The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-09 00:00:00

ENGLISH SWINDLERS IN Alf ERICA .

Our readers may not have been aware—indeed we
did not know it ourselves until yesterday evening—that
the dull smoky city of Pittsburg has been honoured for
two weeks past with the presence of distinguished
nobility from England, blooded gentlemen, and of course
exceedingly weal.hy. Notwithstanding the general
ignorance of the community on this point, a few of the
fast ycung men of the city, and some of her staid Eng-
lish residents, became posted, and have paid the distin.
guished guest due honour. We are sorry to see,
however, a desire manifested to deny having paid theca
honours, which arises, probably, from excessive modesty.
Lord Arthur 'John Hudson and Sir , Charles Miller I

Their position did not carry them away, and instead of
sporting. it at the Monongahela, they contented them-
selves with the more humble accommodation to be
procured at the Fulton house, Diamond. This mode-
ration was charming. They ware communicative, too,
and their admirers were confidently informed that they
had £40,000 sterling deposited with S Jones and Co.,
bankers. Drinking, eating, and riding were tho order of
the day. Money flowed like water ; everybody was urged
to participate with them in the goon things of this
life, and everybody accepted the invitation. Sir Charles

owned a sand- baui in Missouri, and such sand for glass
making ! " D—mo sir," said Charles. exhibiting a gob-
let, " lid you ever see such glass ; my sandbank will make
the, fortune of lay man ! " His admirers never di I see
. .

such glass, of course, and the glass merchants of the city
gave extensive orders for this magnificent sand, deter-
mined to excel the world in the matter of glass. Then Sir
Charles dealt in patents, and disposed of a right of selling
saws to a druggist in this city, and got the money for it.
Lord Arthur John was not engaged in sand or patent
rights, his views were more in the agricultural line. He
doubtless saw in the distance a large advance in real
estate in this vicinity, and determined shrewdly to he in
a condition to realise the anticipated profit, So he
visited the well known farm of Mr. Peter Perchment,
Wilkins township, and was posted as to terms, examined
the grounds, the horses, the' waggons, implements, Ste.,
and concluded to purchase at 14,000 dollars for the farm
and 2000 dollars for the stock. My lord would give Mr.
Perchment a cheque for the amount on his bankers, S•
Jones & Co., who had £lB,OOO st,ifling on deposit when,
the deed was wads out. In the meantime Mt. P. must

