The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-23 00:00:00

TIIR FINE ARts,
EGYPTIAN ToMe.
Bfitiooll is busied in the task of eolaegime his former
exhibitiou of antiquities by means olotodals twitch will re-
present in figures, sta the first did to colours, the lawsv it!
furniture and deroratotsia of these mortal habitation". He
is also abiwit to add the extents! view of the Catacomb,
together with that of the great Pyramid, assd the Inferior
sod euteinor of the Temple of Ypoarabel, esiptirred ter the
first time by Arm—tbe wink ou a convenient, scale of ill-
- ramekins. The care and assidaity of this traveller In comma-
nieMe to tine public mind the result of his must dilfieult
researches in the clearest manna, is a Suliket of ailed.-
ration only •Inferinr - to the generous ardour which impelled
his course over the deserts of Btypt, and hrfesight berg back
rich vsith spoils wrung Gum sblivisso. We shall attire she
ealsibitfon more particularly when it is ready for luspecilos.
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wit sat 'S If7f4SIDING TO .4DoliilifS
7118 SING, 4-c.
Yesterday evening an sdjasseect while meetharto cesdole
with hfs Majei” ou the death of hjellee Queen, mil, to pray
• thott his Majesty would offa a erwaril fur the eliscolery of
• the persons who caused the dettb Of Honey and Frairos, was
held sts..lbe Paul's Head, Cateatowwtreet. Dr. Wathow
took the chair romoist . the lolanda, of between* lb°
and 260 persons, appeceosly all mechanics. Far abort
no hour aid a half the Doctor eulogised the Romeo,
himself, sod esillesgues,• end cointemssed the conduct of
•the Goverorrient. At the coaolosio• of his speech, lie
read the Reeeletielleesthicio beefirriarda proposed seriatim,
but the third.(resolving to address this King) ,was opposed
by s Ur. COrtis, who was attacked by repeated cries of
• •"fitro hint out !"—" Break his neck!" &c. He was at
• length tomtit mt.
A long eoroention took place vs the steiretre, while Dr.
Watson. passed the itesulutiour, Address, dec. withal, the
room. The Grutletnan, with some of his ft iessda, its attempt-
ing to re.etter the room, we•e again furiously attacked, sod
towels down the stairs : their coats were torn Mahout from
their backs. .One Gentleman. remonstrating, was hoisted
over the hannostcrs audariiously hem
Between ten and eleven o'clock the meeting separated.

TOURNAMEt#II.4ON MI.II.ILSEY HURST..
Tbir plain hes been to, away years the scene of hero*
valour, and if hut rarely iiisianreil the spot of slaughter,
to the admirers of courage the saute bravery low born as '
exemplificatioal of our national Character. Big min have
deoe marveilosta deeds, and so have little ones ; but the
. plains of .Watertoe end those of itloulory are distinctly tip
pusite, as the halls which flew at Waterloo closed the wind.
of at. adversary, laud the blows at Idoulary only emend a
temporary suspension of that essential qualification 10
life. There never were two better pitted than on the
occasion we are about to record, of about equal weight*.
—Ciotti. is • *rake-headed one, like the never-to.be.
forgone. dent Releher—and bar that fence says a fax-
homier, so fine a fishter was never rent. Le;niejr, oo the
. contrary, bet as good a man in natters as his adversary, is
of Quixote from, capable of bearing poeisliment without
• grumble, and willing to give. The men, with their par.
tisane, aliened in the ring with white upper togyery and
castors, and realty to some would bare pained. hike Spriug,
for gentlemen with closed mouths. Hitcher and Harry
Harmer seconded Canis, and Spring sod Gas picked up
Looney.—b to 4 uo Curtis.
ROUNDS.
I. Leeway made the play, and Curtis broke his ground,
lamed to again, and floored his adversary by a kit-haarded
Mt. fiellawed by the right.
2. Curtis made the play, and rat his adversary on the
left erie,lerew, floral which torrents of claret flowed, and
breaking his ground be returned, and. made • he/My right.
banded blow untie r hue adversary's jaw, ..honey, imiliensay-
ed, stock close at his work, but his bits were at toe winch
distaste-fur biamerminp. In a ere* Aire was a trial of
• strength, which was rather in femme sr Lesney, who gave
the fall, bat Curtis. b.at etenaiag einiergb to-keep himself
upperntom.-2 to lint Curtis.

