The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-14 00:00:00

A LADY GONVIOTRD OP FORGERY.

At the Manchester Assizes, yesterday, Wore
Mr. Justice Blackbere Swish Maria Wedgwood, wife
of Mr. Richard Wedgwood, of Greyeherhall, Heats, was
lin:bated for having forged and uttered at Birmingham, co
the 18th of Magiiietroinierry, note for 1,0001., there hang
severs) other similar nature amounting to triad
of IR,OOOI. Mr. tweedy appeared for the prosecution ; sad
a O'Briee for the dafeees.
lrir flats, which disclosed an extraordinary amount of
hand in a lady occupying a most respectable politico is
society, were stated by the learned counsel and borne out
in evidence to be these Is 1881, Mr. Williams, • Bir
mines= solicitor, who had beat sequ.iotel with the
pr roper's family for many years, race.ved information
that • lady mimed Maris Jones, of Bpilaby, in Lincolnshire,
hod midi a will bequeathing 10,0007. to the primoser. Mr.
Williams soon afterwards obtaised for Mrs. Wedg woodaloas
of 2,000/. from • elergymaa, effected upon a policy of as-
surance of the prisoner, s life. This was the bogies* of •
series of money transactioea, which reselasd. in 1884, the
sum of 11,6501. The erassectioes were conducted by ear-
respoedeeos through the prism". who was addressed care
of Mr. Beal, 14, Alpha-roed, &glut's-Fork, Loodon. Ba-
ton per wet was charged by Mr. Williams for the trans-
adios. All the mom wee procured on promissory sates.
The Owner also repressated that the money was
sot for herself, but for her sister, her huabead, or
other parsons. TM promissory note referred to in
this ass, was represented to he the j,iiet and several
undertaking of Mrs. Maim Jones, of Norfolk, Mrs. Wads-
wood's grandmother, Mrs. Romer, her mother, sad Misses
Williams, of Leiuster-quasi, Baeswater, Loodoe. her &Gala
're. note was given ss security for 2,0006, and by it she ob-
tained 1,0001. from Yr. Roger Hollingsworth, Waugh Mr.
Williams, _ . . . . .

Hasinedy remarked that the prisoner bad said she wee
action se the agent for seen one elm, semitones for her
midst, sometimes for Kies Janes, sad at inner times for
various other poisons; but a defines had been set up when
she was before the magistrates to the effect that she bad
been acting undee the coercion of her husband. It further
appeared from the (widens, given in support of Hr. Herr
node's statement that some of the money was set by Mr.
Williams by prisoner's iostruetioes to the can of Mr. Bea,
14, A Ipirseroad, Begent's-park, London, and some of it,
after deducting expenses, and 16 per cent., can of MM.
Bogen, Exeter. The letters were principally sent to Chwy-
shot Hall, Haste.
The fenny having been formally proved,
Mr. Serjeant O'Brien addressed the jury for the de-
fence, commenting on the unmanly conduct of theprieoaer's
husband, who had remitted the mosey the lady had
borrowed en other loans, but sot tits pretest one. Heals°
alluded to the fact that Hr. Williams had admitted that he
behoved the prisoner to have bona 'haply the asset of her
husband. Tbs judge eapressed an opinion that there was
so evict's*, to show that the prisoner's husband was eog-
slant of the uttering of the rate foe 1,0001. He left it to
the jury to find whether, epos the seidesee, the prisoner
did forge and utter the acs in question, or whether the
prosecution had failed to fully make out the charge. The
jury found that the prisoner MIS Guilty, with a reconinisa-
dation to mercy, on the mend that they thought the
prisoner's husband had something to do with the trainee-
. . . . .

His lordahip mailed Mr. William; who stated that
the total amount of mousy obtained by the prisoner was
nearly VOW. The learned judge then sentenced the pri-
soner to penal 'Brehm& far *even years. The ease emitted
osunal interest owing to the respectable altaniatir of the
amused, aid the magnitude of her (nude.
Oe Laving the court the husband of the prisoner met
a " reception " from thole assembled quite the reverse of
complimentary.

