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The BLIND CHEATING THE BL1ND.-One would
scarcely imagine in reading the following from
the Boston Express, that both the parties were
stone blind; and one of them connoisseur in
painting:


Gross IMPosITIoN.-We learn from the Var
mouth Register, that Mr.. Charles p. Ring, a
man blind from his birth, has been grossly impos-
ed upon by one John Williams, also blind
man, and an arrant impostor. Williams, gave
Ring. who resides at Lowell a power of attorney
to collect between 4 and 500 dollars, which
Williams pretended he had deposited in the
Barnstable Bank; the certificate of the deposte
being in the hands of one Jonathan Owen, Esq.
Of Yarmouth; to receive from John Taylor, OF
Wellheet, one silver watch and several articles OF
clothing apparel. and to transact various other
affairs for said Williams. The power was lie.
gally drawn and acknowledged before John A.
Knowles, Esq of Lowell.


On arriving at Yarmouth Mr.. Ring ascertained
that there was no person Of the name of Jona-
than Owen in the town; he also ascertaned tina,
Williams never made deposite at the bank.
lie therefore started in the stage on Saturday, in
order to arrest Williams before making his escape
from Lowell. -


This John Williams, is, it seems, by profess
sion fortune teller. For the last month he has
boarded at the house of Mr.. Ring, and had bar
gained to pay $50 for valuable set of paintings,
a part of which he had paid, and the pictures
were held as collateral security for the balance
Before leaving home. Mr. Ring suspected what
he afterwards ascertaned, that Williams was a
yagabond and an mpostor; he had therefore d.
rected his family to have him arrested should
he attempt to take away the paintings in his
absence. Wilams's design in giving him the
power was no doubt to obtain an opportunity to
abscond with the paintings, in the absence of his
host.