The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-12 00:00:00

(Before Kr. Columissi,ner Beane.)

[PAT PITITioN THE LIMITED LIABILITY AC-T.—
THI PATENT DLODOILIMATIooN AND !CATTLE CO*.

PANT.
Mr. Stopher presented a pniti,n to-day, under the
providor.a of the Limited Li Cuility Act, 18i6, pray.
ens for an order fur the winding-up of this
company now carrying on tusincea at 4G, Aloorgete-
street. This la the first ems of a company being brought
before the court under the new on. Four days ere armed
by the statute to the company to show cause against the
petition.

THE POLICE COURTS.
Tills DAY.
WESTMINSTER.
THE I,ICLN,INO sVSTT.N.

Mr. JuLb, a publican in the Broadway, Westminater,
made a complaint to Mr. Payatcr, the presiding magistrate,
of a actions description.
Mr. 'Mil, said that, to morn the annual Been mg day
of Ifaiil and that of the pivasut you-, a complaint had bem
lodged aguinat him under the Police Mt. Ile had been
Magid with serving soma article before one o'clock
on Sunday afternoon, and was Numuloned accordingly. Whet
the complaint came up for io applicant produced the
evidence of a boy, which clearly exonerated him. and, after a
full hearing of tho ease, the complaint was dismissed u
groundleas. He thought no more of the matter until he
went before the licensing justices. a ,by or two ago, for hie
license, when he was informed it was mumendod until the
adjourned day. His feelings were muck hurt by being placed
in such a psiition, which woo considered one of marked dia-
gram. He had in no way offended or broken the law, m the
worthy magistrate himself dishlisl. and he therefore thought it
very hard that ouch an injuative and indignity ahould
put upon him lifter his emairation from blame at the ma.
gistrites hands.
Mr. Paynter perfectly agreod with the applicant that it
WM a great hardship, for his derision upon the ease proved
that the accused was not guilty. He directed the police to
cell the attention of the licensing justices particularly to the
matter.

CLERKENWELL.
CRUELTY PUN IS)I Fn.
A man, who can the name it Benjamin William Pipe,
who desenlad himself as a Canaan, appeared before Mr,
Tyrwhitt, in answer to a summons charging him with ill-
treating, end torturing a bore. the summons being taken out
at the instance of the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals.
Mr. \Vann., the superintendent of the society, attended
for the prosecution.
It appeared front the evidence of some respectable wit.
nesses that a few days since the defendant wad driving '
three leaves in a van along the Hignigge-wells-road at •
rapid pace, when one of them tushirtunately fell down.
Instead of the defendant stopping the other horses,-and
getting down to help the horse up, he commenced whip-
ping them both in a very full-on, and brutal
manner ,• the consequence of which was that the
horse that had fallen was dragged for souse dis-
tance along the read. Some perilous went and stopped
the horses, and offered to lend the defendant some
riasiatnniv. but he used the most disputing language towards
them, and told them to mind their own business. At this
time the horse was in a very bat state, and bleeding from
two large wounds on its knots., which had been caused by the
horse having been dragged along the ground. 'the conduct
of the defendant even then was mmt barbarous, and calk&
forth the most indignant renti.l;s from the byistandem,whont
the prisoner threatened to tbAit if they interfered. The mtm
meat the Royal Society woe communicated with they took
the matter up.
The primmer, in a whining tone, mid the horse fell down
and hurt itself. He did nut refuse assistance, or abuse any-
body.
John Francis Barton, one of the °filters of tho Royal
Society for the Preservation of Life from Fire, said he was
passing at the time and offered to fell h mote water to wash
the hornets knees, but the defendant refused to let him, and
used very abusive language toamnis him.
Mr. frwhitt elmracterised the affair as one of the most
brutal that had ever come before him. The society did Feat
good by prosecuting Rape chard. To mark his sense of the
prisoner's conduct, I.q hoal,' sent him to the House of
Correction for two ealendu mouths with hard labour without
the option of a tine.
The defendant, who seemed rather surprised at the dedm
sion, was then removed.

Grow Johnroo, who to known to the police under several
other aliases, and Willi.? Joeer, alto well-known to the
police, were played at the ter betel* Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged
with having. lnuglariously broken Anil entered the dwelliniy-
house of John Lawrence in the night time, and stolen theren
torn and other articles his property.
It appeared from the evidence of Sergeant newton, of the
G division, and another lendable, that on Sunday
morning • little after one they were pacing along
the Doswell-road, when they saw • Lght flash in
the porceentor's shop. They waited • moment or
two, and the sergeant went round to the leek
and left rho constable in front. One of the visor:den
attempted to escape by the front and the other by the back,
but owing to (1w good anungements of the police they were
at once captured, and when searehed mine money was found
upon one of them. The prisoners have Loth been: turmoil
convicted.
Thr priovers, when askcd for their defence, mid they bad
nothing to say.
Mr. Tyrwlritt committed the prisner. to Newgotc for
trial.

Rear-Admiral his Grace the nuke of Northumber•
land, K.G., hat emigrated to take the chair et the annual
general meeting of the Royal National Life Boat Institution,
to be held at the Loudon Tavern, on Thursday next, the 19th
instant, at two o'clock.
A letter from Berlin of March 9 states that H.
de Meyerbecr, the celebrated composer, is suffering front as
attack of ophthalmia, width causes great uncasineta to his
friends.
A letter from Vienna. in the Limo/ of Pesth, says:
—" Grand fetes ate being prepared in Hungary for the re.
(option of the Emperor of Austria. Among other 'stills
Bons, Baron de Podinanicky u:11 bring to Beath 700 wild
horses end 1,000 wild ose u, in order to show how these =I•
malls are caught with the
The Clerical Journal nays:—" The Hon. John
Stourten died in 1847, leaving en infant son, both parents at
that time being papista. In 1A:52 the mother became a pro-
latent, and begun to instruct the child in her new creed, as
a faithful mother was bound to do. The law Iran appealed to
to appoint a guardian to aro that the sun is educated in the
faith of his father, and the matter is to be decided by the
Lords Justices of Appeal. Their lorrishiye seem disposed to
examine the boy before deciding, and his cenacienee will pro.
tably settle his destiny for a seasmt.
Madame Hietori recommences her representation
at the Theatre Dollen, Paris, on the 2nd of April.
The St. James's Theatre is announced for sale by
suction, on Tuesday, the 21st of April, by direction of the
mortgn,,,see.
HATMAREET THE %TUE.—Mr. Boyle Bernard has
a new drama ready for this theatre, which will be produced
in the course of next week.
THE LATE 1)a. WARNEFOIIII.—T,ady Wetherell
Warneford has, in fulfilment of the intentions of her We
uncle, the Ike. S. W. Wanieford, LLD.. vested 30,000/.
Lord ltedealale, Mr. W. Dicktns, Mr. J. C. Heyward, and
Mr. A. A. Bathurst, in trust, to apply the net annual income
to arise therefrom in promoting the building, abus ft.
purchasing, edam*, and repairing churches, chapels, read
providing parattinge-houses of the established church. M
districts pnnripelly inhabited by the poor within the ended
diocese of Gloucester. The trustees are the Bishop of Bloc
cotter and BristsL the Ran of Gloucester, and the Arch.
deacon of Glottaater for the time being, Lord Redcoat,
and Mr. 'W. Dickens. !dawn. Sewell and Newmatch, ma'
eitors, Cirencester, net as secretaries to the trustoes.-01/.
tenAdun Arm:inter.

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