The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-07 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS

MANSION- HOUSE.
IV. Malley, a delicate-looking boy, not more than 15
years of age, wits brilught before Sir R. W. Carden, in the
cultody of Michael Haydon, the detective officer. cherged
with having forged and uttered a bill of caching. for
641. 7r., with intent to defraud the Commercial Bank of
London.

Mr. Solomon appeared for the prisoner.
Mr. F. W. Duncan, clerk in the Commercial Bank of I
London,Lothbury,said—On the 18th of June last the bill of
exchange produced was presented to we over the counter at
the banking-house for payment. It purports to be drawn
by Heary Drayton upen and to be accepted by Mrs. Fanny
Alexander, of No. 33, Batton-garden, who keeps an
account at our house. It is dated London, March
15, 1855, and payable at ;our bank three months
after date. I examined the acceptance, and believ-
ing it to be genuine paid the amount in one 601. note,
No 77,134 ; a 101., No. 65,674; and 41.71. in cash. The bill
was then endorsed, " henry Drayton, P. G. Garland." I
cannot say by whom it was presented. It war afterward,
forwarded to Mrs. Alexander in her pass-book.
Mrs. Fanny Alexander, of Hatton-garden, watch manu-
facturer, said—l keep an account at the ',Commercial Bank
of London. I have examined the bill of exchange pro
dated. The acceptance is not in my hand writing, nor was
it written by my authority. Ido not know any each person
as the supposed drawer, or the endorsee. The prisoner is a
stranger to me. I have had dealings with she prisoner's
employer, and have given him my acceptances on 'several
occasions, and did so in the month of June last. The sig-
nature is something like my signature.
Mr.Charlee Pewter, general merchant, Bsulane,lsaid, I
have had dealings with Mrs. Alexander in the way of busi-
ness, and have received tram her on four or five occasions
her acceptances, which were generally kept in my cash-box
in a desk which is lacked. The prisoner was in my service
as clerk, and it was part of his duty to take and to fetch
bills which had been brought for acceptance. I know his
writing end have frequently seen him write, and I regret to
say that the ball produced is in his writing. I have not the
slightest doubt of it. An inquiry was made to me respect-
ing this bill about a week no, and yesterday I spoke to the
prisoner in the presence of Heyday:, and the officer said that
the prisoner had denied that the bill was in his hand-
writing. I said to the prisoner that I was exceedingly
sorry that he should have !niece:l:ducted himself so far; and
I told him he had better acknowledge the fact at once. He
then made a statement_ to me.

Sir R. W. Carden—You must not repeat that statement,
whatever it was, here.
Witness—Shortly after wards the prisoner was taken away
in custody. During the time he has been with me his con-
duet hes been excellent, and I have had no other cause of

complaint of him whatever.
Michael Haydon—ln consequence of the result of in-
quiries which I made, I went to the office of Mr. Fouler
yesterday afternoon, and saw the prisoner there. I told him
that I was an officer, and that he must consider himself in
my custody upon a charge of forging and uttering the
bill of exchange is question. He trembled very much
Ind in a very faint voice said, " I did not do it, sir."
I said to him,'" From inquiries I have made, and by compa-
rison of your writing with that on the till, I believe that
you did, and you must come with me to the station-honsa "
Mr. Fender then entered the room, and made the observa-
tion he has mentioned. I said I would not allow any in-
ducement to be held out to the prisoner, and it would he
better toasty no more at present. The prisoner appeared to
be in extreme distress, and sobbed violently, and he then
said—" It's no use denying it now ; I did it, and I hope to
God I may die before night." I 'unshed him, and found
upon him a cheque for 21., four sovereigns, and 16s. 101. in
silver. He told me that was all he had left of the whole of
the money. I said, "If you are sincere, you had better
snake some effort to restore the 'money to the bankers."
But he replied that he had spent it all except what I
bad got.
Mr. Solomon—Did he not say something to you about an
unfortunate acquaintance which he made at Greenwich fair
last Easter with two females, and that he had been robbed
of the money
Haydon—He said he met two girls at the fair, and had
formed an acquaintance with them; that he had bean
robbed, and did not know which way the money went; that
the girls were persons of bad repute, and that he had spent
moat of the money upon them.
Mr. Solomon—Have you not found, upon inquiring iota
his character, that he has been most unexceptionable in his
conduct until this unfortunate transaction took plan?
Haydon—l have ascertained that he has borne the very
highest character until Easter, when he met the two girls
at Greeenwieb.
Sir R. W. Carden—lt is a most melancholy case, but I
must do my duty by committing him for trial.
Committed.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Henry Coe Coape war finally examined, and committed
for trial charged with' having fraudulently obtained 4,0001.
from Mr. Henry Porter Smith by executing a conveyance
of property which had been previously sold by him to
other parties.

THE NATIONAL DEBT.

(TROY LAST NIGHT'S GAMETIC.)
The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea-
sury having certified to the Commissioner for the lieduction
of the National Debt, that there was no surplus of actual
revenue over the actual expenditure of the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland for the year ended the
3lst March, 1853:
The -

for the Reduction of the National Debt
hereby give notice, that no sum will be applied by them
on ,cconnt of the sinking fund, under the provisions of the
act 10 Oeo. IV., cap. 27, betwren the Ist day of July and
the 30th day of September, 1855.
A. Y. SPEARMAN, Comptroller•Oeneral.
National Debt Office, July 4, 1855.