The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-27 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

CLUTIOII TO APPIISTICIO.
William Skrinpron, s bly dressed and rather
delicate looking youth, wined before Mr. Leigh with
having left his Duster's employment while under indenture
of apprenticeship to him.
Mr. Thanes Tucker, a coach -builder in Pcnip-row, 84.
Luke's, said—Defendant bas seven months of his apprcalice-
@hip to serve. I received a premium of 20t. with him. He
has very frequently absconded, and last did so on the 19th
of March in I have calculated that iu the space of five
months hetet. lost to my service 450 hours.
. .

Yr. Leigh (to defencliet)—What =ewer heye you to
kis?

—Defendant—l was ill whenever I absented myself, and at
home with my wife.
(To marry daring the term of apprenticeehip is an offence
under the articles.)
Mr. Leigh—Have you any prod that you were ill?
Defendant—No, sir, except my wife cen be a witness.
Mr. Leigh—Nor does it appear that you ever sent to your
madder to apprise him of it. There is really not any evir•
deem to show that you were incapacitated from attending
to your work, and if your master wishes, lam bound to
send you to prima. (To Mr. Tacker) I)o you desire to
press the charge?
Compininant —I do so.
Mr. Lngh—l commit the apprentice for the term of 21
days to the House of Correction with hard labour.
Tbis 01110i1111011 appeared to take all the parties by surprise ;
detendant'e wife, who appeared even younger than himself.
wept abundantly when he entered the prison van, as did
also his mother.

Mr. Heritage. the solicitor, subsequently drew up a peti-
tion to the Home Secretary for the punishment to be
remitted, upon the apprentice making ample apology to his
mailer, and the latter backing the memorial.

WANDSWORTH.
THZ TRAVILLIR QUIHTION.

Mr. Joke Garrdr, the proprietor of the Wandsworth
Running Ground in Garrett-lane, sad the landlord of the
Duke of Wellington beershop, which is attached, answered
two adjourned summonses, cue for having his house open
far the sale of beer before one o'clock on Sunday, the 22nd
of February, and the other fur allowing disorderly oonduct
on his pren.iees.
In the latter came, the lion. Mr. Curzon, one of the county
justices, attended with the Bev. Mr. Harris, and said it was
not their desire to interfere with the legitimate business
connected with the defendant's house, but to prevent mare
from taking place on Sandy mornings, through which his
friend, the Rev. Kr. Hama, was unable to perform his
duties.

Haynes, who appeared for the defendant, having
given a pledge that the recta should be discoutinued on
Sundays,
Mr. Daman ordered him to pay the costs only es •
warning.
In the second sammoes the police were unable to prove
that the persona served with beer were not travellers.
Inspector Lovelace said • cue had been recently decided
is the Court of 44neeu's Bends that a person going a short
distance for pleasure was sot • traveller.
Yr. Dayman—Well, it had been decided that • person
going from London to Ihitney was • traveller, mid surely •
parson going from London to Garrett-lane was just as much
• traveller.

Inspector Lovelace said they felt a great interest in the
question, and mitrnitted that when • person reached the end
of his journey he sensed to be a traveller.
Dayman said the person would be in • strange
neighbourhood. If he travelled to the end of his journey
he would be still a traveller as he would have to
return. If the legislature thought it necessary to
say that persons mint be from home a certain distance
before they could be considered travellers, or that they were
not entitled to refreshment unless in the act of travelling.
then they must so enact it. At the present time the quern-
tion was an open one, and being left in that vague u.anner,
they most be guided by the old decisions.
The summons was dmiaised.