The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-31 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

Timothy Roach, of No...l,l;y;iTent-court, Rent-street,
was charged before Mr. Combo with pelting beer without a
license. Mr. Solomon apprised for the defendant.
Jeremiah Fletcher. poliot•eonstable 123 V, :mid that from
infoi met ion he receited be went with another oflloer, in pri-
vate clothes, on Sundry morning, the 13th intent, to the
prisoner', }atone, where he paw several persons drinking beer,
which wee being supplied by him. They endeavoured to en-
ter the room and call for some, but he supposed he suspected
something wrong and refused them. dans and his bro-
ther oonetablv returned to the statior-house and dreamed
tberneelves is soldiers' clothing, when they went back to the
defendant'., and were readily admitted to the room. where
about adossu persons were sitting drinking beer. The pri-
soner received the money, and conversed with them about the
Crimea and other things. He supplied them with a pot of
beer, and witness paid him Sd. for it. After they drank it
they went to the station-house and reported whet had oc-
curred to the inspector, who returned with them and took
the prisoner. They found two large stone jars containing
Ever.
In erme-reamination by Mr. Soloman, witness said it was
with the direction of has superior officer that he and Ms
brother con table dressed thcuseelves in the soldier.' clothes.
They got them at the station, when several soldiers of the
69th were billeted. When they fleet went to defendant's
house, and could not get in, they used that stratagem, as it
had been for some time suspected the defindant was carrying
on an illicit trade. They were compelled to diaguiee them-
es has to detect ouch person..
Polios-oonetablo G 4 V corroborated last witness's testimony.
Impactor Moore, M dieieino, mid the police had received
information that the defendant hod for SUMO time sold beer
at his house on Sunday morning after the closing of the
public houses, and the constablee of the V divieion were em-
ployed to watch the house. Witness held a warrant as an
officer of the excise, end the defendant was not licensed to
sell beer.
Mr. Solomon, for. the defendant, severely renewed the
system adopted by the police to entrap pereone to break the
law. He was instructed to say that his client did not sell
beer, but had a few friends drinking with him when the
officers Bret crane. lie refused to admit them int* the house,
but when they returned as soldiers his daughter admitted
them, as he had a sou in the army. He contended that the
*large ought to be demised.
Mr. Combo had no doubt as to trade being carried 011 by
the prisoner. lie must pay a las of 61. and 2e. costs, or be
' imprisoned for one month.

A CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH.—Yesterday Mr.
William Carter, the Surrey coroner, held an inquest on the '
body of Arthur Rivers, egad 3 year@ end 10 months. His
parents lived in Thomas. place, Thomas. 'sever, Lambeth.
On Chrimmenday • puree, who was attending the mother,
placed a kettle of boiling water upon the table, from which
the child drank, and, although medical aid was promptly ob-
tained, he lived only 24 honer Tim jury having retuned •
verdict of Accidental death," the coroner mid parents
should never allow children to drink out of either teapots or
km/Jr, whether the water contain therein was hot or cold,
for fl they was snowed to drink from such vessels when the
inter was cold they were apt to make a mistake, and drink
the vator'othis hot.