The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-16 00:00:00

SWINDLARS.

Three swindler', noticed in the several Bath Pa-
pers of last week, proceeded, it appears, to Taun-
ton, where they assumed the names of Mr. Mrs.
and Miss Thomas; and their practicer are thus de-
scribed in The Tameless Courier:—
" Os ilooday ae'intigitt thin tagesioas family arrived at
one oldie inns Is this town, where they slept the same Night,
and the next morning took hulgiegs at a respectable dra-
per's, whence they issued orders fur their domestic supplies
to the various tradespeople, by whoin they were ahusilantly
furnished. There was WO lack of poultry mar of whisk at their
table; and a grated eeetirtmesit of habiliments fur the ladies
was also readily obtained. This Iprompt and courteous mien-
him, by the bye, of OW sbnpkeeptest, to the want+ of etrassgerr,
sod their generous delauce of simpiciou,is a fins trait in their.
character; and if they do get what Is vulgarly termed' bit;
now and then—why—the Bath folks err, it seems nut the
lees civil; and there is always something, as
- misfortune of rt
it satisfaction.
obtained

says, le the - of nor oeiglsbours, from which we
!street initividootssti, etion. This sati•factiva is, however,
all that wilt bi obtain.- on the present ueestion ; for, 011
&beds, mooting last, Mrs. and Miss Thomas having inquired
their way to a chapel, left their lodgings, with the apparent
intention of going thither, and Mr. Thomas walked out soon
after, having ordered roast beef and apple dumplings to he
ready at four o'clock, mid which kite been wailing for
them ever shire!
"These impostor* kft town on fool, end were seen about
Ave miles ou thejoad to Ilmisister. Uuring the time 111..-y
were in lodgings, suit a single article was pant fur.
Thomas is a hondsome,•lnaoesal looking girl. At Balk
they passed by the name ug Jams."
!I€€ AND.
DUILIW, tioTkoilkit
Sixteen persons received sentence at the Com-
mission Court yesterday. Amongst them were
PiPt.inty, for a fraud on Greenwich Hospital, and
Norldea, for forgery.
On Wednesday morning lost, two young ladies,
of the names of Clarke and Mars, were admitted to
their noviciate at the Convent of the Presentation
in Carlow.
Mr. [Amy has been appointed to the Serjeantcr.
Mr. Mathews performed At Hume on Wednes-
day, for the heuetit of the funds of the Association
for the Suppression of Street Begging.
The Independents of the City of Limerick are
likely to succeed in their Petition against Major
Vereker. Mr. Warren (an English Barrister of
great eminence) has given an opinion against hint,
and subscriptions are already in forwardness to re-
turn Mr. Rice free of expense.—( Dablin Evening
Post.)
CLONMEL, wortsterit 7.
Out Monday evening, shortly alter eight o'clock,
• party of robbers entered the gamekeeper's lodge
at Newtown, on the demesne of Sir Thomas Os-
borne, Baronet; and after severely beating the game.
keeper's wife and ;mother woman, they compelled
them to open the truuks arid drawers, from which
they carried away the wearing apparel, and also
took the gu it belonging to Monday, the gamekeeper,
who luckily happened ;sot to be in the house at the
tune, as these ruffians swore desperately they would
take his life. They were all disguised in great-
coats brought over their faces, excepting ohr, who
was a stranger ; the rest, it is probable, wets not.

LIMERICK. NOVEMBER. 7.
Sunday 200 of the parishioners oh Cepparrhite
took an oath, not to he ennhecied in any outratre or
offence against the law, before Vere D. Hunt. Esq.
in presence of the Rey. Mr. 31qinight, P.P.; we
understand that this has been done at the instance
of the Roman Catholic Btshop, whose exertions for
the peace of the county are fully praiseworthy.

TRALEE, OCTOBER 29.

On Monday lust a public dinner was given, at
11w Mail Couch Hotel, in this town. to Counsellor
O'C 11, ►n testimony of the approbation of the
Gentry of his native county of his public end 'ni-
trate character. The concourse of Gentlemen at
this dinner was g►eater than hail ever before been
seen in Kerry. The entire first floor of the Hotel
wus thrown into one ; but the room was still not
large enough to contain the entire company. Near
thiuty were under the necessity of dining iu one of
the parlours.