The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-17 00:00:00

M.tNSION.ROUSE.

W .1 .1a Iblethlry, a gentlemanly-looking young man,
I.l,right before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of
Jo. pL Eo,t.ice, a New York detective Officer, and Foulger,
the t .'v .I..tective, charged with forging three cheques for
1"..t.. a, I. intent to defraud the Caruborne branch of the
Mawr: Kink, at Truro, in Cornwall.
M. 31allius conducted the prosecution.
It appeared from a statement that was made by the soli-
citor for the prosecution, that the prisoner was einployl
ae a el.rk at the Camborne branch of the bank above-
mentioned, where his uncle kept an account. On the
l.t ot March he paid in a pretended cheque
for on his uncle's account, and lame-
charly aftrrwards he drew three cheques ting
alt ,4- to 1501., in his uncle's name, and obtained the
pot• y. and then absconded. It was ascertained that he
had 4..ue to New York, and information was writ to that
city in reference to the matter, and the prisoner was taken
into custody by Enstace, the New York detective. When
the pri4oner was told the charge that was made against
him. he at once expressed his readiness to accompany the
oftaer to England, nod there was therefore no neoes-
sity to apply to the authorities for an order for his extra.
dition.

The neceueiry formal fact■ having been proved, the
vend or.Nr was made for the removal of the prisoner to
Cala,erne, where he will ho examined by the local autho-
rities.

It sppesred that when the prisoner was apprehended,
dollso, were found in his posseesion, and the whole of
the recasinder of the money was spent.

iloW-STREET.

AN UNORATEFUL siIIVANT.
ne,harl Todd, a journeymen butcher, in the employ of
Mr. Webb Thomas Pannell, butcher, Bedford-street,
Covent-garden. was charged with stoaliug two pieces of
mutton, the property of his master.
Mr. Pannell stated that having for some time past gua-
rded the prisoner, he determined this morning to watch
him, and saw him take two pieces of meat from the shop-
board and place them in the nose-beg. Afterwards when
going out with the horse and cart he took the 'lowing out
with him. Witness stopped him and gave him into cus-
tody, the two pieces of mutton being still in the bag.
The value of the meat was Is. The prisoner had
been some months in his service. His wages were 10s. a
week with board and lodging.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and asked the magistrate
to deal with the case. lie said he took the meat to eat it
himself, being kept short of food.
Mr. Pannell said this defence added to the ingratitude
of the prisoner, whom he had in the first instance em-
ployed out of charity. It was utterly untrue. He kept
as good a table as any in the trade, and better than the
majority. The men were unrestricted in quantity, and
the cupboard was never locked.
Mr. 'Vaughan said ho considered the prisoner's imputa-
tion against his master as :a gram exaggeration of the
offence, and should sentence him to six months' imprison-
ment with hard labour.
CLERKENWELL

CoVERNVENT PROSEC-1.711-oi-IMA -‘ll-011 NUISANCL —A SCZNIS

IN COCRT.
Mr. Join Tracy, of 106, St. John-attest, Clerkenwell,
Ina summoned before Mr. Barker, by Mr. Superintendent
Cannon, of the G division, by direction of the Secretary of
State for the Home Department, for using a furnace so
constructed as not to consume its own smoke. The de-
fendant had been previously convicted of a similar offence
on the 12th of June, 1864.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
The police having proved that they had seen smoke
issuing from the defendant's shaft on several days, some-
times for more than five minutes at a time, and that the
smoke was dense and black, and a nuisance to the neigh-
bourhood,
Mr. John Sanderson, government inspector, said that he
bad inspected the premises of the defendant, and in the
furnace he found a door suspended by a chain to let down
to try and prevent the smoke. The furnace was not so
eonstructed as to consume its own smoke. The defendant
was fined V. in if46l for the same furnace. The furnace
bad been continually smoking ever since.
The defendant said he had done all he could to prevent
the nuisance, and had spent a great deal of money on the
furnace. The smoke was not near ly so bad as had been
represented by the police.
Mr. Barker said he was determined to enforce the act of
Parliament. and he had no alternative but to double the
penalty and fine the defendant IW. and costa
.The defendant, on hearing the decision, became very err-
ata!, said he had not had justice, and caused such a con-
fusion in court that it was found necessary to remove the
defendant from the dsck by force. He also wanted to
know if be could appeal.
Ultimately the defendant paid the money.
♦CM OF DISTIILee. —THE LATR FIRS AT COPENHAGEN-
IFRF FT, lel INGTON.
nil morning police-constable Taylor, 100 N, one of the
warrant officers of the court, reported to Mr. Barker
that br had made inquiries into the case of Mrs. Cornell,
who L.l applied to this court for assistance. Be had
akertame,l that on the night of the 11th of May a fire
had occurred at the house,-99, Copenlusgen-street, Islin-
ton, and all the furniture in it was destroyed and thge
home gutted. The applicant, who got her living
by mantling, was nearly suffocated, and had to be
pulled out of the flames in her night-elothes. All the
roans she had of obtaining • livelihood having been de-
'bled by the fire, an appeal was made to the magistrate
and the pnblic to assist her to get money sufficient to put.-
dime another mangle and a few necessaries.
Sr. Barlser said he was glad to hear a favourable ac-
count of the applicant's character, and directed that she
should receive from the poor box ; and any subacrip-
tons that were sent to the court would be 'forwarded
to her.