The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Feb. 16.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Mr. Charles Pearson, the
City solicitor, attended on Saturday before Mr.
Alderman Hale, the presiding magistrate, accom- '
panied by Dr. Letheby, the medical officer for
Health for the City of London, in order to apply for
an order for the destruction of the carcass of a
calf that had been seized by one of the inspectors of
slaughter-houses in the City—a slaughter-house
belonging to a Mr. Nathaniel Nathan, a butcher, in
Aldgate-market.
Mr. Pearson said that the Commissioners of
Sewers had thought fit, in their official capacity, to
direct this proceeding to be taken in order to endea-
vour to put a stop to a practice which unhappily
prevailed to a considerable extent, of selling dis-
.
ea,-,nd meat, and especially to the poorer classes,
their health was injured and great mischief
whereb'y
was done. In the present case it would seem that
in consepence of private information that was
o
received by. Mr. Yewman,ne of the inspectors for
the City, he went to .► retired slaughter-house at the
back of Mr. Nathan's p:emises, in,Aldgate market,
and he there found hangine7 up the carcass of a calf,
dressed, and apparently rea:lY, to be exposed for
sale. He should prove that tlu calf had not come.
naturally into the world, and that it was quite unfit
for human food, and upon these facts, he should ask
for an order for the destruction of the cOrcass•
Mr. Newman, the inspector, was then ex,: mined,
and he stated that in consequence of some info:ma-
tion he received he felt it his duty to visit ti:e
slaughter-houses belonging to Mr. Nathan, in Ald-
gate-market. There were four places of this de-
scription behind his shop, and in the farthest from
the front or the premises he found
the
carcass of a.
calf hanging up, and apparently as if intended to
be exposed for sale.
The body of the animal had been previously car-
ried into the court. It presented evident appear-
ances of having been prematurely brought into the
world, and was evidently most unfit for human food.
Mr. Newman went on to say that in his.opinion
the animal had never breathed, and that it had not
been born naturally, and was not within three
weeks or a month of arriving at maturity. He
added that in his opinion it was unfit for human
food, and he therefore seized it, and gave notice to
the proprietor of the slaughter-house.
In answer to a question from the worthy alderman
Mr. Newman said he believed Mr. Nathan himself
was ill in bed, and his business was managed
by one of his relatons. Mr. Nathan, however, was
the registered owner of the slaughter house in
which he discovered the carcass of the animal.
Alderman Hale inquired whether any one was
present on behalf of Mr. Nathan ?
A young man dressed in a butcher's frock came
forward and said that Mr. Nathan was ill in bed
and knew nothing at all about the occurrence, and
the fact was that some stranger had improperly ob-
tained access to the slaughter house and dressed the
calf there, but Mr. Nathan knew nothing about it,
and he had no intention of exposing it for sale.
Dr. Letheby was then called, and he stated that
he had examined the carcass that had been produced,
and it was entirely unfit for human food. The hoofs
were not entirely formed, and the anima' had not
arrived at tie full period of gestation, and in his
opinion it must either have been a dropped calf or
else taken from a t:ead animal.

Mr. C. Pearson theta said that upon this evidence
he should ask the Court to make an order for the
destruction of the carcass, arid he at the same time
said that he was requested by tie Commissioners of
Sewers to state publicly that they were determined
to prosecute in every similar case. ..Under the
Nuisances Removal Act any registered owner of a
slaughter house who had such a carcass in his pos-
session was liable to a penalty of £lO, and it was
possible that the commissioners might still take
proceedings against Mr. Nathan under that act.
Inquiry would, however, be made into the truth of
the statement that was made in his belita, and he
should communicate with the CominissioZiers of
Sewers and receive their instructions upon the
subject.
Alderman Hale at once directed the order to be
made, and at the same time observed that the pro-
ceeding was a very proper one, and that it was not
to be borne that persons should endanger the health
of the poor by selling such a disgusting article as
that which had been produced for the purposes of
human food.

Charles Hansot, a well dressed young man, wear•
ing a beard and moustache, was brought before
Alderman Conder in the course of the day, charged
with attempting to steal £6O in bank notes.
Mr. E. T. Stringer, clerk to Messrs. Harman and
Kecn, stockbrokers, of Warnford court, deposed
that on Saturday afternoon about 2 o'clock he went
to Barclay's bank in Lombard-street for the purpose
of paying in some money and receiving cash for a
cheque. The clerk paid him £6O in back notes and
he placed them in his trousers pocket, and he was
then about to count the gold and silver that formed
the remainder of the cheque, and while so engaged
he felt a hand in the pocket in which. he had placed
the bank notes. He immediately seized the person
by the wrist, who turned out to be th. e priesoner, and
asked him what he meant by putting his hand. in
his pocket, to which he replied. that the witness
must be labouring under a mistake. He held him
fast, however, until a policeman came up, and he
gave him in charge.
Alderman Conder asked the prisoner whether he
wished to put any questions to the witness ?
The prisoner said he should like to know whether
he had lost any money?
Mr. Stringer said he had not ; and in answer to
another question put by the prisoner, he stated
that there was a crowd of persons standing about
him at the time the affair happened.
George Barfield, a city policeman, said he was
sent for to Messrs. Barclay's bank, and the prose-
cutor gave the prisoner into custody for attempting
to pick his pocket, and when he did so, prisoner
said " I think you are labouring under a mistake."
He took the prisoner to the police station, and upon
searching him he found a bill case, which was quite
empty,
and a portemonnaie in which there were
£lB 10s. in gold and 2s. Bd. in silver, and also a
silver hunting watch and a pen knife. The pri-
soner gave his address in Longfellows-road, Mile-
end, but he said he had not had time to ascertain
whether this was a true address or not. He in-
quired of the prisoner how he came to be in the
bank, and he said that he went there to do some
business, he wanted to get a cheque upon New York.
Mr. Stringer stated that when the prisoner was
,111 the bank he had the bill case iu his hand, no