The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-25 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, A INIUST 24.

Excepting that the improvements are in rapid
progress, every thing remains in elegise quo at the
Pavilion. As yet no intelligence has been received
as in when the Pitt SCE REGENT will again he here;
it is supposed, however, before the end of the pre-.
sent month.
The juvenile branches of the RUTLAND Family,
and those of Sir B. BLWoIdFIELD, continue the
only occupants of importance of the Pewee ad-
juncts.
The influx of fashionable company was very •Be
enterable during the last week—it incladed, smolt
many others of iniportunee— &AU
The Earls of Derinsooth and Pomfret, Count and Conniont
1 , the MAO dr RASO, Lad, Jestelwa Hay, Lady
F.sures Benlinck, the Hon. T. Erskine, Ludy Herschel,
Lord Heresford, Hon. S. Bathoset,RerW. and Miss Burroughs,
General Burr, and Lord Clitfonl.
Good lodging houses are now almost !study be-
coming more scarce—but, as yet, much as the po-
pulation has recently increased, every. species of,
accommodotion, from the spacious mention to the
smeller lodgings, sire to be fouvid fur looking for,
mid obtained for money.
Mr. BELL, the Proprietsr of The Weekly Ales-
severe mil his son, hail nettle islet with a serious
accident on Monday last. They were in a gig,
driving 'along the West cliff. and met with uti
obstruction
,froni a loaded waggon. In their en-
lifiivour to limn, the wheel 'of the gig locked. and•
the horse, finding a sudden check to his progress,
hewn Is plunge and kick, when Mr. BELE, sett.
with great presence of mind, got out behind, and
catty Desisted in extricating the nib, which was*
happily effected without hart to himself or son, or
damage heyood that produced by the shattering Of
the vehicle. •
Anfilln-t' accident of a more serious trittire (10.
Curri4l ait Thiirsil.y. Three Wier sir a twd-wheel
• chose, driving elm% the West Cliff, run foul of is
hank, and 'upset •lie vehicle, by Which one of the
Indies, Mrs. WEST, hod her leg lie•••ken. The
Countess of NNWBUlllilli was at the time taking an
airing .us her carriage, and'ou witnessing the acci•
dent •alighted, end desired that the unfortunate
females inigln be hike') home in it. After the
return of the carriage, her Ladyship, in proceeding
bonne, was much alarmed, cutm-tittence of one
df ib! horses being attacked by-ti forge forest 'fly,
Vie sting of winch set n'kicking, eful he soup
became in'Oserraces, whereby he was
rehiltrerl ')sore furiolle; : 61 the footnysii, at the
liaseril of his soon freed the enraged animal,
tenni his entiniklehiviii,,weitl triu.reseilvil her Lady.;
tamp from • she danger. Abut thresemd; ,ber by the
overthrow of.l)er c.artiagea. .
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The Ilarraelts iii.Shorit'cl•fi. hitherto temporary,
are now rendered permanent. bricks hawing berm
Robstitnied fur. weather boarding, it the exterior,
and the wlmic are undergoing • thorough *pair.
ADULTERATED TORacco.—Kr. ARTHUR MU R-
rDT, tobacconist mot • grater. on the Coombe,
:Dublin; se iied oat PridAy tart • quantity of arbilte-
eitied tobaci:p, which was offered him for side by tiro
Homan.. 414 was a. co/Imposition cunsiiitigg prApropiklw
sof dock leave& .
BITORR OF ALDIRRO.....The remembrance of
11101.011,00 t explokt. though not exactly recognised.
we'ritaps. 1H every quaker as it ought, has been kept
alive itc.the mind* ot4tedividuals. A massy piece
/of plates which ise understand is as large as three
men can covey, arrived at Plymouth last week.
which was ordered by 11w Citptoina and Coin.
minders of Ai several ships anti rewsels engaged in
fthis nirmorrbie batik.. It has been presented to
..Lord IF.xttouTH, and will he exhibited at the next
aoitiversavy dinner.
The ruattufacturrni of tins town have this week
-raised the prices of weaving Is. per cut, or about
• 10 per cent. oil the sort of goods most genera 4
manufactured in this neighbourhood.—(Preston
Chronicle.)

, .
Mr..WEr.l.l, a considerable farmer near. Shore-
ham. on Saturday last experieeteed a heavy loss,
occasioned by ordering the stubble in his corn-tields
to be burned, fur the purpose of manuring the
land. The dry and combustible state of the Nobble.
on its being lighted, crossed the thine to spread,
and rage with unabated fury, until it had con-
sumed Ills barns, inipleiseuts of hushaudry, and all
the coru winch the WlWan had produced liiin. witis,
some wheat of the tam year's growth, which was ini
one of the barns ; swat it was not without route
difficulty that his dwelhing‘linuse was preserved, a%
the grape-vine in front exhibited strong marks of
!the devousing element... ,sh. ii. ELLS.S lust is ellsll
111.111ted at between three and four thousand pouutki.,
Of his farming implement*, the tire left him only
•ii plough* . .
We learn That it wat through the interfe-
rence or HUNPURY WILLYAMS, Esq. or Truro,
that Hurery, the swistrtler„ was apprehended on
the COistlebetit. Being at Geneva, Mr. WILLYSIES
was accosted in the street by an English Termini,
whore) he Ilium', upon iticiwr. to he a native of
Truro, and to have left England with a Mr.
Harvey. This led to further questions, and Mr.
WILLYANS had rearm. to believe that he had disco%
ivied the fugitive, with whose person, however, he
was not acquainted. On communicating his suspi-
cions to tire Police, the latter requored the produe.
lion of Harvey's passports; as these were not forth.
coming, he was detained, liar the purpose of being
sent to Etiglaud, to be itlentitied.—( Cornwall
Gazette.)
On Wednesday, W. Harris soil W. Screech were
committed by R. 1.1. R EMMETT, Esq. M.D.
charged with steeling several blocks of ton from St.
Gernotins.criay, the property of Messrs. GIL!. and
Itutiowt, of Tavistock. At the examination it
appeared, by the confession of Hmiry Lake, by
trade a Woman, of Saltash, that the lan was pus%
choreal by himself and wife f Harris and
Screech, and another person called Drtscoll, Doi
yet apprehended. In order to reduce the large
blocks into a more portable size, he lent his iron
.pot and frytairpan, by which means tivey were
melted down to small round cakes, in which state
they were cosiveyed to Plymouth, sold disposed of
in small quantities by the %rife of Luke. Part of
the property was produced in Court, and Sworn to.
The irow put and fiyia*.pap. belong's% to the in*
formaste, were also swots, to he his property, said
to have hue leut. to Screech, [Macon, mud ilium.

IeOITINO. -
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A PitAcTicat. ntTORT COcatroos—Elereto sportsmen
were assenebled at one inn in Kirkby Stephen so early as
Aleuslay week ; all of whom. were denied the privilege of
spurting on the Earl of Thaaet's liberties by the head game-
keeper, who drily observed, the Earl load indulged the spurt-
ing circles fur the last thirty years, and the public must
now look to the Earl of Larinulale fur a continuation of the
same favour for the next thirty yearn.—(Carlisie ✓oaraal
The lovers of the sports of the field anticipate %Hoch
pleasure at the season, there being a greater
quantity of game than for noise years past, and using to
the issorHHs of ilea weather sod early harvest, the birJs are
Prong sod is excellent condition.