The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-09-10 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

RICH %lON %I P ETING.

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The Maiden Plate of 5 4 fur rm: • a tour-vrar olds. Two
Mile Heats Race.
Mr. .1. Mmson's gr c by Llei.mmi, out of Haat,le's darn.
(W Pei.te) beat Mr W. Hutchinantes br. c, b 1 Overt
don by Mirsk. 7,t. tidb. each, two miles, lOOgs. sto 4 ots
the ()Tertian co/t. Won away.
W2l:telttoa Y.
The King's Plate of 100 g,. 'calls HAW-aeon Guineas) foe
fmve rears Old M lUst Fo V, ea
Lnrd Belhaven's bay, Lady Mar), by Meningarorin 11
Lord Fitawilliania hay, Sally
8 maanan's b my, Susan
6 to 4 against Frady Mary, 4 fp 1 against Sally, and 5 to 2
agaiii•mt Susan. Silly made play, and wa. heat by only half
a head,
The Suburlotion Cup of 10gs each, for thle-myear olds and
u,wa•ds. 11r,,,ur rnile.. (Id Sutifati ser ).
Sir W. Gerard's be. c. Young Ceramic by Chariot, 4 yra. old,
7.1 1016. ..... . . . .
Si- 11. Wil ianason'sgy h Homiest Stctling, 5 yrsold,Bst.Glb
Mr. Riddell'. b r Isv Ovartomi, ler. old, " • •
Ln dStrationerm i may c 41, by Sir Pater, out of Qamerns Nab,
8 vrs old, got Limo. . 4
Mr. Tru ter.s bt. be VII old, Get. Ilb . 5
Mr. C,a,ilYell% bcby st Geore, errs oA, 70 1014 . 4
Mr. W. tfuteliinaou'i be. c by Overton, J yrs .Ort Go Sib. I
$ a.md 6 to 4 against Young Cha ime, 3 6.1.
StArli g, and high raids aashist any other AR me Race last
al the biters were starting or the Cup, a vet. IhHc mil ea•n•
on, rvitlela re and .red It n .nee tole fo• the a w•.arors ra aaa memo,
and, in CilliSliewles of which, a•mrne of Lie C 11732401,4
in manure.
Preah I 'try for Thursday the 711. for Three.!ears Old and
u7wardi. Tw—mile Heats.
S:r 14 Willurns,mit's gm. h. flonest Staeing, by Sir NW,
o. old, Bmmt 51b. .
Mr. Rm 14.11't hr c b 7 Ov Tann, 3 vr. t 71', . Y 2
7 to 4, and att.r the hear, 7 to 1 on 111.mrit:It Starling. W4ll
eaa
Sir W. Guard's Young Chariot om,eiTed 201. to withdraw.

Extra Et of a let er frortia;4cer on board His
MAIEST Y'S ship 1t,./te A. Parit, great. day-11 on
Tuesilay last :—" A s-h ouer has just bionaht a
letter from Captain Koon, wha commands the in-
shore squadr-n, with intelligence, that the two
ships of the line in Cam iret Bay. have b en joined
by six more ships from Brest. Thew dither, how-
ever, was so hazy, that their force could n 're wait-
tained. The wild is now froos the Nnrthwarf,
and it is probable that otl ers will cons, ins .--
We are now at anchor off tee • Black ,
from which circumstat.ce we are led to be:t-v!.
that Admiral Costa wAi.i is expeai that some
of the enemy's ships will attempt to slip out.
—The vessels cog vged with us on the 22J, returned
to Rrest on Saturday. on the Appearance of a gale
from tie N.W. enemy are incessantly em-
ployed in the new battery, which will cover their
new anchorage."
Orders are int issued for the Camp at WardStiry
Down, near Exeter. to break up the 14th ins-. ati'd
the Reg;ments composing the Canso, via. the ‘Vor-
cester, N 'fah Devon, and Bedford Reziments, ere
to march ti Exmouth, cross the River Exe, and
proceed to Hammond, on Ball Moor, near the.
River Plernis, where they were to take gronnd. and
he joined by the fits:kers of true Royal Cornwall,
South Devon, and Wilts, in Plymouth garrison,
the whole to form a flying ::amp, and, after staying
a fortnight, to break up again, and proceed to Ro-
bornioth Downs, till the end of the ca npaign
Dolls's have a ',anted nearly thriv-aultonicr per
ounce, in conseciitence of the sums which, it is ru-
moured, Government will require for Continental
ib-idies.
A subscription purse of 301. will he run for, dott-
ing the ensuing Perth races, by each 'lmp
rattly, of the Perthshire regiment of gentl,ierien and
yeomanry cavalry. 'llse ho.ses :o he rule by ye ).
men of the regiment, The vi rs sto ran
afterward, for a plate, value 301 given by toe Com-
manding Officer, the Earl of Ka ?snout t..
Sp:ilia:4o.— rile resent month must lt-doubiy
gratifying to spun Sing men, as the comment ensent'of
it introduces an amusement, whit+, whilst it affords
pleasure and gives health to the sportsman, contila
butes to the elegance of th- tabl-; bin toe last day
of the month presents a snort of much mo e inter-sr,
namely, the drawing of a rich and trolv popu-ar
Lottery, in which the game is of no less m igni: tide
thin 3 Prizes of 20,0001 —3 of 10.0001.-3 of
5,90'11. and others of curious amounts, with the
singular advantage of 101. each far a proportion of
the Banks.

A c ise of the yellow fewer has bran r-ceotly
cured in Jamaica by swfating in the steam of hot
sugar. The lad upon whom this exuerimr.nt was
made, was placed close to the steams of the cop.
peras, which had an instantaneous and happy efee.
The pulse fell from 100 to 70 in a few mingle, F
the sweat poured off in streams ;dais herd was alai
mediately relieved ; and he did not complain (.f
being too hot, not ,iithstanding a brea'a of air
could not enter the room. and he WAS surrounded
with the steam of sugar arum all the coppers.. .no
Frocess was repeated the next day. afar which rue
patient put on his clothe,, came down weir.. said
he was quite well, and eagerly called for to, d
On Monday last, Mr. Joseph Titios Li. eldest
son of Lieutenant-Colonel 'ft-Navas. of Scathe,.
rough, about 43 years of Age, in the 'Jam cit youll
and manhood, being on a sisst at Whitby, w-nr 'o
bathe in the sea, about nine o'clock in the 'naming.
when venturing too far i itu the water, he was un-
fortunately drowned, in the sl.ghr of a great number
of persons upon the pier and b.ach. who, t. oar. at
a very smell distance from him, could reader him
no assistance. The person attendant noon the bath-
ing rn 'chine, as soon as he saw th'r di get, rode
into the water to attempt his rescue, hut was pre-
yeired by the violence of the surf trim eff-ain.t ,•is
purpose. The body being cunvled away by toe re-
cess on of the waves. could not be found, rho.. 41
boa's were immediately dispatched from the b.f.
b ,ur to search for it. The number of boats engag.
ed in that office the whole of the day. eahintied. as
they moved along the shore in slow and silent pea.
gression, a scene irresistibly saffetctiog. Tlu hndy
was discovered the following morning, about five
o'clock, near the water's edge, by two sol iers, who
had been employe.) with others to watch the Leach.
Tnis very melancholy accistelit is rendered more
truly distressing and affeeihg, by the circumstance
of the young man being on the point of martiago
with a be iuti 111 and accomplished young We, of
mie of the first fam hes in lai:hy His remains
were interred at Scarborough 'on Wednesday dot.
attended by a numerous assr!tblage of Ilia allatted
relations and friends.

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