The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-19 00:00:00

GROSS ATTEMPT AT IMPOSITION.

Mr. C. H. Brecebridge, of Athenians Hall, War-
wickebtro, • gentleman who is intimately known ia con-
sideration of his distiogaishee services in hospitals of the
Bast, received the other day a letter purporting to be from
" Lord Henley," addressed from tie Bull and Month
Hotel, Leeds. " H.. lordship" stated to Mr. Brambridge.
that Jobe Cooper, 'neatly so industriou labourer at
Atherstone, had jut died from the effects of the bite of a
mad dog, and left babied him • destitute wife and Ave ta-
terestiog fatherless children. Mr. Bracebridge was easiest
by " his lordship" that after makiag doe inquiry, he had
found the raw to be oat eminently deserving of relief ; sad
that be had been very plod to head a satainiptios, for the
saddens of the widow sad childne, with his humble dolor
Hon of tOi. Of warm the letter {occluded with a polite
hist that $21119 pecuniary seaman from Mr. Bracebridge
would be very acceptable. A lug lietof donatiose, assa
to be from the principal sass of Ludo, was also enclosed.
Mr. Bracebridge bowleg strong ssepleione, enclosed the
document to the chief mutable of Leeds, who soon die-
corned that the names of Mr. Gott aad Mr. Beckett wore
treaspannt forgeries. As to the signatures of the Earl of
Harewood, Lord Loadeeborongh, sad of the Arahleakop of
York, the impostor had rather grimly appended their Wes
to their signatures, maids' Lord Loadoseugh eye him-
self so "Lord Loadesborugh," and the Berl of Harwood
as " Lird Halewood " Oa inquiry at tee Ball and Moods
Hotel, Mrs. Clarke produed a letter iddrseeed to "the
proprietor of the Ball sad Muth Hotel, Leeds," and
signed " Healey," I. whisk the writer co Ly intimated
that in oonsequace of • family berearemeat he was pre.
united from midst! Leeds, and requiting the " landlord"
to forward say letter width might be addreseed ►to Idea at
the hum to his seem , Mr. In Hall, ia • certain street
in Birmingham.—x Gemedirm

ROBBERY OF MANOTACIIIIIIID 000D6.—Sonld deg
daring the eight of the 16th, or steroid' of the 16th last.,
the warehouse of Yemen. Holiday mad Co., silk innate..
terms, Chatham. near Milken, sod lltaachester, wee fele-
WNW, broke* into, sod the fol!owlag property Moles
therefrom—TM ,42 dress peps, eight yards per pipe, of
blue sod gold-coloured Barathea ; do drew pipes, aloe
yards per pipe, grey pentad, blue striped cheek Omahas;
six dram pieties, ohm yards per pima, black sad e=
striped; twelve dress pipes, Mae yards per piece,
aims; the whole bolas a mixture of silk and croon. rho
pollee are employing every mesas ores to lead to the sppre-
headed of the ablator. About them mouths ago the ware-
how of liners. Critotday, Armstrong, sod Co., Clithetes,
was Makes into, sad mem& pieces of manufactured goods
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TEE Rim. P. Huth IN WARWICK GAOL—WI
nestiesed es Wedseeday that a report, said to be bumf
we good Issedallos, was prevalent, to the effiet that the
reverend &Homes MA bees allowed by the eintisi jos-
tler to mesh to the bastes sad hash the childres ba the
prim; teat, Is het, be sejeyed a degree of iamsalty feat
t sad aa soma armed by so mew is keep-
vrZaltrths estate ell* Wm" ad the peedier &sump
mesa which made it se stestesst les wad te meal&
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these w eayaberealea them wbokeeme mane
of had labors weed bs tegeedded. Chaddetieg the ve•
liable owes beet 'bleb Ode metabeisa ems% tee have
so ballades la miles dm die mud, mbar
sod that me far beet um 111814Rft: beim asterte=ree
the &dew's, a lesilmtedsie d a tem 'body dilated
from
MIL that 'blob weed id** kaitaly.—Beresitpide
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A HIIDDIRSTICILDDNPAIILIII.•—hta, Weed Rriseb
when dathisatisee at Haddonfield sawed his sedan Is.
partare frog that tows la has, is is eettely at Ilesissawr
ea a shale ef *saes a meta. lk. grit, wo, t" see"'
tory of the litt Plifiesevideallleeestf.—ilenstssise
Georgia,.