The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-10 00:00:00

WANDSWORTH.

Three respeetsble-looking women,named Mary Humphrey,
Anise Templemon, and Charlofts Burnham, were charged
with unlawfully picking flowers in Battersea New Park.
Joseph Hawkins, one of the perk-keepers, deposed that
about bait past five o'clock on the previous afternoon he was
standing at the entrance of the park, when he sew the pri-
soners approaching to go out. Burnham was carrying
flowers in her hand, and, directly they caught sight of hint
Templemen went up to her, and mid, " There's the keeper,"
and the immediately curigaled the flowers under her shawl.
Ile went up to her, and raid, " You have got some flowers
oat of the park," and aloe at once produced them, and mid.
" Here they are; you can have thorn if you want them."
He told her she must consider herself in custody, and she
then geld that she had picked them up in the park. The
others soled him not to be so hard-hearted se to take a poor
woman into custody for having a few flowers, end he told
them that his duty compelled him. He then called the
gardener, and they went to the spot where eirailer flowers
bad been growler, and he missed them directly. Witness
produced the stalks to match the flowers found in Barnharg's
poueeaion. He took all the prisoners into cos.ody.
John Down, the foreman of the park partnere, mid he
mimed three large flowers, the same found in Burnham's pos-
session, and he valued them at Is. 6d. They belonged to
glint from the Cape of Good Hope, and were called " &soma
emir."
The prisoner Burnham declared that she found them lying
upon the gravel path.
The chief impeder of the park said they must have get
over moms iron hurdles to pick the flowers.
Mr. Daymen asked him if he had a copy of his prin's act
of parliament and the bye-laws.
The inspector mid be had the bye laws, but not with blur.
Mr. Dsyman told him that be ought to obtain • copy of
the set, and brim it with him in all cases. It ergs • pnvate
set, end the court was not provided with one. It was neces-
sary for him to see the sot in order to know what puthrh-
merit be could inflict.
The inspector mid he would take can Ito produce the aot
the next tines.
Mr. Dayman told Bambara that if every person who went
to the park was allowed to pick flowers, they might as well
rot grow them at ell. They were for the common good of
all eking'', and should be strictly preserved for the mow
ment of the public.
The primmer maid she thought there was no harm in p'ek-
kg them up.
Mr. Derma told her that it would be better for lux not to
touch them. He discharged her this time, and hoped It
woad be a caution to her in &tore.
The utter primers mew eke discharged.

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