The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-05 00:00:00

MI POLICR COURT&

MAN SION-HOUSE.

Vary IVlUiaeu, HeaketA Brvicsop, Awn Airsom, end
Witham 3 Booth were brought before Alderman Salomon*
in the eastody of Daniel Fors ster, the Mansion-home
oMeer, charged upon the follawi..g evidence:
Mr. A. Peatorelli, cashier at the Union Bank of London,
Of which Mr. W. Scrimgeour is manager, said—The day,
at about a quarter past 12 o'clock, Booth brought to the
muster a chi vie upon our back tor 10!. 100 , purporting to
be drawn by W. H. Smith sad Co , dated Sept. 3, 1846, and
payable to Mr. Thomas Holt or bearer, No. 273, 3 11,723.
Nut knowlag the glassine* or the name of toe drawer, I
made acme inquiries, and then returned to the counter
and asked Booth from whom he received the cheque. He
avid that he had received it from a woman who was
°wilds. I told him to fetch her in, and he brought in
Williams, and I asked her where she got the cheque, to
which she replied that she had got it from a won'n who
was co.,k at a publie.hosise. We have had such an
account as that of W. H. Smith and Co., and the pasty to
whom the cheque bearing that number bad bean issued
being dead, I seat for Mr. Forrester.
Daniel Forrester said—l was sent for to the Union Bank
of London, and I found booth sod Williams there. Booth
said he had received the cheque, which 1 showed to them
both, from Williams, and Williams said that she had received
it from a female, and etc thought her name was Ann Elves,
and that she brought it to the house in which she resided,
in St. Mary sae, last night, at halt past sine o'clock, and
gave it to her, and asked her to get it changed
amongst use of her tradespeople. She alto said that
the woman who so employed her was living as
cook at a public house. I went to the public.
hoes. is question, and found the female described by Wil-
liams living there as cook. I showed her the cheque, and
asked her if she had given it to Mee. Williams, of St. Mary.
ass. She said that she had received it from their lad, or
their potboy. The muter of the booth brought in Brocksop,
and I asked him if he had gives it to the wok, end he
said "Yea;' he had picked up a bit et paper, and as be
could not read very well he had gives it to the cook. He
added that he had found the bit of poppy at the sop of the
court on Fsh.steesoe am. 1 then brought all the parties to
the Mansion house.

limy Williams said—Ths cook brought It to me, sad
inked me to get it cashed for her.
Broekton said—l toned it.
Booth said—l met Williams'. husband, and he ulted me
to get it coshed for him.
TOO Abiarman required from each of the prier:men a se-
curity to the amend of NI. to appear and answer to the
charge osi Thursday.
Wiliam Murray. Julia Sullitrs, Mary Hart, mad Mary
Asa Morris, were finally examined upon charges of shop
robberies. They were telly committed for trial upon the
cases already detailed sgaiest toe.. The officer who ap•
prebended the primmer' said that several other shopkeepers
recileited them as visitors at their premises on days on
which goods were missed, but could not give such evidence
is was calculated to add to the number of chuges against
the accused.

Daniel Conks, a drunken potboy,was committed for eaves
days to gaol for baring attempted to throw himself into the
Thames from London-bridge. Tile defendant had been
some time ago discharged by his master for !lamina " made a
beset of himself," bat had been restored to his situation
ea taking the pledge, which he had solemnly assured all
the customers he would molt positively keep. He, how-
ever, broke this solemn engagement on Monday night, and
when his master supposed he had gone to bed ran off to the
parapet of the bridge, and was pulled back just as la was
aboat to plunge into the river.
The Alderman thought that breed and water in a prism
fora few days would be more serviceable to the unfortunate
drunkard than nay other prescription.
Henry Roweoss, another drunken lad, wu committed for
seven days upon the bread and water diet for heels( gone
into a publicAosee and insulted and annoyed the landlord
sad his customers because the waiter refused to serve him
with drink, whisk would, no doubt, have made him more
intolerable.