The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-18 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

IL Leo. lrertAeineber, a brandy merchant of 14, Broad-
street-buildings, was brought up for further examination,
relative to the charge of uttering a forged acceptance to a
bill of exchange for 1281. 10s., with intent to defraud H.
Jean Valentine, a manufacturer of Mill& vie, at Angott-
liras, in Frame.
'this cue has been several times adjourned to unable the
prisoner to prodigals "H. A. Weber," the alleged acceptor
of the bill. or such evidence as would sandy the aegis.
taste's mad that the name endorsed on the bill was not
that of • ladisiss personage; and yesterday it wan stated
that dim* Weber was in Germany, there were witnesses
puma who vsedt idaati(y his handwriting in the accept-
saes.

Thee. Gillum Brewer, a solicitor, of Philpot-lane, laid be
knew a person of the same of Weber, who carried on the
begins of ._slant kr six months at 23, Philpot-lane,
nadir pane d altmen, fora Mr. Gordelis, modest whom
witness was preasillias about that time.
Jae. Wet. Mundt, a cuandesion-agent, said he knew
Weber, sad had use. him in England within the lut month.
Tb aemplases to die hill produced wee like Weber's signa-
tmee, and wham Mined it to be his handwriting.
• ham was has putt is, addressed by the prosecutor to a
mamba of the Ishenses family, who are ell highly respect-
able, ~mg to withdraw from the prosecution if he were
indisonliaddir his loss, in supplying the .prisoner with the
breindiso he whin the bill in question wu paid, and under-
=l, hoop his own expenses, if his claim for between
end 4,0006% IMO immediately complied with.
N 2.11411, who appeared for the prosecution, said he had
not bawl of that letter having been written until yesterday
neneins; but he wished the adonis& to take into cows-
thenden the amino with which it wee written. The pri-
mula" odisnly bosense acquainted with bad associates,
sad knowing the high respectability of the
prissaers and at the same tiros taking a French
view of the law, °tiered to arrange the matter
without einrpler the imee to trial, the French law per-
=lellniamitisemmgerlun of that kind.
Mr. said be thought he had satisfactorily shown
that tbo acceptor of the MU was a bona fide personae, and
the Wooer was, therefore, entitled to his discharge.
Alderman nalemens said that after the production of the
letter draft al dud to, he should not feel justified in de-
tai irks prbasse, even if the prosecution had
*M main-
immad at the allegation of the acceptance being
a .
The miaow um disabused.
Thasse ahem, a dirty and ferocious looking little man,
dm= 40 yeas al age, was charged with committing the
foaming brutal meant upon his wife.
lush Slater, who appeared in court with a couple of
blank ryes, and face swollen and tinged with almost every
hue of the rainbow, and a forehead covered with hospital
dessiogs, said she was in her own room when the prisoner
came Is, and, without any provocation, struck her on the
sibs atlas bead withal let. She tried to get away from him,
bat be followed boa mod the room and struca her three
times mace; sot Wished with having inflicted severe punish-
moat nun bar, beasined a large conch-shell, weighing several
preado, nod hurled it at her head. His aim, unfortunately,
too tree, he the shell struck witness on the fore-
= with such faros that it felled her to the ground, and,
on being picked up, thus was a large wound in the flesh
from which the bleed wails_wiai in great quantities She
was, however, takes le the hospital, where she was soon
✓estored to randomness, and had her head dressed.

Aldermen ademene elerhisred it a very aggravated as-
sault, sad therehee hoed the primmer 51., or in default two
montlw' imprioommost, aid farther ordered him to find
substantial bail to kelp tho pros fora further period of sir
months.

BOW-STREET.
Moberg S. Filcher, of 24, St. Jamea's-street, the keeper
of a gambling-homey, who had been admitte I to bail on a
charge of baying uttered a forged cheque for 301., attended
before Mr. Jardine fir re-examination.

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It will be remembered that the cheque in question was
drawn upon Mews. Coutts and Co., and signed .• W. Da-
venport Bromley." It was shown that both the Rev.
Walter I). Bromley and his son, Mr. Wm. D. Bromley,
kept accounts at the bank ; I ut as the cheque for 391. was
not in the father's handwriting, and did not resemble the
son's usual mode of drawing cheques (the latter having
always appended "junior" to his name), the defendant
was given into custody. In his defence, be stated that the '
cheque was really given to him by the son at Tattenall's,
about two months previously. The cue was remanded to
admit of the attendance of Mr. Bromley, jun., who was
not then in England, but was expected to return from
abroad in a few days.
Mr. Mullen, of the firm of Bush and Mullens, now in-
formed his worship that it had been since ascertained that
the cheque was a genuine document, having been given to
the defendant by the son. • Consequently, the prosecution
would be withdrawn, and the amount paid at the bank.
The defendant applied to have the cheque returned to
him, but Mr. Mullein declined to give it up. The bank
would pay the cash, but the cheque, as in the ordinary
course of basins', would be retained.