The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-30 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

William Nash, who has been ummined several times
upon charges of forgery, was brought up in custody of
Haggett, the detective officer, for final examination.
lir. Millen, of the firm of Bush and Malone, solicitors
to the Committee of Bankers for Protection from Forgeries
sad Frauds, attended for the promotion, and Mr. Robinson
for the defence.

The prisoner, it will be remembered, was apprehended in
the Bank of England, disguised in a red wig and whisker.,
and was identified by Hayden, the detective officer, as " Bill
Nash," a notorious thief, for whom nothing was too hot or
too heavy. The depositions in two of the eases, via., that in
which the forgery was committed upon Barnet, Hoare, and
Co., for 8.501 in the signature of one of the partners in
Whitbread,' house, and that in which the forgery was com-
mitted upon the firm of Osgood, Hanbury, and Co., for
7681. 9s. 4d., were read over and signed by the witnesses.
The prisoner, upon being asked by Alderman Hunter
whether he wished to say anything, replied " No, I shall re-
serve my defence for my trial."
He was then committed.
OtiILDIIALL.
John Palmer, a pauper in St. Olave's Union, was brought
up on the cheep of committing wilful and corrupt perjury,
in voting as a liveryman at the election fur Chamberlain.
lir. Young attended to prosecute on behalf of Sir John
Key's committee, who have put forth bills, offering a re-
ward of 101. for any information that may lead to • con-
, victim, in every case of penonation or perjury, whether on
their own side or in favour of the opposing candidate.
Henry Dwite said, he was canvassing in Bermondsey in
favour of Sir John Key, when the prisoner was represented
to him as being eligible to vote at the present election. Wit-
ness went to the prisoner, and questioned him on the sub-
ject, when he stated he was • freeman and a liveryman of
the Salters' Company. Witness asked him for his vote,
which he promised ; but, after voting at the hustings, be
was recognised in the Hall as nut being a member of the
livery of the Salters' Company, and witness then gave him
into custody.
The prisoner said, he was a freeman of London, and, on
going up to vote, he mentioned the fact that he was not •
liveryman ; but he was told, that as he had been apprenticed
to a liverymen, he was entitled to vote at the election for
Chamberlain.
The witness Dwite said, the prisoner's statement was
totally false ; for, when he was given into custody, he ad-
mitted he had done wrong.
The prisoner was remanded for a few days.
BOW-STREET.

Hrbry Arnold, police-constable F 75, was called in the
usual manner to answer • charge preferred by Mrs. Louisa
Nathan, the wife of a tradesman in Covent-garden Market;
but the defendant did not appear, and Inspector Macken-
zie informed his worship th it he had absconded from the
force. It appeared from the statement of the complainant,
when the summons was applied for, that Mrs. Nathan, and
two other ladies, were about to cress the road from Covent-
garden Market to James-street, during the 'venial( of the
18th inst., when the defendant accosted them in a rude
and insolent manner, desired them to " move on," and,
on being remonstrated with for his unprovoked misbe-
haviour, addressed them in the most disgusting language,
and called them prostitutes, stating that complainant was
a " 'cell-known one." On the following morning her hus-
band, Mr. Nathan, having ascertained the constable's
number, proceeded to lodge a complaint against him, and
the Police Commissioners, after hearing the charge, ordered
the defendant to answer it before a magistrate. Hitherto
it has been the custom of the commissioners to send the
offending constable at once before the magistrate, to save
the complaining parties the trouble and delay of proceeding
by a summons, as in ordinary cases ; but a change appears
to have been lately introduced in the system of conducting
police investigations, inconsequence of the recent refusal of
Mr. Yardley to depart from the ordinary course; conse-
quently Mrs. Nathan and her witnesses, after previous
visits to the police-station and S •otlend-yard, were called
upon to attend twice at the police court, firstly to apply fur
a summons a week ago, and yesterday to prove the case ;
but in the mean time the defendant, atter failing to get
the ease compromised, declined to meet the charge, and
preferred leaving the force at once to the chance of being
imprisoned, with certain dismissal afterwards.
Mr. Henry directed that • warrant should issue for his
apprehension.

LAMBETH.

Charles Cusissinghans7;ilia: S•nieh, alias Taylor, James
Thompson Currie, and George Thomas, who stand charged
with unlawfully attempting to procure abortion, were
brought up for final examination.
Mr. Parry, who appeared for the prosecution, said he
should call as a witness Mrs. Bobbett, the lcndlady of the
house No. 1, Bryant-street, Islington, where Miss Morden
had lodged for a fortnight previous to her going to Stock-
well, and this witness would corroborate the testimony of
the young lady as regarded the fact of her haying boric
visited at that place by the prisoner Cunningham.
Mrs. Bobbett, the witness, was here called, and when
sworn became very much excited, sobbed aloud, and begged
the magistrate to protect her from insult.
Mr. Norton almond her that there was no person "Twat,
he felt convinced, had the slightest disposition to offer her
the least insult ; but if there should be, she might rely
upon the utmost protection.
dhe said-1 as the wife of Mr. James Bobbett, of No.
1, Bryant• , Caledonisn-road, Islington, gentleman.
Mr. Parry—Do you recollect • young lady, Miss Elisa
,Morden, coming to lodge at your house ?
Witness—l never considered Miss Morden my lodger.
Mr. Parry—She was at your house, and why not consider
her_your lodger ?
Witness—Beams* Me,. Cornelius took my apartments.
Mr. Parry: Do you know the prisoner Cunningham ?
Witness : I know that penen (pointing to Cunning-
ham).
Mr. Parry—Did that person visit Miss Morden at your
house ?

Witnesa—Yee, air; he did.
Mr. Perry—State what occurred when Mr. Cunningham
first called?

Witness—The lint time he came he had no shoes and
stockings on, and was dressed very low.
Mr. Parry—What ! De you mean to say that he called
without shoes or stockings on ?
Witness—l said "low" shoes and stocking,. But the
next time he came like • gentleman, with rings on his
flagon.
Mr. Norton—Yon mean to say he was much better
dressed on the occasion of his second visit than his first ?
Witness—Yes, sir ; much better.
Mr. Norton—Did you know his name ?
Witnest—No, sir; 1 knew his name.
Mr. Norton—How often might he have called on the
young woman altogether ?
Witness—She was at my house fur a fortnight, and I think
he did not omit coming one day.
Mr. Parry—Now tell us, Mrs. Bobbett, what occurred on
the first time of his calling.
Witases—Why, he said, " Is there a yodng woman here
out of health," and I said " No, not that I am aware of."
I felt an impression of something wrong, and, to tell you
the truth, I thought he was a detective policeman in rib-
guise. He had neither shoos nor stockings on.
Mr. Parry—That se just what you said before. Do you
alma to repeat that In came shoeless?
Witnan—That is net erectly whet I mass.
Mr. Parry here said that it was quite apparent that the
witness wee labouring under the effect of something beyond
are excitement, and he should not only decline examining
her further, but should reject her evidence altogether, and
would not require her to be bound over fur the prosecution.
The prisoners were then committed for trial.