The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-27 00:00:00

THE LATE CASE OF STEALING A CHILD.

In this case, which wag brought unt:er the notice of
Mr. Barker, • child of the name of Elizabeth Hunter
bong stolen from the bottom of Green Man-lane,
I.•lington, her Majesty's government have offered • reward
of 1001. for the discovery and conviction of the pants'
or persona who decoyed her away, and her Majesty's pardon
cal be given to any accomplice, not being the person who
vtually stole the chill, who shall give such evidence as
,ball lead to the like result. The stolen child is of pale
couple:Mil, has light hair and eyes, and a large scar on one
of her cheeks.

TEE BANK OF ENGLAND NOTE FORGERIES.

BILIGIITON, Tzts 1?•7.

This morning a young man of gentlemanly ap-
pearance, who pee the name of John Lee, was placed at
tae bar before the stipendiary magistrate, at the Town
Hall, by Mr. White, the chief officer of police for the bo-
rough. charged with uttering a forged N. Bank of England
note. printed on paper stolen from Messrs. Bailey's mills,
in Hampshire, at the shop of Mr. Corder, linendraper,
Sorthatreet. The court was crowded.
The case excited considerable interest among the trades-
men of the town, as it was believed that notes to a very
Large amount had been circulated latterly in the town and
neighbourhood.
Since the warrant for apprehending the prisoner on the
present charge was obtained on Monday, at which rime
three notes had been placed in the hands of the authorities ;
a fourth note of the same kind was delivered to Mr. White,
sad he has.,been informed that several others are likely to
be also given up by persons who have been victims by the
pang who have evidently roads Brighton their head-quarters.
The notes were produced in ccurt and underwent careful
scrutiny. Two of them had been taken by tradesmen
to whom they were posed into the local Union Bank, by
which they were transferred to the hank of Jones, Loyd,
and Co., and so perfect was their execution that it was only
she° they were presented at the Bank of England in Lon-
don, and subjected to critical examination that their spu-
rious character was detected. The paper is in
every particular of watermark, edge, &v.. perfectly
indistinguishable from that of the genuine Dotes, but
iris well to remark that owing to their not having been
subjected to the peculiar pressure employed in printing the
legitimate notes, it is spparently thinker, and is dightlY
Ise crisp to the touch. All four notes are dated March
ltS;2, and are signed "W. Gatley." The engraving is
done in a masterly style, and only in two or three minute
points can the difference between it and the original be de-
tected. In the signature the last upstroke of the Wis brought
up outside instead of inside the last downstroke
anal in the shading around the figure of Britannia the lower
part is too light and the upper part too dark as cowered
with the original. The numbers are varied, the figures
:1,109 in one of the notes being transposed into 91,103 in
another, and a third being numbered 83,163. A variety of
endorsements were forged upon the back of the notes to give
them a bond fide appearance, and among the rest was that
of the firm of the Lord Mayor.

ALLEGED MURDER OP A POLICE-CONSTABLE
AT ROTHERHITHE.

INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. William Carter, the coroner
for Fast Surrey, resumed at the Jolly Caulker' Tavern,
Lower Rotherhithe, an inquiry respecting the death of
Henry Butler, aged 7.3,trolice-officer, No. 135 of the M
division, who was ally to have been murdered and
thrown into the Surrey Canal, near the Plongh•read, Bother-
bithe, on the morning of Thursday last.
Mr. Mackenzie, inspector of the M division, had charge of
the case on behalf of the Comruissionen of Police.
John Ody, 3, Somerset-place, Deptford, said that about
seven o'clock last Thursday morning he was taking
a barge into the basin of the Surrey Canal Docks, when
be saw a hat floating ou the water. In consequence of his
suspicions being aroused be made au immediate search,
and found the body of • policeman. Some policemen came
up and took the body away.
&ward, 125 M, said that on last Thursday morn-
ing from Information he received he went to the basin of
the Surrey Canal, and fond the deceased. He removed
him to the dead-house.

