The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-06 00:00:00

7113 POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.
Blurt Swig was charged with embodies 7e., the
warm al Ms guster.

Oa twe omissions the rimer, who was In the employ of
wasigesrtgioal• t makai,
vas ma to es-park, to the home of ktr7rrrictit.
We M.P. for idhanr, with parcels of for which he
received money. On kis room he told him master that he
Ed sot get paid, as Mr. Fox me out. Oa apprehention he
ebbed that he had lost pert of the antemd which he had
received, and did not like to giro buck to, ram.
Committed for trial.
BOW-STREET.
A person of lady-like eppremos and manners, described
in the ammo= no Bluabeth Farrell, otherwise Yrs. Billings,
was Notentoned for forging the signature of Emily Leach to a
isientigh stranded for the defendant, who said her name
was Elisabeth Billings, and pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Hoary M. clerk in the secretary's Mee of
the Electric Telegraph Company in the Strand, produced the
mar" which bore date 20th Sept., mad wee as
follow, : Return by BeetMein—your mother is dm-
pronely ill." The word dying had been written, bat
ecrotrhsd mt. Mr. Wilkhre oteirmd that it woo moll to
obedience to the magi trace's order that he produced the
sairageora the robs of aloe did not permit him to do so
viA"l-1,406111..

Mr. Judie, aid it was a very proper regulation, but must
M overrated by the magistrate's order in criminal rams.
Mn. Leach, the complainant, was then sworn—The ma-
nge produced vas mot in her handwriting, nor had it been
signed by her authority. Both the body of the document rod
the siguature were is the handwriting of the defendant. It
wee addressed to witness's brother, Mr. William Thom..
Billing., at Yarmouth. He was staying at Yarmouth at
that time. He wee • surgeon. His mother waa in perfect
health._

Eli birThloigh—But it is not sinsuid "Emily Louth," it is
saeth.

Curopiinant—lt is "El. Leech."
Mr. Sleigh—Rave you been on soy terms of intimacy with
bat

du:, so. I have kaona hir about a

alto not been trequantly at you haws—
your taotlreshorq.

Complainant—Not ltrequently. She hoe been there. She
we. under my brother's protection.
Mr. iNeigh—Did she not bre with him as hie wife?
Coo No, sir.
Mr. Sielgh—Did he not take her with him en his wits ?
Complainant—Not with him. She followed him. She is
not his wife. She ha. been in keeping 14 years with a
foreign gentleman.
Mr. Sleigh—Han he not to your knowledge promised her
zosivlsge
Complainant—Not to my knowledge. I have • letter here
will show her character.
Mr. Sleigh—lt is not to your credit to show such feeling
towards one of your own sex, but I hope you don't losoaJi
the infamoua treatment she hes 'leaved. Sir, my client Is •
lady by birth and education, whom the complainant's Mother
Minced to go abroad with hits and pared her as his wife.
He then deserted her in • foreign country, and left bar to
end her way home as she might. Now, sir, this le • amity
Maputo for whore • man seduce. a woman under • modes
of sastriege I smolder she ie his wife in the sight of God if
not of the law. Now, under these circumstances, enppoereg•
they bed proved to your satisfaction all that la all , oan
ke mid that to resort to such an expedient to obtain an War-
view is • form'? The ammo" of the forgery lathe Mimi to
defraud ; and 1-thlnk if you apply your mind to that point
you will not my that any ouch felonious intent is shown.
I defy any one to search ell the books and produce anythl
like a parallel case. It would lead to most fearful skim
such a precedent were established. We should hem
punished for wading valentines in • Woe name if lir aire
to that.

Jardine—Wbstber it is • forgery at comma law is
very doubtful, but it cannot for • =mat be spoken of but
se • very levious offence in some way or other. It fa as grow
a frandeaone can wail conceive.

