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OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Martin.)
UTTERING A FORGED NOTE.

(BY ELECT T 1 .0 TELEGRAPH.)
GREAT E 303 HANDICAP.

TVilliam Sumer; 35, upholsterer, wal charged with
feloniously uttering a forged Bank of England note for
51., well knowing the same to be forged, with intent to
defraud.

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Mr. Huddlestone and Mr. Bailey prosecuted ; the
prisoner was undefended.
It appeared that on Tuesday, Bth July, the prisoner
with three men went to the Sovereign public-house, in
Upper St. Martin's-lane, and had some soda Water and
brandy. After that he put down a note to pay for it,
when the waitress attempted to take it up. He desired
her not to do so, but to get some more soda water and
brandy, and a pen and ink that he might write his name
on the note. She gave him a pen and ink and went to
the bar, but the barmaid would not let her have the
soda water and brandy. 0 i her return to the room the
prisoner gave her the note with the name of ".Tames
Johns," which he said was his name, freshly written on it.
She gave the note to the barmaid. Doubts being enter-
tained about its genuineness, the prisoner was detained by
various excuses,whilst the note was examined. Itwas found
to be a forged note, and Mr. Alcock, the landlord, went
to the prisoner in the parlour and asked him where he
got it. He made various statements respecting the
note—first that he took it of a horse-dealer at the Green
Man, Edgeware-road, and on a policeman coming to
the house, he said the landlord had substituted a bad
note for the good one he. gave the girl, and then that
he had the note from one of the men who was drink-
ing with him. When in custody he gave a false account
of the person for whom he had been working.
The Inspector of notes at the Bank of England proved
the note was a forgery.
The prisoner cross-examined the witnesses with much
ability, and' in his defence urged that he gave John
Smith, a horse dealer, one of the men with whom he
went to the prosecutor's house to drink, five sovereigns
for the note. This was denied by Smith, who said the
prisoner was a stranger to him and the two other men.
They were standing at the gateway of Aldridge's Repo-
sitory, when the prisoner came up and invited them to
have something to drink. At
.the Sovereign public-
house Smith saw the prisoner with a pen and ink in his
hand, and that he asked for change of a note.
His Lordship, in summing up, said it was not neces-
sary in a case of uttering a forged note with intent to de-
fraud that anything should be got in exchange for it.
He complained at not being furnished with the whole
of the depositions taken in this case before the ma-
gistrates.
The jury found the prisoner guilty.
Sentence deferred.
EXTORTIZW MONET, &C.—James Williamson, 21,
labourer, was indicted for feloniously accusing Robert
Dye of an infamous crime, &c., with a view of extorting
money from him.
Mr. Logie prosecuted. The prisoner was undefended.
It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor,
who resides at No. 2, Zion College Gardens, London-
Wall, and is a clerk at one of the City churches, and is a
man of weak temperament and of a nervous disposition,
was returning to his home on Saturday night, the 12th
July. On his way home, about half-past 10 o'clock, he
had occasion to go into an urinal in Foster-lane, Cheap-
side, and on leaving the prisoner kicked against his foot
and addressed him, saying, " Where are you going ?"
Prosecutor replied, " Home, of course," and walked
on, prisoner following him. He said—" I'm a
poor youth ;" and prosecute'. replied,—" I'm sorry
for it, but I cannot help you." He said, "I'm
starving, and want money, and money I'll have."
Prosecutor said, "You'll have none from me." Pri-
soner said, "If you don't give me money I'll bring a
charge against you ;" and he added that he knew of a
late case in which a policeman and another man, by
sticking to a man, had succeeded in getting fifty golden
sovereigns, but that he only wanted 2s. Pro-
secutor was alarmed and terrified—he became para-
lysed with fear at the thought of such a charge
being brought against him, and made the best
of his way home, followed by the prisoner, who
spoke to him at intervals. On arriving at the gate of
the prosecutor's house the prisoner again made a demand
on him for a few shillings, accompanied with threats of
exposure, and said he would keep prosecutor's umbrella
(which he had with him) until he came back with the
money, and snatched it away from him. Prosecutor
went into the house in great alarm for some money to
give him, rather than have such a charge brought against
him. On his coming out the prisoner was gone.
He returned a few nights after and demanded the
money, and after some conversation between them, pro-
secutor gave him in charge of a policeman he had on
the premises. When in charge at the station-house the
prisoner denied the charge, and said "he wondered that
God had not struck him (prosecutor) dead, for he was a
wicked man." There Was not the slightest foundation
for the prisoner making such a charge or demand on him.
The prosecutor said he believed the prisoner had waf ched
him for a considerable time previous, because the pri-
soner, when he called at prosecutor's house, described
him as " a little old man, 70 years of age, who always
carries an umbrella."

