The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-31 00:00:00

CLEVER CAPTURE OF NOTORIOUS SWINDLERS.

DARTFORD, FILIDAT.
Yesterday afternoon, at the polioeconrt, Dartford,
two Germans, giving the names of Freak Schmidt wed
Charles Henry Klinainberg, were brouglit before the sitting
magistrates, in toe custody of inspector Thomson and
Sergeant Langley, of the detective polies, Sootlao4-yard,
charged with obtaining goods to the vane of 2501. by
franduleat reptesentshons from Br. Henri Hence, lees
manufacturer, St. Pierre de Celia., FTSIKIb.
Mr. Sayer, front the office of Mr. R. Lewis, solicitor,
Urea Yariborongh-street, prosecuted.
Henn stated that he was a wholesale hoe manu-
facturer mar Mali, and • short time sines he aissived •
printed letter from a firm, styling themselves " Charles
Slitikenberg and Co., wholesale and retail import and
export merchants, 2 Frances-terrace, Dartford, sad at
Philadelphia, United Stet's." They requested him to
prepare certain lots of his beet goods, mid stated that in •
few days a member of their firm would call unit him, sod
say choice be made they approved beforehand. Accord-
ingly shortly afterwards a gentlemanly-dressed man, of
very eeterable appearance, called upon him (H. Helton),
and stating that he was Mr, Klinkenterg, the bead of the
firm, selected goods according to the letter. He (51.
Henn) paid him every atteattos, and finally his visitor
selected goods to the amount of 2401., giving a bill at two
months for 2501., drawn by F. Schmidt, on Charles
Klioksebers, accepted and payable at the °Sloe of
hissers. and 00., bankers Haymarket,
Loaders. He (B. Mean) gave the bilanee of 101.
in money to the customer, and forwarded the goods to
Dartford, and having negotiated the bill of exchange, it
was retained to him, "no effects," when it cams to ma
away, sad he had to take up the bill, whin of course
bore hie endorsement. On going to Dartford ha droorend
" 2, Frances-terrace," to be a small private dwelling-boss,
but failed to discover " Klinkeaberg and C 0.," whir had
ditappeared, and no ore knew whither. He (M. Henn)
retuned to France, and wrote to " Kllnkeoberg and C 0.,"
oompleinieg of their conduct, nod that letter was some-
how received, for he received a reply regretting that there
had been some mistake about the bill being fest,
and giving • further order to the extent of 1504,
and stating that if IL Henn would reoommend
then to other houses in Francs and Mate they were •
kigtily-respeetabla firm they would obtain goods and repay
him for all they had had from him. Una this glaring
proposal he (B. Hen,in) pot himself in oommuniostioa with
the French consul general is London, who placed the mat-
ter in the hood, of impostor Thomsoo, who ultimetaly
traced the two prisoners, who were living with their families
at assail house in the Spa-road, Bermondsey. After some
trouble the prisoners were secured ; and oa the premise
being searched, Inspector Thomson found a complete set
of stamps. "F. Smith mad. On., merchants ;" " payst
the Union Rink of London ;" " No. seeeptied, to be
presented at Messrs. Prommel, bankers, Haymarket;"
" Jen Marie Farioa ;* "H. Willman sad Co., merchants,
4 Cole in-street, City ;" and many others. There was
also found an " Annie du Commerce," with the Dames of
the firms defrauded, specially masked, and also a quantity
of French bank-Dotes of the First Republic, which are sup-
posed to be forgeries.
The prisoners were remanded.

