The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-31 00:00:00

CAPTURE OP 4 81VINDLIN.

At the Bradford Borough Court, on Saturday, a
weil-dressed young foreigner, named William Bchwonke,
was =erg= with defrauding sever tradesmen in Bradford,
by mar of forged bills of exchange. He had been 'ppm-
headed at Newoutla and brought thence by Mr. Shuttle.
worth. a &rein online at Bradford. In Joao Isak the pri-
soner, who roroppeesesseenatad himself as the agent of " Lomas sad
Co., et et," hired a warehouse, in Bradford, of
Misr= A. Muster sad Co., staff =nohow', sod having
'stared the peasisr, the name of the do a be pretended to
repromet—ft Lomax and Co."—wen painted on the door, and
he commened tusking largo `patehases of various kinds of
goods, and invariably giving la payassot bills of aohaage,
which have airs turned out to be fictitious.
Mr. Jolla Wilson, silversmith, Kir4ate, Bradford, stated
that is inns Ise the prisoner parchasa of him a gold watch
and other articles, of the value of 201, 75.; and gave, is pay-
ment, a bill of exchange for 244, which purported to be
drawn by " Lomax sad C 0.," " for value reeled " by
deteroake sad C 0.," by whom it purported to be
sad neihrelpmbie on the " Bonk of Loudon " on at.clicerlit
Jelp. The ted himself to Mr. Wile= r the
agent of the dna of Meson. Imre and Co., of Msachrter
arid London; the addrue of the house in ths latter city
berg (as writes on the bill) "8, tinlowstrest." He also
stated that he was, as their agent. in occupation of a portion
of • warehouse in Bradford, which he tented of Mews.
Almada. Hunter and Co. Finding this statement as to
occupation to be correct, Mr. Wilson contented to recede"
the bill of anthange in payment of this account. He sub-
sequently discoversd, however, that there was no such firm
as "Lasses sod Co." in London ; end, doubting the cha-
ncier of the prisoner, he applied to him for payment of the
goods in cash. The prisoner could not pay, but he restored
the greaser portion of the goods. He had ectimied =haws;
sad, bre by duns sad dieratialied creditors, he at length
disappeared. Bat It wen found that be had panned the
sums own to Leeds, Hull, Newcastle, dec. • and Mr. Wil-
son hit {bathe was bound in duty to the public to seek his
serest, fa order, if possible, to make an example of bins by
Ho salted, through his solicitor (Me. Watson),
thriis" screed of the prisoner till Wedmeday. The al
codas weegrantad, sad the prisoner was remandeL—
Narrienr

PUBLIC Rumnom GROUNDB.—Tte inhabitants
of Faversham having lately presented • memorial to the
trustees ed public amities of this town, rents/wing them to
purchase • pine of Ind for tbe public use of the people for
reoreatkin pa/poses or otherwise, the trustees acceded to
this must, end detunnized on purchasing 20 acres of
• Gehl which hid We oared to them for 4.0001. sod on
Moaday a depatatka from the treeless. sommilawied by
R. Deaths, Req., M.P., waited on the Attorney-General,o
his eseeent to the appropsfetice of the fund, of
rrergl'e Clark for this purpose. The deputation was
very caturteensi received, and the Attorney-General has
given his muetlaw. It is believed that poesession of the
land can at sees be ohlideed.
SUFFOCATION OF Two MEN IN A TANK.—On
Petards some men were cleaning out au underground tank
at the works of Mr. R. Healey, at Radcliffe Close,
near Boxy when one of them, named James Hardman, upon
amending 'to the oinfece, tell suddenly beskwards. He was
noticed by another man, mimed Jo h* Spencer, rho went
into the teak to reader him aseistanoe, when he also fall down
ineesoibin Afterwards • third man, leases Howcroft,
ds-
sash* end was about to return, haring his bead above the
temie, wig he too Mil in again. By means of • drag the
sass were semi taken oat, when Howerolt was found to be
deed. Spam died the same night, bat Hardman is ex-
pected to reamer. The tank wee and to preserve the midi-
meat of aka knot., endless usually cleansed mos • month ;
but it is imprint that the men wore suffocated by some gee
from plena alma* which had penetrated through a small
enertme.—Nesokrefer Glarus&