The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-11 00:00:00

BOW-IsTREET.

Mr. Metcalfe, instructed by the solicitor to the Treasury,
appeared to prosecute upon a number of summonses wind
prmtsellers,ralling upon them to show cense why certain
obscene print., Ac., which had been seized at their respec-
tive peewees, should not be destroyed.
In the course cf last week Mr. Henry, on view of certain
samples which bad been purchased by the police, granted
warrants under Lord Campbell's Act, authorising the police
to search the premises of the defendants. In pursuance of
those aranante numbers of books, &c., were seized, brought
to thin...court, and submitted to his worship, who t en
granteirthe present summonses.
The defendant in the first case was George Clemente, of
Cleat Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, who was defended
by Mr. K. Lewis, of Marlborough•treet.
Inspector Firocin, of the A division (reserve), deposed
that ou Friday Let he visited defendant's shop, and seized
the articles now produced, consisting of photographic shire,
coloured prints books, awl periodicals. Defendant told him
th the phoeegraplue slide., hal been left there by •
fo, signer who was to call again for them.
Mr. Lewis submitted that some of the prints were not
what was geisers.ily understood as being indecent, but were
rather for purpose of study. Ile haar seen some indecent
pictures In private gentlemen's galleries.
Mr. Henry—timely, Mr. Lewis, you don't deny that they
a- indossat ? If you do the ease must go to a jury.
Mr. Lewis—No, I don't want to do that. If you think
they ere Indecent I will consent to their being destroyed.
The defendant is about to give up the business altogether,
awl he iloes not care about keeping these things.
Mr. Henry—Then I certainly do think they are indecent,
and lam sure no ftz, y in England would say they were not.
They must be destroyed at the end of seven days, unless no-
ism of appeal is given.
Some ether prints, Le., which his worship bad adjudged
net to be indecetA, were given up to the defendant.
A summons had also been taken out ageinst defendant's
wife, but as the husband accepted the responsibility it was
withdrawn. e '

ifeerp May, of M, Holywell-street, was the defendant in
the next CMS. He was defended by Mr. Herbert Wood.
Inspov.to: Wcbb smd that tbo ground floor at 38, Holy-
wen-street, was dleided into two chops ; that on the right
1,..nd side of' the =that* being occupied by defendant.
Witneffe visited it on Friday, and maw defendant, who said
wr.s his shop, and all it contained belonged to him. Wit-
., a seised a quantity of books, prints, tic.
11i. W,ed—l have seen them,. and 01111 my nothing
..I.linst baying them destroyed.
The name order was made as in the former case.

The next summons was winst Marks Sternum, of 38,
I I alywellittreet (the other half of the premiers above de-
scribed), who did not appear, and was undefended.
William Buck, M one of the summoning officers of this
mart, deposed that when ho celled at defendant's shop to
am the summons he found the shutters up and the done
ladlocked: Found on inquiry that stevensou bad closed the
piece and gone away immediately after the seizure.
Sergeant AabwNt, F I, knew Stevenson, and had end's.
oared to Ind him, in order to servo the siuumons, but in vain.
Inspector Wehb then proved the seizure • and
Mr. Henry, observing that the articles soloed in this came
were of an especially Idiagusting nature, nado the mains
....der as in the previous cases.
ideiot DreacA and ilfehr,Drserh, IS, Holywell-street,
ere Unveil and last on thedist. Mr. Wood appeared fur
them. _ _ .

Impostor Felton proved that on Friday he seized the
Foods, posts, kc. produced, at the defendant's shop. Mrs.
Droah Ma is the elms), en ,1 tinted that eho am the wife of
• he other defendant, and that the gimp belonged to her.
Mr. Wood, after lookiag at one of tho books, said it might
be' let it wee a very mild kind of indecency. He
dot not t to * , being chstmved, for its intrinsic Talus
*is pro y not muck, but he hardly thought it was what
the act cootomplated.
Mr. liaary—if you say they are not indecent you can

go before a jury, at you hare an alternative—you can
cgs
they are not intrinsically worth the ap-
pal. But I should like to have your opinion as to whether
earbsin objects, which are also seised, are obscene. They are
really intended for a purpose of great utility, and for the
benefit of mankind.

Mr. Henry—Mr. Wood I Do you think it discreet to take
that line?

Mr. Wood—Well, sir, I will bow to your opinion,and eon•
sent to their being destroyed.
The order wee accordingly made in this came also.
SOUTHWARIL _ _ .
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Sophia Doris was brought up for further examination,
charged with attempting to commit suicide at Waterloo-
The prisoner was brought before Mr. Burnham yesterday,
when a young woman stated that she was with the prisoner
and her man or husband on Monday night on Waterloo-
bridge, and they had some words together. The roan left
them, and then the prisoner rushed to one of the recesses
and climbed over the parapet, and just is she was in the
act of jumping into the raver the other female caught hold
of her clothes end succeeded in getting her beck into the
recess. Weston, 66 L, bearing the young woman's screams,
went to the spot, and saw the prisoner crying, when she
told him that she was sorry that she had not succeeded in
committing suicide. He took her into custody, when
she mid that she bad had some words with her
husband, who worked at the L ceum Theatree, about the
children. Mr. Burnham remanded her fur the husband's
attendance.

Weston, the constable, now told his worship that the man
was in court.

A young man named Joseph Davis here stepped forward
and said that he was not married to the prisoner, but Le had
lived with her five years. They had one child, which was
properly attended to
Mr. Burcham asked him whether he quarrelled with her
on the bridge
He replied that they had some words together after he
left the Lyceum Theatre, about some man. He left her
and went home, but he had no idea that she intended to
commit suicide.

The prisoner said she was extremely sorry for what she
had done. Unfortunately she had been drinking.
Vil said that he did not think she would make smelt
another attempt. He would take her home and get mar-
ried to her.

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Mr. Burcham under those circumstances discharged her,
sad she left the court with the roan.