Star.
London, England, 1815-01-21 00:00:00

IMPOSTURE.

A week or two ago, a worthy Dissenting Minister
received a letter from an ard, and rather shabby-
looking, man, purporting to be from a lady, 'one
of his own congregation, of which the following is
copy :

s tilkomm=eseepactful complinsants to the Rev. Mr. -•••—.
Sy the advice of several woill-diepoied, and especially
lop leave to recommend the bearer to your notice, having
linens hiss sway as a worthy character, Mouths' under
ands betty ldkrlea with Christi's fortitude. re sad .rry Ms
401014.71 be hes We* undertowa severe °pseudo* for. le
stew, after a confinement of et months, end is resdered low
Fable of getting his livelibood--hai is wife apt aye ettildr
Under these try lug ekcomstauces, should you, etr, het dhpseeill
to assist. I shall feel tnroW much obliged; sod subtoribe mysalf,,
the bonds ot the Gospel, , ••eik,?•°ese.
" P.S. Mr. dines with Mr. mat a fow.hiends to.
;day, and says, that if you will have the oesti to set your
:name to a slip Of paper, it will ha* 'the destinedaid ; ant be
will render him some service to-tey."

The Minister was strut), with. the ',went know.l
ledge of the connection which this artful letter etthi-j
bited; but he was not deceived by it. He dismileedi
the man,' with assurances that he Would enquire kilo
the case; and if found real, he would not fall ao'
assist him. He went immediately to the lady, who
knew nothing of it; and the man neverrettuned. • •
The Minister also called Upon die of the otheri
persons mentioned, ind there found that recently an
application had been made, and the object had re-
ceived relief. Upoo comparison the band-writinr
and paper were both the same ; but the subject d"
fered widely. Still it purpOried_ to •be from
same lady.

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" Mrs. --'a re.pectful Compliments to"1/4/m1.4—, and at
the stress debire M the Rev. Mr: L•.•%,' Strahrw eo wham
the farmer was addressed], begs nave to recommend the follow
ins dimes** case young women *IA formegly Uved
servant to her, was List night put no bed, after eight days bbour ;
—was obliged
to have the child tiessroyad tbtee helpless
ones, and the father in the Hospital, with a bad The Rm.
Mr. t hav-Mitti lest nightf end Mama pleymifee-iser.-»,
Should you, Madam, be disposed to assist, your favour writ be-1
thankfully received. Yotw's, with doe rapes%
" P.S. The bearer is the unfortunate young woman's father'."
We are inforraed, that there is a Persop wbo gar
his livelihood by inventing stories and writing letters
for the purpose of deceiving ; and thus gaining from
the credulous minds of the benevolently disposed.
In the present week, a lady, living in a village
near London, was informed by her servant, that a
Gentleman' who called himself the Rev. John AMC;
Grant., of Deptford. wished to spook with her. (It
appeared drat he had first enquirod %Timber the mu.
ter was withip). He was asked inn, the. Kanpur,
having the appearance and manners,af a Vieradesoalls
and then, with due apology, slated, that he bad
' come on an unpleasanthumsess, bat it was a duty
which devolved upon him. end Whit*, .therefertitel
wilita
had undertaken. A brother .Clok the •
Mr. Emanuel flenfard, of Mary4o.*nne, with a
wife and three children, was m in his bad, sad imory
juror, and desirous to return to ifottisahmo, his se*
country, but bad it. not in his power. Ilukthilluilt
and Another brother Clergyman had
filet
Se
rent for sir' diva *ache to beg for MP
never wept tir an but chow to ittpht is
recomniended. nit be had had dist . IMMO
boot the Me, Me• Jones, the Rectornfteelerieh
With a ready tonguo, eoAllii reedy lOM'S*, lid
plausible plea, be succeeded td get a 'decade% lid.


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the Jody Aided hers to the list Of other flames who had
fsscently assisted, on his. recomitendation, taig pour
lick Divine ; but;, upon application afterwards, to the
Rector, the whole was found. to be an imposition.
If these enquiries bad been made previously, instead
of afterwards, this artful villain would have heel,
appointed. and the evil of suspicion would not be ra:s.:s
against tales ui woe which have better tutu:lst:on.