The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-06 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

CITY POLICE. CO 11MITTEE.
UNCALLED•YON PIKIIIECUTION.—POLICEXIN IN DIX-
NUNN —Mr. J. Barren, the landlord of the Blakeney
Arm., Bartholomew-close, was summoned for refusing to
admit the poice into his house last Sunday morning,
whereby he had incurred a penalty, under the p.wen of the
New Police Act.
The defendant complained of the illiberal and rather nn
just way he had b-en treated on this occasion. He had kept
the house for the last seven years, with tads action to all
parties around him, and this was the first time he had been
subject to a complaint by the police. He denied ever refus-
ing the police admittance into his house on Sunday morn-
ing. In this iostanoe, he saw two men, dressed as carpenter's
labourers, knocking at his door, requestiag to be admitted.
He refused them, for the best of all ramons, bt cause he con-
sidered they were not constables ; and here he must state that if
licensed victuallers were liable, at • moment's notice, to the
visits of the police force, it was only fair that they should be
dressed in the uniform that they were beat known is, and
not in • garb which was not only likely to mislead publicans
but to entrap them into continittiog an offence. The officers
as they stated knocked three times, and when he saw by their
warrant cards that they were police-oilicen, he Instantly let
them in, which he would have d De in the first instance bad
they told him that they were coartabln.
Mr Alderman Gibbs said it was to be regretted that con-
stables were sent about on such important duty in dresses
more likely to mislead parties than to assist the ends of jus-
tice. He did not think that the defendant had refused the
police admittance in such a manner as was contemplated by
the act of parliament. He thtrefore dismissed the complaint
upon the payment
WOR cosSHts.
IP- STREET.
CHARON or Ansatri.v.—Tna TABLES TOZNED —Anselia
and Mary Norris, sisters, were charged with having vio-
lently assaulted a person named Potter.
The oomplsinant, whose right eye was entirely closed up,
and his face very much lacerated, stated that about two
years since he had been upon terms 01 claw intimacy with
the prisoner Amelia Norris, but, having got married at that
time, he had discontinued hie acquaintance with her, and
had ever since avoided her company. He had seen nothing
of her fur some time pastuntilthe preceding afternoon,
when be bad been out walking with his wife, and stopped to
procure some refreshment at • public-house, where they
found the two prisoners mama with some ether persons
in the parlour, and the instant he entered they as-
sailed him with such opprobrious language that he
at once reveated, but was quickly followed by the first-
eantid prisoner, who made a rush at him, and struck him
with such force upon the eye that be was completely blinded,
and instantly fell to the ground. Before he had time tome,
both ptiwrers lung themselves upon him, and one of them
tiontmeneed tearing his fate with her nails until the blood
streamed from it, while the other fastened her teeth in the
upper part of his cheek, sad inflicted the severe laceration
AN* be now exhibited. He struggled to extricate himself,
but they kept him planed to the gronadl for several minutes,
until they were forcibly
_dragged away by some bystanders,
when complement called a policeman sad gave than into
custody.
The prisoners, who appeared greatly excited during
the investigation, and sernestly den the charm
Galled Mr. Lindsay, the landlord a the house where
the cesarrenes took place, who stated that while the
young women were quietly partaking of erne refreshment
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wardA Am*IIA Ncrrie, and in the asost dastardly manner
wrack her a blow in the face Is iih his 54 and
tel:ed her to the ground. Several persons who ware
prevent :persica their dis,;ubt at his brutality; and
before he had time to renew his vi.dence, which he op
peered abort to do, he was dragg.d down by the woman's
sister and others, end sutjecten to a severe asst.gation, fur
the wanton outrage he had committed.
Mr. lismonill said, although the complainant bad mani-
festly suffered as immense amount of punishment, he felt
satisfied, after the disztertated evidence of th? last witness,
that it was no more than he richly merited for ouch a brutal and
cowardly smolt upon en uneffendicg woman, and be should
therefore dismiss the complaint, and order both pri toners to
be discharged.
WESTMINSTER.
EXTRAORDINARY FRACAB.—MORZY TRANBACTIONB.-.-
Mr. &chard James Webb, of Erompten-row, de tr.bed as
a money leader and bores dealer, appeared to a IIIIIIMMII;
charging him with horsewhipping and otherwise asasultirg
Mr. Thomas H Aden Mayne, ftemer.y a captain in the

army.
r. Clarkson, who attended on the part of the complain
ant, adverted to an offensive letter written by Li• client to
the defendant, which gave rise to the assault. lie de. ply
regretted having written it, although it could not be held as
any justificetion of the assault, but his client had been
betrayed by the transaction iato the stating expreasion
of his feelings.
