The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-27 00:00:00

BOW.STREET.

Michael Pinity, threalteKider,. wee charged on re-
mand with using wicked, malicious, and treasonable lan-
guage against our sovereign lady the Queen.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Poland, in-
structed by the Treasury solicitors, and Mr. Ricketts de-
fended.

The evidence of Mr. Somers, the landlord of the Duke
of Clarence public-house, in the St. Pancrae-road was
read over to him, and he was examined by Mr. Ricketts,
in answer to whom he said that the prisoner, though not
perfectly sober, did not appear to him to be drank. He
was qaite sober enough to know what he was saying and
to perform his ordinary Imminent. Had known him about
five years. He was only an occasional customer, and had
been very little at the bows for the last twelve
months. Had seen him drunk, but he had not got drunk
at witness's house. He was when sober • very quiet and
inoffensive man, unless something offended him, and then
he wanton the lame as when drank. He spoke so loud that
he could have been heard • long way off. He was dis-
orderly. Nobody interfered with him. He had some
beer in the house on the night in question, but not much.
Charles Balduston repeated the statement as to hearing
the prisoner say he would shoot the Queen.
George Lintott was present on the 14th, during a portion
of the conversation in question, and heard him d—g
"the country, and all the people in it." I said "Then
you are d—g me." He replied, "No, I don't." He
appeared to me to be sober. Re appeared excited, but not
much so. _ _

Thomas Wood, a valveman at the Imperial Gas Works,
also repeated some offensive expressions used by the pri•
soner on the night in question with reference to the
Queen and royal Family. Had never seen the prisoner on
his knees at the works.

Cross-examined—Always found him • quiet, inoffensive
man till this occasion.

Edward }hake'', employed at the Imperial Gas Works
was called to prove something that had occurred at
the gas works, but it appeared that he was not present,
and had only heard of the matter from others. In answer
to Mr. Ricketts, he described the prisoner as a quiet, in-
offensive man.

Mr. Ricketts said be thought the prosecution had strained
the ease more than they need. The police no doubt had
given some information which had suggested the question
of the learned counsel as to whether the prisoner had been
seen on his knees, Sc. No doubt it had been suggested
that something of the kind could be proved. But for the
late detestable crime—for such it was—at Clerkenwell,
would the magistrate, he would ask, have thought it
necessary that the prisoner should be detained ?
Sir Thomas Henry (with empbasia}—Certainly.
Mr. Ricketts went on to say that there had been a want
of candour on the part of some of the witnesses, in trying
to make out that toe prisoner was more sober than he
really was. He should call several witnesses to show that
the prisoner was really very drunk at the time. It would
also be shown that the prisoner was a quiet, well con-
duc.ed man when sober. Hs should mention that the
isoner hiuiself said that he had no recollection of using
the words imputed to bins, that he deeply regretted having
done so, and would not so commit himself again.
Several witnesses deposed that they were with the pri-
soner on the night in question, and that he was very
drunk and much excited. Some of other workmen had
been teasing him about being Irish, and " getting him on
for the fun of the thing." They often did so when he was
drunk, and it made him so savage that he would talk in
the most violent way.
Mr. Poland said that Mr. Ricketts appeared to have I
presumed that the prosecution had originated with the
government, which was not the case. The fact was, that
the landlord had thought it right to give information ;
and he (Mr. Poland) had only attended to watch the
case and see what were the facts. It was always diffi-
cult to ascertain whether • man was perfectly sober
or partially drunk; but he thought it probable that on
this occasion the prisoner was at all event, to some ex-
tent the worse for liquor. There was no doubt
whatever that the prisoner had used the filthy ex-
pressions stated, but probablj he had done so out of
mere vulgar bravado, and it was to be hoped that
he was sincere in saying that he now regretted it.
If the learned magistrate agreed with him in that view he
should hardly press for the committal of the prisoner for
trial for using seditious languge, and it would be • ques-
tion whether it might not be sufficient to hold him to
bail.

Sir Thomas Henry quite concurred in thinking that it
was only the bravado of a drunken man. He did not
think a jury would find that the prisoner really meant
what he said, and therefore be considered that Mr. Poland
had exercised a wise discretion in not calling upon him to
submit that question to them. The prisoner must find
two sureties in 10/. for his good behaviour for twelve
months. As for the Imprisonment he had already under-
gone, be richly deserved it for his drunken habits.

LAMBETH.
Upon Mr. Partridge taking Lis seat on the bench
there were in all 17 charges to be dealt with, and
amongst these were about a dozen persons who had imbibed
too freely, and became either incapable of taking care of
themselves or other persons' bodily comfort. In some
cues where damage was done the prisoners were ordered to
pay the requisite amount, but the others were discharged
with a caution not to enjoy themselves on Boxing-day too
freely. The number is very small when the vast extent of
the district is taken into conkideration, there being nearly
double the number charged with the same clue of offence
on Monday last.

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siderable inconvenience was experienced in getting water,
although the apparatua for extinguishing the fire was
ample. Damage to the extent of from 1,5001. to 2,0001.
was done before the lire could be put out. The groceries
and the property are mostly, if not fully, covered by
insurance ; the former in the North British Fire Office,
the property being mortgaged to the Grainger Building
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