The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-23 00:00:00

SHIP L. 4 UNCH.

Yesterday took place the splendid ceremony of launching
• new 74-Ras ship. built as Deptford Dock, un am entirely
pew priaciple. From the II entEll of the day i•viting lu
aquatic pleasures, the Hever 'themes, front Loarlort-bridge
dowel's...ls as far as Deptford, was crusaded to excess by
bargee, wherries, and all en of pleasure basso. Every
preparation having been made fur Ms launch, the gallant
vessel went off the stocks, and was received in the emb
of Old Father Thames amidst *handers of acclamation
She was densminaled in the usual manner by the name •f
The ilitarell. iu meniory of the gallant Admiral Russell,
who commanded at the battle of La Hogue, mail whose bust
ornaments her alerts. Nothing could be more interesting or
magnificently grand than the whole of this sublime acetic.

THE AMERICAN NAVY.

The following will oh
officers en the list, and tl

r tits present amount of
amount proposed:—

Os the List. Props•td. On the List. Proposed
Captains 3l *25 Midshipmen 333 400
Modern Cum& 31 .. 23 S.iliul Mssiers 58
Lientemstits .. 195 .. 140 g0a1...in,.
.., 15 20
Norcross
Snrireone Mates 41 .. 30 Carpenters 12 .. 20
Pn 00000
Ch.plains

The giatle of Commodore is proposed to be established,
and a is well; but why toe first %/dicer should be called a
Rear-Admiral," se are wholly at • .uss to cunjeciure.
There is • mealtime is the term as used in Europe, +bete
there are essay Admire's; bet in the Visited !hides, wherein
it is proposed so have ~officer of that rack, it appears
worse t►a■ useless to wive bum a classification which implies
be has • superior is eummaisd; or, if the President exqfficio
is presumed to be tAe Admiral, let She head of the navy be
called Ike Admiral.—(New York Gazette.)

• One gear-Admiral, live Cbee• od co tea, and 19 Casale&

The Honourable Company's ship Thames was on
Tuesday uodocked ut Deptford, having been corn.
pletely refitted in the slant space of 73 drys. It
will lie recollected that this fine ship was drivers
ashore SOON time ago at Easibusters.

Mr. ZIA, the iiuister Pleajpolentiory of Co-
lombia, a expected to leave Pone fur Loadou.

_ _ i • no ono

OLD BAIL 6Y, WEDNESDAY, MAY Sti. I

• The businets of dame Semiotic commenced this
day befoie Mr. Justice Bayley, Mr. Baron Gor-
nto, the Lord Mayor, cod Recorder.

BHOP-LIFTING.
Reheca Marais snood unfitted Tor autealiug a
-tgaanttty of cambric, • the property of W. Sparks,
In Satthamptan•stseet, Covent-garden.
It appeared by.the testimony of a younc man..
named Bond, ahopmen in the employ of Air. Books,
that the Prisoner came into the shop on the Ist Lf
May. rod acid she wished to .muick some cambric,
■nd in looking at it she took •the opportunity of
conveying several • yarda into her pocket ; he M-
aundy caught hold of her, and fouud.the cambric
concealed in ber pocket ; the Prisoner was ;
afterwards taken into custody by an officer, min!
conveyed her before a Mogistrote. He produced
the cambric, which was stated to be worth nearly 51.
The Prisoner declared her innocence, and celled'
several •respectahle witnesses, who gave her a good
character for honesty.
Mr. Justice BAYLIT summed op the evidence,
and the Jury, after some short deliberation, returned
•
a verdict of Guilty.

/Before a Londe* Jury.]
At Awe o'clock, when the London Jury was
about to be sworn. a considerable crowd came
into Court. sod manifested considerable curiosity,
expecting that Mr. Denman would take his seat as
.Common &draw; they, however, left the Court
shortly after. the Recorder coining in and prop.
ceeding with the trials of the Prisoners on the
Lotidun side.

Several pickpockets were convicted, and sen-
tenced to be transported for life.
Was. Manning was put to the bar, charged with
stealing a pair of breeches. the property of W.
Crocked. The Prosecutor keeps a sale shop, and
had exposed the articles oa the outside for sale,
when the Prisoner, pretending to examine the
breeches, took them off the hook and run away
with them. The case was clearly made out, and
the Jury found the Prisoner guilty.
The Racoons& called up the Prosecutor, and
told him that the practice of exposi•g goods for
sale at doors must he discontinued, •a it was •
temptation to every hungry wretch that wanted a
meal. In this cave, and in every other of the some
description, be would not' allow the expenses.

1 11.

ruE TURF.

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EPSOM RACES.

nusr D•Ir—.II,[I:4NSICIAT, ItAftt.
Tho'Clawas this day were nut so uunsirously attended as
we boot hitherto seen them, but the sport was very Rood;
Use parrielrbors of which ale aresrataly deta led below, as
taken Irons Use Judge's list.
The Craves Shiite. of 1.10. each ; for three year ohb, 40. ;
four, 8.1.; Nye, 4.1. Mb.; six, hat. llb.; and aged,94. bib.
The last mile and quarter.
Sir. J. Walker's b. h. Laogiossian, ft yrs old 1
Mr. 41 Walker's ;.e. Legal 'reader, 4 yrs old
Mr. Feilde's b. c. by Crispin, out of Lady Sophia, 3 pie
Mr. Ssdl.e's b. f. Proterells, 4 yrs old 4
'Mr. Forth's b. Mitilda, 4 yrs old ..
Woo by • length. Pastorella the favourite.

The Wohdrot Stakes of 30gs. each, 16 ft. far rdy.-ud
col's. Ilat. 61b. and' Runts, 84. 316. The last half mile.
Sadler's Is c. brother to Pasiorells
%1,. Rogers's be. f. by &list, dam by Haphazard, grau4-
dam by Preeipitale'.
'Col. Synge's f. by Whalebone, dam by Canopus
411 r. Curteles b. f. Mum be Phantom, dam by Totteridge 4
Mr. C. Day's eb. lc. Ontario, by Soothsayer, out of Zu ieika .6
Won by a length.
The Gold Cup, valuelOngs., the remainder in specie by a
subacription of lOga. earn, with 20gs. added frum the rare
fund, fur tbree•ytar olds, 13.1. 416 ; four, Bst. ; live,
Sal, 1016. ; six, 241.; and aged, 94. 21b. Mares and geld-
ings slowed 91b. ; and the winner of one Piste or Sweep-
stakes in 1822 to carry 31b. extra ; of two, 51b.; and of
three, 716. Two miles; the issuer to be sold total*.
Sir H. Lippincuit names Nursia,4 yrs old 1
Mr. Frazer '• Champigonn, 6 yrs old 2
Mr. Whiteside'• ch. h. Wouverrsana, aged
Mr. Ladbrnok names eh. f. by Waltuu, oat of Sell's
3 yrs old
Mr. Aitlabic Names hi. f. by Don Cossack, out of Miss
Maeagec, 4 yrs old
Banos De Tessier mimes ch. g. by Phantom, darn by
Dirk Audrews
Boren Dr Tessier names Fair Bacon, 4 yrs old, by Mu-
•lsy,oat uf A sister le Petworib
Mr. P be. f. Miriam', by Walton, out of Fairing,
4 .yrs old.
Mr. Walker's Prosody, 4 yro old.
41r. Feu de's Vasiloo, 6 yrs old.
'Mr. !►raison antes b. e. by Phantom, out of sister
to Ramses, 3 yrs old dr
Jir G. Hestheola mom 6.11. by Phaotons, out of Hippo-
.416114 a, 3 yrs old
A good rat.—Won by a !toga'.