The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-03 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Ellen Sacker and John tobacco manufacturers,
carrying on business at 4, Gordon-street, Islington, were
summoned at the instance of the Board of Inland Revenue,
to answer several charges of having engaged in the adulter-
ation of tobacco, and with having the fraudulent materials
in their possession.
Mr. Henry convicted both the defendants, the penalty in
Sacker's case being 3001., and the other defendant 2001.
besides the forfeiture of the goods, including the 460 lbs. of
tobacco taken from the presses.

Thomas Floyd, 415 A, and George 014iM09e, 47 0 di-
ANIS, wandierged by George Tale, broker, of No. 4,
Complemosereet, Clerkenwell, with having assaulted him
and eximaffing their duty.
Serpent Alks, 16 0, was also charged with having re-
fused to take bail for the complainant's appearance before
the magistrate.
The complainant said that on the night of the
11th of October he had been at a raffle with
his family. On the following morning, at half-
peat one o'clock, he was standing quietly at his
own door, when Floyd, 415 A, seized him without any pro-
, vocation, and with the assistance of Cntmore, 47, he was
violently dragged to the station-house, and charged with
being drunk and disorderly. He was locked up until 7
o'clock in the morning, Sergeant Allen. having refused to
take bail. On his way to the station-house 415 dragged
and tore his coat. He was quite sober at the time.
Mr. Lewis, for the defendants, called several witnesses
to rebut the evidence, and to prove that complainant wee
intoxicated and making a noise in the street with other
persons. The officer Floyd told the complainant to desist
and go into his house quietly, which he refused to do, and
threatened to have the otficen' ooats off their backs. That
he struggled violently, and in his resistance his coat was
torn.

Mr. Inspector Brennan and Inspector Jacks spoke as to
the uniform good conduct cf the officers.
Mr. Carrie thought the police had not exceeded their
duty in the least, and should therefore discharge the whole
of the defendants.
John Critchley was charged by Mr. Henry Bath, grocer,
of No. 39, Marchmont-street, Brunswick-square, with hay-
ing obtained a situation through the medium of a forged
letter. _ .

The prosecutor said that some time ego the prisoner op-
plied to him for a situation as shopmao, and gave him as
a reference the name of Mr. George Poole, 46, Castle-
street, Bristol. Witness forwarded a letter by poet to Mr.
Poole, and he received a letter giving the prisoner an ex-
cellent character, in consequence of which he received him
into his service, at 2.51. per year, with board and lodging.
Witness found a deficiency in his receipts, and at length he
began to suspect that all was not )ight on the part of the
groaner. Oa comparing the prer's hand-writing with
that in the letter they corresponded so mach that it Mork

lihn the letter was a forgery. He instituted inquiry at
Bristol, and discovered that there wu no such person as
Mr. Poole, grocer, 46. Castle-street, Bristol. Witness added
that there was a rang of fellows who were in the habit
of obtaining situations under similar circumstsoces, and he
had no doubt the prisons intercepted his letter.
The prisoner denied the charge, but he was remanded.