The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-24 00:00:00

EXTENSIVE SWINDLING.

Notwithstanding the very formidable array of cases of
swindling of the subjoined description which have re-
cently been perpetrated in this neighbourhood, and
which one would have thought would have operated as
warnings to others—another case occurred on Tuesday
last, even more barefaced and impudent than any of its
predecessors, and through which no less a sum than
1871. has been filched ! It appears that there is an
elderly farmer, named Day, residing at Doulting, near
Shepton Mallet. On the day in question, a man of re-
spectable appearance, and possessing that peculiar kind
of impudence which attaches i.itself to such characters,
called upon him and introduced himself as a brother of a
clergyman at Wells, whose name he mentioned. The
name being familiar to the farmer, he freely enteredlnto
conversation with his new friend, who told him that he
had just come into a little estate, and that he wanted to
purchase two good mulch cows. The farmer said he
should be glad to sell him two if there were any on the
farm that suited him ' • so that he bad better look round.
They accordingly took a survey of the stock on the farm
bet of course there were none that " exactly suited"
the man of money. He therefore requested that the
farmer would buy him two at Shepton Mallet market,
and he would give him a sovereign for his trouble. The
farmer said he would willingly do so ; but on the " gen-
tleman" saying he should wish to hear from " his lady,"
who was at Shepton Mallet, what sort of cattle would
suit her, he agreed to walk over with him to see her. As
they jogged along the road, they met another " gentle-
man,, who accosted the first gentleman in the usual
way. There was a great deal of bowing and scraping
and many " How-d'ye-do's" and so on, passed betwixt
them, and the poor old farmer began to be quite pleased
with his company. At length the new-comer said to his
friend—" You've heard of my uncle's death, I suppose?"
"Pon my word I've not—when did the old gentleman die ?"
rejoined the other gentleman. "Oh ! the other day •,
and Pm glad to say he has left me a nice little estate,which
I want to let to any one who can stock it well ; I don't
care to whom." " Allow me to introduce you to my
friend Day," said " gentleman No. 1," " he can stock
it I've no doubt ; I've just been over his farm, and a
capital lot o' catte he has there, I can assure you." The
farmer hinted that he had a son for whom he should
like to take the farm, and that he could stock it.
" Gentleman No. 2" appearing somewhat dubious upon
this point, farmer Day thought himself somewhat un-
fairly reflected upon, and immediately produced his
purse, to show them that he had money as well as stock.
The said purse contained a deposit note, dated Shepton
Mallet, May 28, 1841, No. 204, payable to W. Day, for
1001. ; a receipt for 40/., No. 15, dated Shepton Mallet,
March 5, 1841 ; both of Stockey's bank ; 47/. in cash
notes, and two sovereigns. The whole trio smiled hap-
pily on the treasure—farmer Day being its possessor
de facto, and the " gentlemen" on being its possessor
in perspective.
Shortly afterwards, the man who had the estate said
he was going further then, on business, but that he would
give the farmer a call another day ; and therefore bade
them good afternoon. The other " gentleman" then
said lie did'nt think it was worth while troubling " his
lady" about the cows ; he would leave it to the farmer's
judgment to the market. lie might as well, however,
give him the sovereign, and then it would be done with.
To this farmer Day had not given the slightest objec-
tion ; and the " gentleman" very kindly offered to put
it in his purse for him. The farmer unwittingly handed
over his purse, into which he had no doubt his generous
friend would place the sovereign safe. The " gentleman"
then returned the purse, and saw it safely put into his
unfortunate dupe's pocket. After a little more talk, they
parted, and on the farmer examining the contents of his
purse, he found that the notes had been replaced by
a piece of an old newspaper ! The chagrined old gen-
tleman then gave information to the police authorities
in Bath, who, from the description, knew something
of the sharper. A policeman accordingly accompanied
the farmer's son, on the same night, to Mr. Knott's, the
Freemason's Tavern, in Abbey-street, where inquiries
were made if there were any lodgers in the house ; and
on answer that a man of the description given was at
that time in bed, the young farmer and the policeman
went up stairs into his room, where Mr. Day identified
the sleeping swindler as the man whom he had seen
talking to his father. The policeman then transferred
the astonished "gentleman" from a bed of down in the
tavern to a bed of boards in the station-house. On his
clothes being searched, two Si. notes were found therein,
one of which was identified by Mr. Day. He was next
morning escorted to Mr. Pike's academy, in Grove-
street, where, from a hint thrown out by Mr. Hall, who
had had a previous acquaintance with the " gentleman,"
his clothes were dissected, when in the collar of his coat
were found a quantity of flash notes. He gave his name
Eenry Edwards. The " gentleman," whose uncle died
and left him the estate, has not yet been apprehended ;
nor has the lady at Shepton Mallet been heard of.
When will people be more wise than to entrust their
purses in other persons' hands ?—Bath Chronicle.
VISITATION OF THE ARCH-

