The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-31 00:00:00

POLICE PTTELLIG.ENCE.-111ay 30.

GUILDHALL.—A respectable youth named
Wilkinson was brought up, on remand, before Al-
derman J. C. Lawrence and Alderman Hale, charged
with stealing a cheque for £5, and another for
£270, belonging to Messrs. Peter Broad and Prit-
chard, his employers.
It appeared that the prisoner had got into bad
company, and had yielded to a sudden temptation,
and stolen a crossed cheque for £5, but, in his
hurry and confusion in tearing out the cheque
from the cheque •book, he also tore out the £270
cheque, and, according to his own explana-
tion, he did not discover it until after the commis-
sion of the theft. There was no evidence of his
having attempted to negotiate the large cheque,
and the circumstance which led to his apprehension
was an endeavour he made to get the other cheque
cashed at Messrs. Muncaster and Warre's, pawl: •
brokers, of Skinner-street, Snowhill. Mr. Broad,
believing that it was the prisoner's first offence,
declined to appear against him.
Alderman Lawrence, having delivered a very im-
pressive admonition to the prisoner, said that he and.
Alderman Hale had come to the determination of
discharging the prisoner, in the hope that the short
imprisonment lie had suffered wlOle under remand
_in the paths
would act as a caution to him to keep
of rectitude for the remainder of his life.

CLERKENWELL,—IMPORTANT TO THE MEAT
CONSUMERS OF LONDON.—Mr. D'Eynconrt was
occupied for nearly three hours in hearing 14 sum-
monses, which had been taken out by Mr. Inspector
Judge, N division, against drovers for driving cattle
between the hours of 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., contrary
to the orders, rules, and regulations made according
to law for driving cattle within the Metropolitan
police district.
Mr: Barnes, of Spring-gardens, attended for the
prosecution, instructed by the Commissioners of
Police. Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Chitty, barristers,
attended for the defendants. Mr. Langdon, acting
superintendent of the N division, also watched the
case.

These proceedings were taken under the Metro-
politan Market Act, 1857, which provides that, no
cattle, sheep, &c., shall be drivm through the pub-
lic street southward of the North London Rail-
way between the hours of ten a.m. and seven
p.m., on any day except Saturday. All the defen-
dants are drovers, and were driving cattle on the
market days from the New Cattle Market to the
various butchers in the Metropolis and the imme-
diate suburbs.

Mr. D'Eyncourt inquired whether Mr. Barnes
was going for a penalty, or wished the case decided
on a point of law.
Mr. Barnes replied that ho was instructed to ask
for a penalty.
Mr. Sleigh submitted that the new regulations
were a great hardship, and if carried out would be a
restraint to trade, and would inevitably raise the
price of meat. A meeting of the butchers had been
held, and certain resolutions passed, and what he
should ask would be, that the case be deferred, so
that a deputation might wait upon Sir It. Mayne.
Mr. D'Eyncourt said he was in this difficulty. The
act was positive, and the question was whether the
magistrate was to be made the judge of what was
reasonable or not. He might say that he did not
like to convict because he might think the new rules
were not reasonable and too stringent, or only in-
flict a fine of one penny.
Mr. Chitty—lt is for the magistrate to say whe-
ther the rules are reasonable or not.

