The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-03 00:00:00

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POLICE.-SATMDAT,

MANSION-110U;E.IC-nauoi OF Pogo ERY.- A.
Schmidt was charged with forgery. The prisoner had been
tried and convicted of a similar offence in the mayoralty of
Alderman John Johnson.—Mr. Mullen, of the firm of
Bush and Mullen.. stated that he had been given to
understand that there was no evidence against the pri-
soner except his own statement.—J. Baker, policeman
459: As I was on duty this morning in Milkstreet, the pri-
soner came and gave himself up to me as the forger of a bill
for 1501. II• said the forgery had been committed in the
name of a gentleman in New York, and that Mr. Mullen%
of St. Mildred-court, in the Poultry. had the forged bill,
and knew all about the forgery. The prisoner had no
' money except a foreign farthing and an English penny
about him.—Mr. Mullen. said it was true a forgery of
the kind had been committed, but he was not in possession
of the particulars of the transactita, in which, however, be
could say another person was concerned. The prisoner,
whose English was almost unintelligible, said, as was under-
stood, that he had given himself up because he heard he was
to be prosecuted; that he was a party to the forgery, but
that he should feel greatly obliged if his lordship would send
him out of the country—he should prefer Germany.—
Mr. Mullen' had no doubt the cus was ene in which a pro-
secution would be at once instituted.—Tte prisoner was re-
manded.
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GUILDHALL.— BRIBING THE Po tie E. Alderman
Johnson gave his decision with respect to certain charge s
against • police-constable, named Middleton, for having re-
ceived various sums of money from a person named Malcolm,
the director of the Hammersmith Omnibus Company, as an
inducement to overlook any irregularities committed by
omnibus drivers. The chief evict, nee against the con-
stable was Malcolm himself, who alleged that he had
offered • bribe, which had been accepted, and
it was contended that the witness had pursued this
conduct for the purpose of shaking the testimony of the
constable, who hal charged several of the omnibus driven
with improper conduct. The case had been referred to the
Police Commissioners who decided upon sending it back to
the magistrate for adjudication. The alderman said it was
quite clear that • most considerable practice prevailed
amongst omnibus proprietors to frustrate the ends of justice
by bribing the police officer., and there was reason to infer
that in the present instance Middleton had nut withstood
the temptation. It was in evidence that Malcolm had, upon
al occasions, either himself or through his agents, given
money to Middleton, whose especial duty it was to report all
cases of omnibus driven violating the law. He had no doubt
the commissioners would remove the constable from his
station, or even dismiss him from the force. He trusted the
disreputable light in which Malcolm had appeared in this
court would deter him from a repetition of his conduct, or he
night rest assured that he would be visited with the utmost
penalties imposed by the law.
BOW-STREET. ROBTIERT AT MESSRS. COCKS AND
BIDDULTH'S.—D. Collett, alias Mush, and E. Ginger, alias
Slone, were charged with stealing a bag containing of in
silver, from • youth named Terry, in the banking-house of
Messrs. Cocks and Biddulph. Sergeant Whicher, of the
detective force, and Inspector Shackell. saw the yrisoners
walking together in Charing cross, about half past two
o'clock, and watched them, suspecting that they intended to
commit a robbery. They entered Mews. Cocks and Bid.
dulph's bank, and after remaining a few seconds, came out.
Shackell then went into the bank, and seeing the youth
Terry, who is a servant at the Alfred Club, in Albemarle.
street, counting money, he asked him if he bad lost any-
thing. The boy after looking about, said he had led 51.
worth of sitter, in a brown holland bag. Shackell gave in-
tormation to Whicher, who had kept his eye on the prisoners,
and they were instantly pursued. Whicher caught Collett as
he was entering the Ship Tavern, and seized him by the arm.
Collett, without being asked a question, handed him a bag
containing the exact quantity of silver lost, eaying, " Here,
take it, but let me go." Shackell seized the other prisoner
as he was running down Scotland-yard, and he declared he
went into the bank to get change for two sovereigns. Terry
stated that he had seen Collett standing close to his elbow
shortly before he missed the hag, but had not observed the pri-
soner take it. Collett denied all knowledge of Ginger, and
declared he had not given the bag containing the money to
Whicher, adding that it was never in his possession. (finger
admitted having been in custody on several occasions. He
went into the bank to change two sovereigns, but finding the
clerks were all busy he came out, and seeing an Atlas omni-
bus going along he raw after it, and sou almost immediately
collared for committing a robbery of which he knew nothing.
The prisoners were remanded.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Tins BONNER'S-rIELDORTOTe.—
H. Peek was charged with having been concerned in a mur-
derous attack upon a young man, named Frederick
Woodward, a journeyman printer, during the riots on
Sunday, the 6th ult. The facts of the case have already
been fully stated at the trial of another person concerned in
the outrage, who was convicted at the last sessions of the
Central Criminal Court. The prisoner had since kept out
of the way, and no trace of hint mild be obtained until the
preceding evening, when the complainant accidentally
met him in the Hackney-road, and gave hint into cus-
tody. Two female witaceses, residing in the house where
the complainant obtained temporary refuge, were unable to
identify the prisoner.—Mr. Heritage, who attended for the
prisoner, intimated that he should be able to establish an
alibi on behalf of the accused, but the magistrate suggested
that he had better reserve his defence, as he bad made up
his Wad to send the case before a jury ; and ordered the
prisawseis be committed for trial, consenting to take bail.
ILLIITLIIBONE. Mamma: ROBBERY.—R. Brown
was slarsisd with robbieg Xis Tanson. Prosecutriz deposed
*MIN dm previous ebersees, between 2 and 3 o'clock, as
sita.was walking along Hall-glase, St. John's.wood-road, she
was sradehealy streak a elelsat blow upon the breast, which
=how Abu* isamediately afterwards she
ler gold watch and chain, and a gold eye-glum, Ui of
whisk had been suspended fresh her meek by an India-rubber