The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-27 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERKENWELL.
MUST CONVICTION UNDER TNE BARNES' ACT.
(*.wept Augustus ifirsersird, a baker, carrying on bushman
mlO, Arlington-street; Nww iforth-road, was summooed
before Mr. Harker, by Mr. Jobs Godbold, the person
"predated by the local authority as the inspector, pennant
the provisions of " The Bakehouse Regulation Act,
1:0," to answer the following complaint :—" For that you
did knowingly suffer to be occupied and used is a sleeping
certain place being ois the same level with the take-
Louse, sod not effectually separated therefrom by a partition
reeding from the floor to the ceiling, situate and being
o. 60. in Arlington-street aforesaid. contrary to the pro-
's:eons of the sth section of the Bakehouse Regulation Act,
14;3. _6th and 27th Via, cap. 40."
The defendant pleaded guilty, and said that he had now
;metaled with the novitiate of the act.
Mr. Layton, the vestry clerk of Islington, said that as this
am the tint cue that had been taken under the act, and
. the defendant bad now complied with the requirements
the statute, he should not ask for the infliction of any
penalty, but should be content with the defendant paying
no costa. He wished the hakes to understand that it was
Ue intention of tin entry to carry out the act to the fullest
„wet, and on the mart occasion be should have to ask that
penalty might be imposed. They could not eat up the
excuse that they were not aware that the act had passed,
for he had had served on them notions informing that•
is; in bakehouses could not, under any pretence, 4.1"3:
lowed.
The defendant said he would take care that nothing of
the sort again ascend in his bakehouse,
Mr. Barker said he was pleased to see that the vestry
were taking steps to enforce this act. As Mr. Layton did
not prim for a penalty he should now only order the dela).
eest to pay the ?oats..

—Thedidendent haring complied with the magistrate's
osier, the matter terminated.
WORSHIP-STREET.
A STUBBORN DOG.
. .

Mr. Ranger Witdiah, grocer, in badness at 128, Brick-
hue, Whitechapel, and several other places, was charged
be the police with harbouring a tartan' dog.
• robre-constable Lew H, on the occasion of this
rharo being first heard, aid—Early in the morning of the
6th inst. I was on duty in Brick-lane, and when I reached
the defendant's shop stepped into a sort of mese to try if
the door was fast. Directly I Smoked the handle of the
lack a good-sized dog sprang oat and flew at my lantern. I
drew back but be came again. I drew my staff and
as he mule a third time, struck bun on the
had with it and knocked him down. Again be flew at me,
and I again hit him ' • in fact, I gave him several blows,
thinking it best to despatch him, and at last thought he was
dead, but to my very great surprise afterwards found that
he war alive.

sergeant use —I was following the constable at some dis-
tance, and bearing an unusual noise ran to she spot, the
dog ass then struggling as in death—be must bea wonderful
dog, if alive now. Several persons, whom Ido not know,
were present, and most of them complained that the animal
was vicious. I made • report to the Commissioners of
Police, when I afterwards heard that defendant was the
owner of the dog, and they authorised these proceedings.
Defendant—And I laid a complaint before the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, that the matter
might be taken up by them, for the dog has been most
brutally treated ; but before • summons could be obtained,
I was served with one for having • furious dog, whereas it is
most harmless and • general favourite, as I have witnesses
to show.

Inspector Osborne—l know that numerous complaints
haw been made at the station-bottse respecting this <lv
tying at persons, but not any of t►em are present. Probably
they may be found.

Mr. COoke—Then I will adjourn tie hearing, that wit-
nesses on each side may attend, for there appear to be
conTltiets on both.

Mi. Vern now for the defendant remarked that the dog
would have beet a cur well deserving a knock on the head
had it not defended his master's premises, as in this instance.
Hs called witnesses who swore to the kindly disparities of
the animal generally ; and after some rather weak testimony
on the side of the polies,
Mr. Cooke remarked that he did not oonander the dog was
ferocious as under the construction of the act of parliament ;
be should therefore dismiss the summons, but at the IMO
time cautioned the defendant.
WANDSWORTH.

niPORTANI TO BILIMHOU-S-E-WPOIB.- OMISSION in THE

NEW ACT.
Mr. George Spiring, the landlord of the Wandering Jew
beenhon, Clapham, was summored by Impactor Bushnell,
for having and keeping copse his house for the sale of beer
after 11 o'clock on the night of the kith inst.
Sergeant Creed aid be visited the house at 20 minutes
put 11 o'clock, and foiled there ponces sitting down, and
glum containing malt liquor on the bar and on the table in
the p►rlour. The house was closed.
Mr. Dorm referred to the difficulty in dealing with adcb
cues. Unless it was proved that the beer was drawn alter
11 o'clock there was no offence.
The defendant said that no beer was drawn after 11 o'clock.
Mr. Cayman (laughing) said there never was. There
was no clues in the new act to meet the au. Probably
the legislature intended that when the houses were really
closed, ►od the beer drawn before 11 o'clock, no interference
should be made with the landlords sod their friends.
Inspector Bushnell said is that use parties could remain
in the house all night.
Mr. Liman—Unless the houses kept open, so long as
the parties remained quiet and did not disturb the neigh-
bourhood they might stay up all night. It wee impossible
to strain the act when the house waa cloned, and in the
shseuce of soy proof that the beer was drawn after 11
o'clock. The great point was to keep t►e house closed.
Inspector Bushnell said he was afraid that he could
seldom be able to prove the cheerio( beer after 11 o'clock.
Mr. Cayman thought it would be so if the law remained
as it did. Is fact, unless they saw the beer drawn, which
was almost an impossibility, it would be very difficult to
bring the use home to the parties. He, however, told the
&readmit that it fell upon him to show that the beer was
drawn before 11 o'clock.

