The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-24 00:00:00

plane, Stepney, and told her be bed called to see her in
consequenm of a child to which she had given
birth a little while ego. The prisoner said,
" Yes, sir, I have had a child." Widen asked
her where it was, to whioh she replied, " In the
Stepney Union-house at Bromley." Briden said, " How
came it there?" She answered, " I took it there ; I left it
on a door-step." Widen said, " When was it?" She
answered, " On the 22nd of June.'

Mr. Paket:-ThieitildWWfound by the boy Piper on the
night of the 22nd of June after 12 o'clock?
Briden—Yes, sir.
Mr. Paget asked the prisoner if she wished to ask any
questions of the !Buns.

The prisoner—Not any, far ; whet he says is quite true.
I lid leave it in the square ; it did not belong to my hus-
band.

George Smith, a police-constable of the K division, said
be received a child found in Albert-wmare, Commercial-
road, Hamlin', on the morning of the 23rd of June last,
between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock. The child was
very cold and weakly.
Mr. Paget—When was the child born?

Inspector Turner—On the 20th of February, at the
house of the prisoner's daughter. •
Mr. J. S. Hawkins, surgeon, of No. 7, Campbell•road,
Bow, was called to see the child on the 23rd of June.
It was in a fearfully emaciated condition, and the hand
forced down the throat. It was admitted as a foundling.
It died on the Ilth of the present month.
Mr. Paget asked the prisoner if she had any defence to
make, and delivered the usual caution.
The prisoner—Nothing, sir, at all.
Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial at the next
Middlesex Sessions.

BBOADHEAD AND HIS LICENSE.

Mr. Sugg, solicitor, applied on Thursday to the
Sheffield magistrates for a renewal of the license of Wil-
liam Broadhead, of the Royal George, Carver-street,
Sheffield.
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Mr. Sun said—l am not aware at present, of course, of
anything being alleged against Mr. Broadhead. There-
fore, if there is anything of that kind, I should like to
know what I have to answer, that I may address myself
to it.
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The Mayor—l am not aware that we are obliged to
allege anything. The matter is in our discretion without
the necessity to make any allegation.

Mr. Sugg—l hoped I should he wore acquainted with
what there is against my client before I addressed myself
to the bench. As lam instructed Mr. Broadhead has been
a licensed victualler something like twenty years, and
there has not been a conviction, fine, or even a complaint
against him since he has been in the house in which he
now lives. Therefore there must be a something of some
other nature which has led to the notice from the chief
constable.

The Mayor—Which is within Droadhead's own know-
ledge.
Mr. Sugg—lf the notice had stated the season why, I
might have been prepared to answer it, but I submit irre-
spectively of that I should be informed of any grounds
that might be in the minds of the bench why the license
should not be granted, so that I might answer the charge.
Mr. Dunn (a magistrate)—lf you do not yourself of your
own knowledge know, and if your client does not know
of his own knowledge, that circumstances have arisen
within the last twelve months which might by suspicion—
I will not say more, but which might by the vaguest 11111-
picion—(laughter)—give rise to the opinion that he is not
a fit and proper person to hold a license, I wilt not ask
you to go on, but if you do know of any such things,
and have anything to say upon them, you had better
proceed.
Mr. Sugg—l apprehend in my own mind that your
remarks have reference to the moceedings before the com-
mission at Sheffield.

Mr. Dunn (ironically)—Oh derv, no ; not the proceed-
ing* of the commission. (A laugh.)
Mr. Sugg—Then I really do not kaow what it is you
mesn.

Mr. Dunn—Then we have only to retire to consider.
Mr. Bugg—Do I understand that this application is
going to be dismissed in a moment without a hearing?
The Mayor—We want to hear you.
Mr. Sugg—Mr. Dunn has suggested that circumstances
have arisen within the last twelve months which may
have affected Mr. Broadhead's character so much as to
induce the bench to resolve not to grant the license.
Mr. Dunn—lt is possible that circumstances have arisen
to lead the bench to such a conclusion.

Mr. Sugg—Very well ; if the bench had been kind
enough to say that at tint, I should have admitted, what
I cannot of course help admitting, that Mr. Broadhead,
in his evidence as a witness before the commission,
was obliged to admit certain things. Taking that now to
be the fact I will address myself to the bench upon it.
Mr. Sugg then urged the absence of any complaint against
Broadhead as a hoensed victualler, and contended that
after the indemnification granted by the commissioners be
should not be punished for the offences he had confessed
to there.

