The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-25 00:00:00

TSB POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE

Ws/ham Gig cd FA;claiili:ll:;;;lrst,7oultrirer and licensed
dealer in rune, was summoned for having in his possession
curtain head of black game out of season.
Mr. Orridge attended to support the complaint, and Mr.
Best for the defendant.
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kalrrldgeseTriThe information was laid under the 1 and
2 Win. IV., c. 32, sec. 4, by which any dealer who might
have possession or black game between the 10th of Decem-
ber end the 20th of August, except it was game from
Devairshire or Somerertthiee when tie time of prohibition
was extended to the let of Seiptenster,was liable to a penalty,
end be (Mr. Orridge) should prove by a esteem.' that the
defendant had possession of several bead of black gems on
the 16th fast., eve days before the data when the pommel=
was allowed by the act.
Joseph Newetead, a clerk in the oMce of the field news•
paw, deemed that from information received by hint he
west to the def.:Ours shop, in Leedenbell- market, and saw
there several head of black game, of which be purchased one
(which he produced), for 3e.
Oa crose-examlawien by Yr. Best, the witness said he
wee seat to make the parohese by the Aseceation for the
Prewetion of the Sale of Game net of Season, having its
aloes at the 'Veld Aka, end be admitted that defendant was
not present when he (witness) made the purchaw.
Mr. Best submitted that there meet be some proof that
the perms who sold the game was really In the employ of
the defendant, or otherwise his authorised agent, before
the awe could be envied any further.
Mr. Orridge contended that positive proof on this point
was unnecessary ; as, In the owe of • lionised dealer in
game, he had a right to cowhide that say pen a ~fling
game on the dealer's premises, in the abases or presence of
the dealer himself, was a duly authorised agent.
The Lord Mayor—You must prove to my satisfaction that
the game wee sold by the defendant or his agent, and you
have not done so.

tiought the fact of selling in the deleadant's
shop was sufficient.
The Lord Mayor—l think sot.
Mr. Orridge—l thought it should bo so considered, for the
42nd section of the act throws the proof of exceptional facts
upon the party proceeded against.
Mr. Beet sod the 42nd notion wu not intended to apply
, to such cues at all ; and fee aught that had been shown to
' the contrary, the game might have been sold to the informer
by a person who was • stranger to the defendant.
Mr. Orradge said that was by no means likely.
The; Lord Msyor—Yon might have proved your case b
calling the dedendsot's assistant. Mr. Orridge, I don't think
the defendant is bound to disprove the fed of the SOTTiOI. I
think you are bound to prove it.
Mr. Orridge—Then I shall ask you to adjourn themes, my
lord.

Beet—Aud I shall ark your lordship to dismiss the
SDLOWOOII.
Lord Dltyor—ban youany further prottf, Mr. Orridge?
Mr. °midge said be ha 4 not. If required to prove the
coutract amnia*. he could go no further then.

The Lord Mayor—lf you knew aimuch of the practice of
Leadenhall-market r I do, von would not be surprised that
I want to othereime I might convict even trades-
men is all-market. I dismifs the summons.

Mr. Orridge said he ;use, Of e;;;;;, Ttni3mit ; but the
la-
formstles would be laid street. _ _ _

Mr. 6. Brookre, secretary is:, the Osseo Dealers' Society,
said be thought the opportunity a proper one, with his lord-
ship'. perreferdoe, of calling atteatfou to the fact that any
Person purchasing pm* of the men who sell it in the street
to liable to a fine of 61. The society did not wish to pounce
upon the public by means of informers, but be thought if the
fact were made known by the press it would have the effect
of putting the public en their guard.
The Lord Mayor said he had no control neer the prey;
but the statement woe a very proper tie to be made public,
and Mr. Brookes had acted kindly in making it.
Mr. Orridge said the association which he represented
had been established as much for the protection of game
dealers es of sportsmen, and would aka proceedings soloist
purchaser, of muse in the streets, if cares were brought
under their notice.

