The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-05 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT—Savvier:sax.
Before Mr, Junkie CrienreiL
FORGING " TASTING ORDIRS."—T. Illidge surrendered
to take his trial upon a charge of uttering a forged order tor
the delivoy of goods, with which to defraud the London
Dock Company. The offenee imputed to the prisoner was,
that he had presented a forged tasting order at the London
, Dock. The order purported to be that of Messrs. Vincent
end Pugh, vies-nserchante, Rood-lane, but it proved to be a
f ; sod It was shown that upon two other occasions
the had presented forged orders upon the same firm,
and as enspieion at that time being entertained of their ge-
nuineness, be was allowed to " taste" upon them.
Xt. Meddlesome, for the detente, submitted that the in.
Melon& amid sat be supported, upon two grounds : first,
that the issigint is speedos was not a warrant or older,
er reenen, within the meaning of the statute; and, secondly,
that dm mere fact of tasting or drinking a small quantity of
wise loud not possibly be ccnstrued into a " delivery of
goods," suck as was intended by the act of parliament.
The jary, by his lordship's direction, gave a verdict
of Guilty, end the prisoner was discharged spec his entering
Into the recognisance of 601. to appear at the nest session to
ressive judgment if he should be ailed upon to do eo.
Foitozzr.— W. H. Jon.., 23, who was convicted on
Thursday of uttering a forged 61. note, was brought up for
judgment, and sentenced to be transported for seven years.
Bo trim Vrormica ore ILI7IIOIIXFORD-HILIDOR.
Mary Anne Flood, 19, and B. &serf, 26, were indicted for
a robbery, with violence, upon B. Bates.—The facts of this
ems have appeared very recently in She police r•porn. The
promentor,- it will be remembered, was aeseeeM by the fe-
male prisoner on Hungeeford-bridge. end while they were
she took his watch from hiss, and, aided by the
toc="Pa prisoner, afterwards severely beat and Mimed him.
Both prisoners were found Guiley, and sentenced to be
transported for ten years.

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SeAmick 26, a clerk, and B. Berk 38, labourer, were Jo-
dieted for steeling Irma their tit onfede&t.39 records, of
and belonging to the Imbue
Mr. Clarinet, ter the tion, said he had been re-
tained at the 1•11•••• 'DU Commtasioners of Insolvency.
A few daye pessediew the fish of December., in the past
year, Or lishwidt was met on the tont, Mallow
aim hewn snissehrl with the Insolveat Debton' Court,
etigtilstar of t
aet wheereplem wohe;tte the schedules
r told that
im, as Woo ,he said he thought that was the
war la the ewe. igen which one of the officials took
lila Shwa awl showed hire fate the plata he said
In wonted. Oa the Ilth of Dee., as the howakeeper's
211111118sa was 14:gagup Wilpret stalls, Bctunidt and Boyall
pamog bray her, and tibtagneumwhat alarmed they
Weir weeps before she weld obtain maistance to
voia, dia. Upon washing she Wen where the records
wen lookeles head it had kw howl open, sad the re-
cords, width woe lasoluale othadales, takeout; =droned
the side ei OM press lay • bias bag, la width they had been
puked weedy le awry away. ledwaslies awl a isswiption
of the yeleuness were given to the pollee, bat wilds; was
hued et asea of thus until the na Dee., what an Aar
VieSolualdt in the Bowed ass assurer slurp.
ws' with him at the said toto:uld
go, NM that, if ha did, ha shoddy will and tot
towed la the station-house. It woe afterwards red
Was re woo ftall had seem liefiaddt looked up, he had
gess te SellieWs lodgings, aid kiadled a fire, and bad
bust a&Slbtriskapees.
The rust omissive, the; at once found
than . Hr. awes habitats, the LWury under-sheriff.
asiifflat ag to the present chirp against Doyen he had
him sand chareseer. He was ash good hail, at North-
man/WAY had bees is butane as a brewer at Peterbo-
Vials had obtained he him a &ludas as taraluy
is wrier he had lost by a brow% of pito& regula-
tions. t, who wee an old offender, was twaspetted
fee wen years, and Bala to be imprisoned for six months.