The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-08-24 00:00:00

PEDESTRIAN PAR tr)RSIANCE.

The march between Captain Barclay and Wood
has given rise t) another in Hampshire, which
WAS decided at II o'clock on Friday night, near
Lindburst ; a man of the name of Campbell, who
resides at Dowton Wilts, who bad performed
pedestrian wonders for trifling wagers, was match-
ed by a Captain Hamby, to go fur twelve hours
on a piece of chosen ground on the New
Forest, against a man of the name of Wall, a
hawker on the Bah road. The pedestrians
started about four miles from Christchurch, at II
o'clock on Friday morning, and the general bet-
tiogs were that trey did not go 72 lodes. They
were attended ova the heath by a concourse of
basemen, and the compass of the excursion not be-
ing more than 15 miles, the spectators had an excel-
lent view of the race. Wall seemed knocked up at
4 o'clock in the afternoon, having at that time gone
Z 4 miles in the heat of the day. His opponent,
who was close at his heels, passed him also fatigued;
and after Wail had stretched himself on some straw
for Ulan hour, he resumed the contest, and over-
took Campbell (who bad only stopped five minutes)
at 9 o'clock. An interesting snuggle here ensued,
and the competifors kept together until 10 o'clock,
when Wall made an extraordinary push, and went
nearly eight miles in the last hour, and beat his
adversary by A mile and a half. The distanceper-
furiuml by the winner was 69 miles.

On Saturday oroning, her Royal Highness 6e
Princtss of %VA LES, and her august mother, the
Duchess of IhNueswtcx, paid a visa to Lcid Hoots,
at Isis aparttrient in Greenwich, and then viewed the
different Watch, &c. of th t noble building. The
Royal Visitors seemed much affeeled at the sight of
Nesson'i Funeral Car. The Pensioners were all
in their hest dresses, and mustered according to their
resptelive ranks in the sue.. The !loyal Person-
ages. boils on their arrival and their departure, wet,
greeted with enthusiasm.
The Prince of IV AL ts slept on Saturday at Ben-
in', near Oxford, no his way to Cheltenham. His
lt•ry .1 Hight:els, however, will not reach Chelten-
ham till Wednesday rest. His Royal llighuess has
been 4t.visd by Ins Physicians to drink the .Naterp,
and preparations are making for his reception and
accommodation. Colonel M•Maeoh is charged
with the arrangements.
On Monday last. as his Grace the Duke of Moor.
Nose was exerciting his regiment (the Stirlings: • e
' Mili.ia), in the neighbourhood of Dumfries, the
horse took fright, while his Gr..ce was in the a& of
momitiog, by which he was thrown forward on the
ground. with such to dislocate his right
shoulder. The luxatirn was immediately reduced.
and his Grace is not likely to experience any bad
consequences from the accident.
Bangor is increasing in site more rapidly than any
place of its cl iss in the empire ; ten or twelve new
bodges are building there.
The Bishop of Sr. ASAP/t is improving the exte-
rior of his Cathedral. A new bridge is building.
which will shorten the approach to the city, and ob-
viate the danger which presents itself on the present
old dilapidated bridge.
Col. D. Chi Lieut. Col. of the 20th Regi-
ment of Foot, has been returned to serve in Parlia-
ment for the Shire of Ross. in the room of Wu.
Anast.Esq. who being eleeted for Kincardine and
Kinross, made his eleSion for the shire of Kin-
cardine.
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Eaton Hall, Lord GaotveNon's magnificent-seat,
near Chester. employs numerous workmen, yet it
is not expected to be finished within three years.
Extensive improvements are making in the Castle
of The new front of the County Gaul is
nearly finished. A City Gaol is building, and nearly
completed.
About one o'clock, on Saturday, a fine boy, about.
eight years old, with a blue jacket and trowsers,
was run over by a carriage in Leicester-square, and
killed on the spot. We understand that thecarriage
belonged to the Earl of HARCOURT. A lady, who
was in the carriage, fainted at the cries of the
p;ople, that the chttd was killed.
A new dock has lately been made at Retberhithe,
called the East Country Dank. for the reception of
trnber afloat, with warehouses attached to it, for
pach, tar, alt.l other gov.:s. On Wednesday, the
subscribers to it held a m-eting at the New City of
Loti.iqn Tams.. and formed themselves hi° a
Conepary, when the following Gentlemen were
chosen Direaors for the year enoling : G. A Av t-
will, J. Barniom, J. BK AR to., J. Cut...ITT, J. ET-
ais. C. Pales, G. Same, r. WiLION, and J.
Vs'isson.—The following were anion Audisars: J
Assets, FL GRAsiT, &wit lt. Iva,cna. mt. T.
Wisps, /Solicitor.

