The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-06 00:00:00

THE TURF. I

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TATTERSALL'S, TutatsmaY, Durant* 5.
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15 to 2 apt Emily c. 16 to 1 apt e. out of Guild-
-11 10 1 apt Talisman ford Pisa
12 to 1 apt Webb 20 to 1 apt Mister to Slim.
14 to 1 apt e. oat of Folly
Oats.
7 to 1 apt Zaida 1 10 to 1 apt Sista to Sailor.

CLARET.

3to 1 apt Moon 17 to 1 apt Wanton
4 to 1 opt Swap 6 to 4 two apt the Sehl.
0 to 1 apt Posthaste

THE CHASE.
Mr. Merlell's fox intends meet en illenday nett at Hoar
Cress; on Theraday at Hulland; and ea Saterday at Stone's
Gerso.awaeblllOrlfillif at half-past ten.
Lord Aowa's fox tweeds meet to-weerow at o.haston ;
end es Monday at Coombe Abbey--each moraiug at halt-
pest ten.
Lord Mellen's', tweeds meet this day at Tennis*, a
hall-past tea.
Mr. Chseerth's fez hounds meet this day at West Had-
don, at half-past Sea.
Lard Scarborough's fox hounds suet to-morrow at Hela-

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►y Hall, at \W-no tea.
Mr. Hay's &a bosses meet tomorrow at Ailbastoo, at
lea o'cleeir.
Tim Warwickshire fox ballads meet to-morrow al Brlrk
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Kilo Geese. at half paw ten.
The Cheshire hotrods meet to-morrow at Mashed], at
hdßpost tea.
The Brighton Subscription pick of harriers bad a capita
ram, about the neighbourhood of the Devil's Dyke ors Fri-
day—it was a atick-or-uothing chase of an hour and twenty
minutes, every horse at the very top of his speed, and yet was
incapable of keeping up with the dow; many, in the end,
were swirly dropping with fatigue. The cause of their stirs.
risy of action, at length paid the forfeit of being overtaken
wish hie life—to the surprise of the sportmee, It turned oat
to be a scared dog, which had fled to avoid the park, • spe-
cies of mixed breed between a spaniel sad a terrier, and
which was literally tors to pieces ere the boathouse or airy
individual of the feW could get up.
• /IN, THE A EMT.
The 5H NB& 71st light inhale,' and Ist battalion rifle
brigade, ars under orders for Omaha. The 13th regiment
are under orders for the East Indies, and have received a
notification that they are to be made light idaistry. All re-
gimental bands are to be Ma-leased from one oedema, and
ten men to one serjeant and shares. Four regishwits from
Ireland, arid tee from England, are to relieve the Ish, stb,
9th, 21.1, 60th, sod 91d, in the West India., which corps
have suffered much from mortality. Tberegimestasopposed
to be demised for this service, are the 13d, nth, 35th, sod
Seth, from Ireland ; and the 7th and 77th, from Eagles&
NOYRL AUCTION AT oAiuurrars COFFEE
HOU&E.

A MAW WARIANTBD SOUND, A 0000 PRIMER AND
WALKER—A TRIAL •LLOWZD.
On Monday last a respectable sactioneer pat up
for male. at Garraway'a Coffee-bouse, according to
the description in his particular of sale. a life interest
of a gentleman, aged 32 years, arising from 4001.
in the Four per Cents. Bank of England. when a
most ludicrous and novel scene took place. The
auctioneer stated. by way of inducement to the
persons ausembled to bid for the property, that the
person whose life interest he was about to offer for
sale g, was or sowed as a roach," and a good
walker.

have," said he, "had him examined by a
regular surgeon ; and I have also got a letter from
• person who has known him since he was twelve
years old, to prove he has never had any serious
Illness, or a particular complaint ; and also a sur-
geon's certificute that he is sound." He then
produced a letter directed to him, to the following
effect :
of I have knows Mr. W. this forty years, and 1 hare never
know. him to have any serious Meese, or a particular cum.
"
After this letter had been handed round the
room, a surgeon's certificate was produced, of which
the following is • copy, viz.—
"This is to certify, that 1 have minutely examined into
the state of Mr. E. W.'s Width, and find that he has nut
■ay (organic) disease.—December 2, 1822.
" R—,
" Member of the R. C. of Surgeons, London."

After this it was remarked to the auctioneer that
the certificates did not prove the gentleman a good
goer, and that proof ought to be produced that he
was, to which the auctioneer agreed, and sent for
the gentleman, his employer, who won arrived,
when he was requested by the auctioneer to walk
up and down the room, by way of trial, and proof
that he was a good walker, which was directly
complied with, and a walking scene took place once
up and down the public sale-room, before all the
persons assembled. After this the auctioneer was
asked if he would warrant him sound, which he
agreed to do, or return the deposit ; the bidtlings
then commenced, and soon got op to 401. whet► the
auctioneer, in order to obtain • higher price, stated
there was nothing the matter with his employer but
a little lame, of ►►o consequence ; that he was a very
heirty eater; he had dined with him once, and be
had never seen any one eat more; and again re-
quested his employer, who was sitting down in the
auction-room, to walk up and down once more,
which he willingly did, which caused the lot to be
knocked down for 65/. to the no small amusement
of the company assembled, and who had witnessed
this novel auction.
A Court Martial was lately held at Woolwich, on
Lieutenant POLLOCK, of the marines, for disre-
spect and contempt towards Lieutenant-Colonel
Nictiot.s, of the mariner. The sentence of the
Court was—that the charges were not proved, and
that the Lieutenant was most fully acquitted.
GAME.—The preservation of game is always
an object of much solicitude with true sportsmen,
though attention is more frequently paid to the re-
pressing of poacher►, an evil comparatively trifling,
than to the destruction of their natural and more
numerous enemies. A gamekeeper on an estate in
this neighbourhood has in the courts, of the season
killed as follows :—A badger, 6 polecats, 20 wea-
sel., 52 cats, 6 hawks. 6tt carrion crows, and 5
owls. if gamekeepers were in general lees game-
killers, and equally diligent in the destruction of
such mischievous vermin, genie would won be
much more abundant than ►t mat preseut.(Cepar
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