The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-08-02 00:00:00

aiier 1.

The Judge@ of Assize on the Western Circuit
arrived here, on Saturday, and •opened the Com-
mission for the county of Wilts: The business
cornummees this day. There are only nine pri-
soners for trial, ind net a •great deal of business at
Nisi Prins. Among flit prisoners ore three charg-
ed with horse-stealing and one charged w t'. house-
•breaking. The other charges are not of so serious
a nature.

Our Ram commenced on Tuesday last. [The
clay'a sport was given iii 'NJ GLuIL of Thursday.]

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The City &reek
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Mr. Rea►s Timekeeper
likeekiets 411
SAME •
DAT. •
The Member`e nate of 501.
Mr. Trevaniou's Beeepbahas walked over the course.

• I'IILaSII)LV.
The Srincriptiou Plats of to Potted,.
Mr. Trevanioa's Crabber
Mr. Day's Glosurster
Mr. Radelyffes Lancaster • 3 dirj
Mr. Terraces Drake
Mr. Julia Scott's 'Pen Barge I is.
Mr. Chinas/cies Little Merl dis.

CIVIC DAY,
Th• Handicap Plate of so Poona:
Mr. Trrennion's Bacepholos
Mr. Dilly's Felton 1
1 hord E.grettiout's brother to M0i1ay..,.....1 3 (1
Mr. DWI" Buckler.

The races afforded very little sport. The Ordi-
nary and Steward's Ball were, however, most respect-
ably attended. Among the Gentletisen who dined
with the Steward were, the Earl of Pembroke, the
Bari of Radnor, Lord Vimou Folkestone, Sir G.
Present, Bart. W. Hussey, Esq. M. P. Sze. &b.
The company at the Btll was composed of the first
families in the ileighliourliot4l.
The heavy rain which set in on Wednesday even-
ing prevented the Vocal Concert from tieing so
fully attended as was expected. The performance
gave great pleasure to the amateurs who were pre-
sent. Webber Glee. Whew Winds breathe soft,
and the Ibuerily Shutt, by Elliott and Herring-
ton. were particularly admired.

The match of single-stick, from want of previous
proper arrangement by persons skilled in the game,
did not at all answer public expectation. r.se
Wiltshire men uniformly play with-the arm naked;
the Seinersetshire men generally play with the arm
*pidded : hence each keep a different guard, and
either can conquer in their own mode of play.—
It had been advertised that the play should be on
Wednesday with the arm naked : the Wiltshire
men• contended that they were of course to play
as usual, for two bloat, by which they hoped not
only to gain the prize of the der, but to have time
and opportunity so to disable their adversaries, play-
ing out of their usual mode, as to have an equal
chance of victory on the following day. The Soiner-
setshire men insisted on playisig the first day wee
blood, that they 'night the less expose their unpadded
arms. On this puint the day was wrangled away,
"nth very little play, and without any contest be-
tween the crack men of the two counties. The
Soinersetshire men thus reserved their arms, and, in
consequence, on Thursday' they gained every head
of the Wiltshire men, ...aplaycd off the Tyes for
the prizes is afriendly way. among themselves.

At Ludlow Races, Lord STAMFOCD.III St. Do-
minqo walked over the course fur the sweepstake*:
and the mil. plate was won by Mr. Gouutouaa's
Romeo, beating three others. On Friday, the
Hunter's Stakes was won by Mr. ,BENsam's Fisher-
aunt. beating Mr. ADAM'S bl. h.; and the 391.
plate was won by Mr. BiArsoa's Cecilia, beating
Mr. Got LBUltleg Whitenose, which was very well
cuntested.

