The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-01-08 00:00:00

SPORT/N6 PIG RUN MATCH.

A resewal of the search as which • lie was *het he.
twee, Messrs. Oliver, Pent, sod Owe', 4116,1114 Alewife.
Sprair, Duelswell, and Kemp, leek plate os Bershest Muer.
sear Seltuu, yesterday enemies, fee ferry pumas aside. le
shooting at lifiess birds each (forty-lee), each party billed
Ilairtyleer. 1 be present aide, precisely en the sum tense,
was decided as fellows :-
KILLED. KILLIID.
Oliver IS Sprott
Pmt.. •
Owes lO Hemp

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Anntbri air► was .hot bet,
at 'lvaco ►lrds wae► It woo
wea by Mr. Sprait killing anal

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ues Messes. 0h,., sod keen
r meaty guiseaq sad sax
o a bis Skie sul Meer eight.

STORMS AND INOIVDATIONN.

We had emasioa to *Mice in our last, the devastating"
emesiowed b 1M giving wag of the sea bark balms
Souther& Node sod Lunsp's !fort, during the lets extreme
high tide and treseendene gale of whit' from
which ateompegied it, as well as Mier ante in this osier.
bourbood of theeeenelretios eimmeolle. We are happy *ow
to be enabled to mate, that the iojery peeves to \eve bell
less than was feared, dor Am of Sot water halt biro
principally andleed to the k mee Mew rlows and gee loud
neer the is. heath, the Ileum that have hems teworlaited
being few in number, sad situated em lite reed I. is ironed.
In the extensive outskirts of the suburbs. The violence of
the waves had burst the temporary moissokmegge argued the
Camel Company's sea leek, and inundated both locks, se
that the aniaished gates, timber, ire. were assatiog, bat by
she promptitude soil energy of the ammeter, be has sae.
Milted but rung injury, as in three days the entbankeseut
was secured, the water goo rid of, end the weeks goitre tie
es meal. The sew made eambaaligtegts of the Coast {Pelf,
which were rendered lees Iris and prestige', well*, by the
late lamseent rains, sank in reverel places, me negoval of
the violent agitat los of the water, of about three fret depth,
in the bottom of the Canal, but therm damages are but
partial, sod will most but little to the respecter Si remedy
them; the chief iajury heiag to the Company, who were
contemplating the prospect that live or sin weeks would
mate to finirls this part of their eaderiakims, sod who eaa
stow entertain so hopes to see its completing in less this
double that time.--The many ships that had sought shell's.
I. Spithead, hove raperieueed the benefit of that admirable
roadstead, for with great pleasure we state that they redo
the gale out I. prefect-safety. We nutlet gait this 'object
',throat amerseadatieg the inhabitants of tine towns and
their soberhs, that, while the ecimpapers teens with elate.
meats deseribtog the Anode in very many parts of the biog.
dum, as compelling persona to quit the lower spinnerets
and trek shelter in the rooms above they, with the 'sleep.
tios of the few resualties shove allotted to, have, et the
moat, felt but the inerrevenience of having • kw ladies
water in their cellars, and very many Bet stem
Ihraprkirs Trdepeeph.)

Or Wednesday week a most distreesiag areideat occurred
ois the Kelton road, • little beyond Castledykes, I. the in.
nereNate vicinity of Dumfries. On the moroiag of that day
Metre yosag men, of the Eames of Wet. Irving, James Deck-
:ow sad James Thomson, after having held what ie called •
merry Christer's, write a little way iota the cosatry for the
parries of havieg a day's shootiag, sad sin with the view,
it is said, of being oat of the way of further temptation.
The party were furnished with two fowling pieces, and after
strolling sheet the fields sod shore, trying their skill on the
sea gulls, crow., sparrows, kc. Ibey had returned as far as
the Well Gfrell where they halted to take some refreshment,
and where they were observed to he • little merry, although
perfectly ordelly sad good.humosred. Shortly after this
use of the party, James Dieksou, levelled his piece throng\
a hedge; hot the bird at which he aimed having suddenly
aired, be withdrew the gra, god iscaotionsly placiag it over
his sboalder, at foil reek, proceeded on his way home, closely
followed by his comperions. Wishing, however, to mate
some observation, he tarred soddenly round, when the gum
went off, and lodged the conical, is rho seek of Wm. Irving.
who immediately fell, sod expired almost without a groan
or • shiver. Several of the deceseerre lagers were also vetch
shattered, and it is supposed be bad been picking hie ear at
the moment the shot entered his body. The regret sad con-
sternation of the young man, on seeing bis companion
stretched on the sod, and that through his owe inetronseata-
lily, may be more easily otorseived thee described.
bag to believe that life had actually led, no estroatiee could
tear him from the fatal spot vault assistance arrived, where
boners, ever the hotly, he applied hie neckcloth, haudker-
chief, and every other rag be mould tonienand, to the gashing
grenade, and lamented most pathetically the fatality which
had occasioned the death of hie dearer mei oldest fries/
The scene altogether was ore of the whoving description,
sad so mach were the spectators touched with his suffering%
that they teemed to thick his fate still more pitiable them
that of hie deceased and tenderly-attached Magid. Eves
yet this eafortueate yowl' sae coating's in • state of the
greatest distress, refosieg almost to br comforted, sad Sad-
ing It Impossible to Maid' the recollectioa of the fatal Aar
(rum his disturbed imagination.