The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-26 00:00:00

TATTERSALL'S, Ocr. 25.

This being settling-day after the Newmarket Second October
Meeting, drew to the room as great an assemblage of sporting
characters. from the Noblonian to the leg, as we have seen fora con-
aiderabla dote. Paying anCreceiving commenced a& the opening
of the doors, and was soon llitdught to an amicable conclusion.
There tens a great deal of Levy betting, which was principally
mt !)ion:. and Canvas for the Derby, who were respectively_backed
for heavy amount.. A Noble Lord took 1,0004. to QUI. Muleteer
against 'Trictrac for the Derby. Very little was said on the Oaks
and St. Leger, but some brisk betting took place on two of the
matches for the Houghton .11/seting at Newmarket next week.
There was a pretty strong master of the Fancy at the room, and
the state of the odds nn the.fght between Burn and Martin was 7
to 4 on the former; but it may be here necessary for us to caution
those who are uninitiated in the mysteries of the P. IL by stating,
that the knowing-ones were very, shy in taking the odds (which are
great) and that it was whispered about the yard, that those who are
is stud in anticipate a
The betting continued very lively till the close of the room when
near dark, and left off' as under :

NEWMARKET, NEXT WEEK.
Match--f to 4oa Bizarre art Augusta.
Match-5 to 4on 6'perulacett.
DERBY.

10 to 1 scat Rufus
11 to 1 age Muleteer
15 to 1 apt Advance
16 to 1 apt Canvas
17 to 1 ugst Rola°
17 to 1 agst Diana
OA
7i to 1 agst Walt:
10 to 1 egst Stactry colt
High odds al
IT. L:
_ _ _

:Tito I agst Defiarcet
2! to I agst Legacy
5 to 1 agst
30 to I a,:st Trictrac
40 to 1 agst llurrict

P? to I agit Attica
13 to I bigst Pope Joan
st any other.
OF R.

10 to 1 apt Memnon
11 to 1 agst ltedgauntlet

'2O to 1 agst any other.

DENTING APPOINTIIIENTS.
The Earl of Darlington's Fox-hounds meet to-marrow at Doe-
klna ; and on Friday ut Thorp, at half-put ten.
The Isandoon Fox-hounds meet on Thursday at Winos Gilbert,
and MI Saturday at Twizell, each day a: lb Thew hounds
will hunt from Sedgelield on Mond.ty, 11th Nov.
Lord Yarborough's hounds Meet to-morrow at Booby iVold ;
Friday at Somerhy House ; and on Saturday at Stallingborough
Hall ; at eleven.
. .

lhe South 1% old Subscription bounds, Thursday at Thornton,
and Saturday at Tathwell ; at eleven.
Mr. Hay's fox.hounda, Thursday at Black-brook ; at half.
past ton.
The Chester harriers, en Friday at Little ; at half.
past ter.
Sir Bellingham Graham's hounds, to-morrow at Aron Burnell,
Thursday at Battlefield, and Saturday at Hawkatone Inn; at half.
put ten.
Sir Richard Poleston's hounds, Thursday at Bangor Bridge,
Saturday, not fixed, November Ist at Carden, 3.1 at Sate Bridge,
and 5113 at Ot,lvy Park t at eleven o'clock.

SALI OF Ilon.ts.--Mearrs. Tattersall had 111 rc7y heavy sale
of haatarsjtie.,..whielltdaststians 12 till mac sluak, and moat of
the lots feteliv.l pretty stabs" prices.
Mr. Lambecon completed 'iii rapt of going on foot to Swallow.'
field, and back. before one o'clock on Saturday morning, be 'Liles
in 24 hours, for 2110 sovereigns.
The tight today will take place within a mile and a half of the
scene of theb.e contest.
Another of those bold exploits, called a Steeple Chase, took place
yesterday, from Wembley tircett, near Harrow, to Burnham Fields,
near 3laidenhead, a good sixteen miles gallop, over a rough coun-
try. The adventurers were, a gentleman of the name of Herne, an
occasional bold fox-hunter with the Berkeley hounds, and a Mr.
hlnniut. It was for 100 sovereigns. M. Ilene won the match
by first seizing the bridle of a person on horsebowk, stationed for
the purpose. Mr. Marriot was about five minutia behind him.
The ground was done in one hour and ten minutes.
Captain Bulion Hansard sliewed himself a tirst.rate charioteer in
his launch to drive two hones at the trot 110 milt' in live hour*. The
match was for lkio sovereigns, and the Captain started before day-
light to Maid interniption+. lie reached his destination with tern
o'o'hs to 'par.., and drove leisurely home to Burton-ereacmt,
getting three hundred for a yk.aaant excursion. The start took
place from the London side of 'lye, Sussex.

(hi Friday evening the groom of Hans Sloane, Esq. was
observed to ride a favourite blood horse of that gentleman's
at a eno.t furious rate through the village of l'ililbrook, and
is soon became apparent that the man was intoxicated. On
arriving at the end of the village, be returned at the came
furious rate, and the horse running at full ■peed against
the shaft of .Mr. Bridges' cart, it penetrated the poor ani-
mars cheat to a considerable depth. The horse imme-
diately fell, and after much struggling and bleeding pro-
fusely, died. The groom escaped unhurt.—Soulltamptol
Pap
Cmtn Doorman.—On Sunday evening, about eight
o'clock, some boys were playing on a piece of waste ground
in Drummond-street, St. Pancras, when mar a heap of
stones they :Mind a bundle of shaiings tied up in old piece
of flannel, containing the body of an infant. There were
several marks of .violence about the body.