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

AN EXPENSIVE FREAL—Henry Driscoll was charged
before Ur. Brigham with breaking a square of plate
glass, value 2/. 35., the property of Mr. G. F. Bryer, pro
prietor of the Black Horse Tavern, Oxendon•street.

William Bacon stated that about 8 o'clock on the pre-
vious evening he bad occasion to call upon the prose-
cutor on business, when he saw the defendant and two
other men quarrelling and fighting in front of the bar.
Witness, seeing that some serious mischief would occur
if the men were not put out, went and fetched Mr.
Bryer, who was up stairs at the time ; and as soon as he
came down the prisoner and his companions were ejected
from the premises. Directly the defendant got into the
street be swore he would smash all the windows, and
this threat he in some measure carried into effect by de•
liberately breaking a large square of plate glass in the
shop front. The prisoner was proceeding to inflict fur
ther mischief, when he was given into custody.
The prisoner in defence said he was in liquor at the
time and rather freakish, but he was not aware of the
mischief he had done.

Mr. Bingham—You must raise 2/. 3s. as soon as you
can, for till that is done yoti will be imprisoned for a
month.

Committed accordingly.

SOUTHWARK.

DARING WATCH ROBBERY.—George Jones, a young
*ellow well known to the police as lurking about the dif-
erent railway stations in the metropolis, was brought
before Mr. Combe, charged with stealing a valuable
watch and chain from the person of John Edwards, a
master tailor, undsr the following daring circumstances
The prosecutor stated that on the previous morning
he had business to transact at Guildford, but when he
got to the railway station ho found that the train had
just gone. He accordingly went into the "Lord Hill"
public-house opposite the station, in the Waterloo-road,
to partake of refreshments and wait for the train, where
he saw two Life Guardsmen at the bar, with whom he con-
versed for a short time, and afterwards entered the tap-
room with them. The prisoner was there, and sat
alongside of him. Witness paid for some beer, which
they all drank. A minute or two afterwards the pr'-
Boner took hold of the pot and handed it to him,
and almost immediately after that he suddenly lost
his senses. While he was partially recovering witness
saw the prisoner take his watch from his pocket with
one hand and his chain from his neck with the other,
and as he was about to go away he caught hold of him
by the collar to prevent him making his escape. They
struggled very hard for some time, and he believed that
the potman was endeavouring all he could to rescue the
prisoner, but witness was too strong for them. He kept
hold of him and said, "You vagabond you have stolen
my watch and chain." The prisoner replied, "No, I
have not, look in your pockets and you will find it."
The potman at the same time pointed to his coat pocket.
Witness still held the prisoner with one hand, whil
with the other he felt his coat pocket, and found his
watch and chain there. He did not hesitate to say that
the potman assisted in the robbery. The prisoner
struggled hard to get away, but a constable came into
the house and took him into custody.
Mr. Combo asked the prosecutor whether he was sober
at the time ? He replied that h was, as he had not
drank anything before he entered the Lord Hill pablic-
house. Witness distinctly saw the watch and chain in
the prisoner's hand as be was passing it to another man.
Police constable 172 L said he was called into the
Lord Hill public-house about ten o'clock on the previous
morning, when he saw the prosecutor struggling with
the prisoner, whom he gave into his custody for stealing
his watch and chain.

