Star.
London, England, 1817-12-08 00:00:00

THE UNPARALLELED HOAXER I

We are assured that the pretended Fortunate Youth
is as arrant an impostor as ever existed. Happily this
discovety has taken place in time to'prevent his no on
with a arty worthy family. The following panicu•
Lars are from good authority :
Suspicion had been entertained for some days pre.
vious to Wednesday last ; but on that day many
concurring circumstances—numerous detected false.
hoods, attended by other evidence. induced the Gen-
denials, in whose house he resided, to question him
more closely as to his pretensions to the property he
represented himself to possess. These interro:v antics
lie refused to answer. At seven o'clock it the even-
ing he walked out, anti never returned. On Friday
the Gentleman received • letter fr,,nn him, dated
Dover, in which Le acquainted that Gentleman that-
be' was then on ltis way to Calais, to take lac ssessii:a
of his Chattnux en Etitart*, leaving L.t.v)eis and
Heralds employed on parchments, which will be for
ever memorials of the extent of Kith in the
year 1817.

On one occasion he invited the brother of Sir IL W.
to dine with hitn. Several sorts of wine Mr: intro.
duced, and among them some which he cAlied Sici.
Tian wine, " the produce ot oue of my 'walk).
estates I" Mr. W. observing the name of a wine
merchant on the seal of the cot ks, he put one of them
into his pocket, and the next day called on the trades.
man in Austin-friars. The wine-merchant had seen
the youth, but kneir nothing of his Sicilian wines—.
the cork was produced. "It came out ot my wine
cellar—it is a Florentine wine," exclaimed the wine
merchant. He told another tradesman that he had
overdrawn his banker £lOO,OOO Inquiring who it
was—it was DRUMMOND. The house of DRUMNIOND
admitted that they had opened an account with him,
but not for so large a sum : he had deposited a thou-
sand pounds, and had drawn out the whole except
ten pounds. This sum he became possessed or, not
by his own cunning, but by the indiscreet zeal of a
stranger, who said, 61 It you have overdrawn your
banker, you may be in want of a present.supply.
therefore allow me to transfer to you 1000 pounds
from my account to yours."
In company, speaking one day at table, in Stan•
hope-street, about an eminent Portuguese Notary
I Public—'" Ali I know him well." said Cucrsua,

adding, " he will mike eio,otio a-year by me."—
Another proof of the nurganede of his ideal eras given
in the following way :—Being at the house of a
merchant, he said. " Look here,"--presenting
piece of paper—" I have just drawn this, tor the ac-
commodation of the Spanish Ambassador."—lt ran
thus To the Governor and Company of the
Bank of England. Pay the Duke of SAN Cantos
4335.000," Scc.—At the same time he recapitulated
the story of the estate in Spain, producing JEIOO,(X/3
la-year, adding " I am going to lake possestion of it
in a few days." This statement was no sooner
known than contradicted, by persons well aeriti.4ins.4
with the adairs of that kiagdoin : for they t.ty, no
person, except the Archbi!h,p of ToLatio, has greet
possessions there ; his Grace's revenues do not
ex-
ceed ifgso,ooo a.year. The opulent Grandees derive
their revenues from,Mexico and Peru. .

No one appears to have been more completely
deceived than the gallant Colonel, who tendered the
bets at BROOM'S the other day, except a respectable
Physician, who actually had Made the necessary pre.
partitions for departure, to accompany this young
Charlatan to the Continent, as his traveiting com-
panion ; for which the Doctor was to receive OEIO,OOO
a-year, as a remuneration tor his abandoning his ,--
fession. A most respectable Attorney, at Newm,
he had appointed his Solicitor; that Gent'em
completely deceived.
Numberless persons have also been dispatched

dale:eta parts of the country to make tenders fur
fcrent e%tates ; particularly At wide' Cattle, for
a magnificent tender has been made. Hots)
Hall also, the title to which is disputed in the
mostizt.cv family, he was willing to take with
impellections I
So greatly duped was one person (a man of
consideration in the City), that he actually was
the necessary steps to lay out two millions a yea'
three years, in laud, ht having received instrur
to that effect from our hero, who Aso said ti
meant to establish one bon Ired zanies I: charre,
should be very strict in the pr-servaion of Ins
Many persous suswct that the Ir. y has been ske dupe
of some artful men ; if so, their nefarious plaits have
been frustrated by the conduct of their agent.
• 11 Ihe term on the Continent fur wb.tt we cal " Crites In
the air."

Thursday the Magistrates and Council of num.
fries having taken into consideration the prnpot:.!inn
of the Bruges:es for an alteration in the Set of the
Burgh, unanimously resolved in favour of the meat.
sure; and signified their wish, before proceeding fur-
ther, to be made acquainted with the .ature and ex.
relit of the alteratinns desired by the inh?t:itaiiit,
DIWRY-LANE THEATit E.— On SAturclay Fv.trr%
repeated the character of Rif!. d. As on the for-
mer night, he greatly improved when the P:a7
ad-
vanced towards its close ; and those who tnere
clinedto deciie untavourably on his pretsn:iens ttad
a majority againot them when the curtain detier,d,d.
COVENT GARDra4.—The Opera of Guy Manntrivt,
and the new Farce of Vauban& and Wive:, attracted a
crowded audience on Saturday. PetAHAm was in
tine voice—he was compelled to sing the Scot: pa.
riotic air or Sesta groan haec vi' Wall= lid, three times.
FRIDAY, DWENISER 4.-,3.19, Di wn on
Friday Last,, a Prize of 020,000, b: tag entitled to
r 5,000 Consols and 05000 Nlonley, was Snit! in
Shares by CAIMOLL.—No. 5,t2t2, a Prize of 3::() Goi.
fleas ; 2,w5, a Prize of 200 Guineas, wc:e aLo eOl,l
in Shares by CARRrLr. ; 4,720, another ire of2oo
Guineas, was Sold by Cairna“.L, in a Whole Tickst.
The Fortunate Possessors may r,.•ce,va their Moniqt
tor demons!, ittN7, CCM:MILL, cr Ona.EIL t

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