The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-21 00:00:00

A FEMALE CHEAT.

A most singular cam of imposture has recently
as lured at Norwich, the cireasnetaices of which, as far as
they have come to our knowledge, hie as follow :—Lad
te.turdry week. in the sitternooti, some little commotion
L.,. %Med oppusite the residence of Mr. F. D. Rogers, situate
in ea" Derehancroad. Norwich; and en inquiry the ease
of the stir appeared to he a young woman, meanly droned,
and lying on the road in a state of tabsuetlon. She wan
t.L into the house, and after very considerable efforts to
restore her to COCIPCIOUSUteI, she began to recover. Her
demeanour was such aa to prove, notwithstandiag her
0tt,,,. that she had received an excellent education. she
stated that she had walked amay miles with the intestias
.thing Lynn that same eight ; and that having had
t:o rood nor money, she hail fallen from exhaustion.
She wide the fallowing statement as to her motives.
lie father was a clergyman and lived many miles dis-
use% ; and he hiving objected to her marriage with her
loner, recently a student for the church, at Oxford, she
Lad on Tuesday morning, by appciatmeat with
bi.o. left home end gone to Northern.= by ralleray
to meet him ; but hail been brought Makin asesequame of
a tot. graphic message being despatched akar her hat that
she heel escaped mile the same night, mid hod secreted
herself in a cottage near home until Thweeiley, when she
I -de to Attlebovough, and there changed her etre at the
house of a sister of her father's cook, sad samelsed con-
cealed until Friday evening. She had them walked es to
Norwich, sleeping on Friday night in an uotheished maim
on the way. Der intention was to go to Lynn, In see aM*
El:sa Page• formerly her governess, and sow reoldies lathe
family of a member of the Society of Friends la OW tows.
Tnis "pitiful story" 'Educed the kind-hearted Kr. sod Mrs.
Mopes to offer the young woman shelter in their bees/ mail
Mi.- said Miss l'aer should be CuMMUOIC .ted with ; whisk
was accepted. Mr. Rivers proceeded to Lynn ea Monday,
bit. ..very effort he could make to discover each a perms es
the Miss Page. the gusher's', was totally Mantua' ; at
which, at hi. veto n, the young woman morseled great
elfesepoistment. Beim premed for further isifermatima as
to her family. she stated that her name was Matilda Igies
that life father the Mee. 'teethe Lyle, of Cambellem
sad that of her lover, Clarke Stanld, if
Northamptonshire. Betty the elerViat being
clingyman itiereepooding to Ms. k be ism&
The prelim and the aisfisteeeles mem Mid •
tekmaphie message home IbmithiedM the Mika ellathes
bride". aa answer was immeikeelg essayed that wallethe
lady of that town whatever had rematly led tom her
p mete. It was evident, therefore, that the tale d ell
rill was entirely a finis. Ohs was theashas Mira as
Tueeday morning before M. iffinglthatea, L ass unghlorto.
.0 twee, after • coosiderable Meth inienholiihes,
ritual with .as, tears that she had gemmed a fake mu
fee bear of biter taken hack to her father, to whom 2111111.11
determined cot to return, and that her real some waee*.
pedalo, her father being a navy agent, having dime MI
the Adtlphi. London. sad residing atSioameetrek,ClNlMNS
Rho said that both the maw and 'dams width oho hoil
gir. n of her lover were incorrect , teat he wasal Of
coneiderabte property, sad some time SUM the
licesei fee their marriage, bat that bee Mbar ehheill ash
ceneret, sad. as she was set of ago till the we if pm
tree carriage could not take place without owituutowt
She Me kited that she had mu away for tho wand line
(the pre rot being the third) some mouths imso, ma hod
Nose to Oxford to meet her lover, but that, rase wale
there as.. days, he did sot mum, and the woo to
Were. keying her watch to pay tier hill at the noir Lien
Inn. Nettleheni. where she had stayed. Ike Meted that
b. r tether. though he would not commit to bee marriage,
hod always treated her kindly, but that, siege the death of
her mother, he had married a widow sithiereend children,
what* ameduct wee salawa that she await net twee to
remain at home ; sad she believed that the mar if bee
lover tut keepisg hie premise to meet her yea that baseMp-
m •her:Monied his lettees, and gemmed Islikas maven
to theta. She had, therefore, some Imes Uooubriageowel
tl,. in to Norwich, fro the purpose of tuft Kisol'ese,
wt.* would Do doubt forward her views, is (Milo Page)
bong Moors bre ramber, who wee, whoa msrriad, a
member of the Society of Frieuda. She ailed that she was
we;lacquainted with the Nese', eminent Embers of that
▪ ,at Darlington, and related to the lewdly of (Smithy.
