The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-05 00:00:00

HATI7CING.

A eery interesting exhibitian of this species of amuse-
ment (which in the olden time was so favourite a sport in
England). took place on Thursday last in the neiglebeur-
hood of Amesbury, aid was witnessed by a numerous field
of sporting gentlemen, and others attracted by curiosity.
The hawks, six in number, were remarkably large and fine
young birds ; and their owner, Colonel Thornhill, directed
the snort of he day, in the presence of Sir Hussey Vivian,
Sir Francis Burdett, Mr. Mills, and other gentler:en. The
scarce of actien was an extensive field of turnips, in which
it was known there was plenty of game.
The Colonel's falconer and assistant brought the hawks
to the field, hooded, perching upon a frame • the sprertrnen '
and spectators wore ranged outside the 11:1.1; a fine bird
was then taken from the perch, unheeded, and permitted to
fly. The hawk immediately towered, and hovered over the
turrlip field with his eve intently bent upon the plants, in
search of prey; he bc:at over the ground with evolutions
rimilar to those of a pointer upon the ground. After a
few minutes had elapsed, Colonel Thornhill directed some
boys to cater the field for the purpose of disturbing the
terds, and a partridge at length arose, which was instan-
tareously seen by the hawk, though at a great distance.
The hawk darting after it, struck it to the earth, but the
prwtridgerecovering, flew as it were for protection, amongst
I the spectators ; here it was pursued by the relentless hawk
and killed. The other hawks were severally let loose, and
all Eat one of them killed a partridge each. Some were
killed out of the sight of the spectators, and it is highly
worthy of remark, that the hawks had been so well trained,
that they invariably rewired to the fielcoruir at his call, and
when out of his sight and hearing, he attracted them by
throwing into the air a lure, something resembling a staffed
partridge.
The above extibition afford:lla most gratifyingspecimen
of this anclent and very curious sport.

Great improvements are going on :n and about the
Metropolis, one of which is the enclosing, by a handsome
iron railing, the triangular piece of ground in St. James's
Park, near Spring-gardens. better known as the atode of
the cows, and a place of distribution of milk to passengers.
'Cho passage from Spring-gardens has been fir.cly paved,
and the iron gate removed.
BLACLitIARII D::llDol.—The Lao Mayor yesterday
signed a notice for stopping up the carriage way on Black.
friars Bridge. from Monday next, for fourteen days. This
is done to facilitate the lowerieg of the declivity of the
Bridge.
Enoressaar.—Some titre since a son of Apollo disap-
prared from his quarters at Brighton, and was accompanied
by Miss M—, a young lady of considerable expectations
and great personal beauty and secomplishinents. The
e!opcment was not discovered for some time, owing to an
impression made by certain documents left hi " my lady's ,
chamber," that she had a•t off on a visit to a distant friend.
At the hire of two or three days, however, a letter was
received at Brighton, bearing the Gretna Green post-mark,
from which it appeared that the "distant friend" was no
other than the good-natured blacksmith, whose kind of-
flers have been lauded by every Miss and Master from
John o' Groats House to the Land's End. The knot was
indissolubly tied, and the lady's family, in remembrance
.of that bitter proverb—" what can't be cured must be en-
dured," wrote a letter of forgiveness, and the happy couple,
on returning to Brighton, beceivell an establishment suit-
able to the lady's previous rank in life. It is but justice to
add, that no man in the musical profession was more de-
serving of so rich a prise; the best proof of which is, that
he has won the entire esteem of his new relatives, and the
utmost unanimity has succeeded to forced civilities since
his character has unfolded itself to their more anxicee
inspection.
Cowes, Oc:. 2.—Notwithstanding the Regatta Season
might he said to have drawn to a close, and many of the
noble and spirited families of the Royal Yacht Club have
' withdrawn themselves for a while from this haven of gaiety
and delight, to enjoy what might perhaps by seine be deemed
the more substantial and permanent pleasures of their re-
spective native asylums, and immediate domestic circles,
yet this highly-raven:red spot has still to boast of the pre.
since of many distinguished and fashionable visitors,
amonest whom we notice Lord and Lady Grantham, and
the 'Misers Robinson ; Lerd and Lally Gower ; Lord G.
Somerset ; Sir John and Lady ilippesem• ' • Colonel and Mrs.
Page ; Sir John and Lady Bayley and family ; Sir John
and Lady Berea& ; Lady ('aithorpe; Lady TrAlolsi and
daughters; We Elizabeth O'Brien ; Lady.ll'.%i'ynu and
datighters ; Lord Stowell, &c. scc.
Battoow Boax.—A great rumber of persons assem-
bled yesterday to witness the ascent of a balloon from the
Green Man (Kent-road). The balloon was described as
the " largest in England ;" but at four o'clock, the time
tiled fur the ttEalls.'.on. it was am:minced that, owing to
an accident to the apparatus, the aerial jouris y was past-
ponce'. 1: was stated that the balloon was the old .awn
one formerly belongir.g ta Mr. Graham, and which he
found it irnFssible tot:: in motion.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

ctrr OF LONDON .GFNER.V. PENSION
Scra E ri.

