The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

CITY POLICS COKMITTEB.
SNORT Wt. AND DIANDIII2.
Charles Moore, a cheesemonger, of 31, Shissmakeerrow,
was samsaoned before Alderman Copeland and Alderman
Cubist, by Mr. Knott, one of the City inspectors of weights
and memaree, for having a beam and scale ewes craft
agaiast the purchaser. In this instance toe draft was
mossioned by a piece of fat Wag placed under the plate of
the scale.
Alderman Copeland said it wee a very had ease, and fined
►im 20s. and costs.
James Diboll wes summoned for bevies a llb. weight 7
drams deficient.
Mr. Knott said he went into the defendant's shop, in
eamequesee of being informed that lie had charged a person
for more meat than had been delivered. The muket
ecniniittu had pissed a beam end seals in the clerk's oMeo
fee the us of the public who felt a.doubt as to whether they
had their proper weight, and en the average twenty people
amid them every Saturday. Oa one occasion two shouldore
of mutton were weighed and were 31he. deficient. The
butchers of the market were aware of that fact, for the
males had been in use for three years, and there was a board
up in the market informing the public that they could have
their meat weighed at the °Mee of the clerk of the market.
Alderman Cabin said it wee a pity they did not make

mon use of It. - . -
The defeadeat Was then fined 10s. and wets.
Hoary Shortland, a butcher, of Tyler's market, was toed
de. and mats for having a beam and male li os. draft spiast

the yerehmser.
William Winter, a carman, was summoned for deliveries'
coals without amachine and weights.
Alderman Cabin thought the defendant had been misled
by the seller of the coals, and therefore Lined him the cats
only, and ordered a second summons lobe takes out spinal
the seller.
Messrs. Samystos, /Hannah, and Co , of White-
street, Mooraelds, were summoned by Mr. Harvard, one of
the City Inspeaton of Weights area /demure., for having
one 1 gallon measure not stamped and 4 ounces dslaient,
and one half gallon 4i ounces deficient.
The foreman of the distillery assured the magistrates that
those 1001111111.1 were seldom if ever used, and upon that
sisertlon they were fined the wets only.
Robert Mayen, coal dealer, of St. Mary-ane, was fined
10s. and costa for having one unjust coal machine.
GUILDHALL.

naafis Beason, ab,;;;l;oittwelve years of ege, was
brought before Aldermen Fsrebrother and Sir Hairy Mug-
geMge, in petty sessions. (The sew Criminal Justices
Am requires two aldermen la the City to act is asses,
whereas one magistrate is the metropolitan districts is see.
Mont.) The defendant was charged with stadia, 17 quires of
paper belonging to Mr. Bauman, a printer. of Saow-hill, his
muter.
Mr. Batsman being smeind to take the usual oaths, mid
he had ea objeetioa to be swan. His were religious
samples.
Aldan= Fuebrotber said he bad no wish to interfere
with any man's religious opinions, bat prossoutor was liable
to be committed to prises for refusing to take the 00th,
which was absolutely necessary for the ends of justice. He
(the worthy alderman) would not proceed to any such harsh
measure at present, bat would remand the prisoner till
Wednesday to give Mr. Bateman tuns to madder what
course he would adopt.
Mr. Bateman said he believed is the New Testament,
which forbids sweetie, at all, and the set of kissing the
book he thought implied an imprecation which he mold not
subscribe to.
Al/lamas Farebrother said he should not discuss that
pant. He wished Mr. Bateman to understand that the
purport of the oath was simply calling upon the Almighty
' to bear witness of the latentioa to a the truth. The
I teat in Scripture alluded to by Mr. Batemaa referred to
I [sofas* swamis( end not to necessary oaths.
• Tim prissier was accordingly reseeded.
BOW•STEBBT.

Throe of the nth employed in working the MAIN at
the Idrairsted London Nowa *Moe, applied ni Ilcs
magistrate for advice. They commented by tininginkingt
that some of them bad bees discharged st a MO meals
sad others without notice.
The magistrate observed that if the applicants really ile-1
sired his advice, they had better state the fate candidly,
and keep nothing back.
One of the applicants then made the following statement.
Oa Wedneaday week a reamer reached the men that of 66
bands employed to work the machine 16 were to be or
abused, and the remaining 30 would be required to do the
whole of the wash without eau. pay. On Friday thenning
they obtained leave from the foreman to stop the theellith
for 10 Wastes, Is order to rioasalt en that point ; and a An
panties of sin haying both appointed to welt es lb.
p ▪ I
lorn, the roetor, the rest returned t• ikon week.
elgrsaa assur
ed the deputstioe that he !Wife 101211111W1
of making any alteration. The mu, howevey net bring
satisfied with this asearanes, grain stopped the mania* for
10 minutes without 'skiing leave. This Megloasod the pro- '
piston, who bed eines got the paper partly meetsiood else-
where, discharging souse of the men, and giving only partial
work to others who had previcrasly been full hands. They
bad also simulated a rumour that the men bad stria, is
ceasequence of whisk statement other employers would not
lairthem.
magistrate said that by stopping the methise
outliers the men had is feet struck, and ea the meth
ineonvealent day, that of pahliestioa. The 1.11.191111. WA
padded is the oourse they had takes, end the applosals
might have boss panisktod (or striking.
WOURIP4TRIET.
Kr. William George, the leedioed of the Three Ink-
hone publie-house, in Old Nichol-street, Bethnal- , wee
emerged with having bees totted is pasendon of a boa al
prams and various ether articles, supposed to have been:
stubs; sad also with Davis; asesuiteci sad resisted sae et
an 'Mem who bad token hiss thus custody.
• Jackass stated that he bed been einOoyedla
the psillsolansossesSid