Dr. S. Tilley maid he was called to the station on Thurs-
day and saw the deceased. He had a alight injury on the
left temple over the eye. Upon making a post-mortem
examination he found the cheat and lungs tilled with water.
lie was a very healthy man. His death was caused by
dmMiniraialtaroline Butler, widow of the deceased, said her
husband left his home on Wednesday night, in perfect health
and spirits. He had been twelve months in the force, and
liked it very much. She could not'anoount for his death.
Thomas Johns, Commercial Dock gateman, said that he
was on duty at the entrance of the docks, on Wednesday
night, and saw the deceased pals from Grove-street to
liuscll.street. He spoke to him, and he was per-
fectly sober. His beat extended all round the docks.
lie heard no noise during the night. The deceased was
found opposite Mr. Pain's mill, at the swing-bridge, near
the dock end of the canal. He might ba"e walked
pest the swing-bridge and into the canal. The witness
thought that this was probable from the fact that be bad
often seen him asleep on his beat, and on the morning in
qiiestion he seemed to him to be in a state of somnam-
bulism. Upon his person being searched his lantern, staff,
and VA. in money was found upon him.
Severe, 132 M, mid he saw the deceased on Wednesday
aiMt in London-street, Rotherhithe, about half-past 10
o'clock. He had nodntyto perform on the mouth side of the dock.
If the deceased had beard any noise or disturbance on that
side he could have only got to it by crossing the bridge. The
deceased was of a very sleepy disposition. He last Mir the
deceased at half-past 12 on the night in question. Witness
believed had there been any disturbance that night he should
have heard it.
Hughes, 239 M. said that he had made inquiries and found
that a female had heard a noise and disturbance outside her
window on the night in question. It appears that she
heard four menj quarrelling, and open raising the window
she was unable to see who they were.
The Coroner said that there was no evidence to show
how the deceased came by his death. He might have been
taulied into the water by some one, or he might have walked
into it in hi, sleep. If there had been foul play the police
could carry no the inquiry before the magistrate ; and he
would therefore advise an open verdict.
The jury, after a long deliberation, returned the following
verdict :--•• That the deceased was found drowned ; but
:here was no evidence to show bow he came into the water."

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THE. LATE DISCOVERY IN CASTLE-STREET,
LONG-ACM-TIM MYSTERY CLEARED UP.

Information ban just been received by Super-
iotendeot M•Kenzie, of the F diVilioo, by which all doubt
or Tertiary with respect to the blood-stained linen, dsc., lately
is
thrown away by a woman in Castle-street. Long-acre, com-
Id„.dely removed. It appears that a gentleman whose name.
'l2°_.,,a, and circumstances are known, was in the habit of
,"'l,ting an unfortunate woman living in Tower-street, Seven-
""`"!'• (>0 Friday, the 15th inst., he called upon her, and
e,tylliq Out he was not very well• asked her to allow him to
he down in her room, to which she consented. After he had
i
been in Led some time, she went to the room and found
bun nsen•Oble. She sent for Mr. Roberta, surgeon, of Earl-
street, who after applying restoratives without effect, and
°peeing a vein in the arm, pronounced life to be extinct.
information was given to the coroner in the usual manner,
an inquest was held, and Mr. Roberta made a poet mortem
examination of the body, the result of which was
that the canoe of death was disease of the heart and con-
Pition of the brain. The jury returned a verdict of natural
death. The post mortem examination took place in the
room where the man died, being the woman's bedroom,
and Mr. Roberts cut away the shirt and undershirt as being
the easiest way of removing then, from the body. They were
steined with blood, partly from the opening of the vein, sod
partly during the post-mortem examination. The woman
•nollmssled how to dispose of the blood-stained articles, and
foolishly took them into the street to throw them away.
This is the simple explanation of the supposed murder.

ALARMING ACCIDIMIT TO TEM HON. MAJOR H.
L. Pours Kscr.—Yesterday, about midday, a serious
wrident betel the Hon. Major Keck. After leaving his
n"idence, Stoughton Hall, Leioesterabire, the wagooette in
which he rode came into violent collision with a cart, the
remit heicg that the vehicle was overturned and smashed,
and the major and his footman thrown out head foremost.
The latter was not hurt, his hat saving his head
tram injury, but the major was seriously hurt, and
was picked up in a state of insensibility, in which he still
remained when this account of the I,,,ident was despatched.
It is only a few weeks since Major Keck was married to •
'isle: of Lady Howe.