Mr. Sleigh—You might say that they are unrea-
sonable, and in restraint of trade, and that trade
would not be carried on if the rules are kept in
force in their present form.
Mr. H. Darley, butcher, of Grove-terrace, Not-
ting-hill, and Mr. Giblett, wholesale cattle sales-
man, gave evidence to the effect that to carry out
the rules as now laid down would be a great draw-
back to trade, as cattle were coming into the market
at all hours of the day, and butchers frequently
did not commence to purchase until after 10 a.m.
It would be the grossest inhumanity to keep 3,000
or 4,000 beasts and 20,000 sheep in the market
all day without food or water. The layers
did not afford nearly sufficient accommoda-
tion for half that number, and even if they did
it would be impossible to separate them for the dif-
ferent purchasers as they would be mixed. The
turning out of such a large quantity at seven in the
evening would be very inconvenient, and would be
the frequent source of accident. A great number
of the animals were purchased for the outside of
London, and often the purchasers wished to take
them away with them. The real market, that was,
the time of competition, did not take place until 9
a.m. To comply with these regulations, many of
the purchasers would have to come to town the pre-
ceding day. For three months in the year a great
deal of the supply was derived from foreign sources,
and if the cattle, in consequence of these regulations,
could not be brought to market, there would be a
loss to the consignee of 30s. per head on beasts, and
from 2s. to 3s. per head on sheep. It would be in-
human to keep them on board ship.
Mr. Barnes said he was obliged to state that
these rules had not been issued until after they had
been fully considered by Sir R. Mayne. He had to
ask for the magistrate's decision judicially in this
case.
Mr. Giblett said it would be impossible to carry
on the trade under these rules without raising the
price of meat.
Mr. Barnes—lt may be a question of cost, but it
is not impossible,
Mr. D'Eyncourt said he did not think that this
Court was a proper tribunal to discuss the reason-
ableness of these regulations.
Mr. Chitty would ask the magistrate to say that
these rules wore unreasonable and restriction to
trade.
Mr. D'Eyncourt said he would not give an opi-
nion on that point, although the evidence before
him was strong. He would grant a case if it was
wished. The rules had been infringed, and he
must act. In one case ho would inflict a penalty of
ss, and costs, and the others would be adjourned
for a week.
A meeting of the butchers is to be held to consi-
der what coutse, under the circumstances, is best to
be adopted.

GREENWICH. WHOLESALE UTTERERS OF
COUNTERFEIT COlN.—John Jones, address refused,
and Richard and Sarah Smith, married, of 15,
Lance-place, Southwark-bridge-road, were placed
in the dock before Mr. Trail!, charged with utter-
ing counterfeit coin, and also with being in posses-
sion of 33 counterfeit half crowns and 52 counterfeit
florins.
It appeared that on Thursday afternoon Jones
entered the shop of Mr. Jeans, butcher, Lewisham-
road, Greenwich, and, in payment of a small pur-
chase, tendered a florin, which was at once detected
to be a counterfeit; but having suspicion of his
customer, Mr. Jeans gave the correct change, and
Jones
then to watch his future movements.
then left, and after walking some distance he was
joined by the female prisoner, who went into the
shop of a nurseryman, and in the presence of Mr.
Jeans, who had followed her thither, offered a half
crown, also counterfeit, in payment for a geranium.
The person in the shop not having change, Mr.
Jeans gave the necessary change out of his own
pocket to get possession of the half crown, with the.
view of ultimately giving her and Jones into cus-
tody upon meeting with a constable, and police-
sergeant Kitmer, 4 R, coming up shortly afterwards,
Jones and the female prisoner were secured, another
man who had been seen with them walking away.
Suspecting this person to be the husband of the
female, Sergeant Kitmer, on Thursday evening,
succeeded in apprehending the male prisoner Smith
in Kent-street, in the Borough, and on searching
him a quantity of metal used for the purposes of
coining was found in his possession. His lodgings
was subsequently searched, when 33 half crowns
and 52 florins, all counterfeit, were discovered,
besides a quantity of plaster of Paris for making
moulds.
The prisoners declined putting any questions to
the witnesses, and
Mr. Traill remanded them for a week, directing
the authorities of the Mint to be made acquainted
with the facts of the case.

HAMMERSMITH.--CONVICTION UNDER THE
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FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT. Thomas l'aYl°ro
respectable-looking man, was finally examinedi the
be-
fore Mr. Hayman on a charge of appropifltein. g
funds of two friendly societies to his
The prisoner filled the office
Pride of Kensington, and sube-
sAeenrcient Order of
Portobello, Notting-hill, of of secer°tewatrayryttoo
Court
society. Witnesses were calledrt
Pride of Kensington,
Foresters, and he was alsothswechroetparryovteod
one
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and two in Court Portobealred
for the prosecution,
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have to pay Bs., the sum he had misappro-
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fine of £5 and 20s costs, or one
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imprisonment with hard labour; in the second case,
175., a further sum of £5, and 20s. costs, or another
month's imprisonment with hard labour.