The a sault complained of was admitted by Mr. Lane,
solicitor to the defendant, who observed, that althotieh the
off. naive letter was certainly not in law a justification, yet
I it corteinly was as great a provocation and palliation U
wail be possibly set up.
Mr. Burrell havieg conceived from the course taken, that
Betas the wish of the complainant that he should ex• r. ise
the summary jurisdiction, fined the def ndant file, claming
that it wee the tort of case he should have felt it his duty to
have sent to the sessions.
Mr. Alleyne having stated that it was his wish that the
matters oould be sent before a jury, the magistrate proceeded
to take the evidence.
Mr. Alleyne, of Ebury-street, Pimlico, said, that on the
second day of Agent races he was at Slough with Sir John
Maleulna and Captain Darrey, and while there the latter
hollowed 1004. of him. On the settling day after the races,
Captain Darcey came to Tettettsall's and handed complainant
his cheque on Col and Co. for 34101., requesting Lim to take
the NU and give him change, which be did, the cheque
being cashed by Captain Price. The latter gentleman
shortly afterwards wrote to him informing him that the
cheque had been dishonoured, and demanding re-
payment of the 3001., which he (complainant) imme-
diate y fftwarded a cheque for. Captain Damp made an
apology, and said it was not his Saute, but that of a Mr.
Webb, who ought to have paid the amount in. Upon com-
plainant applying to Captain Damen he handed him
another cheque tot 3001., in lieu of the first. This was about
the 20 hof June, and upon complainant paying it into his
beakers, they presented it, and it was 0173 dit.hot oared.
Complaioant saw Sir John Malcolm and Captain Davey
about it, and they declared it was Webb's (the delendaat's)
fan t, as he had promised to pay the money, Subtequently
complainant received three letters from defendant upon the
subj ct of the chigoe being dishonoured. (The lett( rt wt re
put in and nal ; tht first contained promises to pay, if it
were again sent to the bankers, aid requested that no blame
should be attrched to anybody else ; but in the subsequent
ones it was all, god that another party should have paid the
money in to meet it, and that defendant bad desired his
bankers not to pay it unless the amount expected
was so paid ; and then again there was a promise
to pay it in a few daps, if tune were given.)—
Complainant went on to state that at an interview with
defendant he again promised to pay, but the cheque remains
dishonoured to this time, It baying teen frequently pre-
sented, complainant wrote& letter to defendant. This le ter,
which wet also put in and read, accused the defendant ot dia.
honourable c induct, in respect of the cheque for 3001. Com-
plainant said his reasons for wilting such a letter were as
mated, the innumerable times the defendant had broken his
promises. On the 4th of July complainant was ridit g on
horsebsek between Beigrave-street and Belgravesquare,
when Sir John Malcolm and defendant drove up in a phae-
ton, and Webh said, " What do you mean by sending me that
letter." Complainant replied he meant t meetly what was in
the letter, and he richly deo reed it; upon which
defendant jumped out of the phaeton and mace en attack
upon him with a stick, at the same time trying to pull hint
off his horse. Complainant drew the stick out of his hand,
and defendant then ran hark to tle pha. ton, took the car-
riage whip out of Sir John Malcolm s hand, and attacked
him again, flipping the horse on the ear and strik bit at
Ho, but not coming within reach of the stick, using all
the time disgusting language. The horse got frightened,
reared, plunged, and at hot turned round and galloped
away. The phaeton was driven on, and he then followed,
wren they stopped, and defeniiant said, " You mean to
strike me, do you ?" Complainant replied, "'No, I
have come to ask you what yin mean by your
cowardly behaviour." Defendant then took the whip
out of Sir John's hand and thrust it in hie
face, using disgusting Laguage. Complainant then de.
fended himselt as well as he could, and struck aim with the
atiek. The horse 'gain took fright, and defendant several
times atm le complainant and the horse with the whip.
Complainant, who had no stick or whip in his hand when
first attacked, then threw &feuds:it'd seek at his head and
rode away.
The compl inant then stated that he had been informed
by Sir John Malcolm that the sum of 3001. (the amount or
cheer cheques)_ was included in a bond of 3,0001 or 4,0001.
held by Mr. Webb, which S r John Malcolm assigned as a
reason for not paying the check.
Mr. Webb denied this in the most positive manner, and
his solicitor declared that he had been a suffering party in the
transaction.
Mr. Wenb baying admitted the assault, but denied the
disgusting language, he was ordered to find bail to enfant.
the charge at the sessions.
Dail was shortly put in.