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star toosooors-rrettor, ace. 22.
A young man of gentzel appearance, who stated
himself to be a miniature rimier, was charged with
tobbinzthe bruise of eathingsvittrien, he the vici-
nity of rizroy-square. :The servant seated that.tho
Prisoner used frequent:
1r to call on her mistress.
who had gore to Erie:tontsr a few days, and hay-
ing been tiformed of heor absence, on Thursday
night he slept in the house. lathe morniug. some
light atticles of jewellery were missing. and they
were traced in the Prisoner, who, in defence, saids
they were articles made prevents of by him to the
lady, whose pea-Mission he had to make use of
them. The.:rng man was held in sureties to ap-
pear nn a fritiWe day, when the Lady would be sent
for to m Kaighton.
it•TToN-e/AiDele.
T. Bird, was brought up from Clerkentven
JlritlevalL, on his final examination on the charge
of Mr. Hamley, Cluck aid Watch-maker, No. I.
Brunswick-place. Briovnlow-street, opposite Bed-
ford-row, for passing to him. fcr goods, and a ba.
lance is cash, a [et: eilfl bill of exchange, drawn by
the Prisoner. and accepted by a finiticus firm,
called Harris and Co., Ni. 9. Chancery lane, The
acc•iptors could not he I.und, and the Prisoner was
merged with being one of a very numerous part.
nership, at No. 2 Sion College, Alderm lathery, "./
London. None of these parties were to be found.
Oxcept the Prisoner, who was taken up a few days
ego, by Mr. amity's WTI, a boy, in the street, by • i
charge. The Prisoner contended that t'iis transac-
tion was purely mercantile ; and that the bill of ex-
change would.when due, be honoured ; adding. that
the acceptor. Harris, was now at Exeter, in Devon-
shire; and said that Mr. klamley might have his
good. back again, on paying a stun of M. for it em
and that the remaining balance would be paid when I}
the bill became due.
•The ZVI AO isT a ATE yielded to this law, hut corn.
• mined the Prisoner to the Poultry ComFter, upon a
that ge of felony in the city of London.
MAN Aow4segese.
.7oSe Loin; was again brought up before Al :er-
man Peseta, and informed, that, as the account ho
had already given of the concealed property tlf Bril•
lack, the Bankrupt, was not satisfatiory to the Soli-
citor for the prosecution, he not having stated the
whole of the Islas, he could not be admitted as a
King's evidence. 13ut lie was allowed some f anther
time so consider the business.
A Mr. Morris, a horse-dealer, in Bishopsgate-
street, appeared to a summons under the tallow.
ing circumstances: A Mr. Williams stated that be
had had a brown snare stolen from hem some time
age, and could hear nothing of her, until Willi tin
Pearce, the lase convid, previous to his execution
for horse-stealing, sent for Mr. Williams, and told
him it was lie who stole his mare, and also nam-.l
the person to whom he sold it. Mr. W. traced his
mare from this person through two or three different
hands, into those of Mr. Morris, who either could
not or would not tell whom he sold her to Mr.
Morris, in his defence, said, he dealt largely in horses,
soil that he could not tell whom he sold horses to,
except wlsen he sold them on credit. The Mars- •
trate discharge-! the summons, and advised Mr.
Morris to give the complainant all the information
he could. •

