament, and not for the offence at common
law.

After some further discussion the summons under the
common law was withdrawn, and one under the statute sub-
etituted ; and upon the evidence already adduced
Alderman Hinaphery fined defendant 101., which was im-
mediately paid.

MLELBOROUGH-STREET.
TOOL ZOBRIST AT A BIOLDIVB.
William Smith and Georvje Garrett, two ill-looking fel-
lows, were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a large
quantity of workmen's tools, of the value of about Ird. ,
from the workshops of Mr. William Hyde, builder, &c.,
1, Weymouth-street, Marylebone.
Mr. Joseph Jackson, harness maker, of 174, Portland.
road, mid at half-past 11 last night be was paring Mr.
Hyde's premises in Weymouth-street, when he saw the two
prisoners standing outside. He heard a whistle from the
other side of the street, and saw two other persons standing
there. This induced him to watch, and he then saw the Iwo
prisoners get through the railings, one being broken, and
go down .14r. Hyde.'s area, and pack up some of the tools.
He then gave information to the police, having watched the
prisoners for nearly a quarter of an hour, sad afterwards
law the prisoners in custody.
Jesse Strickland, 91 E, said, on being informed of what
was going on by Mr. Jackson, he went down the area of
the house 1, Weymouth-street, and saw one of the prisoners
in the coal vault, and the other trying to got up the step.
He, with the Resistance of Jarman, 88 E, took the prisoners
into custody. In answer to the question why they were
there, the prisoners made no reply.
Jarman, 88 E, confirmed the other officer's statement.
Sergeant Outing, 8 E, mid he was called to 1, Weymouth-
street, and saw the prisoners in the custody of the other
officers. Ou searching the place he found 61 tools tied up
in aprons in a basket, and a I,rge number in a sack. Oa
examining the premises he found that an entry had been
effected by cutting a pane of glass out of the workshop win-
dow with a knife used for the purpose by glaziers.
Thomas Wilson, a carpenter in the employ of Mr. Hyde,
proved locking up the workshop the previous evening at sic,
Theo all was quite safe. Some of the tools produced were
his property, and others belonged to other workmen.
The prism:ere, who made no defence, were committed for
trial.

MARYLEBONE.
TIII AND TIM CABMAN.
A nattily dressed, red-nosed cabman, named David James.
ledge 10,213. and whose gravity had not quite returned
after his recent potations, was charged with being drunk and
incapable of taking are of his horse and cab.
Police-constable John 3Marry, 51 I), deposed—About
two this morning I was on duty in Gloucester-square, when
1 saw a cab standing in the centre of the road, apparently
without any person on the box. I went to it, and turning
my bump on, found the prisoner asleep, with his head lying
on the top. (Prisoner—Very good.) I railed to him, and
recei, Mg no answer, I shook him till he awoke. I then
found that he was so drunk as not to be able to stead, and
I drove him to the *tattoo.
Mr. Mansfield—Have you got your license?
PlL'onev--You don't want that; here's my badge, you can
take the number of that, that will do as well.
Mansfiekl—No, it will rot.
Privoser--Can't you take my Dumber and make • report
cp." that ? It's no good having the license, there's notbieg
tills is in allusion to the custom of the magistrates
m", 11 to mark all convictions on the back of the license.)
C. Mansfield— I must see it myself ; and, to have it
Produced, 1 shall remand you till Monday.
Another make who was in court said—l think the fore-
run is outside with the license.
3Ln/field—Go and see then, or he will be detained
till Monday.
the l
eakby west out, and after a short absence produced
imos; Aatiog that the foreman had sent it by • boy.
Prisoner —I haven't touched anything for five months till
yeAterdav, and the laid job I had 'was a swell what gave me
something to drink, and I know no more. You may mark
41 You like on the license for what I are, for I don't rot.") to drive after the summer. I shall retire.
Mr. Manvfield ordered him to pay ss.
Pro, .ner—That will do. (Turning to his wife, be re.
gamed her to " square it up," which she did by paying the
ace.)

SINCULAR RECOVERY OP BANK Norm.—On
Tuesday morning a clergyman of Bath lost six Al. notes,
noel b 7 Stuckey's Bank, the number of which were
.""as. The town crier was employed to proclaim the
at the same time offering a reward of 54 for the rat-
,oration of the notes. In the evening be ascertained that
s.rhe children, while returning home from the infant
school in kroad•treet, had picked up some of the notes at
the end of (:eorge•trest. Two of them, it appears, were
l'kee home whole. one was picked up by • young man
wined !tinier, of Circus.rnews, and the rest the children, in
miorance of their value, tore up and divided amongst
themselves for the sake of the " pretty pictures." The
ener obtained the three entire COWS, and the schoolmistress
sf the school picked up the fragments of one or two more
on the Boor of the schoolroom on Wednesday morning.
There is every probability that, with a careful arrangement
if the pieces, sufficient will be shown to tattoos the bank
ts can ooe at least of the broken oote•—Bristol Mercer,.
SNOW IN JUNE.—Our correspondent informs us
that toe weather in the neighbourhood of Orton was
extremely cold on Friday, the 27th tilt. About 4 o'clock
elans flakes of snow covered the pound ; the mew
4 Preceded by a severe hail storm, some of the hail-
nonce being as large as a common horn bean. The wind at
the time blew strong from the narth•west.— Ilsradd.

PROBABLL

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