The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-08-24 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, Auo. 21.

At six o'clock this morning the inhabitants and
visitors of this delightful place, who generally are
out at an early hoist, were very much entertained
by a e,nse on the water, a sig having been made
by the telegraph that some ship was in sight, watch
proved to be a smuci;ling which received
chase from several King's cut.ers And a man of war
brig, which were lying at anchor off &achy-
Head, and fired several s .nts at the lugger to bring
her to, when the men made to their boat. and
landed at Rottingdean, and ran over the hills ; the
lugger was taken, and is here at anchor. By ten
o'clock all the donkies in Brighton were hired
and mounted, and took excursions over the
Downs. Donaldson's library ass filled with coma
pany at an eat' y hour. At one ..'dock the com-
pany repaired to the erince's Cricket-ground, to see
the decision of the match that began yesterday ; the
ground had a very gay appearance from the nume-
rous company, and the number of booths, marquees,
dm with which it was coveted . this march being
the greatest which has been played on that ground
for many years.

FOIST DAY.
Innings were for Suxex, 34—Twittemhara Club, 110

(14innna to 1 at fiat on the Twittenhan Club, and 7 to 2,
at ctostol,n,theCtult.

!MOND DAY.
Twittenham Clu7, 42—Sawes.

Won by the Twittenham by six wickets. TE, game
laited tit near seven in the evening. The odds
were, at two o'clock, 19 to l on Twittenh am. Alta
which, several aerate players were matched, which
caused trod spat, and concluded with use game of
kicking the bail.
Guilty was on the round, and leaves Brighton
to-nigot for East Dean, wis-re Captain Barday is in
Sr. Laing, to run with /Ibrahim ite.ed at the Oillober
Meeting at Newmarket. The match is against
woe. in 24 hours, in which ;noisier% the Captain
1:0 mars; the bets are neatly even rn this curacus

Nearly 100 of the South Gloucester hive volon-
teereil rito tile Regulars, and tt is expected t ley
will b.: joined by many more.

♦CGUST 622

t

Miss Bruntnn's benefit, last right, was ati..ll..led i
by all the tashoos of driAliton; site boxes were 'nos'
brilliant. In the Yrt.ce's box arse Mrs. eirzner-
ben, Lady Auckland. Lora and Lady Hutto, g-
&ld. k:arl Craven, Lady Saab Bailey. Lady Ann
Wyndham, and Major Watley; in the adjoining
boa wens Major and Mr. Motgan. Colonel Cooper,
Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Potts and liamtly, Mrs. bitwell.
cud Nlis Getting. lit the opposite box were Lord
mid Ludy Francis Spencer, Viscount Patel sham, Ste.
In die brilliant circle were also Colonel hue, Miss
Johnston. Mrs. • F. Norton, the Misses tlidslletoos
Miss Yanueck, and several Officers. We neves
witnessed a Performance more applauded. nut et
en rre splendid au aline. Earl and Countess
Berkeley left Brighton, yesterdays for Berkeley
Castle, Glouesstastatie Lord Laurin &tame(
entertsioird a select pasty se dinner yesterday. The
weat.ier has been se hot that the company cannot
walkout until evening, when the &dyne displaykau
eltgar.t assemblage. the evening parade ia, as
usual. fully attended; and the men trona the South
Gloucester Militia vutumeer very fast. Two tie
those who have voluoteeied cams on Parade this
evening, mounted each oa a policy. sad plkced
thennelves in the front of the men, sad caused II
great deal of laughter ; t ne assuming the dress of
a General, Cie other as his Aid-de-Camp.
The Luke and Duchess of Marlborough were
walking. this evening, on the Lawn, in Iron' of their '
house. liottaidson's Library was very full of Com-
pany ; the scats under the ColonnaLe ware all tilled.
The blue Laoy and Gentleman have disappeared,
and we have also lost las fling of all Co,jarors.
llw Camera 0.35C11111 is placed near the water side,
thopinsitiGn to tle Pani.rania, which exhibits a
view of IS. ighton. It not being very novel bete,
is but tli.i:ly ater.deJ. •l're play to-oleic was .1
Care far siv iltait Ache, i.i which Ms. J. Bran-
ton pt.syrd Pars; Papa, and was as usual re-
ceived with great applause, Mr. Mallinton's Frank
flatland was escellent. the Pantomime of .Horner
G•O`e Weal a Very well. N. 14. Fitzberbett. ll Is ca-
pett...l, will leave Brighton tINTIOI lOW.
I.le Meeting at the abiel,wern, last Thursday.
was very tally attended. clod a Committee was ap-
r..ioted to open books for A subscription to build two
mac:Ants, to le placed one on the west. end the
ether on it e east side of the town, fur the accura-
moJ.stion of the poor, and constables will be ap-
pointed to walk on the beach, and prevent the inde-
cent scenes which hare so long prevailed here. The
Abillilal Cattle Fair, wit ch was held on the Ist of
1
Septartuer. at Lewes, will, this year, take 'lace at
Brrghton, int that Level near the PliliCell Gratin

t`RCY DON AND NYTHEttl!ltliff CANAL,
Th's imr7t3tit work, which sway hegui about
five years ago; i new nearly Finished It c,trn-
mences at 'ht. town of Croydon, passes over ['ruse
Common, crosses the road leading (ruin London
into Sydealiam, dose tai that town, over wlitc'a
bridge has been loin; sinceerected ; an 1 then runs .
along the east side or SydenhaM Cornrmin, Forest-
hill, aril Nunite.w4p.until it crosses rbe Deptford
road, near the New 1..,;.0• s turnpikt!, nn tne Lerid.m
side. With:n the last there nacrt:is, a commo-
dious bridge has been erected Over the canal sn this
part of the road. From this doom t> Rothrrhithe,
the canal has lung since been cut ; and scarcely any
thing is now wanting to set it wu king. bat the
completion of the towing piths. To o.,siate the
difficulty of obtaining water, along the elevited
grounds, over which the canal passes, between
Sydealsam and New Cross, several large reservoirs
have been formed. The chief ot these is on Sydini-
ham Common, whet e it has more the appearance of
a large lake than a pond. It is a c.intrete exca-
vation, of an oblong torrn, occupying upwards ot
thirty acres, and is several feet above the level of
the canal, from which it is about fifty yarns dis-
tant, and into which the water can be conveyed
through sluice,, whenever it is required. Such
is the descent near the Deptford-road, notwithstand-
ing the great depth to which the cut was made.
that, witnin the space of a quarter of a mile, there
are no less than nine or ten gates, at tai..ll ut which
there are reservoirs to catch the rain, and collateral
cuts near the bottom to receive the springs. This
canal will considerably facilitate the tracte between
the metropolis and the counties of Surrey and Ken:.