The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-17 00:00:00

THB POLICE COURT&

3LATIION-H9UBII.

Slim Phillip, a girl ic —;rho a few days ego
wits charged at this court with several shop robberies ooes-
tapace of about two hours, was
brought up for further es
The Lead Mayor Japan whether she bad yet gives her
emelt adders, end whether my dinovery had been made se
to her oceessiews.
A respotable-lookieg women stood inward and said the
yeboser wee her deughter, end had for some time pest been
so per Ned dleortheely that she could do nothing with her.
On Mend., week she used bar to • place which she bed oh-
tamed far lese, bat had site discovered that although the
phew stand away from hens all night, she never wed
sear the plan to which she wee slat
Lord ]ls —1 don't lid to end molt a child to nine,
althngh I understand she he been there bikini. Bet what
an be donewith her? Hers she barged with live &Wenn
robberies committed on the ere morsig, end it is clear to
me that she newt have Ind compeaken Mee ne rid any-
thing to you es to who those congener were?
Mother—No, and I don't this& the had say aosepenions.
police. eonnable 667—My toed, els he told me the games
of three different girls who, take mid, wen her companion;
hot, horn inquiries I hen made, I led her MaSeeent is
entirely false.
Towline, police-constable 687—1 had her to charge on the
26th October net, when she wee asetinced et this evert to
two months' imprisonment for two different slop robberies
which she committed in Aldgitte. At that time she gave tits
name of Anne Thompson, but her proper name is Louisa
Hayes.
Lord Mayor—Well, she must be remanded till Monday,
and meanwhile I will consider whether anything can be done
to revs her from destruction.

~Wifl
lam .Forgo, ;13litingetrate fish seleemaa, was sum-
mooed, upon the complaint of William Deashig, for haring
offered for sole fish unfit for human food.

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Mr. Leming appeared for thedefondsa----t.
Mr. Deering veld, I am clerk of the market seder the Cor-
i= aad }maraca ddeb ander the Cosunimioners of
Oa estarday mender leM I meshed a message
from Mr. Tapley to p sad biped taw pads of mackerel at
his stand. I did so, sad erademmed the mackerel. I was
than told then were kw other pads et a similar description
In the pawed= of debating ; upon Wake I inspected
them, sad mid the deteadleat I modem s& them also. He
mid I knew nothing about It. As be disputed my decition I
uhibital the IA to several saltamen, whom opinion was the
mate se my ova, end I seised the dah. Before I went to de.
fondant I had moaned an applicant...a to hapset the mackerel
from a man who bad bought the., sad to adios Mr. Fap
had refused to return the money. I have lam reralveCe
ememons from the Merle's Court, for the value of the
method whieft keised, . . .

Cros;siamba by it. Letria—l had the fish placed fa a
lock-op, bat nese of them had boss impreparly notoved
Were 1 Ma so, sad afar I eondimael thew
Pepple, a aostermoager„ dosed that be saw fear
pads of nasokarel at the store of daft, one ef which tree
open, sad seemed pretty good. He bought the four pads at
fre. 64. per pad, and removed them to hie barrow, bat a
policeman, who came up at the time, said they emelt very
badly, and refuted to allow him to carry them away. upon
which witaeas took theca book to defendant, and demanded
the return of Ida money.
James Bateman, for 46 years a fish dotter in Blllianate,
said be examined • mackerel, which was taken to him Kr.
Deering on Saturday morning, and found it quite t goo
!sustain food. It was literally rotten, and stunk most fist-

