The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-16 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.

5111 DINO DAD =AT TO • LONDON 11•111T.-INIIII801-

MU? WITHOUT FINK
Gerard Samos, of Preston, Donetshire, a butcher ie a
small wa , was summoned before Sir Robert W. Cards
by the of Sewers for the Cityof London,for sending six dews of bed to Leadmhaßmarkst for
human food, the mine being diseased, unsound, unwhols.
some, and unlit for the food of man.

Baylis, the solicitor to the Commissioners of Sewers,
said this was a very aggravated ease, and one that he must
ask the bench to deal with severely. A farmer resithig
near Preston had a cow that had been afflicted with
" bearing down" in July and previously in January,
so that she was in • very diseased state front Litho.
nation. In other repeals the now was • fine animal and
worth about IN., but in consequence of the disease the
animal was labouring under it was sold for 5/. After the
defendant had had the cow and found the condition it was
in he went to the framer from whom he bought it sad
offered to lose half the Si. if be would lose the
other half. The farmer refused and then he had the
cow killed and dressed. Some portions of the meet
were given to the defendant's pigs sad the rest he sent up
to London, where it arrived tha most stinking state. a
was not stinking from the state of the weather but from
the diseased condition of the meat. When the is.
specter went to the defendant he told hint that he had
sold some of the meat down there, but upon inquiry
that turned out to be incorrect,' and the fact that he had
offered to loss half the 51, was evidence that he knew the
meat was unfit for human food. He, therefore, asked ter
a severe sentence against the prisoner.
The inspectors of meat having proved the above facts,
Sir R. W. Carden said it was • very aggravated ease, and
he should not think of inflicting • fine oa the defsndsat,
but should send him to prima without the option of a fins.
The salesman to whom the matt was consigned said that
he had been in the habit of receiving meat from the de.
[cadent foe a long time, and he never sent him any bad
meat before.

Sir HZ; W. Carden said that in consequence of the
good character the defendant had received he would reduce
the puniahment he intended to inflict by one-half. The
sentence was that he be imprisoned and kept to bard
labour for one mouth.

Kr. Chilean, the fanner, wee then called forward, end
told by Sir Robert Carden that he was almost m culpable
as the defendant, and might have been placed at his side
bad be been lent to the old Bailey. •

BOWSTSHSP.
HILLIS° SPIRITS WITHOUT LICZNMIL.

Hairy Roberts, sliikebW, fa Bodoey.road,New Heat-
road, appeared to en excise summons charging him with
selling sin without a license.
An excise officer named Yen stated that on Sunday,
the 12th May, he went to defendant's shop to get shaved
and have his hair brualied. After being shaved he went
to wipe his face with a round towel hanging behind the
door, and there noticed a small glass upon a shelf. Re.
turning to the chair where he had sat to be shaved, be
waited for defendant to out his hair. Having gone for
the purpose of ancerteining whether the defendant ma
selling gin, he was just "hesitating Moat asking fer
some" when the defendant " saved him the trouble " by
saying, " Could you do a drop of gin!" Witness said
" Yee," •
and he fetched a bottle from a cupboard and
poured out a glass of gin, which witness drank. Witness
then handed him 6d., and received 4d. change. He had
previously paid 2d. for being shaved and baring his hair
brushed. As he handed witness the gin, defendant
"This is a little on the quiet, you know."
Mr. Parker, supervisor of excise, said the defendant bad
no license to ell spirits. The traffic was carried on every
Sunday morning When the public Masse were shut
some eases there was a pretence that the gin was given to
the customers.—

Sir Thomas Henry said there was an old rhyme ending,
" 11l shave you and give you some drink," but the meaning
depended upon where the stop was put.
Mr. Parker said attention had been drown to the deka-
dant's shop by an anonymous letter addressed to the raper.
intendant of police, and by him handed over to the excite.
Defendant at first /tatty denied the whole thing. After
a little hesitation he admitted that be sometimes got in a
little gin over night to accommodate one or two very old
customers, but then he never took any money fur it. He
received it from them over night. He had no recollection
of seeing the officer.
Sir Thomas Henry said that if he nitrite a practice of
supplying people with gin on the Sunday, even though be
bought it over night, and even though he obtained the
money from the customers first, he would find it • very
dangerous trade.
The deleadant said if he had done wrong he would rat
do it agsin, and he hoped the magistrate would excuse ia
Sir Thomas Henry load so power to excuse it. All be
could do was to mitigate the penalty, which was SOL, to
one-fourth (121.
Mary Mole, • wardrobe dialer, Harriett-street, Low
Marsh, was summoned on • similar charge, but did sot
appear.
Inspector Edmonds, of the L division of police, said he
visited the defendant's shop on the lith of May, sad
found her there with three women and two men. Ss
was in the act of pouring some gin from a glass
into • bottle. One of the women handed ha
2d. and took the bottle, saying " Do you call this ltsil a
quartern?" He took the bottle from her, and now pro•
dirtied it, still *attaining the gin. Defendant mid, "JIT•
Edmonds, you have been here a great many times—look
over it this once and it shall not occur again." Lie also
found under the table three bottles, one containing • quad
and another • pint and • half of gin, and one a pint and s
half of rum, and a stone jar containing six pints
ram. The defendant had long been maPec"
of selling spirits on Sunday morning, and he had several
times visited the house, but had until this occasion do'
covered nothing. He believed that the person who umiak
kept watch and gave the alarm was out of the way, onto
that was why he was enabled to surprise defendant ma
her customers. One of the men was lying drunk on the
floor. Defendant said to him, " You know I have lost my
girl"—which was true. He did not think she would st•
tend—she was • very stubborn woman.
Sergeant Hart, L I (who accompanied the inspector cc
the occasion) corroborated his evidence.
Sir Thomas Henry imposed the mitigated penalty
of
12/. 10s.

