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London, England, 1851-08-19 00:00:00

TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, 1851.

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CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT
(Before the RECORDER.)
William Smith Bloomfield, aged 31, described as a
labourer, remanded from last session, was indicted for
forging and uttering an acceptance to a bill of exchange.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Mr. B ,dkin conducted the case for the prosecution,
and Mr. PAyrie defended the prisoner.
Mr. BODKIN, in opening the case, said it was not the
intention of the prosecutor to go on with the charge of
forgery, but the evidence would be confined to the
charge of uttering.

EVidence was Then put in to show that the prosecutor
was too ill to be enabled to attend, and the Court al-
lowed his depositions before the magistrate. It ap-
peared from these depositions that the prisoner bad been
in the service of the Great Northern Railway, and that he
wave the prosecutor the bill in question which was for
33/ odd. When the bill became due, however, it trans,
ptred that the ace prance was not in the handwriting of
Clarke, the atlyged acceptor, but was written by a labour-
ihg man at the instance of the prisoner. The prisoner
filmset, wrote the body of the bill, and the labourer,
acting under hie instructions, signed the name "dames
C1a,k.,," as ac,epted. The bill was indorsed to the pro-
secutor, in payment of his account for beer, which was
said to have been supplied to the men recently engaged
on the Great Northern works at Hornsey.
Mr. PAYNE addressed the jury for the defence, end
contended that the forgery and uttering had orieina,ed
in the ignorance of the prison.r its conducting mercantile
transactions. There was no doubt that the money was
cue to the prosecutor from the sub-contractor, and the
pris,.ner acting as the manager of his affairs, directed one
of the men to accept the bill, thinking that he bad a per-
fect right to do so, and having k 0 intention whatever to
defraud any one.
The Lest ned RECORDER summed up, and the jury
found the prisoner Guilty of the charge tsf utteting the
bill knowing it to be a forgery.
The COURT sentenced him to twelve months' impri-
sonment with hard labour.

LORD RANELAGE'S CASE.—Lord Ranelagh surren-
dered to the indictment preferred ag,inst him at the
ittstance of the South-Eastern Railway Company fur
assaulting their officers while in the execution of their
duty ; and, on the application of Mr. Bodkin, his Lord-
ship was admitted to bail to appear and answer the
charge on a future day, himself in 1001., and two sureties
in 501. each.

NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
George Thomas, 32, was indicted for stealing a cash-
box, containing a 101. and 5/ notes, 40 sovereigns, and
other moneys, the property of Anton Scherzinger.
The prosecutor, who was a German, kept a public-
house called the Horse and Trumpeter, in Crumbed
Friers. The prisoner was in the habit of
visiting the house, and it was noticed that he
usually stood opposite the landlord's parlour,
and called for articles which were not kept in the bar.
The cash-box was locked up in a chiffonier in the parlour,
and the prisoner bad frequent opportunities of seeing it
taken out and replaced. On the 22d of July last, about
five o'clock in the afternoon, the prisoner and another
man entered the house, and went into the public parlour
and called for some pale ale, which could only be drawn
in the cellar. Immediately afterwards two other men,
one of whom had previously been seen with the priso-
ner, also entered and called for some ale, which they
drank at the bar. At this time the prosecutor and his
brother were the only persons in the bar. One of
the men then pretended that he had an appointment
with some person in the neighbourhood, but, at the
request of his companion, he agreed to write a note post-
poning it, and the prosecutor offered to deliver the note.
No sooner had he left the house for this purpose than
the two men in the parlour rang for some more pale ale,
and the prosecutor's brother was obliged to leave ihe bar
So fetch it. On his return the two men, who were stand-
ing there, had disappeared, as well us the prisoner's
cem punkin in the parlour. The prosecutor, who was not
absent more than five or ten tetnutes, discovered en re•
entering the parlour, that the chiffonier hint been forced
with a churl, and the hex tibsiteeted. The prisoner
errs appreheneeo ju.t as be was leaving the parlour. On
being taken into custcdy, ho denied any knowledge of
the role, ry, and dt dared that the other three men were
entire sore gars to him.

Tne COMIIION.6ERGEANT having summed up the
evidence. _

Tire jury tonnd the prisoner Guilty.
John Story, a policteconstable, said be had known
the prisoner ior some years as the associate of thn-vas.
Previous to his apprehension he had th en in search of
him f.r a rubbery committed in Thame..-street. There
were several outer charges against the prisoner, anti be
belonged to a gang of thieves who had committed twenty
or thirty similar robberies of (matt-boxes within the last
nine raitinths. fie b lieved be was convicted of felony
in 1846 in this court, and transported for ten years.
James Brett, another constabie, also deposed to the
prisoner being the associate of thieves and swell-mobs-
men.

The C 4 MN, N SERGEANT sentenced him to be trans
ported tur ten years.

MARLBRO'-STREE r—( THIS DAY.)
CHARGE OP ASSAULT.—Mr. William Humphries,
home-ow nt, tetechng at Finchley, was ch,tged bett,re
Mr. Bingham with atsaulting George Sharplin, captain
of the Vivid. Richmond steam boat.

