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LONDON. FRIDAY, DEC. 3.

WowDearra. are the ways resorted to by the I
inventive wits of this metropolis for raising a
revenue oat of the wants and follies of their fellow-
creative,. Every now and then a case tarns up,
whisk lets the world at large into the secret of how
the knaves manage to thrive on the dupes. Gentle-
men wheals only stock in trade is an easy assurance
and a plentiful lack of principle, are led by an
sneering law of elective affinity to their natural
prey. Bills of exchange are the ordinary machinery
by which the prowls is carried on, and
the only requisite for its complete success is
an amount of simplicity in the patient, only
lam amazing than the ingenious impudence
of the practitioner. A ease of this kind has just
presented itself before Mr. PAT/FTER, the police
magistrate; it is not yet concluded, and it is of
coarse possible that in some respects it may assume
a different complexion. As far, however, u the
circumstances are yet disclosed, they reveal a degree
of folly on the one side, and of roguery on the other,
which even the records of our police courts do not
often parallel. Mr. CARLYLE has hazarded the
theory that at any given moment there exists in
the world, if you could only find him oat, the
world's greatest fool. Mr. Cucuta GELINZEITIO,
the proprietor of Ashbarnham Nursery, Hiog'►road,
Chelsea, might possibly not snowed in a competitive
examination, open to all the world, in coming out
as the Senior Blockhead of the day, but at all
events he would stand high in the list of honours.
It would take an uncommonly strong man in a
remarkably good year to beat him.
This unfortunate Teuton, by his own account,
wee, tome three or four months back, in sad want of
capital. He had been building and making improve-
ments without money to pay for them. The
builder, who held his over-due acceptance
for 100/., was pressing him hard and threaten-
ing an exec-Woo. Under these eireamstanses

he wee recommended to Mr. Htctiirm—ia
gentlemen somewhat vaguely described by ewe
reporter as " a middle-aged man wearing a sort of
-!naval uniform." It is, of count, an accidental
circumstance, but it may be remembered, in paring,
that the celebrated Mr. Montagu. Tigy, in the ob-
scurer periods of his career. patrusisect,• somewhat
similar style of costume. Mr. HIGGINS, on his tirst
intredeetion, informed the distressed and bewildered
gerierer that "he was acquainted with all the
" mobility and piney in London—he had held
0 a large estate at Whitehall—be had kept
- kis hunter and wore his red coat, and
(ohm, the bathos!) had also been an out.-
'" titter in Borid-streut, and offered his services
• for any sommieston." Aa to money, iitootms said
there would be so difficulty, from Mr. Oauttamao's
well-kaolin mass and prospects; it could be had to
any .=tent ; meanwhile he proposed to raise a mere
tt Jo, say some 301. or 401., if his friend would only
put his awes to a little bit of paper. The little bit
of paper was produced, drily stamped, and OLIO
strzo's name pat apes it for 301. Strange to say,
by some unaccountable accident or other, it so hap.
prod, that HIGGINS, after trying for ten encesesiee
days, was unable to raise nanny on it ; and the unlucky
market gardener was obliged to borrow *rewires.
It was not till after long waiting, mock mum"
and several interviews, that Gar/nava° at length
smossded in getting 101. on this 301. bill. Still he
bad faith in HIGGINS, a faith stroegly supported
by sundry references to " a friend with plenty of
mosey," who would shortly be in town and tarnish
assommodatios to any amount. This mired friend
seen appeared in the pence of Mr. Darts. Blu-
etit* sad Dart between them eassesded in getting
twe more acceptances, one for 301., and me hr
cied of Gareescau, who, it is almost needless to ee-
mark, in spits of repeated applications, never obtained
am farthing upon either. Meanwhile the preset
✓on the racket gardener inererad ; the enemies
was imminent. Not witlutanding his penises

failures to obtain more then IN. from these capi-
talists upon his throe acceptances, ha had still suffi-
cient confidence in his friends to put the crowning
stroke to his folly by granting them • Bill of liaie
of all his furniture and effieets, in consideration of
which they were to raise him the sum of 3001.
The bill of sale was prepared ; it recited that
Gerrisucai; had received the 3004 The man was
dolt enough, though he bad not received a Mogi,
hurtling, to pat his name to the document. Many
days after this were spent in attempts which were,
of tonne, utterly fruitless, to get the looney of
which he had acknowledged the receipt. At hat
Manus came and said he had bad news. The
"friend with plenty of money" had emu to grief.
Davis, the capitalist, wu in Whitecrom-street for
trumpery aisle of some 301.

