The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-05-04 00:00:00

(BY EXPRESS.)

NEWMATINET, A QUARTER PAST OWE.
The Course, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the wea-
they, was better atter led than yesterday, the sports being expected
to surpass those of the first day. The MI. Plate excites great'
interest, as its issue may make a very considerable alteration in the'
Derby betting, Arid, the Muley colt. and Mr. Payne's colt, being
Derby horses. Mr. Prendergast's Witch, and Mr. "%lily's Ta-1
randus, have paid forfeit for the first class of the Handicap (run at
two ,o'clock), and the Duke of Richmond's Dandizette foe the
second class (run at three o'clock). The Plate will be run for at
half.past two o'clock. The betting at the Rooms was heavy on
the Plate this morning ; Camel the first favourite; Arid, and the
Octavius and Maley colts, were likewise in request. Scandal,
being a Leger hone, creates some interest. The betting is as
follows :-
2 to 1 apt Camel I 7 to 2 agst Pigmy
7 to 2 apt Surprise.
The only alteration in the other Stakes is on Pipylina, who has
advanced a point.
The Duchess of Rutland has arrived, and amongst the other
arrivals not before noticed are—Lord G. Cavendish, General Gros..
Tenor, Mr. Lambton, and the far-famed 3lr. Rayne, who paraded
the streets this morning, and attracted the notice of an admiring
few.
Mr. Douglas will have a dinner party to-day, at which his
Royal Highness the Duke of York, the Duke and Duchess of
Rutland, the Duke of Grafton, Lord G. Cavendish, Earl Jersey,
General Grosvenor, Sir J. Shelley, and Mr. Lambton, will be
present.
Earl Sefton had a grand dinner party yesterday, and his Lord-
ship will have another to-day.
The following matches have been made for Thursday :
The Duke of Grafton's Pigmy, 7st. 41b. apt Lord Orford's
Orion, fist. Sib. D. 31. 100.
Mr. Udny's Pantins colt, list. Mb. apt Mr. Prendergast's
Witch, 7u. Mb. T.Y.C. 100, h. ft.

Mr. Smith, the performer at Astley's Amphitheatre,
who injured his spine in making a summerset on last Friday week,
died on Monday morning, after great suffering. Since the accident
his extremities became paralyzed, and at intervals symptoms of de-
lirium manifested themselves, until he at length expired under great
pain and total exhaustion. He was a fine young man 23 years of
age, and has left an amiable young wife to lament his premature
death.
As Lord Ilardwicke's carriage was passing through Wire,
on Sunday, a child was knocked dawn and run over, by which it
had a leg and an arm broken. His Lordship immediately alighted,
and humanely ordered every possible attention to be paid to the
sufi'erer.
On Sunday last a dog which was swimming in the Cart,
perceiving a bundle floating down the water, immediately drew it
ashore. His owner, on examination, discovered, to his astonish-
ment, that it contained the corpse of a new-born child, with the
skull fractured and other marks of violence on its person.—Glasgow
Free Press. _ . .

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A. most melancholy accident happened on Thursday
morning, about eight o'clock, in Albany.street, North Leith : a
number of men have been employed for some time in sinking a well
there, and, after having sank to the depth of forty feet without ob.
taming water, they then bored to the farther depth of sixty feet,
end as two of them were so employed at the bottom of the well, it
tilled with foul air, when one of them was fortunately got out with-
out receiving much injury; but the other, James Cleugh, was not
got up until upwards of two hours after, when he was quite dead.
He has left a widow and nine children to lament his loss.
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MELANCHOLY ACCIDEN T.—A melancholy accittent
happened at the village of Invergordon, on the night of Saturday
last, between nine and ten o'clock : while a :Jan of the name of
(Janie was in the act of removing something from the mouth of a
well, the building gave way, and, horrible to relate, he was precipit
tated to the bottom and buried in its ruins. An alarm was imme.
diately given, when a number of persons assembled, who instantly
began to remove the earth, but were not able to extricate the object
of their labour until about four o'clock next morning, wilco the
body was discovered about fifty feet below the surface, in a mangled
state. Mr. °Ellie has left no family..—firsTrrtrts Courier.