The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-21 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MA.NSION•HOUSE

The owners and occupiers of City,
were mullioned, by the Commissioners of Sewers, to
appear before the Lord Mayor, for having failed to com-
ply with the requirements of a certain notice, given by the
Commissioners of Sewers, on 13th April last, requiring them
forthwith to pull down the front wall, to cut out and make
good, with brickwork in cement, the defective portions of
the back external wall, which had been certified to the com-
missioners as being in a dangerous state, pursuant to the
Metropolitan Building Act.
Mr. Stutchbury, from the City solicitor's office, attended
to watch the GUM upon behalf of the Commissioners of
Sewers.

The parties did not appear in answer to the summons,
and the serving of the summons having been proved,
Mr. Woodthorpe, the district surveyor, stated that in
his opinion the building was is a very dangerous state, and
that the front wall had come forward at least two inches
in a very shod space of time.
An order was accordingly made that the owner execute
the work required within seven days to the satisfaction of
the surveyor, and in default that the occupier execute the
same in like manner within seven days after the expiration
of that time, and that the owner pay two guineas costs to
the commissioners.

Margaret Hennesey, Ellen Mitchell, Jain Thomas, and
Henry Anderson, who were brought up on Saturday last,
charged with picking pockeia,were placed at the bar for final
examination, and sentenced each to three months' hard
labour.

GIIILDIIALL.

Mr. Alexander Georye Gray, & merchant, at present re-
siding at 17, Tichtield-street, Haymarket, and Mr. Wm.
(Hirer Gray, described as an artist, of 18, York-buildings,
Adelphi, were charged with having feloniously forged and
uttered certain bills of lading. one representing 10 maks of
alkali, value 041., and another 20 casks of alkali, value
1401., with intent to defraud Messrs. Lister and Biggs, mer-
chants, of London.
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Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Mears. Yenning, Naylor, and
Robins, of Tokenhonse-yard, appeared for the prosecution,
and said-1 attend on behalf of Messrs. Lister and Biggs,
merchants, carrying on business in this City, and deal-
ing principally in cbeinical products. The younger
prisoner, Wm. Oliver Gray, in conjunction with his ot,her,
Alexander Geo. Gray, sous of the elder prisoner, carried on
business as alkali merchants at Swansea, under the name of
" Gray Brothers." Of that firm one of the brothers is now
stsiodieg at the bar with his father, the other brother having
absconded, and the course of business which seems at fist to
have been adopted is this : Upon the shipment of the alkali
produce to Mean. Lister and Co., Gray Brothers forwarded
the bills of lading to Mr. Pocket, the wharfinger, who, after
signing them, returned the same to Gray Brothers, who
ultimately forwarded them to Messrs. Lister and Biggs, re-
questing and receiving their acceptances for the amounts..
It appears that all the bills of lading with but one exception
are to • certain extent genuine—that is, they were filled up
correctly in the first instance • but after being signed by
the wharfinger, and returned to 'Gray Brothers, they were
altered, by the introduction of words and figures to repre-
sent • larger quantity of goods than had been shipped, and
in that state forwarded to Meters. Lister and Biggs, Gray
Brothers drawing upon them for the full amount repre-
sented by the altered bills of lading. In ow ears the
bill of lading wee originally made out for twenty casks
of alkali, a snaps being left between the word "t
and that of ' cask' " for the subsequent introducticiaw=
ward "six," and I have here their letter of Midas stating
they had forwarded 26 casks of alkali, and lodged the in-
voice and bill of ladieg with Mr. Defter, the isisaeger of the
Bank at Swansea, who was in the habit of &drawing them
motley upon the bills of lading, and transferring them on re-
osiving Messrs. Later and Biggs' acceptances. I will show
that the handwriting of theme bills of lading is that of the
skier prisoner, that the word "six" in the one I alluded
to is also in the elder Gray's handwriting, and that it was
not in the bill of lading at the time it was signed by the
wharfinger not filled up sines by the wharfi nem'. authority,
I bare also the duplicate bill of lading showing that both
were originally for 20 auks of alkali. With regard to the
Gray, I intend placing before you one specific came
younger
the whole of the bill of lading for 10 casks of al-
kali is a forgery, being drawn in the name of " J. W. Pocket,"
per procuration " Neil Brodie," the latter being the name
of the foreman in the employ of Gray Brothers, the band.
writing being that of the younger prisoner, sad written
without Mr. Pocket's knowledge and authority. These are
some of the facts upon which these persons at the bar are
charged with forgery, and on a future day I shall be able
to prove other cases of a similar character, by
which, in the short period of only a few months, the firm
of Gray Brothers have defrauded the gentlemen I represent
of at least 1,0001. Believing they were dealing with lielioes-
able persons, they respected nothing of that which has
since transpired, and it was not until business took them
down to Swansea and they made inquiries there that the
fraud was discovered. It is with considerable reluctance
that Messrs. Lister and Biggs come forward in such a
matter, but they felt it wse their duty to their brother
merchants sod the public to prosecute.
Mr. Biggs having been examined in support of the above
statement,
The elder Gray said as he had only just bees arrested,
and had so time to consult hie legal advisor, be wished to
mak fee an adjoursmest, se the moe at present was merely
an puts, and ha did not desire it to be heard in that way.
He should be able to refute Mr. Slagle! statements.

