The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS,' TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30, 1849.

DRAMA.
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A little fame, ge your Tiger," was
produced hero last night, a..d with very equivocal
SUMO.

The incidents are neither novel nor amusing, the
whole weight of the piece being upon the shoulders of
a mischief-making tiger, named Bob, who is employed
by a young collegian, and who undertakes to entri-
es'e his master from a difficulty which besets him,
owing to his attachment for the fair sex. The col-
legian havi^g returned home, his father (a wealthy
baronet), finds some reason to believe that his conduct
is not mare exemplary than that of collegian& in gene-
ral, and he resolves to ascertain whether his suspicions
are well founded. With this view he puts a variety
of quest;ons to the aforementioned Bob, who mistakes
him for the butler of the establishment, and who
informs him that his son is a gambler, and that be
squanders his money in borne, dogs, and other
fashionable luxuries. In ceder to carry out his
master's intention to the fullest extent, the eccentric
tiger promises to represent his character in inch a
light to a young lady who admires him, that she
shall dismiss him from her mind, and allow him to
follow his favourite pursuits uninterruptedly. He
then declares that he is not a tiger, but a captain in
disguise; and a scene occurs in which this curious
specimen of " household furniture" falls upon his
knees before the lady whom the collegian has been
anxious to avoid, and protests that he is more deserv-
ing of her love than his unworthy rival. This is the
climax of the piece, and tho tiger being compelled
to jump out of window in order to save himself from
the wrath of the offended baronet, pretends that he is
seriously wounded. The baronet thereupon desires
his nephew to " discharge his tiger," and be promises
to do so, if he should again sin against propriety.
It would be impossible to construct from materials
such as these a piece with any pretensions to novelty.
but there certainly was room for a little more humour
in the dialogue. The; tiger was personated by Mr.
Oxberry, who exerted himself as well as an imperfect
recollection of his part enabled him, bat he did not
succeed in redeeming the faults of the author. Mr.
Granby played the Baron >t, and gave sufficient proof
that he could bare done much better things with a
better part. The piece was given out for repetition ;
but the " Ayes " did not have it all their own way.

B. V. harriers, this day, Dirleombe-till; Saturday, Star-
utinster-common—st half-put li.
Albrighton hounds, this day, Wrottealay ; Thursday,
Loyatca ; Saturday, splay—at half-past 10.
South Berkshire hounds, this day, Basildon-park; Fri.
day, Thesis.
Lard Bleho's hosed.. Woodsy, Ford Briip ; Thurs.
day, Barbi; Saturday, Btu!.
B. S. ballads, this day. Brandaan-common; Thursday.
Bradley ; Saturday, Bighton Village—at a quarter to 11.
B. V. hounds, this day, blekombe Sill ; Saturday, Slur-
sinner Cannon.
Wyaside harriers, this day, Caventarabach ; Friday,
Pones Castle—at 10.
Vine boards, Thursday, Manydown-park ; Saturday,
The Vise—at 11.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.-YESTERDAY.
13zross 112. 'vino Mauls Ana Ka. Mir= Causwau.
MISTAKEN IDANTITT.

William Harris, 3s, clerk, was indicted for feloniously
uttering a 61. forged note of the Bank of Eogland, with
intent to datraud the governor and ormpany of that oorpo-
ratioo. _ _ . _ .

Mr. Clarkson sad Sir J. Bayley prosecuted, and Mr. Bal-
lamina and Mr. Haddl stone defended the prisoner.
This trial occupied the court the whoie day, bat the facts
lay in a very moll compass, and the nature of the case will
be better understood in the form of a narrative than if the
evidence were to be given in detail. It appeared that on the
21st of August a person, alleged to be the prisoner,
accosted • girl of the town named, Mary Anne Bond, in the
Hinpland•road, and after some oonversation be accom-
panied her to her lodging in Essex-street, is that neighbour-
, hood, where he sent out for some liquor, and gave a fol. note
in payment. The liquor and change were obtained at a
publielouse is the same street, and the moment the man
obtained the money he made some excuse and left the
house, and the note soon afterwards was discovered
to be a forgery. In this case the girl stated that she had
known the prisoner before, and she swore positively to his
identity, and two other persons in the house confirmed
her testimony, and it appeared that the witness Bond, upon
seeing the prisoner in the same neighbourhood a few days
afterwards, immediately recognised him as the man who had
given her the forged note, and gave him into custody. In
order to show the guilty knowledge of the prisoner, evi-
dence was adduced to prove that upoa four other occasions,
and under exactly similar circumstances, he had passed
other forged notes, and in every case the parties swore pod.
lively to the identity of the prisoner, and, according to the
evidence of the Bank inspector, the whole of the forged notes
were struck from the same plate. It appeared that
the prisoner, when he was apprehended, asserted that he
was innossat, end said that, with regard to one
of the days that was mentioned as that on which one forged
note had been uttered, he could show that he was at an-
other plea.
The witnesses were all crow-examined at considerable
length by Mr. Ballantine, but they persisted in decluing
their positive belief that the prisoner was the man who
uttered the forged notes.
Mr. Ballantine, on behalf of the prisoner, eoateaded that
there had been • mistake as to his identity. He said that
he was • highly respectable man, who had for many
years been in the service of • most respectable firm
ia Throgmorton-street, and on this account alone,
he said, would be a very unlikely person to com-
mit such an offence. Hie employer had so high an
opinion of his integrity that he was willing to become
bail for bin to any amount before the magistrate, and, not-
withstanding what had occurred, he would be ready again
to take him into his service, if he was discharged on the pre-
sent occasion. He reminded the jury that the ease for the
prosecution merely rested upon the evidence of prostitutes
and brothel keepers, whose evidence ought, at all events,
to be regarded with groat suspicion ; and he said, that to
strengthen the doubt which this would reasonably occasion,
he should produce evidence to show that, at all events so for
as regarded one or two of the transactions, they were ear-
tainly mistaken as to the prisoner being the man who had
passed the notes.
Several highly respectable witnesses were then examined,
who made out a moat satisfactory alibi with regard to the lith
and the 21st August, on both of which days the prisoner was
alleged to have passed a forged note in the way described.
The evidence appeared so conclusive that
Mr. Clarkson rose and said that, after the testimony that
had been addend, he did not think that on the part of the
Bank of Bogland he ought to proceed with the case any
further. At the same time he must remark that he was
rather surprised that these witnesses had not been produced
before the magistrate.
Mr. Ballantine said they were in attendance, bat as the
Bank brought forward a great many asses, and the evi-
dence only applied to two of them, it was thought advisable
not to produce the evidence until the trial.
Mr. Justice Mauls cemented that he did not see any
ground for supposing that the witnesses for the prosecution
had committed perjury. It was evident there had been a
mistake.

