The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-28 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Alfred Doris, of New Lakeshain, Norwich , 1101 diseouster,
wee charged before Mr. Koos, under the &Wise Act, with
correcting to hie own use a bill of exchange for 3t)i. en-
trusted to him by Mr. Tubbs, of Canoubury, for the purpoimi
of discount.

Mr. Edward Dillon Lewis, from the office of Mr. Edward
Lewis prosecuted ; sod Mr. Kuight, from the office of Mr.
Beard, wee for the_defesee.

Mr. LIDWiII stated that the prisoner was charged under
the 4th section of the act known as the Bullies Act. The
prosecutor being temporarily in want of mousy inserted an
advertisement in a paper, and it wee answered by the pri•
sober to the effect that he could get the prosecutor's bill
for 3W. discounted if two names were 'Mocked to it. The
bill was given to the prisoner to be discounted or returned.
Nothing having been done with this bill the prosecutor
applied to have it returned, when the prisoner informed
bim that having gone out and left the bill on the table the
servant had inadvertently burnt it with some waste paper.
The prisoner then wrote on the receipt he bad pre-
'Wooly given to the prosecutor " The bill was burnt
by my servant." A week or two afterwards the primmer was
applied to for payment of a bill, and on =akin inquiry be
found it was the identical one the prisoner had told hini had
been bunt. Be should prove the main partios/are of the
charge and ask for a remand, but be would state that the
prisoner was known by the name of Williams, Temple, ha.
Mr. Kean said then was quits enough for a remand,
Bail baring bees applied for, Mr. Knot said be would take
two bail for SW. each, but notice mot be gives.

LAMBETH.
Mr. Hairy Jennings, of the Prisms Regent, North4treet,
Waworth, appeared Wore Mr. Elliott in answer to a sum.
mar wherein he was &aged with having in biz possession
and withholding moneys beton to the Society ol Loyal
United Friends. of which be hid treasurer, and also
with having wilfully used a portico of suck foods to par.
pass other than eapreesed and directed, being contrary to
the rules of the society.
The inunimose had leen taken oat in the name of Joie
Murray, secretary of the society, who stated that the meaty
formerly held its nieetinp at Use house of defendant, but
sow at the CoMegeef Oestent, Lock's-fiekla. The unmet
claimed free the defendant wee 71. 10... 2d., the balance in
his hands, as collected from the amebas of the society.
Mr. Mims-UK soliaber far defesdank add that no dm.

mead had beta properly made, aid that the latter was duly
elected trimmer, and nu to remain is cake until it.
regular mewl emoting, and thee only to be removed by a
majority of the members. The fact was that dedeadact had
*dbl. towards the objects of the society is comequence of
the death a/ a free member, which took Owe in January

The oomplainant (the secretary) said that this amount .0
improperly paid, inasmuch as be had no right to pry with.
out an order from the chairman and secretary. lie (de-
fendant) had paid the 51. to • female calling herself the
widow, but who had never been married to the deceased
member, mud omeopently had no legal claim.
The rule* were produced, but the magistrate upon ens-
mination finding that the complainant, as secretary, could
sot show that he was duly authoriesd by the managinscom-
mitts' to take out the summons, it was dismissed.
The detesidant stated that the female to whom he had
advanced the was the widow of the deceased
member, and it she had cohabited with him foe
26 years. He y bad paid the way for the burial of
the demand member.