The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-11 00:00:00

THE POLICE COUBTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

William Salt Hardwick, who was sons* days ego, together
with Henry Attwell, cherged itith haying committed a tor-
gery upon the backlog-house of Meters Gaoling sod Co.,
Fleet-street, wee brought before the Lord Mayor upon the
charge of having committed a forgery with intent to defraud
the firm of Messrs. Pemberton Heywood, sad (theta, of
Lombard-strett, Inshore, of I,oooi.
Mr.illulicss, the solicitor to the Committee of Beakers fir
Prethetthn from Forgeries end Frithd,attended for the pron.
eution ; Mr. Lewis for the ciefsnes.
Mr. W. P. N.cholle, clerk to MOWS. Pemberton, Hey-
wood, end Co., said—Messes. Stephen Reasiord and CO..
of Aratinfrion, keep an 'mutat at oar house, and Aro in
the habit of accepting tills payable at our house. On
Saturday, the 14th of June l-et, the bill of tub tinge for
1,0031. produced was presented tome for mascot by John
Clemente (one of the wittiest's for the protestation). I bad
my dautt about it, asd Clemente was detained. It pur-
ports to be drawn by "L. Recipe upon Mmes. Stephen
Renaud, tad Ca., at 30 days' sight, to the order or it.
Ryley," and purports to be accesthd 12th of Map, 1866,
gigabit at our house. I had gone to far at to select the totes
with which to pay the bill.
Crateszansined—l have never seta the prisoner, to my
knowledge, before this day.
Mr. William Likersole said—l am in the martin of
Mews. Stephen Kennard end Co. The acceptance to the
bid of etches,' produced is certainly mot the genuine
sees prance of our horse. I know Mr. Lavingtom
Roupe, Hoban Town, sad have constantly trim
' his signature to bills, and from my 'aluminium' with
his signature, I state that this is not is his hondwritiog.
It tango' be meant for en imitation, es hit handwriting is
very semi). I have seen the prisoner heft». About the
27th of May lost he broueht to our house the bill of ea-
change for 2fild. produced, dated Hobart Tow°, February
16 h, 18:6, drawl, by Tootnse D. Chapeaus and Co. upon
Merin. Stephen Kennard sod Co., payable at 90 days'
eight, to the ceder of " Willie. Crossley end Co." cud W.
S. Hardwick. The prisoner left that bill at our house far
socepthase. He asked that it might be accepted then, but
I objected, sad told bluro leave the bill until neat day.'
He said be wss goiog out of town, end be world tell his'
bickers. Coeds end Co ,to coil for it. Ths scooptarthe to
that hi.l is the genuine aceebtar ce of oar firm.
Ceces-eaunined by Mr. Lewis—l cannot say that the
itemise aceeptonce ever got into the haao a of the prisoner
I don't knew who called ;for it. We do not take:receipts ger
bills left for secoptsace. There is no firm of the name of
Loupe in correspond/on with our house. We do act Ilk*
any mescrtadam liken so to persons who call for athepted
tiff.

The Lo d Nsyot—ls It atoll with your tours to semi
hills draws frost Australtt without oiv.oo
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The Lard Mayor—You would accept a bill icy 1,0001. If
you koew the sittatture of the party t—Watiess : Yes.
Joba amerce mid—l am ',trent to Mr. Joseph ChM; of
Bale Park, near Salisbury, Wi titter. In the mouth of
Jane Mat I wee cat of a eittietkv, and my wife Pod I
wire then melding at No. 23, Hadeiegtott-stmet, York.
read, Lambeth. I ;relented the bill of embus' for 1,0001.
at Roywood sad Co.'s beak In the tweeting of tba
week I was la the City of London asking any inquiries to
get a situation, and on one of those days I wmat late a
warehouse is the City. I dolt know 'sadly when that