The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-22 00:00:00

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At the Yarmouth police-court, on 'Tuesday, three
men, named Dye, Gowen, and Angell, wee brought up ma
remand, charged with stealing • quantity of wood, the do-
ted, of Mr. Pox, builder• the Mayor, end Messy. F. Wor-
ship, P. Pullyn, J. Barber, W. T. Clarke, and F. Palmer,
being the magistrates present. Mr. Pox, the prosecutor,
stated that Gowen and Dye had lately worked for him, and
Angell op to Christens lest. On searching their
on
he found a deal at Gowen's, about 2,000 keg of stuff Dye's
premiss, and a quantity of wood In a sheds adjoining An-
gell's house, all of which be could identity se his property,
sad which wee worth about 161. He hall has robbed to the
extent of 6001. altogether. Evidenoe wee adduced ionsrove
that Angell had frequently bought timbercdtha kind need
of various carpenter.; sad after the brach hod Waist
minutes, the Mayor wee about to read ona of the ens-
ragmen* forms, whim Mr. Chamberlin, who appeared
for Angell, sad If the eassisbning had deter-
mined upon seeding Anon far table—TirthoUer—l
have deeded upon my own the
court be against me, to seed theesjudrnal.—Mr. Pallya
(warmly)! I do not toes der there is a tittle et evidence
against Angell—Mr. Chamberlin am ilareeled
to leave the dock, threatening to Wog es mike agafam
any one who took him into custody. the Mayor calledas the !superintendent to do his duty, bet he wee not in
eons at the time, and as the otter tames did not i
add Inclined to interrupt Angell, he left the court
nadisturbed. The Mayor then said he should Sane a
warrant for Angers appregienabg, and that as be
bed no power there he might as well vacate the chair.
His warship then left the court, and the remaining
crates admitted Dye and Gowen to bell.—On Wedneedolit
arcirship did not make his appearance, and Mr. Chamberlin
deluded the coons he had pursued, citing the 26th seethe
of Jervia's Act in support of his opinion • end stated that tin
hod had no wish to act with any disootu'tesy towards either
the Mayor or tae bench.—Mr. Hammond observed that be
bed evolved a private not, freer the Mayor, who said the
magistrates were (sadly divided upon the ease, there being
three to tbree.—Mr. Patine wished to know why, In theatre,
the Mayor should say he would convict, although the majority
were &vies him. On Thar-day the Mayor attended, said said
the opinion of their clink, Mr. Holt, wag est the Mayor had the
power of committing without refersesco to any other
Warm and in clip -onion to their opinion; but Inasmuch
her had mode refer.nce to other gentlemen, he had ceded the
power he podessert, and could not, order such
commit. With retard.). to Mr. Chamberlin, Ile
con Ids
hie conduct moat unjustifiable; but he had received an sapiens.
=dte from that gentleman, with which he was perfreily
2 After some conversation, in the course of whialt
Mr. F. Palmer said be did not see that the magistrates should
di there merely for ornament, the matter dropped. As his
worship admitted that every magistrate had the isms power_,
if each one of the tenor dozen who sit daffy in the courtshonid
take it into his bead to spume it, and to ad without ear
meow to the rest, we shall have what Sir Letting O'Trkpror
would term a very pretty quarrel" one of theme mornings.
—Airy Art.