The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-18 00:00:00

SPORTIXG INTELLIGENCE%

141C1IFIEL6 RACES.
wienstenar, eFPT.
The Noblemen and Ocademen'apate of 110 ;ova. S and O•Oen olds.

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Two-mile heats.
Sir T. Stanley's ch. e. by Cestrion, 3 yfrs, Bst. 81b. -1 3 1
Mr. V'est's b. h. Shaver, 4 yrs est. 41b. . . 3 1 fell
Lord Kancliffe's b. h. Birniinghain, 4 yrs, 7st.. - 2 3 dr
Mr. Canning's br. e. by King of Diamonds, 3 yrs, 7st.
21b. - . - 4 dr
A Gold Cup of 100 tors. One three-mile heat.
Mr. Orlando ltridgman's ch. g. Euphrates, aged, ost. 12W. - 1
Mr. H. Pitot's b. f. Active, 4 yes, list. .
Twelve were drawn. _ .. .

The Members' Plate of itigs. -anawe. Two-mile heats.
Mr. Myttou's br. c. Whittington, 4 yen. hst. 511... . . I I
Mr. Barrow's h. f. Alecto, 4 yrs, 7st. 10th. - - 2 2
Mr. Wilkins's be. iu. Miu Fildener, 5 yes, Oct. Mb. - 3 dr
Mr. Massey's ch. w. l'ustusengwin, 5 yni, 7st. 71b. . 4 3

STAPLETON MEETING, 1824.
(Run over Pontefract Course.)

WEDNESDAY, ItPT. 15.
Thu Welter Stakes of 25 p. each, for any hone, list. each. One
mile sad It half.

Mr. Lambtotes b. m. Pecunia, aged • . . . 1
Mr. T. S. buncombe% ch. h. St. Ledger, 4 yes old -
One paid.
Handicap Stakes of 3p. each, added to a piece of Plate. Three
quarters of a mile.
Mr. T. S. Buncombe's ch. h. Spot, lOst. 41b. . I
Mr. Peter's hr. g. 3letternich, 10st. Alb. • . '2
Mr. J. Mill's ch. m. Bacchante, lOst. 11lb. - - 3
Mr. Fines Bertram, list. - •- - 4
One paid.
Sweepstakes of 20 tom each, L soes. ft for horses not thorough
bred, the property of Members of the Latnbton Racing Club;
four-year olds to carry last. 91b.; fire, list. 41b. ; six and aged,
124 t. A a inner of any Stakes to carry 31b. extra, One mile and
a half.

M;.Csitibton's b. m. Petunia, ati . 1
31r. T. S. buncombe's ch. c. St. Leiter, 4 yrs 014 . 2
Two paid.

COULSTON MOOR RACES.
WeDNESDAT (LAST DAY).
Mr. Jolitfe's Blamelake beat Mr. ilarrison's Peggy, 50 gs. four
miles; Ilit. 21b. the horse, and lOst.Blb. the mare.
Sweepstakes ufls sows. each, 5 subscribers, for horses not thorough
bred, was won easy by 111 r. Meredith's Charmer.
Stake of 6 pt. each, fur beaten hunters on the former day, with 16
added (handicap).
Six started, and two paid. Sir. Benson's Mountaineer bonc
won it, the others having followed Frolic out of the course.
LANDFORD RACES.

WEDPE-DAT, SEPT. 15.
Our race* commenced this morning, and were brilliantly attend-
ed. The Dorsetshire Gold Cup was won by Lord Palmerston's
b. e. Losborough, beating Black and All Black, Champion, 31as-
queratier, and Angustine.
The 3laiden Plate of 501. was contested as follows :
Mr. H. Bastard's br. e. Franco:lk 3 yrs - . 1 0 1
Mr. Smith's b. g. Sir William, aged - 4 0 2
111 r. IVilliants% b. g. Fly, 5 yrs . - . 3 0 3
Mr. Gardener's b. e. Muspotkr, 3 yrs - 2 0 4

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.

The Sandcrstead Harriers will commence regular hunting on
Monday next, and will continue hunting on Monday, Wednesday,
and Saturday, throughout the season.
The Surrey Fox Hounds have began brushing, and will eon-
mence regular hunting in about a fortnight.

