The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-29 00:00:00

LORD ItilYOB Att.

be Friday Isal -died, at his lerdsisp oa tie North Greed
Penult.. COI it, to which he bad gone for medical assistaace,
the Right Hon. John De Cotuey, Lord Kilovolt, Baron
Criarey, • sd Baron of Ringrose, Premier Bergs of Irelsad.
De is succeeded la his titles and estates by his eldest son,
the Rost. sort Rev..-- De Court', now Lora Kiagnale, sad
the 27th Lord. His Lordship's auerstor was presented in
1782 to hie late Majesty, and hid the bonus, of asserting
the.siteient priellege of Ms family of wearies his hat is bis
hisjesty'i presence. The late Lord also enjoyed the same
privilege.

AFFAIR OF HONOUR.
LIMERICK, MAY IS.
Ott Wednesday evening a tweeting wok place on the
Berth Strand, between Capt. Proyert, of the Edward Pro.
theroe, and Capt. Jones, of the Rope. They were placed .on
the gronurl by their respective friends, and were proceed.
ing to fire. at tire distance of three parrs, nhen the Mayor,
fortunately for both parties (as they enlist Inevitably hove
fallen, from the preliminary arrangements), belay ipfortard
Or /be rircumstauces, went to the spot, io sufficient limo,*
,prevent the affair fatally terminating. The parties were
Mtu' into custridy immediately, and bound over to preserve
llie..leace. By the interference of mutual frieads the darer.
ewer, which was about a freight, was subsequently adjasted
to their entire satisfaction.
SPA ?MING.
.416.
4144 g, st telentifie pngilist, had die Us* yesterday.st
flrel4iresiSsart, which was very MA Ismail. The sets•to
were is'eollow :
Neal sod Hurley; Oliver and Acton ; Bdb the Wheeler
tad Coopei ; Spring and Merlin; H. Holt and Ellard ;
Rewash end Terser ; and Elites and Burn.
OI there the Wheeler and the Gipsy made a gond ruffian-
I hear, in favour of theGlpsy. Mull exhibited the brat of
velenre with Elierd, and the set-to produced much applause.
Randall had rather the best of Turner—a very scientific
`boot. 'Martial!' no mai& for Spring, as the latter is toe
bag for hum. gales and Bern, and Oliver and Acton, leads
some very fine movements.
Terser challenged to fight Bishop Sharpe for 1,10 guiding,
and to st•ye part of it at Barry Bolt's. War, who beat deaf
08,11, Challenged (be Gipsy. Tilde was nofttiog said about
Neste and Spring.

BOXIA G.
HARRY FORD AND JACK DAWSON.
.This match for 26 guinea was made on the .last day of
Roam Maw.. Dawson, a Navigator., having prooedlominelf
the best alas, of the pick .a.t• fratentity, and okras the two
etairigalors that exhibited out Epsom Downs • had so hostile
tasty for, as be haul subdued them both. Ford had sought
the proadosial pugilists bow to approcisle faeliag, *Ad be
woo•kaowngood man in public. The battle was Coal* at
eight o'clock yesterday morning is a field at Chaarley, sear
Ripley, sltotetber a 'folio scent for the ertamhorhil tioald
spoil sport as to place and time.
It was a abort battle, butt of the moat determined ob-
stinacy. The first round lasted (ounces minutia, and the
combatants hit each other away several times at the ht.go
refusing to go dove. It was give and take without trying ro
linked, and at length, when 'be seconds even were oteemsdng
-mtilh cant, Ford received a war me/ring soma ,kit on the
left ear, which spoiled hint fur the moment, and floored him
.R. The first round had tamed the men, and science w
peed wanted for a guard in distress. Dawson recoiy
chummy hit which divided the lip, and another os the
tfltilel staggering, which floored bim.
3 and 4. Both upon the piping order, sad minlipsis
hitting was put aside by distress. Both went down.
6. This round woe Ford the hest rather intraculoUs* by
breaking his adversary's left jaw. It lasted 'oven misuses
ag hard fighting, and Dawson had decidedly the best o( lhs
*ist port of it, sod one of Ford's Diener, was kept in nun.
stint inward breeding, and he had but a peep of day-light
from the right eye. The lucky bit of Ford's settled it, es
Dawson could not be brought to the scratch.
wino tes.

