The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-16 00:00:00

POLICE.-YESTERDAY.

MANSION .110 LISE. —Fon° e ax.—G. Hayward and W.
A krawkr were examined upon the charge of having forged a
cheque upon the banking-house of Olyn and Ce. for 1401.,
in the name of John Fenton. This was the ease in which
Daniel Forrester the officer supplied the evidence which
would have been otherwise defective, by searching amongst
the papers of the pisoner Hayward, and Sliding a piece of
blotting-paper, on which was distinctly marked the " blot"
of the name " John Fenton," as it appeared on the cheque.
The Prisoner wrote to Mr. Fenton, whom he did not know,
latter
in order to obtain tilts signature.' The antra Lu ice r•'• •
was transmitted by Mr. Fenton to Mr. C. Smith, in Worm-
wood-street, sad was handed by the landlord of the house
(a coffee-house) to Hayward, who personated Mr. C. Smith,
and had obtained permission of the proprietor to have a
letter so directed to him. The handwriting of Mr.
Fenton war closely imitated in the cheque. Alex-
ander was identified as the person who changed
a 501. note received in payment of the forged cheque, and
put upon it " William Hammond, 11, Baldwin-street, City-
road," as his name and address, and bad been seen fre-
quently by Daniel Forrester in the company of Hayward.—
The prisoners were committed for trial.
Hayward wee then re-examined, charged with having
forged a cheque upon Jones Loyd's banking-house for
891. 45., in the name of Mr. T. li. Pelle. The evidence is
this case, with the exception of that of Mr. Pelle was taken
down some days ago.—Mr. Felicitated that the handwriting
in the cheque was verylike his, but was not his.
had, it appeared, been turned away from a former situation
for opening a drawer, an offence of which he acknowledged
himself guilv.— Committed for trial.
The Lord Mayne acknowledged the receipt of 10s. for the
poor-box at the Manikin-house, Sept. 14.
BO W-STREET. —Ro 11116ItY AT THE TRAVELLERS'
Clue snores.—J. Edwards war charged with stealing a
great coat, value eight guineas, the property of Colonel Fane,
from the Travellers' Clubhouse.—W. Middleton, out porter
at the clubhouse, stated that about half-past nine o'clock on
Sunday night he was on duty when the prisoner entered,
and pushing open the door as if he was a member, went up
the grand staircase in the direction of the library, where he
remained more than hall an hour; on hie return he gave
witness the note produced, addressed to Captain Macdonald,
who would call for it. The seal of the club was affixed to it,
and, as he was leaving the door, he put on ea outside coat.
Is about an hour after, Colonel I.:me came down
for his coat which he had left near the staircase,
and as it could not be found, and on ascertaining
that the captain was not a member, the robbery
was discovered.—J. Mason, under porter at the Atheneum,
was on duty at nine o'clock on the same evening, when the
prisoner inquired for Captain Macdonald, and being in-
formed that he:was not a member, he desired that, should he
call, to say that Mr. Edwards wished to see him, upon
which he went away. Wimps gave directions that an eye
should be kept on him, and on his coming again, after
making the same inquiries, he requested to remain in the
hall, which was allowed. Witness, on his return from be-
low stairs, found the prisoner sitting in the library, writing a
note, produced, which he desired he would give to the cap-
tain. He had no great coat with him at that time.—Wm.
Escott, night porter at the Reform Clu'i, said that
at • quarter past nine o'clock on the same evening.
the prisoner crossed the saloon into the coffee-room,
and returned almost immediately, inquiring for Cap-
tain Macdonald, and being told that he was not there,
he said he would call in half-an-hour, leaving the card pro-
duced, of his father, who is a surgeon at 87, St. Martin's-lane,
and on corning again he went upstairs, to:lowed by witness,
who knew he was not a member, and he laid that he only
wanted to write a note to his friend the captain, which he
did.—Ma. Evans, wife of a tailor in Ryder's-court, St. Mar-
tin's lane, said that on Monday the prisoner brought the
coat produced to her husband to have altered. He said that
he had bought it from a gentleman end would dispose of it,
and he took it away before the alteration was made.—Col.
Farm, after identifying his property, said that he had left it
on a bracket near the coffee-room on Sunday evening,
and en leaving the club it could not be found. On Monday
morning he was informed how the robbery was effected.—ln-
specter Haynes said that when he told the prisoner the nature
of the charge, he said the coat had been returned.—Prisoner
rid Haynes acted as a spy end a villain, and boil mid if the coat
was given up to the colone', he would make everything right
with prisoner's father. —The witness, in answer to the court,
said that he told the prisoner's father he could not on any
account be a party to any compromise.—The prisoner said
he would reserve his defence, and he was fully committed
for trial.—Sergeant Therapies said there was another charge
of robbery at the King's Cullege Hospital against the pri-
soner ' • but the witnesses were not in attendance, and he was
ordered to be remanded.

