The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-26 00:00:00

PUGILISM.

Donnelly, it seems, if be remains any time In England,
will nut be suffered to retain the laurel he has acquired in
defeating the game Oliver, without risking the issue of
another combat. Shelton has challenged the Irish Champion
fur 200 *Hitless a side, to meet hi three months, or any time
convenient to him. Spring can also be backed fur 1001.
against Donnelly. The latter is not thought much of re-
specting his talents as a boxer ; but as to throwing his op-
ponent it is thought lie has no equal upon the list. Dim-
alybiook Fair, it is said, will now be his first object, as his
warm-bear:ed co'.ntrymrn wish once more to behold him
upon his own ground. 'file Irish fancy have offered bets ton
large amount that Donnelly beats the next man he fights,
and do out bar any one. if he do not enter the list with
Shelton, it Is expected the latter will be matched with Cooper.
Donnelly, it is supposed, will realise upwards of 5001. by
this victory.

Lord LuWTREIL and the Right Hon. FRED?.-
RI. K ROBINSON are appunited Directors of Green-
wich Hospital.
Viscount MELVILLE has returned to town from
ut intyrction of the dock-yards at Chatham and
Sherrne,s.

Mrs. SIDDONS on Monday and Tuesday enter-
tained the Cambridge Prufeseors and Divines with
recitations from MILTON and SHAKSPEA RE. in re-
turn for which they presented her with a large paper
copy of their stereotype Bible.
The Special Committee appointed by a Meeting
of the Proprietor% of Drury-lane Theatre, having
accomplished, through the liberality of the creditor.,
the loan, by which not only the pressing encum-
brances on the establishment will be removed, hut
the whole placed 011 a looting of stability, have also
examioed the different tenders made for taking the
Theatre oil lease; and finding Mr. ELLISTONtS
offer the highest, have resolved to recommend him
to the General Committee, as their tenant, on terms
highly advantageous to the concerti, and which, we
trti.t, will secure in the public the rational enter-
tainment of the British drams on a well-con-
ducted system.

Sir ROBERT GIFFORD WB9 sworn into the office
of Attorney-General, and Mr. Serjeditt CoPLEY
to that of Solicitor-General, on Saturday flour iiiii g,
before the Lotto CHANCELLOR. in Ind private room
ut Liticok's lon Halt. . .

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PEDESTRIANISSI.—CriPp, the miller, is about to
undertake to silk to York, and back again (400
miler) in less time than the late Foster Powell did,
viz. five dajs rad fifteen hour..
Lord YARBOROUGH. on his road from London,
slept at the Greyhound tuts, io Falkinglitim, oil the
16th instant, and the band of music belonging to
the town practising in the market-place the same
evenistg. having attracted his Lordship's attention,
and afforded Ilion an unexpected amusement, lie
most liberally prevented them with 101, to furnish
the 1111,1111111 of their further improvement, having
previously satisfied himself that the•. persons consti-
tuting the hand had not beets induced, by the vo-
luntary assocta of their marled talents, to de-
part- from their former habit+ of industry and so-
briety.
Thursday a pitched battle was fought at Stoke,
about three miles from Bath, between two journey-
men baker., of the names of Stock and Poole ;
alter several desperate round•, which lasted three-
quarters of an hour, in which both proved them-
selves adepts in the milling art, victory was declared
its favour of Poole.
The two sureties for Sir CHARLES WOLSELET
are, JOHN LAWTON, of Stockport. grocer, and ED-
WARD SANDERSON, Or the same place, abs emaker.
The gland meetatig 'tithe Manchester Reformers,
winch was fixed for lie 2d of August, hits been post-
poned, some say to the 9th, others to the 22d or
23 l.
On Thursday last two indictments were found
sgasnot WROE, the bookseller, of llntichesier ; one
fur a libel, the other fur redittoto. Ile wee held to
hail on each; its 300/. and two bail in 2604
each.