fully.
Cross-examitail—Bt ems net Yr to judge of a Idols pad
by one matheed; but a led meineel was not likely to ha
found in n pal atp IMF
J. Ituss, maw Ili thither b BMingegate, deemed
that two pads of meshed were shown to him by Mr.
bed. that they wry in his opiates, quite unfit for
Daman
Lurie Louth, far twenty-nine years a fish dealer, gave
similar testhesekaed did also
Impeder K , the City polio', who added that so
many complaints reemstly been made by the inhabitants
of the neighbourhood about the bad fish sold in Billingegate,
that the polies had been ordered to report to the Commie-
/loan on the subject.
Gee. Ferree, a musket labourer. deposed that he tarried
the year pads of fish to question from defendant's stand to
the look-up, and his scat stank so mach in consequence that
be had not bas site to wear it since.
George Musky, Mansion-house officer, raid some et the
fish were brought to the Manion-houe on Saturday seen-
tam by dabs of Mr. Deering, for his inspection. They
were brought into the lobby, but the small was so offensive
that he ordered them to be Immediately cleared out, and
Kluwer& he was compelled to born brown paper and
sprinkle the place with vinegar to get rid of the stench.
There were other witnesses for the complaint, but it was
thought unnecessary to call them.
Mr. Lewis, on the pert of the defendant, said he was • moat
respectable man, who had born in business for testy years,
and in selling the fish had no other ol4ect than to serve the
interests of the oceseignees; and as to the state of the fish he
would call witnesses to prove not only that they were not
bad, but that a partof them had been actually cooked and
ease. He called
Robert Day, inspector of fish at Billingsgate under the
Fishmongers Company for 20 years, who said be sew the
whole of the Oak in question, which were, is his belief, fit for
human food, and did Dot stink at all.
By the Lad Mayor—There has been no gamut between
me and Mr. Deering, but Mr. Deming on Saturday told me
I sou unfit fee my situation, and I wanted to know what
made him • judge of fish.
Lord Mayor—Why, his noes in this cam, I should think.
Did you find no bad =all about them?
Wirnese—None et AIL I ate a part of seth of them.
Lord Mayer—Thou you have a woes. nose and a worse
stomach than I gave you credit for.
Benjamin Rangeorott had bees a fish solemn= for 32
yews. Saw one of the markers, in dispute, and brlirred it to
be quits fit for human food. These mackerel fed doss to the
shore, and if they were cat open the tire day their guts
would stink, bat that would not eget the other ports of the
Bob.
' Frederick Richardson' for 24 yeses a fish dealer, saw the
of the fish in dispute, and believed it to be quite fit for
food.
Charles Smithen, for 40 yews a fish dealer, saw one of
the fish referred tn. It was part good sad part bed.
Lod Mayor—Was It such a fish as you would send me ?
Witness—No; nor any other gentleman. There can be
no deny*, that it was not fit to be eaten by sayable.
Mr. Lowie—l have witnesses here who did eat some of
these mackerel, and I have one of the mackerel here, which
was dried on purpose that it might be produced in evidence.
Lord Mayoi—What if you have ? I could find men who
would eat anything • red a dried mackerel is no guide as to
the state of toe fish when new, Thee, is no Imputation on
the character. of the defeedant, who believed the fish to be
good ; but they were dearly unfit for food, sad he hat ren-
dered himself liable to • penalty of 61., which, however.
shall mitigate to 20a, hoping ha will be mom careful in
future.
The fine the paid.

Wary Xidex, a very respectabitelookieg woman, upwards
of 40 years of me, living at 3, Omega-terrace, King's road,
Chelsea, wsa charged with being drunk and incapable of
taking can of herself and child.
Polim-oonstable Enoch Falford, 316 V atebed that he
found the defendant Late lent night in • beias state of in-
toxication in Blenheim-street, King'e-road, r helm. She had
at the time en infant in her arms.
Mr. Arnold—What wea the age of the infant P
Defendant—Eight months.
Mr. Arnold—What became of the child after she was taken
into custody P
Polioeman—lt wan taken to the workhouse, as she wee in-
capable of taking charge of it.
Mr. Arnold (to def.odent)—What have you to say P
Defendant—Nothing, your worship.
Mr. Arnold—D) you admit that you were drank, with an
infant in your antis ?
Defendant—Well, I was intoxicated, but very Httle over-
come me. I was in a great deal of trouble about a boy of
mite that had left We home, and was about a good deal
yesterday. I took two or three gluon of spirits, and they
had an effect upon me.
M-. Arnold—What are you?
Defendant—l am a married woman.
Mr. Arnold—l think you ought to be thorough'l uhamed
of yourself.
Defendant—So I em, your worship.
Mr. Arnoli-1 thick that nothing can be more disgraceful
than a mother getting drunk with an infant in her arms.
When persons of a lower degree than yourself ore charged
with this offence I invariably remand them for a week, in
order that I may uremia whether the infant has audited
any injury by Me mother's ittionication, and I to e no ream
why I Amid deviate from that counts in your case. Yen
are remandsd for a weak.
Defendant looked very much surprised as she was removed
te the adL _ .