The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-12-07 00:00:00

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J. R. 1414114.10****Othiek WiaMiall, To, w e.
~tearroriSonsersesubirt. 00 per emit.; Earl Cardi-
gan, pplEyong.; lewd Revers 13 per cent,; Rev. W.
Road, acre, Somerset, 13 per cent.; Rev. Dr. Willis,
%vomit , 10 per teat.; Hon. and Rev. P. Noel, 15
per cent.; Rev. C. Moore, Wrothant. 40 per cent.; I.
Wrosibtoo, Berk,. 10 per eget.; Gemmel ekeh Keg-
e•lifooo, Waiaocet, 10 per woe.

THE TURF.
11ETT1141G-ROOOI..FiIUttsDAY, DZCZNOSa d.
DBRIY.
12 In 1 apt t. out of Laud- 13 to 1 sot Sycarsx
Drape 15 to 1 apt Bess c.
)21 to 1 apt 111arrellas 30 to 1 apt any other
11} to 1 agst Frolic:

OAKS.
sto 1 apt f. Partisan I 9to I opt t*. out or Re-
-7 to 1 apt Meteors
RIDDLESWQIITII.
7 So 4 apt Frolic.

SPA tiRiNG.

Hickman had t benefit yesterday at the Royal Townie
Court, Great Windmill...met, porparatory to his battle with
Neste Da Tuesday next, •ad such was the snxiety to see this
rest striking rbilraeter, that the Court was crammed to a
stand still. Every precaution was taken to guard ataiast
depredation., as t►rte were plenty of police ofiliren sad con-
stables mixed antongat the conveyancers, for the protectioa
of dumatiss and paths
The sets-to were chiefly amongst mediocrity protestors,
and the only ones which excited interest were the following :
Crawley and Belasco.-This was s line specimen of skill,
and notisitliaandiag the 'disparagement ia leigibund weight,
Eelaseo proved himself • winster of arts is keeping pace
with his opponent.
Hickman and Shelton closed-the performanee in. a mas-
terly aet•tq in which Gas had the best. Practice has• made
hiss hit oat with his left lima, and he placed several blows
against his opposer's wilt. His Tight was ready as meal,
mid Shelton felt it. The performaisce gave mach satiated.
tioo.

BOXING.
Noteithetanding the attracting at the Tennis Court, the
amateurs mustend strong ow the East: Marshes, four miles
from Ittinsford, to see the sporting fight between Gickstet
the scientific Jew, sod Vuicatine, the Bristol hero, famed for
putting so adversary to dose with his rigid hand. The lie.
coach were, Tom Owen and Josh. Hudson, for Gidgeon; and
Bcroggisis and the Rumford Baiter for V.leonine.
The battle lasted one hour and fifty minutes, In which
time serenty.nine rounds were fouithi.
le the first 1013014 after as rechange of hits, Valentine
fell from the slipperiness of she ground, and she Jew was
backed at six to four, being the heaviest matt and the beat
fighter. The second was a merry fighting round is favour
of Gidgeon, who placed his blows very scientifieslly aid
floored his adversary. The four following rounds got the
odds up to more than two to one on the Jew.
7th. Valentine parried a hit, and gave hie adversary a rat.
sling facer with the right hand, and it was a pied fighting
round, bat Valentine was down.
Until the 13 round the Jets.kalpt the lead, sad sobbed
ten with ass left hand, awd.linnsght his adverse'''a head
does to right-hassled peeklument. In this rutted the Jew
recrivell a meeting liken the. temple, which prodstetal the
cleasest knock-draws blew its the fight, and exchespiereal lke
Jew's beast. This beisegbt heuitag to nearly eves. .
Chigoes recovered she offsets el the Woe ill the 16411
rotted, avid owe his adversary • roesipt for .his bit by down
leg bite, sad be kept the land after, .eeesialeeally mewing
round bitessfree. ehe'Aeft 441 which left theararbo. • Vales-
Coe had lah Wimps's,* Ist the relit? • pithy 0/14•114.5a1i
which, favoured by the swamp" greesek he worked well;
bet she umpires at length derided that he bad tallest without
,o.fteserpeed„theJee was preclaireted the via

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The 2d battalion of the lit reciatreet:Orgieede,
'petforming duty at Windsor, amounting' to irbwist
MP..inees received orders on Sunday hist to hold
Alsommelvmhiss timeliness to proceed to Knightsbridge
barracks, where they arrived on • Turadey evening.
This-bittelion has succeeded the 3d battalion of
flatmate iegicieut, how on their route for Ireland.
Moodily morello% last the first division of the
!35th regiment embarked et Gravesend for the Cope
of Good Hope; on Ward the Bu!corms Indianan.
The steroid division embodied on Tuesdriy out
board the Doeid Stall, for the
,atrium .place. The
first division. of the.agth feet(alwaresuberked ow
Monday ot.Graveseed, for theaUttie, and will be
followed by the retimiudee of the regiment pal
speedily as possible. , ...
it oppeers 47 the• Papers and private letters to.
. tlie-1 lit, of Noverniter, lately received from New
Yarli,„thlt_great expectation had prevailed in Ame-
rico 111 t pie English ports would have been of
for tbk pocletiou of friteign corn before this tiate.;
111
Some 1 ea or ihe expectation sods the disappondW
ment which has ensued.. eel, be formed from thel
following extract fs•sts,a New York Paper : •
''.Fleur! Floor'- Floor!—Tee speculotors, sad mil tile
i wounded pigeons, were yesterday in a great gotta, sit a
Liverpool ship, just telegraphed. More whits hats, whiter
coats, and white faces were visible on the battery, than Mr.
De Ckw, of the flag staff, remembers to have, sews shwa
Cornwallis was taken. Every spy-glass was in requiiition,
nail 'tis said tkiit,• dealer, who woos iu fur it to the time of
10,000 barrels, burrowed our friend Mr. Latimer's teksamo
(which, by tile by, is an eacelleut one, and be wishes or
sell it), is order to hake a
,belle, peep at Ms Euphrates,
obeli, to, and behold !,Captain Reed telegraphed that Hour
is England had Nike to its old price, and erupa wee!
better than expected. Tile knowing ones, who had sold
old, wens off lu dinner with a pkasaut sake of the hoed,
sad drank three glasses extra, while those what'''a 00.
terprlse outstripped their prudence, and who would not
' took before they leaped,' walked hens, with long fares and
soliloquised on the eccentricities of commerce. Mr. Lang
could have told item how it would tura out, bat they
scouted his antieipstioos."
Extract from a New York Paper (the Commer-
cial Advertiser), dated October 25 :-4, No less
than six expresses were sent off from this city the
day before yesterday, to the southward, with intel-
ligence of the [sillier of the crops in England, and
for the purpose of purchasing flour. In Philadel-
phia, there was such a rush in the market for this
article at an early hour yesterday, as alarmed the
factors, and CllllStqllelniy but few sales were made.
The Philadelphis Papers of last reeving state, that
flour was yesterday tight dollars per barrel is that
market."

A considerable number of respectable farmers
and gramme, &c. attended at Lincoln fair os
Wednesday. The Lincolnshire Wellington ox,
bred by Mr. THOMAS I'ILLEY, of Sudbrooke, we.
exhibited, on his road to London, in a yard near
the sheep-market, and attracted much notice, it
being considered the finest visecirnen of the Lin.
coliiiihire breed ever seen. The supply of cattle
was extensive; the prices were decidedly at a re•
duction, mid the sales heavy : many beasts re.
thawed untold at the close of the day.