The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-14 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Mr. Joseph Richardson, proprietor of the Montpelier
Tavern, Queen's-road, Peckham, appeared before the Hon.
G. C. Norton, to answer to • summons charging him with
keeping his house open for the sale of wine, spirits, beer, &a.,
between the hours of twelve o'clock on the night of Satur-
day the Ist instant, and one o'clock in the afternoon of Sew
day the 2od.
Inspector Richard Frost, of the P division of police, de.
posed that at two o'clock in the morning of Sunday, the 2ed
instant, his attention was called to • light in the house of
the defendant, and on knocking atthedoor he was admitted.
On going into the bar-parlour he found the defendant then,
and four other persons, and the person who opened the door
for him, and who had joined them, making the fifth. There
were six gleams on the table, containing 'pints and water,
and the defendant said that three of those present were
lodgers, and the other two friends.
is cross-examinatioo by the defendant's solicitor, Mr.
Frost admitted that the bar-parlour where he fouled the
defendant and his friends was a private apartment, and not
• place where ordinary customers were admitted, and that
on his calling nothing was going on in any other part of the
house.
Police-constable 126 P corroborated the testimony of his
inspector, and said that soon after their visit to the house
he saw five persons come out of the house of the defendant,
two fiat and three afterwards.
In reply to the magistrate, the witness said that the first
two came out in about five minutes and the other three in
&hint eight minutes after Mr. Frost's visit ; and this was
the whole of the evidence is support of the complaint.
Fee the defence, Mr. John Seymour, • dentist, who gave
hie Wren 4, Victoria-terrace, Leamington, Warwickshire,
wet celled, and said that on Saturday night, the Ist inst.,
he was at the house of Mr. Graham, a triad
of his in Peckham-rye, and having to pay •
professional visit to the house of Mr. Richardson, the
defendant, he took his friend Mr. Graham with him.
Mr. Richardson being from home at the time, Mrs. Richard.
son requested that they would stop for her husband's re-
turn. They did so, and Mr. Richardson ultimately returned
with three friends, and they all retired into the private
ber-perlour, where the inspector found them. They were
all treated' by the defendant. and it was his, Mr. Sey-
mour's, intention to have slept in the house, and an asp-
!cents were made for that purpose, bat after the police
being there be made up his mind not to stop, sad west to
take • bed at the house of his friend Mr. Graham.
Mr. Graham, an accountant, corroborated the evidence
of his friend Mr. Seymour ; and the barman who had waited
on the parties deposed to not receiving any money for what
bad been supplied.
On hearing this Mr. Norton dismissed the complaint.
The defendant's attorney complained of the hardship of
his client being taken away from his business on such a
complaint, and hoped his worship would consider it such a
case as to award expenses to Mr. Richardsoo.
Mr. Norton observed, that considering the hour be did
not think the inspector could do less than report the
circumstances, and therefore would not say anything about
expenses.

SOUTHWARK.
Edward Bingham was brought before Mr. Burcham,
charged with 'stealing a silver watch, the property of James
Blower.
The prosecutor, manager to Mr. Byatt, cheeeemonger,
Bermondsey New-road, said that himself and family no-
dded in and had sole charge of the house. At six o'clock
last Saturday evening be left his watch hanging up is hie
bedroom upstairs, when be went down to attend to his
business in the shop. About seven o'clock he received
Ma information as induced him to proceed upstairs,
when he missed his watch, and as the prisoner was seen
to leave the back of the premises a little before that, he
:was given into custody. On examining the back premien
afterwards it was ascertained that an entry had been
effected by breaking the kitchen window.
William Turtoo, a young man in the employ of last wit-
ness, said that between six and seven o'clock on Saturday
evening be was attending to customers in front of the shop,
when he saw the prisoner tome out of a yard leading to the
back of their boobs. As soon as he saw witness he ran off.
He then went to Mr. Blower and told him that he suspected
a thief had been in the house, when Mr. Blower went up-
stairs and missed his watch.
Two respectable lads also gave similar evidence, when
The prisoner denied the charge, and said be Lad witnesses
in court to prove that at the time mentioned he was at
home, and did not go out till nine o'clock. lie called his
mother and a chimney-sweep to prove that, but on being
closely examined by the magistrate they prevaricated so
that the latter decided on committing him for trial.
The prisoner here begged his worship not to commit him
for trial, but to deal with him at once.
Mr. Burcham told him he could not deal with him unless
be pleaded guilty.
Prisoner. —Well. lam guilty, sir. I stole the watch, and
pawed it in the Westminster-road.
The Magistrate observed that he never heard a more gross
attempt to prove au alibi. He sentenced the prisoner to
six months' hard labour.