The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-14 00:00:00

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Henry Stanton, a , of immune height
and bulk, was charged with being drunk and assaulting two
of the toll collectors of Waterloo-bridge.
It appeared that at about half-put 12 o'clock that morn-
ing, the defendant presented himself at the north Goatees
turnstile, which wee closed, sad the usual aotice posted, to
the effect that after 12 o'clock, fooopessengers must go on
the other side. Defendant, instead of crossing to the turn-
stile on the west side, attemp,ed to peas through the
carriage gate at that side, having 'brown down a half-penny
for his tars. One of the tollenen stopped him, and in-
formed bloc that he could not be allowed to go that ws,,,but
must conform to the rele of piecing on the (intuits side in
order to go through the turnstile. He attempted to force his
wa and heat the collector severely about the heed with his
walking-stick. The other collector, baring the scuffle,
mime out from the toll-house, and ran to the aid of his
fellow-servant. The di tsarina* best hiss in the same way,
inflicting a alight wound behind the ear. They then sprung
their rattles, and, the police coning up, he was taken in
charge. One of the collectors lost a caps in the scuffle.
Defendant said that leaving paid his fare by putting hie
mosey on the tarn-table, he consideeed that be had a legal
right to pais, and that when obstructed he was jutilled in
foreleg his way. His reason for refusing to or se to the
Ink side was that there was a deep puddle in his way, into
which he must hays supped. Being very subject to colds,
end hiving thin dress boots on, he did Not like to get in the
wet. Ile tild the collector that, bat the man would not
listen to him.

Mr. Henry said the collector we. perfectly right. He
would have been liable to be discharged from his situation
dim had allowed defendant to pug through the carriage
gam. Defendant was quite mistaken about his tight. The
bridge was built under on act of parliament, which gave the
proprietors authority to male certain regulations, and no
aloe war entitled to make use of the bridge unless they
complied with those regulations, and ono of these was that
Lot passengers ebould pats through the turnstile, and as the
c mussy could not be imputed to keep collectors at both
aides of the way after toile. o'clock at night, people who
arrived on that side must cross over.

De,eadsnt acid if he had broken the law be was son, for
it. He assured the tusgistrate that he would not willingly
do ea. He we* really unctrr the impresstm that he wasjur-
titled, and with all submissioa to the court, be was under
that impression still.
Mr. Hoary ordered him to pay a fine of 31 for each
wail', and 12. , the value of the lost cape.
A gentlrm.n, who did not mi ntion his maw, entered the
court at the elo,e of the night charges, and inquired whe-
ther he could make a private eonnsunisation to the magis-
trate la rrf to the ease of a young man, a clerk to the
Board of Works, who stood remanded on a charge of steal-
Dia a pork pie Irma a coifss•stop in Bridge-Goan, West-
minster t

—Mrrifenry Gould not possibly reosive any private commu-
nication. if applicant had anything to say he must say it
openly.
The epplicant said the young man had been some years in
the department which was under his (epplicant's) manage-
ment, sod had always discharged his duties properly. Ap-
plicant bad always believed him to bee very Cool and pion.
• man, bat eathasia•tie, and occs,ionelly ecesetric. fioshe
years ego he disappeared, and remained ablest for sorer
weeks, to the great concern of his Moeda, who pebliohed
handbills offering a 'tweed for his recovery. Applicant •
could offer no esease fur his conduct in this caw, which he
could only account for by supposing that be MY under the
inflaters of some temporary derangement.
Mr. Hoary said that wee entirely a question for a jury.
He could not diecharge a man became It was alleged that
he wee not sane at the time he committed the offence, but
his friends could set up that defence at the 6110601211 if they
pleased. The facts of the cue were too clear to leave a
doubt of the Intention to steal. He ordered his breakfast,
and, while the landlady, Mrs. Holt, was getting it ready,
he put the pork pie la his pocket. Then befog taxed with
it he denied that he hid taken it, and persisted in the denial
till It was found is hie pocket. Another fact, which wee
easiest his assertion that be suet to pay for it, was that
he had paid for his breakfast and had pet the shafts is his
pocket without say's, a word about the pie.
The app/iesat suggested that his wonhlp might deal with

the cue summarily. The primer's friends would rotes•
wend bim to plead guilty.
Mr. Henry declined to set on this suggestion. It would
rot ever be the best course for the prisoner. If his friends
could show that he was not in hie right mind the jury would
acquit him on that ground.
On the prisoner, George Carey, being placed at the bar,
Mrs. Holt impressed herself desirous of withdrawing from
the proe.cution. In answer to a question, she admitted
that some of his friends had called on her and bogged her
to forgive him.
He was committed for trial.