The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-18 00:00:00

very valuable peaty, sad if he were allowed time he I
could wash [tali oit. The real vales of the &tinny was
this digasseed, sad it was seraeged to be made available to
0 4, thirsty, and Co., is a general way, by paying
them 4ff out of the profits. Something was maid shoat
sectaity, bat Gordon did not say that he amid give any-
thieg that lam swirl. Gordon then wart sway, and I
Ibare seen Ma merest times eines. Oa those ormations I
have spokes to War *best the matter ; but I masa rata
whet 1 estate him, er be 03 me. I will swear I gannet re-
collect. _ He ease is sad behaved as a teatimes, and I

treated him as such.
Mr. Salentine—Do yen mesa to say that you treated
him OS & gentleman, kaowing he bad passed off fictitious
1 warrants to the eatent of 80,0001 ?
Witness—l did so, sir. I know nothing about the title
Iflasde to the distillery. They were taken into the partners'
nom. The promissory note of Cole, Brothers, had nothing
I to do with Gordon.
Evidence was then given iatended to show that the pri-
boners were changing bank notes to a large amount in
Europe at the time that the notice fur them to surrender
I appeared in the Gazette, which they would therefore have
I had an opportunity of seeing.
The prisoners were then remanded.
CLERKENW WELL.
Mr. George William Pgrutook, residing at N 0.7, Bono.-
crescent, was charged with unlawfully discharging a bullet
from an air pia.
Mr. William Dallimore, shoemaker, of 42, Sandwich-
street, St. Pancras, said—About dusk ht the evening of the
9th instant 1 was sitting at work in the back parlour, when
I heard a noise, and en looking round I saw something fixed
in the wall behind my back. My wile was sitting at work
on a sofa by the wall, and the mare was about two feet
above her heed. Isaw defendant and another gentleman
in the garden of his house, which adjoins our back garden,
and seeing that a hole was made in the oleos of the window
I went round to Berton-crescent, and ten the defendant. I
said, "You have broken our window." lie at once replied
"Yes, I know I have ; if you get it mended I will pay
for it."
Defendant—l deny that I admitted that I did it.
Mrs. Charlotte Dallimore said—On the morning after the
window was broke., I went to Mr. Pinnock, and asked him
about the matter. He said, " I know I broke the window,
but I was fiche at cats at the time." I said to him, " Yee
must be well aware of the great danger you placed us la."
Hs replied " I broke the window, and I have no objection
to pay for it." He treated the matter so lightly that my hus-
band determined on summoning him.
Robert Lambert, warrant officer, said—When I gave the
defeadant the summons, he at once said, " I admit that I
did fire the air-gun, but I have been for some time in the
habit of firing at cats with it, and also at bottles." I ex-
amined the room, and foetid a clean out hole in one of the
panes of glass, within a foot of the complainant's head,
where he sat, and I extracted a bullet which was imbedded
in the wall, to en inch in depth, about two feet above where
Mrs. Dallimore sat at the moment the shot was fired. The
bullet I produce is the same; it is flattened from the resist-
ance it met with.
Defendant—l admit that I fired the air-gun ; but If it had
hit the man It would not have hurt him much.
Mr. Corrie—l do not think you clearly perceive the seri-
ous position you might have placed yourself in had any bad;
result followed.
Defendant—Oh, I quite see it.
Mr. Lambert—Your worship, had the complainant been
standing at the moment, the bullet must have entered his
body, and killed him.
Mr. Conie—This is a most serious offence. Ido not
• know why in any case such a weapon should be and. hi,
taking your own recognisance you must pay the expanses.
Defendant—l would rather pay something to the poor
box.
Mr. Conie—l fear you do not see the extreme danger you
have passed through. You might have had to stand before
me for taking the life of another away. You must pay 205.,
and I hops this will get publicity, so asto act as a caution
to other foolish young men.
The defendant paid the money reluctantly, and was die-I
charged.
THAMES.
A deputation of the inhabitants of St. George's in the
East waited on Mr. Ingham to represeat to him the fright.
fel state of Ratcliff-highway, or St. George's-street.
Mr. H. Armstrong, of the firm of Higbwood and Arm.,
strong, said he believed that the street under nodes was the I
weld regulated thoroughfare in the metropolis. The
emflesity and obeceoities of the hordes of prostitutes who
resegregated in the street were really frightful. A few
years ago he was one of a deputation appointed by the board
of trustees, of which he was a member, to wait on the com-
missioners, to represent the dreadful state of Rateiiff-
highway and they were very courteously received by Sir
Richard 'Mayne, who assured them he would do all in his
power to lessee the evil, and an extra police constable was
placed on duty in the street. The nuisance was in
some degree Inwood for some time ;_ bat latterly
It had become worse than ever. Riots, outrages,
and robberies were of frequent occurrence. The
evil bad been further increased by the demolition of
the district called Lower Shadwill, which had drives near
hers from their old and &teem haunts to liateliMbigh•
war, the Commercial-road, &c.
I Other members of the deputation having made similar
I representations,
Mr. Ingham said he very greatly regretted such a state
,of things should exist. It was much to be deplored. He
would advise the deputation to wait on the commissioners
of *Ws again, and request them to augment the number of
I constables and re-open the Denmark-street wateh-house.
He hail ao control over the polies force, and all the magi. I
strata had to do was to hear the .saes brought before them
and decide upon their merits.