The complainant stated that on the previous night
be came on shore on his owner's business, and about
halt-past twelve he went to a public- house kept by Mr.
Mitchenson, near Newport Market, to arrange about an
excursion party. He went into the side bar, where he
saw the prisoner with re -venal others. Directly he en-
tered the bar the prisoner, of whom he had no previous
knowledge, called out "who the h-1 are you," and
threatened to knock out his eye. Complainant, who
treattd the language as merely " chaff," laughed and
said, " Nonsense." He had no sooner said that than
the prisoner struck him a violent blow in the face with
his fist, and blackened his right eye. Complainant did
not return the blow, but went and fetched a constable
and gave him in charge.
Two witnesses who were present at the time proved
the assault, and also that the complainant was perfectly
sober.

The defence set up was that the complainant made use
of offensive language to a lady, and pushed up against
her in a very indecent manner. The prisoner, seeing
this, acted the part of champion (although the lady's
husbund was present), and, in order to give vent to his
indignation at such conduct, dealt him a blow in
the face. _ _ _

In support of this a female named Williams and
her husband, who stated he was clerk to an attorney
in Gray's Inn, were calh,d, and the latter swore that he
beard the complainant call his wife an offensive name,
and immediately after he saw the defendant strike com-
plainant in the Lace.
Further evidence of such a conflicting nature was of-
fered, that Mr. Bingham decided upon adjourning the
further hearing of the case until Mr. Mitchenson was
sent for.

LAMBETH.—(THIS DAY.)
John Barker, a somewhat da,hing cosierm-ugor, was
brought. up before Mr. Norton this morning, charged ty
police-constable L 22 with deliberately zuunitig him
down.

Complainant was standing in Kennington-lane, on the
wrong robe of the rt ad. a few feet from the footpath,
with his back to the prisoner, who was coming along
the road in his cart. As tio.,n, however, as he perceiv. 0
the complainant, he crossed over deliberately towards
him, so that the shafts of his cart struck him on the
shoulder with such force as to knock him several feet
torward on his face. Fortunately, however, he sustained
no serious injury, and he was able to take the prisoner
o
into custody, who did anything but apul gise, and
threatened an action if be were locked up.
The prisoner, who called several witnesses to prove
his general sfrarfiness and good character, said it was
en irely accirfr fetal.
The MAGISTRATE, however, was of a different
opinion, thougn he did not believ. that any sarious in-
jury was intended, and fined the prisoner 10s., or 7 (lays'
imprisonment.

ACCIDENT IN TH VST ATtELlio imaD,--Y,:tterriay
Mrs. Hepburn, the wite of the extensive tanner and leather-
merchant, of Long-lane. Bermondsey, with their eldest
daughter, and another young lady, were proceeding in their
carriage down the Waterloo -road, Lambeth, when on
reaching the corner of Stamford-street, the h rse drawing
the vehicle took fright at a kite, which a boy was flying
in the road. The coachman pulled the reins with all his
power in the hopes of bringing the affrighted animal up ;
unfortunately, however, without succe.s, and the horse con-
tinued to dash along tt e road at a most furious speed until
it came alongside of the Victoria Theatre, when the carriage
came into violent collision with a chaise cart belonging to
Mr. CNamberlain, of the Belvidere-road. Two gentlemen
were sitting in this vehicle, and so violent was the colli-
sion, that the driver of the carriage was thrown off the
box, and the gentlemen in the chaise cart were lifted some
feet from their seats. and then pitched bead foremost into
the carriage road. Ultimately the reins became entangled
in the feet of the animal, which to some extent retarded
his progress, when a man ruched forward and seized hold
of the horse. and thereby stopped him from doing further
mischief. The carriage and also the horse belonging to
Mr. Hepburn were were severely damaged, so much so,
that the party was obliged to proceed home in a cab.
The two gentlemen in the chaise cart were only triflingly
hurt. The coachman was much hurt, bat nothing fatal was
apprehended.

• •
FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT WAKEFIELD.—
An explosion of fire-damp took place on Wednesday last, at
a colliery belonging to Messrs. Baker and Child, of Wake-
field, and situate within a short distance of the West Riding
House of Correction. It proved fatal to David Kirk, the
" banksman," who was blown out of the pit's mouth, and in-
stantly deprived of life by the violence of the shock. He
was upwards of fifty years of age, and has left a wife and
one child. The other sufferer, named Field, is much burnt
about the head and shoulders, in addition to a spinal injury,
which is considered to render his recovery doubtful. He has
no family. The shaft in which the accident took place is of
recent construction,and was thought tube quite free from fire-
damp. An inquest was held en the remains of Kirk on
Frioay evening, before Mr. Lee, one of the county coroners,
when the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death,"
after hearing the report of Charles Morton, Esq., the Govern-
ment inspector for the district, by whom the pit was exa-
mined the day succeeding the melancholy accident.
To MAKE BREAD.—Tbe following ;s a new and
valuable receipt for making bread :—Take three pounds of
flour, mix it with three teaspoonfuls of soda, passing the
whole through a seive, in order that the soda may be well
mixed with the flour ; to one quart of water add a tea-
spoonful of mutiatic acid, in the liquid form ; pour the
mixture into the flour, and mix the whole just enough to
get the ingrediems fully incorporated together. Wet the
bands in cold Hater, and mould into shape, clap it at once
into the oven, and during the caking of any meal, with
five minutes' labour, you can have excellent bre.d. Toe
soda and acid constitute the elements of common salt, and
they not only raise the bread by ceuabinatiou, but salt it in
the bargain.