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PorveH, the Fortune Teller This NEGRO
inancer was examined last week since
which multiplicity Of letters from creduli-
Gus females, in high and low life, have been
found amongst, and removed with Powell's
book OF astroogy, &c. The following are a
few short extracts from some of these Curl
Gus documents which will shew bow such
impostors contribute 10 the corruption of
morals to the deprivation Of the human
heart, and 10 that debasement OF character
which superstition always produces. This
imposser also dealt in quack medicines, as
is expressed by his card, at 81 klng's-street
Soho, at the end of which he added some
bIasphemous lines. He professed to cure
and prevent all disorders incident to females
The first of the letters, which we shall me-
tice, is dated Southampton row, August | S.
and is from female of ofrespactability. She
complains Of having married man with a
fortune of 7ool year, whom she disllkes !;
but she says she hsd him 10 preference to
oae she loved, as Powell had told her wealth
would purchase love. The lsdy proceeds
as follows :--s wish to know how lons ii
will be before | shall be left a widow, and
whether that will happen in time for me 10
marry again /; say, pray take pains and
search ou, my fste was born October.
&c. SIC. Haste 10 discover, ard let. me
know the bad with the good" Aaother
letter, dated Plaistowe, Essex, the follow
ing questions Nigh toe Immediately resolved
for S pound note Aug. /, 10 minutes
fast sic in the eve1ing Nv as the money
now think of lost, or was it given to male
or female !"-Another correspondent sends
.he fei!owing-s dug. Cd, hal fast o'clock,
cveniag. Does the person nov think on,
ever bes,ow athought on me !'-Flom the
same return you thanks for your great
foresight: and pray answer the following
Questions by tomorrow morning July
26sh, 9 minutes tast r. Ms the per-
son now think on distressed In mind al
my absence, or is he pleased that have
left the coun,r, ? Relieve my distracted
mind !"-Another letter, dated Charlton
street, Somer's Town, and we'll written,
desires to know for H. note, whether the
acquaintance, which the lady had broken oil
with an officer, would be renewed, or wheth
er she should have her fathers choice
In another letter, addressed 10 Powell by
the same lass, from Farnham, in Survey.
she thanks him for his advice, and says she
has fed to the protection of her sdored
There are many o,her letters from females
Of high responsibility, whose creduli,y has
led tem to be imposed on by this offender
1nrre are some truly ridIcuInus and Otht re
Of the corrupt kind.