The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-20 00:00:00

MANSION-ROUSE.

CHANGAN Or PORGIAT AGAINST A RAILWAY SIICNITART.
Edward Bannister GUllow, a TOSIABOSPAO-droved
VS6 this morning brought before Aldermen sir B. Phillip.
charged with forging six cheques for amounts varying from
371. 10s. to 1715/. between the 24th August ■nd the 33rd
October, 1847.
Mr. Bluilens, solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. Lewis
defended. _ _ . _

It appeared that the defendant had been secretary to
the Inam Valley Railway Company, Kent, and that the
practice in regard to the cheques of the company was that
they should be signed by two directors and countersigned
by the secretary. The allegation against the defendant
was that he had forged six cheques, and Mr. Mullen.
stated that the prosecution would not be able to pro-
duce them, but he should call evidence to show
that on the same day two of them were paid by Meese.
Glyn. the notes were changed at the Rank of Ragland
for other notes and money, and bore the name of the de-
fendant in his own handwriting. Ile would also c►ll the
directors to show that no such cheques had been signed
by them.
Evidence to this effect having been given with regard to
two cheques —one for 110 f. and the other fur l7''l.—the
prisoner was remanded.

CLICRICENWELL.
A TRADDIMAN CHARGRII WITH rI:LONT.

James Parkinson, • tailor in an extensive way of
business at Alber•place, Hornsey-road, was charged
before Mr. Cooke with stealing a large quantity of bricks
belonging to Mr. Fleury Frankholm and Mr. V. ink worth,
builders, of Poole's-perk, Horner,.
Mr. Thomas Wakeling, solicitor, attended for the prose-
cution, and Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, for the defence.
The prisoner is having three houses erected on the same
estate as the prosecutors, and for some time past the pro-
secutors have missed large quantities of bricks. The
prisoner has been suspected and watched, and be has
been seen to take bricks from the heaps, place them in his
pockets, and take them tb his buildings. This he has been
actin to do on several occasions, and in consequence
the prosecutors gave him into the custody of a polite-
constable, who on searching his premises found 16 bricks,
which the prosecutors swore were their property. Mr.
Frankholm lost over 1,000 bricks within the past three
weeks, and Mr. Winkworth '2.50 since last Thursday. Last
Sunday morning the prisoner was seen to take some bricks
and place them on his property.
Mr. Ricketts for the defence said that children were in
the habit of playing on the waste land behind the
prisoner's property, and he seeing bricks lying about and
believing them to be his own, picked them up and took
them to his property.
Mr. Wakeling contended that there was a prima facie
case of felony made out, and asked the magistrate to send
the matter before a jury. The prisoner being in a
respectable position only made his conduct the more sus-
picion, ►nd disgraceful.
Mr. Cooke was satisfied that the bricks did not belong
to the prisoner ; but he discharged him because he did not
think that a jury would under the circumstances convict
him.

SOUTHWARK.
CAPTCRE 07 ♦ 6.140 OT

Whodesert b;a idnsserfa; a retired
dairyman, residing at No. 2, Harleyford-road, Church-
road, Camberwell ; Samuel Israel, 84, Long-lane, Bermond-
sey, marine store dealer; and David Morgan, labourer,
were brought before Mr. Burcham, on warrants by
Inspector Potter, G Division, charged with being con-
cerned with others not in custody in conspiring to defraud
several merchants, tradesmen, and others in various parts
of the kingdom, of valuable property to an enormous
extent. _ _

