The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.
Mr. Joseph Liaises, carom butcher, carrying on lazi-
ness in Aldgete, in the city of London, appeared before
the Lord Mayor, to answer three summonses taken out at
the indiums of the Solicitor to theTreastay, which charged
him with offences under the Metropolitan Cattle Plague
Order of August, 1867. in so far as he, being the propne.
tor of a slaughter-house in Aldgate had failed to deliver
to the chief officer in charge of the imlice.station in that
district all the market passes and limns.s received by him
during the weeks ending October 26, November 3, and
November 24, last year.
The defendant pleaded guilty.
Mr. Poland, the barrister, appeared to eonduct the pro-
secution on behalf of the Treasury, mid stated that the
order in council under which the summonses were
taken out came into operation on tho 15th of
heFtioember, the object being to make certain re.
ris in order that cattle might be traced into
cattle market and out of it into the various
ideughterhouses of the metropolis, so that if the male
plague should break out the authorities would be able to
ascertain from what place the cattle had come into each
alaughterdiouse. The order required that ca the Sitar.
day of every week the proprietor of each slaughterhouse
should deliver to the officer in chirp of the police-station
of the district in which the slaughterhouse was situated
all the market puma end licenses received by him during
the week. They were then taken to the Privy Council-
office and sorted, so that the history was thus known of
each particular beast. The peat difficulty was to get gen-
tlemen in the position of Mr. halter to comply with these
regulations, because they would not put themselves to •
littletrouble to carry out provisions which were decidedly
of a very useful character. It had been with great regret
that these proceeding' bad been instituted, but this come
had been rendered necessary in cmasequenos of the
systematic violation of the order in council, and the
reason the summonses had not been taken out
earlier arose from the feet that gnat difficulty was
experienced in tracing out each particular cam. He might
Mete that when cattle were purchased at the market it
was the duty of the purchaser to go into the aloe and get
a pass to the slaughter-house, this document stating the
name of the purchaser, the place to which the cattle were
to be taken, and the name of the drover. In this cam the
summonses referred to five jimmies, relating to 78 beads,
which ought to have been delivered at the police station
on the 26th October; to three pluses, relating to 34 besets,
which ought to have been delivered en Nov. 2 ; and to
four panes, relating to another lot of cattle, which ought
to have been delivered on Nov. 23. He might add that 26
passes were sent in on the latter date, all of them referring
to weeks not specified in the summonses, and that the
present proceedings were taken to let people know that
they must send in their pates on the Saturday night, the
penalty for neglecting to do so being, es his dship was
probably aware, 201. for each offence.
The Lad Mayor said the penalty was Si. for each beast
when there were more than four. The defendant was
therefore liable in an enormous sum ; he did not believe
5001. would cover it.

Li; iterit Was the duty of the drover to deliver
these wan ; they have been delivered regularly ever mina
then. . -

The Lord Major—Yon cannot throw the responsibility
on your servant. I shall tine you 61. for the neglect on
each occasion—Ma, October 26, Nov. 2, and Nov. 23—in
a 11151., or in default, three months' imprisonment.
Mr. Poland—lt may be useful to state that proceedings
will be taken in each O&M when the parse are not

—fie Lord Mayor alio dated that he would inflict a much
heavier penalty if any more masa were brought before him.
The defendant paid the fine.

THE SUSPECTED MURDER AT BROMLEY.

Thomas Partridge and John Deadman were yes-
terday placed before Mr. De Vas, at the Town-hall,
Bromley, on remand, upon the charge of having been con-
cerned in the murder of one Maria Jackson, whose body
wu found in a wall, in the neighbourhood of Bromley, at
the beginning of last month.
Mr. Alhop, of London, defended the prisoners.
Mr. Inspector Tanner, who has charge of the case, was
present on behalf of the police authorities.
George Moss wee the first witness called. He said—l
remember the Sunday morning of the 19th of January
last. I was in bed at • quarter to one o'clock, and I heard
`squeaks" first, and then cries of "Murder," in •
women's voice. The cries proceeded from the middle of
the road, opposite my window. I afterwards heard • cry
and then a sound of something in the road. After that I
heard another cry, proceeding from the book of my house.
I heard the cry of " Mugge' plainly. I did not get out
of bed, nor did I see anyone. I was present when the body
of the deceased was taken out of the well, which stands at
the back of house ; and according to my judgment the
cries of " harder" came from that point. The well is
about 90 feet from the back of my house.
Cross-examined by Mr. Allsop—l was examined before
the coroner, and I stated to him all that I have now said.
I have been residing at Yuen's-hill about five mouths.
I previously lived for five years in Morley's-road. Oa Sa-
turday, the 28th January. I left work about five o'clock.
I afterwards went to the liking San about eight o'clock
in the evening. I had nothing to &tab there. I was play-
ing at skittles. IWs these between ten and eleven, and I
then went home. I did not go eat again. lam not quite
sure as to the time ;it wee not twelve o'clock. I went to
bed about a quarter or 20 minutes to twelve o'clock. I
first heard Daises about a quarter to one. I first heard
"squeaks" in the road as if there was • row, end after that
I heard cries of " Murder." I said to my wife, " There's
a row outside." She said, " Yon shall not get up." I did
not attempt to get up. The row lasted about five
minute,. I am quite sue the cries were in a woman's
vOioll. I never heard any other voices. I swear to that.
I board scrambling in the road, ma if there were two or
three persona. The woman helloed twice in the frost
of the lows, ease at the back, with an interval of about
a quarter of an boor. I heard Mrs. Sparks my next door
neighbour, run down stabs, and I afterwards heard her
rtini The coroner did not compliment me. He told me
I o tto have got up. Inspector Tanner told me he
wan me to Wend here. _ _

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