The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-02 00:00:00

BOWSTREET.

Patrick Weston was placed at the ter on remand charged
with stealing a piece of beef from the shop of Mrs. Wright,
Ship-yard.
James Coglin said on Boxing-day be saw the Fleeter
with a large bit of beef. On hearing that such a piers of
meat bad been stolen from Mrs. Wright's shop, he west to
look after the prisoner, and found him about seven o'clock
in the evening, when he asked him how be got the meat.
Prisoner said it was all right. He asked some other ques-
tions about it, when the prisoner said he " nailed" it from
Wright's, and that be (witness) need not say anything
about it. and he'd " square" the thing all right. He how-
ever went and told Mrs. Wright.
A boy, No. 24 in the Shoeblack Brigade, said on the day
in question, about four o'clock in the afternoon, he saw
the prisoner with a big bit of beef. He was walking away
with it.

Prisoner—Saw me with a big lump of beef ! Well, you
must have good eyes. Why, I bad no beef, and
I don't know anything about it. As to stealing it, that's
• mistake. I was iodoors all the afternoon, end I can
prove it.
Mr. Henry—Well, you can do so at your trial.
Prisoner—But I never had the beef. If I had I shouldn't
have minded, but it U hard to get sent for trial for nothing.
Mr. Henry—Well. two witnesses saw you with the beef,
and a piece of meat like that you were seen carrying was
stolen from a shop at the corner of Ship-yard.
Maw°. a coal-dealer in Ship-yard, said—A few days ago
he saw the prisoner hanging about in Middle Series-place,
when he asked him if he would carry out • few coals. He
said he would, and he aooordiogly mint him with • couple of
hundred to a laundress. He got the money, which be kept,
and he also stuck to the rack. _

Prisoner—Well, you'll make something of it presently.
I never did a day's pork for the men, emi I never had the
beef. _ _ .

Mr. Hears'—l shall commit you for trial on the first
charge, and remand you on the second. in order tbst the
person who paid you the money may be in attendance.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Antonio Capatati, the organ-player, who was recently
charged with annoying Mr. John Stanford, of No. 7,
Langbam-place, by playing an organ in front of hie house,
appeared before Mr. Knox on a summons charging him with
the name offence. _

The prisoner was diecharged on Thursday became the
magistrate was of opinion that the prieour ought not to
have buu given into custody, as the constable did not
actually see hint playing his organ, but that be ought to
have been proceeded against by summons. The complainant
accordingly applied for a summons, which was without
loss of time served on the prisoner.
Mr. Edward Lewis, who appeared for the prisoner when
the ease was called on, owl —I must at coos take an ob-
jection to the summons, as the eau has already bees
adjudicated upon.
Mr. Knox—That is not ao. I declined to adjudicate. I
said the man was wrongfully in custody, and I would not
go on with the case.
Mr. E. Lewis—The alleged offence wag committed at
5 o'clock in the afternoon. The defendant is dragged off to
the station and dragged before you the next morning, after
having been locked up all night. The evidence against him
is gone into, the court decides that he ought not to have
been given into custody, and then discharges him. I con-
tend, therefor% my client has • r.ght to plead that the
charge has been heard and dismissed, and that be cannot
properly be summoned to answer the game charge. My
client bu been illegally in custody for 20 hours, and if the
complainant persiets in going on with the case I am in-
structed to bring an active against him for falas
im-
prisoomect.
Mr. Stanford—All I want is quiet. I have no perusal
feeling against the man, or against organ-players, but they
will not go away when desired to do so, and when is my
protection. I had a case before Mr. Tyrwhitt in February
kg, and that gentleman aid he was out quite sure of hie in-
terpretation of the act, but that be considered although •
MAO was not playing in view of • policeman it erase nutmeat%
and he should therefore inflict a floe of ss. adding that the
next time, on conviction, the film would be,

Mr. Kn;x—With regard to the opinion of my colleague, I
wish to state that I have the greatest respect for his
opinion, bid at the rams time I most art on what I meoeive
to be the law of the Mae. I behave that the man was given
into custody illegally. and I therefore ordsred him to be
discharged.
A Gentleman—l reside near Mr. Stanford. and can say
that the organ nuisance is abominable. The men begin
about 9 in the morning, and do not lease off until half past
10 at night. Them are sometimes from twenty to thirty
organs in one day in the place.
Mr. Knox—l should not like the cam to go off without I
taut stated that the inhabitant, of this district shad have
all the protection I can afford them • sod for the make of aU
author., banisters, and solicitors too, Mr. Lewis, I will, is
all proved came, fine the defendant' 4th. each. The law
rays " in view of a rotatable," and I have no doubt if w.
plication were made to Sir R.Mayee, thata coestable in plain
clothes world be placed near Mr. Stanford's rssidenos,
and tie nuisance to him and his neighbours would very
soon be abated.

Mr. Stanford then consented to withdraw the nemeses,
and the corps-player was discharged.