The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-07-05 00:00:00

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TA TTE RSA LL'S, MONDAY, JULY 4•
The betting to-day was brisk, and the odds have • en am.._
of the horses. For the July Stakes Octaviana is tiling fast, wed
bids fair to become a very great favourite. The adds on the St.
Leger are nearly as before, with the eiception of Cleveland and
Altisidora, both of whom are coming forward.

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STRANOR OUTRAGE.
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We have received the following account of a very extraOrdinity
outrage, from a very respectable Correspondent :
" On Wednesday last, the 29th June, as the day-coach, called
the St. Patrick, was going from Dublin to Monaghan, it was stop-
ped about a mile at this aide of Rallybay, and nine from Mona-
ghan, by a troop of horse and foot of the worthy police of the
county 3lonaghan ; the people who are amply paid for the protec-
tion of the pc..ce. The leading horses twisted round near the top
of a hill, and were it not for the activity of the guard (Robert El-
man), who got quickly front behind the coach to put a stone before
the wheel, the coach, passengers and 311, would have been dashed
down a great precipice; for which he soon had a cocked pistol to
his head, and was laid hold of and taken prisoner, under an al-
leged warrant Nom the Post-office. all the passengers taken off and
put out of the coach, between three and four o'clock in the day ;
their luggage, boxes, &c. torn down, broke down, and strewed
about the road, on the pretence of searching for letters. A boy under
15 years of age, Wm. Young, n friend of mine, leaving Mr. Jones's
school, at Ratlifarnham, going home with his mocker to Mona.
ghan, a lady well known on that road, was taken prisoner, and a
pistol manfully put to his breast, because he had a few books tied
up in a bundle ; but after hawking him about sometime as a pri-
toner, as there was nothing illegal found with him, Mr. Marum,
the Captain of those protectors of the peace, who is also a half-pay
officer, suffered this young boy to go on his parole of knuour.
There were few male passengers, but all were put in dread anti fear
of their live*. Mrs. Young came to Dublin to buy some goods for
herself and family, which were in a small box nailed down ; the
box was smashed, the articles, including a new bonnet, &c. &c.
thrown about the road. The coach that followed received the
same fate, but while the party were thus treating the first coach,
' for fear tie second should come, a patrol from the worthy protec-
tors had been sent off in full gallop to stop it. My feeling on the
business is such, that I doubted at first the story, but on cool
deliberate inquiry, your are not set astray by, yours, &c."--I'rec-
man's Journal.

THE CANADIANS.—A few days ago the Canadian Chiefs went
with tile Rev. Mr. Wrench, the Lord Alayor's Chaplain, to see the
coffer dam in which the Lord Mayor laid the first stone of London,
liridge. They previously breakfasted with his Lordship, who as
they had requested that he would present them with sonic me-
morial which they might exhibit in their native land as a testi-
mony of their reception by the Chief Magistrate of the greatest'
city in the world, gave to each a medal, upon which was engraved
a brief statement of what took place on the day the ceremony, wait
performed. They expressed the most lively astonishment e t the
enormous fabric. Some of the workmen, for a short time, sus-
bended their labours, apparently out of respect to the st-angers,
ut it was found they had a more interested motive. One of them
handed a pot of porter to Michely Tsionidalie, the chief of the
warriors, and begged he would drink. The warrior very gladly
accept,d the beverage, drank to the health of the Lord May( r, and
success to the undertaking, and handed the pot to Andre Rumain
Tsenhahisein the second chief, who also thank. After which he
put the pot into the hands of Kalli Alli thaw Row, the Chief
of the Counci's, who touched, the brim with hie lips, ex-
pressed his gratitude to the people of England, and wished pro-
%verity to the new anti to every future undertaking of the liberal and
enlightened nation. The Minister did not drink, but he examined
the vessel which held " Meux's intire" with a diplomatic eye, and
cou:d net conceal his admiration of tile loyalty of a people who
were ro fond of their Sovereign as to have the words " King's
Head" written even upon the pewter which was used by the very
lowest in society. Just as the Canadians were about to depart,'
the workmen held out their hats to them for the price of more por-
ter, and they would have instantly
.complied had not Mr. Wrench,
who bu: for such a beggarly petition would have made an agree.'
able return for their seemingly hospitable treatment of the stran.
gets, interfered. Upon their re-ei tering the Mansion-house, they
proposed to the Lord Mayor, with infinite good nature, to amuse
his children and friends with the war-dance, and some little cere.
monies descriptive of the manners and habits of the people of their
natior. In the dance, the minister, whose temperate life has pro-
hibited the approach of gout or debility, exceeded the rest in the'
rapidity of his movements. They seemed greatly amused upon
exciting general merriment in the company, and when they sat
down they spoke with warm hope of the probable success of their
appeal to Government for the restoration of the land upon which
the English settlers have infringed to an immense extent, and
without the shadow of an excuse, except that of power. Kelly
Alli Chew Row, who is an extremely sensible, well conducted
man, untainted by the vices of Court, leas great reliance upon the I
eloquence of the Chaimian of the Committee of the House of As
solibly in Canada, which sat upon the claims of the Canadian.'
Phis gentleman is corning Mier to England to advocate the just and
reasonable claims of the injured people, who are, the Minister says,
ever ready •O assist the British authorities upon all occasions. In
speakirg of ihe wrongs of the Canadians, the four chiefs have ne-
ver utter :c1 a syllable of reproach, but have uniformly declared their
admitati inn of the conduct of those of our countrymen with whom
they have associated occasionany.