Ile, father had give. her a good ethseetion, including
French sod mule, sad she would be willing to take a go-
eetaeoe's attendee, in which Miss Page would no doubt
await her, as that lady was a subscriber to the GO-
terser'. Institution. This last narrative appeared to
have NUM colour of truth in it, for the name of Mr
Chippendale was found in the Directory at the addicts
steed. The young woman was, therefore, provided fer
at the unioe.house until communication was =de to
Mr. Chippendale. When hie answer arrived, ea Thaw
day, however, its contents went a long way towards
proving that the whole stogy wee a thorough coat. No
stated that the girl wan not a member of his feeelly, sod
that he had heard pitch accounts of hey eni
pieMu eras-
stem that he believed her to be an impair. Om dada
these statements, and reiterated her last statement, Untie
variation that Mr. Chippendale had disearded her blikeett
she bad bees some trouble to him. Oa Thursday, Er was
takes before the magistrates, with the view of prootollog
easiest her for extortion, but as she had net mama asy
mosey from lir. Rogers. the charge of Waists" massy
an lee fake pretences" could not be saw
sir& in was
therefore discharged. but with orders ft quit
the town. This terminated what is probations OD Met
singular cease of deception on record. no SA acme and
plieldige and Remits of therirl ale as yet wholuellaisid,
sod nothing is known which can throw amp light on the
millect.—Conthridge Ckemaick.

THE PRMATRIAN FIAT •AT TUB 8011011011 (Lit-
mus, 84 LTOILD.—Jases Jews the man who has under-
takes (*accomplish the halo( walking 1,600 miles in 1,000
Wes coastwise is the ant quieter in each bow, still
autism bin Irlenialli at the gardens, Salford, with un-
abated hope d winning the 1001. which is to be paid him in
that event. He commenced at 7 o'clock on Saturday even-
ing, the 14th of August, and has continued ever sines, day
sal sight, in the prosecution of his task ; neat Monday at
7 o'eleck is the evening be will have acannplisbei 1,332
miles, sad is Saturday neat at 11 o'clock in the morning,
he enacts to walk his last mile and a half, and to become
entitled to his hardly earned mosey. He has to undergo
week physical suffering, especially in his feet, the soles of
whisk at one time were fearfully blistered; his toes also
were very sore. By the unremitting attention of his
attendants, however, they am now almost recovered, and
be walks with more ease and freedom. His bodily health
does set appear to bare suffered in the least, and is all that
can be desired, so that the thence.' of his completing the
task are beaming greater every day. He consumes enor-
mous quantities of flesh meat, averaging filbs. daily, but is
elasmiess is respect to drink, limiting himself to not more
awls pint of porter each day. The mosey will be pre-
seated to him at 3 o'clock, this day week, should he do the
work ; and be will soon after commence walking 100 quar-
ter miles in 100 quarter hours, starting in the first five
minutes in each quarter, hoping to accomplish his further
experiment by 7 o'clock the neat evening.—Mondisster
Courser.

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NORTH AND SOUTII WESTERN JUNCTION RAIL-
NAT C Yesterday a special general meeting of
shareholders in this undartaaing was held at the company's
alien, IS, Parliassent-stzert, fur the purpose of considering
tho iripodioney of formats a branch line to Hammersmith,
sod doliormining upon raising the coital necessary for that
/s posse. Mr. Messy Tootal presided.—The Chairman
nays/ Ile balsam sad said that the population of Ham-
mannaldh abeeWressialid 17,000, ant the districts adjoin-
ing, hided* Mini* sad Turiabar ran, contained
mealy 7,1118 poser ea a whoa wan at 'rasa without
so,) relliviamiestion. Tits forvietims of the South
Wooers lbasugh Branford to lawisa, sad of the
lea sad ea Indio Dcck line from Crake Town to
Tombeeelmereet, both of which were awls eceselbie by
the Meath sad Saab Western J aortas &Ulm. Waal to
DelasondiaMs. by near of the proposed Wes* the ed.
