The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-13 00:00:00

Wherry, given
Aoky, to be rimed for by six pair orseallero obu-oever
before woo a rip., was etialeata.l for yeiderlay by six gas-
&late% three above sad Area below bridge, doors out of
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„nor by bellot previously, all of thAus' now who duly
..red their appreneireshirs to waterworn, sad moue to exceed
4t year. of age. The bin were d►aw. on fisiorday at the
Mitre, at fitaegate, nod the prate was to be rowed for in
commas working wherries. The lots fell to the following
silo competition :
Names. Reaidirsee. Cohan..
Benjuviim Lewis.... Bleckfrien
James lbbut . Waterloo bridge .
Thomas Dodd lluognfordatairs.. Ceeco•
Thomas Evens
Thome* Spencer.... Upper Rotherhithe
illiatn Hopper .... Lower Rotherkithe . Purple.
They one all established waterline of celebrity.
There was an extra men chant from shove, mud like.
wise our from below 'kitty, in case soy of the others
should woe attend. Their Names were--alsove bridge, James
Uwiosy Ittatogate—below bridge, Thomas Wood, Cuckold's-
At four o'clock the boats started from Westaisater.b►idge.
The first heat was tom of extreme interest, the busts for a
eonsidenoble part of she way kept so Auer together dilate
was difficult to say is whose bands the winning oar ten—
deree of sheen rowed almost at the same instant throorb
Vauxhall bridge, mod kept quite clues Ito each other so far
bock as Lambeth Palace. 'By she arrougesnent for Ike
snahrh the three lest is ware entitled to raw agonise each
other fur the cooquesorthe seetoad heat.
Between the lint sad the memod heat a coosiderable delay
took place. The gun at the mid of tips lest heat was fired
abode militates pest fear olglodt. sod Ike grin far *lan.
isag at the anotood heat was mot heard until nearly half past
ant o'clock. The river dont pretested an 1111C0111111011 apt-
preemie?. The delay between Ike first sod second knit
attracted the coriosity of all the boat cumpaaies, oho had
previously taken their stations in front of Cumberland Gar-
dens and neer Vauxhall Bridge, Slid led them to row to-
wards Westminster Bridge,' so that when the signal fur
starting on the annual heat was given, the corning of
the Immerse lona of boats which covered the Rider Is
make way foe the three rowers presented a very pieta.
reline spectacle. The struggle between she theee was ad-
mirable; they kept close together from Westminster t
Vauxhall-bridge, sad two of them got quite abreast through
the appointed arch for the turn, bat the third sad last ►uat
look au easier method, sad passed (as was said) through a
nearer atoll and then kept inside a part from which they were
to ban kept rather aloof at the stairs wit►is Venetian-
bridge. At this moment Mr. Astir, bore down in his barge
nom' the boat that was charged with fowl play, mod stopped
her. The utmost confusion now seemed to pervade the boats
at the river. Some of the roiling ponies thought that the
penes guilty of foist play ought to he mimed altogether,
rather that the others, who were taking the lead, should be
stopped sad made start spin, to give the defaulter a abases
of bringing up by fresh menhir's. Mr. Miley, who was the
lint judge, and who was sou doubt sinuous that the sport of
a liar evenitig should not be saddeoly lust to the immense
assemblage who surveyed it, instantly ordered that the
three boats should start again from Vauthall.bridge.--
They souk their stations nod obeyed the mandate asno*aced
by a gun from Cumberland 'exedras. The struggle betwees
the melt seemed almost Curios, rowing towards Westalia-
ster. They had to encounter the accessary difficalties of
rowing in. she midst of boats which retarded their way, and
in one inseam.* a host which was rowing ahead was throw■
to the rear, by tooting in contact with as empty boat
moored at ohs stairs at this side of Vauxhall-bridge. The
woggle was pretty royally kept up to the trimming station.
and John Ibbut was declared the esuqueror.
At eight o'clock the winner was presented with the wherry,
and the woad and third with a guinea each, by Mr. Astley,
on the stage of the theatre.
Westminster.hridge was covered with one rampart wee
of people. Vauxhall-bridge was throated by people of
fashion. The Earl of Sefton was there with a large party,
in two bewitches ,ad a auricle. The Earl of Hantingdos
and leveret other persons of distinetioa also took their sta-
tions us %/noshed. bridge, and appeared highly gratified with
the spirit tot the passing scene.

On Sunday setsesight, the Crowe transport arrived
at Sunderland, with a detachment of the 31st regi•
meat, from Heligoland ; and on the same day, the
Zephyr transport strived with another detachment
of the 31st, from Malta. They were disembarked
the next day, and on Tuesday morning both marched
fur Lancashire.
The unskilful management of our stage coaches,
requires the yet further interference of the Legit.
lature, as verdicts at law seem to have but little
effect ; in fact, the gainer of a verdict in these
cases, is mostly a loser in pocket. The Manchester
Telegraph was overturned at St. Alban's, • few
days ago, and on Monday a Brighton coach met
with a similar fate, when the passengers were se-
riously injured.
EVIGRATION.—At the period when the auxiliary
troops under the command of Colonel (now Gene.
ENGLISH sailed from this country to Marga.
retta, to join the Patriot cause iu Venezuela, two
gentlemen of well-known abilities for the undertak-
ing, at the suggestion of some British merchants,
were attached to the expedition, who were in-
structed to make application to the Congress of
Venezuela, for a grant of laud somewhere on the
batiks of the Oronoco, and not too distant from the
sea, to be appropriated to the reception of an infant
colony. We understand that dispatches have been
received fiom Angostura relating to this sub-
ject : the Congress of Venezuela have freely coo-
seined to the desired grant, and permission is given
to the applicants to select any spot that may he
desired fur the purpose, engaging at the sane
time to the persons emierating the free tojoyment
of civil and religious liberty, and with no other eptt,
between them and the Government and pro.
vioces of Venereal's, than may he required for their
mutual security. 'Flwy are to he specially exempt
from any species of military service, but that which
may become n y for their own protection
against the natives.
Mr. W. MARTIW. the inventor of a perpetual
Diatom, which was exhibited in this town iu the
year 1807, has lately given his opinion relative to
the cause of the tithing and flowing of the tide.
When a boy, he Pugs, he used to amuse himself by
blowing tip a pea upon the end of a tubacco.pipe;
and he observed, that while the pea performed its
revolutious round the end of the pipe, it also med.
Wed, in some degree, like a small pendulum; he
therefore concludes that•this circumstance will suf-
ficiently ceconaut for the cause of the ebbing and
flowing of the tide, on the following hypothesis :
As the earth goes once round in twenty-four hours,
and makes four vibrations in that time, floating
upon the atmospheric air, similar to the pea on the
end of the tobacco-pip r. and being influenced by
the north and south poles. cannot tiorl • restisig-
place, it is thereby made to vibrute like a peudu.
lam. which causes the tides to how at regular
periods. Were there no moon, says Mr. MAIM,.
the tides would still catboat regulady to ebb 1114
flow, only with this diarefet.ce.—that there "matt be
sso spring tidee.—(Aesreasik
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