Srannixo.--Susan Marlin, a girl of about 15 or 16, was
charged with sta4bing \V. Breach, a boy of about the same
age.—The prosecutor said, he was with some other boys in
Greenland-court, Drury-lane, last night, trying to get the
caps of some of them off the leads of a house, where they
had thrown them. They were using a rope for this purpose,
and one end of it was lying across the font-way. The pri-
soner was passing, aid the rope caught her feet. She cut
the rope with a knife, and then turned upon him and stabbed
him in the side. He had seen a surgeon, who said that the
knife had fortunately struck one of the ribs, otherwise it
would have passed into the lungs.—The prisoner said she did
not intend to stab the boy; it was accidental.—Mr. Jardine
said it was quite impossible to believe this story. He would
remand her for a week, in order to see what state the wound
would be in by that time.
LAMBETH.-011STACLE TO SANITARY IMPROVERENTS
—LAWYER'S CHAROES.—Mr. J. Ellis, a market gar-
dener, was summoned to show cause why an order
should not be made upon him, on the complaint of
the governors and guardians of the parish of St. Mary,
Newington, for the payment of 241. As. In the month
of May last the defendant had been summoned to this
court, under an act of parliament passed the session be-
, fore last, commonly called the Removal of Nuisances Act,
for allowing the accumulation of offensive matter on pre-
mises occupied by him in Manor-place; and it being fully
proved by medical and other testimony that the filthy accu-
mulation was most prejudicial to the health of the persons
in the vicinity an order was made by the magistrate. The
present proceeding, were adopted for the purpose of recover-
ing the costs and expenses alleged to have been incurred in
obtaining such an order, and which, according to the sum-
mons, amounted to the very modest sum of 211. Se.—Mr.
' Elliott, upon casting his eye over the bill, which com-
prised as many items as filled an entire sheet of
' foolscap, closely written, observed that the legisla-
lure could never have contemplated the allowance
of such bills as the one before him. Ho did nut see
the necessity for incurring au expense of 21!. Ss., in
a matter in which there could not be the slightest legal dif-
ficulty. lle could not see the necessity for such items in the
bill as that of 13s. 4d. for the attorni y's clerk merely
viewing the premises, or similar charges for the same per-
son serving notices when they could be served by the beadle
or other officer of the parish.--Mr. Geddyes' clerk said it
was a desire to do everything strictly legal that caused
him to do so. The expenses of the two medical men alone
were 41. 45., one guinea each for a certificate, and another
guinea for attending to give evidence in the case.—Mr.
Elliott observed that there were innumerable items in the
bill before him for which he could not think of making an
order on the defendant, and should take until Saturday to
consider how much he should allow.
Mr. M. Body, of Locks-fields, was summoned under pre-
cisely similar circumstances for the payment of 211. 15s. Ad.—
Mr. Oeddyea' clerk said the reason the fees were less in the
present than the former case was that Mr. Body gave less
trouble in removing the nuisance than Mr. Ellis.—Mr. Body,
in reply, said that the moment the order was made on him
he removed the nuisance complained of in the presence of
two of the trustees ; and so thoroughly satisfied were they at
the effectual manner in which he did it, that, in reply to a
question from him, both said they felt sure ho would have
nothing to pay. After this he was perfectly thunderstrurk
on receiving such a bill as that produced, and felt perfectly
satisfied that such a charge could not have been made by the
sanction of the parish authorities.—ln reply to a question
from the magistrate, Mr. Geddyes' clerk admitted that the
governors and trustees of the parish had not been consulted
on the subject; and Mr. Elliott adjourned both cases, in
order that they should be brought under the notice of the
parish board.

WESTMINSTER.—Ronneav nv A LAWYER'S CLERK.
--J. Dignam, late a clerk in the offices of Mr. S. Archbutt,
solicitor, Iva. charged with being concerned with T. Error,
in stealing a gold watch, a gold chain, a diamond elastic
ring, and a quantity of silver plate of considerable value,
from the residence ot`his employer. There was also a second
charge against the prisoner for obtaining money under false
pretences.—Ensor is at present in custody and under re-
mand, charged with burglary at the house of Mr. Toby, at
Chelsea, and stealing plate and ether property to a great
amount.—On the 4th inst., Mr. Archbutt, who resides in
Keppel-terrace, Chelsea, went out of town, leaving his house
in charge of Jane West, one of his servants. On
the following day, at the solicitation of Ensor, who
was a companion of Dignam's, she was induced to go out
and take a walk with him, Dignamundertaking the care of
the house and property. She returned at an early hour in
the evening, and Dignam left, after remarking that he
thought he had beard some noise upstairs during her
absence. Early on the following morning she discovered
that the house had been robbed, and immediately went in
quest of Dignam, whom she met and informed of the rob.
bery. He said he knew nothing about it, and recommendid
her to mention it to a gentleman named Case, at her master's
office, adding that he (Dignam) would come there and face it
out. Although it was prisoner's duty to have come to the
office that morning he neglected to do so, and, without
giving any notice of his intention of leaving his situation,
absconded. Honor took the name of Neale in the ser-
vant's presence.—Mr. Archbutt applied fur a remand, and
the accused said he should reserve his defence until a future
period.—He was remanded until Saturday.
IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—T. Doyle and T. Heine. were
charged with robbery. Mrs. Wainwright went into the
King's Arens, Tothill-etreet, Westminster, yesterday morn-
ing, and asked for change of a sovereign. The barman could
not give it her, and placed the sovereign upon the counter,
when Doyle suddenly snatched it up, and a scuffle ensued
between the prisoners, both of whom were perfect s
to Mrs. Wainwright, as to which should have it. Atrap:Vel-
man was called, and they were given into custody.—The
prisoners, who pretended that they knew nothing about the
matter, were committed for trial.
THAMES.—CHAROB or BIOAMY.—D. Sinclair, woll•
dressed man, was charged with intermarrying with Ma.
Jaw Wogs, his fiat wife, Anne Warwick, being stall