The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-04-16 00:00:00

SWINDLING.

A Cut most iegenioesly enslaved and succesfully carried
into execution on Saturday last, is scarcely to be cleaned on
the words of fraud. It was equal to that practised on 1t....
dell and Bridge, thejewellers, some time ago, but thorniest
Ave is only at She expeinie of tnir costly gold watches. The
roindler, who called himself Mr. iVinier, is rather above the
griddle sire, was deemed in a brown frock coat, wesra large
whi,kers, and is well calculated fur imposition in *Mem and
manner. A house iu Sur i ham pionmreet, Strand, or copied
by Mr. Holt, the Barrister, having been silveitiieil to be let,
Mr. Winter called about it several times lost week, and he
appointed Saturday last to call with some ladies, when he
could give a final answer, and the servants were desired, if
the °memento-were from home, to "hew the gent:swan and
his potty into the dining.ruom. Having secured this point
Mr. Winter called upon Mr. Ely, a jeweller, at the latter end
of the week, and, after looking over some grilles in the shop,
he desired that some ladies' watches might be brought to
hi, residenbe, No 5, Southampton-street, at a cettaiu hoer
on Sat nrday for inspection. The swindler callid some time
before she jeweller was expected, and inquired if the ladies,
who weue to meet him there, had called; and on being
iftformd in the negative, be affected surprise, mid tie.
sired them to Le informed of his arrival when they came. He
was skewu into the front drawing room, but be preferred t►e
adjoining room, sad desired the servant to shew a gentleman
who would call into the front room, and let him know when
be a, r;e,.l, The jeweller was to his lime with the goods, and
Mr. Winter paid him a visit, mud after looking over the
gond* he releeted four watches, wo.th 1001. to sbew the
ladies in the trot room, instead of winch he took his hat,
*ad walked off with the watches After waiting until out
of retrace the jeweller rang the bell, and the servant
mimed Mr. Winter, who had promised her servitude, the
laudlord his new tenant, and the jeweller his watches.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN YORK.

We hope the follow's!! distressing occurrence will Mtve
its proper effect upon those who keep ferocious dogs for the
purpose of guarding their property:—Os Wednesday morn-
ing last, about seven o'clock, Thomas Riley, is Ile rat.
ploy of Mr. Croft. plumber and glazier, of that city, west
to Mr. Sirswortler, grocer, in Castle•gstc, in order to put a
square into the window which was in the yard. A very
ferocious dog, kept by Mr. S was in the yard at the time the
roan est..red it, but it appeared to lake so uotice of him
until be took his rule from his pocket and applied it to the
square be was about to repair, wheii the dog instantly seized
him by the arm; the man with his other baud grappled the
deg by the throat, and dragged hiss into the street, where,
thee struggling with the animal fur some time, during
which it seized him in various parts of the body,. person
fortunately pasied with a chisel to his hand, uhieb be pleop
ed low the dog's throat, and forced him to reliequieb his
grasp. The pour sufferer was t.ow enabled In get a little way
from the spot, but the dog again followed sod seized his
victim, who was, however, at last rescued from his peri.
loos utilisation, very much hurt, though we are happy to
hear he is now dolts)! well. Ou this subject a correspondent
sayf—" It deserves to be Immo, that if one of the foie paws
of a dog, in the set of biting, is strougly squeezed is the
hand, he will iassiedietely leave bold, and will be usable to
close the jaw so as to do any injury with his teeth so long as
the pressure is applied. The sole of the dog's foot should
he placed in the palm of the bend. 1 know an instance (says
he) in which this method was applied to a fierce mastiff its a
very angry state, with complete success."

His Majesty's Mote, which is to convey Sir G.
NAYLY• to Denmark, s.ils in the course of nest
week. It is commanded by • son of the excellent
Earl Srinctt•, and his Lordship, merely for the
p'ea.nre of the voyage, will accompany his sou. It
has been reported to us that SIT GRORGE'S mission
to confer on the King of DESDIASII the honour of
the Garter, has been retarded is. consequence of his
Dani.h MAJESTY having been afflicted with St. An-
thony's fire.
Estract of • letter from the Agent to Lloyd's
at Constantinople, dated March I I :

" This Goveroeuest has renewed its purchases of eons, and
though our wools are apparent, and our supplies chiefly de.
pending on Russia, the answer of the Porte to the demands
of that Power is such as to render the issue of this prat
question very doubtful. Csptain Fell, of the sultan, for
Alexitodria, reports that a Maltese brig, from Cantu to the
former place, had been taken an•l carried tato the port of
Cacao by a Griek armed reeel, and liberated by ■ British
leader belougiug to the Cambrian frigate. The lovers
squadron lied been out 23 days without beteg heard of, lend
it was supposed to have gone in search of the Turkish fleet,
which, however, it was reported had reached Pima."

The system of road-snaking adopted by Mr.
TELFORD (who is now employed on the great
Holy' ead-ruitd) is diametrically opposite to Mr.
M'Anates; for Mr. TELFORD always forms a
I.:midatioo for his roads of a regular pavement set
carefully by hand. This prevents the clay or earh
from rising np end mixing wish the road material,.
mod gives the ►wad strength of equal degree over
all it. parts, so that it never cuts our sinks tido
hollows.