ss:=,==ess.auww.
General Busitov wan, who has succeeded Bass.
lamest in the chief command of the Russian
Army, married a natural daughter of the Enopre-s
CAT/lEl'lms. He is to remaia in Lithuania, with a
large army of observation.
The KiNG been pleased to grant the dignity
of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Gr,•4o:
Brira'n and Ireland to HART ro RD Tons!, of Biulti-
brooke, in the County of Hereford. Esq. and the
heirs male of his body lawfully begotten,
Mr. Kos° has been presented by the India Com-
pby with 1530 pagodas. fr a translating of a
work on the Mohammedan Jurisprudence.
The fire.whieli happened in Chatham Dock Yard.
on Mon ay evening, so near to the vaAtahle stores
of hemp and cordage, is discoveted to have been
no accident, but caused by some incendiary ; and
had there been any wind at ail. in al robabtlitY the
mischief sa,u'd have been
The Far ntn. rarer, Deets. from Lend 'n for
Bal.imore, was all well on the 12th Aug. in Jatittala
41. 18. long. 14. 91. tit
Notwithstanding all that has been said respefti-1
the loss of His MAJEstv's shtp Ble4eetve, d sr.:oche*
were on Friday made up for Sir I'. TeooIIRIDOII.
JOHN H•eaisoit, Esq. has resigned no Commis.
sionership at the Vi.flu4litng Board.
Eztrat of a letter from Dublin, Aug. 1 3, 130?:
" From the expeditions, and what msy be their wo.iitte.
taw, I now come to speak of our amarements, which,
for some time past, have been Jul indeed; CA r4*
LANI is announced to appear at the Rotunda. .01
may, perhaps, please those whohave money enrugh
to throw away en what they don't understand.
Pat BO is eager to pay a visit to the Peter-street
Theatre, which opens this night with uncommon
attraaions. I have been so fortunate as to procure
a boa, though with some difficulty. In my neat ex-
pea further intelligence."
On Sunday last, as three men were sailing in a
boat on Windermere lake, it was oversee by a tist
of wind. Two young women seeing the accident.
pushed off to the assistance of the meas and bared
two of them. The third, a house carileptcr. wide,
and was drowned before they reached him
A shocking accident happened on Frid.p. morning,
k in Charlotie-street. liathbune-place. in ctinsequeitce
of a scaffold, erefled in the front of a house wider
repair. giving way. Four, of five workrne
upon it at the time, including the Master.
them fell upon the spikes I another had f,
a third his back broken. Tie Master
hurt by clinging to the window. The injured
were tarried to 'the Hospital. One of
said, died on Saturday.
A Gentlernag who employs a great
kap& in 6 minute:loll in the West
in order to 'motif:age his work
_people
eendance at (burgh, esa a late Fact-day, s
that it they went to church. they would
their wages forthat day, in the same rr
if they had bests nil work. Upon which
thin wws appointed to acquaint their employe
" if he would pay them for over tours. they
attend likewise at the Methodist Claap.l
- *vesting l"

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1.11./1.
'Amen. were
ster. One of
.1 his kg, and
r escaped un.
injured men •
of them, it it
it number of •
of England,
in a due u-
p.. tact then.
Quid receirt
ne manner at
eh a deput.t.
Weyer. that
they wyuld
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SPORTINO lIFTELLIGENCL

SOE/rNAMP l'oN RACES.

viewssoar. Auo. 19.
Ladish' Plate of ri.itty Chrurras }swab. •
Mr. Dundaes bc. Ruben', • y .41r1 . . 1 I'4
Mr. Bradley's bR. Prodigal, b-yrs old - rev.
_ .

AlAries's Wachcra6.-6 - - 3 dr.
Ca pt. flappe.idraf4 Toro Pipes
Sweepstakes of tOgs. Three 1.20.5 s (i Subscribers).
Mr. Martin's Witchcraft, IS yrs -.ltl, 10st. ILlb. - - 1
Capt. Happendete, Turn Pipes.. rut. 101 b. . - 2

A good rote.

Sofoopotokoo of Five Guineas each, for hal(bred Ilujeea
Three Miles )

M'. Ilavter•s eh h. Columbus, by John kJ,. ok- - 1
Mr. Radcl.f.fe's C,,ta . I

READING RACFN CON mum.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19.
FJt7 Pound PLite.—Not rue fur, may orts hum being entered.
THURSDAY.
Fifty Pound Plate (flandicap). Ten-mile heats.
M,. Bi yh's Mtrgaretta, by Sultan, R.t. ROY. - 1 '1
Mr. Dac.eray's linneyseek'e, 7st. 6ill. - 2
Mr. Craven% Pit Nie, Sit. 21b. - • - 3 dr.
The company were amused. or rather disgusted,
by a horsewhipping match wh ch took place on the
course during the races. A Mr P. is ,hiving his
chariot, ran furiously against that of a for,ign gen-
tleman, wh resides altar the Race Course ; and by
way of atonement, on the foreign gentleman re-
monstrating with Mr. P. he received a severe hors'.
whipping: The company was much displeased ;
and the foreigner, although irritated, forbore to
retort in the same way as he had been served. but
he ezpremed bis dtterminatina to obtain satisfac-
tion when he should call on Mr. P.

NA PAL INTELLWENCE.
PORTIMOVTII, AUG. IL
Siiled Rh Majesty's ship Lerma on itemise.
Caine into hsibour His Majesty's ship Roder.—
Wiud S.

