The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-09-16 00:00:00

LICHFIELD IZACES.

TEFSII•V, iIIPTEM BSI 12.
For the Kitties Plate of loop all ages, 4.rnile beats.
Lard Oxford's br. h. Poulton' 4 yi• 1
Mr. Ilyott's gr. b. Lichfield, Stn. old .• 2 1
Mr. 1%. N. %V. ticwelee b. h. Tenale•Eviteh, 4 yes. OM s 9
5 to 1 on Poulton before starting; oiler first haat, tutu 1
he Lt .11.
111'11". DAY.

Cwerrstake of Lrogs..2.mile heat.
Mr. Dyote. gr. h. LI, blend, s yes old
Lord Oxfurd's ter. m. Victorm.s yrs old .... I
tiwue personsonterestad in a piece_ of ground
that has remained waste for 111:111k teary our Emu-
veric-%trut t and Silvei.street, off, h leet-sfreet.have
4:unitive(' to have it insert," in some of the papers,
that it is intended to erect a nep theatre upon it,
and that the plan is actually in a state of progress.
do not know of what,atuff the fashionable cir-
cle will he composed, but if we may judge Crum
the Cyprialis in Silver-street and Fleet.:etreet, the
loidi) will nightly boast an overflow.
The Pomona. Capt. LLOYD, is in-rived at Ports-
month from St. Kites. On the gath ult. saw a
number of the fleet with loss of masts and top-
masts; also sect ml ofthe Jamaica fleet, *bit+ had
joined in the night. Capt. LLOYD counted Go cult,
otts.cookl 'tot discover the Comnindote; spoke the
ship Manua, of London. from St. Kitt's; the
master said, she had four feet water in the hot!,
and they could not tier her; the fore-topmast
was blown • Ore,, and inizen-mast cut away.—
Spoke, on the 29th, the Iris, STRANGE, front
Grenada to Lciidon, and the hen, LLOYD, from
Trinidad to Dover ; each of them bad both
their topmast bow n over, and their foresails
blown to pieces. Spoke the Hero, BEAR, from
St. Vincent's to Loudon ; she bad lost her foremast
and inizen topmast, and had the head of her rudder
twisted off.. The Hero informed Cont. LLOYD that
he saw the Captain man of war the night before
making telegraph signals 'to the b.:sprees brig; her
misea-most gone, *awl the brig's foretop-most.
Cuptuiu Li.oYD made sail in pursuit of the ship"
s-bred, and left nine disobled ships, and two without
loss, which had each a disabli il shin in tow; one was
a ship of 16 guns, formerly belonging to ScOtland,
and employed in the slave trade, now belonging to
London. On the al,t spoke the twig Perry, from
Grenada to Cork; she hod been blown over, but
her topmasts gave way, and, as the gale abated, site
righted. On the inortiiiig of the 28th saw two
men on a wreck, but could not give them coy as-
intince.
' Wednesday morning, a meeting took glare at
Walriter Camp, between Major BRIGSTtiC IC sod
Mr. ALLEN, formerly nu Officer in the Royal Car-
digan Militia, in consequence of some insulting
Language addressed by the letter to Major B. in
the hearing of Ivens! officers on the camp ground
the preceding day. A challenge immediately en-
sued, when Mr. A. required three hours for con-
sider.,tion, which was refused, and but one hour
granted. Circumstances, however, prevented the
meeting _from taking place till Weilueialay morn-
ing, open, upon an exulunige or shot', Mr. ALLEN
was woundqJ in the leg, hut not dangerously.
On ‘Vednericlay evenilig an Inquest was held
be-
fore Wit. SratToe, Esq. on the body of Mr. Wit -
Amu's, nodertaker, of Lawreacr-lane, Chrapside,
who had cut his thront, lind'afterwardis endeavoured
to hang him-elf with his gsrtrr. It was prreved by
a minilwr of witnesses, that the unfortunate man
had heels in a desponding state for souse tido..
, Verdict—lA*lm.y.

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