The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-11-10 00:00:00

THE TWO lIUNT)RED MILES 31ATCII IN
%WREN ys. . .
The Gentleman pedestrian who started to do this match
on Wednesday moraine, performed 70 miles on the first day,
and after refreshing hinoclf with sic ep four hours. he started
again at four o'clock cis Thu,ttlay auurniojr. Our come-
speodent left hint freAaad well a 3liort distance (rum item-
sty, in Hamtishir-, having done ti 'mike at two o'clock
p. at. His route eeuld be throuTh Salisbury to Devizes, in
It'iliatire, and from thence through Newbory end Heading,
far Lon lon. Li!. ground to• finial) is eix mites from Long-
aliditlemx.. II is a match on which great stakes'ate
pending, and betting has btcume earn.
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DUELS PREVENTED.
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Tharedsy informatirai was received at the Police Office, •
Row.atreet. Ont.:Sir Williams Adams, the celebrated ormlist,
bail been challenged by Mrdtlehm, aits:ateiti boevon iu the
arm!, to fieit • decd It appeared, that the relatives 01 the
parties hail taken the alarm that a verbal mes-
sage bad hero retried be S r With,m from mr,
Ihnmsb the medium of a Mr. It enilAlt, rceiijring the setisfac-
lion of a geutleimin. Sir I:iv:14101 Hittite, on licaring the
st..ternent of the frieuds of the pir ties, is.ued a warreat for
the apprehension of Mr. Melia soil Mc. Holdall, who under-
went a private They; howc ere, piii:ifirelv de-
nied Owl the memage was of the t.miteney imputed. They
were respeived to find trill till the next Sessions to keeled's
peace to Sir Wiiiiaiii,
Ail alfeir ut tumour was also prevented taking place pea.
terd.y .morning, between Lientereot Wr.liirmi Kelly and a
rifleman sit/crisp(' to be go officer is Hie army. by:the
prompt interfereistie of P 1 sr, the `ho repaired
to Chslk.fsrm, the spot chosen for combat, at eight in the
!nursling. and perceived a party of five ur six gentlemen
nialsiug the usual preparations fora clod. Bacon staled,
that nereeieing a tall geilleman saris:curing the ground, be in-
siani'ly 'bowed his authority fur pref. sting the affray. The
gentleman, however (whom be soppoeed to lie sal triAtllan),
did sot relish this interruption, swore that he believed him
not to he what lie represented himsclf, moil Nil, oeil 'Una to
make til,„•or la would shoot Idea, •The officer then addremed
honseif to a Ectitleuilnn 4f low sieture, who had, he ~id,
• • pistol of as great li ilgth as the taller gentlemaii'e, hut could
net he prevailed on to part with it, 01.0(4-elite that he •oas a
ausetram, and quite disposed to keep the peace. Bacou then
attempted to disarm him, in doing which he narrowly escaped
idestruettoit, the pistol accidentally gating off in the struggle.
The officer was enable to apprehend either of the party.

11IPORTANT TO TEE COAL-TRADE AND
7116 PUBLIC.