raelepes el s amsmies with both of those metropolitan
timbal. It wee propessil to leave the meals Ilse near the
level sessiss at Tninthans-green, and to roe& the Isola
winters reed at the wasters eitremity of Hasiameromith,
whom** "saw road"- from abrpherd's Dash joins the
=re weans road. • The MUM) of the bras* lime
be asirly oxi a level, and it would pea threegh
Igen lablishaarable, pasture, and rowans lend, end
VCbe lobed at a cost not eitereding l5,01)01.
doomed, it would not only open tither end
of the metropolis to the liras and increasing
Mr"dBORIMPII.1111 and the anwisaMes diaries,
. smell mobile diet lotion to marrasil as *a-
-MIMI sank sr elMsp emit essenrot seal, snit Shed these
Inman of Whim, shish
tesseileties wee main sash. The "7
the
• illaieless (wbish nos needy as mho of the 'a Yr
serfs) was Ibis semi sag sloped. Itesintlese men
Vmod WWI lae Amt the alreesers bees daselmil to
ia= ihstP= I=l.l h:blirelsed is Li and g
• shores of 114. seek Ihe seem to ie ellbred se the propsie-
. Units lbe min the laths peeper*, dens sew oars for
=tiro Is Sr wilful ftp. Mir a vote of
sommisith Ile dolmen and dimelsee, the meeting

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

YESTERDAY.

Tan Tates Asa Iffeerrsove 111114111•11031 CAM
Coradira Jtifhss Owe, 20, deser11011•0•• ellesee end
Ilvary Grab= Matter" 61, destribed la •
two aggerhhigelliss=
Wad meogglit/Irtimiee.
Uwe twee a alf eat la the ladictuent, oath
ef thegmaneg the hem iff the
Mr. sag 16.146.4*.t the proceeds's.
Ile. mg Mr. Tripe, end Mr.
than apposed ha the ohm
The lentoel mensel floe the peneaties in opening the
OM said Om deandallit 1111•11 11111•14 with having con-
irked tegeher to eb Vhe merely of poor persons, a
snag of wheat at 1611 11.8• Nat period it was wed
meat erg
boa iodisation lo imilmete, by a fraud of a very'
sada and misehionsus ehmener. It appeared that they
had takes eh office in the city of Loaus, and had pat
Oink to the mobile that theg had chartered • vend to pro.
seed to PeetlibiliP wd te tc'tet4 V. 14 and
the adulate.' they raked were so he was
afraid them could be no doubt that a peat new peer
peewee bad fallen into the trap prepared fir Sim, mil
that the &feedlots had by this means obialool
of a considerable sum of money. U. saddest retWhl
be able to show that the trans iction was is slaty • herd
from the beginning to the end, and that, alliough it night
appear that the defendants had, probably with a view
to get up some kind of answer to a charge each as that
which wee now preferred against them, made some in.
'pities with regard to a vessel which was at the time,
disengaged, yet that the references given were on uniati,
factory that nothing whatever was dune in the einfilm; I
and in plat of fact the defeedente had never Mhos any
steps to •••7 sot the chartering of any vessel for the mo-
rn IIaNY had rarclersted. The whole transaction was in
tact merely an ingenious scheme of fraud and swindling.
The following evidence was then adduced :
John loses said—l was formerly in bushes, as • farmer
at Chingliard, in Vases, but in June last I bed mode up my
mind to indurate to Port Philip, and I ha ache all my
stock and ether property and converted it bdenedimuk that
object. Oa the 2.5 th of june I was ruin dam* Armar
friar' whirs say attention woo atteasiedi by •
that was pasted noon a board at the den of No. The
placard was leaded " Australian Gold, Mineral, and Emi-
gration Company," and it repeenealleil that a angel was
about to be insmedistely r
ecta by Ts
se:pa a y
Port Philip, and that enigma would be by it
upon advantageous terms. went to en en the
second floor of No. 6, and saw the defendant ?dr , and
milked him if he had anything tei de with the nag Met wee
mentioned in the placard at the dem end be soli Oat they
had a vessel going to sail almeet weary Peet
Philip. I asked him the prime effieriFF4. WWI Mi.
