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men had been employed in mending that road for
the last 20 years, he always considered it an obliga-
tion road.

Other witnesses gave similar evidence, when
The Chairman summed up the whole of the evi-
dence, and put it to the jury whether it had been a
public highway prior to the year 1836, the date of
the act of Parliament under which the prosecution
was instituted.

The jury retired to consider their verdict, and
after half-an .hour's absence they returned. The
foreman said that they considered the road was a
public highway, and that the parish were liable to
repair it.
APPEALS.—PAUPER REMOVALS.--LAMBETH V.
NEWINGTON.—Mr. Knapp appeared for Lambeth ;
and Mr. Robinson for Newington.
Mr. Robinson, for the respondents, said that the
question was whether notice of grounds of appeal
could be given at an adjourned quarter sessions.
Mr. Johnson (the chairman) said that it might
be lodged at any adjourned sessions, but it could
not be heard until the next general quarter sessions,
unless with the consent of the other side.
The pauper in question, Charles Brewer, said he
was apprenticed in Goswell-street in 1827. In
1847 he resided in Newington, and was married.
Both himself and wife went into Newington work-
house, and in July, 1857, his wife left and went to
service. He quitted the workhouse on the 31st of
March, 1858, to seek employment, and remained
out a week. Four nights during that time he
slept in a common lodging-house in Kent-street,
in the parish of St. George's, Southwark.
The Court was of opinion that it was a proper
legal residence in Kent-street, consequently the
appeal must be quashed.
Sr. GILES, CAMBERWELL, V. NEWINGTON.—
This was a similar case, but the rules of Court not
having been adhered to, it was sent to the Court
above for the opinion of the learned judges.
STEALING MUTTON.—Isaac Deedman, 16, pleaded
guilty to stealing two pounds of mutton, the pro-
perty of Walter Paine, at Farnham.
The Court sentenced him to hard labour for one
month.

Joseph Hill, ' 46, pleaded guilty to stealing at
Newington, a pewter pot, the property of Henry
Newton.

The Court sentenced him to two months' hard
labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Jan. 7.

WESTMINSTER.—A SPECIMEN OF TIIE STREET
BEGGAR.—A thick-set, powerful man, who gave
the name of James Thompson, was charged with
importuning a number of persons for alms while in
a state of drunkenness, and using vile and filthy
language to a lady and gentleman who refused to
relieve him.

On the previous evening defendant went into a
public-house in Bridge-street, Westminster, and
there conducted himself so offensively that the
police were called to turn him out. He then went
on to Westminster-bridge, and stopping several
persons, spoke to them, but a constable, who had
him in view, was not near enough to know what he
said, although he entertained but little doubt that
he was begging, and accordingly ordered him away,
at the same time cautioning him. Defendant dis-
appeared for a few minutes, when he was again
observed in Abingdon-street, and the constable,
approaching unobserved, saw him place himself in
front of a lady and gentleman and ask charity. On
their refusing to relieve him, he abused them in the
most filthy language.
Defendant made but a faint denial to the charge
against him.
Mr. Arnold said it was about as bad a case as
could well be conceived. Here was a hale, hearty
fellow, prowling about in a state of drunkenness,
begging, and abusing, and insulting those who
would not relieve him. He should commit him to
hard labour for the full period of a month.

WORSHIP-STREET.--Wm. Taylor, a young
man of respectable appearance, and holding a situa-
tion in the office of Mr. Robert Brutton, clerk to
the Guardians of the Poor of St. Matthew, Bethnal-
green, was charged before Mr. Hammill, with
stealing six cheques of the aggregate value of £42
7s. Bd., being the property of the vestry of that
parish.
Mr. Brutton deposed—The prisoner was in my
service on the 11th December last, as clerk. On
that day. I had six cheques belonging to the vestry
deposited in a drawer in my office. The key was
in my possession. The several amounts of the
cheques were £6 10s., £7 55., £5 45., £3 2s. 5d.,
and £lO Bs. ld. When I returned to the office on
the following Monday morning, I found that the
lock of the drawer in question had been picked,
and the property mentioned was missing. I com-
municated the same to the vestry, and the prisoner,
who has not since returned to his duties, was ap-
prehended yesterday morning. Payment of the
cheques was stopped by me, and three of them
have since been returned.

