The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-13 00:00:00

AN INGENIOUS SWINDLE.

Patrick Lambert, 39, wee charged with uttering several
forged Bank of ling•and notes at Liverpool in April lam.
The fame alleeed for the prosecution were laid before the
jury by Mr. Littler with Mr. Brett, conducted the case
fur the Bank of
The prisoner whet was 'formerly a barber In Liverpool, bad
more moistly kept • tobsoconiat's shop in Parliement-etrect,
and lived in Dawson-Weer, both in Liverpool. In the early
part of April last &person of the name of Davison called upon
the prisoner, who showed Win a poclitet•book containing a
great quantity of Back notes. The prisoner then told Davie=
that he bad something in view for him, and as the latter bead
been a coseirlerable time out of employment be was Induced
to engage in Lambert's service. The prisoner told Davison
that he must sesame a respectable appears:we, and represent
hime.ll as a traveller; and be gave Davison money to release
his clothes from pawn, providing him at the woe time with
• new bat end a railway rug. Dashes thus equipped was
directed by the primmer to Wend the Irish steamers, and
obtain the addressee of the mat reepielatile tobacco =maw-
tnrers in Ireland; be also procnred,an Mob directory. Saber-
gland, the painesertold Davison that the " Crooked Billet,"
28, Bachangratreet„ was to be Moodie*, and directed him to
apply to
as mbar to prepare letter-beds purporting to
resentMß:ohanper:“.... leanra wholesale
hiswarehousevow,:
Temple-street,ose otil wes
Liverpool. Wit;74tese letter-beads maw to hand Davison
was directed to write to *trend toter-co manufacturers in
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Ireland, of whom Mr. Carrel, of Dundalk, was was. These
letters wore to regent the prices of their tobacco for rash.
Replies to several ot these appliostions were received, ad-
dressed to "Mr. Goofier, wholesale grooer, 28, Ex-
change-streek Liverpool." Mr. Carrel, of Dundalk,
omelets to visit Liverpool in April, thought,
iaamad of writing to Yr. Goofier, he would call
at his offloe and give his teems viva van. On
Mr. Carrel's striving in Liverpool be went to 28, Exchange-
street, and found a publle•house there instead of an Cafe,
as he expected. On his return to Dundalk Mr. Carrel wrote
to the prisoner to say that be bad sought his Oho without
effect. Lambert immediately replied, saying that hie °flies
was the next door to the Crooked Billet, and affected to be
surprised that the people at the hotel did not direct him to
his office. This reply of Mr. Cared contained a list of
prices of various kinds of tobacco, astir* that his terms
were that half Bank of England nom to the amount of the
goods required were to be meet with the order, and the
oorreepooding holm Aire the oder wee completed. Part
of Davison's duties consisted la goat' to the Crooked Billet
and taking all letters addressed to Mr. Goofier, and left
Rana to the primrose. On one occasion one letter from Mr.
Carrot. and on others Were from the Mew,. Murray and
from P. Tbolopeoa sad Co., were taken. D..visatt being at
the priatonees house one day, saw him taking from under the
off cloth on the doer a quantity of Bask notes. The primer
asked if he (Davison) could believe that thoee notes were forged.
lie farther stated that they were, and that the 51. note, east
him 10e., end the 101. ones cost him 16e. pavan saw the
prisoner cut through two ten pooled notes and ore five, and
after they were indorsed , place them in a letter addrereed to
Mr. Carrel of Dundalk, for the particular kinds of tobacco
specified, to the amount of 254 Primmer also sent an order
to Messrs. P. Thompson and Co. for Roods to the MIDe
worst, and pieced in the letter sent to that firm the half
motel corresponding to those sent to Mr. Carrot. While the
latter transactions were going on Davison woe In communica-
tion with the police authorities, who took the heterea7 steps
for detecting the prisoner in the act of sealing epitome of the
forged note' in letters to various patois.. When the police
had metiers:tier, evidence of the man's guilt he was &ppm-
headed.
Mr. Simon appeared for the prisoner, but called no wit-
nesses.
The jury at once found the prisoner guft. A previous
eoevirtion was proved. Senesce dedwred until to-day
(letattlay).

Ormit. COII1T.—(Befor• Mr. Justice Bin.)
DEMI V. PILLINO.—AMAULT AT ILOCIIDALI.
This we§ • claim for damages tar es alleged samara st
loalande, es the 21st Aprft irk
Mr. Overeat Q.C., and Mr. MOM, appeared for the
*kW sod Mr. Mask, Q.C., for the defeedsat
The pMielf le abase Wrens of age, end the dermideat
mosidershiy younger, and loth of theta ars aimed is bag-
, sem la Rochdale ea semndaeterers. They are strong poll-
' deal palliasse, watt reprosaiiss Merest sections Is Wel