The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-25 00:00:00

IN RI 1112111 Y 17'f171:11 BROWN.

The bankrupt was described as au assistant doorkeeper
in the Howe of Lords. His debts are 196/. ; no amts.
This was the sitting for examination.
Mr. Denny opposed, and examined the bankrupt as to
swo bills which he had drawn for the purpose of raising
money. One bill for 251. had been drawn on a person named
Blake, who was an entire stranger to him. The bill had
been placed in the hands of Mr. Dixon, solicitor, for dis-
count ; but he had received no value for it. He believed
the bill bad since been taken up by Blake. He had
given a bill to a person named Griffiths, in order
to induce that person to withdraw his opposition
under a former bankruptcy. This was his third ap•
pursue before the court. His brotherin•law was
a creditor for money lent. Bankrupt bad renewed that
debt by giving a promissory note since his former bank-
ruptcy. He had given a hall for 551. to Mr. Johnson, soli-
citor, of Doughty-street, to get discounted, but be got
nothing for it, and had not got the bill back. He had
petitioned the court in August last, having obtained his
discharge from his former bankruptcy in March preceding.
His salary was 1701. a year. He had held his situation
since 1848. It was contended that the bankrupt bad con-
tracted debts without the probability of being able to
pay them.
The bankrupt alleged that he had been driven into the
court by the proceedings of his creditors. He was anxious
to ply everyone, and was in the course of doing so, but he
had been obliged to come to the court to prevent himself
from being eaten up with law costs.
The Commissioner—The best way to prevent that would
have been never to put your hand to accommodation bills.
After hearing some further statements from the bankrupt,
His Honour said there was uo doubt as to the demerits of
the case. Be had obtained his discharge in April last,
owing about 6001., chiefly for money lent. He bad imme-
diately pursued the same course by giving acceptances in all
directions. There could be no doubt that he had contracted
debts without the probability of being able to pay them.
There was nothing to prevent the bankrupt passing his
examination ; but the order of discharge would only be
granted on condition of the bankrupt setting aside 601. &year
from hie salary in discharge of his debts.

THE POLICE COURTS.

917ILDHALL.

Mr, Henry Smart, innieepe7, grazier, and churchwarden,
residing at Newton Bromshold, in the county of North-
ampton, was summoned before Alderman Mechi, to answer
the charge of having sent to Newgate-market 500 lbs. of
unwholesome meat.

Mr. Stnchbnry conducted the prosecution on behalf of
the Commissioners of Sewers, and stated that the meat in
question consisted of the body of a cow, which was in such
a diseased condition at the time it died as to attract the
attention of the butcher employed to dress it for market.
After proving the state the meat was in when it was seized,
he would call two witnesses, who would state that they
urged the defendant not to send it to market. Notwith-
standing this, he forwarded it ; and upon these facts he
would ask the magistrate to commit the defendant for trial.
Mr. Lewin attended for the defence.
Inspector Newman add on the 9th of September last be
saw a hamper in Mr. Bonsor's shop, in Newgate•market, and
on examining its contents he found four quarters of cow beef,
the whole of which was in a very tad state. The meat was
very wet and flabby, arising from disease, which, in his opi-
nion, had caused the death of the animal He could not
say what the disease was, as those parte which would have
aided him in coming to a conclusion had all been removed.
The meat was in as bad a condition as any he ever saw.
Cross-examined--The meat must have been equally bad
for some days previous to the 9th of September. He had
never seen wholesome meat wet and flabby sold in the
market. The wetness of the meat did not arise from ex.
posure to the weather hut from disease. The wetness was
in the tissues of the flesh, and not upon the surface only.
Inspector Fisher, after corroborating the last wanes, said
the meat was in such a bad state that Mr. Bonsor's men re-
fused to handle it.