At length the unlucky man's eyes bergs to open.
A hied of mortised notion grew ap in him that he
bad bern,and wee beiog,clone. Still his faith was ant
quite gone: he renewed the bill far 301., which woe
fillies due, accepted another bill for 91. isterest,
and left both bills in the hands of DAVIS, who,
by some means onexplaised, had arasisil to Net
over his " little chfficulty " at Whiassrers•trast.
At last, however, finding that on cash was Is/ any
maw to be procured, he told the two *Wads
• bit of his mind—he declared ha bad ban
hmabegged and swindled for three meatbs. The

reply to this distreeshig !tankages was a pities
moraine that is three or four days ties 28W.
should be paid into his hands dtt seionnt of the Bill
of Bale. Bat the thing had beoorne too barefaced ;
the dope was now brood awake, sad " having the
" feelings of his kind," gave vent to " certain truths"
whisk were by no means palatable. Then oaths
sad hard words were interchanged, and the beer
of the Coach and lions§ tavern wee freely bandied
to sad fro, and them were santsal threats of
"knocking brains oat,• ending at length in a general
serhantage and seramary ejection by the landlord.
Is the course of the little wiaireissmatt, Mr. DAVIS,

the capitalist, is repressed to have let fall these
ordains expressions Look at the clock. I'll
* show yen Intik kw. It's sow half-per three
" sad rake yea nor Bola (Mr. OILUIVEIIKILO) shall
" have a bed be ile 1111: This was on a Monday. On
the Teselay aftware. Oar NIBERO and his Rosa,
rotunda, bar% head that 111001 ml and nine men
had bra there before them and cleared the whole
of the furniture elf. "My papers, documents, books,"
exclaimed the violist efadoplaced confidence, "every-
* thing wee earied eft Theygot furniture and semi-
" ties oat of me to between SOU and 7001., and as
/ reed hwe es e elan / here serer had but 101."
The thing mans minor incredible ; for, as Mr.
Pamirs Tererkel, the Bill of Bele could not, by
Its express tars, be lawfblly put into execution till
March, 1869. let se it was : Oauexamo's sorra
with his friends Neese to stand thus-101. resolved,
against a till for SOL, another for 301., a third for
Si,. a bill of sale for 3001., put into exeentioa by
parties who, having never given a farthing on it,
illegally availed themselves of its oppressive powers
to precipitate the rain of the poor dupe they were
°idled in to help.
Bach is the version of the case at present before
the public. As we have already said, it may poi-
4ibly be susseptible of some slight modification.
Mr. PAraria, ben what he heard of it, thought it
would be very difficult materially to alter its fon.
tares. Bo do we. It is certainly possible that
Messrs. II ousts and DAVIS may not turn out to
be rogue and swindlers, and that their
dealings with OIIIIILBEIG may not deserve
to be characterised as a oonspiracy. Mr. Lawn may
have been mistaken when he declared that both
these men were complete paupers, and that DAVIS,
the capitalist, besides having been in Whitecrose-
skeet, as has been already seen, had also been recently
&treed at another police court with stealing bills of
eaehange. All these things may turn out to be
mototira to fact, and the.. apparent swindlers may
pane to have been men engaged within the limits
d the law in the prosecution of a calling which,
however odious, is not criminal. At present,
indeed, appearances are against them, but before
conviction of guilt, they are entitled to the
ordinary perquisite of the suspected—the benefit of
a doubt. All we say is, that if the charge, as now
preferred against them, is substantiated, it is difficult
to imagine a case of fraud more impudent in its
design, mere heartier in its execution, or more de-
cisively calling for signal sad exemplary punishment.

DEATH OF THE NAIL 07 HADDINGTON.

We regret to annoonee the demise of the Bart di
Haddingtos, 8.T., who died on Radaseday at TyabigWm.

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