The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-17 00:00:00

HANDICAP PLATE.

Major Newbery% Hankarounka, rode by Mr. Hawkins,
tOtt 71b. . 1 I
Capt. Goble% Tat telt. i. 5. . . 2 St •
Captaio (;arthwaite's 0:d Rogue, rode by Mr. Holmes,
Ist. 71b. ~ . 3 . . •
Captain Buckles c.onateran, "oda by Mr. Wascirop.r, .
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lOst 7lb . 4 4
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Mr. Kip,nne., Merit Anthony, rode by M- Moo", 10111. 5 dr
Mr. Welsfures Contrae res., mole by Mr. °ovum,
lOst. . . . ,1 dr
. . .

Captain Sanderson's Fatternan, and Mr. a. nn s Hiilto-
centain, drawn. Maur Bruton, and Mr. tl....tkint, did not
114111 C.

Sir CNrrle. Rivrelri Ph-zhos hog M. Shrare,
Vcogesteer. A math of oise mule. B Snt Plueors te, .• e 4
ono st.ne.

Mr. A.llam's Fr. &tells: heat Mr. itargr.ves ta•inehe:,;!ee.

A match of one mle

Aa excelva rac.7.

Major Newbery% Militiaman beat Mr. N:...siae...ariit —A .
rumen of two mil,.

Mr. Wm. Shean'4 Hi .pocentain beat M. M!ain's Fly-
catcher match of one mile. Firaecher re, ...red J yant..
Mr. fiawkin*: g. g. Chronenhutautholog., bar Mr. t o e't
Ditchamr-.A match of one rade. Wot, by a neck.

M. Kipping'. Sh.rp-hooter hen Mr. J, A
match of one mile. Won by half • neck

Major General LCTIDUI, Cue beat Lord Arthur Sumer•et'a
Gaffer --A match r.n one untie. A very well contest. .1 'ace.

The above races afforded excellent sport and
amusement to the military gentlemen of the camp.
and the bosses were all rode by their owner>, except
where the contrary is menti med.
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The Stewards ♦sere Major General Lennox, and
Major Ca'craft.

ESCAPE.

On Saturday night, the 6th inst. the undernsen.
tinned prisoners, under respites and rules of trans.
pertation, made their escape from the gaol of Clop-
melt, viz. John frartit/y, H.lian, Mao. i
Power, Dennis areas, Pierre Conlon, Dvs et &ego*
and Pirrrr.Starlriog. They were locked in their
terent cells at the usual hour, in the upper corridors
of said prison (which is on the fourth story) with a
number of other convias. Being supposed from its
height to be the most secure part of the prison s
there is a small air hole over the door of the cell,
where three of them were confined, in breadth nine
inches, and in height thirteen inches, through which
they got .sir. The other four were in twu other cells,
in each of which there is a chimney, through which
they forced themselves, and then were sll togethei.
They then broke the padlock, and proceeded to the
kitchen on the same door, and with ,some imple-
ment cut the bar, and raised the cross Aar !Aft of
the works, which was easily eftsted, it not having
sufficient length in the wall, the breadth of the L.-le
being nine inches by sixteen. With a rope they then
let themselves down into a garden, at the north cud
of the prison. There is a lunatic confin. so the
prison, who often keeps up alarming and v %aural-
nary noise, in rapping at the doors from n glt• miski
morning, which noise he made with liule
mission during this night, to such a degree, as
vented these culprits from being heard in their escape,
by the keeper of the gaol. or any of his people.

To-morrow, the Prisoners who stand committed
on various cha•ges of felonies, will be removed
from the several Prisons in the City of London and
County of Middlesex, to Newgate, in order to
take their trials, at the ensuing S-scions, at Justice
Hall, in the Old Bailey, which commence ea
Wednesday next, the 24th instant.
Last night, a Master Baker of Chelsea, and a 4.1
Gardener of tho same place, were charged before N. II
Bois o, Lao. and SirW. PA asong, at the Piihlic Office,'
Bow.street, with stealing a duck from Ch-lsea Corn.
mon, last Saturday, the property of the Chevalier
Ruse tor. The Baker threw a stone at the duck,
and separated it from a number of others, and took '
it into the Gardener's house, wh-re it was folnd.
Mr. Ro%D they sh,uld both be
committed fora felony, which the Chevalier agreeing
to, they were boas committed for trial.

A very serious aecident had nearly befallen Capt.
Tißitli, of the Royal East I.oiidon Militia. Or=
Thursday last. as be was going round the Dock.
yard, at IVoolwich, at inidilight, to visit the direr- ,
ent sentries on duty these, with a drummer and *
laithern, his foot slipped, and he fell from the edge '
of the wall into the Thames, tipsy tits of ,0
and was immersed in mud. Fortunately, the tides
being out, he was got op without much material in-
jurr ; but had it been high water, be muss usevitk
ably have perished.