Th. jury then returned a verdict of Not Guilty. There
were four other indictments against the prisontr, but they
were of amuse not proceeded with.

THIRD COURT.—YEEITUDAT.
Samna Ma. Bouncy.
PERJURY.
Ca berme Keine., 28, wilier, was indi ,ted for wilful and
corrupt perjury before Mr. Walesby, one of the justices of
the peace for Middlesex.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Mr. BalLatins, who appeared for the prosecution, said
that t►e charge against the prisoner was of an rstraordinai7
kind, and bad been instituted by the churchwardens and
guardians of the parish of St. Jams is, Westminster, to deter
others from attempting impositions of a similar character.
The prisoner had presented herself at the workhouse, and
asked relief for three children, which she alleged she was
unable longer to support, she being the aunt. The result
was that the pariah relieved the children, and subsequently
removed them, upon her oath. Suspicious, however, baring
been aroused, an enquiry was set on foot, and it then tuned
out that the children were her own, and that she was living
under circumsiances of a disreputable nature, and was not
in the state of poverty she represented.
She was sentenced to six months' imprisonment.
ASSAULTS AT Sub.

J. Proton 26, sailer, was in iicted for unlawfully assault-
ing William Martin en 'the high sear
Mr. Powell prosecuted and Mr. O'Brien defended.
The prosecutor Martin, who is • harmless looking lad,
stated that he was a seam, non board the balk Atlantic. and
that ca the 6ch of last March whilst lying the
prisoner who was mate came up on the deck, and sail he
had been sleeping on his watch ; proucur4 told him he hind
not, when the prisoner immediately took up a hanspike
fr MI the windlass and struck I.im on the arm with such force
that the witness immediately fell senseless. The pri-
1100Or said, "Damn you, you young rascal, I've caught
you, have I? " Tie violence of the blow caused
prosecutor to fall with much force sgaiemt a chain
cable, by which his face became very much bruised and
injured. Previously to that, whilst at Gibraltar, prisoner
told him to fill a cirere, end because be did not do it quick
enough he took the bucket, a canvas one, from him, and beat
him about the head with great force, and hist him until he
fell down and much injured himself by the fall. Upon
another occasion, whet. he did not get the water quick
enough, prisoner took him by the lett ear, end swung him
by that with great violence on to the deck. Upon the occa-
sion of one fall from the pziioner's violence, prosecutor got
his note broken.

The other evidence given was in corroboration of the
above, and also went to show that other acts of brutality had
been practised on the poor lad. When the vessel came into
deck the prisoner refused to let the lad c.coe ashore, but, in
consequence of some information that had been given, police-
constable 78 of the Thames police went on board and there
naked to see the lad, who came up and then made the same
statement he now did, when the constable asked why he had
not ooms ashore and made his c.mplaint to a magistrate.
He said the prisoner had given him orders not to leave the
ship, saying it was the captain's command. The constable
immediately found that Chic was an untruth, took the led
ashore, and h.d him examined by a surgeon, who found that
his aria hadbeen broken at some period of tis life, and that
he had bet his hearing from the injury done to his ear. The
evidence upon the point of the broken arm not being clear,
The jury returned a verdict of Guiliy upon the two other
. count&

Then was another Indictment against the primmer for
Waking and beating Jahn Brennan, another lad on board the
Atlantis.

