The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-03-19 00:00:00

GREAT PEDESTRIAN PERFORM:INCE.

Anthony rotron, the Hampshire postmen, who was bark.
eil by somelfallish-looking countrymen, after the sports at
31oleriey Horst, on Tuesday, to perform 15 miles in no
howr foul thirty lire miners. started ye.terilay mornitig, sin
a piece or toil on the forest, ►ix mile. from hot, to do
the match, for It* guineas Betting was six to four staiimt
him, and the ground over which he ran was one mile, agrees-
ble to articles. He dui the miles a• follow

Mk. Nee.
1
5 42
3 5 44
4 5 44
5
6
7
6 12

Mk. Nee.
6 15
10
11
12 .
13
14
15

46 43

4$ 0

The match was won by seventeen seconds ; and it ap-
peared that the couniryintn had brought up their man well
trained, In raids the town rognotrooli. He did the ten
miles within a miuutunine the 'mar, and betting was 8 to .1
uu lirne. The match is nearly equal to the best recorded
performance.
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MEETING A r THE MERCHANT SEAMEN"S

OFFICE.
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Yesterday, in emisequenee of an advertisement, stating
that • Meeting of British Merchants, whet had suffered by
the seizure in 1810, in the Baltic Ports of Husain, of the
cargoes of IV vessels, would take place, a few Getitlemen
attended ■t the Mere bent Seamen's (Mice. The erase's
were, it seems, tinder neutral flags, with licenses, and un-
der the convoy of Sir James Saumarex. The professed ob-
ject of the present Meeting was to receive front the Com-
mittee the Report of the Deputation of last xi 11111 l ler to Pe-
terelotorgh, and of the liberal observations made sun their
Memorial by his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia,
and of the assurance given at Aix-la-Chapelle of a further
eonsideration of their severe loss, upon the return sif'
bits
Imperial Majesty to Peteisburgh.
Mr, Rowcnorg said, that Lord Cvlbeirt 11,61 penenred
him all possible facilities at the Russian ('ourt, a here he
bad applied ou behalf of the injured Individuals, who sent a
Memorial to the EMI ptillf. His Imperial Majesty bad de-
clared that lie was most eager to ersicw the howls of amity,
that bound the countries to earls other, hot he could not ins-
prior upon himself the obligation to make restitotiose of the
funds of thee 1111 l knitted cargoes. The great node st in whirl,
Europe hail been cum; d 'minuet the power of France had
been, in the Emperor's opinion. materially streed by the ap-
plication of ['mac funds, and so declining, to restore them
he should only act upon the principle ohisrrveel under simi-
lar circumstances to the forfeited prisperty of his own soh-
jeets. Mr. Ruweroft said, that, notwithstanding this reply,
it hail been thought expedient to press the Consideration
of the grievance upon his ImptriAl Majesty again, to
elo whirls he IMr. llowcroft) set otY for Ala.'s-Chapelle,
where be bail an interview with Count Nemclroile, the
Emperor'• Minister, and saw emingle to convitice any
rational man that his Imperial Majesty was slot under say
authority. the 114.6144111 umoi sswb eases entirely depending
upon hinverlf, without the slightest interposition of his Mi-
nisters. The difficulty in procuring an interview with Cuitut
heaselrode was great. 'That Milliliter, however, kindly
consented to have some emivenation with Mr. R. relative to
the claims of the Merchants, and after having heard him
fully upon the subject, gave him a ter 1111 l tse that the subject
should be submitted to his Imperial Majesty on his Felons
to Petersborgh, sod should have the advmstage of his fur-
ther cousideratiou.
'Else case of the Merchants was precisely in this aitultion.
They hoped for an mimeo from his Imperial Majesty, fa-
vourable to their Petition, in the propriety of granting the
prayer of which all concurred.
Mr. Row CROFT having made this statement, and read
several documents upon the subject, the Meeting broke up.