The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-24 00:00:00

RACE OF TWENTY MILES.

A Gentleman named Hervey, a Captain in the army,start-
ed yesterday morning, on the Ashford road, to go 20 Miles
in two hours, for a bet of 100 guineas. Hr went over •
piece of ground of two notes and ref eresd. He did the Ana
four miles is 23 minutes and 10 asamis ; the next four is
23 manatee and lb seconds, and vas the witch by Him
seconds only, much distressed. He Weis slows i■ the but
hsitunle, and wow with lellieb

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Arrived the Caroline acrd Fox transport% from the Downs;
tad Rickard, Hutchiug% from Havre.
vALmoirra, 'Erratum" 20:
Arrived the Betsy, Faith, from Amigo* in 51 days for
L 01.11011; Harmony, &mut, from Newfoundland in U days

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for Poole; fortitude, Juhratosi, horn Tenerife in nine
weeks, last from St. Ives, with lose of top-sail and top-gallant
sail, having been obliged to cut them away tiff the Long
Ship. us the 16th instant, in a heavy squall from tht North-
ward which laid her on her beam ends, mid carried away her
bulwarks and several soturiehions. Also arrived the Nep.
tune, Harmer, from Gibraltar fur Londons she fell in off the
Lizard with the sloop True Briton, Lewis, from Milford for
Penzance, blown out of Mount's Bay on the 1611 i, in a very
leaky state, mot about half au huge after takieg out lbe crew
the sloop sank.
Sailed the Fortitude, James, for Lisbon.
ItAR7r/Cll, SrPTEMIUR
Arrived the Charlotte packet with a mail front Gotten-
harsh ; she has brought the crew of the, Cherub, of and from
Hull for St. Petershurgh, which was totally lost opus a
awoken rock about tab miles south of the Wings, on the 11th
instant, at midnight. Therm* had jut tine ke save them.
selves iia the long-heat.
Sailed the Eclipse packet fur Holland, awl Auckland
'locket fur Cithhaver, both with mails.
want, serrannua U.
Arrived the Kurd Sovereign yacht front Dmikiik, last
from Dover Roads; sad the AleMilatt from New Bedford,
for 'Witold.

PRICE Or STOOLS YESTERDAY.
3 per CAC:eree. 4591 681 I Et. Ri115,514.12 8 to dis.
691 I Ditto Sloan 4 5 die.
5 per Ct. N. Anal...AGO I Denims Ol pr.
1021, to I Ditto Payment i Al pr.
India 800de.., .7 5 pr. I Conk for At:G..69111i!

Ne.taba4 ,-..4.4•106411i Pa.

OLD BAILEY. TnuaseAT, SLPTEMBER

At the opening of the Court thia miirtring a great
number of persour, principally. female*, were di,
charged out of custody, the bells &plant these wit
having been found.
Mrs. Mary leiddiag, wife of Captain R.iliti„ir,
of the 09th regiment, who was eosusitierl 3.1).,iit
three wreaks back on the charge of littailitig a child
belonging to a night Constable, was then put to the
bar, and arraigned among 111411 other pri•olier‘
During the arraignment .hr treuthleil ritceelliiieli.,
and appeared to labour under vet), strong einiiiiii:i;
she was dressed genteelly. and wore a large woo.
Veil ; she pleaded Not Griiity, hot was permitted 6,
retire for some time till the pr. i Notter% lartriutut,lt Qr.
raigned should have been tried before the Cuisi;u4a,
&draw.
Samuel Spearman was found guilty ..1 5tr4;,t.44
quantity of lead, the property of Ina 1t,,,1 1N...
'Debi the Duke of Kent. George Taryiur was 111.0
convicted of receiving the sans-, knowing it to I,
stolen. The latter was recormitlibiled to 1114C1C70 tau
iiccouut of his previous good character.