The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-04-02 00:00:00

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

This interesting little theatre closed on Saturday
for the reason with a aeries of entertainment'', for
the benefit of Mr. SpRINO. The audience was
numerous and fa•ltionahle. The following appro-
priate Address was spoken by Mr. POWER :•••••
e LANin •lIDGINTLEIIIIIII—.It has long been the cus-
tom, previous to She curtails'. finally closing on the sawn,
to address • few words to tha friends who assemble to bid us
farewell. 'Tie a painful, yet pleasing task—polo:Wl, from
bring a kave-laking of kind friends—pleasing, b.cause I
am enabled to express gratitude for favours past, and have
to hope this separation is not a final one. iu speaking of
our season, I have only to regret it has 6.f necessity been so
short-lived. In t►e name of the Proprietor I have to mere
you 'twain', for the liberality with which you have di ivied
him suppri. The theatre was taken by him immediately
after a premature Rad discreditable closure; the diseourages
were many, bat the advantages were numerous—much tee
lent was available from the theatre closing so unexpectedly,
and be felt strung iu a wish to please, sod a deiernilualirsat
to be Warriors& The result has been successful beyond his
most sanguine hopes, and is soother proof added to the
easy, bow little he has to fear seeress who advances any
thing like a genuine claim to the liberality of a British pub.
lie. In she name of each of my brother actors, wig., have
taken benefits, I have also the pleasing task of returnieg
thanks, nod to assure their friends they have in every in.
stare been as beneficial as could be desired; as every iodivi•
dual bas served, when the general cause is suppuried. I feel
my own personal thanks are also due; accept them, I hag,
and with them sny heartfelt prayers for your happiness,
sincere wishes that we may meet again—be that as it may,
I hope to whomever the lot may fell of bidding welcome at
the next locoing lucre, be any give this grreling to as a..
ailerons and as elegant an midieuee as that to which) w
bid farewell."

THE GREAT TROTTING MATCHES.

Yesterday the three greatest attempts perhaps ever re-
corded of trotting, and on which thousands were pending,
came on. The first snatch was that of Mr. Willan's horse,
which beet 64.state-coloured American, backed to trot three
miles in nine minutes far 100 galore*. It was r.purted
that the horse was Isme, and up to the twiner b. fore the
start sit to four was the betting on time et the Tun Tavern,
end more than twn lu one was bet before starting, as the
horse 'Wool a little lame is going from Hamplou to boa-
bury common, where the match took place. Mr. Dyson'.
maw Jack rode the boric, sud when at, speed, the timeworn
was nut apparent, but the horse was more than three
minutes dole' the Arm mile, and there was wo increase of
speed during the match. The horse Wake into • gallop
near the George bun, when about 100 yards from home, aw 4
the pressure of horsemen was no great at his heels, that his
jockey turned him with difficulty, a•d the match Wall lust
by 40 seconds.
Captain Wilford% match to trot eight miles and a half in
half an hour, •nd to wiry eleven stone, with a horse bout
Ate his property, for one beached guitiess i and ■ second
motels for • like stem, to trot a horse seventeen miles in an
hour, also his prupirty, look place yesterday, over • two-
piece of ground at Steelton Vale, Surrey. The eight
miles and a half match was dune es

matt. M.
First two miles.
Second ditto 7 3
Third ditto ....... .....•••' 7 4
Fourih dolt.
The haltotilo

SW 67

A mancsurre not dreamt of au here practical. A jockey
of ten moue intmediaiely mounted the same horse, and pro•
erected on the wood match, to the astooishment of sit pre-
sent. The horse had evidently been kept in, as the Irma
underaeath will sbew.

Wm. see.
The mile aid a half, making eight mica,
including mounting time, done in .. a JO
The sixth two miles
Seventh dpilts 6 53
_ _

Eigblb ditto
The last mile 3 29
30 13

The maids was lest by 13 ereesds, wises the Captaio
bseke the horse to do the 17 intim with,. iloe hour ou
Thursday next, sail to carry lost 71b. 6 to 4 woo imme-
diately bet oo time, after the day', work. The match is fur
200 goatees..

SINGULAR DISCOVERY.

Os Monday last as two labourers were t►enehing in a
field, near Fryrion Beck, in the parish of Pontefract, for the
purpose of planting linuoi ice, they discovered, within tea
inches of the surface, a large stone coffin, which eontalaed
the skeleton of a human being; the skull was placed bet-
tween the legs, and a large atone ocespied She situation of
the head. It is generally believed, and with gnat probs.*.
lity, to be the remains of Titom•s (afterwards cauosised as
a Saint) Earl of Lancaster, Steward of England, who was
beheaded is the reign of Edward 11. on Monday, March 22,
1322 (according to Holinslied), upon a bill which now bears
the name of St. Thomas's Hill, situated on the site of his own
castle to the east ; it is also recorded that he was buried Is
the church of the Priory of Pontefract, but his burly being
begged by the Monks, was supposed to have been mire pri-
vately bittern-J. If the surmise he correct, the iemsine bore
been mouldering for the space of 600 years. The coffin ap.
pears to have been formed out of s solid block, is 7 feet bow
and 16 inches broad, and in length isiside 0 feet 6 inches.
The lid is ridged.
(ANOTHER ACCOUNT.)
THE REMAINS OF JOHN OF GAUNT, DUKE OF
LANCASTER.

On Tuesday morning last, as Iwo labourers were digging
in the woods about a mile from Pontefract, called St Thu-
mos.. Hill, for liquorice root, thei► spades came in eueract
with some bard substance, and, upon clmtriog away the mil,
sliteut a foot leelow the surface was discovered a stelae maw,
enotaisieg a human skeleton, the skull of which was I,isig
betwixt the thigh bones. The labourers, in the burry of
search for valuables, let the top or lid of the coffin fall in,
which broke the thigh-bears into several pieces. They ins.
mediately informed their employer (Mr. Mills, the Lord of
the Manor, sad late M.P. fur that place), who, On
esamiu-
fug the site, along with I hundreds of persons, found
the remains to he those of the highly renowned John or Gaunt.
A Doctor Hexhy, of celebrity le that neighbourhood, aerie.
ing first at the spot, took away the skull, which was very per-
fect, and coutained a Afflict of sound teeth, perfectly white.
As soon as the bones were exposed to the air, they crumbled
to pieces. The euMu (which is of hewn stone) ed, in-
side, six feet four Inches in Imsgtb. There was no ioacrip-
timt it. Neat week we expect to be able to give further
particulars of this interesting circumstance. Our Ml:mama
has left with us a piece of one of the ribs, and some white
substances which he brought sway from the coffin, aud which
may lie seen by the curious.—(Ceaffsle Journal )
Note.—The former °Obese accounts agrees with histo►y t the
latter is evidently wrong. John of Gaunt, Dulruf I.snces-
ter, uncle of Richard 11. died a natural death m Landow.

William Osborne, who was ordered for execution
this day, is respited during hi• 211AJESTY'S pleusisfe,
We state upon the best authority, that all the
brewers iii this city have enabled the publicans
to
reduce the price of beer oue penny per quart.—
(Bath Herald.)

With the exceptiou of the metropolis, the prices
of Beer sad Ale ■re lowered one penny per quart
all over the country, and a further reduction is ex-
pected, should malt sad hops continue at the pe-
seta rate.

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