Considevable bets are depending upon an ass-
race of one mile, to be run at four o'clock in the
afternoon of Monday next, from Niphany Bridge,
en the Clithero road, Yorkshire, to the Work-
!mime Bridge of Skipton.
On Monday and Tuesday last, a grand match at
Cricket was played at Linton Spring, Yorkshire,
between cleveu of the Wetherby•Club, and eleven
gentlemen of Linton and the neighbourhood,
which, after two days'play, was decided in favour of
the latter by twelve notches. A return snatch
will be pliyed by the same parties upon Culling-
ham-moor, ea Monday the Bth of August next.
Extract of a letter from Bislumsthorpe, near
York On Thursday last, one of the public
days at this palace, the Bishop of Dv ROAM and the
Dean of Prrcaecaoven visited his GiLICE. Du-
ring dinner :in odd coincidence took piece, the au-
thor of '• The True ChairrAmeui," and the Rev. J.
GaARAM, sat next to the Orthodox Professor, lite-
Liao, who replied so angrily to Mr. Ovarrow, in
his pamphlet on" Tke Articks." So many of the lower
Gentry from the neighbourhood took their wives
and bairns to dinner, that many respectable Digui-
tarien were banished to a side table, to make room
for inuling school-boys and girls."
Last week, as the two Mr. COOTS% Wee of the
late Mr. Coot', tobacconist, of Stratford, Essex,
were shriving a horse in a gig from Loudon to Bind-
ford, finding themselves taimmehle of governing
the animal, and being intimidated by the apparent
danger of their situation, they took the resolution
of jumping out of the vehicle, when one of tivons
rreeivel a severe contusion on his temple, from the
effect of which he Is••quished a few hours, and
then expired. This unfortunate accident happened
very near their home.
We are nosh• to learn. that Mr. Mantle, the
Under Sheritf for the County of York, was so
unfortunate as to break his leg, on Friday last, on
his way to York from Hull. if • was on the coach,
and one of the bor.:es tieing restive, Mr. Manna
hared off, and met with the above misfortinte.

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On Thursday afternoiiii 'came iota our testis,
Low; Ca :rest', beautiful yacht, having on boutd
his Lordship, I..ady CitarEN, rod state,- areollV,4l-..
hied by st fashinuable wider party, Possessing tits:
advantage of a pleasant here?" *Or loonglit up in
fine style. The baring gun-4,rig .was at anchor
in the bay, and • hoisted • the privatt signed. whis h
not tieing answered, ail hands wine tininedi,.'Pff
milled to Totters, and, as the yacht borto,a ..cry
warlike appearance, it created not a little tin-tle oa
board - the Ilating, • till she came' alangsi.ie, and
*as hailed bt the Commanding (illicit'. in the
evening, the whole party came oil shore in his
Lord,hip's barge, and repaired to RcsissmCs Ho-
tel, where they intend ;Plainsong Julio,.
ii:, lord-
shipp's rtatichere, which 'tvestufwill he liy short,
as his Lordship intends tuk,a, seireral triplsh•ther •
this summer, on account of the safe sui.hortf4e to
he found in Weymouth bay; above all other. •siatet.
tug places in the kingdom.
Our Theatre, under the management of Mr.
He GIIES, bus undergoire'ises.erial hthlitioual embel-
nslnuents, and was opened on Monday last for the
season. Mr. H. hmi engaged a very reaprituble
Company froin'the Theatre, Royal Rath, Bitruing.
ham, Liverppol, Ste. His exertions to gratify our
vibitantv, it is to be hoped, will be aiuply repaid by
a continuance of their liberal patronage.
New arrivals are. daily and rapidly pourittg ins
and many familiCe are prudently engaging Indgings
previous to the commencement of Blanclio.d Races,
in August ; wreck difficulty flequently °centring its
procuring accommodations fronting the sea, front
the great iullus: of coin:iany that arrite after the '1"
sports of the turf batt taken place. Among the
last arrivals arc—
Lord sad Lady Cratim, Sir Charles awl Lady finhalic
Lade DonaCy, Captain Egerton, Dr. Cardiner, Hee. ' 4
G. Atniel, Hev. Dr. Maxwell, Mr. atif 7drs. C. Haman, Mr.
and Mrs. liadtieki and family, Mr. sail Mrs, Leriont and
Vi'eol, Mr. and Mrs. Chapman and trimly Munro. .
Harrison, Bernet, Beth:lran, J. RawthooP, Bennett,
IValsh, Whitestonit, J. L. Goldsmid, J. 4irrsatt, Dieksona
B. Batfinl.l, Chapman, Smuts, Porter, Morton Eden, Par-
tridge, Pritchard, Fairmit, Arnaud, Pin hag, J. Bristow,
Birch, Buou, Hullers, Arue, J. IS. Fraalliu, Jimis, S. A.
Savernc, H. Wool, Latham, Lured, Sidary, Peatfierne ;
Mistresses Button, Laird, IVilitunn, L:yeara, White, Apps.
Bawlimain, Protest, White, rieldhoure,
Compton, Stephens, Ware • Miinas ILeplit.g, Rickets,
Bronarigg, Sec. ke. &c.

