The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-31 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE

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Richard Mannino, a journeyman butcher, residing at 18,
Craven-terrace, Bayswater, was brought before the Lord
Mayor, charged with uttering a cheque for 15/., pur-
partial; to he_ signed by Mr. George Virtue, with intent
to defraud the London Joint Stock Banking Company ; and
Lydia Atkins was also charged with forging and uttering
the same cheque.
Mr. Hiram Windt', cashier at the London Joint Stock
Bank, said that the prisoner Manning presented the cheque
for 151. to him on Tuesday morning to be changed.
woe saw it was not a genuine cheque, and asked the
where he got it from, and he said be had it from
roalak at Mr. Virtue's ' • he received it in • letter from her
reefing.rsii She owed him some money, and she bad sent
goo tempo payment.
Mr.Osoisp Virtue, of Walton-on-Thames, said the
knob /steeper woe in his employment. The cheque pro-
elle' INS net in his handwriting, nor was it written by his
wriumity. It appeared to have been torn from his cheque
leek, and It bore the consecutive number. He did not
know her handwriting, but on Tuesday he saw her write her
fame, at the request of the ofticer, and he believed the two
signatures were written by the same party. The cheque
book was kept in • desk which wee not kept locked, and
she would have access to the room in which it was.

On crem-examivation by Mr. Wonkier, who appeared on
behalf of the female prisoner, Mr. Virtue said she had
borne a very good character.
Detective officer Scott deposed that he was celled to the
Landon Joint Stock Bank on Tuesday, and he saw the male
prisoner there, and told him be was an officer. He showed
him the cheque, and told him he must give some account as
to how he became poesessed of it. He then said he had it
from Lydia Atkins, who was in the service of Mr. Virtue,
of Walton•omThames, to whom he had lent some money
some time since, and the sent him that cheque in a letter
the saute morning. He naked the prisoner what he bad
dose with the letter, and he said he &had destroyed it, as
he did all letters be received from her. The officer then
west to Mr. Virtue's residence, where he maw the female
prisoner. He asked her what her name was, and she said,
" Lydia Atkins." He then asked her if she kzew Maiming,
*odd she owed him any money. She said she did. He bad
beet her some mocey and she had paid him part of it back
but that was some time elm. He asked her if she had seas
him a letter the night before, and she said she had not mot
him one for a week. He then showed her the cheque, and
asked her if she hail sent him that in a letter and she said
" No." At his request, she wrote "George Virtue" on a
piece of paper, and he believed the two al.-eaten., were by
the same party. He brought her to Loudon, and while the
charge was being booked she and Manning were in the same
room, and Manning said to her, " Do you mean to say that
you did not seed me that cheque in 14 letter r and she re-
plied that she would say nothing until she bad seen Mr.
Wontner. _

The prisoners were remanded, and as the officer &ott
said the male prisoner had given a correct address, and he
had every reason to believe his statement wee a correct one,
the Lore Mayor consented to take his own recognizance in
40/. to appear again.
John Perkins, who wax brought up last week charged
with receiving two 10)1. Bank of England notes which were
stolen from a letter containing 1,3114 N. in notes and cheques,
on its7transit from Louth to Messrs. Prescott, Wrote, and
co.*. Bulk, Lesdosi, well knowing them to have been stolen,
was brought up on remand for final examinatioo.
Mr. William Peacock, of the solicitor's departmect of the
General Post-office, attended to aupport the case on be-
half of the prosecution, and Mr. Beard appeared on behalf
of the prisoner.
The prisoner was remanded on the last examination, in
order to procure the necessary witnesses from Paris and from
Louth.

Yr. Edwin Brown, clerk io the Lincolnshire and Lind-
sey Bank, proved the making up of a letter on the 27th of
Februarybod,!oontaining 1,3601. Os. 6d., and posting it at the
post-office in Louth. The letter was addressed to Misers.
I Prescott, Grote, and Co., London. The parcel, however,
sever reached its destination. The two notes produced for
1001. each we two ofthoee enclosed in the letter.
Charles Heaven, waiter at the Hotel de Paris, Colitis,
rid the pruooer arrived at the hotel on the morning of the
4th March last at about two o'clock. He slept there, and
went out about half-past ten, sepias he was going to get
some money changul. He returned at about ball-past 11,
paid his bill, and left.
Charles Eugene Wilmot, clerk to Mr. Ballart, banker,
Rua Royal, Canis, said—On the 4th March the prisoner
presented the two Bank of England notes produced to him,
and aigtedfor 5,000 franca in sofas, and the remainder,
10 haws, in cash. He Naked the prisoner his name and &d-
-ews, and be gave the name of Allan, Hotel de Paris. He
rel!imallanir for the
arter Lwaonzotie,s,jon.d senttilsiema to the
wee druawn to than a few day. afterward..