The Express. — 1861-01-26 (London, England)

WAN DSWORTH. Two young men, who had the appearance of colder. mongers, cod who gave the names of Jeremiah M'Carthy and William Fdlowa, were placed in the dock before Mr. Dayman, charged with being concerned in issuing counterfeit half-crowns.  It appeared from the evidence that shoat three o'clock on Thursday afternoon the prisoners entered the beerehop kept by Mr. Charles Twilly, in Frogniore-lane, Wandsworth, and called for a pint of porter. M'Carthy tendered a halfcrown piece in payment ; but Mr. Twiny immediately detected it to be counterfeit, and banded it back to the pnn. loner, who then gave him a genuine florin. After dring the beer and receiving the change the prisoners went away in the direction of Putney. Police-oonstabke Johns and Castello, of the V division, who were informed by Mr. Twilly that two men were passing bad money, followed after them in the Name direction. On reaching the Cedar Tree public-house, in Wandsworth-lane, Pntaey, they saw the prisoners coming out, and they went inside and inquired what money they had given. It then appeared that the prisoners had called for half a quarter° of gin, and M'Carthy gave Mrs. Stiles, the landy, a halfcrown. She thought it was bad, and kept It Mr hand, la she had no one to ask. She pre him the chugs, and as they left the police entered. She prodneed the kaiterown, and Johns at once found that it was bass. They then went after the prisoners, and took them into custody. Costello found upon 111hrthy flis in good money, but no counterfeit money was found on either. In the evening a female went into the house of Mr. Thomas Knight, the landlord of the Windsor Castle, in Wanilaworth-lane, and said she had picked up tee half-crowns at the spot where the prisoners were taken into custody. She gave them to Mr. Knight, as she did not like to keep them in her possession. They were all bad, but a gentleman who was present doubted whether they were counterfeit, and applied a hot poker to one, when it immediately became dross. Only four of the half .erovros were produced in consequence, and they were found of the same mould as the one tendered by M'Carthy to Mm. Stiles. The priewnen denied all knowledge of the half-crowns, and Illkuthy said he was not aware the other half-crown was bad. Moves said he was not aware that the halfmown wee base, nor did he think Wearthy bad any idea of it  Derma said he should remand them till Friday. MTarthy applied to have some of the money found upon him returned to him.  Yr. i>.yman rid be could not allow any to be returned at present.  SINGULAR SUICIDE —A Tours journal has the following :—During the celebration of ram at the cathedral of this city on Sunday morning, a well-dreseed man, apparently about 45 years of age, and wearing the decoration of the Legion of Honour, requested of the bellringer's wife to be allowed to ascend one of the towers to make some sketches. She told him that he could not go up until the service was over. He appeared annoyed, but went out and walked about in front of the cathedral until mass was concluded. The bellringer having then presented himself, the stranger proceeded to ascend with great rapidity the staircase leading to the tower, the bellringer accompanying him. On the way he stopped at more than one opening, and appeared to measure with his eye the distance to the ground. On reaching the top—a height of nearly 200 feet—he requested the belkinger to leave him alone, saying that he was an artist, and wanted to sketch the views, but the other answered that he had positive orders not to let persons remain by themselves in the tower. The ringer then began describing to him the principal buildings in the city, the summits of which were seen ; but the visitor impatiently silenced him, and throwing off his hat and mat took a spring to throw himself over the parapet. The latter, however, being of considerable height, he only got astride it. " Good heavens !" cried the bellringer, " what are you doing !" and catching hold of his arm and leg tried to pull him down ; but the man exclaimed, " Let me alone," and by a violent effort freed himself from the ringer's grasp, and threw himself forward, striking as he descended against two or three projections of the building. He was of course killed on the spot, his legs and arms being broken in several places, his breast being smashed in. and his jaw being alsolaroken with such form that some of the teeth were east out. On the deceased was found a passport in the name of Wertheim, a native of Austria, but naturalised as • Frenchnsui, and describing him as examiner of candidates for admission to the Polytechnic School ; the peasrt was rige-d for Spain, Switserbuid, Hamburg, and the Sardinian State.. In his pockets besides were 1,300 f. in notes, and some visiting_cards bearing the same name, with the address 25, rue Monsieur le Prince, at Park. There is no doubt that the man was insane.