GREENWICH.
3.—IXTENRIVE DISCOVIRT 0? mat

and Smith being attired in clothes also the proceeds of the I LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE
shore burglary. She wis-bsitma,into custody on the expi-
ration of her term of imprisonment for stealing the cab-
bages. At a house rented in the neighbourhood by Stock.
well's son, and occupied by her, were Also found numerous
articles, among which was a set of harness belonging to
Mr. Meacham, of Peckham, and stolen with a horse and
cot,. On this mid being made by the polioetthe three men
and a loy made their escape, but soon fell into the hands
of the Sussex police on a charge of housebreaking and
bone stealing, and when captured by Superintendent Hol-
loway near Worthing, the eon of Stockwell was found with
a pistol loaded to this muzzle, and on another of the gang
was found a six-barrelled revolver, three chambers of which
were loaded.
la answer to the magistrate it was stated that the four
male prisoners in custody at Chichester would be put
upon their trial at the October sessions for Sussex ; and
Inspector Digby stated. that a cart-load of property was
now in the possession of the police, awaiting owners.
The prisoners, who said they were not aware the pro-
perty waa stolen, were committed for trial at the Old
iley sessions.
WEATHER REPORT.—{THIS DAY.)

FUDAT, AUGUST 10, 8 8.18.

B. T.I

bairn 11942 561 W.
Aberdeen 499.40 54 N. W.
1.4.011 019.49 59 W.
Animas= —12:56 —1 W.
Greencastle—
.81 N. TN.W.
Point.ixso
iberpool..-99.116 901 W.
Holyhead —129.67 60, W.N.W.
Pennance 012 86 611 N.W.
Brent 99.92N.N.W.
',wield pr 5
im 611 W.
Rochefort.— 29.84 00 W.
Plymouth 19.81 Ist N.W.
Weymouth 29.77 02 N. W.
Portsmouth 29.71 W.N. W.
Loudon 29.68 61 W.N.W.
Yarmouth 29.62 61 W.
Scarborough 29.66 59 N.W.
tiluelde 29_56158 N.W.
Helder

(BT TBLIGIAPH.)
STOCKTON MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

ELEVENTH ZETLANDBIENN lAL. One mile and shall.
Merry and Wise, Br to Ariel, Nymph a, Shibboleth,
Lais, Hawke, and Russian Bear are here.
MIDDLESBOROUGH HANDICAP. One mile and a half.
Sundeelah, Lord Ronald, Klarinska, Declaration Repulse,
Elfeta, Liberal, and Little Treasure are here.
STOCKTON FOUR-YEAR-OLD. Two miles.
Westwick, Rococo, and Strathoonsu are here.
STEWARDS' CUP. One mile.
Lord Ronald, Stnathoonan, Weatwick, Declaration,
Xlarinska, Treasure Trove, Skylark, Castanet, Corporal,
Repulse, Ischia, Alruna, and R&M are here.

GARBUTY NURSERY. T.Y.C.
Nymph c Russian Beer, 'Mara, Merry and Wise,
Thankful, Blockade, Brio Ariel, Amendment, The Clipper,
Miss Osborne. Shibboleth, Lady Flora, Zingara, Hawke,
Camillo, Donation, Narrow Escape, Caprera, and Pop Oun
are here.

OXFORD MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

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STAND PLATE. Three quarters of a mile.
Indian Star, Gordian Knot, Rustic Beauty, Her Lady-
ship, Knight of St. Michael, Amour Propre, Venturer,
Gretna, Mdlle. Cleopatra, Elegance, Leading Snit,
Diamond, Phemy e, Catherine Hayes f, and Cromwell are
here.

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STRATTON AUDLEY NURSERY. Three quarters of
• mile.
Cation, Pad Jones, Hue sad Cry, Candor Lord of the
Liles e, Tbomdyke, Dunoon, Fspectition,
and Promised Lead are here.

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INNKEEPERS' HANDICAP PLATE. Half a mile.
Cranbury, Liddington, Zisea, Miller's Maid, Alberta,
Flying Jib, Gipsy Queen, Blackbird, Spokesman, Gretna,
Catherine Hayes f, King of Spades, MM.. Cleopatra, Miss
Frances, Lillie, Prima Donna, Cromwell, Beds, Gaiety,
are
Feem
hy, Calot e, Texana f, Peggy, The Thorn, and Beauty
ere.

PRINCESS OF WALKS' STAKES. Three.quartere of
a mile.
Prodigal, Vixen a, Her Ladyship, Tortuga, Cora,
Tremble, Elegance, Leading Suit, Pepper's Ghost, Squire,
Calot c, and Sister to Scottish Chief are here.

CITY MEMBERS' PLATE. One mile and a quarter.
Musketeer, Gipsy King, Hopvine, Rupert's Dam o, Kil-
lake, General Sherman, Lady Margaret, Gaiety, Demon-
stration, and Phemy o are here.

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