The defence was, that the prosecutor behaved in a
disgusting manner to the prisoner in the urinal in
Fester-lane, and that he promised to give the prisoner
2s, and his old umbrella not to prefer a charge against
him.

The jury found the prisoner guilty.
His lordship said the prisoner had been guilty of a
crime which he (Baron Martin) looked upon equal to
that of murder, and to many men it was entire destruc-
tion. The prisoner appeared to be a man who went
about selecting weak men, and he thought he had met
with such a man in this instance and could obtain money
from him. His lordship marked his reprobation of such
conduct, and were 113 to deal leniently with him he would
be unworthy of the position he held. He sentenced him
to penal servitude for life.

THIRD COURT.
BlGAMY.—Richard Emerson was indicted for inter-
marrying with Judith Deputron, his first wife being still
alive.

From the evidence of the second wife it appeared that
the prisoner was the captain of a vessel trading between
Loudon and Sunderland, and that in the latter part of
last year she was married. to the prisoner at a church at
Stepney, and after they had been married for some time
certain suspicions arose which led her to imagine that he
was amarried man. These suspicions continued to increase,
and on one occasion the prisoner was away from home
very late, and she then went to the owner of the pri-
soner's vessel, and she was there told he had go❑e to
Sunderland. She sold up her home and bllowed the
prisoner to Sunderland, where Phe found him in a house
laying on the carpet before the fire. It turned out that
the house in which he then was was his own, and that
the person she saw was his wife. She then accused the
prisoner of having deceived her, and told him that with.
out she heard from him she would take proceedings
against him. The prisoner gave her some money, but
he ultimately broke his promise to behave like a brother
to her, and she was left destitute.

Police constable 70 L said he knew the prisoner ass*
associate with thieves, always lurking about the Lord
Mill public-house and the railway terminus, looking out
for drunken soldiers and country people.
The prisoner, who did Hot deny the robbery, was re-
manded for further inquiries.

Witnesses were called, who stated that they were
present at the marriage of the prisoner with the prose-
cutrix, at St. Stephen's church, Globe-road.
Mr. Brandt having addressed the jury for the prisoner,
A verdict of guilty was returned, with a strong re-
commendation to mercy.

The judge passed upon the prisoner the ntence of
re month's imprisonment in Newgate.

NEW COURT.

EMBEZZLEMENT.— Charles Lister, clerk, aged 34, was
indicted for e►nbezzling and stealing the sum of 101., the
money of Mr. George W. Petter and another, his mas-
ters.

Mr. Robinson appeared for the prosecution ; the pri-
soner was undefended.

It appeared from the evidence that the pri-
soner had held the situation of clerk in the establish•
ment of Messrs. Petter and Galpin, printers, and that
on an examination of the book certain deficiencies were
discovered; the books worn then sent to an'accountant,
but the cash and receipt•books could not be found, and
had not since been discovered. On receiving the books
from the accountant various deficiencies were marked,
and the prisoner was then asked to account for the sum.
He did not do so, and other circumstances coining to
the knowledge of the firm, the prieoner was given into
custody.

The trial had not concluded when our report left.

General Tom Thumb's box of jewels and presents has
been stolen. It is valued at 20,000 dollars.
THE ACCIDENT AT THE SIEGE OPESATIONS.—W© are
happy to be enabled to state that the accident which
occurred yesterday, at the springing of the mine on
Chatham lines, to some of the troops belonging to the
60th, 64th, and 70th Regiments, was not so serious as
was at first suppcsA. Nine men are injured, but none
of them severely; and the statement that one man had
his thigh broken is an exaggeration, the only injuries
sustained being a severe shaking and some slight bruises.
We were informed at the hospital that the whole of the
men have so far recovered that they will be fit to return
to their duty is few dep.