H each person. e bonded me • soli sir than
every ',masseuses was to be allowed a et potter a day mad
a bottle of wine per west. I was rather attracted
by the porter and the wise, and I asked the defendant if
four se five of en went in on party whether he yeah leeks
any reduction, mad be add that goehape Si. might be Masa
off the pump mosey. I then inked him where the finer
was that wee gong M all, and he said it was the Caseillo,
and she was Vying thin in the West India Dock. The ar
fondant at the rime tine said that she was a vigl;
vessel, and that she had end* her last voyage his
tee days Asides. *ea it bed ever been performed by imq
other vessel. The defeadaaturete the muse of the vessel ea
• pine ef paper mod gave it to me, 'end, la answer be
ether miestkos I put to bin, be said that the come
posy to whisk he Whined was • geld and mei-
nen! iserapeay, and that they had urged this
drip he the pa:peen of this usenslatioa, sad :that she
bad been surveyed sad head to be all right.
I sated him if it wee • pod an ste • good neepany„ sad
Tripe said they were very respostable, sad that a "het
to the compeny. After this esumennisa I left
tbihe sg. taking the dishay mob with me, sod I sad
Beaker, eseithar penes who bad gene there en the same
enend, west to the Wed ladle Meeks and mw the vessel,
the Conille. On the fallowing day Barker mad I went to
the cellos mods end saw Tripe, mod told him we bed maw
en poy the mom and asked kiss hew sank he would take
off and whether he would deduct U. each, as there were
La of me going. He said it was • greet deal to take off Ma
he mold go It. This took place upon oar meeting Tripe
la the street slam to the slice, sad Tripe ran upstairs and
when be eame oat again he said he had made it all right
with Mr. *magas sad we bad better go and pay the
m once.
eaey at on. We scoordlegly went in, end found the
I defendant Montagne mad seven' other persona in the Mace,
mad I told him we had eons to pay part of the snowy for
the voysge to Australia in the Camilla, mad I supposed Mr.
Tripe had made it all right with him es to the amount to
be paid, and he said, "Oh, yes." Tripe emu is at this
time, and he said that he had agreed to take of U. from
each pommy money. I told him I bad seem the Camilla
and the mate on board of her, and that he bad told what
the vessel had been looked at, and that it had hem eager&
to go out to Australia. Montague then eat dowoond
wrote a receipt, and he at the same time ebeareed dial the
Camilla was a very fine vessel, and that she wdzimnpm4
to go oat by the company. The other
said that the meal was engaged bet he did met say by
whom. liasheis• then said that we must pay half the
msg, end I laid eleven pounds epos the table,
she 116111•101 it, and Montague put it in the drawer
111•41.•• MO • ISM* for the amount.
Tie receipt was pit in. It was a prised ism and
hall" Aumnalalleid cad Omani Minim Omagaay,"
lo be ea osimewisigmad of the tuesigt of
VllMPlnsipmei. maw Ile NO Philp is hand the Cr
IBMs, hem dm wilame. The receipt was signed by So de-
hodaat Meaempa.
Zuminatkm autimed—After I bad paid my meaty I
belted at • dietary reale that was urn the table, sod Os-
umi that the wise end the wen had been Neu* eat,
ad I mama this se the dsde t Tripe and mid it wield
on
do, they were gulag to Imp tU Mee mod ieraw
Mom ire, sad Montague WI die altsmila not
edge/ men we were lateemodhat I hid
bili-hat it Mil apply to us Am end be mid Ifes Thelma:
was esentlesed is the dietary algtoallyw obsublbs••
After this, three other peresee_psid 111. Ma= elm
bad receipts give *OIL I ligne ay
meaty kost kr reprieueldies ef the that
tam hod emppl the CMOs he thatep to Anelvella.
Io temegamee at smelblog that erda seammed, I
was Mimi ie mats lambhm sad about • heleighs MWr
the tsar was paid, I dlmovened that the dellmedeale bad
let the la Asmiablim eml kin what I sabsammatly
maatiMed. I mat to as Ake Ilseplese, mar the
Cusleaohisto ; eat ear mlßmg enezallimee. I maw Tripe ;
end whim I asked bin he my miry. be mid that Mr.
