The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-24 00:00:00

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CHARGES OF FORGERY AGAINiT • WAKEFIELD
TILADZOIIAX.—On Tuesday last the chief's:lnstable of Wake-
Halo apprehended William Itsmsden, p inter, of Kirkgate,
on a charge of 1. Trey. The seaweed w.s taken before the
magistrate, at the Ccurt-hearse, and the charge formally laid
against him. It would ma from what little of the parti-
culars of the can teasepie d, that Rennet. ie charged with
forging, in the tint instinct, the acceptance of Joseph
Welby and Son, ci Ouett, near Woke field, for 91. lfs. The
forged acceptance was dated August 7th, in the present
year, and purporting to be payable at Moors. Denison
and Co.'s, bauken, London. The second charge against
lismaden is for forging • guarantee, parpertiog to be
signed by " John Hargreaves," directing Mr. B. Hint, of
Leeds, to deliver to him, Remsden, 61. worth of goods.
The ease wee adjourned to allow the chief constable
time to complete his evidence, and Ramadan was removed in
eastody.
TIIE SUICIDE IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.—A
sport of as inquest which was held on the body of a
gentleman ueknown, who shot himself with • pistol
through the heart in Kensington Gardens, and which ap-
peared in the Exdress of Thursday, was the means of
the bode being identified the same day by a gentleman
named Krawker, a merchant in the City, from whose state-
snout it appears that the deceased gentleman is a native of
Prussian Poland, and his connexions are wealthy Jews re-
siding at Berlin, where deceased had lived for some time.
He had been brought up to the medical profession, but
having failed in obtaining a diploma, he lett Berlin about a
month sine*, and came to Kneeland. Sines his arrival leg had
been stopping ia Beak-street, Regent-street, which plan he
left in • cab on Monday only about an hour before he tom-
mimed the rub act, which is ascribed to his having lost •
considerable sum of money, which he brought with him at
the gaming table. The slips of parchment with the Hebrew
writing have since been ascertained to be the Ten Command.
ments, and the strips of leather and Dozes from which they
were taken are what is termed a froetlett, spoken of la the
Old Testament, and is worn by members of the Jewish per-
suasion between the eyes at their devotions.
ALARMING FIRE AT DEPTFoRD.—Last night, at a
few minors before 11 o'clock, • mounted expires arrived at
the !Amami fire origins stations with intelligent* that • fire
had broken out in the Hop factory of Messrs. When and Co.,
in the Bridge-road, Deptford. It being well known that
these premises were of vast extent, the engines of Southwark.
bridge-read, Watling-street, and Tooley-street stations, with
Mr. Braidwoed, the superintendent; Mr. Henderson, the
foreman of the D district, and powerful bodies of men, were
despatched to the scene. Upon ruching whieb, the Erma
found that the fire had originated la the drying-house be-
levees George Rice and Co , the rag bleachers, whom pro-
perty adjoins the large soap-factory—the same steam-power
beiug need in both premises. From the feat of the close
prosimity of each, • most fearful conflagration appeared in-
evitable; but the engines of H.M. dockyard, and several
others in the town having speedily arrived, the men in charge
of the same, together with the police and inhabitance, ex-
erted themselves moat prainwortbily, and happily succeeded
in extinguishing the fire before any damage was done to the
adjoining property. The drying -house, however, in which
it c..13116011Ctd, was burnt down, and the contents consumed.
From the examination sloes mole, no doubt is entertaicel
bat that the tire was caused from the over-heat of the drying
stove. It could not be Dented in consequence of all hands
having left the premiere before the outbreak was noticed,
whether the firm wee insured or not.
THE GRevasarsu Film—Yesterday, Mr. Milder,
the coroner, and • jury of the inhabitants of Gravesend,
were tugaged several hours at the Town Hall, inquiring into
the circumstances connected with the late destructive confla-
gration in High-street. A vast amount of evidence was
taker, from which it appeared that the fire must have
broom out either on the premises of Mr. Read, a tobacconist,
or in those of Mr. Adhaiton, grocer, next door. The
coroner, having read over the evidence, the jury retired, and
after ouroulting kr nearly half-en-hour, returned the follow-
ing verdict:—" That two eeetain dwelling -houses. lately
knows am Nee. 66 end 66, High-street, Gravesend, in the
eouuty ,of Kent, were, cm the 11th of August, 1860, burnt
down and des eel by fire. bat by what moans the said lire
originated, no eYideaee {honed bath been Manisa."