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3. Both net of wind. Lenny placed a blow on the
111:twat, and hie adversary threw him.
-4 ..A. 60144 6064 Mooed, in which hits were exchanged
shoat the bead quite disorderly. In a sally bulls were,
. bringing alter the rope.; bet the, were nut bled in the Rau
dell school Of wearing. Curtis having his right at liberty,
pelted upon the kidneys of his ad y, whose bath was
not in its place in strewn material Hurry.
8. Unary ag-iiu made She play, and regardless of fear,
got as near his adversary as he cuatil, but ('u. tie bed all the
trine, of fighting with him, and lie thuored his adversary.
....-3 to 1 ou Curtis.
I. Leone, made a good hit, but like a skilful fighter, Cur-
tis returned upon him, end laid open a contused right cheek
lose bit, horn whisk the claret dew like a waled-nil in a
second to the very inexpreesiGhs.
7. Lenney's head was like a plumb pudding, exhibiting
all release, and it was made worse in this ruuud by a heavy
enterer-4 to I on Curtis.
To the judges of fighting the brittle was considered won in
this trawl.
It M %inn . yto go any great length further into this
led, keeping in view sumtspartirulai mice. In the Bth round,
Carols having lost no blimil, 'hewed himself the strongest
man in throwing, orbital the contused head of hie aellersitry
presented an exchequered spectacle. In the 10th snood lieu-
fey made a brave eland, and bit his adversary un the ear,
'bat lute of blood hail so wehheued him that be (ell alive Lie
blow, and hind no chalice After. la the 12th round Lenney.
fell in tryitig In hit, and his head was 10 to I heavier than
his legs. Isi the lain ruuud Curtis let lunar, and skewed
some of the Less (1,11.1111 of Jens Belcher. In the •18th
round Cnrrisliii Isis ail • ry dower by a heavy hit in the
threret, which would iesVe stopped all the heavy china men
of the slay, too ibe !nave Lenney yet would slot ore denied.
Cas made souse inspiring obeervaineas, but Lentary'd bead
was loci grogey to edify ; and after tbe 28th round, when
*wired by a belvy hit, he as SW deaf to time, with his bead
reclined no his *mind's •Iniulder. Curtis was carried Amor
iin triumph sew as a r, . g upright flows a friend's
Outriders t be is tli in.ist fisimbe•d lighter of the day.
We left Leunry in un Itreriatu stale.
Some nun ices divided spoil afterwards, is what they term.
ed fighting,

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A bird orvery uncommon arrpearirOce, called. in
Northumberland, the golden-herded wren, sr.sserrr
on Friday near I.nrigtown. It is about the size id-
ttd• humming Inril, has a beautiful tuft of bright
rrd out Hi hood. mid the feathers of its Wing iitt of
variegated colours.

to Torrington market, List week, herrings were
sold at 2,, per hundred,
The be•t tees of mutton and pork were sold last
week at PI, munih at :lid: per lb. and inferrr joints
considerably lower. 7 hen, as to fish. with which
that market was last week abundantly sup-
plied, particularly in soles and plaice—a pair of
the former, weighing eight Pounds, were sold at
one shilling, and a plaice, then in its highest per-
fection, weighing fifteen pounds, for nine-pence.
A melancholy eiceorrence took place in Gorillas.
Glasgow, on Tuesday afternoon. Two men celled
at a house and had a bottle of ale, one of them
went to the door and almost immediately a report
of a pistol was heard. The landlord entered the
mom and sate The unfortunate suicide lying en the
Woor. The man had placed the pistol to his fuse-
bead, and the upper portion of his head was com-
pletely hlevres-elf. He belonged to Kirkintilloch,
where he ore-spied a resivctable situation fur nearly
40 years.
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