The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-04-20 00:00:00

CROMWELL HUNT RACES.

"Nraowestialr, ♦PRIL 17.
The Farmers' Stake of 3gs. real, with 30gs. added from the
Club Heath. two miler. Weights, Ilst.
Mr. Goodehiltra h. h. Wasp
Mr. Denman's er. no
Me. Stevenson's eh e. Logic ... 1 4 3 3
Mr. Andrew's Partys • • 4 3 4dr
Mt. Norman's Anise ....
Mr. Corot thorpe's b. lb.. ‘'a
Mr.
• There was fa oil swift Mt ibis stake in every best.
Sweepsfaltra of 7(1. each.
Mr. Woodville's Cherry Bounce
Mr. H. Dratheosit's ?imam!
Five started. Ewen un the winner.

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E-IsTBR SPURTS.
A match took place at Waltham, near Grimsby, on the
9th iintaut. bet'reo W. Dawson. E•q 'a bay horse Rada inaii.
thus, and Mr. San•kroon'a (farrier'•) by snore Fanny, which
was won by the former. Mr. Sanderson Out being ;minified,
made a Peeved mat* in which Radarnandius won is grand
style. Bath horses were ridden by gentlemen belonging to
tbe Brocklesby Rout.
Another match then took place between Mr. Throats' Ro-
hin•oit'a (of Ashby) by horse Joseph, and Mr. Richard Sot-
fleet's (of Waltham) bay maps Rate, which was won easily
by the fumer. •
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A ICUS 11C U' EON. ..
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' We mentioned in oat last • female who had been
'stalking es • plasterer like a matt. The following
is a more detailed account of that ecceuttic dm-
racier :
' She belonged originally to Ultimata, is now about twenty.
seven years of age, and for better than four years she has, of
her owe five choice, wore the attire, and discharged the
laborione duties, of one of the male sex. Her real name
is Helen Oliver; bat she has assumed the name of her bro-
ther John. About six years ago, while she was • maid-
servant in • farm boase is West Kilbriile, • particular inti-
macy took 'place between her and a person in a neigh-
bowies house, who officiated ea ploothrnia. Being fre-
quesstly,seen walking together is. quiet sod sequestered places,
• they were regarded as lovers ; ultimately, however, this
"pluaghiriaa' tamed oat to be also a female; and a is be-
lieved by Helen's relatives and acqoaistitaces, thal,it wear the
arguments of this personage which induced her to abandon
the female drsas-aad defies. Upon Sunday the 4th Jasuary,
1818, while is her parent's house at Silicosis, she requested
her mother to give her her "wee catty pipe," and she would
give bee two new ones la easiest.. To this unusual demand
the mother after dome questions consented;-and Hsles im-
mediate!, afterwards belga to write • letter, which, in an-
swer to an inquiry from her parent, she said was to Worm
' the Porte is G1141'804, he whom she was hired as a wr-
yest, that she world not be with them fur some time
fur several reasons she then alleged. Early on the foliate-
lag morning, Helen helped herself to • complete suit of her
F• heather's clothes sod disappeared, without giving the least
internal roe of her futon prospects, or where she intended to
6: her residence. Dressed in her pew attire, robe reached the
house of a cousin in Glasgow on the same day. Her re-
lative was suit sufficiently intimate with the person of the
fair impostor to detect the fraud. Never Joulatieg in the
least that she was "the real John Oliver," 'moat other in-
quiries for absent relatives "sifter Helen" was sot forgot.
test. A plasterer stopt at the time in her counia's house,
and she resolved to learn that easiness. Accordingly, she
went for trial to a person in the Calton ; but having fallen out
with her toaster, she kit the town. She then went to Paisley,
where she wrought for about three mouths, and she was
' next employed fur shunt half a•year in Johnstone. There,
either fur amusement, or to prevent suspicion' sod insure
it
conrealment, she courted a young woman, *d absolutely
carried the joke so far am to isidues the girl to leave her ser-
vire to be married. Travelling one Hight between Johnston.
sad Paisley, she was accosted by a lad from Salicoates, who
was intimate with her peens., parents, and history ; sod is
cossequesce she femurs d to Kilmarnock, where she reartahred
six months. Besides the plum already mentiened, she has
begs in Lanark and Edinburgh, working always at the plas-
tering, except • short time she was employed by • Glasgow
Member, shout the Bell-street market. A variety of cir-
cumstances have frequently impelled this rustic D'Eus
is, change nut ouly her master bud house of residence,
but also the town in 'bah she was comfortably employ-
ed, particularly as she was oftea or tali, r almost always
obliged to board and share her lodgings with some Neigh-
boor workman, mod though fur some obvious reasons
she seldom detailed more of her previous history than men-
tio•ed the tows. she had visited and the masters she had
d, yet some sagacious females have been kouwu to do-
dare that " Johasie most have been either a nudger err •
sailor," became "when Ise libes hiesset' he can bristly clout
his breeka, darn hie stockings, tusk' his sin meat, and wash
his silo daisy." At the begrimes of Februai y last, Helen
applied for employment to • master pl • to IJ istehesais-
towel. She said she was 17 years of age, and stated that she
and a sister were left orphans at are early age; urged her
I farlura condition, and that haslet already had some prac-
fiee, she was very anxious to be bound an •pprstitice, that
she might obtain no ample knowledge of the busmen.—
Etrealselly she was employed, and though she had the •p-
-pearsuee of • little mat,, she was so reality a tall woman,
heist shoot Ave feet four inches high. By no means shy of
a lift, times without number she hes carried the heavy hod
full of lime for the Irish labourer is, atteudacce. Steady,
diligent, and quiet, she gave her master every satisfaction,
sad he considering her rather a delicate buy, feelingly kept
her at light ornamental work, and paid her 7e. a west. SOWS.
lime Mum a workman was emphiyeell by the same master,
to whom Heirs was intimately kaolin. The master having
learned the facts of the ease, pliestl her apart al wo, k from
the mew, andlitook • fastiurable opportunity to speak with
Air. She indignasily donned her metamorphosis, offered
to produce letters from her sister, declared thst she was a
Freelaaseis, and besides had been • Ilesher, a drummer in the
Greenock volameent, gad made a ember of statements with
• view to cleave detection. Last week an Irishman, with
characteristic conlidesee, sprang upon the heroine, hatted
her like • heather Insist, and cried in his gesniue Dorie,
"Jobuay, they tell me you're • womau, MI dasg it, i mane
Is limbo, foe I love a pretty girl. The agile fensak extricated
herself In an instant, and with a posse, fel kick drove him
from her ; at the same time eselanniug, writs as oath abc
would soon ronviree hinter was sot • roman. Ultimately,
however, the truth was wrest from her, sail sbe has conse-
quently left the tows. She writes a guard hand, and previous
to her departure she addressed • card to her master, is.
which sire bade him farewell, sad requested bias sot to make
much talk about H. Oliver .-e(Ghugesso Chronicle.)

