The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-16 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16, 1867.

The in the service of Messrs. Make,
Son, and Ste, eoitcitors, Arthur-street, City. Ou the
21st October last Mr. Shea wrote a letter to Mr. Peachcott,
solicitor, Plymouth, and placed it, together with a cheque
for 44/3a. ltd. on the prisoner's desk, for the purpose
of being addressed and posted. The latter arrived
at Mr. Peachcott's, but without the cheque, and
it appeared that on the following day, the 22nd October,
the prisoner presented the cheque, which was payable to
onler at the London and County Bank, with the endorse-
ment written on the back, and also the words " For cash,
B. S. and 5.," which Mr. Shea believed to be in the
handwriting f the prisoner. Mr. Peachcott wrote a
letter, saying that the cheque had not been inclosed in
the letter, but this note never reached Mr. Shea's hands.
The prisoner afterwards absconded, but was apprehended
NSergeant Spittle, in the Haymarket, on the 11th of
vember.
Mr. Ahleinian Luak committed him for trial.
SOLITHWARK.
__ THE NEW STREET: ACT AND THE. POLICE.

Mr. Dart uport, the extensive potato salesman in New
Southwark-greet and the Borough Market, appeared be-
fore Mr. Burcham to answer five summons obtained by
the police for causing an obstruction in New Southwark-
street by allowing five carts to remain in the said street.
Mr. Hicklin, of Trinity-square, Borough, appeared for
the defendant.

It appeared from the evidence of Stevens, 66 M, that on
Saturday morning the 2nd inst., he was on special duty in
New Southwark-street near the Borough Market, when be
saw five carts laden with vegetablesdrawn up in front of Mr.
Davenport's premises,wbere they remained from 6 o'clock till
about 8, when after having unloaded they were removed.
The horses were taken from them and the shafts put up
and placed in a line, and as soon as the goods were removed
the homes were brought back and the vehicles taken away.
In answer to Mr. lficklin witness said that there were
two passages left open between them for the public to pass,
eta"he considered it an otrittnction as people could not '
pass between the other vehicles.
In answer to Mr. Beecham witness said that the carts
were there from between 6 and 8 o'clock in the morning,
and there were very few people about, except those going
to purchase goods of Mr. Davenport and others. The cart,
came from the country growers consigned to Mr. Daven-
port.
Mr. Aurelian asked if he saw any actual ob-truction.
Witness replied that people could not pass freely from
the pavement into the roadway.
Mr. Burcham asked him if ho saw anybody obstructed
in that way.
Witness replied in the negative.
Mr. Mitcham thought the police hail better be on the
look-out for thieves, and attend to the wholesale obstruc-
tions in the street during the middle of the day, than
interfere in such a matter.

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Mr. II icitlin enured hisworahipthat biselient had nowiah
to cause an obstruction in the street; in fact it would be an
injury to his business, which was very extensive. These
carts were brought from the countij laden with goods and
placed in that part of the street which was so wide that in
the middle of the day they corld cause no obstruction. As
soon as they were unloaded they were removed.
Mr. Bonham again expressed his ituFgnstion that the
constable had not been more profitably employed in the
interest of the public. There was no case made out against
the defendant, therefore all the summonses were &I-
missed.