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BISHOP OF YORK.
(From the Doncaster Gazette.)
TUESDAY, JULY 20.—The adjourned visitation of the
Venerable the Archbishop of York was held in the Ca-
thedral, on which occasion Dr. Phillimore, the Arch-
bishop's Commissary, took his seat at about one o'clock.
The following members of the Chapter were present :
The Very Rev. Dr. Cockburn, the Dean ; Archdeacons
Todd, Corbett, and Wilberforce ; Revrs. W. H. Dixon,
W. V. Harcourt, H. S. Markham, Canon Residentiaries;
Rev. T. Barnes, E. V. Harcourt, Esq., C. Thiselton, Esq.,
and four or five others.
The Court being opened by Mr. Buckle, the Registrar,
Dr. PHrLLIMORE said he understood that the Dean was
wishful to make some apology for the contempt which he
had offered.
The DEAN said it was not his intention to have called
their attention to this subject until the business of the
Court was over. But, as he was called on, he had no
objection to read the paper which he held in his hand,
and which, for the satisfaction of the Archbishop, he had
prepared. He did not wish to stand upon technicalities,
and would, therefore proceed. The Dean then proceeded
as follows:—I wish again to be admitted to the friendship
of the Archbishop ; and I am sorry if I have said or
done anything which has given dissatisfaction. It is
with pleasure that I state thus much with respect to one
of the most serious subjects which can occupy the atten-
tion of this Court, that a change has taken place in my
sentiments in respect of that subject, when no longer
under the excitement of the Cathedral Act—a measure
which I consider an invasion of the rights of Deans and
Chapters. I admit the impropriety of allowing any pe-
cuniary considerations whatever to influence the dis-
posal of any ecclesiastical livings for the benefit of the
Church, whatever local questions or technical distinc-
tions may be raised to it. I wish also to state my entire
conviction of the right of the Archbishop to inquire into
the conduct of his clergy in his Visitorial Court, and my
assurance that any resistance which I may have offered
to the proceedings of the Court was not intended to in-
vade that right. For the intemperate expressions I may
have used in connexion with this inquiry, I am truly
sorry ; and .I beg leave to apologise to the Archbishop,
and also to you, his representative. The Dean appeared
to be somewhat affected during the delivery of these re-
marks, and spoke the conclusion in a firm tone of voice.
Dr. PHILLIMORE said he collected from what the Dean
had said, that he was willing to atone, as far as possible,
for the contempt he had offered to the Court, and the
resistance he had interposed to its jurisdiction and autho-
rity. If that attempt had been persisted in it might have
led to the severest censure and punishment. He was
content, under the apology now offered, to remit all the
penalties of the Dean's contumacy, and continued—Mr.
Dean, I absolve you from your contempt ; and I hereby
monish you not to offend in the premises for the future ;
and you are hereby monished accordingly.
The Learned Commissary then proceeded to comment
on the late decision of the:Court of Queen's Bench, which
had ruled that, by a recent statute, this Court was di-
vested of all authority to pass sentence of deprivation in
cases of simony ; and the sentence of this Court to that
effect was therefore void. The Court, however, had a
right to inquire into such cases, with a view to ulterior
proceedings. The prohibition of the Court of Queen's
Bench was confined to the sentence only, on the ques-
tion of simony, which had come suddenly upon this Court
during the inquiry. All the other acts continued to be
of binding authority and obligation.
After some further remarks, a discussion ensued
between the Learned Commissary and Mr. Bull, rwho
attended on the part of the Dean, in relation to some
matters which had been before the Court on the former
occasions, and on the question whether a certain sum of
5201. belonged to the fabric of St. Peter or to the Dean.
—The Dean said he had placed the matter in dispute in
the hands of Sir Wm. Follett and Mr. Cresswell ; and
he understood the latter was in communication with the
Archbishop on the subject. At all events, he was willing
to abide by Mr. Cresswell's decision on the subject.—
To this the Rev. W. V. Harcourt consented.—Arch-
deacon Wilberforce inquired whether it was to be
considered that the sentence of excommunication was
withdrawn : to which Dr. Phillimore replied that the
sentence was nullified by the decision of the Court of
Queen's Bench.
After some further discussion relating to a few minor
points,the Commissary adjourned the Court until Satur-
day, when he should wish to be put in possession of
Mr. Cresswell's decision, in which case it is expected the
business of the visitation will be brought to a conclusion.

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A BRILLIANT STUCCO WHITEWASH.—Take
clean lumps of well-burnt lime (say five or six quarts), slack
the same with hot water, in a tub (covered to keep in
the steam), pass it in the fluid form through a fine sieve;
add one-fourth of a pound of whitening or burnt alum,
pulverised ; one pound of good sugar ; three pints of
rice flour, made into a thin and well-boiled paste, and
one pound of clean glue, dissolved by first soaking it
well, and then putting it into a small kettle, which should
again be put into a larger one filled with water, and
placed over a slow fire, Add five gallons of hot water
to the whole mixture. This wash is applied, where par-
ticular neatness is requireA,Avith.a. painter's brush. It
must be put on while warm, if upon the outside of the
building—if within doors, cold. It will retain its bril-
liancy for many years. There is nothing of the kind
that will compare to it. About one pint of this mixture
will cover a square yard upon the outside of,a house, if
properly applied.— Genesse Farmer, an ,Amecan paper.