Yesterday a numerous ttleetink Of the friends of this ir.stitutlon
took plsce at the .City of London Tavetn, far the pn:pooe of con.
tinning the appointment of a Secretary. with a salary, aid upon
other business corrected tr!th the interests of the wei:ty.
Wlll. XI, FA+ Pl.ll. in the Uhtir.
Mr. Dvit +Testi, ark of the Directors. after 90111tIobserrntieni
epon the zeal and talcnts of the Iwo Honorary secretary, Mr.
Nichatdson, proposed a fC4OII4IOM is krone of the appointment of
that gentleman, svidi a salary of 200:. a year.
31r. LOVILL•ND the ITlOtirra.

Mr. tintaoxy tae orepositlon equally witted and
impolitic—wicked. inasmuch as it was calculated to divert the ran.
ney which had blcto rs:wd for poor deterring ohiects to a very dif-
ferent porpow and impolite, because it viidated economy, which
he considered the vital principle 6f charier.
Mr. t%'rttar.ea CONC:liled s!r:nuotiatv in ATOur or the appoint-
ment, which. he said, was deeply due to Ittcherdsen. and the
retrial of which would he an act of the grosseu inklgtiCt to that
entleman, where services bad added so innueusely to its number*
ar.drapectability. It was owing ti his exertions that the numbers
had traveled from RV to 6.000.

fire • d- M. lITTraTox ctor) that he had suggened to
the Board of Directors theropritay of rewarding the rteruone of
Mr. Richardson. by whom toe business of the i11it.:11402 V 143 trans.
acted with incredible rapidity and Correctness.
Citoom observed. that it would be most uncork ionable to
call upon 3lr. Richardson. after he had for so long a period served
the society pun itouslr, to continue to do as after the inautution had
so extensively hnptoied under his superintende-re.
Sir P. LAVIZt t: said, that if the sostety had uten set going by
Mr. Richardson. at thecommencement, he would be disposed to glee
it the epithet of a job t but the fact was, the former Secretary was
not capable of perfmming the duties, and the performanco of the
duties tell upon Mr. Richardson. who soon proved :hit lie was
qua:iil:ll. and manifested the utmost seal as well as abilitr. Upon
etcsc grounds be should vote for the 'motion.
Mr.-STEPHENS was of opinion that it was not the most eenno.
Mies! plan to be conrcc'lng honorary @cements into sslaried
secretaries. An honorary secretary was considrraFy above a
secretary e he had a power which a es:stied secretary could not
damn of wieLling. and the question was, whethor he wati..l become
the tart of person which a stocks) could. wish, upon btir. Po:d GK
his cacrecn. and whether that see of ennui,' could be exercised
over, him whicit it was :memory for a society to maintain over its
servant.

A Ihtbseribet cried eat. "Is this sum of 200/. to be annually
paid ?"
The ("Stalin/MC In the rtlirreittive, and that it was to
take its trite front Midsummer. 11123. at wh'.eh perio.: the tile was
dropped, and the appointment (le:ermined to be submitted to the
great bedy of OUSACTIOITS.
fir. fiLreona- rose to reply.—lfe admitted the respectability of
Mr. Richarflsoe; and in answer to the question. whether that gm.
tlefe.an had nut merited something front the seamy, won!! say, he
cm:sink did. In fee2..lllr. Pftchardeon had already received some.
tht-' s'esea.e.tial in his consciousness of having done so no,ch
'service diainterestedly, aad in the numerous votes of thanks which
he had received front crowdecl assemblies for hisgratuitous leheurs.
With reflect to the epithet '•honocary.' he shield ijost make one
observation. lie feared that some arciunstancaeomorned to make
a new reading eremary. and that fur the word " honorary " ought
to be substituted that of " meteenary." (Loud disapprobation,
and some I:reel:tr.)
The CRA:ltatatt *-as obligoa to call the Meeting to order.
Gar.oottneleciared that he did not mean to apple the ellen.
sire word to Mr. Richardson. Ile certainly thought. atter all that
had been said of " Honorer, Secretaries" lately, and their deter.
twined object at staring, thine who intended to make money
by eereieg the poor ought to drip the divirgaishing title.
Mt. Evatre was decidedly of opinion that the resolution entered
into at a 1.4/1111a meeting, and now brought forward for co&irma.
I tier., should be rescinded, upon the ground that the sum of 2O 1.
would be obliged to be witberawn from fifteen peffr worm ; and
because the subscriptions 0f333 suhseribets would be swallowed up
by su:h appropriation of the funds. He was convinced that if the
salary in question were voted to the Secretary. the society would
weertin fatal injury, In the defectiEn of a great mess of the sub.
serlbres. He moved an amendment for refusing the salary.
A Gentlemen raid. on the pan of some Ladies who were preaent,
that the eri,:inel neeien hal their ran supnort. (Applaizer.)
The fiertioe on the amendment vies t: en put, and four hands
were held up.
The erigiral mmion eras then carried by acclamation.
A ballot was immediattly called to loudly by the oppcnents to
I the mrier. for the appointment, and
31:. T. WiLsow, roe to deprecate the attempt to sow dls.
seetion.,in, and occasion expense t, the society, by the proposition
to proceed to a ballot. lie represented also rile total abrirdity of
doing so—the numbers being, he said, so dispreportioned. as to
leave not the sliettest doubt of the determination of the majgity.
The Ctietanex, in reference to the laws of the Sneiety, de.
elated that the linliat (if any were determined upon) must take
place upon the spot. and the votes mum 1,2 ealculeted front the
number of eters to which each individual was entitled by the
amount of his subscription. Now there was one gentleman in I;is
eye, who would support the original reoion, *kat vete* would
out-number those of all who opposed :t.
This information concluded the business.
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The salary wu dcrlarcd settled, and the Cl:airman havirT rt.
presrza ►attsfxtion, tht Meeting proczeded to tLe

