The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-25 00:00:00

FORGING ♦ BILL Or =CHANG&

John Boma, allaa J. Wilds, aged 67, publican, Ina
charged with forging a bill of asohaage for 191. 10a , with
latent to defraud.

Mr. ifotTlei po:oscuted ; and Mr. Ovens defended the pri-
soner.

It sowed that some time ago the primer mat an order
to thellarefield Gunpowder Company (Molted) to supply
him with a quantity of gunpowder. The order was executed,
and the article forwarded to the prisoner's address at Bolton.
In a short tiros afterwards Mr. Smyth, the meager of the
company, received • bill ot exchange, dated Beleasez.4,
18.57, drawn b John Berries, end accepted by John
er build for 191. 104., three months ode;
date at beak at Messrs. Cudige, Brookes, sad Co., Lon-
don. Before the bill canes to maturity Mr. Smyth suspected
that the bill wee sot right, and he commtmicated with Mr.
Harris, the superintendent of police at Bolton, requesting
him to make incdries. On the Bth January Mr. Harris took
the prisoner into custody, and told him the charge. Barnes
then said, " Well, it omit be helped ;.I have es much stuff
about me as will pay it." Beery inquiry was made by the
police in Bheicl with respect to Maskaley, but no such
person tired in that town. A detective officer elm searched
the rate-book for Sheffield, but could find no such name.
Before the magistrates the prisoner said be had written the
body of the bill, but had not forged Maakaley's name.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty of forgery, and also of
uttering the bill knowing it to have been forged.
His laedshi p, in sentencing the prisoner, said he could
not my much for the way in which the gunpowder company
conducted their business in supplying goods to persons of
whom they knew nothing. The prisoner was an old offender,
and he was sentenced to penal servitude for four years.

ITAISINII AT ASINTON-VADER-LTAII.

Alma Lowly, aged 23, a factory-hand, was indicted for
stabbing smother factory worker, named Timothy Ryan, at
!wen nese Aekbn•nnder-Lyre. On the 27th Deoseatter

titibli two men, toptbar eifth a number of their corn-
a=awere drinking in a "hush shop" (a place where
d without a license), when a quarrel arose, and the
two MC agreed to "fight it out." During the combat the
=drew out s kale, and stabbed Ryan in the head,
g a severe wound, which confined him at home for a
swath.

The jury found the prisonee Guilty of unlawfully wound.
Mg, end he was nentenoed to imprisonment for Moen
maths, with bard labour.

11017111111/LkILTNG NIA" LmarooL.
New* William., aged 27, tailor, and Jferyerst Peacock,
aged 49, housekeeper, were indicted upon two charges of
bureau-6e first for robbing the house of Mr. John
Beath, at Welton Inferior, near Liverpool, on the
28th of October last ; and the second for break-
ing into Mrs. Percival's home, in Warrington, on
the 3rd of February last. On the night in question, Mr.
Smith left hie house about eight o'clock, its only occupants
during his absence being his two children, who went to bed.
When he returned, about two o'clock in the morning, he
found the house bad been robbed, and • large quantity of
wearing apparel had been carried off, including a suit of black
clothes, which it was afterwards discovered had been pawned
in Warrington by the female prisoner, upon whom the
Mel* was found. As the evidence was not complete, the
Own were acquitted on the Bret count. On the second
charge the male prisoner only was indicted ; and although
there was no evidence that ho had been directly connected
with the burglary, evidence was adduced to show that some
of the stolen property was discovered in • neighbouring bay.
stack. Information of the diaconal was given to the police,
end en officer watched the place. In a short the, the pri-
soner went straight to when the property was concealed, sad
was in the act of carrying it away when he was apprehended.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and eight prevlees
convictions having been proved, he was ssatoad to ten
years' petal servitude.

NORTH WALES CIRCUIT.—Rurms,
MARCH 23.
(Won Mr. luMks Cromptoa.)
NIGHT POACHING WITH ♦IOLIINCIL

Wm. Williams was indicted for being out at night armed,
In company with others, for the purpose of killing game.
Mr. Morgan Lloyd and Mr. Bwettenham were for the pro-
escudos. Mr. M'lntyre defended.
There were three indictments in all against the prisoner;
one charging him with shooting with intent to murder,
Upon which he waelacquitted; the other for felonious wound:
tag, which was not proceeded with; and the third, for night
=ble. The prosecutor was Lord Begot. On the night of the
st. last, or rather early the following morning, Rymer,
the keeps., and Williams, the watcher, went to a plantation
celled Cad OrUwyn, a part of Pool Park, which is strictly
preserved. It was • bright moonlight. liming a shot,
they squatted behind a holly-bush, near the private drive.
They had not been there many minutes when they few
three men coming along the drive. One of them, not the
prisoner, had a gun, and each of the others was armed with a
stick. Finding they were discovered, the party halted. The
keeper and watcher then advance.. Rymer was struck by a
blow which sent him several paces backwards • but the
watcher caning to his assistancebe rallied, Lod dealt
big blows lustily on one of the poachers, who
fell down. It was the prisoner. Retreating a little,
and keeping close together, the poachers faced their
antagonists at the distance of a few paces, and according to
Rymer, one of them discharged his gun, the ebot lodging in
Rymer's shoulder. Meanwhile Williams had been knocked
on the heed by a blow from • gun, and he was lying on the
=LMese* . it this conjuncture Rymer wills-
IM desemped. On the ground were found the
remains of goo Unites over Williams's head, and a large
stick. With regard to the shot, the evidence went to chow
that it went off immediately before the blow which separated
the barrel front the stock ; and the learned judge suggested
that It might have been an accident. The prisoner, who
was not residing in the neighbourbold, had bren seen at
Rnthln on the ever log previous to the affray, and he left on
the following morning. The other two have not been appre •
beaded.

jury .4egesitted the prisoner.
The calendar contained the namea of twelve prisoners.
Thaw wars no civil mass, and the business of the assizes
terminated at five o'clock this day.