The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-08 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 1851.

said Francesco Friuteescoviteh Braggintli residing at Iligh-
lniry-place, Highbury, in the same County ; the said Saveria
C3stClii and Brice thustiniani alwt earryin; un busiit ss in
eopartner,hip at 109, Fonehurch•atreet, in the City of
London, i.s merchants, under the style or firm of S.
Critelli and 11. Gin,tiniani ;" the raid liriec Oiustiniani
and Leonardo Oiustiniuni residing in Constantinople, and
the said Giuvanui Baptista Giustiniani being now at
Leghorn.

timer, were again remanded upon the already reported
charge of imposture, by means of begging letters.
A third prisnivr, however, calling berm if Elizafe lk
Mown, now joined them in the dock, having been appre-
hended on the previous evening in the teighbourhood.
where she had arrived to learn fur hers' if the prospects of
her companions. The charge against tier disclosed a most
elaborate and artistically executed scheme of fraud, founded
on a study of human nature, which fur depth and umla-
uts many a dramatist might envy.
Mr. Manny P. Davies, coal merchant, and proprietor of the
Palace-wharf, Lambeth, deputed that in the mouth of
July last, the prisoner Thomas called on him at his count-
ing-house, and requested his advice respecting a few acres
of land that bad been lett to her by an uncle, and which
were situated in the city of Bath. He asked her how she,
a stranger, should come to him on such a business, and
told her an attorney was the proper person to consult
She replied that as the property was small and her income
very limited just then, she could ill afford to pay a lawyer's
tee, and as she had heard that he, Mr. Davies, was kind
enough to assist persons in the neighbourhood with his
advice, she had taken the liberty of troubling him. Be-
lieving her statement, and her plausible manner throwing
him quite off his guard, he asked her what she wished
him to do. She replied that, as she could not read or
write she wished him to write to Mr. Thomas Ilenry
Wood, ltoyal Crescent, Bath, directing him to
sell the four acres of land belonging to her,
and produced what she said was, and what appeared to
be, the extract of the will of her uncle, wherein she appears
to have been left four acres of freehold land in Bath, and
the reversion of cousiderable riroperty, amounting to from
3001. to 4001. a year, on the death of an aged aunt. On
questioning her on the subject, there did not appear
to him (Mr. Davies) to be any necessity for her sell-
ing the land by auction as she intended, and he
told her so, and recommended her to let it remain
in the hands of her attoruey, Mr. Wood. She thanked
hint very warmly, and lagged of him, in writing
to Mr. 11 ood, to say that she had altered her mind as to the
sale ; that she should not dispose of the land, but should
like to know how much motley was then due to her on ac-
count of it, and when he should remit it to her. Having
written to this effect, and sealed and directed the letter, he
gave it to her to pnt into the post-office, and by a regular
return of post he received a letter from Mr. 11 oud, dated
" Royal Crescent, Bath," and with the regular Bath post
mark. Stated his opinion that his client had exercised a
sound discretion in not selling the property, as it was
likely, from the itupruvonents going on, to be very much
enhanced, and stating also that he should send the balance
then due to her, 141. Bs., in three or four days, in three
poet-office orders. On the following day the prisoner
again called on him, and bringing him a sealed letter
hearing the Bath post mark, and the same impress on
the seal as the one he had before received, and requested
him to open and read it. Ile did open and read it, and
found that it was in precisely the same handwriting as the
other, and that it stated that her aunt at Carlisle, and whose
property she wan to inherit, was in so dangerous a state
that, it she wished to see her alive, she was not to lose
any time in setting out for Carlisle. The prisoner, on
hearing this, said it was very unfortunate, but that, being
without the means, she could not leave town until she re-
ceived the Post-office orders front Bath. He (Mr. Davies)
told her that, as the occasion was 60 urgent, he would ad-
vance her sufficient money to take her to Carlisle. He
then gave her 61., and tools her to the railway station, and
actually saw her elf by the last train going un that evening
to Carlisle. (Laughter.)
Mr. Norton—Led you pay her fare, as well as lending
her the .V
? __ _

Mr. Davis—No, sir; she handed me two sovereigns at
the station, and 1 gave her six shillings in addition to pay
the tare of 21. 6s.
Mr. Norton—Have you ascertained whether she went to
Carlisle or not ?
Mr. Davies-1 made inquiries at her lodging some time
after, and found that she was back on the following morn-
ing, su that I suppose she must hive got out at Watford, or
some other station a short way out of town.
Mr. Norton—Dave you made any inquiry about Mr.
Wood, of the Royal Crescent, Bath ?
Mr. Davies—Sts, sir, a professional friend of mine who
has been done out of a much larger sum by the prisoner
than 1 have been, but who is now ashamed to come forward,
has been actually down to Bath, and found that nu such
person as Mr. W tied, a lawyer, had lived in the Royal
Crescent there for forty years.
Mr. Julia Craitnell, u plumber, carrying on business at
1.33, Edgware-road, deposed that the prisoner Ferrer hail
obtained 201. from him under circumstances differing in no
respect limn those disclosed by Mr. Davies; indeed, the
only difference was that the attorney to the latter was Mr.
'toward, solicitor, Haswell, and that the applicant gave the
name of Miss King.
The prisoners, after a lengthened examination, were again
reassaided.