The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-04-05 00:00:00

RET FORD FAIR.

Aureoles, Mason W.
Qdrdllirs which was held on the 23d instant, was but
*nit supplied with stock; horned cattle were much in
Ahlimild; fat hemp sold extremely well, and *II were
liggebt up at dirty as US o'clock ; the prices may be quoted
Jiro 4541: to Is. powwow. and in come instances more
-1111Nethisined; ht-advets wens eagerly purchased, the prices
Atilidah varied in propmdoes to the size, breed, &c. but
.14041117 anytWog of that sort could be bought for less than
li wr Illgs.; prune ones from to 23gs. There were
May three or four pens of sheep, which soon met with
mroitsers; the prices we cannot quote, but we believe
sisey were wary high. Of horses ue can only say that
homes are horses nowadays :" scarcely anything worthy
s•f cstiee could be looked at under 401. to 601., and some a
got deal higher ; indeed, we may raf.ly aver that bad
=re eagerly purchased at prices above their real value.
sold very well ; the prices for the best dairies 70s.
tildfl s. per cwt.; for those of inferior qualities, 655. to 675.
AMIN& per ewe.
Thera was an extreme paucity of amusements; the good
potpie who attended the fair were not even treated wall a
Mogfe peep-show ; the "light-fingered gentry" were or. the
after business, but we have not heard of any thing
in which they were particularly successful. One gentle-'
the vicinity of Retford sent his servant to sell a
and on entering the fair the man was accosted by
" a gentleman," who &sired to exchange with him for a
ktific which be produced, and which was not worth more
akin 4/. or 61.; this offer the servant rejected. Another
" "'adman" then came up, and in a kind of side speech
Observed, that if he (the servant) would but "swap' with
thisentiensau who had just left him, he would give him
41,1. for the other • this, however plausible, the servant
aim refused; on which the " gentleman" offered to pur-
slitolla Wns, sad desired to try the horre's paces, to which
SvZiellirlast unseated, and from what transpired after-
'we presume he liked the borne extremely well, for
MORO& bias sa far as Chesterfield before be was overtaken ;
he wee thee extremely glad to purchase the horse at 28gs.
(the prkwaeked for bins at the first), and also to pay the
oilmen inferred in pada: after him. This proceeding is
good se far ash pes, but we think the " gentleman"
ought to have bad his own paces tried at the tread- mill.

Ttteresbytery of Paisley met on Wednesday. It was
meted by the Rev, itr. Monteath, of Houston, and se-
ceaded by the Rev. Dr. Scott, of Orffitock, that the tee-
geral Aenembly be overtured against pluralities of office.
An overture was accordingly brought in, approved of, and
er!cryted, Mr. Fleming of Neilaton dissenting.—Gisayose
/r/-r.
Quacesae.—Ott Tuesday the 92d ult. au inquest was
tell on the body of William Lupton, of Colne, tinner,
and by adjournment on S:turdty the Seth. It appeared
from the evidence adduced upon the inquest that the de-
ceried had hieb for s long time afflicted with the worm.,
and on Sunday morning the 20th rote earlier than USUR',
fir the purpose of taking certain medicines to destroy them,
vrLi.ll he had received from a quack doctor residing at
ce!le. , About seven o'clock, having previously taken tliff
ueidlcine, be became very ill, and called up his wife to
mike him some gruel. Medical moister:re was called i.t,
'Mich proved of no avail, and he rapidly got worse, and
eveized abJut two o'clock in the afternoon, !teeing a wife
&ail two children to lament his death. On the 'terly bein7
Tteed a quantity of arsenic was found upon the stomach.
e Jun returned a verdict of Manslaughter against the
rein from whom the deceased bad obtained the medicir-.
a:041 be was committed by the Coroner's warrar.t to take his
vie! at the nest Lancaster Assists.— feeds Mercury.
!famed and Co. are selling for the Four Twenty Thou-
rande MI in Otte Day, Next Tuesday. Every Number
e; titled to V. libust in proportion.—Lotteries must entirely
tidal' in this country in a few months.—Hazard and Cu.
acw.eit Public Patronage at their Old Established Office:,
Exchange Gate; 96, Cornbill ; end 324, Oxford-
L .:eei.enci of .111,2gent-street,lmoden; where, for • century,
Th!)t.a,P bout encesesful is Selling Capital Prises, awl
w..'re, in the last year's Lotteries, dome they Sold Five
FTSSoo of 3D,0001. and ill),0001.; and Co. have
In all the priselaist Cassia, Towne

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