The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-20 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

LIRERAT:ON or • CHARTIST PRISONER Mr. Copt,
the govern' of the gaol of Maggots, attended before the
Lord Mayer with John James Beset, who was at the
session of the Central Criminal Court held is Augast,
1848, convicted of sedition, sentenced to pay a fine of 101, to
be imprisoned in the seal a Magnate two year', and to enter
into r orgnisances in the sum of lOW. with two sureties in the
sum of SOL each to keep the peace and be of good behaviour
towards all her Majesty's liege subjechs for five years then
neat sassing, and to be fortner imprisoned until such line
be paid spit such recognisant.. entered into.
&TO, it will be recollected, was one of several who had
addresMA, a number of persons in the theatre in Milton.
street, in whit* a%sut the period stated In the commitment
it was the practice of the chartists to assemble and duce r@
politicsl questions.
Mr. Cope at the same time that he exhibited the origi-
nal order of the court, signed by Mr. Clarke, the clerk of the
peace, containing the statement of the offence and its penalty,
produced the green's original pardon, "granted in consider.
atlas et some circumstaaces humbly rape, tented to tier
Majesty," and upon condition of his finding securities for
his good behaviour, as required by his sentence.
Beier then brought forward two securities, whom Mr.
Goodman, the chief clerk to the Lord Mayor, examined, and
his lordship scared as bail ; and the original order of court
and the pardon were returned to the governor.
Beau was then discharged from custody.
MARLBOROUGILBTREBT.
ATTACH ON AN ALLROZD OAMINO Hot S& Fifteen
playas, who gave the names of W. Dunn, C. Lyley,
Lyky, J. Ilone, IV. Blore, J. Webster, W. Petearl,
Macdonald, 7' Wilkinson, J. Wooakigh, W. Iliehaids, U.
j Beverley, S. Proven, 11. Chandler, aid J. Woodiearels (the
majority of the name are warned, smite of the parties here
tithe and others 'military rank), were charged by the police
' with having been band in a cosmos gaming-house, No. 64,
St
_Jamea's-street.

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Superintendent Hughes produced his authority from the
commisiionen to eater the house 64, St. James's-street, and
stated that about one o'clock on Friday morning he went
with a posse of cons abler to the home in qmetion. They
brims into the place after much difficulty, in coosequenm of
the strength of the fastenings by which the doors were
secured. Upon effecting an entrance some of the parties in
the house were found playing at ►illiards and others were
having supper. The del, ndants were taken to the station-
house and searched. Upwards of 4001. was found moons
them, and on Richards wee discovered bills and I. 0. U.'s
for nearly 2,0001. The house was searched in which the
defendants were found, bat nogaming implements whatever
were discovered.

bit. Hardwick decided that tee evidence did sot support
the charge, &ad ordered the defendants to be discharged.

CLERK EN WELL.

SYITIMIELDRI;;;;;;I.Lir. Tholl/111, secretary to
the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
attended at this court, accompanied by some gentlemen re-
siding in the vicinity of Smithfield, to complain of nets of
the Men gross cruelty on the pert of drover, and others. It
appeared that oxen, &e., were daily overdriven, until they
became campletely exhausted, and were obliged to lie down
in the strteu, when they were cruelly beaten and pricked
in the bock. until the blood Sowed from their flesh, and by
being thus tormented they crawled ideas in pain to their
destination, when they were tied up, and fresh and unne-
cessary cruelties were sufireted upon them prior to their being
slaughtered. Numinous complaints had been made to the
society by humane persona, who were determined, if possible,
to check or pat down the intolerable nuisance. The magis-
trate highly commended them for their ezerfions, and granted
a arrant. against offending parties who can be identified.