The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-26 00:00:00

CAPTURE OF A SWINDLER.

At the Bradford Borough Court, on Saturday,
well-dreamed, smart-looking young man, of light complexion
and with red hair, who gam the same of John Smith, sad
said he cams from Wakefield, was charged with obtaining
goods under false pretences. One day Is Msrch last, the
primmer celled at the tailoring establishment of Memo.
Dixon and Mawr, Sua-bridge.-Bradrord, end rsprereating
himself as the of Mr. Edward lisilstoas, of 'tortes
Hall, ordered a mit of bleak to be made for him, and to be
delivered at his "master's " at an hour which he named, on
the following day. Messrs. Dixon end Mauer executed
and delivered the order, sad at the end of the hilliest,
when the hill was seat in, it wee ',attained that no each
order bad been ever given by any person from Horton Hall;
and as further inquiry, it wee also found that, whoa the
suit of clothes were delivered at the lodge at Horton Halle
the primmer called there immediately after, represented
himself as coming from Meters. Dixon and -timer's.
stated that the boy who had jest &livered the parcel had
in 'mistake left it at the wrong plate, end desired that
it might be forthwith returned to him. The pared
was accordingly given to the prisoner, withcut any sus
plaice. The other day, the pesoner appeared at the 'ho-
of Mr. Ofilharo, tailor and draper, Chess-side, Bradford.
represented himself so the servant of Mr. Charles Walker,
of North Parade, and ordered • suit of black clothes to be
made for him, and to be delivered on Friday evening. Xt.
Oillham executed the order; but he had beard of the impel.
'lion practised upon Mews. Dixon and blimeer, and took
the precaution to make some inquiry before be delivered
the clothes. He ascertained that no person from Mr.
Walker's establishment had ordered ary clothing. The
consequence wr-, that two detective officers (Freed and
Bhuttlaworth), welshed the delivery of the clouting about
seven o'clock an Friday evening, art apprehended the pee.
SOWIT loot as he was about to apply at Mr. Welker's for the
panel which had been delivered. Nothing war known of
the prisoner at Wakefield, whew* he said be came, and the
damn stared that be refused to give any proper account of
himself. A journey to Wakefield bed been fruitless; he
was maknown in the strret and et the address which he bad
given. It is supposed that the prisoner, who is exceedingly
vreildrueed, has been long thus v ctimising fashionable
tailors In other WWII. Re was remanded.—llortelaster
Guardien.

AT LIVERPOOL.

• LIVERPOOL, Mount:.
A man of respectable appearance, and about forty
pen of sp, mimed Hill Wilnn Willis, wee brought before
Ribertioa (Redeems, Elq., at the police-cone, on Satur-
day, charged with baring emMuled the stun of 4201., the
moony of his employers, Henn. Hammed Banner and
. . .

lif. I. R. Walsh was examined, ud stated that he wrs
oash.keeper in the Oboe of Moser,. Buser and Son. Prom
some communication made by the pr:aoner, and hie own In-
vestigations, he found th►t the prisoner bad receivcd
numerous sums of money ter which co had not ormaatod.
Oa the 23rd of April he bad received 121. les. from Mr.
Albert, and on the 14th of June 121. Si. 6d. from the sues
gentlemaa. On the 4th of July he had received 201. from
Mr. Thomu °armee ; end on the 15th, from Mr. W.
Dmrington, 171. 10s. On the 12th of August Mr. Samuel
Thorsely, of Lerdatrest, had paid him 671. los. It wre
the prisoner's duty to pay over all moseys collected to the
witness, and to make the corresponding entries is the cash-
book. He had not paid over throe money., sad he had net
entered these. To Mr. Dodd, who ep-eared for the prisoner,
he stated that he did not know whether thou sues wire
not mitered is the prisoner's collecting book. Mr. Banner,
Jan., stated that the pilaster and his filth'r came to his
privet& hoes* and mane a communication to him, bat he
refused to listen to anything eicept at his sloe. He sem
theft subsequently at his office, where the prisoner err
knowledged his defelcatioas, and offered to give up hie
house and furniture to reimburse him, =4 to work es •
espying clerk in the office until the balance should be paid
op. he eked him could hie friends do anything tortilla
towards making the balance of his aromas right, bat he
said no; the returner stated that his diffieulties had arisen
from eatravagance in his it:nasal and household upsedi-
tera—Mr. Banner stated that be had sot Tot isretettgated
thoroughly the books of the firm, and could not state the
o:attenuant of the dafaleattous.—Mr. Dodd urged that

afte; the tamest made by Mr. Banner there wai en sal
of the eriminel charge —Mr. Gladstone eel& this ease was •
Trey serious we, and he mast remand the prisoner for •

A letter from Vicunas, is the Opinione of Tunic,
emu "The hatred of Austria. rate is displayed here when-
ever an opportuaity mean. Last week, General Schneider,
Ming tithe baths of Recoaro, wanted to give a ball, and
mat uthitatioos accordingly to all the ladies that were them
for the beeeflt of their health. None of them tempted."
General Bodisco, whose death by cholera at Stock-
holm was lately announeed by telegraph, was brother to the
General Bodies. captured at Bontarsead, and to the foram
minister of ambit at Washington.
The Viesny of Poland, Prince Gortachakoff, left on
the 19th fee 114101111.1 is order to be present at the ooronatioa.
Oonersi Obangarnier has arrived at Ostend, and
le expiated Wealth. a stay there of several weeks.
M. Melody. the Prussian Councillor of State, has
tut theireared from as ophthalmia attack, and has entered
spot nieeMdet &ties.
A &potation of Hungarian proteetents, who are
ea&eveeriaa to mallet the sympathies of their co-rali-
nimbus la oarless parts of Germany, under the hardships
to whisk they are aubj.,cted by the Austsita Concordat,
ere sew at Berlin, tad have had as anthems of the Kiss.
The following appears in the Bt. Petersburg jour-
nals el the 17th:—" Oa the evasion of the rise is the
mice of torn at St. Petersburg, the military governor-
geaeral Mike it, informs the public that he will proceed Ito
the sale of the psis remaining in the ma'am. de risen,*
of the capital, with a dedartioa of 10 per cent. la favour of
the poor mid the retail dealers is bread."
King Otho, of Greece, arrived at Frankfort on
Beaday.
LORD SOITIIIIIII AND AGRICULTURAL DWELLING&
—We tsars with mash sadeftetiou that the Earl of Soothe&
lan. gives Inatrectione to the tomtits on his estates foolish.
Wires et all the houses sad cottages occupied by
in
and ahem employsd is agrkeltaral labour. specifying this
illmlineloms of the different departments and other pastime•
tins, dtk the view of introducing a thorough reform is the
emitters sf the humbler classes is this quarter (Breath).
We else loan OM his lordshiy is about to mat a comfort-
itiodlior hews and place of meeting toe Mr. Wade-
ilhaseuoissawriptilbibsatibli.iffw.tmawa"...o.' :ea:Et libmnitab"t7t._•"htteamowm:Fretarstediwitheth
Rlotrowilaiked.