The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-21 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

THE CHARMS or I:TT RECZIPTS.—Mr.
Edward William Richard, of Harpur-street, Red Lion-
square, surgeon, was brought up for final examination on
the charge of uttering two forged receipts for rent under the
following circum lances.
Mr. Humphreys, the solicitor, attended to prosecute, and
Mr. Wire, of the firm of Wire and Co., defended the
prisoner.
The evidence taken on the previous occasion, a report of
which appeared in our impression of Friday last, was read
over, and went to show that for some years past Mr.
Richard was a member of the Welsh Methodist Society,
which had two chapels, one being in Jewin•creecent and
the ther in Denmark-street, Soho, and he was in the
habit of paying the rent for the latter until about
eight months back, when he seceded, and a Mr. Edwards
was appointed in his place. That pen in, on receiving the
money from the committee for the Christmas and Lady-day
qusiters, as they became due, handed it to Mr. Richards,
reque-ting him to pay it, as he lived next door to the land-
lori, and let him have the receipts, which Edwards got some
time after, and they were duly tiled; but in consequence of
the committee receiving a letter from Mr. Lilly, toe land-
lord, requesting his rent fur Lady-day, and hoping that, for
the future, It would be paid earlier each quarter, inquiry was
it.s ituted, and it was discovered that the two last receipts
were forgeries.
Some additional evidence was given, but no fact of any
importance was elicited.
Alderman Gibbs askzd Mr. Wire what defence he had to
make ?

. Wire said there was no cue against Mr. Richard.
There was an trter absence of evidence to show that he sat
tered the documents, knoll Mg them to be forgeries, for the
purposes of fraud.

Alter some di4cusaion apart this point, Alderman Oibbs
said he should commit the prisoner for trial.
Mr. Wire requested that the alderman would admit his
client to bail, as many circumstances would come out at the
trial which were calculated to throw a different light ou the
whole transaction.

Alderman Gibbs, however, refused the application, and
the depositions having been read °yrr to the prisoner, heex-
claimed that ho was the victim of a " foul consp:racy."
lie was then conveyed to IV owgate.

LAMBETH.

CHARGE SY THE SOCIETY FOR PROTECTING YOUNG
FEWALES.—Mr. J. B. Talbot, the secretary to the London
Society fur the Pro'ection of Young Female•, applied t t Mr.
Ingham, under the provisions of the Act 31 Edw trd 111., :or
a summons against a person retiding in York-road, Lam-
beth, that he might be brought be'ore a magistrate, and held
to bail for his future good behaviour. Mr. Taltrn stated that
on the 30th of last month he received the following letter :
Woolmee's Exeter and nonnuth Gazette office,
Exeter, May k 9, 1819.
Sta,—A respectable female advertised in the Exeter Gn:ette of
Saturday week host fora situation as first.hand milliner, and in an.
Wet' she received t►e inclosed disgusing communication. There can
be no doubt as to the writer's meaning; and in the hope that some
means may be deviled for punishing so infamous a wretch, we seed
you the document, and a copy of the paper in which the wlrertisement
appeared. We are, Sir, obediently yours,
Wootaren Aso Co.
Mr. Talbot proceeded to read the advertisement, which
was as follows _ . .

To Milliners and Dressmakers.—A young person. aged 30. who is
fully competent to take the management of a workroom, is desirous
of meeting with an engagement a+ flret-hand dressmaker. Salary not
so much an object as a comfortable situation. The most respectable
references can be given. Address, &c.
The answer to ttis advertisement was in the following
terms:
Why seek a situation, when you might go into busineni yourself I
If you would like to live in South Wake, you may meet a, friend in a
single gentlemen just your own age, and a Devonian, manly, good-tem.
pered, and constant in his attachments. A note addressed to
will safely reach him.
Anxious to discover awl, if possible, punish the writer o`
this document, he (Mr. Talbot) had caused a correspondence
to be carried on by a respectable mulled female, and after
several notes had paced an interview Vok place between the
patties at a coffee-house in Lombard streit, City. At that
interview the party expressed a violent attachment for the
I,dy, offered at once to take has under his protection, and
proposed South Wales as the place of their future residence.
Mr. Ingham was of opinion that the offence alleged wu
one of a moral character, and one therefore in which he hal
not the power to comply with the repot of the applicant or
hold the parties to bail.
Mr. Talbot then left the court.