The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-03 00:00:00

STRATFORD.

Two men, named Colin Macgregor and James Taylor,
were charged before John Gurney Fry, Esq. (chairman), and
N. Powell, Esq., on the information of the Royal :society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with the follow.
iog horrible cruelty to a dog.
The place where the act of cruelty was perpetrated was in
the taproom of a public-house called the Wellington, at
Canning•town, on or about the night of the 20th of De-
cember last. The defendants were in the tap-room with
the potman of the house, and the dog ran into the
room, when the door was cloned to prevent its going
out again. There was a large fire grate, or range, in
the room, with an oven, boiler, &c., need daffy for the
purpose of baking and cookiog for the family, and there
wee a large bright fire burning, made of coke. The de-
fendant Macgregor seized the dog by the tail, and held it
over the fire suspended by the tail for some two or three
minutes. He then opened the oven door and put the dog
in the oven, closing the door upon it. After keeping it in
the oven a minute or two be opened the door
again, and the poor animal rolled out and stag-
gered across the room, foaming at the mouth, and got
between the potman's legs.
_The other defendant (Tayfor)
then picked it op and tossed it with both bands to the
defendant Macgregor, saying as he del so, " Put the
animal on the fire and roast it." Whereupon the de-
fendant Macgregor again inhumanly placed the unfortunate
creature in the oven, sod closed the door and kept it there
two or three minutes. The penmen, whose tongue had
been tied up to this time by threats from the defendants,
could no longer keep silence, and upon his threatening to
call out. the defendant Macgregor opened the oven door
and pulled the dog out, and threw it on the floor. The dog
at that time was foaming at the mouth, hit unable to cry
out. The door of the room being opened the dog. to escape
from its tormeutors, staggered out, more dead than alive,
and managed to reach its home, where it most have sof.
fared in secret for a day or two, for the attention of its
owner was not called to it for some days after, when be
found it in • dreadful state; the hair was burnt off the
of its body, its
waderpark were charred and
greater part
and the poor creature gradually grew worse, sad
bad several fits. At length au end was put to its sufferings
by drowning it.
The magistrates having consulted, the chairman said this
was one of the most terrible Mee of cruelty to animals
that bad ever come before that bench, or as they hoped, any
other bench of magistrates. Happily there was a law to
meet such cases, aid the sentence of the bench was that the
defendant Macgregor be committed to the House of Correc-
tion for three calendar months with hard labour, and the
other defendant, Taylor, whose conduct had not been quite
so bad, to two calendar months.

BIRMINGHAM JOINT STOCK BANK (LIMITED).—
The first annual meeting of this bank, established a rear
ago on the limited liability principle, was held at the Royal
Hotel, Birmingham, yesterday, Mr. G. F. Minds in the
their. The report, showing the liabilities and mists of the
bank, gave as to the former—" Proprietors' capital, 48,4401.;
due on deposit and current accounts, 30,529/. ; total,
4105691. AN to the Imola, they are composed of bills of
exchanr, 284,2217. ; advances on loam tad securities,
90,2087. ; cash in hand and at meets. 42,2187. ; goveremeet
sod East Indian securities, 11,9687. ; which, with loos
other items, balance the other side of the accounts. The
gross profits of the year were put down at 0.8831. lb. 4d.,
alter deducting expenses, 7,=71. 14s. 2d. Out of this •
dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum was sworn-
mewled ; and after paying On whole of the prelisabiary =-
peeled, and adding 3,5001. to the guantntee fund, witeh,
with the premium on the new shares, will meant to
20.0001., the balance of undivided profit 0080 wee 11100111-
mended to be carried to the current half-year." The report
was adopted, the retiring direeton re-elected, and • vote of
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