The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-21 00:00:00

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BETTING ROOM, Mosnair, Ma 20.

This helm, the last dsy prior to the Great Slakes at Epsom,
drew to Tanen,li's a 100“ saimeress assemblage of sport-
ing characters than wv here sera for a considerable time.
The flectustion was very great since last betting day, sad me
accurate detail will be found below of the prestos state of
the odds.

DEBBY.
6 to 1 apt Moors 11 to B opt Aatetaio
• I to I opt Myatit le 1 apt Beat
7 to I apt Haatiates 1! to 1 scat Frolic.
7 to I apt Maley No bettiny oa Marcella,.

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2 to 1 apt Mize, 11 to 1 apt Major iViWes
6 to 2 apt Pastille 12 to 1 apt Rosalind
II to 1 apt Sister le Nese. 12 to 1 apt lie roes illy.

EPSOM RACES, WZDNISOAT, MAT 21.

The following is an accurate statement of Berme entered
on Saturday for the different Slakes, which have sot appear-
ed is the public prima :--
The Craves Stakes of 10p. sack, all spec; the lut mile and
a quarter of the Derby Course.
Mr.Sadler's b. f. Putorella Mr. R. Walker's g. e. Legal
Mr. 3. Walker's b. e. Leap. I Tender
ionise Mr. Footles b. f. Matilda.
Mr. Field's b. e. by Crispin
The Gold Cup, value 108 p. (tea Subscriber.) with sore.
added from the peeing Fuud.—Two
Mr. F. Imdbroke's eh. f, by Sir G. Hewitt-ate', Pltaatois
Waite* Buoy de Tessier's nested.
Mr. Aislabie's bl. C. by Des Baron de Temier'sFriar Bacon
Cossack Mr. Pierce's br. f. Miriam
Mr. Dreams's b. e. by Pisa. Mr. Walker's Prosody
tom Mr. Field's "Sake
Sir H. Lippiseet's Norse I Mr. Whiteside's Wouvermass
Mr. Frazer's Champigners
The Woodeei Stakes of 118 p. reek, h. f. for eolts,ll yrs old,
Sit. Blb • lilies Sit. alb.—Lest half mile.
Mr. Sadler's brother to Pas- Mr. Certeies b. f. Muss
tuella Mr. C. Day's eh. c. Maui°
Mr. Rogers's M. f. by Selina Cul. Synge's f. by Whalebone.

THE CH.dtdPION 01" ENGLAND.
The celebrated Tom Cribb, the Champion of Emitted.
took his/creme/1 bear.t at the Fives-court on Saturday, as
asmouseed in our Paper of that day. Peace mad happiaess
attend him in his retirement ! A braver or a more gallant
hero graced the ring, of which he has bees for upwards
•f tweaty yoke the pride, grace, and beauty. It was
well observed by the late Mr. Wiadbam, in his femme.
speech against the Bell-beating Suppression Bill, that gym-
untie sports, leaked of making men ferocious, were cake-
bled to assuage and subdue the oatmeal passions sod •ices
of Lomas nature; as evidence of which be stated, t►at
the sager which was allayed by a few harmless blows Is
• boxing match is England, generally found vent at the
point of the dagger or in the poisoned bawl i■ the nations of
the Costl•ent, where the practice of pugilism is onknowe.
Tom Cribb is a living proof of the truth of the ob.
servation of that liberal and ealightened statesmen. The
nigh and craggy exterior of this monetain of manhood coo.
lain a route of moist worth, of kindliness, sad good
nature in the heart within. The boldest, the bravest, sad
the strongest 4)1.11 living men, is at the same time the most
peaceable and inoffensive. le the pleutitude of his power,
far from averting quarrel, be ►a. I. many instances either
toned aside or 'bunged opportunities of displaying his supe-
rior tonsils, in a way t►at in ordinary Ines might pass for
timidity. We shall cite one rase from a hnadred:—As Tom
sma walking one morale( with two ladies upon the Pavement,
Mount Ids, • little tailor tame plump against the Ole, aad at-
tempted to force his way stitch through. Failing in his man-
ceuvre to break the lige, be pieced hisorrelf in a hosing attitude,
grodwiade two hits right and kft at the Champion. Cribb smiled
at his pony efforts, swd east of the Ladies exclaimed, "Oh
dear, Mr. Cribb, doa't wed Kim r More was usoecessary ;
the name of Cribb was enough. The Knight of the Thimble
tuned on his heel and fled with precipitation. After Golly,
the other great ornament of the prize ring, brat Oregsois,
he opened the Plough peMie.hoote la Carey-street, sod Tom
Cribb officiated 's sem/taut to a diai•terested way, purely from
friendship. Tom afterwards fought and best the sable hero,
Molyneux, sad since that time he too has been generally the
proprietor of a public-holier. It was for years • favourite
roast, eagerly sought and aimlessly promoted among the
stammers sad vogue/cella of the Farley. to provoke a combat
between these two friends and heroes, the Pylades and
Orestes, the Nimes and Euryalus of she ring; but to their
menial bottom be it ricorded, nothing could tempt or pro.
woke them to engage iu combat with each other. It was the
singular (ate of this treat hero *ever to have been beaten in
• regular battle. His friends and patrons, who knew him
istimately from his boyish days, are convinced that he could
Not be Imams. Superior strength mid titmice might kill Mai,
het sac► was his obstinate courage he could not be brusght
10 'bad. He might be killed, not -compered.

RUSSIA AND ANGLAND.
IFrere the " Coestardionael," Freaeb Paper.]

England is now not in a state to prevent war ; it
cannot be avoided ; it is natural that she ►hould
take the alarm, or at least that she should be de-
sirous to have the war concentrated, of which the
occupation by Russia will not aim a too direct at-
tempt at the maritime preponderance of the British
empire. If Russia were mistress of Wallachia and
Moldavia she would not have a port the more in
the Black Sea ; if she there bounded her con-
quests she would still he at u great distance from
Constantinople, nor would she be in a more me-
nacing position than she is now with regard to the
ports of the sea of Monitore, the shores of the
Bosphorus, or especially, the attait of the Dar-
dendles, through which the Russian ships are
obliged to pass to proceed to the islands of the
Archipelago, nod enter the Mediterranean.
Thus, therefore, reasoning still upon conjectures,
England might consent freely to leave the Russians
in Wallachia and 'Moldavia. The occupation of
these two provinces, which are still fur from tine
Black Sea, would add nothing, or at least little, to
the maritime resources of Russia.
But if England is not much disquieted at solid.
paling the entrance of the Russian army into Mol-
davia and Wall4chin, can it be the same with re-
gard to Austria? It is sufficient to throw a coup
frfeil over the ntap to resolve this question. IVal-
lachi■ and Moldavia bound on the East to an int.
meu•e extent on the Austrian possessions, and if
the Russians were masters of them, the finest pro-
vinces of Austria might be amid to be surrounded
by the Russians. Certainly, at no price, will Aus-
tria consent to suffer herself to be hemmed in by a
colossal Power, the ueighhourhood of which, re-
specting some points, could not fail to awaken the
deepest solicitude.

Then, therefore, with regard to the occupation of
two single provinces by Russia, obstacles present
themselves on the part of two oilier Powers, which
all the resources of diplomacy would have much
difficully in surmounting. Whilst the negociatiou
is proceeding, the l'orte daily levies new soldiers,
and marches them 'soli wds the Danube cid the
Pruth. Huss's, on her side, augments her forces,
alrrudy immense-411e provisions her numerous W.
mies ready to toter upon • campaign.—she has es.
Intuited her treasury--sbe has a million of men un-
der aims—can she avoid making war ?

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