Alderman Allan—As far es the Nis has goes the widows
oertainly beers oat ?Ir. Ellsiatt's stetassat At all warts
the learned tweasel is quite in order in atalung an opening
statement al the facts of the same, and I moot therefore
interfere with Mm.

Mr. Sleigh would offer no objection either to the remand,
or upon the question of bail.
The younger Gray said—l wish to ask Yr. Biggs if be did
not oppose my passing the Insolvent Court at Swansea, ea
the ground of then bills of lading being. forgeries, and
whether be, believing me innocent, did, or did not withdraw
the opposition to allow me to pass, for he knew I had had
nothing to do with the business for a long time past, and
at the time of my passing the court he condoned the mat-
ter by receiving 10W.
Mr. Biggs—lf a remand be granted I shall be in • pod.
tion to establish these c
Mr. Perry, from Mr. I=au's office, here entered the
eoart, and said ha had just reeeivial instructioos to defend
the younger Gray, sad asked for • remand, at the same
time submitting that it was a case' in the absence of other
evidence, in which moderate bail should be accepted for the
appearance of the prisoners.
Alder man Allen, after some cliscusaion—l will accept the
prisoners' recognisooom in 5001. each and two sureties of
250/. each for each prisoner.
Mr. Perry—l am afraid that amount will be too heavy
for my client. Will you accept one surety in 5001., instead
of two of 2501. I
. . . - . .

Alde-man Allen—l cannot alter my decision. In axing
the amount of bail I must be guided to some extent by the
amount of the fraud, and in thin instance it is stated to be
at least 1,000/.
The mime= were then remanded, and ultimately
removed in the prison van to Newgate, being committed
in default of hall.

THE ROBBERY AND ATEIDIPYND MURDER AT
PADDINGTON.-At the Marylebooe Police-apart yesterday,
which was crowded, the two men, Puzey and Reeve, and
the woman Colley, were again brought up on the charge of
robbing the house of, and attempting to murder, Mrs.
Sarah Green, a widow, of 5, Fulham-place, Paddington.
Mr. Venn appeared on behalf of the two male prisoners,
the female being undefended. The most important evidence
which has yet been adduced in the case was brought for-
ward, being that of a young woman named Duffy,
who deposed that the lived with her mother at
27, Victoria-place, Weetbourne-grove; that the pri-
soner Reeve lodged in their house, and that
on the night of the attempted murder Posey and
the woman Collevl both came to the house separately, and
were together with Reeve in his room: and that they all
o
afterwards went out about eight clock. They all
returned about ten o'clock. Witness could not, how-
ever, say how the male prisoners were dressed on the
night referred to. She did not observe whenrolley finally
left the house that night, but the male prisoners went away
about 10 o'clock next morning, and she did not see Reeve
again until the following Saturday. The prisoners were
further remanded for a week.

THE MURDER Of A GAMEKEEPER BY A POACHER,
NEAR Orhev.—Yestenliiy morning, before the Keigbley
bench of magistrates, the notorious poacher, Richard Waller,
of Low Springs, near Baildon, was placed in the dock,
charged with the wilful murder of William Smith, alias
Davy, a keeper for Timothy Horsfall, Esq., of Hawksworth
Halt. The particulars of the murder, and of the capture of
the prisoner, have been fully given in our columns. The
prisoner was committed for trial.
THE MURDER IN LIMERICIL—The correspondent
of the Freeman, writing from Cappamors, Nov. 18, says :
"An inquest was held this day on the body ofJohnQuinkn,
when the following verdict was returned :—' That deceased
came by his death from • gun.shot wound, inflicted by
Patrick Hayes, of Corryro, on the 16th instant, and that
Hayes is guilty of the murder of John Quinlan.' The sou
of the doomed was the only witness examined at the in-
quest. On the post morteni examination five pellets were
extracted, which corresponded in size and shape with those
found in Ha en's house. No trace up to the preempt has
been had of Hayes."

Lorrnox Onfrimat. ()minus COMPLIST (Lrmrrin).
—Traffic receipts welt oodles 17th Nov., 9,9741. 19..11d.
" We find Du Barry's delicious health-restoring
Itersketa Arablea rood the safest remedy for habitual coma-
petite, Indigestion (dyspepsia% flatulency, distension, heartburn,
palpitation, acidity, pbleym. dropsy, dysentery atrophy, diar-
rhea, nersonenem, Irritability, sleeplessness. biliousness, bowel
and liver complaints, haemorrhoids, cough, asthma, debility,
scrofula, and coosucaptlon.—Andrew Use, RBA. ; Dr,
Harvey, Dr. Bbortaml. Dr. Campbell, Dr. End Wisner." Packed
in Una, lib., 2s. fid.. fib., I Is., 121 b., 2b.—Baser Do DAIRY and
Co., 77, Regentedreet, London • also Fortnum and Masan . and
at CO, Onteesburehedrest : t. Chestekle and M. Oxford-
street ; mad all grooms said sholids.—(Adeintlassnent.