Yesterday the adjourned informations anninal Mr. Best, a
col meter, fur a dereliction of his duty; and Mr. Smart, for
abstracting him therein, contrary to Act of Parliament, came
on to be 'ward before items. Wyatt and Hardwick, at Lam-
beth-street Pulice-o(fiet,..whieis was hlt, el by persass inte-
rested the decision of the case, and is of considereble
Interest. The one against Mi. Best was firot entered upon.
Mr. Andrews, who attested as Counsel fur the proems-
'lntl'', opened the case by statist, that it was an inforin.iinis
Fled outlast the Defendant, a labnceing coal-meter, by Mr.
Bradfield, a respectable coalossercioint in Westminster, for
refusing to do his daty ;aye-sonauriog some coals short of
meatture, which he was *opined to do by the Act uf Par-
liament. Of the Prosecutor, Mr. Bonifield, be bad nu
doubt the Magistrate had heard much; lie was a person
whose exertions, for some time past, hail been employed
in 'correction the abuses existing is the coal trade. The
Loused Counsel then proceeded to state the case, which
was afterwards detailed in evideuce by the following wit.
stes,es :
Mr. Bradfield slated that he was a exii.m. /chant, residing
in IYestikieste r; and on the 25ah of September saw a wag•
Feu of rotas Its Blackfrierterastl, belonging to Menet.
Fanner and Gael., the yeaderA; two uthernantea were on the
prignan. The witness followed it to the iupte ofilife.Soasrl,
in-Betnnal.greca, where It Mopped, and (here informed a fe.
wade servant, as well as the cameo, of ill suspicion of the
coals beind abort messare: The servasitOn ;he absence of
Mr. S. expressed a wish that s sack aliuuldbo measured, which
NV,. accordingly done, and was flitted to contain wily two
blishels and a half, inure: of th(ec bushels. then .
told theani'ant she should glee o•ttire to the vend, rs, sad in
a meter; which was done-'; end Mr. Bear, the Weiadabt, a
fel:mullet meter, aft, ma arils arrived, and wialwil to kneel who'
peared, the rola to be recoontired; and said tar would sot
isiaarigAlie,cuals till the purchaser, Mr. Soso, cue ionise. ,
He was hen sent Cor, and, in the interim,, the .Detendaut
'ssietisureff a Week, tvideb 'was ate° shore: Wituess;al the
iinie,Coriael wed be measured flamer unfairly, as the coals acre
putin with-the hand isetead of the shovel. Mitten repeat- '
edly staked she Defendant ate'erssitowe she meals, but be est.
fused fur them. hears, and wheo,wor dusk commeneed the
lmt-oitriers. The tlelsy willies* naught war for the purpose
of concealit:e the fraud.
rtitr.aVin. !lobed* al 'a then called, and etatmitliat lee weed
the notices on the venders and at the eisaloneter's (Ansi of •
;Ilse bring short. Defeadaal arrived at kle.•Setart'a
illeasse alma' tan bows ittiein.rds,..and Asia( tan mint tore. •
tone/noire the j Lent dill ant irrirediate4t, as the Act re.
'elitirei, and refits. d (Lein; ad tiff Mr. Smart came home.
- Mt. Win Rialto.. a &pally eloslosfeter, Old he vas pan-
inn at the lime; Mr. Bradfield wee' these, and Brat ; they
ware argaiag together, and bar Defeudsiot said he would not
measure them
In answer in • quce.i9ii ir.;:u ‘rpti 1, the Magistrate,
th 4 witness said he tilniald certailily baec retaeamire•el the
chili duleetly.
. 'Howes tlie• ease for thelorentarotion.
• -Mr. Beat, in defence, 'seethe Ina (blind, ignescent of any
design its hts rifosal to eptteasore Hie: coals, aspi slid pot
know the Act ceinnella him la thq, iustaist.perfatpiantee of
tau dtily;: he thwilcht lie all two lame rk time allovieaad
to. s inlatitilad'h oats merely tlie.purehmter and venders
Imawe. sonetsportuoily atstaffe the mouth retina, be.
a was n entire stranger in ally cf the parties:
fbafilf • further,, diseustisati now took place respecting the
notices, and'it wasstateel, that the conies in ihe utSce were.
different trout the orieltaals served.
'I be Mneistrntes then convicted the Defendant in the pe-
nally of Si. Object to nay difference in the notices.
• Mr. Andrei,* said, the olapact of the Ptitseeanw was a
• most ism tby a.,d had only the reformation of the abuses
now meisttrg 'ti view. Ile had merit time and cx.
pence for the lust liar years ill the Tortlseratice of this impar.
that pahMa object, nod bad often Wei before the 1,,g6 141 ure.
The ease iteniast Mr. SipArl, the pure-brute of the coals,
fee abstructine the meter itiiiis.dety. was then emend iota.
From the evidence of the Defendant in the la.t case, and the
Ober wit ot ssas called, the caw; ayes clearly rend. 'neigh
some evliteace was called to e•lsut it, and the a.kiedieut WO,
mewled in the penally•of ' ' '

Mr. A. meeting. Ntr..ll. the ollter der, inked:
6' !jot, mune Cepitale nhaee%4)o/..,l3jegt /laid weld
in the present Lettsry Four," asurtesed B. " Ilkas suer
isskoued the utiwr, "is that all?"-4 4)1! sthy LlOll *say
would you have' Them. were 1.0 'more drawn; had you
can't expect him to 101 l more dad all."

In the boisterous high wind on Sunday moritig
Irnti the low front stall which remaitie'd- of au old'
house lately taken down in -the Frinr-gste in thii
plac, was blown down- towards the street. Two
little girls, daughters of Mr. WEBSTER, hunt and
shoe-maker, were passing' hy at the time ou their
way to church, one of whom was completely buried
under the fragments; she was eitticated tp opt:edify
as possible, and al thong,' touch Istuired and tractor=
ed, we ere'happy to learn 'not dangerously to; 04
other eleAred with little i:jur3.. Had the accident
occurred somewhat later, wli'zn the Prtncipal part
of the Congregation, and tl,e ciiilPen- of the Sunday
schools ate ateastomert 'to pats'clogeln• the wall to
St. Werbireer Ch9tch_. the cotirtitlu4res'lpight
have biadtcfclful.—tLie, by Mercury.) ' •
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LAIN' INTELLIGENCE.
• ~f,l flea le
COURT OF cHANcEitr.Name. INIr, r.
FRIDAY, Novemata v.
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LORD Cdancitt.Lue come into Court 04
half-past cell o'clock.
IN THE 11ATTER OF HOW.% RD AND GIBBA,
• DAN It NU VI S.
HART reque.ted liberty to mgaii) inentinis •
this petition to his Lordship, Which wits (Or, ilie
mist's! bf Ns-ignees. It would he hit recollection
that he hail elven liberty that it should be heard
beforo. his Honour the Vice-Chancellor, and
Honour had fixed this day for the hearing.' ryfic
Vetitioners hod' fume filed -several
which his (Mr. flort'al the creditors radii,:
had the successful choice Of' uesignVas, had net
lied time to ahssver. It slink: he tberefoo
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ce'sary fur hint In ask his Honour to fix a mare
distant day fur the (scaring of the petition ; bust
rue had smother application to make to the Vice-
Chancellor, which he did• not think himself ad-'
Mongol in doing without the permission of his'
laoltisuip, as he.had directed that it shnuld be heard
by the Vice•Clituiceilor for Inns Lordship}'.:
r was, that his Honour world admit the cetnreission
to be worked pending the petition; if it were tic", •
it might be highly detrimental to the-estate of the '
hortiltrdpts, and if it were admitted no injury c0t.14 •
iseebr; lossivuokliethe present ass*isets be rensovert
they could assign over to their sticeeasurs'in
The Loui CHANCHLI:OII--" I con have no
eb-
jectiase so your making what applicottun you please ,
to the Vice-Chancellor."

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