The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-13 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

The council of the Association have issued the
subjoined official notice in reference to the approaching
meeting at Wimbledon :

" The ammunition which will be issued on the ground at
Wimbledon will be of the following description :

1861.
For Rile Musket, '53.

Bullet, '55 diameter.
Wax.
Powder, 2i drachms.
Wood plug.
On outer wrapper Mack letter."

THE LA27I DIrrif!tBANCI AT CRENURIVE

BARDS 'S.

At the Westminster Polioe•court yesterday, Mr.
Xing Harman appeared for final examination, charged with
unlawfully resisting the police in the course of a riot at
Cremorne•gardens.
Mr. F. H. Lewis, barrister, appeared for the defendant.
Police-constable Potter said that those around the de-
fondant rescued him.

William Biimfield, 380 B, said that he had been called to
take the defendant into custody. As soon as lie got hold of
him there was • general cry of " Rescue !" and be was
rescued by bis friends The defendant forced his way back
when the others took hold of witness

James Manley, 347 V, said the disturbance was so great
that they were compelled to shut the coffee and supper-
room doom. He eaw the defendant and two men go up and
kick at the door.

Mr. Wattle' Corbyn, manager at Cremorne, said that at
about half-put 1 on the morning in question he saw the
defendant, surrounded by eight or nine of his companions,
in the ooffee-rooni, creating a great noise, singing, leashing,
beating the tables, and yelling " Bob Ridley." All rose
together, and said, " Were in for • lark." They
rushed from the room into the circular bar in a compact
body, driving every one before them. They returned
through the circular bar into the coffee.room,driving prople
from the table, and compelling the servants of the estab-
lishment to move all the glue. Another person prominent
among those making the disturbance wu taken into cus-
tody, when some of the friends of the defendant said, " If
you take that man we will break everything in the
place." Witness said he had no desire to take anybody
into custody, and he would let the man go if they would
take him away. He was then liberated on their promise
to do no, but they placed him in the middle of them again,
formed round him, and rushed in the same manner ea
before into the circular bar.

Mr. Arnold inquued whether defendant took part in what
had been described._

Witness replied that be was in the midst of the rush
three or four times. The party in the circular bar
forced it open again ; they made • rush and
drove witness and the police back into the coffee-room. AI
witness was driven back to the centre of the room he heard
glass break. The iron bars outside the window were forced,
and defendant, who had been in the room, was then outside
the window. _ _

Mr. Lewis said that no one more sincerely regretted what
had happened than his client. The evidence adduced,
however, did not support the charge made against him
of unlawfully resisting the police in the execution of their
duty.; but, on the contrary, proved that the constables had
him in custody when hie friends rescued him without his
taking any part in the act.
Mr. Arnold having asked Mr. Lewis whether he had any
evidence to offer in defence,
Mr. Lewis replied in the negative.
Mr. Arnold said that the charge against the defendant—
that of unlawfully relating Potter in the execution of his
duty—was, in his opinion, clearly made oat. As the de-
fondant was acting in concert with others, it must be taken
as a principle that their resistance was the same as though
he bad resisted himself, and, although there was no ream.
Woe personally in Potter's tin, in that of the other con-
stable it was positively shown that defendant forced his
way back while the others took bold of the officer. It was
obvious that the defendant, accompanied by a gang of coin-
panions, went to the gardens with the express object of dis-
turbing the public peace, and with a determination that, if
any attempt were made to restrain them, they would resist
it by foroe and violence. A pecuniary fine upon the defen-
dant would not in any way meet the case.
Mr. Lewis here interposed. If it were not the magis-
trates intention to indict a fine, he would prefer that the
case should be sent to the sessions to Le dealt with.
Mr. Arnold did not see why this case should be treated
differently from others. He was in the habit of dealing
with cases of the same kind daily. There was not the
slightest evidence to rebut the charge made against the
prisoner, and it was not a fit case to send to the sessions,
but one strictly coming within his province. Taking the
whole of the circumstances into consideration, and, bearing
in mind the fact that defendant had received four or five
days imprisonment already he should commit him to the
House of Correction for 10,days.
Defendant and his friends expressed their determination
to apply to the Secretary of State for his release.