The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-13 00:00:00

POLICE. Y - _I3BTERDAT.

OUILDHALL.—ATTESIPTIWO TO OBTAIN Goons BY A
FORGED ORDER.—J. Rule WA charged with attempting to
obtain a piece of silk value 91., by means of a forged order.—
W. Osborne, warehouseman, in the employ of Idessrs. Cook
and Co., St. Paul's Churcb-yard, stated that on Monday
afternoon the prisoner presented an order for silk, purporting
to be written by Mr. Owen, on behalf of Mr. Bone, draper,
of the Dover-road, Mr. Bone having an account at their
house; and having selected a piece, witness asked him jibe
was known to any of the people in the establishment, and he
said ho was not, upon which witness took him to the entering
room, and he was questioned in his presence by the entering
clerk, who told him that the silk would be "sent in the even.
ing by one of their carts. The prisoner objected, and thin
became anxious to get back the order, but that was refused to
be given up, and the prisoner went away. The goods were
afterwards taken to Mr. Bone's, when that gentleman denied
having sent such an order. —The prisoner declared that the
witnesses were entirely mistaken as to his identity.—Mr.
Owen, in the service of Mr. Bone, proved that the order was
not his handwriting.—The prisoner was about three months
in Mr. Bone's employment, but left about a fortnight since.
—He was remanded until Friday.
HOW-STREET.—Ronnenv BY • SURVEYOR.— Wm.
Meadows alias Parker, a surveyor, was re-examined, charged
with stealing a number of theodolites levels, dtc.—The pri-
sonerwas convicted about four months back of committing a
similar robbery at an engineer's chambers in the Adelplii.
About nine charges now stood against him, and he said he
should plead guilty, and give the officer every assistance in
recovenng the greeter portion of the property, which is of
great value.—Mr. J. Pearce, a civil engineer, identified a box
of drawing instruments, value 151., a theodolite and box,
worth 121., together with a level, box, and case, value 15 gm.,
which were stolen from him, and pledged by the prisoner,
who smiled upon him about a month back for employment,
and the next morning he discovered that he had been
robbed. The prisoner went to the chambers of Mr. C.
Chitties, 11, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, sur-
veyor, on the Bth September, under similar pretences, and
stole a valuable theodolite, which was found at a pawn-
broken; and another from the offices of Mr. Donkin, of
Bridge-street, Blackfriars, which was also pledged. When
taken into custody he said he had been a considerable time
unemployed and in great distress, which obliged him to
commit the offences alleged against him.—Mr. Jardine
ordered him to stand committed on the three distinct
chaTRKENWELL. Bloassr.— W. D. Dailey was
finally examined, charged with Intermarrying with Mary
Barry whilst his first wife was alive. Harriet Oabally, of No.
3, Croker-street, Heston, deposed that on the 29th of De-
cember, 1842, she was present at the marriage of her daugh-
ter to the prisoner at Shoreditch Church.—Mary Barry, of
No. 30, Essex-stmt, Strand, deposed that she accidentally
met the prisoner, who represented himself to her as a single
man, and they were:nuirried at Bloomsbury Church, on the
29th of December last. She afterwards discovered that his
first wife was alive.—F. Anderson, of No. 5, Hayes's-court,
Soho, was present at the celebration of the second marriage.
The prisoner, who admitted the charge, was fully committed
for trial.
MARYLEBONE.—ROANIRY OF WATERIER—C. Sit-
vester was finally examined on the charge of having stolen a
number of silver watches from the shop of Mr. Morris, of
Margaret-terrace, Harrow-road. The robbery took place in
the day time, white prosecutor was at dinner below Attars ;
prosecutor, hearing a noise, made his way into the shop,
when the prisoner rushed out, and threw the property into
a chaise which was standing near at hand. lie was pursuedl
and taken into custody. The prisoner was fully committed
for trial.

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MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Citiatot or ENNECES-
RANT VIOLENCE AGAINST THE POLICE —Pulite constables
Buekmatter, E. 149, and Kennedy, E 151, were ebarged
with having used unnecessary violence towards J. Perryan
and his wife, whom they had taken into custody on Satur.
day sight, the 26th September last —The case had been pre-
viously heard, when J. Perryan, of 4, Rebecca-court, Wells-
Street, stated that he was the owner of several houses in
Rebecca-court. On the night above specified at a late hour
he was about to close his house, when be sew some of his
lodgers in the court wrangling together. Witness requested
the parties to go into the house, and Mrs. Perryan having
come out to learn the cause of the disturbance, joined in the
request. The police came up—the two defendants and a
sergeant—and one of the constables commenced shoving
Mrs. Perryan about. Witness told the constable she
wee his wife, who was merely trying to persuade
some of the lodgers to go in quietly. As soon as
witntia had spoicen so the constable, the other constable, E
149, called out, We will shove you about presently. Ken-
nedy, E 151, thrust his hand into witness's neckcloth, and
twisted it. so as nearly to strangle him. He told the con-
stable he would go quietly with him if he had any charge to
make. He walked on a short distance, and his handkerchief
was again tightened by Kennedy, assisted by the other
defendant. Witness heard Kennedy call the other constable
on to the charge, and he ran off. Witness afterwards heard
hie wife scream, and heard the mob cry ” Shame !"
Other witnesses corroborated this evidence, deposing also
to the violence with whi:h Mrs. Perryan had been
treated; and yesterday Sarah Perryan deposed that
on the night in question she went with her husband to quiet