The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-28 00:00:00

GREENWICH.

Mr. George Wall,— undertaker. Iligh-etnnt, Deptford,
appeared to two summonses lesu.d against him by order of
the commissioners of excise, charging him, under the set 16
end 17 Vie., cap. 78, see. 15, with letting oat a horse and
hearse for hire without being lire need, whereby he bad
Incurred a penalty:of 1007. to each case.
Mr. Dweller, from the solicitor's oliVe at Somerectehoun,
attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Ir gle for the defendant.
The evidence given in support of the prosecution proved
thot cn the let and 13th of March het be conducted two
carriage funeteds fori which he received the re' live
amounts of It. 15e. and 3f. 13s. 6d., the wittier in the Brat
caN saying she bad engaged expressly for a carriage funeral
for her child with the defendant, and the latter witting
that when be engaged with the defendant it was for a walking
funeral for the wife of a friend, upon which the defendant
offered the nee of a hone sod hearse without any extra
charge to that stipulated for, which offer was accepted.
Thomas Bizerte, an officer of excise, deposed that the de-
&edam formerly held a license, which had expired on the 6th
of October last. Witness had since called upon defendant
and cantbeed him against using the horse and hearse with-
out obtaining a 'Swam, when he replied, " I will take coda
Homes 'gain when I require it, but I do not let now."
Mr. free said, the defence was that the defendant did not
let the horse led hearse for hire within the meaning of the
act. The feet was, the pariah cemetery was distant between
two and three milee, to reach which persons would have to
tray( roe a newly formed road, and to avoid thee:genre which
would thus nears wily be int erred. the defendant provided
the horse and beeree without extra eharre.
Mr. Trull said unless it could be shown that defendant
tent his horse nod hearse gratuitously In all CUSP, which
was e 'together improbable, it could not be maid be was not
pecuniarily lesented is the manner he thus conducted his
business. If the defence made were an answer to the charge
preferred, a cabmen, for instance, mielit have his cab drawn
up to a railway elation by four or lire men, end having ob-
tained a fare might ray to the gesso-eger it would be more
comfortable if toe carriage was drawn by a horn than by the
men, and that, therefore, he would lend the horse for that
purpose, without charging anything extra. The law, how-
ever, would not permit such model, of evading duties.
Mr. Dwelley said he tidy greeted for a conviction In one
Gat. _ _ .

lir. Troll tali the act of parliament gave him power to
rotor* the Feed y to me-tourth. The defendant weak',
tbemiura, pay a penAlry of 261. and coet., and it he wished Wr
any farthar rantiadon he moat apply W the Earle. Conunia-
ehmere.

EXTENSIVE 'DEFALCATIONS BY A LIVERPOOL
OvrtclAt.-61r. Linz., for tansy years the superintend,nt of
Johtis Market,. Liverimul, ism, who recently decamped,
has lett behind Min detalcstlons to the extent of 2,8251. At
peasant this Is the amount aecertaiced to by eathented ;
but It Is said that the defeleiitiohe will greatly exceed that
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IRE BALLOT SoCIETT.—The weekly meetine of
the seat ice COMlLittte mu hell on Tamale', at the ofecw,
5, Guildhalbehanabers, Basiegbell-streem, Mr. 8. Harrison
in the chair. Mr. True, Mr. Whi.chttrat, Mr. M. E. Mars-
den, Mr. T. F. Ls Mettle, Mr. 8. Nudes, Mr. Gridley, Mr. '
Et., and Mr. Dawes mete meant. Alter a long deliberation
the °worst tee unanimowly resolved Oust it is expedient to
hold a confetnne• of the friends of the ballot in Lcadon ito-
nedistely before Mr. Berkeley brings on his mot ,n for the
ballot, end that all members of turban eat supporting the
Irdlot, the inewLers of the council, and subscribers to the
lacier bo intirtd to t.tteod, and that the conference be open
to ..11 frl.n f toe ball ir, delegate. from constituencies or
n-Whbou.bood., and other leers uo desirous to nomad the
saw. The place and time of the int.:aid conference hare
no: y. t been dattrelistd.
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