The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-29 00:00:00

WANDSWORTH.

NUMEEOIIB CABER OF HOCSIBILLEING.-DISCOIMILY OF Thl
STOLEN PROPIAIT.

Daniel Afarney alias Wilson, wlYis at large upon a
ticket of leave, and Rebecca Narney, his wife, were
charged with having in their possession one gold watch
and chain, two gold rings, one pair of gold earrings, and
other articles, which were the proceeds of several oases of
housebreaking.
It appeared from the evidence of Sergeant Ifeiklejolin,
of the V division, that he proceeded a few days ago to No.
• Cherwell-street, Haynes-street, Battersea-park, where
he found the prisoners in bed in a nom upstairs. On
telling them that he intended to search the house
the female got out of bed and went to a corner
in the room and pulled • ring off her finger. She
stated that the ring belonged to her, and refused to hand
it over to the sergeant. He, however, took possession
of the ring and also of a pair of earrings which were lying
on a table. In • waistcoat lying In front of the bed, he
found a gold watch and chain sa if they had been recently
worn. The watch was going and indicated the correct time.
The male prisoner stated that the waistcoat did not belong
to him, but there was no other in the place. In an adjoin-
ing room he found two workboxes, a tea caddy,all of which
appeared to have been broken open,andotherproperty. On the
first examination the femaleprisceerasserted thither brother
was the cause of their apprehension because her husband
would not join in a robbery at the house of Lord George
Paget. She only came out of prison, where she had been
for six niontly, on the Thursday previous, and when she
and her husband arrived home they found the property
there. The sergeant also produced • number of articles
which he bad found at a house in Castle-street, Long-acre,
and at another house in Union-street, Landon-roar..
Mrs. Sophia Dunn, of No. 3, Grove-cottages, Wands-
worth-road, stated that on the 12th of April her house was
entered during her absence and property of the value of
401. carried away. She identified the watch and chain
found in the waistcoat and a few articles of clothing which
were found in Union-street.

Mr. John Greenway, of Sussex-terrace, Battersea-park,
said that on the Bth of January last his house was broken
into during the day and rubbed. He identified the ling
taken from the female prisoner and other articles found in
Castle-street u being part of the property which was
stolen.

Louise Wrenchley, in the service of Mr. David Watson,
manager to the London Gasworks, Nine-elms, identified e
table•cover which was found in the house of the prisoners.
She said her master's house was robbed on the 18th of
February last.
Mr. Edwin submitted that there was no use against the
female, as she was in prison at the time of the robberies,
but

Mr. Ingham decided on granting another remand, and
refused bail.

THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FORGERY•

At the Mansion-house, this morning, Edward
De Valera, the Frenchman, who donde charged with being
concerned with a person named Thomas Edgeley, formerly
a merchant in London, in defrauding the late Leeds
by means of forgeries relating to • pretended company
called the Maydampeck Forest Company, to • very large
amount, surrendered to undergo • further examination
upon that charge.
Mr. Poland again attended to conduct the prosecution ;
Mr. Sleigh appeared for the defence.
Some additional evidence was adduced, the effect of
which appeared to be that no concession relating to the May-
dampeek Forest Company, or of any such concessions being
made to Van Cleef, the person whose name has frequently
been mentioned as the concessionaire of the supposed corn.
was found among the papers of the Leeds Banking
Company. It appeared, however, that Edgeley himself had
given • mortgage for 2,000/. upon a private estate belong.
mg to him at Bromley-le-Bow. It was also proved that
Greenland, the manager, had the entire control of the
private security of the bank.
Mr. John Grant, formerly clerk to Edgeley and Co.,
deposed that when the various bills drawn by the sup-
posed Maydampeck Forest Company were dishonoured, he
used to go round to the different notaries to take them up,
the funds being provided by cheques drawn by Edgeley
upon the Imperial Bank. After the failure of the Leeds
Bank, no more funds were provided to take up such bills.
In answer to • question put by Mr. Sleigh, the witness
said that Mr. Watts, one of the partners of the firm, upon
one occasion said that some bills were coming due and
they should be mined if they were not paid, and " Old"
Greenland would kick up a row. (A laugh.) Upon this,
the witness said that upon Watts making this observation
he consented to sign a fresh bill in the name of the pri•
loner, to replace the bill that was coming due.
Mr. Sleigh reminded the witness that Mr. Watts, in his
evidence, denied that he was present when such a trans-
action as he had referred to took place, but he persisted
in his statement that he was standing by him when he
signed the bill. _ _ _

