The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-04 00:00:00

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Illteaton-Hot4t.—A meet aefomptlatted fm t,
named John Brae, salt beret& to the ?melee riot,
by the Secretary of the Mearnan's Cesamittea, spas the
charge of having shammed the agony and convelsiona
of death, for the purpose of obtaining charity. The
complaint was made at the suggestion of the Commit-
tee, the impostor being too well known to the wive
members of that body, to hate run the hazard of paying
them a visit.
From Mr. Kitosairtra statement, it appeared, that the
impostor hail an infirmity in his leg, with which he
played all sorts of impositions upon the public. Upon
thelfith of Ihwesolser, Flyer* was found apparently in a
dying state, in Chancety.-lane, by a geutientan who pot
loot is a hackney-coach, paid the fare, and aent a man
with him to support his tottering frame, to the Menai-
city Society, in Red Lion-square. Upon his arrival
there, the managers rrinridering him as a fit object for
admission into the Hospital for distressed seamen, made
consiminiration to that effect to the Office of the rum-
tni;tee' where it was ascertained that hr required Medi-
cal aid for a renal,, disorder. very- preralent amongst
fellows who say they are starring. He tls.mEht proper,
during the time hr was nntler rare, to abstain from mis-
representing the degree of his sufferings. When he
Was opiite well, he war requested to assist others in get-
ting some ease on boar.% but he torneol away with
scorn, swore " hr nottl.l he d---,l if he'd handle a
enal, tar hr hail not mine on hoard to work, hnt to rest
front work.- anti left the ship to go to more comfort-
able quarters in the metropolis. Three or four days
after this departure, a clergyman, who belongs to one
of Ate Caret-rides, while passing through the streets
at the tv..s: end of the town, found a wretched okslect
tying on the pavement, in the t deplorable coalition.
The poor creature was conveyed to a workhouse, where,
with diffiettlty, he recovered the use of Fix tongue
and appetite. The lientleman then apulied to the office
of the Seaman's I 'ountnitter, for an order for his minds-
Mon on hoard the llorpital ship, descrihodd his person
and wreteliedness. and aoldrol, that hr was a stranger to
Loudon, having waihe.i up, within these last 14 slay.,
from Lir erpuotl, and never putt a foot in the metropolis
before. The benevolent clergyman soon learned that
hr had 'tern impousrd taposti ; and upon returning to the
wor'aitonse to repo-web the beggar, was Wormed that
the patieut, upon hearing that his heuefactor had gone
to make MIMS provision fur him, war so powerfully lope.
rated upon by a feeling of gratitude, that h- actually
ran not of th; himse in spite of his sof...rings.
On the low of Jfarrb, as Mr. Biologiesl war walking
through Tlirotguartoou...treet, lotoscrvr:l his old ac•
tiusiotancr„ who r.-fttseol to carry roals, moo:ding from
head to lout. A cr.t.‘d of perrotts were lookiog with
compassion upon the stroggle,o .if the poor seaman with
some disorder, which seemed to threaten almost instant
dissolution. He was ‘11:114Orte:1 hi, a beadle and an odd
Soar gentlemen gave hint homey, yi Itieh
pocketed without much pain. Mr. bins tiro!
that he was its the secret, upon which Wrote matte a trip
and a posh nt those who, held him; hitt loix •miitpoorier,
lariat him more firntly. tinier the itotpressi.no that he to as
in a a rmag. fir. 'rile has int b....it .le-
slated, Byrne mole more desperate efforts to goo ac. ay,
kicker' and ruffed the beadle, and appealed to the crotwol
to protect a poor fellow, who had bled for his rotontey.
Nan persons then interfered, and but for the inter-
ference of some of the police, the impostor ston!ol have
get away.
The Alderman observed, float Byrne was rertainly a
finished beggar, and asked him what he bad to say in
his defrare?
Byrne. —Your hnnonr, I have fought hart! and Idol
fur wy country, and herr I anb after all, without a far-
thing. lioul visits toe with fits, and Ids creatures pity
in,. Look here, tour honour.
He then stripped up Isis leg, which had suffered much
tom wieweml, and thou 400ltvel at thleAlitenrau as the
most Imploring manner.
The Altieriman.—Where is ynnr parish ?
livree.—Parish, I hare none; but I was born in Ire-
land..
The Venn:, n. —I can't think of punishing this fel-
law. Pow him to his place of birth.
CACTION TO COI'XTRT