The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-23 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Sept. 21.

GUILDHALL.—CONDEMNATION OF EIGHT
QUARTERS OF BEEF AS UNFIT FOR HUMAN FOOD.
—James Newman, one of the inspectors of meat at
Newgate Market, made an application to Alder-
man Salomons, on his taking his seat on the bench,
to condemn four quarters of a beast he had seized
at a butcher's shop in Aldgate, as unfit for human
food, preparatory to taking legal proceedings against
him.

Alderman Salomons went into Guildhall-yard
and viewed the meat, after which he returned into
court, and the following evidence was taken, on
oath :

James Newman—l am one of the inspectors of
meat for the City of London. This morning about
six o'clock I went to a butcher's shop in Aldgate,
kept by Mr. Samuel Robert Wolf, and saw hanging
up, with other meat exposed for sale, the four quar-
ters of a cow which were very wet, showing that
the animal when killed had been very much dis-
eased. It had evidently had disease of the lungs
when killed, and was decidedly unfit for human
food.

Alderman Salomons—What do you mean by
being wet ?
Newman—Water runs out of the flesh, which it
would not do if it were in a healthy state. I saw
the owner of the meat, and told him it was very
wrong to buy such diseased beasts, and he then
said he could not help sometimes buying one
amongst the number he bought. I then seized the
meat.

Dr. Letheby—l am medical officer of health for
the City of London. I have seen the meat, and it
is unfit for human food. The fluid state of the fat
and other portions of the meat is evidence that the
beast was in an advanced stage of disease when it
was killed.

Alderman Salomons—What will be done with
the meat when it is condemned ?

Mr. Stuchbury, from the office of the City solici-
tor—The officer will see it destroyed.
Alderman Salomons—ls it fit for dogs ?
Dr. Letheby—lt is not fit for any animal to eat.
Alderman Salomons—What would be the effect
if it were it eaten by the poor ? Would it produce
disease ?

Dr. Letheby—lt produces one of two kinds of
effect. If it is well 'Ailed the disease might be
destroyed to a certain extent, but if it is not well
cooked it will either produce sickness and diarrhoea
or else a low typhoid fever. I have known as many
as 40 or 50 poor persons made ili by eating such
meat.

Alderman Salomons—Then this meat if it had been
eaten would have caused disease in those who ate it ?

Dr. Letheby—We have great difficuty in tracing
results to these causes, but I have no doubt it would.

The order was then made for destroying themeat.
Another case in which four quarters of a cow, in
a still more diseased state than the above were
seized, was brought forward, and the meat con-
demned ; but we refrain from giving the particulars
of the case at present, as the publication of the facts
might frustrate the ends of justice.

SOUTHWARK. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF
CRIM. CON.—Mrs. Mary Kemsy, a rather good
looking female, with a fine child in her arms, was
summoned beforeMr.Burcham,charged with assault-
ing Alice Ann Mellish, under the following singular
circumstances :

The complainant, a middle-aged female, attired
in rather juvenile apparel, said that on Saturday
afternoon last the defendant came to her house and
kicked up a row. She endeavoured to eject her,
which was not accomplished without considerable
difficulty. She struck witness several times and
threatened to do for her.

Mr. Edwin, for the defendant—You know the
defendant's husband ?

Witness—Yes, and I have slept with him, but I
thought he was a single man.
Mr. Burcham—How often has he slept with you
lately ?
Witness—About two or three nights each week.
Mr. Edwin—What did defendant call at your
house for on Saturday last ?

Witness—How should I know ? Ile was not
there. 1

Mr. Edwin—Now, did she not see her husband'
trousers and waistcoat hanging up in your room ?
Witness—Well, she might.
Mr. Edwin—Did she not say they were her hus-
band's clothes, and she wanted to know where he
was ?

Witness—She might have said so, but that had
nothing to do with me.
Mr. Edwin here said this was a very bad case.
The husband of his client carried on a respectable
business as a manure merchant, at Paulin-street,
Bermondsey, and five weeks ago he left his wife
and home, telling her that he was going into the
country on business. Instead of that he went to
live with the complainant, and, finding out whore
the latter had moved to, she went to her house, and
on being admitted she saw her husband's clothes
hanging up in the complainant's bedroom. She
recognised them at once, and asked the latter where
her husband was, and instead of telling her she en-
deavoured to eject her from the house. In the
scuffle the defendant admit ted striking her.
Defendant—That is quite true, sir. It was enough
to exasperate me. When my husband left me he
said he was going in the country upon business, but
instead of that he went to the complainant's house
and induced her to move away to another part of
Bermondsey. Last Sunday week I ascertained that
they were driving about in a cab, and I traced her
to the house where she and 'my husband lived.
Complainant—l did not know he was your hus-
band, or I would not have allowed him to come to
my place, I can tell you. I took him to be a single
man.

Mr. Burcham—But now you know he is married,
and I suppose you will not encourage him any more ?
Complainant—Oh, no. I do not want him, sir.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Burcham (to the defendant)—Your appear-
ance is that of a respectable woman, and however
base your husband may act towards you by co-
habiting with this woman, you must not take the
law into your own hands.
Defendant—l will not do so again, sir ; but I
think I have been shamefully treated by my hus-
band.
Mr. Burcham—l think so, too; and as for his
taste, it must be strange, indeed. You are a much
younger and a prettier woman than the complainant,
and the child in your arms does you credit for
healthiness and cleanliness. I will take your word,
and dismiss the summons on your paying the costs.
As for the complainant, I should advise her not to
intrigue with a married man again.