To this the prisoner pleaded guilty.
The Court ordered tee prisoner to be imprisoned Uwe
week!, in addition to that which he hu already suffered.

CHARGE OP CONSPIRACY.
William Charles Hi!chi*, 23, clerk, and Bet Vomits Henry
Mayers, were indicted for feloniously catspiring together to
defraud Robert Peacock Moog and others of various goods
and chattels. _ _

Mr. Payne prosecuted, and Mr. Pare and Mr. Mldshon
defended. _ _

It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner Mayer,
having taken a place at Ila, Wellington-street, Strand,
celled, upon the prosecutor sad ordered a quantity of thine+,
which were sent to his lodgines, 17, 13 tuthampton-street.
Upon obtaining the offices in Wellington-street, circulars
were issued announcing the opening of the Liberal Loan
and Discount Society, and a painter sent for to do up
the plate. The whole firm oocsisted of the two
prisoner., but it would seem that the painter having some
suspicion that all was not right from the fact of never having
seen any one else but the two prisoners, and bane" heard
much talk about the firm, the consequence was that he
refused to finish the job he had commtneed, and some in-
formation baring reached the ears of the prosecutor in this
ease, inquiry was made' and it was fouled that the prisoner
Mayer had run away from his lodgings in Southampton-
street, and had given up the offices, and sent back the key
by the Panels Delivery Company. The result was that
Trim' the City Afficer, took them both into custody, and on
the road to the police-court Hitchin said to Mayer, " It is
your tongue that has brought this on me."
The defence was. that there was no evidence of acting in
concert, and that however improper their condnct might
have been, still it would not slaw ort a charge of conepiracy.
The jury acquitted the prisoners.
FRAUDS ox PAWNBROKERS.
lone Siseekrit, 40, widow, was indicted r conspiring by
false pretenses to obtain from John W. Webb and others
various mum of snoiii a —Mr. Robinson prosecuted.
The learned counsel stated the fallowing case to the jury
—The ',kisser went en the 29sh of August to the shop of •
Mr. Clarke, a pawnbroker, in Long Acre, and there offeredwhat to all appearance seemed a rldring for a pledge, ask-
ing 21. oa it. Mr. Watts totted the ring, and finding it to

be only a thin plating of geld noon a metal body, and filled
in with pewter, told her so, and also told her that if she at.
tempted to pledge it anywhere else she would be liable to a
prosecution. Re then sent a man outside of the shop to
follow and watch her movements, which he did, and the
moment she came out he taw her joined by a man who was
waiting outside, and they proceeded to four other pawn-
brokers, into each of which the woman went, whilst the man
waited outside. The pawnbroker's assistant having in each
instals., been into the shop before her, each of the rings
which she had obtained fresh from the man were tested, and
she was warned that they were not gold. The prisoner
having been to the shop of the prowcutor on a previousocca-
sloe, and wain coming to attempt to pawn one of the rings,
she was given into custody. She said she had received the
ring from her husband ; but this turned out to be false, and
Worn information obtained by the police it was ascertained
that she formed one of a gang of notorious "duffers" who
have been for years imposing upon the ,awnbroking trade
with spurious jewellery, and in some enstanees she had
obtained as much as U. on the rings, which intrinsically
were not worth 2s. 6i.

The prisoner, who wu undefended, did tot offer any
defence.

The Jury found tier Guilty, and she was untanned to one
year's imprisonment and hard labour.

OBTAININO MONIT UNDRIIt FALSI Pi

Robert Maratore, an attorney's clerk, was Indicted for ob
taining by
_ false pretences the sum of 1.1. es. from M. John
George Winstone.
Mr. M'Mahon prosecuted, and Mr. Prendergast defended.
The evidence of the witnesses went to prove that the pro-
seen or, who is a boot-maker living in the Waterloo-road.
bad the misfortune to key, a eon get into the hands of the
police, lit connection with two other men, for stealing a glass.
The prisoner is one of those pews that may always be found
hanging about our courts, and who, under the guise of being
solicitors' clerks, manage to swindle the friends of those who
get into trouble out of money to conduct the defences of the
prisoners. The prosecutor's son being committed for trial
at the lest month's unions at Clerkenwell, a person named
Butcher mentioned the prisoner to the prosecutor as •
man who would be able to undertake the defence, and the
tank was that prosecutor had a conversation with him, and
he said the fee for counsel would be If. 31. ed., which with
hie own fee made up the sum mentioned in the indictment.
This was paid upon the strength of prisoner stating himself
to be a abater. The prosecutor having occasion to leave
town was surprised on his return to find that his son had
been tried and convicted, and that not any counsel or at-
torney had =eyed in the matter. All that had been done
was that the prisoner had mentioned to Mr. Mellor's clerk
that he should want to retain him. _

Several witnesses were called, who gave him a previous
good character.
The jury found him Guilty, but recommended him to
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prosecutor raid he understood that he was in great
poverty, being a widower left with a large family ; and he
wished to recommend him to mercy on that account.
Mr. Bullock then sentenced him to be imprisoned three
weeks in Newgate.