give up his contracts, for the horse's could not be used,
and Mr. P. did so at a loss of four thousand dollars,
His lordship and Sir Charles frequently visited the fermi,
A pig would please heir fancy, and to town porker
go; now a Its...sees, p a lleNllll.
and to town it went xa pair of elegaut blankets followed
suit; and 'any number of bottles of real old Irish whisky
were also seat to the city. Things wen: on accordingly.
My lord and Sir Charles also cultivated the acquaintance
of Mr. M.Lauoh!ia, shoemaker, Fourth street. Mr.
M•Leughlin has the honour now of being their creditor for
goods and cash lent to the amouetof 45 dollars. We believe
the transactions originated in this wise. Lord Arthur John
and Sir Charles dropped in to buy a pair of shoes. His
lordship pulled off a tolerable pair of boots, when his
aristocratic eyes beheld in the toe of his stocking a hole,
A half reproachful sigh escaped his lordship, and he said,
" It is a (I—d shame for a Hudson to wear a stocking
like that." This attracted the attention of Mr. MtLaugh-
lin A pair of shoes anon fitted the feet of his lordship,
and hid from his mortified vision the rent hose. " What •
is the brass ?" said his lordship, running his hand into
his pocket. Sir Charles sail, "My lord, my lord, this
will not do ; charge this to nay account, Mr. M(Laugh-
lin." And it was charged. His lordship told
his friend that Judge M'Clure advised him to remove
his deposits from Messrs. Janes and Co., as they were
not safe; he recommended ;n their place the old Bank
of Pittsburgh. But his lordship was fearful that tha
old bank could not receive it all, so lie bought on
account, at Burke and Barnes', an iron safe which is
now in his room at the Fulton House, to hold at
least his daily spending money. The safe is
worth one hundred and fifty dollars. On the whole
these representatives of England's nobility met with
an exceedingly warm reception: Their acqualutanees
were only too ready to accommodate them with small sums
of money fives and tens—and they were not too proud
to accept such accommodation. They had no pride to talk
of. For instance, Lord Arthur John, instead of allying
himself to Fulril noble daughter of a noble and ancient house
in his own land, plighted himself to an interesting young
lady, daughter of his lordship's landlord of the Felton
house, and the marrisge ceremony was to have taken place
last night. If we wc.re disposed to moralise at this point,wo
m;ght choose two suhjacts—the imp irtertea of " blood" in
free America, and the marvellous facility with which free
Americons can distinguish that same "blood" in noble visi-
tors. Alas ! for them, however ; but the sequel will explain.
Yesterday, Mr. Percbment's lawyer finished the deeds, and
Mr. P.edocument in hani,waited upon hie lordship for the
cheque upon Messrs. Jane and Co. for 17,000 dots. But
his lordship was out of feeds and could not pay bim. Sn
Mr. Perchment waited upon Mersrs. Jones and Co., and
found that they never had a cent of hie noble lordship's
inan-q. In the sp'ce of a Chart half hoitr what a change !
The farm was not sold, but ho was. Mr. Perchment
accordingly brought suit before the M sync against
Lord Arthur Jahn fur swindlino, and the warrants
for his arrest were placed in the hands of the officers.
Unfortunately his lordship had hired a buggy
from Mr. Joseph Gardner to go to Brownstown, to return
in time for the wedding. lic did not return, and it is
supposed lie seised the opportunity to reach some country
railway depot and leave the vicinity. We sincerely sym-
pathise with the bride and her parents. The guests were
invited, the minister was in the parlour' the supper was laid;
Mr. Lougarey, who had advanced to his lordship 180 dollars
in jewellery. was to act as his groomsman, and he was there:
Toe police officers were there also to watch the arrival of his
lordship. Bat his lordship disappointed all. Notwithstanding
the seriousness of one or two phases of this occurrence, it is
as a whole the most laughable we have ever heard of
transpiring in this city. The money losers have not the'
has: sympathy, and they will be targets for roasting for six
mouths. His lordship's ettorney was also deceived, but
rather had his eyes opsn towards the last. We have the
pleasure of recording the arrest of the titled gentlemen by
officers Hamilton and Wray, about half past ten o'clock lust
night. They reached the stable at that hour, and as soon
as they saw the police they ran, but they were so gloriously
drunk, drutk es lords, that they were soon overtaken.
When taken to the mayor's office, fifty dollars and a gold
watch was found on Lard Arthur John. Both were com-
mitted for a hearing to day. In the police office they still
retained their hauteur. My lord said dictatorially, " Hand
me a chair." The officer replied, " You are old enough to
help yourself." So he did help himself.—Pittebtfr94
Gazette.

A NQTRER Russo GERMAN A LLIANCS,--The Russian
Envoy at Carlsruhe has signed the marriage contract
between the Archduke Michael of Russia and the Princess
Cicely of Baden.
CURIOUS DIVISION OF LABOUR.—The division of labour
in our great offices of state has arrived at last atperfection.
The Chamberlain of Buckingham Palace cleans the windows
inside, being his department ; the Woods and Forests clean
them outside.

DEATH OF HENRY CHAMBERLAIN, ESQ.—ViTo have to
record the sudden death, on the 2nd inst., a,. De ford, near
Leicester, of Mr. Henry Chamberlain, in the 66th year of
hgu
ariTbletrulraainl
world, and was universally
, who was very extensively
esteemed, haft for a long period occupied a prominent
khinsow an ge. in M
ther . Cn
position in his calling, and had been for many years in
high repute as a breeder and feeder of Hereford cattle and
Leicester sheep, He was a very successful competitor at
the Smithfield Club, having gained more prizes than
almost any other man, and on two occasions he obtained a
gold medal for his stook,