The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-26 00:00:00

TM IC CIIAS M.

The Hampshire Holm& will sweet this 'lay at Herriaril
House; To-inurrue, at Hrunkwooil Park; Thursday, at
MrillitiAl Green ; Saturday, at Cheltuu House—at tea o'clock

each day.
The Humble'lon liottmls will meet this day at the Water-
loo I'm ; Wednesday, at Old Winchester 11111 ; Fridas, at
Steven's Castle Down—at ten o'clock ekch day.
The Goodwood Hounds meet this day at Granule' Wed-
nesday, ■t the Black Roy, Fishhutsre ; and Friday, at Fite-
hall—half-past ten each morning. These bongo& hive killed
171 brace of fuses this season, 'Nieto( which were last week,
one after a run of Any minute*, another in an hour and
twenty minute*, and fliebird in an boar nail forty 'ninnies,
each time without a

Sir Thomas Mosques Hoes& will meet this day at
Shurkburgb Hill, and Lord Middleion's on the 97th. at Shen.
aington New Ina, fur the enarewienre of those gentlemen
who may &Head the Ball glees at Banbury on t►e 16114 for
the benefit of the National School established there.

OP AN AWFUL DE.4TII.
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OR the ?Minot. • Sheriff's officer went to the house of
Prier Holway, a farmer, near WeSmoot., in Somersetsbire,
to levy an execution far 111. His wife npbraided Holway
for not having informed her of his being served with the ini-
tiatory pewees, as in that rate the espen.es might have been
avoided. In the course of her reproaches she calm-seed a
wish that he was dead. Hotvray then mod he would go to
his son's, a distance of shoot two milesi to get his assistance
to pay the amount of the levy. Jest before mounting his
horse, he took oat his anuff-hox, moil presenting it to his
wife asked her to take a pinch, ithich she seoenfial7 declined,
and moil, she wished " that he might break his neck before
he came home." This wish was unhappily realised. for on
returning with his sun, he slublealy dropped from his horse hi
a St, and dislocating his neck, expired without uttering a
sellable! A coroner's inquest has been hell ow the body,
who returned a verdict of Died Ay Ike Vlsitioliort of doff.—
llor wife has been ever stare iv a must afflictiug stare of
wretchedness. _

The funeral of the Right lion. G. Ross, took
place on Friday at Chriitchurch. Nine
mourning coaches and a hearse left Southampton
for the occasion.

The remains of the late THOMAS SHERIDAN.
Eig. (who died atone tins since at the Cape of
Good [lope). brought home in the Abeonas tran-
►port. left Port►uwuth ou Saturday morning for
London, for internelit.

A Public Meeting will this day be held it the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, to consider of the in-
crewed price of porter. The proceedi,,v .iii lie
detailed in the Monday's Edition of The Observer.
OtiUnfitly, as two young Gentlemen, sons of
---- Comae, Erg. and Mr. BYASS. surgeon, of
Arundel. were oiling in a bout en the Rarer Arun,
below the town, • squall of wind upset the little
vessel. and they were both drowned.

The Semaphore signal post. to communicate
with the ships at Spithead. was commenced erect-
ing oit the Platform Battery. at Portsmouth, on Sa-
turday 1114:111bing.

Shins treenail ling in Portsmouth Harbour—Queen
Chodulle. liorlochrt, Vengetir, Spartan, Tamar,
Drake, .SAintroek, and Pike.
On Tuesday a Meeting of the Committee of
Management war beid at the Pi.tistpouth Cams(
°Mee (et etbich the HOPI of EORKIIIONT, Vietothil
K UTIS. and Sir 1.. Cotters. Hart. attended); when
it *as determined that the Snrveyors should be in-
structed to snail out the quantity of ground wanted
up the intended line of the Canal, iii order that the
ittfittiAny be purchased, preparatory to commencing
thadostportant work.
fliatiout u,JIN. In.—Yesterday the Mayor and
Aldermen of this Borough went in procession to
the Hue. attended by au immense concoutse of peo-
ple, end canoed sonic notices to he cut down, which
had been affixed there by order of the Ordnance
Buard. by which a chains ass set up for that epui of
land. A large niiitary force were 41110V11 up 041 the
gio 00000 I, which presented ato table appearance,
and created nu small tlegree of alarm, but no or-
riot's resistrn •e was made on their part ; and the
business tvis e:ll:cted with leas diatwb.tmce than was
at tint expectra .

The F'e.ut•h rnarkr(.lL3ata continue to purchase
with a+ubtt• ti;.• nertirigo cauxlit ull Purist 11111 l th.
Tl,e) I,lllli Last eru.un so lOW us !hl. per bushel;
but our ovw I•rtrurls gmvt•. ins Triermilay, Inking ut
W.r•r J.tmat 34. per bushel. There are
mite upwind& of •;Uu tessel. mod bums employed in
on. fishery.

JAN. ?J.--Yesterday s Gentleman who
Iris been *toying Nt tile Fountain Inn, came fill
Isnr•i:lnick towards Ntr. DAY'S Singe, which runs
into the sea ; tiller titittiits his horser and giving it
its chitte of JOHN (s ildt.Visiter in attend-
ance). he ran to the end of the stage, NIA leaped
into the NCU. rollllll3lely thrre weir twvetai per*
SODS on the %u, by whtnU Ins life Ofil %.IVc.l.