The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-07 00:00:00

MALICJOUI JOROERY.

Some time back a letter, to which was attached •
postage stamp which had previously served, was seized In
the pose-0010e of Cowry, in the department of the Vi 1111511;
sad, as nasal In each oases, the letter was emoted to 11011 who
had sent it. The letter, to the astonishment of the post-
ales authoeities, tuned out to be on the subject of a plot for
the overthrow of the government and the assissinatiou of
the Emperor, and it bore the signature. of three respectable
moons of Cowry. It wee of course handed over to the
law officers of the district, and from the investigation
which they mode they came to the ocerlosion that it was
a forgery, that It bed boa written by en easety of the
three persons to Wore than, sad that the defaced post-
sire stomp had been washed on purpose to canes it to be
Resod. Now the sly enemy the said three peewee had was
a notary of Cottony. One Dolmen, and en export in hand-
writing who examined the letter declared that it was un-
doubtedly written by him ; besides which tin his office drafts
of letters of a similar kind were seized. The search mad* In
hie °film led also to umber discovery—that being In =-
harrowed cireamstonces, be had, in order to raise money,
long been to the habit of venlig Into circulation forged bills
of exchange. As many as 93 distinct forgeries were die.
covered. Three days ago he was brought to trial before
the Court of Aside% of the Vienne for the forgeries, sad
being convicted was condemned to 10 years' hard labour sad
1001. dee.

CARRIAGI ACCIDENT IN CORNHlLL.—Yesterday
afternoon • brougham sad • cart tame Into violent oollieion
in Gonda, musing the driver of the former to be completely
pitched from his seat to the ground, where he ley stunned
end insensible for upwards of ton minutes. Such wee the
force with which the two midden tame into contact. that one
of the mainsprizp of the °mew was completely meshed,
and it was only by the Md of with ropes, ko., that It
WS (trebled to proceed.
BLOWING OPEN AN IRON SAPS.—Between Satur-
day night and Monday morning the counting-bowie at
Menu R. and W. Johnson and Co.'s ironworks, at Brad-
ford, nest Manchester, was broken Into by some thieves, who
paned down en iron wfe from its resting place, charged the
Isok with gunpowder, and blow open the door. They then
attempted, but foiled, to open • drswer which contained some
money; after which they nada • search.nom ther pert of
the premises, and encoeeded in Ending 41. which they
took away. Meters. Johann employ • watclunan, but the
pnmism being estenlive, the thieves eluded hie vigilance,
and nothing hes yet born hoard of Vim.—Nanchetter

Guardian.
THE LIVERPOOL ELOPEMENT CASE.—Mr. Woods,
the prom charged with eloping with Mo. liendino, the wife
of a ectilerbories keeper is Liverpool, and with being a pairs
to the plunder al Jewelkey worth a large soot of roomy, was
yesterday brought before the Liverpool magistrates on remand.
Prom statementemade by tbeattornies on bah sidee,it appeared
that since the apprehension of Mr. Woods certain 'spline.
Mattes had been mode end arrangements entered into, whigt
htl•Sed Mr. Bandino, and the °lune was therefore with-
draws, Woods set at liberty.
MISTAKING BELL.tDONNA FOR BLACKBERRIES.
—Lost week some children belonging to the town of Seven,
oaks weed out blackberry getherleg, tied ova of there, a lad
about 10 years of age, was induced to eat some berries which
he found growing Is Knots Perk, sad which proved to be
the belladonna,. or deadly nightshade, one of the must dan-
gerous of the narcotico-irritant " class. The poisonous
I feet of the berries coon became v'elble, and shortly alter his
arrival home be sweated in a state of arrow intwileation.
This wee 'Siemer& followed by greet delirium and total
blindness, although the eyelid* were widely extended, r ta
arra pee. Per some time his life wee despaired of, bat
owing to the unremitting attention of the parish the
lad is going on favourably, although still is a ere
(Mier —Smith lasions (isidatorts) 00Z4UI •