The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-12 00:00:00

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INSOLVENT DI:I:TORS COL:IIT.—Ocr. 11
(Before the Chief Commiasiober.)

IS RE TI 4 cORSTLirs PoCKLINGTON.—SOVEL ApPLt-

li,ense (my mneical entertainment given on • Sunday,
although it might be (wiled :.aered, iu eoutt.utistinettou to
what wa. known ss profane, nod iu uo such case would the
lictuve bt rvuewed.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MANSIOi4-110178E. _

lluu•y Harrix wealr7,Z;s;i up, ;CarTged with having ie
his provision a uniform jacket. trousers, cap, and boots
au,i spur, helougum to the 4th Rove' loch.
On Thor«lay afternoon polie,eniistable Underwood, 614, '
saw the prisoner in Houedsditch in company with a
soldier, wearing the uniform of the Hovel Inch. He fol-
lowed them into Cutler-street, and they went into the
Cutlets Anne. The prisoner came out shortly afterwards
with a biog. Witness followed hint into the Clothes Es-
change. when the prisoner saw him, and threw the lug
under a clothes stall. He went up to him and asked him
what the leg contained, and lie wild, only an old pair of
trousers and n pair of shoes. Upon examining it. how-
ever, he found it contained a pair of uuifwm trousers, and
uniform coat auil cap, and a pair of boom and spurs. The
value of the article; be thought, was about H. The but-
tone of the jacket were mat keit 4th Royal Irish.
The prisoner said a man had given him the handle to carry
to the Clothes Eschauge.
The prisoner was well known, having been charged at this
office with a similar offence.
The Lord Mayor said it was clear he was in posseasion of
the articles, and the statute enacted that lie should pay a
penalty of not more than 201. with treble the value of the
goods ; and he did not see any reason why he should miti-
gate the fine. He must therefore pay a penalty of or
go to prison for four calendar months.
The prisoner, having no goods upon which the fine could
be nosed, was committed to prison.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

lidert soe, Bedfonlsldre, sod (Thar- 1
kite Hyde., barmaid, of 6s, Bottle-street, were charged with
stealing • quantity of property belonging to Mr. J. Saul,
builder, of 11. St. James s-market.
Mr. Saul said the woman had been a confidential servant,
and that after she left, a few days ago, be bad missed •
quantity of property, which he found at lodgings. He
wished to be lenient, and not to press the charge against her.
lospectm.. Welker said the prisoner were brought from
Bedfordshire on Thursday.
Mr. Saul said the prieouer Hyde had been in his service
11 mouths, and left to get married. The property he
missed coexisted of counterpanes, blankets, &c. Hyde re-
presented to him that the male prisoner's mother kept a
public-house. He found them both at Keysoe, and she was
rather surprised to see him.
Mr. Tyrwbitt said he should think so.
Thomas Tillyanl, of the Bedfordshire constabulary, said
he found all the articles at the cottage the female was
living at.
The prosecutor gave his evidence very reluctantly, and
seemed disposed to withdraw the charge, but could not make
up his min.
The prisoner, were remanded, but Carrington was allowed
to go at large on his own bail.
WESTMINSTER.

THE HECKMONIPIIIKE FORGERIES.

On Thursday George Wile. in, unit lain anti John
Swallow were charged at the lkiwahury Court-
house, with forging and uttering certain bills of exchange,
representing in the aggregate about 8001.
Mr. lvesou. solicitor, of Heckmondwike. appeared for the
prosecution, and Mr. Scholrr for the defence.
Mr. Tattendivill, blanket manufacturer, Heckmondwike,
said he had known the pnsouers for twoyeara. They traded
under the style of " George Wilun and Son." carpet menu-
fat.i.urrrs, Heckmondwike. They had made several appli-
cations to I to discount hills for them. and he bad fre-
quently done so. Some of them were accommodation
About the 21th June last. they asked him to discount the
bill produced for 17$'. lie' dated 21st June,
_payable in
three months, and purporting to be accepted by E. P.
Dove awl Co., carpet manufacturers, of Leeds. fie gave
them money for it ; but be could not say how much. He
subseqututly presented the bill to 31r. Dove, who declined
to pay it.
Crosa-examined—He believed the body of the bill had
been written by the younger prisoner. The elder prisoner
did not draw up any bills that he knew of.
Mr. E P. Dove, carpet merchant, Leeds, stated that the
siginituro purporting to be his was a forgery. He carried
tw busmen under the name of E. P. Dove and Co.,
but had no partner. He had no knowledge of the bill,
neither had be ever authorised his name to be attached
to it.

~Cruss•examined— He owed them 137/. odd at the time the
bill was put into circulation, but be had discharged the debt
since the tlight of the prisoners to America.
Mr. W. Priestley, manufacturer. Bristol, deposed that tie
too bad discounted many balm for the prisoners. Ho pro-
duced three bill. all due at the expiration of three months,
and purporting to be accepted by. Mr. Williern Brow
draper and flock dealer, Heekniondwike. They were dated
respectively 18th April, for the sum of 871. 14s. ; another,
13th June. 1861, for 921. Ba. 4d. ; and a third, Bth May. for
72/. 11s. Gd. All these bills were drawn by George Wilson
and Son upon Mr. Bruce, but they were all returned to him
dishonoured, and Mr. Bruce (killed that the acceptances
were his. _ . .

Cross.ezarnined—The younger prisoner bad married
Bruce's daughter. The prisoners were tenants of his in the
mill they occupied, awl they had taken machinery of his
for the payment of which Bruce bad I.leen surety two yearn
ago. Be had received no money Um any of the bills ; but
what surprised him was, that &Lout the beginning of
last August be received the sum of AM by post, but not a
line of handwriting accompanied it. He had placed the
amount to the credit of the prisoners, towards the sum duo
for rent and machinery.
Mr. William Bruce was nett called. He repudiated all
knowledge of the signatures " William Bruce" on the bills
produced.
Cross-examined—He hail only accepted one bill for the
prisoners, and that had been met. On his oath he had not
accepted twelve. He did not sign his acceptance to a bill
fur Mi. in Whitsuntide last.
The Bench committed the prisoners for trial at the York
mixes.