The Sun.
London, England, 1811-09-24 00:00:00

MONDAY, SWi'T. 23.

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Robert ilclarly 'Taylor, the pre/ended Virar 'of-
-1-I,:•ritord, ttood tudtoed for. t ilUt1llit11111)? Obtiiiillllg
btu Moj-r John Cat t%% right the of IVI U
pounds, on the 121.1 i of Fizbrulry last, under tal*e
and irAndttivnt preinces.

It appeared from tie evidence of Major Cart-
Wright, that the piispner came to hint on the day
above stated, and t reiented two with a letter of in-
troduaton trout. Sir Francis Burdett (‘, ho, it appears,
was equally imposed at.), stating the b,•arer to be
the Rev; Mr. Taylor,Arrear of Hertford, who wish-
ed introducedsto him on partienhir
The prisonei wits shown into the room u lwre flip
Major was sitting; m conversation with a ge..!tle-
man ; but thsr prisoner desired a pri..ate aedienLe
of the •w inch being wanted, the prisoner,
d that the object of hi. visit was Ig.. solicit
aid tar an unto(' Ulti le gentle% otnan at Hertferd,
whose husband had lately died, leaving his tit idoW
and .children in i.cry indigent tat curusianies ; the
house and hut nitnre of this prior gentle svoinkin were
stated to have been seized for a debt of t uOl. and
must be. sold, and she and her orphans tni:ned into
the street, unless the amount of her ,debt could be
paid. The prisoner said, • that lie, cormuiseratmg
her hard case, had undertaken to solicit a sobscrip•
lion for her teliei ; that Mr. Plmner, of Hertford-
shire, had. humanely Lopiributed 2W.. and Mr.
on,l the like sum ; that Sir Francis Burdett It d
also contributed very liberally, but had desired the
sum die gave and his name might be kept .secret.—
Major cartwright, not doubting- the truth of 'this
plausible wary, presented the piisoner with a two-
pound Bank-note towards the subscription: On
returning to the first room, the prisoner joined, in
emive'sation with the Ma.ior,and his friend, upon a
variety of topics; and amongst others, upon
mentary.lielorm 'and clerical atnirs, upoti which
latter,. he tookoocasion to mention his owit labours
iii
,the vineyard of the Gospel. He lamented the
alarming growth of Methodism) to the great injury
of the Established Citur,ch ; and said, that this hina-
sect had been far a considerable time rapidly
increasing about Hertford ;' but that he had taken
etrettual means to check its.progress, by introducing
extemporaneous sermons to Int; congregation ; by
which tneausite hied-that only put a atop to the rapid.
de4ellitms from. his flock, caused by the fanatical ar-
tifices of the Sectarian Preachers, but had actually
-brought back several of tie stray
.sbeep who had
Wandered from his fold that at one of these extern-
pore lermens, Mr.
,Wilberturce was au auditor, and
had. afterwards written to lom a letter, controvert-
ing Antne points, of dottrioe which he had pro-
inulged. He then took his leave.

Some time afterwards, Major CartWiight learned
from various quarters, that he was a corinuon
postor, who had levied iiimil.ar contributions upon
several' of his acquaintances that he was a prisoner
in the King's Bench, and had aaually chine out of
that place upon day. rule On the very morning
when he had practised this no able manieUvre, The
Major, upon discovery of this lad, was determined
to piinish the impostor ; and, as a .firststep, lodged
detainer against.him at the prison-gate for tile forty
shillings. On the '2.sth' of Jury' following, the
Major received a letter from the prisoner, express-
ing his contrition lor having improperly obtained
front him the sum ,in queition ;- but earnestly. in
treating, that he would not follow up the, step he
had taken, with any, severity towards an unfortunate
COtleman, to whom any ..Such severity would ibe
totally ruinous ; that he was thotoughly sensible of
his -error,--felt the greatest contrition,-.:ware de-
termined for.the future to persevere in the paths of
reelitode, and . to maintain 'most stri ly the wens
sibi-conrsti4 reai: But ns he was about to take the
benefit 'of the Insolvent Debtors' A(1, and had set-
tled with, his creditors by post-obit securities, upon
the property of his reverend father, wit() was rector
of Bishop's, Cainle, he intriated the Major to send

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