The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-19 00:00:00

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Mr. Mellish's match to ride 13 steno, and to trot Ifh Ilan
In ao hoer, took place yesterday uvrr a three miles circle of
turf, in Aragon Parkt Ilautlogdonshire, fur 200 meepoSsat. '
Ii was dune as follows:

to. s• so. &
Ist three miles ll 40 41h dove wiles.... 31 10
Id ditto ll 60 Oth ditto ....,... 12 II
3d ditto l2 10
ToSat..••••• •••••• •*•• 69 11
The horse broke into o gallop Ia the sod oretf
turned round agreeable to articles.

TILE LATE ACT re PREVENT crarstrr !VI
ANINALL

As isformatios ender this Aet was heard before the Ms.
alsarares, it the fined Jury Member here, this day. lfhis
chirp was preferred by Mr. Edward Pitt, of Littlettie, wesir.
this city, spinal Mr. Richard Snow, a farmer of the same
parish, he haying, on the 7th Instant, wantonly aid omen/
beaten, shooed, and shot at a bell, baler the cattle sad pro-
perty of Mr. Edward Fitt
s_
. .

It appeared that Mr. Snow discharged Ms gun at the poor
ettimel three times, by which it lust one eye, aud is other.
wise much injured abort the bead sod neck.

From the aggravated circumstances of the mac. the Ma-
gietraten thought it right to inflict the whole peaelty Impos-
ed by the Act of Perfumes', and Mr. Snow was aecordieglg
adjudged is pay 51.—•(Rzeter Paper j

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.
Yesterday the following sad catastrophe was discovered
about eight o'clock in the morning, at the hone of Villiers
flarkee, Eaq. is Devosabfre-plen. It appeared that as the
watchman woe foist his rends ea the pertain evening he
observed tho shatters of the boon sot closed as tonal, a Id
knowing that the family was oat ad Uwe, be kept a to d
watch on the premises snail the series*t of the night cute
up, when be informed him of the circumstance, who twirl
him to remain there; ibis hr secordingly did, son <ter
the watch had telt, about the boor above ateationed.-u
Sellers, Monett, and Toombs; constables, repaired to timer)*
num to their surprise they obwrved through the nib eel
the windows of the housekeeper's room sorartitiag lyiag ea
the floor, having the appeerapc• of a female ; the constable*
intently got over the aria gate, tuad entered the roars by
throwing up the sash, when tbey instantly perceived the
housekeeper lying on her face, her arms were sterna', nod a
white handled knife, such as was used is the house, wo• ty,
the side of her right hand, scar her throat. The demised
was covered w.tb blood. Two surgeons were immediately
sent fur, and on their arrival the) :zlmised the deceased,
and found that she bad est bet she Ilse cernP:etr'e
cold, sad the opinion of the medical gentlemen war, that
the rash act bad been conortiteed areerai hour*.
ID the court* of the morning. Me: Raw Pinson, *se of that
Magistrates, being informed of the lamentable -*corer:cc,
repaired with several of the officers to the bone, an Veal
minutely Imparted every apartment, in order to savensirs rf
say pin bed beeu fail to beeak in or rob the preraissa, Ilia •
aethieg of .iat desci ipitott whatever was perccptible• Itt•
furniture was in iln usual sitaetinn, sad the proeva
owed in the closets sod c.spboardt were__petittlY impure.
The Magistrate on quitting left Witham Went. tOs eti,ef
biScer beleagsug to his esttsblieln-st. in car., Of The Most.
From the minute votapectiee 046 hen ..."1 iskstts Mter is not
the least doubt but the aquae tro-• ti heeler.
A dispatch was ten of( fairly y• ey wiersiag to ifr..
Suttees, informing him of the eirc.„,(4.o4.bee (who is shoat /I
=dustmen tont), snide arritill v cupteted.
A rruwd of !ferret; 7 aft ego the bouya day.
isg the whole of yeetiettes,

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