The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-30 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

Mr. George Seeping, of St. Mary-at-hill, wine cooper,
was summoned before Alderman Lusk, M.P., for suffer-
ing a ferocious dog to be at large without being properly
muzzled.

Police-constable Sheen, 756, said that on the 20th of
July, about 10 minutes past five o'clock in the afternoon,
he was running down St. Mar;-at-Hill, after a passer of
base coin, when the defendants dog flew at him, caught
him above the hip,. and bit through his coat and shirt
into his flesh, causing it to bleed. He went to the hoe-
pital and had the wound cauterised. The next day the de-
iendantcame to him and naked him if he was the man his
dog had bitten, and he replied that he was. The defendant
then asked what damage he bad done, and he told him
that his coat and shirt were torn, and he was bitten in the
side as well. The defendant then asked if he could not
settle it, and he said no. that it must go before a magis-
trate, as he had been cautioned before.
Alderman Lusk held that a dog not effectually muzzled,
according to the spirit and meaning of the order of the
Commissioner of Police, was not muzzled at all. It was
absurd to put an useless piece of leather on a dog's mouth
and call it muzzled. He considered it a very bad case, and
should fine the defendant 40e. and costa.

The fine and aorta were paid.
MARYLEBONE.

Philip .Redwood, aged 19, residing in a lodging-house in
Flower and Dean-street, Whitechapel, described as a mu-
sician, was charged with riding on the Metropolitan Rail-
way from Hoorgate-street to Westbourne-park Station,
willoiterying his fare (4d.).
r Gibbons watched the case on behalf of the
company.
William Hawkswood, station porter at Westbourne-
park, said that on the arrival of the 8.30 p.m. train from
the City he noticed prisoner come out of a third-class car-
riage with a concertina. He closely watched him, and
noticed that instead of presenting his ticket and going out
he loitered on the premises, and on the arrival of the Ken-
sington train, which was on its way to the City, he at-
tempted to get in. Witness stopped him and asked him
for his ticket. Prisoner produoed an old ticket, and was
tires into custody. Eighteen old tickets were found upon
The inspector said that the prisoner was one of a num-
ber of lads who rode on this line playing concertinas and
accordions and collecting halfpence from the passengers,
and many complaints had been made to the company.
These lads rode up and down, and in many instances it
was believed that they did not pay.
Mr. Mansfield fined the prisoner 10s., or seven days'
imprisonment.
LAMBETH.
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Mr. John Baxter, one of the sari ary inspectors for the
vestry of Lambeth, attended before Mr. h.noc to obtain
his order for the destruction of • quantity of mackerel,
which was totally unfit for food.
The inspector said about 1 o'clock that morning a
oostermonger, named James Davies, brought • pad of
mackerel to the Vestry-hail. which was found to
be in a putrid state. Coosa of tho kind were very tequent.
and required the utmost vigilance on the rut of the
sanitary officers to cheek. The fish now reo;,slit to be ion.
damned was bought at ILllingsgato =rim: that morning,
o'clock.