The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-05-12 00:00:00

CITY BUSINESS.

A Court of Aliferm^n wa* held rstrtdity at Guildhall, for
the dispatch of et iii rill public busters*.
A %malt quantity of gold in bars was produced, and sworn
olr (tor exportation.
Sundi-y pit...cilia were sworn, and lathers allowed brokr►•.
The Court Beret the dillies at Billingsgate Market for ,ho
yerir ensuing.

Precepts for holding a Common Hall on Midsummer-day
next, fur the election of Sheriffs, Chamberlain, and other
off:rim were 'fowled to he issued; as also the usual order
fur keeping the hustings clear on election days.
The first Court is June next 11:01 appointed fur the elec.
t' of Rulers of the Watermen and l.iehterm►n's Com-
pany, and of the Beadles of the Court of R, quests.
The Lord Mayor, under the authority of the Art of Corn.
moss Council, nominated the seeped followiii: Gentlemen
for Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, for the year ensuing:—
Charles Montague, Esq. Citizen and VC heelsiiicht.
John William Buckle, EM. Citizen and Skinner.
John Reid, Esq. Citizen and Distiller.
Thomas Mashiter, Esq. Citizen and Hooper.
William Thompson, Esq. Citizen and Ironmonger.
Robert Humphrey Martin, Esq Citizen and Cook.
Edmund {{undid!, Esq. Citizen and Goldsmith.
William Cade Key, Esq. Citizen and Stationer; and
William West, Esq. Citizen and Currier.

Thanks were voted to the Lord Mayor's ChaplAin for
excellent Sermon preached at Saint Paul's, on the first Suu-
day in Term.

THE TURF.

BETTING ROOM, TUESDAY, MAT 11.

7 to 4 apt Pleilga
5 to 1 agst Sokol'
11 to 2 apt IMminie
7 to 1 lint Louisa
12 to 1 agst Topaz

DERBY.
12 to 1 apt Irk
114 to 1 aril Euphrates
17 to 1 apt Quail.
20 to 1 art any other.

OiKg.

2 to 1 agst Dodona 7 to 1 sect Baincsa
3 to 1 eget BlueStoekines 9 to 1 agst Catgut.
6 to 1 agst Penny Trumpet

NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING,

MONDAY, NAY 10.
Handicap Sareepalakes of Ham each, for 3.yr ulds and
upwards. T.Y.C.

Lord G. H. Cavendish's Little Dick, fr yrs old, fist. 41h. 1
Lord Jersey's [fop .Mine, 5 yrs old, Ist 13th 2
Mr. Wyndham's Skin', 6 yrs old, sit. SI!.
Mr. Thornhill's Mai&eds. 5 yrs old, 7sl. 131 b.
Mr. Wortley's Octavians, 4 ,r. old, 70, 71b,
Mr. Forth's Hospitality, 4 yrs old, 7itt. 611 i.
Lord Darlingtotio 111. e by soirerer,4 yrs old, 7st. 216.
The Judge placed hat 2.

6to 1 asst Little Dick-4 .1
scat Leflooltliae-2 to 1
apt Skim-7 to 4 eget Grbtelana.

Lord Exeter'' Captain Candid. Rat. 21h heat Mr. Udit),`,*
Student, Bat. 71b. Ab. M. 200ge. h. ft.—Lven on Captain
Candid. - - -

Sir J. Shelley's b. r. Ant r, by Haphazard, Bst Mb. each,
rec. ft. from Sir B. Bloomfield's ch. c. by Phantom, out of
Mary. Alt. M. IllOgs. h. ft.
Lord G. H. Cavendish's Allegro, Sot. ref-. ft. from Mr.
Latublon's 314odeville.7s1. 10Ib. 1000..

Colonel Sir H. FRAMINGHAM, K.C.B. has been
appointed to command the Royal Artillery in Ire-
land, rice Major-General Tttorren, deceased.
Gwerriment are expediting the new dock-yard
and arsenal at Pater: the whole navy of Europe
might ride in Milford Haven, if once safely in,
it is so deep and land-locked. A light-lions, is
now building on Lundy Island, to serve as a !Ma►os
for the Bristol Channel and Milford Haven, as the
Eddystone does for the English Channi I and Ply-
mouth Sound. A portion of the Pk-month•yard
business is to be removed to Milford. Being si-
tuated in the neighbourhood of iron-mines and col-
beries, a greatv saving is calculated on both as to
fuel and all sorts of iron ware.

The Bank Report continues to agitate the minds
of the commercial and monied clas4es in the Ciiv.
We, as yet, know not the authority of the various
reports, nor the points of objection ; but it was
even rumoured that the Batik wished to apply to be
heard by Counsel against it, and that a body of
merchants and bankers were preparing to petition
the Legislature against cariying its recommends-
time into • law.—( Eve/ling Paper.)

The price of weaving gingham having been low-
ered 2s. per cut, at Carlisle, caused some excesses,
and a meeting of the weavers, la►t \Wednesday, in
that city, when they resolved to petition the Pat Nuli.
REGENT to semi them all to America.

Crawley had a benefit at the Minor Theatre, is Catherine-
street, yeliterilay. lenotix spened the play with
• neat rat-Ire, followed liv iitmc ruflianittg houta, whirl, ex-
cited much merriment. 'lke best was between Kirk George,
introduced by Scroggins, as the boll of SI Go orge'i-fieldr,
and Pug. They want to work in earliest with rival advan-
tage'.

Friday, a man 'lamed IVynis, or Weatyr, a miller,
was token up near Puckeridge, in iieriloidohire, on
simpleton of murdering his wife, Mary Wynn., by
strangling her with her garter in a wheat field, as
they were travelling.
WEIGHT, TIIE PEDESTRIAN.--This veteran
peripatetic has brought his herculean titbit of 1,•200
miles in '2O day. very near a close. On Saturday
evening he completed 1,112 'video, leaving 84 to be
performed this day, winch la the last, and will close
ut tight 'ninnies twit four tirmorrow morning. Nun.
withstanding ■n inditleient .Late of health, how.
ever, 1111(1 the drawback he has encountered from
unfavourable weather, we underatand he stt;l
goad spirits, mid appears confident of italet6N
—( tilusiceste Jourrnal, Noy 10.)