The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-04 00:00:00

church; ha hod there at with Miss Parkin, whose
vs was then shoat 19; an intimacy bad sprung up, and
arreartmeirs bad bees made for the 'marriage. The
defends.; however, alter fizieg a day, sad postponing it
from time to time, bad at length dsaliy broken her promise
by marrying Kr. Turnbull.
Mr. Ifewdall, on the part of the plaintiff, read various
letters from Miss Parkin to the plaintiff, and adled upon
the jury to give denials for the disspooketraent he had BUM
tamed is }ming net only his wife, bat the property which he
would have reesived with her.
Oaeof the plaintiff'. 'litanies, who simp deposed to
these facts, on being crossimamined by Be?Jt. Wilkins,
stated that Turnbull, who was then at tea, had paid his ad-
dressee to Mks Parkin trine Nicholson begs. to do so.
Belt. Wilkins, for the defence, represented Mks Parkin
'shaving bees teased to acclaims in Nicholas's offer; ohs hav-
ing no ?whir or mother to guide her, sad Turnbull, to wham
she had plighted her faith, being at sea. The learned coun-
sel read some of the defendant's letters, which seemed to
bear oat his statement, and after descanting on the merce-
nary nature of the action, called upon the Jury, since they
must and for the plaintiff—a promise having been made—
to give him only a farthing, and bold up all such persona
to ridicule and contempt.
The jury found for the plaintiff—damages one bathing.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Cannon or FOROlSKY.—qcorge Lyon, who was for-
merly a clerk in the London Joint Stock Bank, was charged
with having committed a forgery upon the establishment for
the amount of 1501.
Mr. Mullen., of the firm of Bush and Mullein, solicitors to
the Committee of Bankers for the Prevention cf Forgeries
and Freud., appeared for the prosecution.
Mr. Mullen. said the precise charge against the prisoner
was that he had forged and uttered a bill of exchange for
the sum of 1501., purporting to be the acceptance of William
Curling; and it was the intention, upon the present occasion,
to read the depositions upon which the warrant for the ap-
prehension had been pasted, in order that a remand might
take place, with a view to ulterior ptheeediugs.
The Lord Mayor having directed that the evidence of Mr.
Mullets should be taken, that witness stated se follows : I
obtained a warrant, on the 28th of December, against
George Lyon, for forging and uttering the bill in question,
end the following Is eke information upon which the warrant
was granted :
William Curling, of THUM., in Hertfordshire, aid: I
keep an account et the London Joint Stock Bank. The pro-
duced bill of exchange for 1501. dated 13th of August, 1849,
purporting to be drawn by one Andrew Johnson upon, and
to be accepted by me, payable two months after date et the
London Joint Stock Bank, is not accepted by me, and I hate
authorised any person whomsoever to accept it for me.
Sarah Best,of 17, King Henry-street,Back-road, Kingsland,
said : Mr. George Lyon came to lodge at my house about
twelve months ago. He and his wife occupied the front
parlour. His wife went into the coactry stout three months
ago. Mr. Lyon staid at my bons* some time afterwards,
but he has not been there now for moms weeks. He left
some boles and other thine@ in the front parlour.
John Forrester: I searched the front parlour referred to
by the last withese, and amongst other things I found the
pass book of Mr. Curling with the London Joint Stock
Bank, and also a piece of paper, both of which I now pro-
duce. The piece of piper had upon it the name " William
Curling" in mems places, written evidently in imitation of
the signature of that gentleman.
John Saunders, clerk in the London Joint Stock Bank,
aid : The bill of exchange produced was presented tome at
the bank on the 16th of October, 1849, for payment, and I
paid it on account of William Curling. I know George
Lyon. He was formerly a clerk In the bank in which I
am. lam well acquainted with his handwriting, and I be-
lieve the body of the produced bill of exchange, and also
the writing on the paper produced by Forrester, to be in
Lycn's handwriting.
Mr. Saunders was, after the information was read, called
to identify the Fisoner as the person alluded to in his evi-
dence, and Lyon was remanded for a weak.
It was stated that ether forgeri. a attributed to the prisoner
bad been detected. As a clerk in the bank he had facilities
for imitating signatures, and the amount for which attempts
had ben made to utter the hersiss was believed to be con-
siderable.