The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-27 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
A respectably dressed, genteel-looking man, named
William Sin, was placed at the bar. on remand, before the
Lord Mayor, to undergo • final examination upon • charge
of obtaining from Meters. Clinenstein and Co., wine mer-
chants in the City, a warrant for a hogshead of brandy.
Mr. J. R. Miller prosecuted.
It appeared that, the prisoner went on the 12th of May to
the office of the prosecutor, and asked for some samples of
brandy, and having tasted soma, he selected • sample, of
which he ordered • hogshead. He was told the terms were
cash, and he then made out a cheque, which be postdated,
on Messrs. Williams. Deacon, and Co., and wrote at the bot-
tom, " Advised by Messrs. Meanies Brothers." Mr. Clan°.
steiu was out of town at the time, and the clerk took the
cheque and banded over the warrant for the brandy to the
prisoner. The cheque was presented at the bankers and re-
turned unpaid, sod marked " no orders," sod it was ascer-
tained that the prisoner had no account at, and was not even
known, by Mown. Mangles and Co. The prosecutors after-
wards received a letter signed by the prisoner, and dated
from Paris, in which he stated that be was very sorry that
he had been called away sod had not been able to pay the
money into Messrs. Mangles' to meet the cheque as he had
purposed doing. Nothing more was seen or beard of the
prisoner until the 11th instant, when Monger and Molyneux,
two detectives of the City polies, met him in Newington-
butte, and took him into custody.
Committed for trial.

MAILS FOR TEI lONIAN ISLANDS, VIA ITALY.—
Information has been received from the Italian Pcet-ollios of
a partial alteration which has been made in the days for
despatching the Italian mail packets from Ancona for Corfu,
which renders it necessary to correct the notice (No. 15) on
this subject, issued on the 23rd May last. The packets will
leave Ancona, and the mails will be made up in London, in
future, an follows :—Packets leave A•COOSI every Monday
afternoon. Mails leave London : Latter,, he., Must be
posted in or reach London not later than Friday morning, in
time for the day mail to France. On the 12th and 28th of
each month, letters, hr., must be posted in or reach London
not later than the mornings of the 9th and 25th of each
month. 'When the 9th or 25th of the mouth falls on • Sun-
day, the correspondence for the lonian Islands most be
posted in or reach London the preview evening.—By mat-
mead of the Postmaster General, ROWLAND Him., secretary.
DR. DE JONOR'S LICHT-BROWN COD LtvzsOri..—
The laborious researches of Dr. de Jamb and his unceasing
endeavours to supply pure and genuine Cod Liver Oil have not
hems overlooked by Out distinguished sanitary reformer. Dr.
Letbeby, who has borne high testier my to the superiority of Dr.
do Jongh's Oil, and alter frequent analysis reports : •• It is. I
believe, universally acknowled;ed that I, has great therapeutis
power, and from my investigations, I have no doubt of its being
• pure and unadultarated article.."—hold only In capsuled
bottles. In. Id., Is. ed., sad In., by Dr. de Jolter's agents.
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