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On Friday last, the Royal Bucks, or King'4 Own
Regiment of Militia, on their panic at East-,
Bourne, volunteered to a man inolfcring their ser-
vices ta any part of Europe, in the prirsent women-
tour crisis; and dielollowing official letter was im-
mediately transmitted tow Earl Temple, tin ir
Colonel, to the Margins of Buckinglunn. Lord
Lieuteirmt of the County :

(COPY.) " Feet Bourne. July af,•11109.
a ATV LoNO—il is with the stroogest fe :hugs of pride
and satiefaetsuo that I have the henotse, la the uatrse of the
Alffierrs, Non-estiandstioned Ocfie,ms, aid P:irates, of the
Royal Bucks, or laisig's Own iteghateat of Waits, sonw
my command, to request your Lnvelsuip sill lay nt 11.. NI&
jetty's feet their humble utier to vulutteer fur (ureic, ser-
vice, upon the present eutergeney, should au upportnuity as.
ear, during the absence or einpluyto..fat elsewhere a His
Majesty's regular forces, iu which rue sent sad exerlises et
the militia amity of tie Visited lt:ogstoss airy be employed
with effect, to assist the strum& shit is is now Risking ia
Spain, for the liberties, the safety, east the peace of Eurips
sin souk:nos compress to your Lordship the drum
rested by the Pleci-cisiatinissiorled (Mi., era well Pletaltd s, that
their offer of service anis be eciesmered as mew saner
promise, that they shall le uo case be I:twisted (rots their
Offic,i a sir their colours ; sod in the e..sutideace that pro.
per prorisiou will be wade fur their faiiiilivs during their
absence.

" I hope and trust Ilia Nlaj.sty will be graciously pleased
to accept this offer of the mites of the regineut twos
which he deigned to cowl r the limauursb.e title of " luso
Xing 's Own," as • proof t.f its taxiell, to sluts that it GAII.
bases wortby of that distiirtuishesl name._

..
" I hate the hocour to be,
" My Lord,
" Your Lordship's obedient humble servant,
(g;goed) " 1:111 AN DOS TE3IYLE, Cownol."
" To the 31orquie of Bucicio;hano,
Lord Lieutenant of the County or Itonbe."

We have much sattsfactiou in learnirg, by the
arrival of the Boadicea, Captain HATLZY, on Sa-
turday, that the French fir!ter►nen, which the
Thrush took over to Havre de Grace, lauded 'cafe
at Hontleur.

Tuesday last, JAMES BLATCM, Esq. Rev. Joni
Govt.°, and Rev. Wit.t.tast Acoracii, Muste►s of
Arta, were elected Fellows; and Mes,rs.
of l'embroke College; Nswar, of Brusenoie Col..
lege, Oxford ; and llitacnen, of Queen's College,
Detnies, at Magdalen College, Oxford.
Within the last fourteen days, the town and
neighbourhood of Leeds have received inure orders

for"cloth than have been given for "t 1; last two
years past; and the town of Hull, in consequence
of the proistbility of the Russian trade being
again opened, is beginning to anew agora life anti

Owe day, last .week, es a poor boy, aged about
four years, of the name of FOSTII/1, living at Been
hall, la the neighbourhood of eiarlidc, was gathe,...'
ing rushes, he trod uNau au adder. The veoget .1
animal ended reood his leg, and bit it. Thi bulb
imosediatcly swelled to a great Woe, and the alas
introducing itsclf iuto the body, the child won
after died.

A tn. sanguinary circumstance occurred in
Swansea on Sunday sewitght. %I at in W•ihams
(better knowo by the appellation of Oat the Tikker)
haring; had some angry words with his wise, John
Williatus, their son, shout 15 xcars et age, inter-
fered in favour of his mother, which so enray.ed the
father, that he instantly sidled a :ergs hotelier's
knife which was on tile ttable. and him un-
der the shoulder ; the knife srmst through 1 he sta bses-
palate", muscle and mills Into toe thorax. e'imitileg
towards thecollar-butte; heti it not taken that reten-
tion, it '.roar have entered its heart. .i'he deinh of
the wound, which divide& breach of ; t'e'ary.
was nearlyseren inches t 4034 he thitchore,..l pirwarCia
of four quarts of bloodbefore Mr. Tu. . QII t lamv.
the surgeon who Mends him, was t.il:t to
dilate and tie op the artery, whit.,l h.. 11 a-cording
to Surgeon Caree's new plan. to pr 'seat its slip.
pin;;. The father was inueediattly takers it.to ctn.
torts:. and put, in confinement. until the poor ley
shall be declarthkout of danger, bat welch .a MI
likely to be for souse time. so he now ries ii, a ve.y
bad condition, althouirli hopes are entertained %bat
a recovery will take place.