A clerk from the London and Westminster Bank proved
that neither Edgeley and Co., Wills and Co.' or Teel and
Co., or the Maydampeck Forest Company kept an account
at that bank. Some bills drawn by that company were
paid by the Londoa and Westminster Bank, but this was
done under the advice of their correspondents, Cozens and
Co., at Leeds.
. _ _

Susannah Dorrington, a person who was formerly in the
service of Mr. Edgeley, at Tottenham, proved that the
prisoner frequently used to visit Mr. Edgeley, and that he
married a young lady from Edgeley's house.
Mr. Sleigh inquired if the fact of the prisoner courting
his sweetheart, and afterwards marrying her, was to be
proved as a part of the alleged conspiracy. (A laugh.)
Mr. Poland said this wee all the evidence he was in a
condition to bring forward, and be asked for the com-
mittal of the prisoner for conspiring with Edgeley and
others to defraud the Leeds Banking Company. He also
asked for his oommital upon the charge of forgery.
Mr. Sleigh then addressed the Lord Mayor at consider-
able length, and ho argued that whatever might have
been the nature of the transaction so far as Edgeley and
some of the other persons were concerned, that there
really was no evidence against the prisoner, and that
there was nothing to show that he had any knowledge of
the fraud that was contemplated and carried out.
The Lord Mayor, after some deliberation, said that
although a fraud had in all probability been carried out, it
was clear that, under any circumrtances, the prisoner was
the least guilty, and as he did not think a conviction was
likely to take place, he should discharge him.

The breakfast given by Baron de Rothschild at
his seat of FerrWres to the King and Queen of the Bel.
glans was of a sumptuous description. After the repast
the comp►ny made a promenade in the park and gardens,
and visited the pheasants' preserve, which is one of the
richest in the world. The chateau of Ferrares, as is well
known, forms a matchless museum ; Italy, Germany, Hol-
land, and Spain, &c., having all been put under contribu-
tion, and being represented by the rarest object..
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The Tempo of Venice, of the 24th, says
" Rioriotti Garibaldi was present yesterday at the per-
formance at the San Samuele Theatre. He was the object
of a splendid ovation. In the midst of the applause of the
audience and cries of ' Viva Garibaldi !" Viva il
giovane Ricciotti the illustrious general's hymn was
demanded and played. Ricciotti thanked the public. To-
day he left for Florence by train."
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The Marquise de Boi-say (Countess Guiccioli) has
finished her memoirs of Lord Byron, and the work is
ready to appear ; it consists of two thick volumes in large
Svo, and will be published by Amyot. The first is
already printed, and the second is in the press. The title
is " Byron."

The Journal du Harre affirms, and with perfect
merionenewi, that the Emperor of China, having been
invited by an autograph letter from Napoleon 111., will
leave his own country towards the middle of July, embark
in a steamer of the Menageries Impfrialea, pass by the
Isthmus of Suez, and land at Marseilles near the end of
the second week in August. The Chinese Sovereign, the
same journal *Arms, will be lodged and entertained during
his stay in Paris at the expense of the Emperor of the
French. We shall believe all this story (says Oalignani)
when the Emperor of China arrives.

The journals state that a discovery of a rich
vein of silver of the highest promise has just been made
at the Pizifram mine in Bohemia, at the depth of 400
fathom., or 130 fathoms below the level of the sea.
_ . _

The Douro, which has just arrived home with
the West India and New Zealand mail, made the voyage
from St. Thomas to Southampton in 12 days 1 hour. This
is the quickest eastern voyage which the Royal Mail
packets have ever made. The distance is 3,622 miles.
The Douro is a screw steamer.