Tho Lard Mayor tol.l Mr. Orr** he would Dave {dotty
of work ff that were done, for ondotard ty sights towbars
of street pane aellerr might he seen on rad Dear London-
bridge.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET. _

dun Williams sad basso Bishop, the letter of whom has
been prerloaalycharged at this ouurt for felony were charged
with madding a silver watch of the vitae of 61, the property
of Mr. John Clement, upholsterer, 21, Poland-street,
Oxfoed..treet.
The prosecutor said that he wattle Mr. M`Donald's, tha
Scotch Storm, Orford-street, that mornieg, about two, with
some friends, having. previously to going to the house, been
drinking rather freely. He p.rtook of more drink with his
friends, who shortly &Per leit, and he tarn got into conver-
sation with the prieoners, and left the bout. with them, one
on each aide. As he was going along Oxf ord.eireet he put
him hand to lila waimciat pocket sad Waged his watch. He
at once taxed the yriarsiem with the robbery, but they stow ly
denied it ; but feeling certain they had got It, he detained
them and gave them into custody. He valued tbe watch. as
the gift of a father.
Mr. !leaden said if he had say regard for his father's
' watch be would advise him to keep sober.
A constable who malsred in taking the prisoners into cus-
tody said that, seeing Willime tidgetting about, he seized
bee hand and took the watch from is.

Mr. Beedon mid Bishop wa• • well-It:town thief, sad had
moped before (abe we. charged with robbing • butler of
about 261 a short time since), sad mast ramps sgsin; bat
rho had better he eaut.u., m she might ont escape the third
time. Then wee nut eurlieirrat leger evdeare against her,
and she was discharged. As to the other (Williams), who
had aro been at the court before, be should ask her whether
she woo guilty or out.
William.. hewing pleaded guilty, was committed fur four
month. with hard labour.
_ _ WESTMINSTER.

John Darmot, stave of rather sosplefous appearence, was
charged with begaicg.
Peter Booth, 2;4 B, mid that the previona often:antis saw
the defendant going about tbs mars in Unreels in a Very
surpiciotaa manner, nod watched him. I. saw him go into
Lyall-osews, end, tel:ing the catches= Its was subject to fits
sod had oo h,sire, logged teller from him and received some
loony. He then went Iron there to No. 4, Belgraviesquare,
opened the arr. gate, went down, sod looked througo the
wisdow very staaphiously. Tits servant, however, apparestly
taw him coming, sod mat hurt at tits door. Hs also told bar
that he was subject to But and war destitute, and she gate
him some bread and meat. Witness this told him be most
consider honed( in ctatody for beygiog, and took him to the
station.

Defendant, in reply to the charge, denied looking
through the window, but admitted begging. Ho rang
the are, ball beta* he went down the steps. He came from
Westtoineter, and was subject to fits, and maid not work
mon. than • few days together.
Mr. Arnold said in that Cape he most apply to the parish,
and not go about begging.
In answer to an inquiry from the maglistra.ens to whether
defendant wee known, the constable retid he was well known.
In August, 1854, he had been convicted and sentenced to
three months for steeling a braes tap end kited pipe. Shortly
afterward' he wee barged with .eating breed trom a baker's
shop, but diectarged owing to insufficiency of evidence. Ito
was a constant asoutiatc of the worst of chemises in and
about Pimlico end Chelsea, sad sub always in company with
Newman, who had lately been in prison foe eight months.
Mr. Arnold tbougbt. after that abutment, that defendant
had gone down the area to steal, and not to beg. He should
send hint to prison for • manta.
SOUTHWARK.
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Dr. Steel, the medical super ntendent, waited on the ma-
gistrate tor Iris advice under the following eircumersocee
He said that a mile patient died in one of the aerie at four
o'clock in the moraine. The wife wee them &Misr ehortly
ailment*, but re tuella,' la stout an hour with a number of
Irishmen, aed demanded the body inetaatly to be delivered
up to theta. The gets-keeper told her that be could not
comply ae it wee against the rulee of toe bospiail. They
then all rutted la, and, htaded by the female, entered the
ward, sad forcibly tarried away ch. *wpm. lie wished to
haws Isle worship 's advioe how to act easiest the ferria'o.
MN COML.—We. on. opposition given to the letter se tv
the eenerfal or the Imalj•fter death had taken place
Dr. Slog—Tee, e 4. It I. against the vales to remove

them so stma. The eerpse is fint removed ro the dsd•hoaee,
whore it amain' a elms time, sad then given np on applies-
tittelf the telethon.