Illinligoe had get the whet* ef Sc. A El
wimp aim proem who had elm paid
maser under the sense circumeinone, sesempeeied
es this osnalem mad Tripe
metes me into sa laser
eMie end told me he was may he maid set pay the massy
lbw ball MI hater wit make aWm almost it. Ms then
mid that Mr. Montague wee at Milk hit Uremia* bin
back every day, end be (Trips) wee dim to *NW •
meal. I told Tripe that ke was Win • sad
mkt that I knew Keategas wee la Wbiteareimtreet
mod Tripe *la mid Met le wee. I asked hiss agaia fee4lamay, imd he add be bed ast got it, bat that Montagne
W it. I them mid that I weal& ge to Meatemie, and I
hood btu in Whiteareeestreet prim INU him that I
bed IMMO after my mem. sad be aeglied GM be bed am
maidit. but that Tripe had the missy, sad memitilag elm
be add he wield wells • note direstg- fife amo
to ate te dimities Oft to give me my aramey. I
base mai gam M Tripe, Ma balm I wee* wag
tlels be ten bled area lila the the
ieb=hisbaril no sat
eldiden. Ile she begged me as to
matte • woke &sat it, said he should be very sorry to
bees his aim Min the pablie. I debrered the nate te
Trim and be aid be bed go warmer le ghat Nee, sad that
Mestomea bed the whale of Os 15W. I Ife net ham whet
he meant by meadmieg the sum of NIL Oa the ham.
lag day I and emend Mete pumas who had hem dote tided
ef their assay want to tbe govensmeat igration west,
owl the peewit gememelea was afterwardsem Methanol.
Cessommited—l moot say that there wen the omen
lof wind malleme• meadesed ia the pelated *III as
being the diesien of the esespeny. lof NOW thought
that • mammy ef algae load wee ia edtmee. ory
dee I
diseid hale** mud MO my maw, I ormial amid
1 vat have parted wide mg messy If hod theught I was
Om to be he serladled eat ft. (A kagh.) Nos pengenases
with the memo of direettee were shown to me, but Tripe
told me that the hall meet*. twin er three Mesa
a week; and be the aims et NUM deathless
who, he rid, week disarm of the empsay. Ile also
mid that • Mr. Ormaweed was she cemetery, sad this
eon was present whoa be Ml& ea. Mee these peensemugm
were instituted, I have use. Meese Ilowlesa, one of Me
denten whose mete wee maatimed by the
Tripe. I saw his at Om Moadambeme. The aim of
Lord Kilworth was dm ammtliesd by the deltadeat,
but I have sot seen he kW* KM mum bowever,
was publicly mentioned at the Meamier been in memeslea
with the inquiry, as also were tam of several ether
Heinen. I never understood Tripe to represent bimaerus
director, but I always treated him es • dark to the sew
pang, and regarded him in that light. I Mod at gawp
man for the party, and inquired how mesh they weeMeke
sin of them for, and some one, either Greesweed a Trip,
said they would take them all for 14W. The messy yes
taken up by Montagne in the presence of the perms de
was represented to be the secretary of the company.
By Mr. Sleigh—Montagu told me that he wee
going out in the vessel to act as mineralogist to the lOW
puny. During the conversation I had with Tripe after 1
had paid my money he told me that Montagne had " belted
with the swag."
—ouned—l saw the printed bill now produced at

the .....
Jules wet..—, sae of the persons who assemapsoied tits
last witness, wad who hod paid 211. as the bmW the pas.
sup mosey of Ithessil sod his brother, esaibmed the evi-
dence peen by hint.
is trosoelaminatice be said that he heard the swiss of
Lard K ilworth and Maier Hawke, newiseed by the
defendant Tripe, as beim directors ef the ampasy, and
be believed they were present when the walla was in-
quired isle at the Mansirs-hems.
items.:—lie bad no boowledie of anythio. sew
masted with the trempswy swept ham what Tripe teldi
I The stadeaten gave aa ea to the ossisteato of
ihe aweYlw
ms.somefte±Lihrib:ll bittern they wire disteargoL
What do you asses by their being dis-
ebrdt Ware soy el them ever in warheft ?
lediNo, hod I arm that Wry essuarated
thewodess the the sughlrato hen Mein
sq_imessiss with bembeisat bosseiso.
Ma Om clerk to Mils NM sldp4sebsse,
et Ostobrequare. bless( tbd smeimus were OM