The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-04-13 00:00:00

S l'A it I? 111, G.

Reletter's benefit at the Fives' Court yesterday was mote
eurngrowly encoded than hits beru witnessed for massy
yea., and by persons chiefly idraiigers iirthe prisre.ring.—
It hid been given out that Hickman and Cooper would /per,
and that uu doubt wee a great attraction, If only to see the
Iwo men. Even the incisors to she Court we►e crowded,
and many had uo eight of the eichtbitions, which were cle-
verly arranged. AissoLgst the best of them were the

Welter no.! Roles. This was a flimsier-piece of science,
wh,ch'ilrew forth ti.nmp. of applanso, and the adVilliagell
were equal. The hitting awl parrying were as quick as
thought.

Rev Barn and • Cambridge man of great strength.—
Tbi was a match of science against strength and-resolution.
Hunt's left hand was ',Acts in his adversary's face; but the
countryman would nut be domed, ■od he gained sums advan-
tages by keeping at writ k with his sdvrrsary.
Spring and Harry Harmer mule ■ very gaud and scien-
tific set.tu, and Spring *bored Hurt be was nut easily to be
got at with Hsrinei's Irngth and science.

lfllio• and Harry Holt sparred well, and itset with muck
• mils use.
Turner and Sampson. This was the most spirited set.
to of the day; Sampson went to work in his •steal insulter,
regardlest of fear, and hr wa■ met with equal courage.—.
Some smart hit► were exchanged; but Turner, who is also
difficult to be got at, bail the hest of it.
floes* roil Hammond made • good rulliaffing match,
and there was a call fur Flickers's sad Cooper; but, as the
former had hurt his knee in the short fight tot the preceding
(las, be was excused.
Cooper set to with Sprfug; but be had no visible mark
of having been fi.4liting. By the blow on the jugular rein,
it seems, the circulation of blood was stopped are.r a
►cientifc match Cooper said he bad lost the battle by acei.
dent, and tie was witting to fight Gas again, if his friends
would hack him in June. Hickman mounted the stage, and
raid he was ready to fight Cooper in the sin •n the sth of
J nue, sod his rummy was ready to be staked at Itsattlairs...—
there the maitre teas.

Semi.' of the nubility and gentry of distinction were pre.
neut.

NAVAL /NT LLIC

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 11.
Sailed the Richard Plaskett, Tullry, foe Loudon.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL le.
Arrived the American schooner Independence, Isiosee,
from Salem, for Copenhagen.

ALMOUTH. •PR/I. 9.
Sailtd the Duke of Yolk packet, with mails, Cm Jamaica
anti the Jaime, Brown, fur Antwerp.

pelmet, Aran. 11.
Arrived the Friend. Adtersture, avarrnau, from Lndon,
fur Arundel, will. lon of bowsprit.

HARWICH, Arnim. 11.
Sailed the Lady Nepeen packet fur Cuxhaven, and
Henry Freeling ditto f.n. Hutt:lnd—each with a mad.
ItAIIMATZ, APRIL 11.
The gallitd Jenny, Fuppe., fro:n !lambuses fur Oporto.
with wheat, gut nu the Goodwin Sand yesterday rvenitie
end °emir. to the neap tides his nut yet been gut off
Srrerat burls ere employed in liuding her cargo here,

MEAL, APRIL 11.
Arrived •itti sailed fur the river the Earl Hal ,
Jameson ; and Thames, Le Mane, Cumlomtety and China.
Came Jowl. frnm she titer and remain, the Salamanca,
lur Nitric.; and Anu, 3latlorr, fur Cape Coast Castle.

The forei!,n Pupeis state, that NIG lIELI.FAR7II.
II printer :11 Ed. 1.111, has Itivrilird a press to print
sheets at a time. 'fins machine, which may
he intale of any size, sup:dies 7.00 u cnt'ies of each
sliett iu twelte hours, making 56,000 bileets printed
nil both sid:s. The machine is put in motion by
ui,e hist, and three men are sufficient to soppily it
with sheets and take them away. Each shut per-
recta itself.

A shocking circumstance occurred at Stamford
on Friday. A Gentleman. n corunterc“l traveller,
went to tor George mid A isgel bon to hike' a place
by the Leicester coach. Ile booked himself, paid
his Cur, moil desired tout the coach, which was to
ptort in a fee minute., might call tbr him at the
Crown 11111 as it parried. 'DMA was promised, and
the tie:Aleut:or returned lo the Crown apparenily
in tile must perfect health, but just as he se whet!
the gottw 4y of the luo,lte dropporl down, irmi shed
111-cu.l 1r ! Vrrelict ..l the Co.oiie s's liiritstst—.' By
the r isiratiun (.Dili" 4 •
Tliontas rileye s, Jarvis. Jesse Sang.
well, and Jain Lratalrell, who were tried and found
guilty, at the last Aseizis liar the rowdy of Sur-
rey, are lath:real Ga. exec UllOll at liorseirrongerslont,
on Weshietalsy morning next. Meyers and Jarvis
wire voiivicitil of passing forged notes ; and the
oilier two of a burglsty at Efigitfialit• green, err
Fcbrnary last.---A condemned *era,,,,, will he
plenclard Ott timidity nest. in the lisison Chapel,
by the liter. Dr. SWANN. D.D. Hector of tit. Sal-
VioUr'si purish.—The public will be admitted after
nine o'clock.