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Norris°lull ELECTION COM MITTEL —(1.11 [slier.,
—This morning the committee resumed its sittings at half-
prt 11, the evideuoe against the return of Sir R. Clifton
being still continued. The first wittiest called was
Edward T. Cox, who voted for Messrs. P.get and Morley,
and who described the prcosedings at the eloction and
the riotous state of the town much la the same way as
preceding witnesses.
MR. BILIGHT ON SUNDAY SCHOOL& —Min Bright
presided at the annual conference of delegates from the
Sunday schools of Laocashire, which was held at Rochdale,
yesterday. The hoe. gentleman spoke at some lengths. the
vela* of Sunday school education and on the state
of education generally in the country. He referred
in terms of warm approval to the labour' of the Manchester
Education Aid Society, sod paid a just tribute to the me-
mory of the late Mr. Edward Brotherion. of whom he truly
said that "them remains in Manchester thong:tads who will
mourn his loss, and may seek long to find again ennla •
friend."
THE DUKE OF HAMILTON AND THE RINDERPICITL--
The riederpest has sopeired in Cadsow Forest, amore the
famous breed of telt cattle belonging to the Bate of Hamil-
ton. The duke, with a view to preserve his valuable herd of
Ayrshire', has put them down in his coal pits, where they
are enjoying complete immunity from the plague, though it
is raging above. —Carlisle Patriot..
The Derbyshire Advertiser regrets to state that
extortive fox poisoning has tchen place in the neighbour-'
hood of Chelleaton, in that county.
el THE ENGLISH ORDER OF B. BILIVEOICT.—Yee-
terday the brethren of the English Order of 8. Benedict
celebrated Good Friday in their peculiar fashion, at the
Monastery, at Norwich. Brother Ignatius was not presoak,
not having yet returned t i England from Rome, and the
service of yesterday differed in some reepeote from that of
last year. Thus the chapel was not shroudoi in such coin.
piste derkness as last year, but was lit to a fair extent with
gas, although the altar wee draped with black, relieved
with four large curdles and a tier of smaller ones. The
attendance wee not very lugs, and was et an extremely
migratory description, persons continually ooming is and
going out : a large proportioa of those present were
also young girls and boys. There were, however, some
men and women of the poorer class at the service.
and the dem, amour of these was extremely devout.
Although the chanting was carefully '
executed, sod al.
Wealth the service was conducted with care, earriest,see,
and decorum, the master spirit—that is Brother Iguatins—
was absent, and there appeared aldose and a void which
zd could not somehow be filled up, for the English order of 8.
Benedict is not itself without its founder and Meleechf mber.
The chapel was bung with two large piaearls, with
a great black cross, and ureic* the importance of a due
observance of Good Friday. The low and pour room has
not improved in appearance during the last few months,
but probably the brethren are coeeentratieg their efforts
on the new chapel erected just at the rear of their present
house, which was to have been opened on S. Benedict's-
day '(March 21), but somehow was not thee imugurated.
While the Benedictines were celebrating the "entice, el
which a few broad outlines have been gives, Mr. Baron
Martin, one of the judges of wino now is Norwich, pro-
ceeded in .tats—tbat is, in the high 'bailiff's gorgeous Car-
rine—to the cathedral. The contrast bates in the worship
of the struggling Benedictines and the " estobliehed" cere-
monial, in which Mr. Baron Martin joined, was of 00Utle
very striking. A oommeetery upon the doieg
the s of the
English Order of Si. Benedict "is supplied by follow-
me letter from the Archbflop of Centerbury, in reply to •
i memorial signed by 458 rroehial awnless el the dimes
• of
Norwich, on the subject of oltrivritusliitio practices :
" Lambeth Palace, Merril; 1866.—My deer Archdeacon.—
I have duly received the address you have forwarded to
i me free' the churehwardess sad a large number of the
Nk 1 elegy of the diocese of Norwich, in reference to the intro-
• ' &Woo into the celebration of divine worship of practices
which are disturbing the pesos, sad impairing the •ffirieney
of the church. I have elrsady gives public expressioe to
my sentiments on them subjects, and you may rely upon
say using all the inemmes I may possess le cheating the
progress of what I believe to be symbolical of some el the
Vienne errors of the church of
yours. C.
me. re;
arser seelsdeacen, very elocerely C. T. Oeseensa.—
The Vie. Archdeacon Reeverie." Although the sefk.,
hishoes letter is sot written so Brae m lessees sad hdr
o. eedtreres, it Is virtually written at them. Neverthelembe
the Benedictines streak se.