The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-09 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS.

SATURDAY.

UNWHOLESOME MEAT.— T. Hobbs, bailiff to Mr. Sabine,
a gentleman ivw,:aktt, inaictea for :orward-
ing unwholesome foto:, to wit, for sale in Newgate.market.
Mr. O. Fisher, one of the city inspectors of meat, proved
vi.iting the shop of Mr. Holeafs, in the market, early on the
morning of the 20th of April, and the finding of a quarter of
b et; at the back of the shop, which was in an unwholesome
state ; it was covcrct over, and had just arrived in a h►mper
from Newmarket. Mr. Holmes was not aware of its state.
A paper, upon which was written " One unfortunate beast
from Hobbs," was in the basket. .

Mr. Yuchlington. the clerk to the market, said the bullock
had died from over cuing.
Mr Payne, in replying to the case, said it war clear the
beast had not did of any disease. Over-feeding surely could
not be said to be a disease. They had it in history that •
king had died of over-feeding, and it was said that seme of
their excellent civic dignitaries were rather partial to the
good things of this life. (Laughter.)
Sir P. Lturie (smiling)—Ah ! but they don't sell the
aldermen, Mr. Payne. (Loud laughter.)
The jury found the defendant Guilty.
The Recorder hoped this cue would act as a warning to
the country people not to send up meat to the London mar-
kets which they could not consume in their own district.
In consideration of the favourable eharwer the defendant
had received, the court omitted the puuishatent of impri-
sonment, and imposed the penalty of bl. The master paid
the amount.

THE POLICE COURTS.

WORSHIP-STREET.

ROBBERY ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—
Thomas Posey, a laiaautnr, employed on the E ,stern Coun-
ties Beltway, was brought up ffr find examination, charged
with having feloniously abstracted a quantity of silk taboret
o' the value of W., the property of Messrs. Walters and
Soo, sick manu'ac,uretv, en Wilsonmtreet, Finsbury, and
three men, named SormeiJones, Joseph Lucas, and James
Thompson, were anted with having received the same,
knowing it to be stolen. It appeared that the property was
stolen from a package, ow the 2nd ult , in coo of the luggage
trains of the above railway, and although immediate inform-
ation of the robbery was communicated to the police, every
rffert to obtain any clue to the miming property was wholly
unsuccessful until about ten days since, when it was die
covered that the greater part of it was e xpoed fee sale in the
window of Messrs. Hampton and Russell, furniture dealers,
en Lie/Ater-square. Inspector Sback.ll, of the rail-
way police, acmilanied by Sergean Teakle, proceeded
there and upon asking Mr. Russell how he became
posseseed of the property, he replied that he had pur-
chserd it of a man named Jones, and produced a
bill :of sale relating to the transaction. Having
ascertain, d the residence of Jones, they proceeded there, and
in answer to their questions he admits, d having sold the
article, but said he hod acted in the matter as the agent of
Lucas, who was thereupon apprehended. In the first in-
stance he derii-el all knowledge of the property, but on being
confronted with Jones, acknowledged he had received it
from the prisoner Thompson, who, being captured in his
turn, declared that he had been directed to dispose a the
silk by the prisoner Pony, upon which the latter was sought
out and secured, when he alleged that he had been employed
by a truck driver, named Bolton, to sell t e property at any
price be could procure for it. The man B thou, however,
positively denied all participation in the matter, or that he
had ever seen the silk until it was shown to him by the
officer.

Mr. Hampton, of the firm of Hampton and Rut-ell, stated
hat on the 14th ult. the prisom r Jon. s came to their ware-
house, and oilseed them lot sale Mir loods in question, con
sistiog of upwards nt 4S yards, fur which he demanded 3e. a
yard; but °bast, inp that the article hail been cut into four
piecea, and was soiled and crumpl.d, they refused to allow
him more than Is. 3d. per yard, which he ultimately ac-
crpled, and witness considered that to be the fair value of
the article.

Mr. Hemmill ordered the whole of the prisoners to be eons.
mated.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A SCENE IN A GUESS-NW/M.—Joseph Lindautt, a mem-
ber of thr German Opera company, was &target with having
insult el Henry Kirkland, messenger at the Princess's
Theatre. _ _ _ _

The complement dereed that the prisoner war wardrobe-
ket per to the German Opera company, performing at the
Princess's lh sere. On the previous night, just before the
performance comm, need, some little ditference took place
between the company and Mr. Maddox, the company want-
ing that gentleman to advance them ICI., which ho declined
dnini. Mr. Maddox then retired to the green room, followed
by several membersthe company, amongst whom was the
prisoner. Here they assailed Mr. Maddox with abuse,
end threatened tlyet they would do him same violence
tusksa he complied with their demands. Witness, tkinkiogthat
they might carry their threats into execution, went into the
greenroom in ender to poke; Mr. Maddox, and to render
ain't assist.tece as might be required. He bed no looser
entered the room than he observed the prisoner, who
had a sword in his hand, go towards Mr. Maddox,
sect, lifting up the s word, prepared to deal a blow on his
head. Witn as ran forward, and pushed him bock,
wh n he (the prig .ner) rushed upon him and struck
Lim on the head with tic sword. Witness thin went
fur a constahle, aml rive him in charge. Complainant added
that the defendant hat enee an ample apo:..gy feu what he
had done, and he (complainant) did not wish to press for a
conviction. The de &pedant was almost destitute, aed had
not a (rut to eat ; in tact, they wire all nearly in a state of
desiitution. . . . . .

Mr. Bingham aid the complainant had eho fin much good
feeling in not pleasing the charge. If he hvi done so, it
would have hero hi- du'y t have severely puni.bed the de-
fendant. However, as the complainant wished it, he should
nsw discharge him.
LAMBETH.

EXTRAORDINARY 1):1.1;10211TiirS. Cecilia Baynes, wu
charged with dew .lish.ng several pores °lsis'', of the value
• f 1/. *.:s. 61., in the office of the South Western Railway
C tmpany's trstfi department, in York-road.
It appeared that the po A. woman was labouring under the
teeing that she was mesmerised by a person in whine house
oh" had lodged, and who has a situation in the traffic deport-
ment of the above company, mid that under this ielluence
her iif wu made unhappy.
Mr. Norton, believing that the mind of the defendant was
affected, directed her to be taken for safety to the work-
, house.