The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-08 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD, MONDAY,

tVc have a sufficient supply of Beasts here this Morning, with no
itnFrovenicat in quality. A good deal of business is (Mitt. but the
general run of good Srnts and Runts has not fetched more than
do. lid. per atone; a few very choice ones reached Is., but their
number was too few to be brought into our figures. There again is
a very great show of Sheep and Lambs, and in Mutton the sales-
men have been obliged to submit to a reduction ; 4s. 4:1. Is the
utmost value to-day of eight to ten st.nse Leicesters- Lamb. on the
contrary, eap:itieneed an improvement, the best going off at to
M advance of dd. per stone on the terms of last ,onday. Veal also
fetches 6d. per stone more than on that day, the supply being but
moderate and the demand good.
To sink tt.e offal, per sloe, of albs. •
8eef...:........ 44 pa to 4s 8d I t't Od to Ss OS
Mutton

Lamb is 8d to bs .4el
n cm, Or CATTLI rnis DAT.
Beasts 2311 I Sbeep 28,8301 Calves 280 j Pip 100.
HAY-MARKET.

. 97.; 64 to 1(15sOd Clnver
tuferlor Mk ltd to 90* Odtlute4or,,,,

Straw ..

....105s Od to ll2s 64
.. 99s Od to 110 a IA

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NEWCATE AND LEADENHALL—(Be TI! 6ARC.IISE).
8eef............ Sa ed to 4a Ud Veal ...... 4d to Ss fd
. 3a. Otl to 4.4 ILI I Poste 8a Od to 48 t.l

Lamb
COAL AIARKET, (cants 7.
Ships at Market. Ship. Sold. Prier.
LFt Feweastie .............. iiBd . ....... 2eit eld to ?As Od
2.5 Suudeciand Li

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.

LONDON LlST.—[From the Londoi GneetA]

AT TWA COURT OF, COSI AIIiSIONARS OF BAXIMUITA, MAIIMONALL.
.T 016117, OT TOURSDAI, MATT. 111.
Carrington, J. Laidgate.atreet, Ilnen-draper, special affairs
Clarke, 4. Cherry Trec.coart, Altierseate-at., watch-maker, pledges 12
Joyner and Cu.. !Watford. bankers, adj. Agst.er...
31.nciluw, J., Portland-town, builder, eintmotes 5001 • 1

COUNTRY Lis.r.
Forder, G. Berwick, mercbant, Dog and Duck, Dull. adj. dlr..— 11
Joues, R. Gloucester, wharbogcr, Spread F:agle. Gloucester, lestes 19
Newman, T. Cheltenham, builder, 11r. Butt's, Cbeitezhattn, buy raad 12
Ridley, H. St. Donut's. draper, Mrslits. Daniel's, Bristol, sp. al.—. 1
Styling, C., juu. Sheffield. spokrmakar. dugcl..Shadhlid. fist. die—. 12
'fltylor, J. GOlnerSal, banker' Bull, Uutuerral, .proof debts lO
Welby, C. C. E., Leicester, bartker, Bell. ,Leicester, sp. aff. ......

A BAILIFF TatclEn.—A French Paper mentions the
following circumstance. which seems -unexampled in the history
of chicanery : it happened at Nemours, in the presence of a large
number of the people of that town. Mr. B. a bailiff, had a writ
ro arrest a Mr. R. a miller, of Nemours ; after seicral rain at.
tempts to execute the writ, the bailiff, accompanied by theino do
pair, and two gendarmes, made his appearance suddenly at the
house of the debtor. The miller was. at the moment, in a particular
situation ; but preferring safety to delicacy, he ran, half naked as he
wa.„ to the door of the house, which was towards the river. The
Whir had foreseen this, and being lightly shod, followed the miller,
and was on the point of seizing him, when the latter, who wit
running along the bank of the river, plunged in and disappeared.
The bailiff was for a moment stupilied, but the raillery of de
spectators soon recalled him to his senses, and before the poor
miller had risen to the surface of the water, the bailiff in
pursuing him. They both cut through the water; 31r. R. pre.
serving a superiority, but he appeared undecided what course he
should take. If he landed, the bailiff would have the advantage of
a lighter pair of heels t if he did not land, the gendarmes, who were
waiting on each side of the river, would catch him when his strength
was exhausted. He resolved on the former, crossed the river, and
entered a meadow. The eager bailiff' followed him, and would qr.
Minty have captured him, but for the neighbouring canal. The
miller, knowing his superiority in the water, again roucht his safety
in that element. The bailiff', determined not to let him escape,
again follosed, and swam after him amidst the acclamations of the
spectators, who had assembled on both sides of the fiver. to enjoy
this novel species of diversion. At length the poor debtor appeared
likely to be taken, for the gendarmes were waiting for his arrival on
the land. All at once he changed his system, in. place of switutuing
from the bail & lie swam towards hint, and raising his voice, de-
clared that he was ready to give himself up. " I will surrender
myself," be said, " if you are really a bailiff; and bare a writ
against Me; bat I require you to exhibit your authority." At this
unexpected dentud, the bailiff was disconcerted ; but utadsi • vat
attempt to comply with this dangerous request ; he was oLliged to
swim on shore. The miller went the same evening, after sunset.
to his worthy adversary, and informed him that it being his inter.
lion so quit that part of the country that very night, he tthe bailit!)
must postpone taking hint till a better opportunity.

BIRTHS.
On Saturday lag, at Olynde Place, Sanest, the seat of the
Hon. Generdl Trevor, the lady of Sir Thomas Harvie Farquhr,
Bart. of a son.
On the Ath fast.. at Rinks, Cheshire, the lady of Thomas
Hibbert, Esq. of a daughter.

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Oa the Lth inst. at Brighton, Charles Loooek, M.D.,of Beraes'o.
street, to Amelia, youngeht daughter of John Lewis, Esq. of South.
anipten-place, Euaton.souare.
At Guildford, on the 3th inst., the Rev. Richard. A.M.
Fellow of King's C'nilege, Cambridge, to Mary EPistkat, only
daughter of the late Thomas Sibthospe, Esq. of titriklford.
i On the gal itoit., at St. Mary Magdalen's church, Taunton,
Lieutenant-Colt, Bantam:, C.B. son of Richardson Basaison,
Esq., Remembrances of First Fruits and Tenths, to AlM'of CJ.
eldest daughter of the late Rev. Nathaniel Ahop Bliss,
'erne Wilts.
01; the Ist inst., at Scaham, in the county of Durham, Mr.
.Tliontas Santee Keine. Esq. of Erik in the cassava w
Margaret, youngest daughter of the Rev. Richard Wallis, Rowe
of Seahato.
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Strand. and published by E. CANNON. sagas place.