The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-27 00:00:00

TUNBRIDGE WELLS RACES.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17.(TIIIST EAT.)

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The above pleasant Races commenced this day, and were
attended by ail the fashionable visitants of this celebrated
wateriuc place. The ap arts were excellent, and as follow
The Manor Bowl of 501. free for any horse, mare, or geld-
ing; weight for age. The second loose to receive back
his stake.—Tbree mile heats.
Mr. Mapleton 's b. m. Romp. aged 1 1
Mr. Bradley's b T. Susan, 4 yrs old 3 2
Capt. Mscleod'a br. b. Trowbridge Tom, 4 yrs old 2 dr

The Sweepstakes of 501.—Twu.mile heats.
Mr. Weather'll's b. b. Wonderful. aged ....
Mr. Stapleton's b. m Romp, aged .. l2 2
Mr. Bradley'erb. en. Susan, 4 yrs oil
WEDNESDAY.
The Town Cup of SOL—Heats.
Capt. Macleod', hr. h. Trowbridge Tom, 4 yrs 01d..., 1 1
Mr. Weatherill's b. h. IVonderful, aged
Mr. Bradley's h. en. Susao, 4 yrs old
The Sweepstakes of 501.—Two•mile heat,.
Mr. Bradley's b. to. Susan, 4 yrs old 0 1 1
.-olt, -06 b. ' Rump, aged..

Mr. Map Won't b. m.._ .4p, ......• • •• • •
Mr. Weatherilrs b. L. Woudei ful, agrd 3 2 dr

BOXIA'G IN KENT.

On Sstniday last a meeting took place, in Lord Cowper's
Park, a short distance from Canterbury, het a eras the amnia
of ibis polite art, to fight fora purse of tweuty.tive guineas.
The battle was announced fur twelve, but did not take place
till a few minutes after one u'clork.
The first to enter the ring (which was ti feet square), was
Read, a third-rate fighter aurong the fancy, said O'Donnell
and Clarke quickly followed as his seconds. Read bail not
lung taken possession of the ground, when his uppousui,
.1. Elliot, commonly called lloarshieldt, by professiun a
pust-buy, threw in his hat as a token of defiance, and quickly
followed it, with his /outlier and Lovell for hie second,
Read, who was totally tilopiainied with, the metal of his
etlyertsary, was evidently convinced, by the first round, that
he had got a rum customer to deal with, who if las was
any thing deficient in science, was more than equal is true
bottom.
We shall not presume to go into ■ description of the
rounds, which were twelve in nuinher, because there was
too little variety in them. Elliot, from the fist to the last
round, skewed play with undaunted courage. nod displayed
more skill in the science than he was thought by many to
possess—be stupt some tremendous favours with los arms,
which were intended fur the body, and had hi been pus.
erased of his nattiest strength to have followed up these all.
vantage', be might, on many occasiens, have put in right
and left to the discomfiture of his antagonist. As the case
stood, the post•buy never bad a chance of tbe battle teruti•
rating iu his favour; and, in explanation, it is only neces-
sary to observe, that be is nut yet pronumiceil its a rouse-
lemma •tate, having but just taken his leave of the crutches
which have so loag borate him above the grave; i; was,
therefore, highly iudiscreet iu bite to attempt the task, and
worse titan folly in those alto jostled hint to it ; his fare, its
the seventh round, presented a bright spectacle, b sides
bring much swollen, and it continued to impose swots it
through the latter pert of the fight; his fa, emsd au much so,
that it precluded the possibility of the by-stand. re seeing his
eyes. After Elliot hail inatutained himself 33 minutes, and
the little strength be tusk with him into the ring had
vanished, be yielded the contest.
In order to complete the spurts of the week a second had
been planned, anti was anxiously looked for by a untidy
group uf upwards uf ou► thousand spectators, but from some
cisme, which was unexplained, one of the combatants did
I nut arrive! Rainer, the pedestritia, wbd was present, dial.
leuged O'Donnell, who brat Wit on the same spilt a year
since, but O't)i•liis-il cot seeming t•i reisli him appearance,
edged oft. A seine o 1• rather a novel nit tire here presented
itself, a Lady, who us. present to view the sports of the
day, becanie animated with • desire w show her prowess in
I the ring, and actually challenged her husband to alight
from his Rozinamte, sad abew her fight ; but he declining the
honour, she endeavoured to provoke him by the must viii.
lent mid indecent expi ',wens, when the husband delibe-
rately cooled her courage by the use of his whip.
A /ad from Chatham entered the ring, and challenged
any man of his wetglit ; the two l''feld.Marrlralt in vain
tried to match bias, mid the spectators reluctantly quitted
the field.

PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Bank Stork.. 228 229 I Wog Stock.. YDS Yl6i
3 per Ct. Red. 71} wh 205
3 per Ct. Cotta.7oi 71 if I Ditto Bonds 9lt II pr.
Si per Cent BI I Ex. Bills. Y. 45 die. pare
4 per 9t► I Ditto Cute..... 16 di..
5 per Ct. N. An. 10. q I °innings. uutlung done.
B. L. Ault. 19 1-16 3-16 Cons, for Acc.. 71itjt
Lottery Tickets SW. 18s. I

NAVAL INTELLIGIINCII.

PINIMIIIOOTII, Ayoub? 2
• Pima by the Celle, Mertes, frees Milieus for Lesesi
Nd Newberyperl, Geockieb, freer Breuer t tor esotika,
tailed the Tree American, leserett, to the ereleard.

torAt, AUGOrt SS.
Close dowse frog Ole River ind sailed the Fame, Slime,
fi Nevrfoondlaild ; sod Heresies, Hoyle*, fur Havre,
Arrived the Rickard and Sibella, Read, front Bartiair;.
°lymph, Kasen, trona Calais, sad several more, pariicularl
isaknovro.

miwtoi, AUGUST 25

Arrived the Desoto, puttee, front Cuxhaven.
Sailed the Frerlivi packet fur Cuxhaven, and the Cot:,._
ugh packet fur Hullseet—ell *Oh mails.

LIVERPOOL, 411'61.3T 21
Arrived the Aimee," Rogers, from St. Andrtie.,
in it days. On 5118 ♦ugust, in lat. 46.27. toter 41 36.
spoke the Se* Nymph, from Dartmouth, for Nova Scott
on 4th August, in lat. 48.46. Tune. 39.26. spoke the Lyes,
from Plymouth for Quebec., out 20 days.
A large East Indianian, supposed to be the Sherboure,
from Bengal, is of this purl.

In consequence Of the reduction of the iufantiv
of the Hanoverian army, 380 otficeri are discharizrti.
Nlost of them keep half-pay ; part of them, ai u
retain two-thirds of their pay, are hound to appear
or enter into active service when called opoi..
Those who prefer to receive once for all the smut .t
of two year. full pay. renounce ail claim to fututr
promotion.
M. Iloppenatedt, Counsellor of Justice, is
charged with she commission to visit all the public
;orisons, lionsea of correction, sod other n-nal Oven.
tutions of the King(low of Hanover. as Is a yew to
the improvements which may he jutl,4r,l necessary.
Yeaterday lie 1-ft this city to proceed a itli the abuse
view to Cette, Hamburg Ikc.

At the Cork Assizes, Haws Leahy was cot►.
'rived ma the clearest evidence. and h to the
satisfaction of • crusaded Court. of child stria:me.
The child in question was about eight years old.
•ud was living with her aunt, the Prosecutriz, her
parents having gone to America ; it stoppered no
evidence, that the Prisoner took away the child sod
kept her fur several days before she was discovered,
and ill-treated her in • ►oost unmerciful malaise,.
the marks of winch the child yet roamed.—
The Poisoner made too defence. 111111 the Jury in-
solently brought in es verdict of Guilty. S r
SMITH said, as the Prisoner was convicted on she
fullest evidence, of a most cruel stool atrocio•.d.
feuce, he felt it his duty to punish her ►n the istrere,t
manner the law allowed; and all so great an IlittreA
appeared to be taken in this case by the 1111U11Xf
persons present, he imagined it was to the
public, and might ►erve as an useful example in
future, were he to pass sentence on thee Pusan.,
immediately, end let her know the punishment she
would suffer for her atrocious conduct. Tile ►en•
knee was, to be transported for seven yeas.