The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-20 00:00:00

THE NOTTINGHAM POROBBIAS.

Hr. Robert White was brought up (on remand
tram the 12th inst.) before the Mayor and magistrates at
the Nottingblue Pace-court yesterday, charged with
f a bill of exchange upon Mr. Joseph Green, draper,
of D, ey. The prisoner a im hosted in many other
f and the interest snared by the ease caused the
court to be again crowded with many highly respectable
pIeICOL
Mr. Caen appeared for the prisoner, and Mr. Cowley for
the prosecution.
John Devi., traveller, in the employ of the prisoner,
Robert White, was also brought up on remand from the day
preceding, charged with being concerned in forging bills of
exchange along with his employer.
Mr. Coope appeared for the prisoner Davis.
Chief Constable lieddiugton proved the apprehension
of White at Plymouth. Witness charged him with uttering
a fined bill of exchange for P2l. Prisoner said it was a
mistake, as he had taken all bills in a regular way through
his traveller. When witness captured him on board the
Cambria he asked the prisoner for his luggage, and the
latter told him that it was in the chief officer's cabin. Wit-
ness found a box there with no direction upon it.
By Mr. Cann—Prisoner gave witness no instructions
about the property at the shipping office but that found on
board the vessel. . _ .

ldr. Cowley—Witnem apprehended Davis on Wed.
aesthiy evening last at 39, Tottenham-court-road. London.
Whom charged Davis with forging bille, and the latter
replied that he had not done so, but that he had acted in
emordiume with instructions received from Mr. White, his
employer. He had obtained names on luLink bill stamps,
awned by different perms, and he had documents by him
which would prove that that was thecae. Prisoner, after
being requested to open his portmanteau, took out a bundle
of letters which had reference to the forgery, five of which
witness now produced.
The following is a copy of one of the letters. The others
are similar. _ _ .

(" In confidence.,
"Dear Sir,—We dare not accept your kind offer. As
your name is known hero, you would do us a great service if
you could get us s lot of blank 3d. and 6d. hill stamps,
signed so that we could pay them away occsaionally we
could fill up the amount to suit us. Now such men as
wheel your samples about the town woad do it, or any
friend, because we never let them come back. Our name
need not be mentioned. Mr. Beeson has accommodated us,
but as be "his" 'swinges, we cannot ask him. If we could
wink about 2,00 W. in this way, it would avail us to give ex-
tended credit to our customers • then if you can manage
this de went it will be most valuable and DO risk to
yourself, and I shall be now at house to see all right. You
can buy any quantity of bill stamps. Bend them all ad-
dressed to me (private). Destroy this note.
" Yours faithfully. " Bomar Wurrx."
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Witness egad Davie if be knew anything about the bill
of Mr. Green's, aa to who accepted it ? He replied that he
did not ; and added that he got some one to sign it who we
a stranger to him, whose name he did not know, and he
afterwards sent the bill to Mr. Robert White. Prisoner
said he was sure about that bill, because they had a customer
of that name at Dudley, but that his trameactiose were all
is mall. Green's bill was signed, he thought, at Bristol.
Witusee afterwards showed him several other bills, einciogia
which was one signed by Gem_ge Smith, draper, Birming-
ham, dated June 18, 1940, for 231. 3s. Prisoner oak he got
the signature' written in the same way. Witness had since
shown him five other bills, the signatures of which be sold
were obtained in the same manner. These Dille witness bad
received from Nottingham manufacturers and others, sad
the amounts varied.
By Mr. Goope—When witness was at Plymouth, White
said somebody would be responsible for the bill drawn on
Clams ; he afterwards said he had taken it in • realer way.
Richard Inglemm said he was clerk with Messrs. White
*ethers up to the time of their stoppage in Nottingham.
He bed been clerk with them for four or five years, and
daring that time bad seen Robert White write frequently.
He was well acquainted with his handwriting. Believed
the four letters put into his hands werealis handwriting.
but could not speak to the fifth.
Henry Williams, lace-manufacturer, Nottingham, said
be was a large creditor of the Messrs. White, and had
aztopportunitiss of mokicg himself acquainted with
Robert
White's
handwriting. The four letters signed
Robert White were to the best of witnem's belief in his
handwriting. The signature of " Jeeeph Green" Le be-
lieved to be either Robert or James White's. The five bills
produced vitae" believed to be drawn and endorsed by the

lame pen= as " Green's."
Richard Ingleman said he kept the petty cash-book and
the bills generally. The fire on the premises occurred on
the 23rd of July, and the firm stopped payment a few days
afterwards.
Mr. Henry Rogers, accountant, produced the bill-book.
He prepared a list of accommodation bills for the creditors
at their martin, amounting to 4,4701. but only 1,7001. could
be proved on the estate.
Mr. Cowley addressed the court, asking for a committal
of both the prisoners.
The Mayor said a most gigantic system of fraud had been
discovered, but he should remand the prisoners until next
Tuesday.
The manner in which Davis procured the names of indi-
vidual' to the bills of exchange is curious, and shows the
Tackle's extent to which this systematic swindling was
carried on. In whatever large town he was attempting to
do business, he engaged the services of the boots of the
hotel in which he was staying to carry has patterns out far
him. This being Aces, he promised the servant the pay-
ment of la. for each of the patterns, and said as they each
belonged to separate manufacturers, he required separate
reeeipta. which he contrived to have written on bill stamps.
Theme bills, with the signatures upon them, were then
forwarded to his employers for them to fill up with
what amounts they pissed, as well as the date and name
at the town.

