The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-09 00:00:00

LANGAN AND SHELTON.

To THE EDITOI--Sir. in 0011111111111e00/ of HIS torero axider
that ban happened to my fatheri bad determined to go immesh*
to Dublin, but was issoventod from going until I should Marilee
my charaCter from the asparsions that soma malicious tenon/ gave
endeavoured to make respecting nom with the v* w of mdstang the
people of Delhi to bdimmthaill, • bank. I
cam with plow= to my feebny mg; ts no man in this-
country (dgma.iseglialt or kik inesitasydlthasesn.
No man fought under more isadrantomes than I did. I had o
travel nearly 300 miles, and nova slept, only while =veiling pc
haste, that I might be in time as the day of fighting at Mwhmic
I have now toinfonn Mr. Shelton, that I have put down fifty poem
in Mr. Spring's bands, and will fight him within mottbs Ere
this date, as,. in my opinion, to meet him sooner would be untr.so
on my part. in consequence of my father's very severe illness.
July 7, 134. J. LANGAN.
[There can be no foundation whatever fcr supposing that Loren
acted otherwise than fair and manly in his fight with ISpring.l

FISH MII2KET—TtiI'aSDAT, JULY 8.
Turbots, 4s. to Ns. each; Purees, 10s. to 21s. dittos ditto awl
Is. to 2s. ditto ; Salmon, best, Is. to Is. 2d. per lb. ; ditto, infairs
Is. ditto ; Severn Salmon, crimp 'd, 4s. 6d. ditto; Salmon Grit.
Is. 2d. ditto ; ditto, inferior, Bd. ditto ; Trouts, best, id. to it.
ditto ; live Whitings, 2s. to I2s. the !Blatt ; Haddocks, Bs. lola
per dozen ; ditto, large, 71. to 9s. per half doom ; Soles. h. gi.113
2s. per pair ; Flounders, Is. 6d. to 3s. the twenty-six ;
to 4s. per basket ; Dabs, Is. to 3s. ditto ; aimp'd skate, 6d. re
lb. ; White Bait, Is. per pint ; Perch, 2s. 6d. pa lb. ; Ea
Is. ditto ; Lobsters, large, Is. to 2s. each ; Crabs, Is. to 2s. ditto:
Prawns, 3s. per lb.; Shrimps, 2s. to 2s. fxL

INCREASE OF SC IC I DE.—An inquest was held on
nesday, on the body of Samuel C'rackels, publican, who was toe:
by one of his sons suspended from a beam at the back part f.l
premises. Verdict—Lunacy. Scarcely a week passes in whici
have not to detail some melancholy termination of lire by Fuic:k
either in this town or its vicinity. Formerly, when an unfortscit
fellow-creature chose to shorten, by his own act, the period of
'stems awarded to him by hi Creator, .lann and terror spivs'. w
and wide, but now the commission of the mime is in freqt.ent,
lit is regarded as a sort of common-place, or mattes of course. y...,
is spoken of and heard in much the woe manner that we th.ctr
politics. Such is the dem:ming effect of cu5t0m...41411 Pat:.t.

BIRTII:i.
On the Ist inst. the Lady of J. W. May, Esq. of
of a son.
On Tuesday last, at Rohnn Rouse, llussell.s;uare, the L..
Thomas Starling Benson, Esq. of a sot.

MARRIED.
On Tuesday, the Pith inst. at St. George's church,
aware, James ilaughton Langston, Esq. of Sweden, thiertidnu
to the lion. Julia .Mortson, second daughttr of Lord
On the 7th inst. at tit. Mary-la-bonne chatc.h, fieeng66
Morgan, Esq. M.P. of Brickendenbury Park. Herthudshire
aen of Sir Charles Aloe Bart. M.P. of Tradegar.
shire, to Eliza Anne, only ter of the late Rec.
of King-street, Porrrasn.square:
At Torre, Devon, tieo:ge Smiler, Esq. to f sroline .-
betb Drummond IVoodgate. MCC! to Lord Kileoursie.