The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-08-09 00:00:00

POLIC N.
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On Monday last the
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STATE Ot ST. JAMES'S PARK.
In consequence of the numerous complaints lately mark]
at this office of the ditgracefill *tents which daily occur, andi
the robheri..s whirb have befit committed nightly in the
Park, Mr. R•ynsford, the Magistrate, on Tresrlay aERMr
gave iustructiom to Grill, the Park-Ranger, to prevent
assistance, and take into custody all the disorderly and
auspicious characters found there. Accordingly Grist, ac-
companied by several of the dismounted patrol, went and
apprehended thirty permits, amongst whom were two fit.
males, and lucked them up in the watchhosse• frusta whdhee
they were yVerday brotight op and examined.
Several Whig able to give i mandactety %cement of them-
mitves,asc discharged, and the remainder, who appeared in
a state of great wretchedness and distress, many of them
declaring they had not slept in a bed for a great lengths,
time, and had fasted for whole days together, were detained
until it could be ascertained if their account were true.

H4Ttox GARDEN.
STROLLING IMPOSTOR.

Mrs. Harrell, wife of Mr. Murrell, boot-maker, No. 47,
Upper Ogle-street, Foley-place, stated, that in the begin-
ning of March, • mats of very respectable appearance, who
represented himself as • clergyman, of the name of Probst.,
had prevailed on hes to commit her NM, • fine boy aged
thirteen, and her daughter, • beautiful child, aged eleven,
by • former hu.baad, to his rare, alleging that he
kept a great boarding-school at Lineola, awl having no
children of his own, would provide handsomely fur them.
It appeared, however, that be was a strolling player, or jug
filer, sail has been since t Wog with them under various
'lames through the principal towns of Yorkshire, Leices-
tershire, and Liscolashire, is which the little girl performed
as a dancer.
The Magistrate could grant no relief, but recommended
that publicity should be given to t►e ease in the Newspapers.
DIMLY-L 1 SONS orrice.
Yesterday James Lee, butler at the home of Mrs. Col.
line, No. 90, Menchester-maare, attended at the instance of
his mistress before E. Griffiths and J. Rawlinson, Esqrs.
the sitting Magistrates, to prefer as information against
Mr. Benjamin Aeocks, a eosl-merchant in the City, for de-
livering some sacks of coals abort of the legal measure.—
There was some informality iu the Complsiaant's mode of
proceeding, and the Magistrates pointed oat • differeut
course, which he said be was determined to adopt.

THE TUAF.

LUTON LEES LEES AUGUST MEETING.

TIMIDLY, ♦VGVoT 7.
Sweepetaltes of 15p each. Poor Sebae►ibera.
Mr. Phillips's ch I. by Gilman*, 3 yrs old,Ost. alb...— 1
Captain Meredith's Sans &loci, 4 yrs old, 84t. S
Mr. Jones's Sr. h. Pilot, aged, Ost. 216 3
Mr. Stuart's c. by Walt,. 3 yrs old. Bst. 6lb 4
A Sae race. Even on Sans Soaci—aad Sto 4 apt the
winner.

The Hunters' Stakes of figs. each. Tim Subarribers.
Mr. R. For'les Wo!icy._
Captain l•'arraad's Amelia IS 2
Mr. Wellesley's Contraband 3 3
Mr. Jseques'iitobia Roughhew!
Mr. Hart's Juniper
Captain Crompton's Haphazard
2 to 1 apt N'olsey-2 to 1 apt Araselia--and 3 to 1
apt Robin Roughhead.
Mr. Smith's Porcupine beat Mr.
Two miles. 50p.

Jean d'Arc.

SIXTY NILES A DAY FOR TEN

shopld there he a coutiunanee of the present fine
satin weather, the reaping of wheat will become
very general this week.—(Kestish Ch►ooirle.)
In lHertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and North-
amptonshire, the wheat appears extremely luxu-
riant ; but from the quantity of rain which fell for
the lad month, and from the weight of the ear, as
well as the weakness and softness d the stem,
the greater part of it is lodged, and little hopes,
can be entertained of its rising. Admitting that
even the most favourable weather shoald now ass
in. not one field in those counties could be ripe fat
cutting before September (a season in England un-
usually lute.) The crops of barley and oats
to be better fated, sod promise well. lii Warr.
wickshire and Staffordshire the wheat stands well,
and is beginning to take mellow hue, arid Kith fine
weather'may be ripe within this month. The field•
of beans and vetches look remarkably well and
The of '

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It Kr. James, the pedestrian, started on this sastrb yesterday
Ilionsiog, from Islington, and he proceeds direct for Ferry-
* bridge, and from thence he will cress the cssetry tbroegh
I- Warwickshire, into the westeru road. He bus fixed Ike
* Ouse of his sixhundred miles in Berkshire. Betting is new
us the Went. The pedestrias's first day's jeer:toy will be
11 sear Huntingdoe.
ist
t• DEATH OP O'LEARY THE BOXER.
• le our report of the lionise match yestecess, we
re. that Cooper woe it by a heavy round hit spuelthe-
" and that hit, we regret to state, killed 01,Ahir lie wa
le takes of the ground in a state of sittporjsisW-Q...k ins,.
lent Sutton, where he expired :shout near etleck. He was
bled, and there was se want of et Ia! aid, lett it was nit
in to mu purpose, as the blow cased a rupture of oee tsf the
✓- vessels of the brain. Td'elecensed was a very brave elan
re A Coronets irv.test will sit oa the body tills morning.
of •
iT harvesting of WM, oats, anti barley, I •
un at many places m this Deigitirourtio.„l, ;ow

..I,rwocu runuens were annwea in roe tamer I 01 MAIN 111111 Tilt:lies look tentarkamy wril
royal entry, public notice theteof is to be given by been pieaseam omega 11151 Lucy
inday
last the Meyers, a fine frigate of 44 the King of Arms (Sir W. Beetham), of the time ted to do so, and arrangements will be made ac- (where they attacked some provision.), by some healthy. The lice of the country altogether ap.
launched from the Pembroke Dock-yard. and place where his Excellency the Lord Liente- I cordingly. gentlemen who came to the house to see the farm I pears uncommonly rich and luxuriant, and it
off the stocks in grand style, amidst the I mot, the Great Officer, of st,t,, the Notelity, the The oceseion
.eo.ter the city by Baggot- , and improvements. A black man seen on the road is difficult for the observer to persuade bitumen that
inns of an immense concourse of spectators. Lord Mayor. Aldermen, Sherifstird. Commons or street. se down Filtwilliam-street. the east and ' I...suspected. the season is so far advanced as he mo.ith of A newt.