The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE

Rinke rd Mannitsy, a iiiiiher,res iding at No. IR, Craven-
terraoe, Bayswater, and Lydia Atkiae, who were brought
before the Lord Mayor last week. the former charged with
uttering a cheque for lil., purporting to be signed by Mr.
George Virtue, and drawn upon the London Joint Stock
Bank. Princes etrect, and the latter with forging and
uttering the same cheque, were brought up yesterday for
further examination. _

--bl;:elarki;;ttecied to conduct the case for the prosecu-
tion ; and Mr. Wontner appeared for the female prisoner,
and Mr. Beard for Manning.
From the evidence adduced on the last examina-
tion, it appeared that the prisoner Manning pre-
sented the cheque at the London Joint Stock
Bank, when it was immediately detected to be
a forgery. A constable was sent for, anj when he
was asked how be became possessed of the cheque,
he said he received it that mornin in • letter from the
cook at Mr. Virtue's, at Walton-on Thames, who owed biro
some money, and had nut the cheque in payment. The
taker went to Mr. Virtue's, and saw the female prisoner
there, and requested her to write Mr. Virtue's name on •
piece of paper, and it was found that the signature on the
cheque exactly corresponded with the writing on the piece
of paper. The prisoner was then taken into custody ; but
she denied having sent the cheque to the poisoner Manning.
Mr. George Virtue said the signature to the cheque pro-
duced was not in his handwriting, nor was it written by his
authority.
The prisoner were remanded until yesterday, Manning
being admitted to bail on his own recognizance'.
Yesterday Yr. Beard produced a medical certificate,
stating that is 00101.7101110111 Ot want of sleep, and the
anxiety produced by his position, the defendant Manning
was in a very precarious meta bordering on =Milled de-
rangement, and said that on Owns mounds he should apply
feels further remand.

--ifiairrks said he had se objection to that coons, as he
had every reason to believe Me statement was a trite one,
aad there was a witness in court who saw him receive the
letter with the cheque in it. U. proposed to examine the
prisoner as a witness.
The prisoner on being placed at the tar was so much ex.
cited that he was obliged to be removed, nod on the Lord
Mayor telling him he was discharged, he appeared to be a

little more composed, but it was not considered advisable to
place him under examination at present.
Mr. Wontoer said if the case oonld go on without his evi-
dence it would pave a deal of time.

Mr. Baud said he had the witness who saw him receive
the letter, nod

~Mr. Goodman
mid, if that wu so, the cue could go on.
MIL Elizabeth Brine, the sister of the male prisoner,
said she lived at No. 18, Craven•terrace, Bayswater ; and
on last Tuesday morning she received a letter by post, ad-
dressed in the female prisoner's handwriting, which merely
inclosed a letter addressed to R. Manning, and also in the
earns handwriting. She gave her brother the letter, and
saw him open it and take out the cheque produced for 151.
She reed the letter, and in one part of it she requested him
to send word on a slip of paper if he received the cheque,
as her sister always wanted to see his letters. She believed
the cheque to be in the handwriting of the prisoner.
Mr. Wontner said if there wu any fresh evidence, he
would be quite satisfied if be received notice ; and, the
prisoner was committed for trial.