DtaL, 1100011 T
• Arrived and tailed-forth- River, ere pee, Scum
(mm liallimnse, Pcnei p., &Bms. and the Grillaat,
&Arne" Roach. from Mort r Vlden.
Sailed through the Downs, front the River. the
Oftim, Groden, lw
Sailed His Majesty's ships Reitalirs and Blew,
on a cruise
Came down from Sheerness the Raleriri sloop
of war, and ren).J:ni in the Downs with the ships as
per lag.—Wind S.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
•Rlts•ll,D.
At Chatham, —the ranee, Macfarlane; sod th• Roby.
tom Riga.
At Plywouth—the Minerva, from Riga.
At Liverpen!...the Jane Smith, from Riga ; Thdth Par-
her ; and the Esteta, Snowdon, tram Peternairith.
At Leith...the Cirei. Scott, boa. l'enartaargh ; agar the
Onion, Woodward, treat Virginia.
in the Clyde—Atte MAtilwe Lord. from Virginia.
At Wiatehaven....theConisallaad. &swift; and the At- I
debt, R.:way, fur Jamaica
At Viaterftettle.the Alan. Grady. from NurteuellueL.

IRELAND.

Coat, LOCUST 14.
has lately happened its this ay.
warem lauclawmissed semi surprise. and not a little
amaszethemEstatshody ef the inhabit-
ants. Sew el who fatten upon
Ibe diseradlems edit ceantry, remboan the lose of
as "pettedly is nerd* sewn peer. has led to
the ehmeller. sad walks the loyelty of this
city. proper to advise the writing of a
hew to seTaorthe Secretaries in England, purport-
ing that meetings of disagediA persons bad been
held here I and accordingly a "Utter was prepared
to that cited, and doubtless containing suitable ob-
servations. such as were the most likely to impose
on the Ministers, and consequently to promote the
object intended. This letter was dated the Sed of
July, and was signed " John Curtin." It appears.
that this designing epistle was direited to Lord
Castlereagh; for there came in due course as No
swan from his Lordship, of which the following is a
faithful copy, word for word;—
"Dowrrre , JULY Sl,
" Ste —if have received your letter of ',se 251 mit respecting
the meeting of disaffected peewee at Ck, and have traita
named it to Lord iToskerinsey, in WllllO tki,alinierll the curies.
•,,,snri_iee with the Ins., Government is transacted I have to
recur.' 100 my thanks for the COTllTtlateJtloll, and am, Sir,
"Your obedient humble kitallt.
" Me John Curtin, Cork. CASTLERE.V;III"
The envelope was dated London, the Ist of Aug.
and addressed by his Lordship. This letter was taken
by the letter-carrier, to the only person ~f the name
of John Curtin, in this city, and he turned out to
be an aged vow me, a porter in a weigh-house iu the
suburbs of the city, and incapable of undertaking a
political ar ocher correspondence with a Secretary of
State, or any body else. The letter was submitted
to the perusal of some public-spirited gentleman
here, who set on foot an inquiry respelling the per-
son to whom it was addressed; but no ether person
of the name of John Curtin could be hound, acd it
w is in consequence fairly presumed that ;he original
communication (tom hence was a malignant forgery,
by means of which the 'writer hoped to promote his
views a nmst certainly have thought the Minis-
t•rs crellulous beyond any example, to count upon
any mince being paid to his letter ; but, however. it
seems he was not unacquainted with their propensity
to listen, with to ready an ear, to reports of Irish
treasons and rebellions.
The public hese seem to think, that it may be
possible. upon Communications of a similar kind.
that islioisters have founded their opinion revealing
the necessity of the hierrectioa Act and the much
more vexatious Al, that for disarming the people.
Vier are indignant in no small degree , and their
sentiments cannot be respell's' they labour
under their presont impreseitine. If such a report
had been made, they say, bEalsters, in common
propriety, shagd have inquired of the Mayor and
Sheriffs of the city. respelling the lads asserted.
Our civil officers are vigilante enet2h to search nut
' ended at being
and they seem re-
the implied blame
_this loyal city from
pernicious impittat:oll.
for a conaiderable time
among the better ranks

ditalfedion , but they are judy
po,tponed to Vlitious infonnuth
Eared to rescue themselves from
of negligence in their van, and t
the most unfounded sad pern
\ Nothing that has occurred for a
hlt,
_made 40 ATM a lartnient into
atnnesNoasinita,
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