The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-06-28 00:00:00

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THE TURF.

At the last rural revels on the Dicker, called the
Rat and Ball Fair, the knowing ones in horse-racing
were completely taken in by a yonker, who came
there just as the horses were entering for a large
silver cap, mounted on a shabby looking mare, with
her legs [mond up, and having the appearance of a
complete cripple ; the youth, whose exterior was as
meal As was that his mare, said, after surveying
three horses which had already been entered, and
which were walking aboutjn all the pride of orna-
ment, " Dang it, I've a great mind to enter my OLD
M Iti ;" the bye-standers smiled contempturusly at
the young man, and sneeringly advised him to do so.
The deposit having been made, and the mare entered,
the youth. declared he had a twenty pound note in
his pocket, which he would bet, his mare won the
cup; the het was presently taken, and others to
nearly double the amount laid. On preparing for
the race, the Knowing-ones were not a little sur-
prised at finding the young man's Old Mare con-
verted; by rubbing off a coat of dust and sweat, and by
taking the bandages (torn her legs, into a fine Blood
Filly, and the shabby looking youth, by throning off
a ragged coat and waistcoat, was, as instantly trans-
formed to a smart looking jockey, in a satin jacket
and cap. The race conimenced, and the Old Mare
with apparent difficulty, won the first heat; at the
second she easily distanced all her competitors ;
and the youth, having received the cup anJ his bets,
resumed his shabby coat, remounted his bit of blood,
and rode off, saying. " I hope, gentlemen, you'll re%
member the Old Mare !". -1 Lewes journal.)

Two cranes, of a new invention, are nnw in nse at
the West India Docks, which are found to excel, for
expedition and security, any machine of that de-
scription hitherto known; they cost the Company
iOOl. retch.

A few days ago, during a thunder storm, a ball of
fire'struck a thatched cow-house, belonging to Pe-
TER WI Lsos, of Bewcastle, in the county of Cum-
berland, which it instantly set in a blaze ; and
after having vented its force on the gable, or end-
wall, in which it broke a large hole, and threw some
of the stones to a considerable distance, it apparently
descended into the earth, shattering the wall to its
very foundation. Fortunately, as it happened in
the day-time, the fire was soon extinguished ; had it
happened in the night, in all probability, both the
cattle aad premises would have been entirely con-
sumed.

On Friday evening, about eight o'clock. as a child
l.anaat seven ruts of age, sou of a Mr. BLANCH,
a. !o ,king out of a one pair of stairs window, at
Nc. 19, Baldwin's Garden.,, a brick gave way,
when he fell iato the street, on his head, on the
p ,vetocnt, which fraflured his scull, and one of his
eyes came entirely ont ; he was taken immediately
o the hospital, without the least hopes of recovery.
On the same evening, and nearly about the same
aim., as some children were at play in Flatton Gar-
den, by some means one of them running into the
middle of the s:reet, it being dusk, and not perceiv-
ing a cart that was at the same time passing by, was
run over. and killed out t 1..: spot.
Last Tuesday in •rning, as SAMUEL KFCTI tars,
servant to Mr. WA LTE.I:, at Rainham, Kent, was
driving his mas:er's waggoa.„ near that place, loaded
with lime, he, by some unknown came, fell, and
the wheels, going over his body, killed him on the
spot; what as still mot- ex'? nary, a brother of
the above unfortunate p. r.o.t was found a few years
since frozen to death tear peas :nd••n-heath.

On Thursday evening, a fine little boy. Amu
.five years of age, the son of a resreslthie widow
lady of Hull, was missed from his home by the
f tinily, andnotwithstanding the most immediate and
diligent search, no inalligence of him could be pro-
cured. We are concerned to add, that he was on
Fridayfound drowned in the new shah), Scaticoates,
near Hull ; a place which genertlly proves fatal
to many children at this season of the year. On the
coroner's inquest held over the body, two other bon
who 'acre in company with him, w,re examined se-
parately, and concurred in their testimnny, that they
all went to gather flowers in the field a ijoinieg the
fatal place s and that the little suferer proposed go.
ing upon the drain-bank, which was a:ceded to gluts
by approaching too near the steeper part, he nap.
pile tell into the water, and perished. Ills
no seeing him drowning, were so much afraid,
that, although several houbes awe near the soot,
from which assistance nzight have been had, they
TAU towards, home, without discovering to any
the cause of their Bight; and the holy was not
found until next morning. We need not a!rerript to
descr ha the Poignancy of throaty patent's feclingt,
oa the met:4)10101y occasion.

MINORITY IN THE HOUSE or LORDt
O\ THE kDDITIONAL DrFENCE BILL, ON Elamoior
THE 25TH OF JI.'NE.

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