William LEAP was charged by Mr. JONES, Secretary of the Central Station, with behaving in a disorderly manner on the platform, disturbing the comfort of the passengers, and interfering with the porters while in the execution of their duty. He pleaded “guilty.”

Mr. JONES said the case was of a very aggravated character, and therefore he must press it against the prisoner.

One of Mr. JONES’s assistants stated that on Monday night, about twenty minutes past nine o’clock, he heard a noise in one of the third class carriages. Upon going to it, he found the prisoner drunk and disorderly. He requested him to be quiet, when he became more violent than before, and pointed a gun at him, (witness). He took the gun from the prisoner, and ordered a policeman to bring him out of the carriage. This was done; and the prisoner became so furious on the platform that it required four men to hold him.

Mr. JACKSON: Was he very drunk?

Witness: Oh, quite.

Mr. JACKSON: (to LEAP): Do you wish to say anything? Prisoner: I don’t know anything about it.

Mr. JACKSON: Do you mean to say that you were so drunk that you don’t recollect?

Prisoner: Yes.

The Mayor: Is he a Carlisle man?

Officer: Yes, sir.

The Mayor: Was the gun charged?

Witness: No, sir, it was empty; I ascertained that after I took it from him.

Mr. COWAN: I suppose this is the first time you have had any complaint against this man?

Mr. JONES: It is. He is quite a stranger to us. But it is a duty we owe to the public to take advantage of every case of this kind and press it, for the purposes of securing good order.

The Mayor: Quite right, Mr. JONES.

Mr. JACKSON: By the Act of Parliament, his goods will be distrained upon if he can’t pay the fine.

The Mayor: Are you a householder?

Prisoner: No, sir, I have no house of my own.

The Mayor, having consulted his brother magistrates, said that the prisoner had rendered himself liable to a penalty of 40s. Considering the aggravated nature of the offence, the magistrates were partly inclined to inflict the full penalty; however, they would convict them in the sum of 20s., if he did not pay, as he had no goods to distrain upon, he would be committed to prison for 21 days.