The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-10 00:00:00

TEE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-110U8$

Latatert Plidtp.lfwkdown, fonnerlyscommhaloatuisrchant,
carrying on an I,xtewive businers in Mark-lane, was brought
blurs Mr. Alderman Wire, in custody of Haggett, the de-
nctivc officer, fur thud ox.iminerfon, charged with having
attend a bill of ear lunge far 4631. 19e. 6d., with intent to
defraud Mr. G. Anton, cornfactor, of 23, Fencharch-ntrecl,

and Corn Exchange.
It will be recollected that the prisoner already stands com-
mitted open the charge of having fraudulently obtained from
the same pmercuter 74W. upon a forged Lill of lading.
Mr. Mobilisen appeared for the prosecutor, and Mr. Church
defended the pm sonar,
At the first examination of the prisoner upon the present
charge, the prosecutor said that on the 16th May loot he rw
mired from the prisoner the bill of exchange then produced,
dated the 27th April, 1867, at three months after date, fur
4.531. 19e. Sol., purporting to be drawn, at Gloucester, by G.
Hall and Company, on John Taylor, late Taylor and Frown,
Nottingham. The prosecutor took this bill in pert payment
of a cargo of barloy that the prisoner bed sold on his amount,
The Lill, which had been made payable at the London and
Westunnater Bank, was presented and retnnied.
Mr. B. Hessian, Superintendent of Polioe at Gloucester,
stated that he had wade inquiries in that town for the firm of
G. Hall and Co., and had not been able to find it.
Mr. William Taylor was called yesterday, and rid—l live
at Nottingham. Until Deeember, 185 J, I carried on business
with Mr. John Francis as Midi tale 'Wieners. He was the
father of my present partner. The portnerahip wet dheolved
in September, 1155. Sine* that time I hare beet engag,rl in
business with the son of the farmer gebtlenian, under the firm
of Taylor and Francis. I have carried on bummer under *Le
name of Taylor and Francis with father and eon together
about six year*. ?hive n nu other flroi of Taylor and
Frencis carrying on business at Nottingham than ours. I
do not know the abolitions of the acceptance of the bill pro-
duced, and it was not authorised by our firm.
Alderman Wire—Did you receive imy notice of the dis-
honour of that bill P

WiTneas—Ce;rniely not. I knew nothing of it till i raw
the report of *Dolan examination of the prisoner In the Than
Magarrilkieb clerk at the Lothbury branch of the Lon-
don sad Westminster Rank, said—l Imre marched our books,
sad aslant hod that we have ar.y account with John Taylor,
of ths firm of Tiiyl.l. and Franca.
Mr. Church &dined putting any questions to the prisoner,
who, after the ennui caution, sad ho should reserve his de-
fuses.

lie was then fully committal for trial upon this chanty also.
MARLI3O4OI7OII-STREET.

G,orge reorrse sod JOAN .11oftrto, the latter a young man
of colour, wore charged with being concerned with another,
not In cutody, in stealing 25 sovereigns from the person.
Mr. John *Scott, of 180, W di:deo-road, surgeon, deposed
that he had known Mattes *omit time, and yesterday accom-
panied him to a house in the Haymarket (lintel de Paris),
where Mathis introduced him to some gentkinen" who
were there, end who proposed to "toss" for a bottle of wine.
Proeccutor did so and lost. Cards were then produced, but
he declined I play. The other prisoner, Peewee, was among
then., and some difference having been raised Mathis wired
the proeccutor by the throat, nearly strangling him ; whito
this oractult was going on the prisoner Prowte put his hands
into both the tronaere pockets of prosecutor. Another man
not in custody took a principal pair in thus ruminsging hie
pockets, also putting hie hand into one in whii•h he had
shoot 401. in gold, toot setae, and he eubsequently found be
had had 25 stolen. lie mired held of this man, who had
the bulk of his money, but ho cticcessted in estriesting him-
self end getting away, the two prisoners much ill-using
Prisoner Mattaa said, in defence, that tl.o prosecutor was
drunk and did not know what had taken place.
Prow., said he should be ebb to show he was not them at
the time adverted to. . .

Mr. Bingham said be would give Mm time to prove his
alibi if be could, and remanded the ease for a week.

MARYLEBONE.

