The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-03 00:00:00

THE FORGERY BY A BANK CLERK.

The charge of forgery against John Ashworth
Acton, late a clerk in S r Benjamiu Heywood and Ce.'.
bank, at Manchester, already mentioned In the Ezpress,
was preteedtd with yesterday, after a remand of • week.
The charge was, that the prisoner had forged an order on
Clic bank purporting to be from Mr. William Howarth,
Waterlyo Hotel, Liverpool (who keeps an account with
Heywood's) for 3'101., which sum was sent in June last, ac-
cording to the °vier, in six bank of England notes of 601.
each for Mr. Howarth to the d'ork Hotel, Liverpool, but
which of course that gentleman never received. One of
these notes was • 601. Bank of England note,
numbered 69,462, but the books of Heywood's
bank showed that this note afterwards again
got into the bank, and was substituted so early as
the .sth July for a 601. Bank of England note, numbered
4d.396. paid into Heywood's on the same day by Mr. Oil-
bert Winter, and this last note the prisoner induced another
clerk to change for gold, as for • friend named Borrow*, to
whom he said it belonged.
Mr Resnick, chief superintendent of police, conducted
the case ; and Mr. Robinson, of the tires of Myer' and Ro-
binson, solicitors, defended the prisoner.
A considerable number of clerks in Sir Benjamin Hey-
wood and Co.'. back were called, and proved that the pri•
sorer was s clerk, and having to copy notes in the bank
would have nevem to the notes in question when in the bent.
They proved the copy of the order on which the money was
sent to Liverpool, but they failed to prove the order directly ;
that :document having apparently been abstracted from
the Ille. They also had • dittloulty in proving technically
the payment of the note numbered 43,388 by Mr. Gilbert
Winter. A clerk who was with Mr. Winter proved the re-
ceipt of that note by Mr. Winter on the 6th July last at the
Manchester sad Salford Bank, and produced a bill-book in
which it was entered the same day as paid by Mr. Winter
to Heywood's. Mr. Gilbert Winter, however, had since
died, and there was so means of bringing the ease more di-
rectly to a pea
Mr. itemwiek said this was the only weak point in the
case, and proposed to call Mr. Langton, of Heywood's
bank, to prom a emdemiesi memmer.
Alter ease by Mr. natilasso who said this in-
tetitionhad nom boom aisadomml to bias;

Mr. Lingtems ems swam B. paced that he went to the
Borough G tel. sad renewal a esalession iu writing from
the premier. Re sunisi lb* prisoner that no coalmioe
would pretreat a meeellee, sad did not recollect that any
baskassearat was sat is the shape of a milder punish-
MOM Well Win blare he went that the prisoner had
sada a andistia to Mr. Wright (called the prises philan-
thropist), and Ible information was gives to whams by Mr.
Wright lama Mr. Wright did est say, that it was is
strict casabase lbessaassisa seas =MK** it amid ea*
be inspected la paliewerto hem sad sale ; bat odd be had
had a serious atereamastbsa with tbs Debaser ea the vesper
'Minty of his silasilim sad fiat bled advised him to do
that which was healed, sad tale, sad faithful. He kid
thought there was by ether clerks, sad the pri-
soner said there was ask eel witness told him this was a
gnat wished= *Ms firs Wed.
Mr. Robinson WNW to the nerglips of this confamdea
by the nagincretsMk. Snake Masks lasd said that • rinser
beim asafessini neneet any be Isbetbat it will not prevent
gessmosis, bat eat Naesafbrea nay be and as evidence
him. Now, Awe was swilthig se *bow that Mr.
or Mr. Wright bad tali bin Nil seallssisa would
be and is 'vides* ; nee was thew widens* te *bow if Mr,
lambs made as premises that Mr. Wright had sot held
et* awe ialassasint. It was in *views that Mr. Wright
aid Mr. Longman bears= Micah, is inducing
tbs_pase led le nabs lbe
Ilr. Ilsesie•Leadrainaaa of dm limb et magistrates), said
be weed that the neenlew of Mr. Wright (who
mat aa the 1)), was:anassaiii with that et lb. Laag-
tte,rad be thee& that It meld be to drew that
so Mamma wes bald eat by Ma Wifgh Be abirald
leaning mint the einlanlee at WY Naga of the peeeeed-
Jam bat he isesened AMMO nada is a nanad tithe yd.
anew. tibia ebb gneiss weld again sena Win tbs
sewn

Xr. Damlit fished for a remand wall Friday (to-mor-
ns), and tho on nu adjourned soil that day.

DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN IN THE
WATERLOO-ROAD.
Yesterday, Mr. Payne hold an inquest at St.
Goorge'e Vitbowie, Mint-street, Southwark, on the
body of Thames Philip Pieketork, a gentleman of fortune,
who wee Mad dead ea the pavement in the Waterloo-road,
at an early home of the morning on Tuesdaylan, nadir
enspleieu eiresontaees.
Mr. Mama Peter MI/roger, of No. 1, Paget-plan,
WIMilOlll4llllllll, fainters dealer, said es Tuesday seeming
lien, • Ude eller three enieek, he saw the deceased ipag
en the pavement, with lie heed towards the railings in front
of his hefts. Re dna Wm. Mt readying so answer, be
seat to the pities elmelem fbr nelelesee.
Mr. Oillies end he W retie speernierden *Rumination
et the beep. There wen se =Eft of *khan axissaally,
end the thiP mad mentwesse were selsonl. The
wore
heart essoiderably eingestorial may Ira lisM.rphe The
wee in a rosy nanen eendiliek ebop empty
sad two of the valves of it wee, Memb el. Me MI seeds
Triclinium esperinteate of the mem% ef the elaniseh,
tint woo unable to note the et Wad opism or
proton avid. The etemmeit eMaM et ehewh da-
wn. Th kidneys ems Mem* Mesmail. Es Mad
enStient eat the heart sad Mame to seismal he death.
lie was sot aware that any rhea mush wins such •
undidea of the heart, and maid= ilea* use the ounnos
tarnimatke of that frematies of dlse in the Warp, oat
In that lattasee, Magda it arum Ms Rio Menu a the
leen.

Tlie Censer —Fres that pa have eau, what le your
°plaice se to the elude al ea Mart ? Did its peculiarity
arise from artarek peon _

sill nth othenat for It is aay ether way.
If dams& hod Mathes pion the bout would have bun
fall et IbleoL He bad net bM dm to analyse the eastents
el the stesiesi, sad iliodire amid esly give negative evi-
doses me to the peosenesz=th ',preemie add.
The jasy retuned • That the domed died
boa adisease el the hurt, tie malt at natural MUM."