The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-10-01 00:00:00

SWINUiJ R.

On Tuesday sennight, rag elderly man, genteelly
dress.d, Applied to M:s TVh() fr.:LS C:rrt
hon.es, elegantly furnisiiel, in Holles-strect, C leer.-
dish-square, to h;-e one ti t:.em, for which he
agreed to pay nine hundred guineas fur three years,
and represented himself to be just come from the
cou-Irry, and hardly knew any person in London.—
He having much the appearance of a gendrman,
Mrs. Rust let him the house upon his own repre-
sentation. He told her he should take possession of
the house on the Thursday, and should scud some
of his servants in.

On Thursday, this person, and a man and woman
servant, took possession of the house. The servants
had not been in long, before Mrs. Rust inquired of
them some particulars re:petting their master; when
instead of their peeving to be servants who had lived
with him some time in the country, they did not
evp know his name, he having only hired them
the day previous, in consequence of their advertis-
ing for places is a newspaper. When he hired them,
he represented himself as a gentlemen, living twelve
miles out of Landau, who had taken -a town
house, in Holler-street; this led Mrs. Rust to sus-
pea that all was not right, and that she bad got a
bad tenant in her house ; in which she was shortly
confirmed. by a number of persons of a very queer
appearance, coming after him, and great quantities
of various goods being brought in, which she could
not learn had been paid for, or that he had any
money ; she therefore determined to get rid of him,
and set about it in a very summary, spirited, and de-
termined way.
Some brushes, ke had been sent in from a trades-
man she knew; she communicated her suspicions,
and advised him to apply for his money ; this he did
on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Rust remained at
the parlour door, while he made the applitation
and en the payment being promised on Monday, she
called out that he should either have his m .ney or
his goods back; and the cash not being forthcoming,
the tradesman took his goods away with him.—
While Mrs. Rust was attending to the settlement of
this business. a man was admitted. and left a ham-
per of brandy in the hall; and a waggnn.load of
cods was just drawn up td the door ; Mrs. Rust
went to the men, and de.ived them not to unload
the coals ; the men seemed inclined to persist in
unloading, but Mrs. Rost assuring them their mas-
ter would never be paid for the coals, they took
them back. The Coal Merchant sent information
of this circumstance to a Brandy and Wine Mer-
chant. and he sent and got his liquors back; and by
the assistance of Mrs. Rust, all the tradesmen who
bad sent in goods were found out, and got them all
back. except six dozen of wine, a large basket full of
candles, and a calf's head. Mrs. Rust told every one
who came after her tenant, her opinion. A party
was appointed to dine on Monday, but Mrs. Rust
drove them all away fromthe house as fast as they
came, and the calf 's head only was dressed fur his
dinner and the servants.

The fellow proves to be a notorious
swiadler, who has for several years past committed
a number of depredations in ready furnished houses.
Mrs. Rust has, as it were, fairly drummed him out
of her house.

On Saturday last, the tilst regiment of foot
marched into Bury, from the Noun, and on Mon-
day morning proceeded to Colchester barracks. In
the course of the present year this regiineat has
marched a dibtanca of 1200 milt,.

A Meeting of the Freeholder's of the County of
Kerry. upon the subjea of mires, was held et
Tralee, on the 2lst last. when a petition to PO-
Bataan was ptepsred. expressing .6 their strong
sense of the evils resulting front the rode of levy-
ing tytbes in that country. which. while they im-
pede agriculture. afford the Clergyman and Lay-
Proprietor. a provision the men unratistalloty in its
nature, from the odium attendant upon it." and re-
commendins a eonmestation. Therrincirl speakers
were, Mr. Measuast,CounellorDs ft Mt. 8 qt.
sox. and the Knight of Kielty. the Petition s
prepared by a Coinsittas of Dios persons. and agreed
Absent** - ?den!

oriel re- son, and the Knight of Kam. the Petition .. s (Liesten-ant.Colonel Pact) was pekoe& hem his
oil prop°. prepared by a Committees, nisie persona, and agreed parole; which opinion was monist; in General
Mg, how- to with only one illhellOdellit voice. amid ordered to be Orders.
be coos*_ taken into farther esseideratkas as the 17th of Oc- " This stateniest, it is hoped, will set the mit-
ted roodu- sober, to which day the Meeting adiourned. la the ter at rest, until the public Gan be pat in possesiies
proceed be Rat of those who vivid the Requisition calling the of a mere panic:Wer detail, after the return of Gtoi
Meeting. WM dies heitedied‘hariyea.a. strel_flaa annum e • - . '