The Express.
London, England, 1848-11-21 00:00:00

from Cork bevies beea paid for them in Ireland. Finding
such numbers arriving in this country, steps are now being
taken to punish them all as rogues and vsgshonde. At this
season of the year numbers come over, and on being peeved
home again return in a short time and throw themselves en
the parish again, each time of their being vent home cooties
tke authorities between 21. and 31 ; while to come here they
get over for 2s. 6d. However, by the late act, • stop will be
put to this practice ; as, if they return a second time, they
est be imprisoned as rogues and vagabonds ; and it a third
time, they can either be whipped as incorrigible vagabonds
or sent for trial to the mosisos, where they will get six
months imprisonment
WORI6IIIP-STRBBT.—PIaSONATIIIO • PoLicticaw.—
T. King was charged with having falsely represented him-
self to be • polios-constable, and extorted money in that
character.— r. H. Qesntrill, landlord of a pablic-house in
Nichol-street, Bethnal-green, stated that he was conversing
with • friend at the door of his holm( on the afternoon of
Sunday ae'nnight, when the prisoner came up, and stating
himself to be a traveller, requested to be supplied with re-
freshments. He was accordingly admitted, and called for •
glue of gin, which was served w him ; but he had no sooner
drunk it than he turned round to the witness and coolly
observed, "You are no doubt aware that you are doing wrong,
and it will be my duty to report you." On asking him what he
meant, the primmer said that he was •• policeman, and un-
less he gave him 104. he should obtain • summons
against him for serving before the lawful hour. After some
further cony _nation wham was induced to comply with his
demands, and having handed him • 6s. piece and two half-
crowns the prisoner left the house, and he saw no more cf
him until the preceding day,. when he accidentally came
upon him as he was endeavouring to practise a similar im-
position upon another publican, and gave him into custody.
A second charge was preferred against the prisoner by Mr.
J. Chamberlain. landlord of the Feathers, in Castlectreet,
Bethnal green, which he also visited immediately after leav-
ing the house of the last 'tibias, is the as-voted character of
a policeman, and obtained half-a-crown by means of • simi-
lar threat--Mr. J. Burn, a licensed victualler in Boun-
dary-street, Bt. Luke's, stated that the prisoner came to
his house shortly before one o'clock on the pre-
ceding day, and having obtained admittance by the same
stratagem that he had adopted is the former cues, was
endeavouring to extort money by working upon his fears,
when Mr. Quantrill fortunately came op and the prisoner
instantly started off, but after a short chase he was overtaken
and given into custody.—Mr. Hamann ordered the prisoner
to pay 101. for each offence, or be committed in default for
two months to the House of Correction.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Beriavotencs.—A gen-
tleman called and handed to the magistrate (Mr. Bingham)
a Bank of Ragland note for 61., for the use of the poor.box,
with a request that it might be acknowledged in the
journals as coming through the firm of J. H. Ransom
and Co. Five shillings were also received from Mr. Vale.
MARYLEBONE.—A Benotwo-Lsirran IMPOSTOR.—
T. G. Bern was charged with baying, by fraudulent repro
sensations, endeavoured to obtain money from Gen. Mead,
48, Bryanston-square.--43. Shuman, the butler, deposed that
en Friday afternoon last the prisoner came to the house and
requested to have an interview with the general, alleging that
he was an overseer of Lambeth, and that one of the church-
wardens had tient him to plod on behalf of a woman named
Wilson now a widow, who had formerly lived in his
(General Mead's) establishment, and who now kept a dairy ;
he (prisoner) further said, that the churchwarden had taken
a very great interest in her welfare, and was, therefore,
anxious to know if her story was correct. Witni es told him
that he had better communicate by letter with the general ;
upon which be we nt away saying that he would write and come
back in the course of an hour or two. On the next day he came
and presented • card, upon which was engraved, " Mr.
George Bell, overseer," and with it handed in a letter ad-
dressed to " The Hon. General Mead." The general not
being at home he was desired to call again, when he would
most likely get an answer, and, at three o'clock, be paid an-
other visit to the house, when witness asked him to walk
into the library and wait for a few minutes. Witness added
that the general had net seen the letter up to the time
alluded to,;but it was opened by Mrs. Mead, in consequence
of whose wishes the prisoner was given into custody. The
packet gives in at General Mead's residence was handed to
the magistrate ; it contained • pathetic appeal on behalf of
the " widow," purporting to have emanated from Mr.
Francis, churchwarden of Bt. Mary's, Lambeth, together
with a long list of subscribers.—liorskrd, officer of the
Mendicity S -ciety, proved that the prisoner had, upon many
occasions, been convicted at police courts under similar
fraudulent pretinces.—The prisoner was remanded till Mon-
day next.
SOUTHWARK.--Swftentinn.—A. Moor, C. Downing
H. Hod ion, alias Capt. Hodgson, T. Birch, and A. Joes
were finally examined charged with swindling. Several cases
have already been proved against the prisoners. Additional
evidence was adduced against them.—Mr. Cottingham com-
mitted all the prisoners for trial.
THAtiE3.—Barravotinca.—The second half of the
hi. note forwarded for the poor-box of this court has been
received.