-co-e-u;77;,-.lt is not to be justified. But
I am prepared, if nammary, to produce memos which will
&sebum your mind of any inipreedon that there be. been
anything like moral turpitude on the part of the defendant.
She may be sued for any expense. the parties may have been
pat to, though I believe the fact is that he did not corm, and
nobody was put to any inconvenience. But as for there
being a °sae for a criminal charge, it is out of the question.
Mr. Jardlne—l think you are right there. The technical
definition of fmgery involves the intention to deceive and
defraud. Here is the intention to dealing for the purpose of
bringing him to town ; but that does not amount to defraud-
ing himagmh. Still, I would caution her not to attempt such a
Lb *
Mr. Sleigh-86e will certainly not do so main.
Mrs. Leach hens expressed a desire to read a latter, which
she mid would throw mine light on defendant's therecerr.
Mr. Sleigh—These people have used my client meet
shamefully. and I am driven to say that Mr. Billings
brought her to hi. own 'mother's home, and btradtwed
her there es hie wife.
The earamme was then die:aimed.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
On Saturday afternoon Lindtetant Baehr, and arm!
&Malty, two gentlemen belonging to the 7th Dragoon
Guards, now under orders for India, were charged at this
court with being drunk and violently 'smoking Felice con-
stables 34 C and 67 C, while in the execution of their duty.
The evidence adduced went to show that on Saturday
morning, about 3 o'clock, 34 C was In the Haymarket, when
he elm the defendant Barton, who wee the worse for liquor,
cresting a great disturbance, and surrounded by a mob of at
least 600 persons. The constables dialed the defendant to
go away. Barton with an oath refused, and Masi hold of
34 C by the collar, and nearly wangled bfm ; and while he
was almost insensible from the defendant's violence, the
latter struck him several blows in the mouth and face, which
bled very much. Richarda, 67 C, went to hie mistime,
and was violently struck by Ercheley, who tried to reeve
Berton from custody.
The defendants, who bad given the assumed names of
Brown and Simpson, said the constable had euaggeated the
case very much. 'I he fact me they were y insulted
by a max, and while they were remonstrating with him the
offer came up end took them into custody. They denied
there being 600 people; there were not 60 present.
Mr. Bingham said the defendants, who, from their manner
and dress be should take to be gentlemen, did not seem to
eel the lamentable poetion in which they were placed. In-
stead of showing their valour by assaulting the police, it
maid be much better for them to be off to India, and deploy
their courage there. The police must be protected, end as he
made no distinction between rich and poor, he should com-
mit each of them for ten day. to the House of Correction.
On hearing this sentence the defendanto expressed a deem
to epeak to the magistrate in private, which Mr. Bingham
refused to do.

The dsfendant• them gave their real names and profeadoos,
aid said they were under orders fur India with their
regiments, and were to leave on Monday (yesterday). They,
therefore, begged the magistrate not to send theta to prison,
as It would be their ruin. They were exceedingly sorry for
what they had done, and lamented the position in which
they wen placed.
Mr. Bingham said, under those circumstance., he should
ha veep sorry that tea country should be deprived of the
SOITICSO Of two such stout gentlemen ; but he could
alter Ids decision in the lout be must cause inquiries to be
made about them at the War-office.

JIM as the magistrate was leaving the court,
Inspector Webb, who had been deputed to make the name-
earl inquiries at the Dome Guards, entered the court, end in-
formed Mr. Bingham that he had sea the Deputy Adjutant
General, who informed him that Lieut. Barton was under
immediate ordm for India, and it was that he
should join his regiment forthwith. Cornet wee
not under ordses at present.
Mr. Bingham, under then thromatances, mitigated the
punishment to a fine of 61. each, which was at once paid.
William Alarming was charged with stealing upwards of
lON., the property of Lady Limond.
The prisoner was brought from Cornwall on a warrant
charging him with having appropriated to hie me army.
entrusted to him by Lady Limond to pay serious tradememes
bills with. As the prisoner intended to plead guilty, the
charge would be confined to stealing the sum of N. Je. ed.
The prisoner haring pleaded guilty,
Mr. Long amtened him to stn months' imprisonment with
hard labour.