The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1865-04-18 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SVOCEBSTUL SWINDLING. —A SPORIOOB BON 07 THE LORD PROVOST 07 EDINBURGH. —The Glasgow Mail has the following rather astoniithing instance of successful swindling which oacured at Hamilton last week. A smart young man of 18 to 20 years of age, styling himself the Right Honourable William Lawson, Req., Second Lieutenant, Royal Navy, Castle Fluntly, and stating that he was • son of the Lord Provost of &din. burgh, called upon one of our J.P.s on Tuesday, with whom he soon got into friendly and confidental cow versation, resulting in the loan of L'2„ We understand that £lO would have been freely given by the deluded justice but for the shrewdness of his better half. As it was, however, our hero managed something more in the shape of cab-hire, having got his host to send for a cab to take him to the barracks, where he was to dine with Major Maxwell and officers of the Hussars. The cab duly delivered the "right hon." gentleman at the barracks; but indeed of asking for the major, who, we believe, is at head-quarters, he got hold of the serpent major and others, and passed a jolly night, drinking wine, Ste., and noceeded in getting a gold ring, a silver watch and gold chain, and about £2 of money, to save him from changing • £lO note. When be took the ring he promised the donor one in retuni with his crest upon it, and also said he was going to present a silver jug to the officers. He left the barracks, on Wednesday forenoon, and was to have returned shortly after; but it is supposed be walked to the train for Glasgow, leaving his victims, we doubt not, somewhat regretful for their simplisity in being duped. The only thing he possessed to ape the style of a naval officer was a pair of brass buttons in hit cap, the distinctive badge of the service being wanting. The police have reoeived notice of the Incident. Another of the stories by which he imposed inpon those he visited was,, that be was to join the -Miack Prince, at Greenock, in a fortnight. Prinztorri, the Italian, who has been already found guilty cif the murder of Harrington, and afterwards 'pardoned, was again put upon his trial at the Central Oriininal Court on Wednesday, for stabbing the potman 'of the public-house, Rebbeck. In this case his victim was fortunately alive to give evidence, and he swore positively and distinctly that the prisoner was the man who stabbed him. The principal feature of interest in the proceedings on Thursday was an attempt made by the counsel for the prisoner to discredit the testimony of the policemen engaged in getting up the ease, by showing that they kept back part of the evidence in their possession at Pelizsioni's first trial, with a view to procure • conviction against him. On Saturday the jug returned a verdict of "Not Guilty." THE CITY BO EGLARITIL —On Wednesday, at the Central Criminal Court, David Roberts, silk weaver; William Henry Jeffrey, carpenter, but nicknamed "Velvet Ned ; Thome, Brewert:m, confectioner; Martha Jeffery, married ; Thomas Caseley, sign-writer; Ann Caseley, married; and Louisa Brewerton, married, were given in charge to the jury on an indictment charging them with breaking and entering the piemises of dir. John Walker, Cornhill, and stealing therein 280 witches, 100 pins, 150 chains, 100 brooches. 100 rings, 100 lockets, 50 seals, and SO keys, of the value of £6,800, his property. They were all defended except Caseley, the 'Counsellor Kelly" of the Judge and Jury Club, who made • rambling incoherent "peach in his own defence. The robbery of the Messrs. Walker's shop was alone gone into, and the evidenee adduced Kunst the prisoners must be familiar to the public,. The female priestlier" were discharged from the dock, as :it was proved they were all married women, and the presumption of law was applied in their favour that they acted under the coercion of their husband'. Th, male prisoners were all found guilty. Three of t' risoners who were on Wednesday convicted of at Joe' " with a fourth man r  4 jewel the former