The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-07-08 00:00:00

CURIOUS RESCUE.

ANION( the tympany on the Draw, at the late Bath
Rem, was the well-discipliued band of pick packets, tinder
the mailman,/ of the outurimrs George Groves, •Ine
entangled in tine of those perilous situations from which
he has su frequently escaped ma former occasions. Hawing
been detected iss picking the pocket of a gentleman, resi-
ijeot in the neighbußrhuoill of this thy, Orarge, after mow
stone, was apprehended, and delivered job the cus-
testy of %Ir. Hayes, the active and zealous High COI,
stable of the District, who, alter tying his hands. pro.
(ceded from the Down with his prize, accompanied by two
or three assistant constables. Its order to Avoid the popu-
lace, they look the bye road down to Westun; and
chest Roadway, they discerned about half a dozen well dreamed
Gentlemen coming acres. the fields, who email came op in
the party, and very civil, arcuated them; but after a fee
orals on different subjects, else of them said to the
mener. " Thee doesn't mean to be nabli'd, Jost Georgy,
No, by G—, if 1 ran help it," rejoiced the du,
lag leader; " then here goes!" said the other; and in sit
instant each or the gang drew a packet-Rolfe, cut the Ps i-
somer's made, and Groves and his cunfederstes started off
with the ntruust speed, leaving the constable and his office. Is
no little surprised sand chagrined at the liberation of the
well-known daring depredator.
A Correspondent has sent we an accusal of this affaii,
but lie heats the subjects rather too lailierously—eurriperes
Groves to Rob Roy—sod says, he doubts nut that in the
evening the squad celebrated the velem, of their cosnmandrr
by merrily dancing" the Boyce r'—(Balk Herald.)

HARROW SCHOOL SHIMIIM annual es•
hibitiun of juvenile talent and proficiency in clasei
cal learning, for which Harrow School has long
been noted, took place on Thursday before a most
numerous and splendid assemblage of rank and
fashion, in the great room of this celebrated semi-
nary. The majority of the company consist-
ed of females fashionably and elegantly dressed :
and the whole amounted nearly to six hundred.
After the speeches were concluded. upwards of a
hundred ladies and gentlemen pa►took of all excel. Lord JEatirr's horse Muster Henry (itsit. ;2i b.)
lent dinner at the house of Dr. BUTLER; and the ii matched against Lord SUFFIRLD'S Comical
other Masters had large parties to dine with them. (sit. 10113.) at the Newmarket First October Meet.
The beautiful and enchanting domain of Lord ing fur 200 guineas, h. It.
NuaTirwicit, which may justly he called a trues. l'he Duke of PORTLAND'S Mr. Lowe (7.4.1211%)
trial Elysium, was on this a:cation thrown open to is matched against Mr. UDNIZY'd tfurnieeirie
the public. (est.•7lb.) at the mat Houghton Meeting, for YUt►
A dreadful storm of thunder and lightning, ac- guineas It. ft.
companied with torrents of rain, was experienced There are now seven spots visible upon the-sun' .1
iii Cambridge and neighbourhood on Thursday disk, six between the sun's centre and its eastern
seinnight. The electric fluid set fire to several barns limb. One of them of a very superior magnitude,
and other out-buildings, in seine of the village►, and nearly in the farm of d square, surrounded watt► a
many head of cattle were struck dead. The damage beautiful and distinct umbra, subtentliog au angle
dune on Mr. Mlttlautsit's farm. at Futbouru, is of shout half a minute, occupying more tins 9:::,
very considerable; two fields of trefoil seed are millions of square miles. l'h.s spot wilt prohabiv
nearly spooled, the wheat is much injured, sail the continue fur preen or eight days. Another is a
turnip laud late sow.), washed and drifted so as to small one. with a very faint umbra, nitrated very
be obliged to be ploughed sod awn ogoia. seat the omens edge of the sun. .

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