A correspondent says—Brutandorf, for the St. Leger, is got up
so high, that 21 to I was taken that be won. The bet was taken
by the agent of the owners, who have hired him fur the seism.
The current betting on the preceding evening was not more titan
3 to I against hint.
TANDEM 31•TC/11.--311'. 11.110111M00. a gentleman well known
on the turf, backed himself to drive two horses in tandem twelve
miles in one hour, and to do six out and turn, which would, and
did, lo,e one minute, upon the trot, the horses to be bona
fide his
property. The match was for two hundred sovereigns, and the
ground selected was from the 33d mile atone, on the Winchester
road, to the 39th. The match was won cleverly, with $ minute and
thirty-five seconds to spare.
PEDESTRIANISX.-..0• Thursday hut an Irishman of small
stature, and about forty years old, started with the mail coach
from Axminster, and arnved at Bridport, a distance of upwards
of twelve miles, considerably before it. lie had no clothing but a
shirt, a light waistcoat, and a thin pair of trousers, his feet bate.
lie did not appear the least fatigued, and signified immediately on
his arrival that if he was encouraged he would leave this place with
the same coach, and be at Dorchester before it : it was a voluntary
art of the pedestrian, who relied on what the passengers of the coach
would give him, which was but s few shillings Cbut he appeared
well satisfied.
Sroactwo taoantwaax.—Among the elegant amuse.
'MMUS of the week the following claims a place:—list night, two
tradesmen, in company with each other at a tavern in the neigh.
bourhood of Tooley-street, " warm with the Tuscan grape, and
high in blood," agreed to decide the following wager .for a sove-
reign, that the one, a small lame man, was net able to carry the
challenger on his back from where they sat to the gates of Guy's
Hospital, a distance of about a quarter of a mile. The challenge
was accepted, and stakes deposited, when the challenged party re.
fused burthening his shoulders with aught but the corpse 'Were
of his antagonist--not a word about clothes being in the bond.
The other determined not to be bubbled, actually stripped himself to
the skin, and in this state was carried to the spot required—the
, time eleven o'clock ; when the winning party deposited his bur.
then in the kennel, and left him to get back in the best manner he
could, which he set about with no ordinary speed ; but was shortly
=countered by the watchman, who finding nothing in his pockets,
and learning the affair, reluctantly let him go. The money wu
afterwatds spent. It is right to say the landlord was in bed at the
time.

(From the New Lendos Price Current 1
COTTON.—The continued suspension of the home demard,
in consequence, no doubt, of the heavy and declining state of the
Liverpool market, occasions the business to be restricted to the few
casual tinier' for immediate shipment in Bengal+, Surat., Bowels,
and Pernambuco, and which are consequently executed with grasta
facility; Surat& have again further declined full id. per lb.; in
short, our quotations for India, (Madras excepted) pendirg the
sale, be deemed quite nominal. For Pernambuco there has
appearedmore inquiry for Spain, and previous rates have been
readily obtained.
SUGAR—The demand for Muscoracles during the week has
relived 'cry considerably, and the purchases repotted are ce a
more extensive scale than for some time put ; there is, however,
Ito improvement in the prices, as the holders sell freely at the cur.
Irency of the day
In Refined there is little variation ; low goods continue to go of
freely at full prim ; the tine are entirely neglected. Molasses to-
day the only price 255. 13d.
In Foreign Sugar.' there is no alteration.
By public sale this forenoon, 127 bags Mauritius Sugar, sold at
very full erices ; Sue yellow 20s. 6d. a 24a.; tine brown 225.
COFFLE—The public sales of Coffee this week have gone off
heavily, and every description of ordinary and Foreign must be
quoted at a reduction of Is. a 25.: St. Domingo, ordinary parcel,
sold at 61s. 6d.
There were two public Wet brought forward this forenoon ; the
whole went off languid, and at lower prices ; the reduction in the
currency during the week is from Is. a 2.. on good and fine ordinary
British Plantation and St. Domingo Coffee; the middling and
tine qualities are rather higher.
RUM, BRANDY. and HOLLANDS.—The Spirit market
remains quite nominal; no purchases of Rum or Brandy to any
I asked.
extent are reported; for the Geneva tourrive Is. 10.1. is at present
SILK.—The prices of Silk continue to advance; Benrtals of
the last India House sale bear a premium of 3 to 7 EIIiACIIS j Italian
Silks are Is. a 2s. higher.
TEA—The Tie sale closed on Monday at the ladle !louse;
the quotations are regulated by the prices obtained.
FRUIT—Fine Currants have become rather scarce, and the 4
mend generally has considerably improved. Red Smyrna Rabin
contiuue to go off at the present quotations; in the other de-
! seriptions there uno alteration. :here is a %cry coasidtrable ar.
rival of Almonds.
OlLS—There are no accounts yet received respecting the Davis
Straits Fishery; the anxiety of the trade is excessive, all theut is ro
precedent of so late a day, without reports respecting the success
of the fishery; note Greenland Oil landing has been sold at 231.,
which may be given as the neatest quotation for this year's Oil.
TALLOW.—The Tallow market is very heavy; candle
Tallow of 113'23 may be quoted 345. W. a 335.; 11124, 31s. a
325. 6.1.

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110 Po.—The Recounts Inuit the Hop districts are rather un-
favourable; the picking does not turn not so well as expected : the
duty has fallen to 2.50,000/. The quotations for the present arc en-
tirely nominal.
SPICES.—White Pepper may to day be quoted 7.1 d. ; in Com-
pany's black there is nu alteration ; Nutmegs are still in request at
1W a 35.; Pimento at 13;i1. for good quality.

No ar it Am rr o N . —The ram of this town commenced on
Wednesday. The superior attractions of the Lichfield
Course have withdrawn the persons who used principally
to patronize them. The assemblage of visitors was conse-
quently very thin, and the races were not altogether ex-
I peered to be very gay. There has been a falling off of late
years in the races of this town, which is chiefly owing, we
believe, to the circumstance that ou more than one occa-
sion the winning horse merely trotted over the ground, and
the remainder either walked over the Course, or were with-
drawn. People very reasonably thought that such amuse-
metit was scarcely worth coming a distance to ace, and the
' consequence has been a great defalcation in the number of
• isitoreboth this and the preceding year.