The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-30 00:00:00

TER FORGERY UPON TICS NAILL OP RUDEST.

The trial of the prisoners Prderiek Amqnstots Ferrer, a
solicitor, end John dalktt, described as a gentleman, was
lammed this >mining before Mr. Justice Bytes.
It will be recollected that the C. 1410 was adjourned on
Thursday moining in consequence of the absence of Lord
Dudley, and his lordship was formally called as a witness
arms hu recgnisances.
This morning Lord Dudley was in attendance, and he
was exumined, and stated that the prisoners were entire
strangers to him, and the signatureetn the 6111 of exchange
and the supposed agreement that Hullett should write the
music of au opera to be called King Kong- folio, wore
both forgeries. He also stated that he had never entered
into any arrangement with the prisoner Hullett with s
an object, and he had never once heard his name until
this transaction.

No questions were put to Lord Dudley in cross-salmi-
nation, and his evidence dosed the 0/40 for the prose-
cution.

St rjeent Sleigh then proceeded to sum up the evidence
that had been adduced in support of the charge, and he
argued that the whole of the proceedings were merely the
result of a premeditated scheme between the parties, and
that the agreement respecting the opera was merely con-
coded for the purpme of giving something like a plausi-
ble answer to the charge.
Serjeant Ballantine then addressed the jury at consider-
able length on behalf of the prisoner Ferrer, and he
endeavoured to show that he had merely acted in his pro-
fessional carecity in the matter, and that he bad beau ma Is
tl.e dupe of the other prisoner. and that he had acted with
jerfect bona fides throughout the whole transaction.
Mr. identagu Williams then addressed the jury for the
other pristaer Bullet, and he complained that Serjeaut
Baßanathroughout
l* had argued with an admitted fact
that his client had committed the forgery, whereas he sub-
mitted that nothing of the kind had been proved, and that
Mullett was just as likely, on the contrary, to have bean
the dupe f the other prisoner, and this was tho defence
that be endeavoured to establish.
The jury, after deliberating for nearly en hour, found
the prisoner Fairer (lastly, and delmittel the other in-i-
-mer Hullett.
Sentence was deferred.
tr:LON2OII ItOrNDlrto.

Richard Bates, a seaman, was chargod with feloniously
wounding Morris Barrett, with intent to disfigure him,
and afro with intent to do him grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Daly promeuted ; the prisoner was defended by Mr.
Ribton.

The prisoner was the mate of an outward-bound vessel.
and the yroeucutor was on board accompanying some rela-
tions who were going abroad, intending to leave the
vessel at Gravesend. The prisoner ordered the prosecutor
to leave the vessel, and be refused to do so, and upon
this a struggle and fight took place between them, and
they both fell down. While they were upon the ground
the prisoner bit off the end of the prosecutor's nose.
The prisoner expressed a desire, by the advice of his
counsel, to plead guilty to the charge of unlawfully
wounding, and the jury finding him Guilty of that
offence, he was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to
hard labour for 6i: months.

POLICE COURTS.-(TUTS DAY.)

MANBION•TIOUSE.
lossua slurs Tin EAST LONDON UNION.

Caroline Rapward, 46, was charged before the Lord
Mayor this morning with stealing twenty-seven woollen
rugs and two holland sheets, value about 6/., from the
casual ward of the East London Union, the property of
the guardians.
The prisoner was employed at the casual ward. and the
rugs were given to her in May by Mr. Kelloway, the
superintendent, in order that she might keep thorn till the
winter. As it was very cold on Tuesday night, the
superintendent ordered her to distribute the rugi
among the female inmates ; but on the following
morrnng complaints were made, and it was found the rugs
bad not been distributed. The prisoner was asked why
this was not done, and she said she had lost the key of the
room. She then absconded, and the door having been
broken open it was found that the rugs were
gone. She afterwards came back and said she
had pledged the articles and gave up the tickets. The two
sheets bad the union mark upon them, and Mr. Oke, the
chief clerk, directed the superintendent to inform the
guardians of what bad taken place, as the pawnbroker was
liable to be prosecuted for receiving goods so marked.
The Lord Mayor fined the prisoner 61., or in default
three months' imprisonment.