The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS

MANSION•HOUSE.

Robert Les/in, ap;inte;,waslnnught before the Lord
Mayor charged with causing the death of James Taylor,
in a fight, at the Royal Exchange, on Wednesday evening
last.

From the evidence of Walter Lawkins, a printer, it ap-
peared that the prisoner, deceased, and himself all worked
at Bangor. house, Shoe-lane, as printers and on Wednesday
afternoon the prisoner made some remarks to the deceased
about the slow manner in which be worked. Deceased
said it was no business of his, and told him he would like
to meet him outside, where he would give him what he
wanted them Theyaßleftatabouttwentyminkspasteight,
and the witness wee walking with two friends on one aide of
Corohill, and the prisoner wee walking on the opposite side,
on their way home, when the deceased came up with them
just by the Padang'', and asked witness If Bob (meaning
the prisoner) was waiting for him. Witness told him it
was not his business, the prisoner was over the way, and
told him to go and ask him -himself. The deceased went up
to the prisoner and said, "Do jou want me?* Primmer re-
plied, No, do you want me ? Deceased said, " Yes, come
round hers," and went at the back of the Exchange, pulled
off his coat, and threw it on the ground. Blows were ex-
changed between them, but witness did not see exactly who
struck the first blow. Taylor stepped back to avoid a blow
from the prisoner when he stepped on to some glass
which coven one of the area gratings, and his heel slipped,
and be fell backwards, striking the back of his head no the
glass. He did not rise again, and a cob was fetched, and he
was taken to the St. Thomas's Hospital. Witness had
since heard he was dead.

The Lord Mayor said be should remand the prisoner, to
await the issue of the ooroner's inquest.
The prisoner's employer said he was willing to be bail for
him if has lordship would admit him to bail.
The Lord Mayor consented to take bail, the prisoner in
1001. and one surety in 1001.

Mr. flunk's, tioku:ll74aTa; Pitsdar of Wake-
field public-boon, sad the owner of 52, Britannia-street,
Gray'sne-road, was summoned at the instance of the
0011110111M0alifi of Police, to allow cause why he should not
de certain repairs to Ilse house is Britannia-stank it being
now io a very daagerous state.
This house, it appeared, has been rendered in Its present
positio• owing to the formation of the Meteopoli-
Ws Bailee,. It Mantis atopto the cutting,
sad it Wvery much shaken, not only by the ezoan-
tfeas that an going on by the side of it, but by the removal
as adjoining bonne. The house is very much onto/ the per-
pendicular and had it not ben for the stroke sad supports It
must ore this have fallen. What the outamissionen required
the defendant to do wee to Woe down the structure, or to
thoroughly mead and secure the same by taking down sad
rebuilding the bask and party walls, and
.ohinineys, where
bulged, inseam sad out of the perpsechonlar. The case
was first heard at this court about tow teen days sauce, and
Just as Mr. Barker was about to make au order in the terms
of the COMllialioo4loll' bodes, • gentleman who represented
the railway tionapeey and he would undertake to me that
the works were properly done, and that the house was ren-
dered Recurs • but as no notice has since been Wren, the
present preo‘saiegs had to be taken by the Commiesionen of
Police. It was stated that several other houses in St. Pan-
cras sad Oterkenwell abutting on the railway are ie. very
dangerous irkato. and the polies surveyorsare daily over the
Prrtilarker made as order for the execution of the works
forthwith.
MAILLBOROUGH-STREST.
Mr. Biggs, builder, was summand by Mr. Mayhew, dis-
trict surveyor, for an alleged infringement of the Building
AM.

The qmstion termed on the construction of the second
part of the likk clause of the act. It appeared that so
MAIO% in Jermptatreet was being Proceeded with by
Mr. Higgs, and that he proposed to make a curb roof, so as
to amble him to build an attic on the roof. This was ob-
leried to on the ground that the act only billowed such roofs
to " public buildings, dwellings, sad warehouses." Now,
as this Louse was inteaded for a shop, it was contended
that a " shop " was act included within the buildidlp set
forth in the act. As there were other eases of • similar
thwarter in dispute, it was decided to take the opinion of
• nrgistrrte on the matter.
Mr. Tyrwhitt dii not see exactly when the line between
• shop and a warehouse was to bs drawn, nor did he uppre-
bead that the legislature moot to draw any such hue. lie
was sot sure that the tartan of the act did not loclude
houses of all descriptions used for the purposes of trade.
In his opinion • shop might mean both a warehouse tied •
shop. The question was of importsoce, and be should
prefer to take • lit Uri time to consider the act before he gave
his decision.
Both parties Wring praised for an immediate decision,
Mr. Tyrwhitt thought the proper course to take was to
dismiss the summons.

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Mr. Smith, an attorney, came before Mr. Selfe, previous
to the hearing of the night charges, and asked for a sum-
mons against a 'semis named Benjamin Lacey, outfitter, of
the West India Dock-road, Limehouse, for detaining some
spongy belongiag to a sailor named Williams.
Mr. Smith cud that the seaman received a 20/. Bank of
Eagland note and some other monies from his aptain at a
shipping office, and he owed a little money to a boarding•
home keeper named Judge, with whom he was lodging,
and a little to Levey. The sailor, accompanied by Judge,
west to Lavers shop to discharge his account, and haudod
to the Jew a 201. Dote. The money actually owing to
Levey was M., mid to Judir 4?. Us., but !Away kept the
BY. tote. and refused togive the sailor any change on the
ground that Judge waslndebted to his. He submitted
that Levey had so right to detain the sailor's money for
soother man's debt, and that if it was not stealing it was
sailing very Dear the wind.
Mr. Selfe—Bad Judge authorised Levey to detain the
201. note'
Mr. Smith—No, certainly sot. Judge wcnt there bold
fide with the sailor to see him discharge a debt, and Limey
ought to have retursed the change, IV., to the miler, attic
deducting the amount of his debt. I submit It la a mod
impudent and illegal proceeding.
Mr. &Us —No doubt of it. Take a summons against Lary.

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