The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-25 00:00:00

THAMES.

ATROCIOUS CRUELTY TO A Cow.—lley Elias, a Jew
drover, was brought up in custody of Gifford, a police-
constable, charged with cruelty to a cow which had just
been lauded from a Rotterdam steamer, in a very bad
condition.

Gifford stated that on Wednesday evening he saw
the prisoner driving a cow along St. George-street, op-
posite the London Dock. The animal appeared to be
in a dying condition, and was bleeding from the nostrils
and mouth, where it appeared to have been knocked
about. The prisoner beat the cow severely with
his stick, and then twisted and screwed its tail to
make it proceed, and while he was doing so the
poor animal fell down. The prisoner then tried to beat
the cow up again with a long stick, in which he believed
a goad, or sharp pin, was inserted. The cow winced
under this brutal infliction, and at last did get up.
The prisoner then commenced twisting the tail again,
and drove his stick with great violence against the
beast, which continued bleeding. He remonstrated
with the prisoner, and told him the blood was flowing
from the animal's nose and mouth through his ill-usage,
which he strongly denied, and mule another attempt to
urge the cow onwards, but the animal was too weak to
proceed. He warned the prisoner not to ill-use the
cow any more, and said the best thing he could do
was to obtain a cart, and after he had again beaten the
cow he went in search of one. Before he returned with
the cart the cow fell down in the street and died. lie
understood the cow belonged to Marcus Poole, of No.
ea, Prescott-street, Goodman's-fields.

Two other witnesses confirmed the statement of Gif-
ford, and said the prisoner beat the cow over the head
with his stick, and pricked it with great force.
The prisoner denied all that was alleged against him,
and a person named Marcus Poole said he was the
owner of the cow, which was somewhat affected by the
voyage from Holland, and could not walk so fast ai
others, but it was a good cow, and not in a dying con-
dition when landed. He gave directions to the prisoner
that it was not to be parted with to any butcher for less
than 141. 10s.

Mr. BALLANTINE said the statement made by Poole
did not alter the facts of the case. Atrocious cruelty
had been exercised towards the cow while it was dying,
and he sentenced the prisoner to pay the maximum
penalty of 405., or to he imprisoned for one month. He
had been a magistrate twenty-fire years, and this was
the first time a Jew had ever been charged before him
with cruelty to animals.
The fine was immediately paid.
SUNDAY TRADING IN PUBLIC HOUSES AND BEER.-
SHOPS.— Jobn Harney, proprietor of a beer-shop in
London-street, Ratcliff; James Griffith:, of the Anchor
and Hope beer-shop in New Gravel-lane, Shad well;
John Glazier, landlord of the Turk's Head public-house
in Green Bauk, Wapping; Robert Webster, of the King's
Arms public-house in Brook-street, Ratcliff; and Wil-
liam Pattison, of the Ship and Green Dragon public-
house in King-street, St. George's-in-the-• East, appeared
before Mr. Ballantine to answer informations preferred
by Inspector Valentine, of the K divison, for supplying
beer and spirits during the prohibited hours on Sunday
last.

The cases were made out against the various defend.
ants by the evidence of police-constables. _
_

Mr. BALLANTINE fined four of the defendants 20s.
each and costs, and directed that Mr. Webster should
pay 2s. costs only, it appearing that he commenced busi-
ness at ten minutes before one on Sunday afternoon, and
there was a probability that he might have been mis-
taken as to the time. The magistrate, among other ob
servations, said he should be quite content if no such
law existed, but while it did exist it must be obeyed,
and he was bound to enforce the law when a case
was made out. It was a great hardship on the pro-
prietors of houses of public entertainment who con-
formed to the law, and kept their houses closed for
thirteen hours, that they should be subjected to the
unfair competition of those who kept their houses open
and violated the Act of Parliament. He was determined
to protect the fair trader, and if any of -the dofendants
were brought before him again, a severe penalty would
be inflicted.