The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-10 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COLTT.—(Beibn Chief Justice Wilde.)
THE TRIALS FOR SEDITION.
Francis Looney was arraigned on an indictment charging
him with two m 'demeanors, on the lith of June.
In this case, which was repoted on Saturday, the jury,
after deliberating for more than an hour, returned a ♦erdict
of Guilty.
The Attorney.Cieneral expressed his intention of not pro-
ceeding with the other charge against the prisoner.
Sentence was deferred, and the Court then adjourned.

NEW COURT.—Before Mr. Baron Parke.
FORGERY.—James 11. Bradbury and John Clark were
indicted for forging and uttering two banker's cheques for
the several sums of 4341. 16s. and 3711. 75. 4d., with intent
to defraud Sir W. Lubbock, Bart., and Co., the banker'.--
The prisoner Bradbury pleaded guilty, and there were also
two other charges aga.rist him for obtaining tho sums of
3001. and 3741. 7s. by similar means.
Mr. Bodkin, in stating the case to the jury, said the plan
adopted by the prisonen proved a deep laid scheme, and
although the sums laid in the indictment were the only ones
at present discovered, there was no doubt but others to an
equally large amount had been remised. It appeared
that the prisoners having obtained a genuine elliages
from the house of Messrs. Hawes and Son (sad
by whom the cheques in question were purported to be
signed), had got a plate engraved to imitate it, and also a
similar description of paper for printing on, and it was m
well done that nothing but a previous knowledge of the Cot
would have led to the detection of the fraud. The plan
adopted for uttering the two cheques in question was this.
Two young men, gentlemen's servants, named Joseph
Thornet and John Newborn, having advertised in the Times
for situation', received communications, the result of which
was that both of them, on the 22d of April, at different
periods in the day, met the prisoner Bradbury at the But'
India-chambers, end subsequent:), at the Commercial. rooms,
Mincing-lane, where ho proposed engaging them to enter
the service et a gentleman who was not then present. From
the manner in which he went in and about the offices in the
' sale rooms, they both imagined be had chambers there,
I and was one of the gentlemen belonging to the place,
and upon asking them it they would tnke tl.e cheques
In question (which were carefully put into a banker's cheque-
book) to the benking.house,they had not the least hesitation,
and did so, receiving the money which they handed over to
hint, and be gave theme trifle for their trouble, appointing
Sonnet them the same afternoon—Thornet at Charing-cross
at four, and Newborn, at Hatchard',. ,s Piccadilly, at half-
past, when the gentlemen were to be present to engage
them. When Thornet was on his road from the sale rooms
to the banking-house, having inquired of some one the way,
Clark came up and offend to show him, and when he came
out asked him if it was all right, keepir.g him in sight until
they came near the sale Tooth& when he said he had business
of his own end ran on helm him. Shortly after this trans-
action, acsbmsu took up the two prisoners in Leadenhall-
street, and drove them to Charin7•noss and also to
Hatchard's, where be saw Bradbury meet Newborn ; Clark
bad got out near Charing-cross. Bradbury then appointed
Newborn to meet him again some future day u the gentle-
man was not there, and telling him to consider be was
engaged, gave him a half-sovereign to live upon. He then re-
turned to Charing.crou and dismissed Thornet, with the
same story. Newborn, thinking there was something
strange about it, took the number of the cab ; and Thornet
not meeting Bradbury on the day appanted, went to Messrs.
Lubbocks,and haring explained the affair, they discovered the
forgery, The particulars of the forgery hiving been adver-
tised, Newborn came forward, and handbills with the num-
bers of the notes paid tor the cheque* and the particulars
were sent on the continent. A few days afterward', inform-
' ation win received that two Englishmen had been appre-
hended by the commissary of police at the Brussels station for
not having proper passports, and the account they gave of
themselves being very unsatisfactory, they were searched,
and sewn inside of the shirts neat the skin were found
nearly all the notes that had been paid for the cheques.
John Forrester was then sent over, and brought the two
prisoners back; and when in custody they were seen by the
witnesses Thornet and Newborn, who at once identified
them. When at Brussels, Clark wore false whbkers and
moustachios, and was otherwise disguised. Evidence was
adduced to support the statement. Mr. Baron Parke having
summed up, the jury immediately returned a verdict of
guilly, and the sieoners were sentenced to transportation
for 20 years.
PORT-MICE ROVIDEUT.— Wm. BOtTett, & lettercarrier in
the General Post-office, who last session pleaded guilty, was
brought up for judgment—Mr. Baron Parke having looked
over the depositions, told the prisoner that persons like him
must not expect mercy when they broke the high public
trust reposed in them. There were two indictments, one for
stealing a letter containing a note for 341., as far tack as Sept.
lest, and another for stealing half a goner:an June • and
the things found upon searching his 1 proved that
these two were not the only robberies of a nature that
be bad committed. Per the first armee be would be kepi.
bogged and kept to hard labour for one year, and at the end
Wu of that be transported for the Um sigma yews.