A letter has been received in town from Captain Prissick
late Commander of the !cuts George the Fourth, giving an
account of the total loss of that vessel, and her cargo of
sugar, cotton, cloves, &c. on The west coast of Africa, mar
St. S:bastian's Bay, on the ltith of July. The crew and
passengers were all saved.
A correspondent at liamburgh informs us, " that it is
in contemplation to establish a wool fair in Weimar. The
negotiations upon this cubject are still going on. The
Grand Duke takes a lively interest in the matter, and it is
supposed that nothing will be omitted to render it worthy
the attention of the large wool buyers of the West-Riding
of Yorkshirc."—/.eetiaftwer..._

I:neon-ratio:4 or Ger'ver Marant ghost IRELAND.—
A Correspondent says—" A quantity of beautiful green
marble has just been imported from Ireland, whore it was
discovered a few months since, on the estate of John
D'Arcv. Esq. of (lifelen Castic in the county of Galway.
It is admitted by the nicotine men in this country to sur-
pass the rerde antique in aliademed colour, and to bear a
comparison with any ether marble, in being easily worked.
It is capable of receiving the highest polish, and will, if
converted into chimney-pieces, tables, stands, or columns,
be found to constitute one of the principal ornaments to an
elegantly furnished apartment, and must attract the admi-
ration of the tasteful and afilucnt. The only quarry of
green marble ever found in Great Britain was discovered
in Wales, but it was not convertible to any purpose.
Egypt anil Ireland are therefore our only resource."
On Saturday List, a very extraordinary fraud was prac-
tised on the boon: of Messrs. James Brown and t 70., mer-
chants of this place. About three o'cloek hi the afternoon,
s man, in the (Irene, and having the appearance, of a crop-
per, resetard himself at their counting-house, and ad-
dressing himself to the cashier, said, " 1 am come for
John's book." The cashier taking it for grantee' that he
hail been sent by the overlookcr for the usual supply of
money to pay the wages, delivered him a parcel, containing
the wage-book, and a number of Leeds notes (of the Union
I Bank) of the amount of I ti9i. 15s. The man very leisurely
tied a string round the parcel, and then left the counting-
, house, without the least appearance of hurry or agitatien.
In about a quarter of an hour, the arrival of a real toes-
sengcr from the overlooker discovered the fraud which had
been practised upon the house ; but though the most dill-
gent inquiry was immediately instituted, no clue has
hitherto been discovered likely to lead to the detection of
this audacious swindler.—Levis ilfercury.
A >kw Seer .—A most extraordinary affair happened
at Trent Foldridge, near Colne, on Tuesday se'linight.
A sect has sprung out of the Joannallites, or floutheota-
' rians, which has adopted the ancient Jewish rite of cir-
cutncisie'n. This sect having embraced and propagated its
pentliarities with a seal worthy of a better cause, has
made proselytes to its singular tenets; and several per-
sons have submitted to the rite. Tuesday was the clay ap-
pointed for the circumcision of a child whose father was a
proselyte to the new sect ; the time fixed becoming known
to the public, that curiosity which is ever on the alert for
the marvelious became quite amused; hundreds, if not
thousands, flocked to the appointed place. The mother of
the ehiid opposed its submission to the rite, and a goodly
nember of the crowd took her part ; the father, on the
other band, with his partisans, insisted on his authority
over the child, and that the rite should be performed on it.
The opposition increased; the opposing parties became
turbulent and violent ; the constable, and persons of influ-
ence in the neighbourhood, were called up to keep the
peace. The poor child was almost pulled to pieces in the
affray, which, however, terminated in its escaping the pain
consequent on the performance of the ceremony, as the
party which had joined the mother proved much too nu-
merous and powerful far their opponents.—Leeds 411er.-tiry.
Those persons who were disappointed in obaining
Tickets nod Shares at Itisle's Others last night, in conse-
quence of the town stock having been sold, are respectfully
informed, that a few having been returned by the country
agents this morning, some of the fqut 90,0004 Prim that
treat be drawn to-day, may yet be bought at his Offices,
4, C:rnhid, and 9, Charing-cross.