The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-29 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Thomas Runt, a tall and powerful licensed drover, badge
34, was charged before Mr. (,coke with the following act of
cruelty.
Francis, an of attached to the Society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Animals, Mid—About six o'clock last even-
ing I was in the Hackney-road, and noticed the defendant
driving eight head of cattle. They turned down Great
Cambridge-street, and stopped in oppareot exhaustion to
drink from a water-trough opposite the Acorn public-house.
Directly defendant perceived this be commenced beating
the oxen with the thick end of his drover's stick ; it was •
repeated and indiscriminate beating over every part of them.
Two of the beasts sank on their haunches in consequence of it,
and even when they had left the trough and turned into an
adjoining street the same cruelty was practised. Two per-
iwig, one of whom is present, expostulated, and then, fear-
ing that defendant, from his menacing attitude, was about
to strike them, I stepped in between and took him into cus-
tody. He refused at that time to show his license, and I
doubted his having one, for eight out of ten of these men
are without. _ _

Thomas Courtney, of High-street. Hoxton, corroborated
the officer's testimony in every particular, and added, "
told defendant that he ought to be ashamed of himself, and
begged him to be merciful towards the beasts." To which
he replied, "If you had bad as much trouble as have with
the thing,' you would do as I do."
Francis—With respect to that matter, I can say this—l
drove the beasts to the place of their destination, a long dis-
tance, easily with my own stick.
Mr. Cooke--Where had they come from?
Defendant—From Blackwell, sir. I certainly did beat
one of them that had been difficult to deal with ; and if I
have done wrong, am very sorry. I was not abusive, and
never did wrong before, so I hope you will be merciful for
the sake of my wife and young child.
Mr. Cooke—lt is a common practice of drovers to ill-use
cattle they are in charge of. They appear to be without
feeling for them. This is clearly a very disgraceful care
against you. and bad it been ■hove that a former complaint
of she kind bad been preferred, I would h►ve punished you
by inflicting the heaviest penalty. You will now pay We.,
or suffer in default an imprisonment of 21 days.

WESTMINSTER.
James Ward and Robert Gilbert were finally examined,
charged with the following daring robbery.
Mr. William Gibbs, of 13, Chester-terrace, Eaton square,
watchmaker, said that at • quarter-past six on the even-
ing of the 23rd instant, Ward, after looking in at the
window, entered his shop, and asked if he had a gold
watch at about 10 guinea.. Prosecutor showed him one at
15 guineas, sod prisoner looked at it, but did not my any
and prosecutor, concluding from his meaner that the
price was too high, handed him the gold case of • watch
not complete, and told him that that would be 12 guineas,
and could be completed in a week if chosen. Prisoner
held the cams in one hand and the watch in the
other, and appeared to be measuring and comparing
them. He then observed, "Oh, this one will he 12
guineas," at the same moment giving • look to-
wards the shop door, and prosecutor saw a man
looking in. Instantly that person evidently thrust the door
open, and Ward rushed out of the shop with the watch and
watchcase. Prosecutor ran to the door and cried "Stop
thief," sod both the men ran together from the shop,
followed by the prosecutor and a neighbour. Prosecutor
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