The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-24 00:00:00

TEE POLICE coußra

WORSHIP-STREET.
Mr. James Gildin secretary to the Vicbmia-park
Sunday Band Committeg, e, anemia hi cowl, sad id a
contribution of four guineas for the pier-boa, being pert of
the produce of their extra final performance at the aloes of
the semen.
CLERKENWELL.
Thetime of the court was again taken up for a consider-
able period In hearing summonses against • number of street
hawker., who were summoned before Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the
' Instance of the police authorities of the N division, charging
them with exposing fruit and other articles foe We, whereby
an obstruction was caused.
Some remarks on this subject appeared In this journal of
Tuesday last. AU the defendants pleaded guilty, elating el
before that they had no other way of gMg an honest
live-
lihood; that if they went into the attests to beg, they Win
hunted down by the police; that if they went to the work-
house to ask for relief, the authorities refused to take them
in, but gave them money to get stock to sell, and when they
did that, the police took their names, made them lose a day &
work to attend at the police court, and then, if they could
not pay • tine and the coats, they were tried ea felons and
sent to the House of Correction.
Mr. Inspector Judge, of the N division, end Sergeant
Becldey, 12 N, in connexion with some of the mem, said that
sixes of the inhabitants bad complained to the Commissioners
of Police of the sellers of fruit.
Mr. Tyrwhitt, in giving judgment, said that he regretted
verymuch that the law was salt wes,and he weever), mach el
opinion that the poor should not be hunted down ee they
now were. In reply to one of the defendants, who inquired
"what am Ito do for • living," hie worship said that be
could not answer that question, but if he had an thing to do
with the parish rates he should most decidedly do all he
could to prevent the prosecution of these poor people. It
was his duty, sitting there, to administer the law se he found
it, notwithstanding what he might think about it. He did
hope that there would be some complaint made to the treetry,
and that the subject would be taken up by that body. It
wee quite plain that • number of these people had no
other way of getting • living, and there should be a
careful abstemiousness in putting the powers of the police
Into operation. Those who had not been there before he
fined Is. and coats., and on those who had he inflicted a
penalty of 2A. and costs, or, in default of payment, four days
In the Emmet Correction. His worship, in conclusion,
said that be was bound to say that if they came there again
he should have to increase the fine, for it must be recollected
that thee was • fine of 40e.
Several of the perms were then sent to prison in default
of payment.
MARLBOROUGH-SI REEL

Jaows iniby, a boy of 14 years of age, woo charged before
Mr. Bingham, with stealing about 6s. 6d in copper and
silver coin, the moneys of the Shoe-black Society, by wham
be was employed.
The theft mewed last Friday, end was clearly proved
againat the prisoner, who absconded, by Thomas Tra., a
superintendent overlie boys, in conjunction with the
min who apprehended him, and to whom in expense teems it
was admitted. . .

He was sentenced to one month's imprisonment and bard
labour.