It lasted 28

A ludicrous fight followed between two plough-boys, for
crown, but Obey loved berow better time Stead, and the
latter was not produced for 2b minutes, and the fight wail
instantly at au end.

DROWN, TVS AMERICAN NOVELIST.
..
The Memoirs of this etrytaurdinary writer, jest published
by Mr. Distils+, give a most favourable impression of his
character and genius.
Be was lions in Philadelphia in 1771, had all his life a (rail
coatis at iou,aod•was carried off by • !option, is his 39th
year. Me WAN a student from his childhood; at beige of six-
teen he sketched the plans of three epic poems on American
subjects. He studied the law Nexus's years, but relinquished
it in disgust. About the age of tweny-six be became au " au•
ibor by profession," the first known in America. His first
novel, wielawd, was published in MS. In the following year
be bad dee novels is hood, two of which, Arthur Mervyn,
and Edgar Hwatfy, were published before site year was
out. Grimed, ',nom in ihe preceding, was also published
in this year. This astonishing rapidity accounts for their
defects. lie was in the habit of sending the sheets, as he
wrote thins, to the press, before he bad determined ou his
plot. In addition to his five novels, he had in the some
year a monthly Magazine, that he edited, In supply with
erlgisel reticles. From 11106 to Isis death he coo•
dented an American Aimee: Register. He also pithlisbril
three political pampldets of cuseiderside !earth, and mach
commended by his biographer. Breirrish private qualities are
represented as pecsliarly eisgagisg. Hewes affectionate, ge-
nerous, and naexacting. Amosgslirangers be wee silent and
embarrassed; hut he is only woe of ensteeosts {entailers where
persons the most nervous and timid in conversation farm the
boldest writers. is favourite studies were owls physics, archi-
tecture, and geography. He was babltsally eboaghtiftd, and an
at testi we observer of she operations of his mind—of this anal•
feeling example is given. Shortly before his death, ►e bad sue
ofthose rnasterioue foretastes of blip that envie to cheer the
dying imillarer. Fixing his eyes serssely so the sky, he de-
sired that he might not be interrupted. After tome miontee he
said to his wife, " When I desired you not to spook to me, I
had the most transporting and sublime &clitoris I ever exderi•
ended. I wanted to enjoy them, sod Moo ens tong they
would last."—The descriptions of the plague id Anther
//farrya were eopies of what he witnessed. " Nemeses.' and
wrote amidst the groans of the dying and the rumbling of
hearses." Browu uniformly abatatued from animal food and
all kinds of spirituous liquors—a fact worthy the atteutioa
of some, who imagine that 010111 lasing the frame invigorates
the imagination.
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We are sorry to obterve an opposition, on the part
of the Committee of Lloyd's, to the proposal of a
4040.1e141M body of the subscribers to that establish.
fowl Coea sum of money to be given to the dis-
tressed Irish. There is to be • meeting to-day, and
we Kept a numerous one, that this house, hitherto
so liberal in its donations, should not at such a
moment be backward in its liberality.
A territalr affray took place on Monday night in
Peter-street, Westminster, between • body of Irish
English a the lower orders resident in St. Ann's.
and court' it liface famous for riots. tasted 'film
seven to huff-gist ten, doting which time sticks atid
*touts were litterelly used by the coushonsusta. It
aras not till after a long and be were contest, the eon-
s-fable., aided by a party of soldiers, succeeded in
9uelliag the riot. Several of the rioters were se.
verety 4pil dangerously wounded, two of whom were
curie-440 (Ise hospital. Thirty-eight of the Irish
were apprehended and lodged in the watch-rhouee,
The others effected their escape over the reefs of
the houses.