The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-31 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

GUILDHALL.

A respectable looking youth, of &grate appearanos,
named Chaska Batty, was summored by Mr. Joseph rire.
beak, printer, at 3, Windsor-court„ well-street, for
that being his apprentice he unlawfully &treated himself
from his master's service on the 24th inst., without lawful
excuse.

Mr. Buchanan appeared for Mr. Tirehnck.
The evidence went to prove that the defendant did not
present himaelf at the proper time in the morning to go to
work, big time being laM-past seven, whereas he came at
twenty minutes past eight.
The defendant admitted the fact, but said he was in deli-
cate health, having been three weeks in hospital, and living
a long way off he could not get there in time. He had tried
to make op the time in the evening, but the complainant's
brother would not let him.

~Mr
liartin (to the ooruplaituint)—At what hour do your
apprentiote leave off work
Mr. Tirebuck—At 8 o'clock iu the evening, but then I
allow them an hour and a half out of that—one hour for
dinner and half an hour for tee.

Mr. Martin-1)o you allow them no time for breakfast!
Mr. Tirebuck—No ; they are supposed to take that meal
before they come.
Mr. Martin—Theo you expect them to come at half 'past
seven o'clock in the morning, and take their breakfast before
that?
Mr. Twebtick—Y ea.

Mr. Martin—And then work eleven hours a day?

ii: 'Fire itickLYei:

Mr. Alderman I,xWk—How many apprentices have you?
Mr. Tirebuck-zElevsm

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Mr. Alderman Lusk—And how many journeymen!
Mr. Tireback—Thrwe.

Mr. Alderman Lusk—Are those long hours the noes
named in the indentures?
Mr. Tirebuck—Yee.

On referring to them this was found to be correct
Mr. Alderman Lnak (to the defendant)—Yon have un-
fortunately entered into this agreement, and you must work
it out, but you may caution other young boys against sign-
ing such indentures on such bard terms, end although I
sympathise with your case yet, as you have entered into
the agreement you must fulfil it.
Mr. Martin (to the defendent)—Were you paid during
the time you were in hospital
Defendant—No, sir.
Mr. Buchanan—l am quite sure that Mr. Tirebuck will
pay anything which is proper.
Defendant—No. Mr. Tirehuck, when I asked him for
the money, refused.
Mr. Alderman Lusk —Now, Mr. Thebuck, I have some.
thing to say to you. I think your agreement is too stringent
to bind a lad to work from half-peat seven in the morning
till eight at night. The hours are much too long, and your
not giving him any time for his breakfast is certainly not
wodocive to his health. lam speaking to you as I would
wish to impress on your mind that it is better to lead both
men and lads than to attempt to drive them. You should
be kind to your apprentices when you have such a large
number, and you would get on better with them all. You
should not enter into them agreements, fur I again say they
are too stringent
Mr. Tirebuck— We don't keep strictly to the agree-
ments.

LeTendant—Yee you do, sir.
Mr. Alderman Lusk—l shall now adjourn the case for a
month, and strongly advise you, my boy, to go back to
work and make the beet of it ; and for you, ILL Tirebuck,
I think you bad better try and get on better with your lads,
and be more of a father instead of a master to them.

Ckorge Selby and William Jamul Nave were summoned
before Mr. Alderman Lusk, for exposing for sale in New.
gate-market, on the 13th of August, 10 pieces of pork which
were putrid and unfit for human food.
Mr. Baylis prosecuted for the Commiasioners of Sewers.
James Newman, inspector of meat, said the pork was
originally good, but had become putrid, and was exposed
for sale by the defendants, who were both crying out,
" Buy, buy, buy." Had it been good it would have been
worth 6d. per lb.
William Andrews said be was salesman to Mr. Taylor,
and sold the pork in question to the defendant
Selby ; it weighed seven stone, and was sold at 3d.
per stows, which sum was Id. under what is called
boiling price, which is for bad meat boiled for the
sake of the fat. If the meat bad been good it would have
been worth 44. per stone.
James Twigg said he was Mr. Taylor's clerk. When he
received the money for the pork he cautioned Selby, sad
told him that it was not fit for human food, and said, " I
don't know what you are going to do with it." Nave car-
ried it away.
Newman—l have cautioned Nave more than once before.
The meat was seemingly not bad—that is to an inexperi-
enced eye, but any butcher must have known it was so
without even putting a skewer in it. Their plan was to
sell such meat late on Saturday night to poor working
people, and when it was found to be bad the defendants
were not to be found. _ _ . _

Nave said be was only so far guilty as that be allowed the
other defeadant to occupy an empty stall belonging to
another man. Ile (Nave) was selling lambs' heads and
pluck, when he told him that he would get into trouble,
and be replied that be would stand all the oonsequeneee.
Selby said he had bought it some bows before it was
mined, and then became tainted ; he sold it for 4d. or 6d. •
joint to those who would buy it, using their own judgment
concerning it.
Mr. Alderman Lusk—Your offence is a very bad one, you
buy putrid meat at one farthing a pound, and then try to
sell it to poor people at 6d. a pound. You had been
warned and you paid no attention, but exposed it for sae,
although unfit for human food, and ran the chance of
palming anyone who might be unfortunate enough to buy
it. Heel that this is not a ens fora fine, so I dull sentence
each of you to one month's imprisonment.