George Borton, describing himself as engineer at
the workhouse, said—On the 11th December the
prisoner sent for me, and pointing to some drawers,
asked, " Can you undo these ? Mr. Brutton is
waiting for some papers out of them." I had not
any keys, and went away to my tea. On my return
I was again sent for, and found the prisoner in the
office again. Mr. Brutton was not there. I asked
for that gentleman, but could not find him, and did
not attempt to open the drawer. This occurred
about six o'clock in the evening. I left the pri-
soner there. On the following morning I saw him
in the office again, and remarked, " What do you
want here to-day ;it is Sunday ?" He replied, " Oh,
this is important." I left him, and subsequently
suspecting something wrong, went to Mr. Brutton,
and learnt that he had not sent for me, as pri-
soner had represented, about the drawers. I then
went to prisoner's house, but he was not at
home. I afterwards saw im there, and having
heard about the robbery, asked him, " What
have you been about P' He replied, " I don't
know." He appeared in great distress—half out of
his mind, threw himself back in his chair, with his
arms raised, as though in liquor. I asked, " What
have you done with the money ?" and he answered,
" I have some cheques left," and took three out of
his pocket, and gave them to me, three in number,
and now produced. I gave them to Mr. Brutton.
Stephen Eyles, porter and constable at the work-
house--I took the prisoner in custody at his own
house this morning on the above charge. He was
very excited and troubled. He observed "I am
sorry for what I have done, but it is useless to dis-
own it."

It further appeared that the prisoner had got the
three cheques cashed at different public-houses in
the neighbourhood, and a request was made that
the case should be dealt with under the Summary
Jurisdiction Act, but
Mr. Hammill observed that it was a very grave
offence, and ordered a remand.
The prisoner, who has a wife and two children,
had been in the situation three years, enjoyed a
salary of 20s. per week.

CLERKENWELL.—GROSS BARBARITY To A
HORSE.—William Lacey, a labourer in the employ
of Jaines Darvell, coal dealer, of Ossulston-street,
Somers-Town, was charged at the instance of Mr.
W. Love, the chief constable of the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with the
following barbarous treatment of a horse :
Seaman, one of the Royal Society's officers, stated
that he was in Ossulston-street, when he saw the
prisoner driving a horse in a van laden with coals.
The animal was in a wretched condition, and
going " dead lame" in each of its legs, it being
in fact only kept from falling by the shafts of the
cart. He (the officer) stopped the pri-
soner, and upon examining the horse, he found it
badly " spavined" in both its hind legs, and its fore
legs were so bent over and weak, that it was with
great difficulty it was kept from falling down, and
it was little better than skin and bone.

The prisoner, in defence, said—l cannot help it.
Master sent me out with it.

The owner, who was then in court, was, ordered
to stand forward, and, in answer to the magistrate,
he said he was very sorry for having sent it out to
work. He was not aware till now that it was in
so bad a state, and he was quite ready to have it
slaughtered.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was disgraceful on his (the
master's) part to send such a horse out, but as he
had consented to have it killed, he would allow him
to go, but he would recommend him to bear in
mind that if he was ever brought up again on such
a charge he would be sent to prison without the
option of a fine.
The poor animal, which presented a shocking
appearance, was then, by the magistrate's direc-
tion, taken by the officers and killed.

MARYLEB ONE .—CONCEALMENT OF Ham
Mary Sloman, aged 17, was placed at the bar be-
fore Mr. Long, charged with having concealed the
birth of her male infant.
The evidence of the witnesses went togshow that
the prisoner, whose sister was in the service of Mrs.
Dibdin, 28, Grove-end-road, St. John's-wood, took
her (the sister's) place during her sister's absence,
which was not more than a week ; the period at
which the latter left was about a month ago. She
remained away a week, and on her return resumed
her duties. On the previous afternoon (Thursday)
she went to the coal cellar, and at the upper end
thereof, saw what she at first imagined to be a
rabbit's skin, but on examining it she found it to
be the dead body of a child. It was removed from
the cellar into the kitchen, and soon afterwards
conveyed to Marylebone Workhouse. Inspector
Stokes, of the S diyision subsequently went to 17,