A young woman, iamerclirar9.ln; Trod, en inmate of
Marylebons Workhouse, was charged with having wilfully
oot tire to the floor No. 9, and with intent to destroy a por-
tion of the building known as the "Able-bodied women's
wan]." The OW came under 9 and 10 Vic., rap 26, ter. 6.
&coral of the guardians and directors of the poor were in
etten isnn• during the inquiry.
Mr. Tubbs, the relieving officer of the pariah, said that the
primmer hod for a tong titer losn a mod disorderly character
is the workhouse, and that rile bad only rseattly cows out
of prtoe.. .- . . .

Nodes, ono of the guardian', said that at 2 o'clock that
day, after tho board tr.ke up, Es: went into the ward, and
sew a deal of water running thercfrow. Ile found that a
quantity of nokum had been set fire to, and that the flooring
was burnt at loon three ,tare of en inch in depth. The wcod
•a. for a considerable .pare round charred. Ile inquired of
the girls there o ho had done it, end the rubdown laid, " I let
lire to it, and will do so again."
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Bowe further partioular;Vrere gone into, altar which the
prisoner we eked what else had to say, when she &flowered
that .he did not moon to set lire to the building, but merely
intended to burn the oakum.
The magistrate committed her for trial.

John S;1,1111., Frederick Fano., Rekord Orecn,aad Henry
Rantoul, were brought ixf•re Mr. Log, three of them upon
I,nrze of assaults upon police cono..uhlee, end the other with
at ;,uipted rescue.
. . . .

It appeared from the eviden:e that et two o'clock yester-
day morning the flret two prisoners, and ascend others.
ill of whom were drunk, were ahouting and creating a great
disturbance in the New-mad; they were desired by Lercrett,
GA 8, to go quietly away; aid Aimura, after making use of
growl rod abusive language, at length went on, but ',trolly
afterwards retorned,snd conducted biiwelf wore* than before.
He was then taken into custody, s Len be knocked tlotrosuitabla
down and kicked him. Green elan came up and kicked and
ntrock 374 3, and Ransom did all in his power to prevent

the officers from executing their duty. The prisoners were
all ultimately secured, and after much resistance thsy were
conveyed to the station-house and looked-up.
The prisoners made a general demur' of the etterges against
them, and sfieged that they had been very harshly treated by
the police.
Kr. Long remarked that these outrages upon officers were
now of each frequent occurrence that it was necessary that
such punishment should be indicted s.s would teach offenders
to conduct thenisehos better in future. Simms end Green
were fined 40e. or a month, and Bastes and Ransom, 20e. or
14 days.
WESTMINSTER.

James Cowen, of No. 3, O eyccat-pbwe, Westminster, was
charged with unlawfully exposing to view obscene prints and
pictures.
The Blegistrate, having inspected some of these prints,
askod if they did not cause a great number of pooplo to
assemble. _

Inspector Humphrep replied in the affirmative. He
rarely or never passed ddadawx place but he found a num-
ber of pawns congregated, some of whom called his atten-
tion to the filthy character of the pictures and placards.
Amongst the latter had boon one throwing contempt upon
the day of humiliation, agreealy with the terms of which
defendant regaled the " serfs" of Westminster with bread
end ammo on Weidneeday, when he had a person deemed up
in a sheet, with a Popish cap on, parading the front of his
garden. The serfs," or somebody else, made a bad return,
for they stoned the person, whoever he woe, that wee doing
penance, broke down the railings, and even proceeded to at-
tack defendant himself.

Defendant'a colic for Yea about to address the magistrate,
when—

Poynter observed that ho should feel no hesitation to
committing defendant under the Vagrant Act for exibiting
the placards before him, but that he felt it would be totter to
treat the whole matter u a great public nuisance, and he
should therefore send the defendant for trial. It was a dis-
grace to a civilised and well-regulated metropolis that such
obscene and profane exhibitions should take plies in it. He
had seen some himself at defendant's door which were quite
horrible. He should require defendant to enter into his own
recognizance of 1001. and two sureties in 501. each to answer
the charge at the sessions where, if the prosecution were pro-
perly conducted, It could not W.
The required bail was put in.
After the attack which succeeded the bread and cheese
banquet, defendant exhibited the following rebuke :
" Oh, ye serfs and slaves, you have this day shown what
you are ; you will never more receive bread and cheese from
this cabin.'