Dr. Lethebv, the medical officer of health for the City of
London, said he had not seen the meat in question, but,
having hoard the evidence of the two inspectors of meat, be
was of opinion that the appearances described by them indi-
cated that the animal was in a very bad state of disease, a
disease that could not have been merely of recent date, but
one extending over a long period antecedent to the death of
thecow. Such appearances would not have shown them.
selves as the results of the weather, as they indicted disease
which could not arise after the death of an animal. The Re-
gistrar-General's returns showed that the mean temperature
of the three days preceding the seizure of the meat was
below 60degs. Pahrenheit.
Alderman Machi said that was not a very favorable temps
mice for producing putrefaction.

Geo. Skinner, jun., said be was a butcher in his father's
employ at Rushden, in Northamptonshire. On the 7th of
September the defendant called at his father's house, and
witness had some conversation with him about a now which
he had bought ready slaughtered on the day previous. Ifs
wanted them to sell it for him, but they declined, and
told hint that if it was sent up to the London market sod it
was seized they would be liable to a fine of 501., or to be
sent to prison. They also mentioned that some Leicester
butchers were still in prison for the same sort of thing.
They refused to send it up to London, but after draining
it in the usual way the defendant said he would take all
the responsibility upon himself, and directed them to send
the meat to Newsate-market. The meat was of a very
dark oolour, damp and sticky, like meat which has been
hanging in damp weather. The animal had been stuck, but
had not been slaughtered in the usual mariner. He could
not tell whether it had been stuck before or after death.
He cut off the briskets because they looked worse than the
rest of the meat.

Alderman Mechi asked what wasdone with the briskets,
u they were so very bad!
Wham said they fed their pip with them.
Alderman Mechi inquired if the pp had been sent to
market.

Witness said no ; they were not yet killed.
Alderman Mechi said he was clad of it. He did not
think people would eat such pork if they knew how it was
fed. He ho that all hutoLers' pork was not fed upon
such d' meat.

Witness, in crou-examination, mid a Mr. Knight asked
him for some of the bad meat for his dogs. The heart 'of
the animal was delivered to the defendant, who asked wit-
name's father if the meat was diseased. They declined at
first to send it to London, because it was not fat enough
for their customers. The meat did not injure the pigs.
Mr. Skinner, sen.,said on the 6th September the de-
fendant brought to iis place a cow or heifer and asked him
to sell it in the village for him. He objected to do so, and
the defendant asked him to send it to London. He told
him he dare not do so, and the defendant then said he
would take all the responsibility upon himself. He did not
see any disease, and he attributed the very had look of the
meat to the fact of its hanging in such very bad weather.
He could not form any opinion as to whether the form of
"slaughtering" was gone through before or after the death
of the animal.

Mr. Lewis said he was in a position to show that the
animal was properly killed, that the heart was consumed by
the defendant's family, sod that the tongue was salted by
Mr. Koight, who partook of it an late es Thursday last. The
animal was lean, but it was nut on that account either bad
or diseased. The fitness or unfitness of some meat for food
was a matter of taste. It had been known that one inspec-
tor had pronounced meat good and wholesome which another
had just before condemned as bad. The worthy alderman
himself would know that some people would not consider a
haunch of venison good until it had hung • considerable
time, while others would say it was bad because it was
crawling into mooed life. Aphs, a haunch of mutton was by
some thought toimproveafterhangiag for two or three weeks
until it got discoloured. So that the whole matter was
merely • question of taste and judgment ; and where there
was so much difference of °police upon the subject he
thought the magistrate would hardly send the defendant
for trial upon such a case. He was prepared to oall wit-
nesses to prove the facts he had stated, but he should
refrain from doffs; so if the court thought there was suffi-
cient avidness ae it stood to justify any further proceedings.
Alderman Mechi ssid he was quite ready to hear what
evidence Mr. Lewis had to offer, but at the same tins, he
was prepared to commit the defendant for trial in the
event of so witnesses being called for the defence.
Mr. Lewis said in that case he weeld advise his client to
reserve his defence. . _ .

• Tle;dals;d7otTras this committed for trial, bail bsiag
aecapted for his appearance at the earning Old Bailey
Bowsaw