The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-27 00:00:00

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S, Dgessissi IS.

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DERBY.
7 to I art Emily c. ii la I snit Talisman
7 to 1 ago% Folly It to i toast Pugin*
II to 1 apt Wel) to to 1 aipt any other.

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7 to 1 apt Zsida 9 to I asst sister to Sailor
it to t apt sister to Sultan I to to t apt Oliver*.
CLA It ET.
s to 1 apt Moses lif to apt P'osthurna
3f to apt Swap 7 tO i apt Wanton
ST. LEGER.
10 to 1 apt Sherwood, is to t apt Mandanc c.
it to i apt Miss Fanny co to t apt any other.

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The matches nut haring been run nut on Saturday, there
was a Goo morning's di%ersiun yesterday.
Matches for Ten Sovereigns.
Mr. Bean's bl. h. beat Major Owen's Random.
Captain Hall's Flirt beat Mr. Jones's wt. b.
Mr:Hone/man', Juno heat Mr. T'alboot's Peg. '
Mr. Russel% brindled d. beet Mr. Moorhouse's Trusty.

PETERSHAM COURSING.

Matehre for Five °nieces.
Mr. Howard's Hawk beat Mr. Pine's Fly. r
Mr. Goodieun's Peter beat Mr. Holliday's jury.
Sweepstakes of Three Guineas with the Winning Dogs of the
day.
Captain Hall's Flirt won in two runs, beating Jun and
Hawk in the ties.

MATCH TO NEWBURY, BERKS.
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In onr last number we left Mr. Abernethy, at eight o'clock
on Wednesday morning, he having reached Twyfurd (thirty.
four miles) in seven hours, in bib mu'..ch to go to the abovn
town, and return to London (I 1.2 miles) in twenty-eight
hours. He reached the fortvfeur milestone at twelve
o'clock, fresh and well, having gone out of the ttiropike-road
to the village of Wooviky, where he refreshed and halted
three hours. He did half his ground at three o'clock, and
returned to Theale in sixteen hours. Ile made the most of
his ground to Hare Hatch, thirty-two miles from London,
and arrived there at half-past bee e'elock, and went to bed.
He started again at ten o'clock to do the thirty-two miles in
seven hours. He reached Slough (leeks mites) in two •
hours and a quarter. He balled at llonnalow, having two
hours and three quarters to do the ten miles in. The pedes-
trian won cleverly, with ten minutes to spare.

SPARRING.

Carter had a benefit at the Fives Court yesterday, het there
were so many other benefits In the line of Christmas boxing,
that the attendance was verb shy.
HOLT, AND COOTNN TNN them—This was the only set-
, to, lit to be looked at. Holt is a great genius with his maul-
lees, and he made an excellent set-to againsta good pian of
superior weight. Both, as tacticians, 'Forded a hoe speci•
men of seieuce.
ALARMING INUNDATION.
On Wednesday night, or ratberyesteedav merningi about
one o'clock, the residents in a house in Mortimer-street, Ca-
vendish-square, wore most serionsly alarmed in a very singu-
lar manner. The house, it appears, had very recently on-
dergono a general repair, and the family were absent 10 the
country, having left a man and his wife, named Butler, its
care of tbo premises. These persons retired to rest late at
night, and they had not been long in hod before they were
alarmed by a most strange noise over their beads in the rooms
above stairs, arid presently water began rapidly dropping
through the &c. nixie them. The man instantly rose,
and, on opening the door, perceived torrents of water rush-
ing in every direction towards him. Not knowing what to
make of this extraordinary Warm, and supposing the house
was on fire and the emigres were in full play, he rushed into
the room, and, snatching his wife in his arms, he ran down
stairs, but in his progress found no fire, he opened the street
door and called the watch, who, with several other persons,
entered the house and found all the up•stairs roomy full of
water. On examination they found it proceeded from a cis-
tern et the top ofthe house which bad been left unlocked, the
water consequently rushed out, sad, with great violence,
forced itself through the ro..f into the moan, and from
thence to the 'Mira. After the alarm had in some measure
subsided, and the water was in part reproved, a hearty tangle
was enjoyed by ell who had assisted, Hie accident bora such
ludicrous character. Part of the furniture was destroyed,
but no farther injury appeared to have been dune.

