The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-10 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL

A respectable looking ROMPO' who had with her a child
about six years of age, applied tollr. I)'Eyncourt under the
following circumetaoces :
The applicant stated that her child had been bitten by a
dog, and es she did not know whether it was mad or not
she wanted the magistrate to grant her au order to have it
destroyed. The persons to whom the dog belonged said the
doz, was not mad, and they would not allow it to be de-
stroyed without she gave them 10s. A fortune teller had
said that the dog bad better be killed, or else her child
would go mad, and although she did not say when that was
likely to take place, still when the planets creased such a
thing might occur. It was a sad thing for a poor mother to
be in such a fix, and that was why she should like the dog
destroyed.
Mr. l)'Eyn.ourt said that there was much prejudice
an.ong a certain clam of poor people, that if a dog bit
them or their children nothing would do but that the dog
must be killed. He (the magistrate) should like the dog
to live, for if it went ou well he should be easy in his mind
about the child. The applicant had better rest contented,
and let the dog live.

Applicant —1 would rather the dog woe killed. The
fortuneteller read the cards, and said the dog bad better
be sent out of the world. Suppose the planets crossed,
and the dog was not out of this world, what should she
and her poor child do" It was horrible to think that
her child might go mad. The dog was not worth a
farthing, and yet the parties to whom it belonged wanted
10*. of her to have it destroyed, but she would *ea them
hanged first before she would pay a single farthing.
Mr. lYEyncourt mid it was very foolish of the applicant
to :isten to such twaddle. There was a prevalent
notion that the dog must be killed to effect a core. He
could do nothing for her; but if the parties to whom the
dog belonged did not pay her the expenses she had incurred
by calling in the dootor she might sue them in the county
court.

Thg applicant said that she would adopt that course,
and would see what a little doge of poison put upon some
nice meat would do for the brute of a dog that had bitten
bar child.

SOUTHWARK.

Robert Palmer, a general dealer, was brought up in cus-
tody charged with .fading a porteroonnaie containing two
sovereigns from the person of Charles Coglan, under the
following singular circumstances : —The prosecutor, a many-
looking son•burnt young man, with a very long hosed, mid

that be had just arrived in London trom Australia, where
he had been rather successful in business, and on Thursday
afternoon he went to dine with some friends at the Trafal-
gar Tavern, Greenwich. He enjoyed himself, but atter leav-
ing the latter place he missed his friends, and on arriving at
the railway station he found that the last train had gone.
He walked along till he cams to New-cross, when a railway
officer spoke to him, and asked him if he required to be con.
veyed to London. He replied in the negative, when the
pruner drove up with a home and cart and offered to take
him to London for a trifle. Witness consented and got to
the cart, when be was certain that he had two sovereigns
in a portemonnaie, which for safety he deposited in hie ride
coat pocket near Ida breast, and he had about twelve shil-
lings loose in hie trousers pockets. On the way to London
they stopped at a public-house, and he treated the prisoner
to issue ale. After they left that he felt the prisoner fum-
bling him shout. He asked him what be meant by it, when
be said, "Oh, I'm only making you comfortable and happy."
(Laughter.) A little while afterwards the prisoner stopped
at a public house and demanded a shilling for bringing him
there. Witness then put his band in /am breast pocket,
and missed his purse and the two sovereigns.
He then called a constable and gave Palmer into cus-
tody. In crass-examioation be said he had drank a great
deal, but still he did not think he was drunk. In answer
to the charge the prisoner said he was a respectable trades-
man and being at New-cross with his hone and cart he
offered to bring the gentleman u far u the Bricklayers'
Arms, near which house he lived. The prisoner was very
drunk, and at the public-houses he treated everybody and
threw the ale about. He also tumbled about and was
picked up by different men, and he would a:tually have
(alien out of the cart had he not laid bim down. At last be
became so outrageous that be was compelled to pot him out,
when he called a constable and gave him in custody for
robbing him. Police-constable, 28'2 If, said that lie searched
the prisoner immediately, but neither purse nor gold was
found on him. The prosecutor was rather the worms for
liquor. The magistrate said that there was not sufficient
evidence to convict the prisoner, therefore be should di
charge bim. The prosecutor afterwards remunerated him
for locking him up.