OZNERAL LYING -lit HOSPITAL, YORK-ROAD,
Lawirrn.—At • meeting_ of grantor held on the 12th
burnt, Mr. John D. Allmon is the chair, Mr. Clomp
David Pollock wr elected to the owes of surgeon, nuns
by the realisation of Mr. John F. 8oe• h.
THE FRAUDS ON TEL CANTERIDAY SAVINGS
Brrz.--Crizzarav,TEGESDAT Arrmumor.—This more.
log Mr. 8. Greaves, late actuary ad esermary to the Can-
terbury Saving, Bank, was brought before the city magi*.
tratee on a remanded charge of embezzling certain rims of
mosey the property of the trustees of that inetitatiom 11
was stated dunog the proosedinp that the total amour a
the defalcations discovered to the present Mina surds
8,5001. Mr. Callaway, of the Ann of Purley, Calaway, and
Farley, appeared toe the prosecution ; and Mr. A. Fielding
es beaten of the primmer. who dr sot appear to
have suffered mesh frees his tunAtietnest. The or-
ders given at the former Dear* having her reed ever,
Mr. Calloway heeded im • orb book kept by_ the
prisoner, in which be had entered the amounts of 801. and
661. respectively 141 hsvin been withdrawn from the
secount of Borah Pear. Be aim stated that, though the
rules required • =oath's neer to be given of the with.
drawal of sums over 201., the itoticerook conteined so
entry of the withdrawal of any of the soma abstracted by
the primary.. The magistrates, after • 'mitt consultation,
committed the prisoner for trial. Mr. Callaway thee,
addressiog the court, said there were tectrical difficulties
la the way of proaeoutiog • charge of embezzlement, sad
as, eensidating the amount of the defacatioes, it wee
ireportaat the prisoner should sot esc.pe, he was
iestrected to prefer a second charge sprat him under the
Sevier Bank Let, 26 sod 27 Vic., cap. 87, sec. 9, by which
• fritudeleet abstraction of money by as actuary or clerk is
cosstituted a miedemeanour. The charge Le had thee to
prefer wee for fraudreetly withdrawingsad appropriating
to his own use, on the 19th of May last, the sum of 1001.
from the account of James Cornell, gamekeeper to Sir
Norton Knatehboll. The enders was precisely similar to
that &di:laced in the previous rams, and the prisoner wee
again committed for trial at the quarter merlons. Bail
refund.
THE IRON TRADL.---BIZNINGHAX, JULY 13.
The principal meeting of the iroemasters of this district
for the turret quarter was held is the Tows-hall here tbie
afteration. The attendance wu comparatively email, and it
no seldom happened that so little burros he. been tuns-
acted. The tionsuraers and dealers present would lire given
out orders if there bed been any disposition to accept lower
prices ; ouch wee sot, however, the awe, though it was
admitted that some makers are very indifferently supplied
with order. this heir principally &rhombi* to the se-
cod-cites Arms. For the best breads of Soished ire
there is a fair demand, but barely saddest to keep the
works io full operation, sod it is quite (*rain that ea in- I
erred animatioe will follow this meeting, for a quieter
quarter has seldom been experienced. Not the least
vitality we, apparent teem the commesceineet to the deem
The advice' lately received from America speak of the pros-
pect of a good direr late is the autumn, the power of
production in that eparler beng from rases IMMO much
reload ; the antionatioe that this may be realised is the
hors on which the trade is resting at this owner. leer pig.
iron there was a pretty good demand to-day, sad the sales
Imparted were up to the average. The prier of lest
quarlerday were fully untanned for the beet mars of
that den al iron. The North Btaffardehire irouseasters
Derelict Ueda moored that the works ia that dienict are
LONDON GINNEALONignsus CoirrArr (Lrxrrza).
TruSe reed& ler week undies July 9, 14.1101. lls. sd.