The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-22 00:00:00

THB POLICE COURTS

Mr. Usury Jaw was charged with " Dingier an offensive
smell, dangerous to the health of the inhabitants, in re-
moving certain oaths In which dead bodies bad been buried,
and in removing such dead bodies and the remain thereof,
in a burial ground ogled the New Banta Fields Burial
Ground."
Mr. Stammers, far the parish authorities, said that the
defendant was the proprietor of the above ground, which for
many been had been in his possession se a private grave-
yard. Under the act invodueed by Lord Palmerston, such
was the accumulation of burials that an order was issued for
its immediate closure. The set was complied with, but of
late the system of removal had been carried on to the gnat
injury of the health of the surrounding neighbourhood.
From the evidence of various witnesses Heirs adjacent
to the burial ground it appeared that on Wednesday morn-
ing a met intolerable stench was found to come from the
burial ground. Oa proceeding to ascertain the cause it wee
discovered that several men were emptying a deep grave
with a windlass and bucket. Several comes were lying on
the surface, one of which bad the lid off Other coma,
were jutting out from the sides of the adjoining g , and
teem these liquid stuff was dripping, giving out a horrible
effluvium. The grave was also knee-deep with a blue.
offensith'satter. Several residents in the immediate neigh-
bourhood became sick from the stench, and 6o loud were the
remplainte that the tarish authorities determined to take
prossedings under a lased set
Defendant said the proprietor of the grave wished to re-
move the bodies to a °amatory, to be buried with other
friends. Be (defendant) aid not know that be was doing
wrong, but the offence complained of should not occur again.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the defeudant could no! be allowed to
break or evade the law to nit hie private sada. lie must
pay a Sae of 40s. and epees (amounting together to 51. 3e)
The defendant grumbled and said be bad been ruined
without compensation. A week was allowed fur the pay-
int of the mosey.
LAMBETH.

William Bemis/ems, William Gbllina, Gawp Dixon.,
TAss. WAiSo. Matthew Rot, Edw. Foirbroasr, Thos.
Hairy, Consols,' Mospord, and Hoary itsmosisA, ass-
Aries," who, with from 300 to 490 Moen, have been for
some time assembled at Me village of Pease, in Battersea
I parish, and test far from the Crystal Palace, preparatory to
proceeding w pvemment smoke to the Crimes, were
charged with a mardsmos emelt on Polies Constables
John Weiss and Timm Censor. It appeared that the
navvies" attend at the Mlles of Sir Joseph Paxton every
day to receive their pay (3s. per diem), and baying no em-
ployment at present amuse themselves by bard drinking and
fighting. Oa Wednesday two of them, ander the influence
of liquor, commenced a pitched battle in the street, and
upon the olice requesting them to desist, the latter were
violently assaulted, pursued into a house, and murderously
beaten with the fragments of the furniture, which was
broken up for the purpose. Reinforcements of police having
arrived the pebsonen, who were all spoken to as being pre-
sent during the assault, were taken into custody.

A raedlial certificate wss pot, in stating that the two
oowstables (owe of whoa bad bad his arm broken) were too
severely injured to attend.

The prim:mere, who said they were all drank and moot-
looted solids' .f the affair, were remanded to a future
biarlag*