The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-18 00:00:00

OCTILDHAL',.

Janne Northorer was brought up before Alderman Hale,
charged with embezzling a sum of GUI. received by him on
account of Mears. Tupper and Co., plvanieed iron miae-
fact u Ten, of 61, Mu..rgute-street, hisemplovers.
Evidenoe was riven of the payment to prisoner of
two sums of 41. ss. and H. 6s. 11d. by klmsrs. Duncan
Dunbar and Co., the 'shipowners, on account of Messrs.
Tupper and Co., and three otter soon of Mt. 11a,
14/. 2.. 7d., and 4/. 160, by Mr. Morton, Mr. Overton, and
Mr. Verley respmtively. 1t loss dopneed that no Pert of
the sums in question bad been received from or accounted
for by the pnemer to the prosecutors.
Alderman Hale asked what wu the extent of the pri-
senses defaleatims.

The prosecutor stated it was nearly 3001.
The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was then com-
mitted for trial.

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CLERICENWELL.
William Jones, aged 35, a weather-beaten Kaman, with-
out home, with tattered clothes, oo shirt to be seen, and
apparently suffering from paralysis, was charged with
wandering about without any visible means of sulaistence.
Police Sergeant Hill, 39 ft, said that between 1 and 2
o'clock that morning he was directed by Inspector Stokes
to watch the prisoner to ascertain whether he was affecting
an imposition. He followed him until he saw him sit on
the step of a door in Goldingtonatreet, and then went up
to him. He s.,Y, that he appeared dl, and asked him why
he did not apply for admission to the workhouse, if he was
in the destitute state that he described. The prisoner
said, " I have applied, and have been refused. 1 then
went to the police-station, and was directed again to .go to
the workhouse. I went as I was told, and was again re-
fused. I crawled back spin to tho police-station, and
said how I was warred, when a policeman was sent with
me, but a third time I was refused admiasion." Finding
the man was very ill, and scarcely able to move, he (the
sergeant) took hint to the station, and finding the poor man
really incapable of walking the streets for the Met,
in order to detain him the above charge was entered against
him.

The prisoner said he had walked from Kingston, and
being ill and destitute he applied to the workhouse for
admission, and was refused. He then went a second and a
third time—the last at a quarter to ten—and at each time,
although be begged bard fora night's lodging, be was turned
away. He then walked about till past I o'clock, when be
was found sitting ou a doorstep by the policeman and taken
to the station.

Police-comitable Boyce, 204 8, maid he went with the de-
(mutant to the workhouse, and the porter refused him (the
defendant) admission, on the ground that the house was
toll. He (the porter) told the defendant to go to the Field-
lane Refuge.
Inspector Stokes said that there were nightly applications
made at the police station for orders of admission to the St.
Pancras workhouse. The porter of the workhouse was
then in attendance.

Goodwin, porter at the workhouse, was then examined,
and he stated that about ten o'clock the prisoner applied for
admission, but, acting under the orders of the master, he
refused him, having at that time admitted 110 females and
children.

you might have admitted him when
he came back the second time.

Goodwin—But be was very abusive.
Mr. D'Eynoourt—Whit do you call abuse?
Goodwin—He was smoking a pipe and walking in front of
the pte.
Mr. D'Eynoourt said be did not consider that abuse.
Goodwin—He said he would come in, and that with an

Mr. D'Eyncourt mid that after the inspector had sent the
defendant, he ought to have been admitted.
Mr. Alexander (the second clerk) remarked that the de•
fendant was now suffering from paralysis.
Mr. D'Eyncourt (to Goodwin)—Yon understand, you
might, had this poor fellow died, been given in charge
for causing his death. Ido not say there is not to be • rule
laid down, or that there is not a limit to be placed to the
admission ; but this I do say, that if a man 'a in distress
and is really ill, you must not eacridoe life, or even risk
doing so, for all rules must and ought to be in such cases
broken through.
The defendant—l was not abusive. I told the porter I
was very ill and bad in my inside, and the only reply I got
was that he did not care a whether I was bad inside or
outside.

; I did not say so.
Mr. D'Eyncowt—ln this case yon ought to have been
satisfied, and have at once admitted the poor fellow. The
best thing you ought to do is to pay the surgeon's bill, and
reimburse the inspector for the expenses he has incurred in
relieving the sufferings of the poor fellow.
Goodwin—l cannot do that.

liir:b"Eyncourt—iie police have acted very kindly in
this matter, and you ought, as I have before said, to have
admitted the defendant. The defendant bad better now be
taken to the workhouse and at once admitted.
The defendant then left the court with the workhouse
authorities. .