The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-06 00:00:00

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"Wmelinhigki before Me. Puget, charged with aseaultimg
.Zesßeadiew.
This ease el Gated Get of a night tiofferstall row in the
nisreal-road, and a question arose whether the pro-
moter- did net provoke the assault easesitted awns him
by the ' by ffotuisking a large seek. After amok
cants evidence,
Mr. Paget iaid be would adjourn the case for • week if
say respectable sea would guinantes the prisoners were
forthcoming aga.n.
Mr. Palma said the young men were in the @smite of
Mr. Beery Breast, an exporter of bores Seth from France
and Germany.
Mr. Brent entered the witness-box, and
The Magistilite iaid—Why, you do not live on horse
flesh, surlily ? (A laugh.)
, Mr. Briant.—No, mr. I supply numerous dealers in
canine provisions with horse fifth English and foreign.
Mr. -Paget--1 suproie the trade has been seriously
affected by the recent edict of Sir It. Mayne in removing
the dogs frau the diode, and muzzling and distroying so
many (Laeghtm.)
Mr. Brost—l can asirureyou, sir, it tuualmost destroyed
the trade. It has affect 4 dme to the extent of AA or more
per week. Some of the itinerant dealer* have laid up their
barrows.
Mr. Paget—Then the doge meat men have greatly
suffered t
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-Yr. /I::iant—Very much indeed, dr.
The magistrate said he would most willingly swept
Mr. Briant's bail, and he hoped that trade would mire
with him.
Mr. Briant—l hope so, air. Many poor dogs' meat men
will have to go to the workhouse if Bu It. Mayne's law is
enforced all the winter.
The bail wua then tendered, and the prisoners were
liberated.

Miss Into Ilerfintran actress aDrury-lane Theatre,
residing in the Hol;wood-read, Fulham, was summoned
for assaulting Elizabeth Harvey. There was also • crier
summons taken out by Miss Hardeur against the com-
plainant for an assault upon her.
The complainant in the Bret ease said she and her
daughter were savants to Miss Seamy. On the Zird
nit. she bad soma words with her mistress, who took hold
et her wrists end pushed her against the kitehen table,
4rseser, and cupboard. lithe also gave her two blows on
the eye and knocked her down. Witness took up the
poker to defend herself, when the defendant seised it and
struck her with it as she continued to hold the poker.
After that the defendant spat in her face, wrung her
mom, and loosened her teeth. Witness had given notice
fbr ber daughter to leave, and that had given offence to
Miss Harlieur.
Hy Mr. Martin—She did not try to scratch Mies Hex-
deer's tate. The witness also said that Miss Hardee:
gave her a black eye.
Mise Hardeur was sworn in her case, and she stated
that her servant was impertinent about her daughter
laving been sent out on an errand by a lady in the house.
When she told her to leave her house, she rushed at her,
struck her, and tried to scratch her ?ace. She then took
hold of her wrists to prevent her from using violence to
her, when she tried to kick her. She bit her finger.
Mr. Harvey, the husband of the servant, here applied
an offensive epithet to Mies Hardee:, and the magistrate
ordered him to be removed.'
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Maw Barnette also said that she held her when she took
up the large kitchen poker, but she could not account for
the black eye.
Mr. Ingham said there had been considerable violence
en both sides, and it wan impossible to say which wag the
more violent. He required both parties to find one surety
to keep the peace.
The Furettes were at once produced.