The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-17 00:00:00

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The battle between Rimers, the blsekamftli, and Weston,
re farmer, took place yesterday Is the Ashton Pigeon Club
,eld, Oxon, for 100 'overtire.. The fight was stopped on
'hands, last, in another cenol!; hnt it was one of great
arrest between the Ashton and Midghtien Pigeon Clubs,
ad the beaks were sot allowed to base every thing their
so way, as nothing but lighting was misuse Flowers,
•ho was backed by the Midgliam Cloth, had reeved many a
dy customer, sad Welton had often Airketi off the traces.
lothing less than mischief was• natant.
THE FIGHT.

la the first foetid the blacksmith was floored from the
(retch by a heavy hit ender the lug; bnt he took it quietly,
book his lend, nod proved himself undeniable.
2. The smith (moths at • dtrierivautage, three parts upon
he obese, and claret w•a drawn from the sob 1111fil it was
dead be was careless shout It. Courage upheld the frame,
ad • rillit-hand beily,go vet the farmer squeamish, and fe-
nced the battle to something near a certainty.
Much ►ard hitting took place in the four subsequent
°rads, is favour of the smith, hut he received • heavy
rose-buttocking throw iu the sixth round, which stopped
inn a bit.
The 7th and Sib monad were tame compared with what had
ssppe•ed. The men were tired, and nothing hut' goodnees
irompled them on. Weston was floored iu the last of the
CO rounds.
The 9th rotted wan the fight for Flower.. A chance right-
molded blow set the fa►mer's head spots the roll, and smut-
-494 bolted away from him, with • broken jaw to boot.
was altogether • eery slimly Agit, and blood and bustle
Sept about eyual pace.

PRESTON GUILD.

intwurrw DAY, MONDAY, stigma= 9.
This belay the day appointed fur the ascent of Mr. Living-
nova in • balloon, an immense number of people filled the
'own at a very early hour in the morning. At six o'clock
he firing of cannon announced that Mr. Livingston was de.
(ermined to ascend on that day. The balloon, which was
calculated to contain 16,000 cubic feet of gas, was placed is
a temporary building for the purpose of inflation. To this
building pipes had been laid from the Gas Compaey's works,
fur supplying (gratuitously) the carbonated bydroge• gas.
Theflags were raised on the churches, and at eight o'clock
the second cannon was discharged, to iaiimate that the infla-
tion had cutnesenced. The weight of the car, grappling-Woos.
and apparatus, was 24011 m.; the aeronaut, 1261b5.; together,
7461b5. By ekesn o'clock the space round the balloon was
occupied by upwards of 700 persona, unsay of them the most
distinguished in the country; nod the proportion of elegant
females was very great. The wind being somewhat boister-
ous several of Mr. Livingsion's friends expressed •pprehee-
sums for his safety; but be fearlessly determined to ascend,
sooner than disappoint the expectations of the company. The
public began to be somewhat impatient about two o'clock;
at list time the rook of the adjoining buildings, sad every
cosspicuous situation in the town were crowded with specta-
tors. At haltpast two, the end of the building having been'
removed, the balloon was brought forward into the open
space, and had a very grand appearance. A circle was then
formed, and the colours were presented by the beautiful
Couotess of Wilton, mad Mrs. Atkinson, representative of
the Lady Mayoress. The last canoota was now fired, the
intrepid aeronaut entered the car in high spirits, sad at
20 minutes before three the balloon rose majestically to a
considerable height, nesrly perpendicular, clearing the roofs
of the buildings, and presenting a most sublime appearance,
Pecomeseied by the cheering acclamations of 10,000 voices.
It took ao ly direction, and was visible for about six
minutes, when it was for a short time obscured by the clou.la.
It again broke forth, and rising still higher, with the sun-
beams playing full upon it, had a very beautiful effect. Its
progress was not rapid but steady, and at about five ninnies
past three it was seen descending, supposed to be is the
neighbourhood of Blackburn. It appears that Mr. Living-
mos, finding he was fast gaining spun rising ground, and
belay desirous of descending ou a level, when he bad been
about teeoty minutes in the air, al about the height of
three miles, he opened the valve, when the halloos for
some time descended gradually until it was near the earth.
Mr. Livingston then perceived that be was on the slope of
• valley; he therefore threw all his weight upon the valve,
and descended with great rapidity, throwing out his grays-
pling.iron ns he came to the ground. A few minutes after
three o'clock he fell in a field between Stonyburst and
Blackburn. The balloon was dragged over two or three
fields, when three husbandoten tan to his swistente, anJ suc-
ceeded in throwing the grappling. iron round • tree, but the
wind was so strung that the tree was torn up by the roots;
another man, in attempting to hold the halloo down by the
ropes, bad his hands completely scarified. At length, after
several dreadful rebounds from the earth, Mr. Livingston
we§ thrown out of the car, at the height of eighteen feet from
the ground, •nd fell upon his side, which was mach bruised.
The balloon it was impossible to secare, and it rose again,
and was di ire. in the direction of Ibe German Ocean, distant
about 120 miles; there is reason, however, to hope that it
will descend before it crosses Yorkshire, when no doubt it
sill be returned to its owner. Mr. Livingston 'owned to
Preston next morning, much fatigued, sad lac g from the
bruise on his side.

Tut Fusos.—The market yesterday was very
steady, sod nothing doing :—Consols for Money,
Sli; ditto for the Account, eifi; New 4 per
Cents. iota. Foreign Stocks: Spanish (New),
65e; ditto Old, 6g; Neapolitan, flit; Chalon,
tai 84.
Purchases of Stock to a very large amount were
made test week by the speculators is the English
Fonds. It is impossible, of course, to form Any
estimate very near to the truth. but we have beard
*calculated at eight or ten millions.
The French papers announce the death of PAUL
PATCICIO Da Fsv•. Archbishop of Ferraro, at the
•ge of 93 years.
After Mr. CAusitwa's visit to the Indio House on
Saturday. it was currently rumoured that the Mar-
quis of lIASTiNns would continue to be Governor-
Geom.! at Calcutta.—/Evening Paper.)
The Marqnis of ANGLESEY is spoken of us likely
be npphinled Governor General of India.—
( Evening Paper.)

Letters have arrived in Portsmouth from persons
who emigrated thence to the United States, dated
from Cincinnati, Hamilton County, State of
Ohio, so recently as the 25th of July last, having
been only forty-three days io the Vomit, though
the above place is nearly seven hundred miles
from the sea-port of Baltimore. One writer says,
" This State is very thickly settled ; you can travel
la no direction ten miles from Cincinnati without
tiling through some country towns. Vast quan-
ta's's of produce are raised in the State, and con-
siderably of it brought here to market, and sold
at very reduced prices. Flour is selling from one
dollar to a dollar and a quarter per hundred ; Beef
loan tao to four cent., and Mutton about three
trt.t% her lb.; Fowls l2i sod Turkeys from 25
Is So cents each. Though provisions are cheap,
and there is more liberty enjoyed here than
wider a monarchical government, the climate ie,
compared with England, unhealthy, sod,
upon the whole, I am not prepared to recomprend
person who can get a good living at home to
runie here ; but, should lie be out of employ, he
conot do amiss by coming, though he mint not
exoert to make • rapid fortune, as many do, of he
will Le cheappointed."