The Sun.
London, England, 1805-01-03 00:00:00

44N IMPOSTOR.

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A new'species of trick has been praftisecl in the
"pity within this day or two :—A man, who were
regintentala, and passed himself off -for a. soldier,
as he was walking along Cheapside, in the even.
shadenly, dropped down on the footpath, appal.'
rently with great violence, and after making a few
grimaces, cried out lustily that his thigh was
:broken. Hii piteous cries Soon brought round
him a crowd of persons, who sincerely corn,
ntiserated his situation. Some of thern offered to
take. him home in a coach, --and otheL's to convey
him to a Surgeon. To the former he replied, "It
would be of no avail to take him home, as he had
no comforts to go to;" and to the tatter, he ob.
served, 46 he had no money to pay for surgical as-
, sistanee, but would be grateful to any one who
m
would hilp him to Sr. Bartholoe Hospital."
Several persons immediately offered their mist.
ante. A humane shopkeeper, before whose house
'he lay.' took a door off the hinges, twenty him
to the Hospital; but before the .supposed' invalid
could be placed on the door) aurae Peraon brought
an arm chair to place him in, that. he might he
removed with more ease and comfort.. Being seated, -
and abotit to he taken away, a subscription was set
on foot for him by the by.standers, who had listened
to his sad story of poverty. The sum of nineteen
shillings' was collated, which the fellow put into'
hispocket ; then stifling a groan, with great seem.
ing difficulty, he muttered " God reward you, my
fitends,", and was taken to the HOspital, where he
was, laid upon a bed, in the loom appropriated to
accidental patients. One of the Surgeons presently
attended him, and examined the lirableomplained
of minUtely. " I do, not perceive, friend," said
the Surgeon, " that you have broken any:bones,
or received even the stmllest contusion ; and if you
have any just cause of complaint,- I must confess, it
is beyond my skill to find it out :" 66 That may be,"
replied the. " but yourhonour .may treat me,
,1 have not tried Dal all skit time for not/ 2ng:" The'
Surgeon depending'. upon his own Judgment, and
suspeding.o trick, desired that the man might be
kepr all night, and that the veople, would watch
'him. At supper time the invalid said, he would
,try to eat a Tittle, ,he had not broken his
,tast all that day. Soon after, he observed to the
.nurse who WAS left to attend him, that he began
,to think 'the G.mtleMane very good judge, and now
agreed with him, that neither his deg ,nee
thigh, was Woken, as he felt he could, walk a little.
That being the case, lie ihought- it best not, to,giie
*the. house..any forther,trooble,
.and would,,
fore), go home dtrenly. The nurse replied, that,
after the orders she had received she could not,
suffer Ithrt.to depart that night ; besides, if she were
willing, the watchman who guarded the gate
would not permit him to pass. The soldier then-
reottested .to go tioWn and speak to the watch.
man, and he had no doubt of getting 'him' into
the humour to let him out. He then. went down
stairs,' and applied to the watchroan; who refused
to allow him to iniss.yvithyut orders. if Be quiet,"
444 the soldier, ;" - I have something here (reeling
at :the same ,time under his jacket) that will do as
well as an or4e,r." " N.!, friend," replied the
other, " bribery won't seduce -me." ": You may
call thii what yoo please, Mr. Watchman," re,
ktined the ruffitin, have only to say, either let
me, psi tkomgh this gate, or this bayonet shalt past
t:hr,,,aikyouy
,body.2l- The threat 044
,the
eife4t ; and althoogh the watchman sprung his
rattle before the itnpostor lvtd proceeded many
paces,, yet such
,was his speed t;tat he could not lac
e r taker.. , ,

•• • •
On Tuesby ntlrning a: porpoise, t z feet long
cduglit, some leghtertnen, at the Broome
law. In cyntittg up the Clyde it had entangled
itself 4nt-nig the' ve4sels at the (pay.

BIRTHS.
On Saturday, morning, at Maidstone, the Lady of CaptaiS
PagAott, of the /Loyal Bucks Militia, of a Son.
9n.,S.lturdaYse'nnitht, at l'atu..-atfe near Cockermouths
the Lady of Titonts Esq. of one Son and two
Daughters. •
t)n Filartdiy, last, at Lytnington, Lady Charlotte Howardi
of a I lauxhttr.
Un the ot Inst. Mrs. Georg:: Bedfc,ra, of Bcdfotd.rowl
a Daugnter.