The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

Bullard raternoattr7brli er-at-r;w, wee charged with
publishing a libel on a police-constable. Mr. Sleigh appeared
for the defaces; lir. Lew* of Ely-place, for the prosecu-
tion. The Libel which the defendant was charged with was
the following letter, received by the Commissioner of
Police

"M. Temple, 3rd Dec., at 2 p.m. Fountsin-eourt.
A boy plays with • ball ass he goes along In the
court of the Temple. He makes no dieturbanes.
No. 334 coming up, deals the boy'. baU and walks
away. I think, so far en I could see, he put it In hie
He does not turn the boy out for noise or
ce, or playing; the boy remain. there. Finding he
la detected, and his number about to be taken, be gives up to
the boy his tell, in the while I am going downstairs after
his, Then he has his number taken. Now, then, is this also In
mention of his duty—to be owning in here to thieve ? If Ite
had done right be taking the bell, why did he give it
up ? If wrong the sooner such a character is check
off duty in the Temple the better. We don't want thieves
here under prettier* of protecting. No doubt at all of the
fart that he would have kept the ball if ho had not been
found out—probably for his own children If be hos any.—l
make the above report.
RICHARD PATIRNOOTHR, RAlTitteT-Rt-law.
"2, Emen-cmart. Temple, Dec. 4."
After witnesses bad been called to peeve the publication
end handwriting,
Phillip Monk was examined, and rid—l am • pollee eon.
etablhflo. 334, and have lately been doing duty in the
Tem nme a been on duty thereabout throe mouths. On
the .of the present month I saw a boy in the Temple
playing with two marbles, bowling them along the pavement
on. after the other. From conversed:it:Mud with the boy,
I took one of the marbles away, but I did not put it in my
pocket. I afterward. returned It to him.
Crominanained—The boy was by Limeell playing with
the marbles. . . _

Mr.Slaigh—l suppose there is no eT•Ii harm In playing
at marbles.
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itnese—He w making • nobs with them, and laugh-
bg, end our orders into prevent any we being made.
lir. Sleigh—Then b no great hum in laughing in the
Temple. I should tide the place i dull enough.
Witnem—l era ordered to act as I ham &se.
Mr. &eh—The Is not much to do in the Temple, Is
am? Them is net much variety? Ten ham not made any
Weft dens the three math yea lee hem then ?
Aldermen Tfira—Thay in then to mare the &orb*
cheractere away.
Mr. dleigh=lifee ant tide toy the del el ea d the
pewee of the Temple?
Witter—l have abee bed he wee.
Mr. Ifireb—And do yea madder It year duty to put his
marble ia year pocketed walk away with it ?
Aldrlw Wint—Tie b pardly a fob way of putting the
queetion.
Witnete—This look pee under the &emelt' a window,
but I either my aor bed bin at any time while I had the
marble ha myealemisa. I did not walk arse they three or
fee yards bin I reeve the =ebb to the bay. After
I lad given the bey his marble the delladant came up and
toe my ember, he did net lay eatter. He mid nothing
goat • merle.
toys. Iwwl►-He IP"I! d 6.11,4 bathe

Fir. Stslo-01t, Kid isa mistoke.
Witaass—Tho esiold is coeslaatly sonoytag as.
Irossmissil—Tho bsy4fil mot ory et maks say spinal to
dr iishatin si sod spa sot to play with them,
soil laths Iron& I we Matissasias lob. I alto.
mole law *is ftor with tims‘desoist..
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