The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-11-02 00:00:00

A PRMALE IMPOSTOR IN YORK.

Au occurrence has taken plate in this city, which we think
it our duty to lay before our renders as a caution to the
public. List week, as one of the chaise-drivers of Mr.
Furnish, of York, was returning home with an empty
chaise, he overtook ou the Tadeasterrusil a decent looking
female, lots iu stature, pale, but of a fair complexion, with
black hair, between 40 and 30 years of age, awl dressed in
a light blue gown. She seemed much fatigued with walking,
and the maw very humanely asked her to ride. tier reply
was, that having no moue), site could not reward him, there-
fore she declined the offer, but afterwards conseuteil to enter
the chaise. %When the driver bad proceeded a mile or two
with his new charge, herconveraation became incoherent, and
she soon fainted. At Driagboures, he procured her some re-
treatment, which seemed to revive the suffering fair one. and
they soon arrived in York. Under apparent circumstances,
the drive• thought it right to place her under the care of a
parish officer, with a request that lie would take care of her,
and look sharp after her wbeuever she left She house. To
this new guardian she speedily exhibited symptoms of tie.
rangement, remarking that shortly she would be delivered
from her sufferings. Soots after those reinaiks, she lett the
house, anal Ise followed her. She went to a druggist's shop,
near the bridge, and procured a certain drug which excited
suspicion—it was taken from her; and she thcu went duarie
the steps towards the King's Staili, where she was sreured,
and taken to a pubhic.house. A Magistrate attended, but
she refused to give any account of herself until the follow leg
morning; when, after much pressing, she said that she was the
daughter of an imkeeper at Edinburgh, and bait been
married about two mouths ago, after which ceremony she
proceeded to Loudon with her husband, who got • fortune
with her of 1,5001. He, however, had suddenly lett her,
and had taken with him all their property. Shr Own sold
part of her clothes, and left Londou, not knowing where
to direct her suer, as she dared not to return to her father.
The worthy Aliteranau alluded to, being moved by this tale
of woe, procured the young lady respectable lodgings in
Skeldergate, whilst the pretended father was written to, and
informed of the state of his daughter. Mts. (or Mrs.; how-
ever, in the mean time, thought it prudent to make the most
of her friends in York, and accordingly look Preach lean
of her lodgings, taking with ber a red shawl, and several other
articles, the property of her host. In a few days a letter
was received from the pretended father, stating that such a
woman had before referred so him as her parent. bust that
be was an impostor, and to him completely a stranger.

At Cambridge Sersions, on the 20th ultimo, Tho-
mas Sell, George Cutts, John Blotts, jun. William
Dotoera, John Shambrook, George Diller, j un. and
Frederick Fortune, were indicted for a riot at Bas.
*inborn, and for rescuing George Cutts from the
constable. It arose from the Defendmts' jealousy
at a party of Irishmen being, employed at Itarvisst
work, and whom they endeavoured to drive away
rather forcibly, which occasioned a number of per-
sons to assemble. The Jury, after retiring for am
hour, found them all Going, when Sell, Cutts,
Shambrook, and another, were sentenced to eight
months' imprisonment, the others to six months
each.