The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-03 00:00:00

MICUAET.

5 and 6 to 4 on th,: field apt I 7to 2 ago Ivanhoe.
Problem. 5 to I apt any other,
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I 17 10 1 agSt Webb.
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14 to 1 agst Tattler.

It seem, on reference to former records, that fifteen miles E.
hour were troved in harness a few years since with about three mi-
nutes to Pil.:1! C, and that any thing like the twenty-eight miles
within two hours has n,ittr been known to have been accomplished
publicly but once. Mr. Bullock, a gentleman of fortune, under.
took to find a mare to do fifteen miles in one hour and three mi•
notes on the Staines road, yesterday morning, in a lofty vehicle,
driven by a putt' of atm atone. Some lew frequenters of thl
turf were present, and the match wan for 200 sovereigns. Tte
mare did .he first fire miles in twenty minutes, offer once hacking
the wheels for galloping. She kept ateady at her work, (icing each
utile within a few seco..ds of four minutes under or over, and the
tenth mile was completed in tbrty minutes and five seecmds, when
she began to fret, and made two breaks from the tent in the twelfli
mile. The hour and dine tninntes hod expired, when the time
was within 200 yards of limn., and the match wan ronsyquent:,
lost. Mr Buick then ciTered to match his mare fur Ital sove-
reigns to tit.t the match agein in the aurae of a month.

NOVEL AND INTERESTING ROWING-MATCH'.
In consequence of the kind and extensive patrensge given to the
Thames leak rmen this sensor, several thought that the ineriteriaus
and indurrious free fishermen working between Irestminster and
Vauxhall Bridges should not be neflected. The friends of the
fishermen, therefor•, ptoposed that eight pair of oars, drawn by
lots, slit uld row in Peter-boats from Westminster to Vauxhall. for
prizes of money to be raised by subscriot ion. A purse of sovereigns
was soon rolleeted Rmonget the good folks of Lambeth anal i•s vi-
cinity, and yestard ay was the day appointed for the watch to take
place. The conditions were—to start from IVestnon,ter lir!dge.
row through Vauxhall Blidge, down the Surrey shore, round Mr.
Nelson's yacht, and uull up to Lambeth Stairs; to be decided it:
three heats; the two first boats in the fist add second II dits to sdt::
lor the third and grand heat ; the tirst boat in the last hr. tk
receive 5 sovereigns. second 4, thitd t, fourth 2, and the lo•ie;
haunt in the first ar.d second heats to receive one sovereip each.
The following were the men :

Arcomp HEAT.
II I1E•T.
, Dwk
James Rea.dte, ' WM. ilWisOn
Light Blue. wm Co.ri wrli,
Holtz Varnt.

Jcee;ll Perrinpt, 1 Scarlet. John
(leWe R avel'White.
T, Woodcock. 1
Robert Plumb, I °ma,
Wm. Hetherell, rink.
Wm. sorer /
Thos. Hoak-, j
Noah Garland, Black.
John Price, 1 , unw Sy John Lyoas, . Tl.oo.emour, •- •
••

The first and second hews w,e• won 14 Light Blue. Yeroa.
White, and Mae:, whidi entitled then to row fur the lot hat.
At halfipast five o'clot.k they tumid ; and, after a considerable peel
of pulling and tugging, they came in at Lambeth Stairs in the fol-
lowing manner : —l5 !life Ist, Light Blue 2d, Black 3d.
I allow 4111.

M.IRErTS.

CORN-EXCHANE, MONDAY, OCT. 2.
G.

We had but a moderate supply bf s•ty Grain tcuiing last week.
and very lew fresh arr,vals this morning, except of Foreign Om.
We had a fair demand for line Wheat to-day at last Monda?'s
prices, but inferior sorts were heavy sale. and rather cheaper. Sate.
isles of fine Malting Barley were taken off freely, at an advance of
1.. to 2.. per quarter on the rates of last week, but it was difficult
to find buyers for the middling qualities. Notwithstanding the
extensive supply of Foreign Oats we cotrinue to receive. this article
was brisk sale to-day, at pricey quite equal to those of last sea.
%Fe have not to note any variation in prices of Beans, but Grey
and White Peas were both scarce and dearer. Rapeseed dull sate
and cheaper. Tares in request, and Is. to 2t. per bushel dearer.