The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS•

GUILDHALL

John Dales, a bankrupt, bitiliiiiiusiness as a merchant
and contractor at Gresham-house, Old Broad-street, and
other places, was charged with obtaining goods to the value
of about 12,000/. on credit, within three months of his
bankruptcy, under false pretences, and with intent to de-
fraud his creditors.
The court was occupied in hearing the case the greater
part of the day, and the only witnesses called were Thomas
Deuce, the socouutant's clerk, and Henry Simpson, a mer-
chant at Na 1, Sias-lane, Bucklersbury. The evidence of
the former was put forward to show that at the time the
bankrupt obtained the 12,0001. worth of goods referred to
he had no fewer than 38 actions against him upon bills
overdue. The evidence of the latter was of the most coin.
plicated character, and be was still under examination,
when the case was adjourned to Wednesday, and the bank-
rupt remanded.

Frederick Henry Drake. otaii, late clerk and cashier
in the employ of Maine nt and Hodge, sugar re-
finers, of Fludgateetreet, Whitechapel, and Heart, Cooper,
28, grocer and tea dealer, at No. 19, Aldgate, were
charged with larceny, forgery, and fraud, by which they
had plundered Bryant and Hodge, in two years and a half,
of sugar and treacle valued at 2,3007.
The case has already been several times before the court,
and the depositions go to prove a deep laid and artful
scheme to plunder Messrs. Bryant and Hodge. Drake had
been in their service for three years, and the utmost con-
fidence was placed In him, but he was diselarged in conse-
quence of his fast babas. It was shown that a quantity of
sugar and treacle had been obtained from the premiers of
Mown. Bryant and Hodge by means of forged orders, and
some of it bad been found in the possession of the pi-amen,
and some had been sold to other parties.
The primmer'
.were thee charged with uttering a forged
order for the delivery of two tieroes of sugar.
After the examination of several witnesses,
The prisoner Drake was called, and he acknowledged hay-
ing obtained blank orders for the delivery of goods, and
having got them filled up.
After some consultation it was agreed that the case
should stand over, and a nand was granted till Wednes-
day next.

FATAL STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT AT LONDON-
BAILOR.

On Saturday Mr. Rateliff, the coroner for the
liberty of the Tower, held an inquest in the canteen, on
view of the body of Frederick Haviland, aged 43 years, au
artificial flower manufacturer, who lost his life (under me-
lancholy circumstances.
Frederick Andrews, a waterman, proved finding the body
on Friday morning last between the peddle.wheels of a
steamer moored in the river off Irongate wharf.
Charles Haviland, the son, identified the body as being
that of his father. On Sunday afternoon last Ids father and
several of the family went to Woolwich, and after tea
they returned about eight o'clock by the Sylph, Woolwich
steamer. Witness got out at the Tunnel-pier, and he did
not see the deceased fall into the-water.
James George Hyams, of Ti, Bowling-green-lane, Clerk-
enwell, raid that he was a passenger on the
boat on the evening in question. The Sylph ar-
rived safely at the London-bridge wharf, where there
was the Fairy steamboat. The captain of that boat told the
passengers that they could cross his vessel, but they must
walk one by one along the gangway, which had no handnals.
Thera we,. two ineu belonging to the Sylph on the side of
the gangway, directing the passengers. The deceased pre-
ceded witness, and while going along the planking he mimed
his footing and fell into the water. An alarm was raised,
and all hands tried to get to the deceased, but nothing more
was sass of him.

By the Coroner—The Sylph arrived about • quarter to
tea o'clock, and there were no lights to assist the egress of
the passeDeers. Witness complained to the men of the
nnrfe condition of the gangway.
George Spencely, in the service of the company, said he
assisted the deceased actor the gangway when he fell into
the water. Witness leaped down on to the fender beam to
try and save him, but did not succeed. The width of the
planking was about eighteen inches. The passengers were
Dot landing, but were being transferred from one boat to
the other for conveyance to the west end by the Fairy.
Captain Hamilton, master of the Sylph, was examined,
and said that be landed about 120 pure re at Loudon-
bridge. The Sylph was properly around fore and aft.
When the deceased fell in ropes were thrown out, but de-
ceased never came to the surface of the water. The tide
had

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up A* chief points of the oak arbia tile Jury returned s
verdict of "Accidental deetb."

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