The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-31 00:00:00

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match between Flower; the blacksmith, and hue
the Trowbridge Navigator, took place yiaterday
in a ten-acre field adjoirries Sheptou Part, Seeks,
sovereigns. The fight was disturbed in an adjoin*
dy on the preceding day by two of the posse remelt
' Whe had • slang against Flowers to p I the mill,
they were tter-irlaged, and stalled off. The batik was
illumined ea, and the mew were brought to the scrota by
seroedfat nine o'clock, while the meddling beaks were
-ee! slumber. It was a smashing fight of tweet,
r and six rounds.
eseinearernent coveter hits draw blood from both,
seemed the almal fur determined ligiiting. There was
tealtiog grimed nor parrying. It was give and take
earnest genie, mold Vukan floored his adversary by a
nap la the wind.
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bleeding freely, and in full mettle. a gallant round
A fought. Maimed Armies, left-hatided ►itting did much
'mottos on his adversary, bat the blows from the palest
hand of the smith mold like a forging hammer, and
in was again dropped.-1 to lon Flowers.
Thom rounds had occupied 13 vaiautes, and t►e amities
eye was el.wed, sod every feature distorted. Mama
torrents of claret frbaa him, sad floored him by a hit oa
throat.

lost eeerageous rallying was commenced by Flowers,
e claret dew about in all directions, and Mama was
thyme heavily.
• This visa also • rinse fighting round, but sn accident
limn the fight. After • rally, Mason was threw., and
his ankle boa,.
This moiled the battle in f f Flowers. Mason
abe errata' to fight, and estranged to hit, hilt his
was motioning, sad Flowers maafolly decliaed
at hi., sad Mass.'s seconds pee la Me Ittm.

great elephant of Exeter 'Change has W-
ins apartment, and it has become necessary
the ceiling of the room fur his accoininods-
W. Mturxx's horse Scud is matched against
Vsutex's Whalebone (Bst. 7113. each), for
h. ft. at the Doncaster Races, 1815.
Cher new comet, very small and undefined,
t a tail, has been discovered at the obrer-
in Paris and Marseilles, July 40th and
it is in the constellation Cephee.
licensed stage-coaches are in future to be
red with plates on the outside, like the Lon-
ickney-coscher. This will operate to their
Ige, by facilitating the prosecution of the
non-descript carriages which usurp the
of regular stage-coacher, without taking out
are credibly informed that the Bishop of
mit has been residiag in hie house, Belvidere-
Dublin, since a few day. after his liberation
I, and that the circumstance is not on-
to the Authorities is that city.—(Morning

'fliE 1.44 k
GENERAL SIR S. AUcHMUIY, 0.C.8.

[MOM • COMICIPONDM.3

It having been erroneously stated in an Trish
Paper that Sir John Tylden, Knight, wai heir to
the late Sir Samuel Auchmuty, we are requested to
insert the following:—
NW, gallant and lamented officer has bequeathed ills
fortune (accumulated by long services is the East Indies, se
Adjustor* General and Military Secretary to Sir Robert
Abercrombie, G.C.8., and subsequently as Commander•in•
Chief at Madras, and at the capture of Monte Video and the
island of Java), to his four sisters, in equal shares; vit. to
the widows of the late Juhn Muntrisor, Esq. ' • of the late
Major-General Melcastrr (R.E.); sad of his brother, Mr.
Robert Auchmety, of Nova Scotia, is America; and to
Mr.. Richard Tylden, wife of Mr. Tylden, of M Hated, in the
eossty of Kent. Lieutenant General Sir H. Tucker Mons
trAsor, K.C.R. Colonel II elcaster (ILL), and Richard Tylden,
Esq. are the ton of the late Gement% will. The beauti.
fel estate sear Fevershswi (Syndalehouse), is directed le be
sold."

The General was one of the few fortunate officers
who have accumulated large fortunes in the military
service of this country. He was • man of the
strictest integrity, and always enjoyed the confi-
dence and esteem of those who served under him,
us well as of the Government under whose orders
he d. He was horn in North America. as were
all his sisters. His remain, were interred in the
►oyal vault in Dublin, on Wednesday week, with
the indium! hooours due to a Commander-in-
Chief.

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.

Tharodey morning, as Richard Wood, E.q. of the eminent
Arm of Rymer, 111•Taegari, and Co. was coming to town, o■
horseback, from bin country-house at Dulwich, he met with
a severs accident at Newingtou Causeway. He was riding
at a gentle pace, when his horse, by same accident, fell,
and s`►ew hi. rider is the road. Hr. Wood seemed in ►ave
received considerable injury, as be could scarcely move, and
whea the people carried him harp a home, it was discovered
that his legs were fractured, but sot compuund. A medical
gentleman dressed the wound., and Mr. Wood was afterwards
carried home in as easy a mariner as possible, and is con.
ardered, we are happy to say, out of danger at present.