A detsehmest of the 3d draftees guards arrived at &Wiwi
ea T►ursday, ender the colonised of Captain lioterwood,
They are to be quartered lbw( fur some time.

COAL MARKET, Aram li.
Ships ■t Markel. Mips Veld. Prue.
At Newcasile

[From Saw " Lwtdo■ New Prier Current")

FRIDAY, APRIL ID.
COTTON.—By public sale Iflib instant :
Demerara Colton, 219 Mika, very good quality, all liken
in •t 111 J.
Smyrna, 147 hales, in bond, 'old 7•,J. a 84
Deinelara, 113 bales, middling grata,. sold 103 J a 114 d.
The purchases of Callon by private centrism for Ibe wank
eliding yesterday, inclusive, arr-
-1,320 Bengal
850 Surat ..
156 Madras -
72 Upland
150 Smyrna 7ld. • bd. --
NO Dent

Sooas.—The Sugar market has bees very languid this
week; the purchases reported by private costract are quite
inconsiderable. The brown and low qualities weal ue at
public sale or Tuesday at a decline of Is. a Is. 6.1; the re•
doylies. has siace bees confirmed by private rostrael; the
coluury and good Sugars nearly rnsialais the late prices: the
market however is exceediogl beam.
There is little alteration to state in 11, filled Goods : the
shirks are inconsidarable, psrticalarly for the sea,,"," of the
year, yet the request coritiirues languid; the demand lately
has been ehiefly cuafirred to Cowl brow," 'soaps mail magie
loaves: the prices are without alteration. MOW-WS Mill
forenoon art tbs.

By public sale, lhils instant, 945 chests If h Pew
..re brusight &maid i the whole "'yet tat steadily at the
previous prices:—
White, rend quality .. 275. • 38s.
asthma:7 sad muddling 345. a :ilk.
Yr How
Brown
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Brazil, 8 ann., middling white— 34i. • IN. d.l.
roroac—Tlirre hare been considerable public sales of
Coffee Ibi■ week ; the Demerara attd Ruiner, being mur►
wasted for bowie consumption, have sold .t an advance of
♦s per ewe.; ordinary St. Desolate 1908. ed. a
The Coffee market to-day is In a very noronsmon state.
DS casks 101 bugs, chiefly Havantish, sold at public aale Ss.
per cat. ►igher than the previous market prices; we there.
fore quote Demerara, Berbiee, sod Ilavanualu Coffee Sa iwr
eel. ►igher. yet the market Is generally heavy, and witty ten
purchases mat lately aorated by private couireet J pod us.