The awnroeus wee then adjourned for the defendant to
all witnesses.

GREENWICH.

EXTBAORDFFART CABS OF BOOSIMAILWG BY • BOY.
Henry Robjaat, aged 14, we of parents residing et No. 4,
Tuonel-square, Hotherbithe, was g
ee up on remand,
before Mr. Trail!, charged with forcibly tering the house
of Mr. Jamea Beldwio Henke°, No. 5, in the ISDN square,
nod stealing property valued at between 301. and 401.
The came against the prisoner, en disclosed in evidaeoe,
wee one of en extraordisery ediaracter, sod displayed coast-
derably ingenuity and daring. The prosecutor is an artist,
and be and the prisoner's father, who is employed at the
Thames Tunes!, have resided in adjoining houses to each
other for some years. The prisoner was welt accfnaieleff
with the armagements in the house of the pro-
secutor, who had taken great notice of him from a child,
behaving very kindly to him, and taking him out on
nnou mossions oe ezeunione into the country. A
few days ago the prosecutor, on gang into • room at the
top of the house, and which be had not entered for two days
previously, diesnered a bole large 'Dough to admit the body
of a boy cut in the lath sad plaster partition between lbe
ailing widths roof, and en examination it was found that this
led ton similar aperture in the partition of the house of the
priener's father. a large number of articles being foiled placed
between thereof nod the ceiling to be carried away. Among
the articles stolen. sod which have Dot been recovered, werea
box of math. matical instrnmenta sod a sampan and beam,
mined at 251., which were taken from the upstairs room,
and • silver watch and guard, with seals and key; taken
from a bedroom below. The police were at once roman-
Bleated with, and the CYO was pet into the heath of Hughes,
inactive and intelligent Aber of the II division of metropoli-
tan polio*. That oiliest oe making an examination of the
premises, discovered that the thief had left behind him •
large sized t•ble.knife, which had been converted into • me,
and by means of whin the eatrimee into the prosecutor's
premises had been effected. Prom subsequent inquiriora he
also ascertained that the steles watch sad chain had been
pledged by the prisoner at the shop of a pawnbroker
at Rotherbithe, who.. minium offered as an excuse for
taking such articles is pledge from • person so young that
the prisoner's mother was in the habit of sending hint to
the shop, and had given her authority for articles to be
received from him. When apprehended by Hughes, the
prisoner acknowledged that the knife-saw which bad been
found on prneecutor's premises belonged to him, and on
being searched a loaded pistol was found in his ponsession,
end also several numbers of a hallpene publication, in
which the exploits of two thieves, Tamed " Will Barlett "
mid " Little John," were described in an exciting manner.
The prisoner, in answer to the magistrate, refused to give
soy information as to where the still miming property was
to be found.

Sir. Train maid it was a very bad case, awl he should com-
mit the prisooer for trial, bat ordered him to he again
Drought up for the completion of depositions.

A MAN SATED 1110111 DILOWNDIO ET • CHILD.
—Yesterday morning • very pikes adios was performed at
Norse Ihr by a child, aged 9 years, the son of Colossi
Munro, of the Bower, Maidstone. He and a yonager
brother bad gone down to bathe, and saw • man in the
*4l,r, who bad sunk once. The little fellow wag not at
ENt aware he could not swim, but when he perceived the
I''n in danger. and about to sink • second time, he hugely
runiol into the water, and swam to hie ansistanee. The
man immediately caught at him, and both would have
1....11 involved in the same destruction had sot the child had
th. presence of mind to dive, sod thus lIIKSPO his grasp
tr,u approaching him more cautiously he dexterously seised
by the arm and dragged him uhote. The Pomo'
Present speak with admiration of the prompt and cool
money in which the little fellow acted, and affirm that but
his intrepidity the man must inevitably have been
dm.ted, as his situation previously had been unsehoed
from the shore.
ITY Or THE JACK.—A correspondent of
tt" and Winclierter Jovneal writes:—" While
sk.tching io the grounds of Bargain House, last week I
cl•terred a small jack, evideatly dead, dosiiolt down the
river with the tail end of • roach protruding from his jaws.
lo landing them the weight of the jack proved to be 2ilbs,
its lvagtli 1 foot 10 inches The roach washed nearly 11b.,
and although nj inches in circumference and 12 inches long,
!l.'lo than half of it had been gorged."