The Express.
London, England, 1848-10-16 00:00:00

MEDICAL.

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—Three dog fancier% Healey, Jones, sad Wilknesops, were
indicted under the 6th clause of the Dog Stealing Act, for •
iniedeemone, in having taken six sovereigns to resters three
Cuba bloodhounds. value 300 gonna, the property of Lord
Alexander Russell, the same hating been stolen.—lt ap-
peared from the evidence that the dogs were stolen from the
stable of the Mint Tavern, Paddingtoe, they being then in
the keeping of Alexander Metcalf, his lordship's servant,
who was proceeding to join his manor in Scotland. The
Police, with the aid of the landlord of the tavern, succeeded
to tracing the dogs to the possession of the defendants, and
• aeries of negotiations took thee, which resulted in a pro-
posal by the defendants, that if Metcalf would pay them six
sovereigns, and give a written guarantee that no legal pro-
needing' should be taken, the dogs should be restored.
Metcalf was to anxious to keep his appointment with his
muter, that he accepted the terms, one of the polies ofSeen
being • party to the srrangentent. No sooner, however, had
Meendreesived the dogs, than another officer said he should
de bin duty, sad at once took the defendants into custody.
When be the magi Orates Lord Alexander Russell's
selkkor said it was his lordship's wish that the promise given
by his 'errant should be acted upon, but the magistrates
would not heed I', and seat the case to this court for trial.—
Mr. Serleant Adams maid that the magistrates had done per-
fectly right, but he must say that he fully approved of the
motives of Lod Alexander Russell is wishing the pledge to
be acted tapas. That document was en illegal one, and
the defendants came to this court to make it their defence,
they might rely upon it that, if convicted, they would n•
coin the want punishment the law afforded.—The de-
fendants, Healey sad Jones, after some consultation with
their counsel, Main. Parry, Payne, and Mellor, pleaded
guilty ; and Mr. Bodkin said that as Wilkinson seemed to
have bean tees culpable than the others, be would not prom
the lila stalest him. The prosecution would be satiated if
the daisndento were bound over to come up for judgment
when celled upea.—Mr. Serjeent Adams said, and. r the
possliar shasastaacm. the court would consent to this
Nene being taken. However, the act of parliament was
sermially directed against compromises of this kind, sad
Borne need not think that written promises would fro,
them from the operation of the law.—The defendants Weft
then bound over, themselves in 401., and two sureties in 201.
sash, to come up for judgment when celled upon to do so.
EFUCTINO • T .—Mr. Dolby, a chemist, in the
Strand, was Indicted for a misdemeanor, in having pissed
certain lonian matter near to the door of a room occupied
by Mr. B. Wild, wood engraver, by which several persons
were rendered its. It appeared that Mr. Wild was a lodger
laths deftnasat's house, and, in a-unguent* of some sow
weeds that had been exchanged between Mrs. Wild and
Mis. Dolby, he (defendant) was resolved to have the Wilds
out el the lease. Accordingly a saucer, containing several
denied matters, evolving • very stroag vapour, standby
Dalstion to be phospharet at hydrogen, and injurious to
life, was placed near Mr. Wild's door, the woo
wows of which was that Mrs. Wild, her children, and the
=, were made 111. The ease was gone into at great
sad eventually the jury retuned a verdict of
Owiffy, adding that they thought he did not intend do
son proonal injury to the occupants of the room. This was
bold eisivalent to • verdict of " not rutty," mid ms sash
was worded.
• CAUTION.-31edanst de Soma, • penes of some
notoriety, was indicted for keeping a house of an lama
description in Bury-street, St. James's. The channels, of the
house in gentian and the connexion of the prkertor with It
were clearly established by the evidence of Jude, under-
butler to Viscount Alford, end Mr. Thorpe, who raid he wia
gentleman porter to her liske•y."—The jury found t
prisoner Guilty, and as she had been beton convicted in
this court of a simian offense, As learned Serjeant said she
had had mercy before, but she had no claim to It now. The
stateroom was that she be kept to hard labour for six calendar
months, sad eater into her own I.COSIIiUnCtI in 2001,
with two good securities of 601. each, to be of good conduct
an yeses.