Me. Combe—ls say operation you into after death?
Dr. Steel—No, Mr, unless with the consent of the rela-
tives, er a post-leortesa coaled by the authorities.
Mr. Combs—l den say they eteseit the body wee shoat
to be eat to pleas, sad they treat la to prevent it. I mew
mend you to give inatractioas to your geto-keepar to prevent
a mob entering tor the foams. When saaayy of the deoeseets
Mende demand the corpse, only allow wteeleatWide to am-
en it out.
Applicant then left the mut.

THAMES.
A respectable looking Dutchman, wearing spectacle', who
gave the name of 'kremlin Miettioggeos, war charged with
smoggitng Ribs. a oz. of foreign manufactured tobacco.
Mr. William Taylor, tide surveyor, raid he stopped the
prismer m he was leaving the Leo, a Rotterdam steamer. at
the fit. Katharine wharf,: sad found upon him Rib.. Got.
of tobacco and
The primps' tit e was told in Holland by his country-
man that Zeeland was a fres and enlightened country, sad
that be could take aaytblsg on shore without interruption.
Ur, Yardley—lt is a fres country, but people are not fres
to Import goods without payment of the duty. We have to
peßs I=ont of taxation for our freedom.
said he was ignorant of the law.
Mr. Yardley would advise the prisoner to become ac-
quainted with oar law. If he did not, be would lore hie
freedom. He fined the poisoner 305., which he paid.

WANDSWORTH.
laws Odd. egad 19 years, who dentibed himself se a ens-
tamonger, with so reddens, was charged with audit, a
quantity of plate, the madly of Mr. John W. Wilson, re-
eding at Thurlow B Wandsworth-road, Clapham.
It appeared from the eddehaa that about 4 o'clock oe IDe
previous &Denson the nuneetaid wee looking out of the nur-
sery window, when she eaw the wiener le the frost area.
He was close to the kitchen window, and she saw him take
out of the kitchen a large earthenware basin containing
spoons and a number of articlesof plate. He carried a basket
of herbs, and he placed the basin and its contents In the basket
sad was quietly walking of, whet the emesensid ailed out,
o Stop thio." This outer, appeared to alarm him very much,
for he dropped his basket, and ran off oat of the garden ;
unfortunately for him he met with mealier fright, for upon
leaving the gate he saw two creatablee who hoippenid to be
cessing at the time. Seeing them he made off in a contrary
direction, but they soon made after him end stopped him.
He thee declared be we guilty, and bogged hard fur mercy.
It oleo appeared that the basin and plate had been placed on
the kitchen table doge to the window to be washed, and the
prisoner, who sea sapped to hove entered the area wider
pretence of selling herbs, took the opportunity of seizing
what he could lay his hands upon, se there were non of the
servants in the kitchen.

The prisoner was committed to (our months' imprisonment
with hard labour.

Froderick Ampld. a young man, was brought up on re-
mand, charged with stealing a match from the person of Mr.
James South, a merchant, of the City, while upon Rammer-
smith- bridge, during the regatta.
On the first occasion the prisoner declared he was Innocent,
and that he was a respectable man.
The countable now stated that be found the prisoner
was in the employ of Messrs. James end Mmfl-Id, parlia-
mentary agents, of Temple Chambers, No. 32, Fteet•atreet,
and that he reccrid 30.. a week.

Police-constable Shaw, of the Ci division, said he had
known the prisoner for the last two or three peers as the
constant associate of thieves and convicted thieves. He had
been committed, end the last time was at Worehlp-street
police-wort, when be had three months tinder the Vagrant
Act,

The proeecutor asked for the ease to be dealt with sont-
manly, as be was leaving for the Continent.
Mr. Nyman said he could not do that, unless the prisoner
pleaded guilty.
Mr. Neale, who appeared for the prisoner, said bie client
would leave his oaae in the hands of the magistrate.
Mr. Myra= sentenced the prisoner to six months' impri-
sonment, with bard labour.

EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OP A FARMER
NEAR RAP7TBOANDER.

A charge of assanit was yesterday gone into at
great length before Sheriff Jameson la the Sheriff Sum-
mary Court, Mr. John Aitchison, farmer, residing at Morte-
mart°, near Rodin, team mocused of attacking Captain
John Blytb, of Seabank Villa, lawn, Fifeebire, Mr.. Blyth,
Mr.. McCallum (wife of Mr. George McCollum, stockbroker
and accountant), and Miss Macpherson, dater of Mr.,
Blyth. The circumstances of the ease are shortly these :
It appeared that Captain Birk, acoompanied by the
ladies above-mentioned, and hie daughter, Miss Blyth,
went out from Edinburgh as Thursday last for the pure
pore of Medlin liewthornden. They travelled by coach
to Ltuswade, and proceeded thence on foot- After
reaching Springfield they lost their direction, sot
knowiag the locality, and in ocarequenoe got into a grew
field belonging to Mr. Aitchipm, who happened to kepresent
ea se adjoining grouad with Ids reapers. Mr. Aitchison
noticing the party on his field. called out to them to turn
back, as they had no bueicese there, and there was no rood
that way for people. Captain Blyth being rather deaf, wait
informed by the ladies of what was said, arid am the farmer
advanced towards them be stepped forward to meet him, and
civilly ',wielded him to point out the way to the high road,
a. they had mimed the way. Mr. Aitchison, however, would
listen to no explsaaticns, and coupled his refusal to
give the doirsd information by esictng bold of the
captain by the collar and shirt front, and violently
throwing him down. Captain Blyth fell heavily, bat
soon regained hie feet, though neither active nor young. Mr.
Aitchison then a second time reeked upon him and threw
him down. Mee. Myth and the ladies loudly rebuked this
✓avage conduct, but the only answer given by the farmer
was a severe blow teethe back, which felled Mreld'eallom to
the ground. Mrs. Blyth and Mies Macpherson meeting with
the same exrranrdlnary treatment Ia suoceedoc. R 1101011•
strums wee again attempted, but proved of as little avail a.
before, Mr. Aitchison inrleting that they should all march
out of the field instantly, or he would have them forced
away. A slight fence stood near the spot, and seizing hold of
the ladle • be pushed them over one after the other, giving Miss
Macpherson • posh of such violence that this lady fell down
upon the other side and received very severe injurte.. MW
Blyth was not amaulted, although she was compelled to get
over the femme Captain Blyth being thus separated wad
rataioei in the field by the rough fellow, and in spite of es.
mewed reflood. to be shown a footpath whereby be might
reach the high-road. ems pushed on pros the field in ano-
the' direction ty the former, who, when they had proceeded
some distance, and were out of sight of the ladles, dealt him
• severe blow on the eye will his fist. Eventually they
reached Sir J. W. Drummond'. gamekeeper's hoop, and
Mr. Aitchison drew the attention of the gamekeeper to
the circumstances under which he detained Captain Blytb.
Tee gamekeeper, coking a ratioaal view of the matter,
lactated the defender no the severity of his conic', the
captain having also related his side of the cam. Daring the
conversation which cnened, Mr. Aitobison declared he would
suffer no person to traipses on his ground, and be would
wrye ovary one who dal so in the same way he had served
Captain Blyth. After several expressions to thin effect, ha
pushed the captain through • gate and left him. Theo. facts
wore proved in evidence by Capella Blyth and the ladier.
For the defence it was urged by several reapers, who were
called as winters., that Captain Blyth attacked Mr. Aitchi-
son first, and that the latter did not strike any of the party,
and that the statement of the clef nder was to a similar e ffec..
Bayles heard Mr. Miller, 9.9. C., for tie defence, and CST.
filly reviewed the evidence, Sheriff Jameson convicted Mr.
Alteldsoa of the asssult, and sentenced him to poy • line of
IW. ; Ia default to suffer forty days imprisonment.—
Sseinsets.