The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-08 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

A man was charged under the 23rd section cap. 134 of
the 30th and 31st of Victoria, which enacts, " Any three
or more persons assembled together in any part of a street
within the metropolis for the purpose of betting shall be
deemed to be obstructing the street, and each of such per
▪ shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding W."
Sergeant George Stevens, 57 A 8., said at Ave minutes
past 4on Monday evening he was on duty in Knights-
bridge-green, and saw a large number of persona, whom
he knew to be betting men, assembled on the footway.
The prisoner was there with a book in his hand. He was
about to enter something in the book when witness took
him into custody, and another person who was liberated.
When taken the defendant said he was not betting, he
was " settling."
Mr. Arnold asked if that was all the evidence'
The servant replied that it was. The defendant had
been previonaly cautioned about betting in the street.
Mr. Arnold said the evidence did not satisfy the act of
parliament ; it must be shown that he was there ice the
purpose of betting, but standing with a book in his hand
is not to be taken that he was betting, although it might
be considered presumptive evidence of the fact. The only
way would be to actually stand by and hear a bet directly
made, but that would be exceedingly difficult. He thought
the an of parliament a difficult one to carry out, and he
thought the best thing for the police to do would be to
order the parties to move on, and on their failing to
comply with the order to take them into custody for re-
sisting the emistable in the execution of his duty. There
was no earns against the defendant, who mast be dis-
charged.
Margaret Wash, late assistant teacher at the schoolheM
at the Convent of the Scenes de CUM.!. de St. Vincent de
Paul, Ashley-place, Pimlico, was finally examined,oharged
with assaulting Ellen Brown, a child of the tender age of
four years.
Mr. W. D. Smyth, of Rochester-row, solicitor, instructed
by the secretary to the Society for the Protec-
tion of Women and Children. ted • Mr. Bury
Hutchinson defended ; and Kr. Miller, of Clifford's-no,
watched the este for the convent authorities.
The child was in court, with its Lip bandaged, but
nearly ecsvalesoent.
Mr. Fiber, the house surgeon at St. George's Hospital,
proved that the child was an out patient at the present
time, and would be well enough to be out of his are in a
few days.
Mr. Smyth said that was his ease, and being se it was
his painful duty to ask the magistrate to commit the
defendant for trial for assault.
Mr. Hutchinson addressed the court at some loegliseger
tending that the prisoner only mild be amenable be etell
law for the hurt that occurred to this child thssegli lee
neglect. No one more than the prisoner herself repented
the unfortunate circumfuse ; bat it would be end to
send a girl of her tender years, only 17, to um* Mb
charge at a criminal bar, what it weld result in aselien
else than an acquittal, the alined assault being as rase
than ea aesictsat.
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intention to do bodily hero to this child, ea act of
devilish eras* were that her tetentien. He reviewed the
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