The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-11 00:00:00

AN ACCOMPLISHED POZLON IMPOSTOR.

At tits Liverpool Session& Court, on Saturday,
before Gilbert Henderson, Eq., recorder, a fuhionably-
dressed foreigner, wearing a moustache, and described es
lingkee La lietoyire. 31, tt ether of lengneges, waa cheiged
with blame obtained money under fides pretences.
Mr. Temple, Luriater, sous counsel for the prosecution.
The prisoner came to this town • few months ago, and
celled upon Mr. Stnlterfobt, the president of the Society of
the Friends of Foreigners in Dintrens, representing that
be was the brother of Baron Nicotera, the Neapolitan
=, and that he was in great dietitian, as he bad
obliged to dy for his life from Naples, in conse-
quence of °maiming • plot for the release of his bro-
ther, one of the bead haying tufted traitor. He wee re-
lieved with 21., and he got sees to several gentlemen
is the neighbourhood. He took lodgings at respectable
homes, and advertised is • teacher of languages. It wee
discovered that he wee en impostor, and on the pollee being
sent to his residence, he escaped by the back door. He was
found a few weeks atterwarda ia Manchester, where he hid
ingratiated himself, under an maimed name, with several
inlinential partite, sod had arranged to give • comae of
lectures on political suljacts. On him we. found a long
document ad treued to the Bishop of Chester in which he
Lays claim to being an extensive author, aciputnted with nine
or ten language., well raced in matheutatus, jut.
sod theology, rod expressing his desire to lecture rilToccur.
of the <iceboat,' choral *panel tiLootter., whom be looked
upon a opting tLe d 0,., for the Roman catholic.. tome
letters found on him oleo indicated that be had been truly
anocerful in winning the confidence of eareral of the fair
era. When at the police-court many parties came for-
ward, from whom he bad obtained board and lodging and
clothing. The charge of obtaleing the 21. front the society
was the only one proceeded with on Saturday. The
prisoner wee offered money by a gentleto in in eourt to em-
ploy counsel, but he said he would rather defend himself,
aa4 Mind sanguine of acquittal. the money would Le of
men serviesfa hie own pocket. lie e inducted Ilia defence
with cionmumnate ability, end addre..oi the jury for half an
hour in a manner that xeited the witioration of the court,
urging that he had bees honourably struggling against
dif-
Scuttles sod poverty, and that he had not obtained money or
say thing else by Wu pretences. He appcaled to • gentle.
men is court (Mr. Beck) as to whether he read tot eon-
ducted himself an an honourable man, so far as he know, is
W Memnon to his pupil., and in bin general conduct.
Mr. Beek intimated that he had often toot with the pri-
mmer, and that, so far ea he knew, be gave astiafection to
hie pupils, sad we. reepected in the commute* to which he
W been lattedun 4.

After some deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of
Tbi primer vas rentriseed to four months' Imprianntnent
via lewd Motu —a malt that elsord lu bike him by sur-
priou—Lureeprad ruse.

REPRERESTATIONI or 817DIWILT.—It retins that
the town council of Soibary are makings& effort to have the
freachne rretored to the borough, which, it 11111 be resew-
bard, woe diefrenchiscd • few years stare. The petition wee
forwarded to Sir Fitzroy Kelly, for tweentanos to the Haw
of Cornice... The Attorsey-Cienerel, is acknowledging
the receipt of the p tinges, observes, is • loner to the
tows clerk (Mr. E &edema) " I h.., received your pad-
ties. which Captain Lambert had previously meatirmed to
me, end recommended tu my ai malice, ea t•kiag• deep inte-
rest Is its sucaesa. Yoe may be moored I shall take an
early opportunity of presenting It to the HOLM of Commons,
sad it shall not be my holt Mite prayer be not is some effec-
tual wiry or o her complied wit►.'
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