The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-28 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

CLERICS WELL
• Pl= TIONT PIUIVENTID lIONDAT.
John Griffith., a staff-bailt young fellow, who said he win
a labourer. of flearatlans, City. was charged before Mr.
Barker with befog Gee of the principals in a fight that was
taking place yesterday in the fields at the top of Camden.
Nesse. Bt. Pancras.
Mr. Myddleton, of Adams.place, Holloway, said that oa
&today morels( about 7 o'clock he was out walking whoa he
heard • 'sett disturbaDos, sodas going into the fields at the
top et Oraden-egrase, he saw a large number ot sass as-
sembled, sad in a riag that was formed two in.. were drip.
ped and fighting, the prisoner Wine one of them. The by.
standees were shouting aed swearing, sod altogether the
scene was the most disgraceful he had over witnessed. It
was • regular prize fight although he was sot aware that
the combatants were fighting for money. Not wishing to see
the Sabbath desecmted in such a disgraceful mimes he er
clamoured to find a pohcemao, but he was more Ciao an hour
before he could find one. He did not think that the pri-
mer was the worst of those that were present. Several
respectable persons who were attracted to the spot by the
mdse made by the MUD' assembled, complained huiMy of
such a disgraceful exhibition being allowed to go on for sock
• length of time without any interference on the part ci the
police.
Pubee.constalde 580 N said he went to the spot
Wasted by am last witness, and found a large mob
of pares trembled that. The prisoner, wile win
E'ap oped,. was fighting with another man. Hs took the
Der into custody, bat his antagonist made his
oral of the inhabitants of the district complains=
such fights should be allowed to take place, and that that
fight bad been going oe for an hour. The field in which
the fight took place was not in his division, but was on the
S division ground.
A person in must said that the field in question was la
an isolated out of the way spot, and these disgramfol exhi.
bilious were of (motet occurrence. The parties assembled
yesterday mad* a ver7 great noise and disturbed the in.
hshitanta.

The ;ismer said be was very sorry for whet bad on.
cored, and if he WWI allowed to go be would take care he
did not get into any trouble any more. The maxi with
whom he was fighting and kw brothers had es Devoid oece-
liOLll challenged him, and yesterday (Sunday) morning he
was called up according to arrangement, and he meet to the
spot in question to settle the matter. (The prisoner wee
severely punished about the heed and face, bin eyes were
blackened, and the back of his left hand was very severely
swollenlies....)
Poerrant Leek, 21 N, said that when the prisoner
was brought to she police-station he bad on no shirt, awl
was covered with blood. He then made the same stateliest
that be made here, and (added the sergeant) be said that
be inset admit that his antagonist was the List man, and that
he bad bad quite ear:mei, and did not want to fight any
more. Be had not seen the prisoner taking part in any en&
proceedings before.
Mr. Barker said it was a very unseemly proceeding, the
more especially se it had occurred on • Snaday =row.
The prisoner had bees a great deal knocked about, and he
hoped that would be a lesson to him. Would he promise
oat to fight say mere.
The prisoner remarked that he was exceedingly sorry, and
would promise never to fight soy more.
Mr. Barker said that on this occasion, the prironer
having made that promise, and taking all things into consi-
deration, as well as the prisoner having been locked up
for some hones, he should now discharge Idea and be had
better be careful how be again offended, or he would no
doubt be severely dealt with.
The defendant then left the court apparently much
pleased with the decision.