When he had concluded, the Mayor said—We have no
answer to make, except that the matter is in our own dia.
cretion.

Mr. Bugg—Then I leave it with you. It is evident it is
ea I have said.

The Mayor—You can draw what conclusions you like,
but we admit none.
Mr. Sugg—Then in anticipation of the decision of the
bench I beg to observe, with all respect, and in simple
fulfilment of my instructions, that we shall appeal against
such decision.

The Mayor—Quite right.
The magistrates then retired to deliberate, and on re•
taming into court after a short absence,

The Mayor maid—ln the case of the application of Wil-
liam Broadhead for a renewal of his license to the Royal
George, in Carver-street, the magistrates say the hence is
not granted, because the magistrates are unanimously of
opinion that V. Broadhcad is not a tlt and proper person
to hold a Bowie.

THR ENCROACHMENTS ON WANDSWORTH-COMMON.
—Yesterday • meeting of nearly 5,000 inhabitszta of the
parishes of Wandsworth and Battersea was held on the
piece of land lying close to Clapham Junction, in accord-
ance with • premien made at the Spread Eagle, a few nights
before, that the assembly should take place, and the de-
struction of the fence surrounding a portion of the com-
mon enclosed by the Brighton Railway Company, signalise
its gathering. Earl Spencer learning this, applied to Sir
Richard Mayne for • body of mounted police to be on the
spot to cheek any damage. The request was granted.
The railway company appeared also to have trepared re-
sistance to any aggression, for • suspicions number of
"navvies" stood is knots among and in *he out-
skirts of the crowd apparently ready for saner.
gency. The proceedings commenced with an ad-
dress from Mr. J. C. Buckmaater, chnrchwanien of
Battersea, who implored all present to abstain from any
act of violence. AM they had now to do was to protest
against cruelty and injustice. Up to 1831 there had been
no encroachment for generations. How, theywere told they
had " no right whatever on the Common," though the
House of Commons had said otherwise. If they were
trespassers, why didn't Lord Spencer order thorn off, and
punish them for being there ? When they saw the Com-
mon taken away without reaaons assigned and a hurled
before them, " This land to be let on building
it wee time to take action. It was no secret that be
meant to have that board down. He appealed to those
present to abstain from violence that night, since it might
endanger future gnomes. Two or three gentlemen hail
arranged privately to break down the femme, and
so assert their righter, fortified in the act by the
expression of public opinion there manifested. The
following resolution was carried unanimously :
" That this meeting regards with ethernet mor-
row and regret the enclosures which have taken
place on Wandsworth-common, and urges the committee
appointed for its preservation to take every step to restore
the privileges which the public have enjoyed from time
immemorial" Cheers were then heartily given for Mr.
Buckmaster, Mr. Rose, and the committee, with groans
for Lord Spencer. The people did not immediately dis-
perse, but stood about in groups on the Common till lute
in the evening.

STRIAE or AGRICULTURAL LABOURER& —Yes-
terday 200 soldiers of various regiments stationed at the
Colchester barracks were dmughted off to harvest work, in
accordance with the recently-issued regulation. This is
partly owing to the difficulty felt by the farmers in in-
ducing the labourers to remain at work at the usual rate
of pay, and because of a strike amongst those who attend
to the stearn.threshing machines. The farmers were
obliged to send theirordinary labourers to the machine, but
they too objected unless they received extra pay. The
consequence is, nearlyall the steam threshers inthe vicinity
have refused to work, and roost of the machines are now
lying completely idle. The disaffected labourers refuse
also to work with the military, because they say that the
remuneration paid to the soldiers is nothing but • little
beer. The farm labourers of Essex are talking of organ-
ising. There is an abundant crop of wheat and other
cereals ; and notwithstanding the drawbacks con-
nected with the recent unf►vourable weather, the
greater portion of the " golden grain " would and no
doubt will have been secured within a few days.

THE MCBDER IN BEDPORDBlllllE.—Yesterday
morning Mr. Superintendent Pope took the accused men—
Levi Welch, William Woraley, and James Day—before
the local bench, and formally charged them with being
concerned in the murder of William Bradberry, at Round
Ground, at orabout midnight of Saturday, the 3rd instant,
or a few minutes later. There was a great crowd of persons
to witness their removal from the lock-up, and the pri-
soners were remanded till the petty sessions on Monday.
The horse-nail makers in Warwickshire, follow-
ing the example of so manyother trades, are about to strike
for higher wages.
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