BURGLARIES ANA ROBBERIES.
On Tnesday night the family of Mr. Isaac Mou. ire
Brewer's-gardens. Van:hall-road, after they bad retired to
bed, were alarmed by the violent barking of the boose dor
in the back yard. The maid•servent gut out of bed. and •
having lighted a candle, Went into the kitchen, where giber
observed a fellow necking up a large bundle of linen and
apparel, the cootents of a chest of drawers which stood
the front parlour. She gave a loud scream, and the rut/lona.;
fearful of acing taken, instantly ran into the b•etorazdj,
where there were Iwo more of his companions, all of whom.
escaped aver the garden wall, and got Mr. The family by
this time were all up, and, on examiostion, they missed se-
veral articles of plate, n time-piecer end numerous other port
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able and valuable articles taken from the trout perkier,
kitchen, and pastry, by too thieves, A pannel had been taken. •
out of the heck kitchen door, where the rtiflisna gained as en-
trance. They left *dirk lantern, a crow-bar, end a beach of
picklock-keys behind, in their hurry to escape-
. On Christmas Dey, , a smart lad called at the house of Mrs.
Rieley in Regent-street. No person was at borne but herself,.
and ho told her that one of her neighboura, whose Haw be
mentioned. desired ber to call at his house, that he hod SOltill
particular business with her. She accordingly went, and was
informed it wits a hoax. Sinew ting it was a plain to rob her,
she hastened home, and found her room plundered of several.'
articles of dress, six envoy table-spoons, a table-Moth, sort
isopper teakettle. The street door was lett quite open, and.,
although an alarm was instantly made, the thief escaped.
A trunk isinteiaing a vast deal of property, was dexter mai y"
cut from behind a pust-ohaise, which was driviug 4 sharp
pace down the Kiag's-road from Shlene.scioaro towards'
Orervenor-PleeeseaChriatoms night. It was not missed till
the post-boy was setting downthe gentlecr.au at leis lodging,.
ucar the end of Lower Grosvenor-place.

Flue.—About three o'clock en Christmas morning the
neighbourhood of Chaneery•laas were alarmed at theory of
fire, which broke oat in the first floor of the house of Mr.
Living, tallow-chandler ht ;hat street. within one door of
Holborn. Several engines arrived as the spot in a very little
time, and haring a plentiful supply ofwater, they racee,ded in
extinguishing the fire, but not before the joists, flooring, and
wainscot were destroyed, and the furniture meth damaged.
The preservation of the, house and property is chiefly owing to
tie prompt assistance gym by Milli the constable, who ar-
rived early with the pariah engine belonging to St, George the
Martyr. Ha, at the kik of his life, in the midst of fire and
smoke, tore op the flooring and pulled down the wainscot, and
so stopped the progrests of the devouring element, which was
finally extinguished by the playing of the engines. The fire
proceeded from the Nue cf a chimney. in which there vas pe
fire kept for a length of time ; a rent quantity of soot bid
accumulated and gut ignited from an adjoining ehiuiney, and
canatuolcaled to the joists said wainscot,

REsuaucriott Mstr.—A curious occurrence hap-
pened the other evening at Corstorphine to two gen,
tiemen who had dined to the westward, sind were're-
turning on foot'to rsdiuburgh. It seems thit'theiosd
folks in the village were upon the watch fur a tell and
a short man, who wete saitl to have been the rilketit
disturbers of the dead, and the moment ihey saw our
friends (one of whotn wai much above the ordinary
height, and the other under ir), they laid violent hands
on them. A souffle ensued, and the 'ioad people
were still *ore confirmed in the idea that the pedes-
Watts had, 'Comb from the 'hhurch-yard, 'when they
heird one of them call lustily, " Gaist, 0! Gaist, 0
upon %Wing out of the clutches of the rustics. The
gentlemen %vire 'kept In 'iltiti(nce until a rneisetiger
was sent to the bowie where they bad dined, when
the Whole built** endid in 'the resurrection ' of their
fallen spirits,--raihburids'QUertier.'
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