SIR JOHN EARDLIT WILMOT ON THZ ROAD
Minna AND UNDIACOVIMID Camins.—Sir John Eardley
Wilmot, Bart., in presiding at the Warwick Borough Sea.
doss as Beander, yesterday, drew attention to the remark-
s* increase and oontintiance of undiscovered crime through-
out the country. The remarkable character of these cases
consisted mainly in the fact that they were pery.etrated with
impunity. It was well known that criminals were cocoa-
aged when the chances of detection were diminished,
whilst crime was decreased when the chances of de-
' tection were increased. These chances were DOW much
leas owing to the increased facilities given to the guilty to
avoid detection and escape. A series of dreadful murders
had been committed, and the murderers were yet at large ;
so that it really became a question whether the police
slaushi not be assisted by some system of detection more in
keegiss with the of the times. Under these cir-
csausfeaces, shoe there DIA be in every county an
°Meer distinct from the magistrates or police, entrusted
with the duty of instituting prosecutions The public had
been lafeen through the medium of the press, of the
strange anomaly existing with regard to the murder at
Rca4 where the magistrates had set on foot • new
machinery for the discovery of the criminal ; bat when
the suspected individual (blisabeth Cough) was exandued,
the very slime gentlemen who instituted the proseeettion sat
to deliberate Al judges in the case. Then, with reglad to
that admirable body, the police, they might be stintidated
by the hope of reward, or influenced by the prejudices ad
the locality itself. This was exemplified In the ease cif the
Rood murder, where, instead of following the iw
course—that of collecting facts, and seeing how far
fitted individuals—they positively fixed upon Mir Con-
stance Kent, and then, by force and violence, they dis-
torted and moulded the by
to fit the accused. This
course of procedure had resulted in certain failure, as the
facts did Dot apply to the suspected party at all. What
he had dated tended to allow the canto( public prosecutors,
in eerier to give greater security to persona and property in
Ragland.

COTTON 0001:18.-11an Ocr. 19.—The dis-
couraging accounts from India and China have led buyers
for those markets to operate with more caution, and the ex-
citement in the cotton market resulting from advises of
storms in the United States lately to injure the crops, by
compelling manufacturers here to put uk their prices in
proportion to the rise in the raw material, is operating as a
further check to business. The manufacturers of most of
these kinds of cloth are well supplied with contracts, and
hence there is no great inconvenience arisiEfrom this lull
inbusiness.ln long cloths, T cloths, and term for other
market* there has been a quiet but steady iness all the
week, and prices are firm. The yarn market is strong, but
not animated, the activity at Liverpool in cotton having led
to an advance of about id. per lb., which has checked
business, especially in yarns for export. There is some
business doing for
considerable as t have b near] all markets, but the aggregate is
so not eenexpected. The most
active buyers are for the ome trade, in which there is still
a fair demand.

CORN.—Camweroaro, Ocr. 19. —The weather still
continues very unsettled, which causes the wheat to come
to market in very poor condition ; such was very difficult
to sell, while best runs of dry new and old were taken at fully
last week's rates. Barley, best malting and grinding were
in request, the former making 40s. to 465. ; extra, 48e.
Beans soft and not tit for use without being kiln
Lorcout, Our. 19.—We have had a moderate "apply of
wheat with a fair remand at le. advance. Barley about
the mine as last week. Wheat, red new, 50e. to 63e. ; old,
66e. ; white new, 53e. to 68e. ; old, 725. ; barley, 345. to
44a ; oak, 20a. to 28e.

Livinroot., Ocr. 19--We have had a fair attendance of
millers and dealers at our Corn Exchange this morning, and
wheat has again met a healthy consumptive demand at an
improvement on the week of about 2d. per cental. Flour
does not meet with much active attention, but holders are
generally firm at an advance of about 6d. per barrel and
sack. Indian corn is checked by the advance of about M.
per quarter asked ; this is, however, obtainable in retail.
Oats and oatmeal are without alteration. Beans, peas, and
barley are each fully 6d. per quarter dearer on the weep
The market closes strong.

WAX/MILD, Our. 19.—A fair quantity of grain offering,
but wheat was firm, and good old and dry new rather
dearer. There was not a large business. Damp new un-
saleable almost. Barley Is. lower. Beans le. dearer.
Oats and ahelling without obange. Average of the week
Oct. 15 :—Wheat, 2,365 qrs., at 625. 10d. ; barley,
7311 438. Bid. ; beaus, 20, at 495.

00411 S. - LONDON, Oct 19.4-Davison's West Hartley,
171. 3d. ; TanSeld Moor But, 14s. 3d. ; Eden Main,
21a. ; Walls End Braddylls Hatton, 21s. 6d. ; Walls End
Hatton, 225. 6d. ; Walls End Helton Lyons, 201. 3d.
Will. End Kepler Grange, 21a &L ; Walls End South
Hatton, 225. 6d. ; Walls End Stewart's, 225. 6d. ; Walls
End Caasop, 21s. 6d. ; Walls End Haigh Hall, 20s. 6d. ;
Walls Bud South Hart/spool, 21s. 6d. ; Walls End
Monday, 19a. 6d. ; Walls Bad Trimdon Thornley, 19s. 64.;
Walla Ea Thorpe, 21s. 6d. ; Walls End West Hatton,
295. &L ; Walls End Whitworth, 16s. Bd. ; Carwny and
Duffryn Malting, 225. 6d.-Ships at market, 34 ; sold, 34.

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

Wks Y. M. Teat TelBl
sea mart Omer MO. LW.
Week ending Oct 7. 4 a 4 6
loyal Dudek — GOO 703
Let An — 430 886 1,066 1.006
Week ceding Oct. It.
/astern Goontles
Celedoulan

11/66114111.

WEATHER REPORT.

UCT.I9, merwans 8 AND 9 9.11.