Mr. Chipperfield appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
W. Edwin for the prisoner.
Mr. Chipperfield, in opening the case, said that the
prisoners had so recently been apprehended that he had
been unable to collect the witnesses to substantiate the
more serious and important charges against the prisoners,
but he could produce evidence sufficient to warrant a re-
mand until a future day when he should be more fully
prepared to proceed with several charges. He called
Thomas Dobson, of Brotherton, in Yorkshire, who said
that he was the owner of 20 acres of willow ground, and in
March last he advertised in a Yorkshire paper twenty
tons of willows which he had for sale. A few days after
that he received a letter signed W. R. Barnes, purveyor of
farm produoe and salesman, Angel-piece, Borough, re-
questing to know the price and terms. Witness replied
to that letter asking far a reference. In return he
received a printed form which appeared to emanate
from a respectable firm, referring to Allen
and Allen, solicitors, Southwark-bridge-road. Having
received a satisfactory reply, he forwarded 200 bundles of
willows by Great Northern Railway to the order of W. R.
Barnes, the value of which was Ht. 13a. 4d. The cash
was Lot sent as promised, neither bad any of his applica-
tions to W. R. Barnes been replied to. Witness had since
seen the willows in the possession of the prisoner Israel.
He had never been paid for them.
Robert Patter, 98 11, said that he knew Angel-place,
Borough. It was a small court, inhabited by very poor
people. There was no shop or warehouse in the place, or
an business carried on, as described by Barnes's otrcular.
Inspector Potter, C division, said he had been for some
time on the watch to disooverlthe " long firm," or Briatowe
gang of swindlers. On the Pith instant he proceeded to
Israel's house and asked him if he had purchased any goods
of Barnes or Morgan. Israel replied in the negative. He
said he did not know Barnes, but he knew Morgan, who
was called " Sugar." On the previous night witness again
called at his house, and took him into custody on a war-
rant. On the way to the station-house he said "It was a
bad job."
Joseph Fleming, skin merchant, 101, Long-lane, Ber-
mondsey, said that he knew Israel, and about a month ago
he let a shed to him. Israel on the same day placed a
large quantity of willows therein, but he did not know
where they came from. Witness added that four or five
weeks' rent was due to him by Israel. He knew nothing
of the other prisoners.
Samuel Monk, a constable in the employ of the Great
Northern Company, produced receipts for 200 bundles of
willows, brought from Brotherton, Yorkshire, for W. R.
Barnes, to order. They were delivered in two loads, and
the receipts were
signed, Barnes and Morgan.
to Inspecr Potter here informed his worship that he had
discovered upwards of • thousand pounds' worth of pro-
perty obtained by the gang, who had agents and partners
in all parts of London and the large towns in the kingdom.
He therefore asked for a remand to enable him to produce
further evidence against the prisoners.
Mr. Burobam remanded them until Monday, and refused
to accept bail.

SUICIDE OP A SOLDIER ON THE NORTH

KENT RAILWAY.

An inquiry was held by Mr. C. J. Carttar,
the coroner for Kent, last evening, at the Anti-
Gilliam Tavern, Charlton, respecting the death of
Thomas Sheppard, aged 27 years, a gunner in
the Royal Artillery stationed at Woolwich. It appears
that on Sunday morning as a train approached the Charl-
ton Tunnel on the North Kent Railway the deceased
deliberately jumped from the embankment and threw him-
self across the metals, when the train was about 40 yards
from him. It passed over his body, which was fright-
fully mutilated.
Lieutenant Charles Readnal, of the Royal Artillery,
said that the deceased was the best man in the regiment.
lie had been absent without leave since the 11th instant,
but his character was so good that if he had returned his
punishment would have been merely nominal. The cli-
mate of India had not affected the mind of the deceased.

It was stated by another witness however, that the de-
ceased bad recently been desponding, and
The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while in a state
of unsound mind."

THE PEACE SOCIETY. —Last evening the annual
meeting of this society was held in Finsbury Chapel, Mr.
H. l'ease presiding, in the absence of Mr. J. W. Pease,
M.P., who was detained by business in the House of Com
mons. The Rev. H. Richard presented the report, which
gave a summary of the society's operations during the past
year. The income was 4,284/. is. Id.
THE DEATH OF THE BISHOP or GEArroic.—
Dr. Sawyer, Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, New South
Wales, had been conducting the evening service at Grafton
on Sunday, March 15, when his untimely death occurred.
At about 10 o'clock he was crossing the Clarence river to
get back to Bishopsthorpe, accompanied by his son, Mr.
Brown, James Creighton and two female servants. After
proceeding a mile, the wind being fresh and the sails set,
near the end of Elizabeth Island a sudden gust of wind
upset the boat. The Bishop's son was asleep and was
not seen after the accident. Creighton attempted to rescue
the bishop, but was seized by the servant, who held on to
him. The bishop was never seen again. The survivors
were picked up by some boats which arrived just in time
to rescue them.

An inquest was held last night at the Trinity
Arms, Deptford, on the body of James Roles, a working
man, who had destroyed himself by swallowing a shil-
ling's-woith of Battle's vermin destroyer, which contains
a large quantity of strychnine. Jealousy seems to have
prompted the Rot, and the jury found that the deceased
was of unsound mind.

HORRIBLE ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAT.—On the night down mail train arriving at
Chester en Sunday morning, • man's arm was found
entangled in the works of the engine. A search
was immediately set on foot, and the remains
of the body were found scattered to rarities direc-
tions on the viaduct arming the Dee, near
Daabon. It appears that the man was proceeding to hie
home across the viaduct when he was met by the mail
train. Another man, intoxicated, was
km*, after the accident, along the line, ancr=
against the head of the deceased, and fell over it. —Dir-
minpka et Post.