The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-09 00:00:00

THE IMF.

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BETTING YESTERDAY ON THE APPROACIIINP.
RACES.
DEast.
Aitegrante and Milton ke2lcoli favourites At Pt to 1.
Betters will take g„iura to, thtlred fur choice between
theta.
'Hi to 1 erg Brother It :truffle —Taken.
OAKS.
6 y. 4 'art too, but there was 114 betting.
OATLANOS.
4 to I agst D. of Vol k's Leah.
DONCASTER Sr. LEGER.
11 to asst the t'Astrel cult.
The principal topic for jovilirity in the hefting room.
wag The Fortunate Youth, a Derby horse, named by Mr.
Whaley. The etognoectutti thiuk the horse is no impostor.

NAVAL INTALLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH. JAN. 7

Arrived the Medusa, Hotelsialuit, (rain Hd1114%, with
troop", out five weeks. The Hercule', with truopv„ mailed
three week. before the Meditate, vtry deep, and has out
since betu beard of. Nothing elae arrived or sailed hut
< u"steis.

DEAL, JAW. 7.
Arrived mad sailed for the River, the Edward, Johmon,
from Bombay; Uhuoa, Cummins from Lieiwu ; and sorrriti
When', particulars not known.
Caine down from the River, the lindeav4, Turner, for
Madeira and the etrasils ; Rambler, Knight, for Oporto.
The outward bound that sailed yesterday have put back.
DOVER, JAN. 7.
Arrived at this port the Nevi, Adams, from Jamaica.
• GRAVESEND, J•N. 7.

Arrived the Cornwall, Jordan, from the Isle of France.
Sailed the Pitt, king, and Indus, Cullen, fur Jamaica; the
Pu, Cullen, for Cahis; the Maria Lanham, Piquet, fur Cain;
and Lindulf Tlbendurus, Zyl, fur Rutteldam.

EFFECTS OP THE LATE GALE IN THE
• WEST INIIIES.

The New Providence, Butler, from Halifax, was wrecked
ma the South side of Autigtia, on the 17th Octuhei.
The Rebecca, M•Callam, from Philadelphia to St.
Thomas's, was a reeked at Barbadoes, 20th October.
The James, the Lark, the Jolla cod Mary, sad the v g
• William, lielonging to Halifax, were driven ou shore at tit.
Loicia, 21st Ociotses.
The Hai riet, Beveridge, from I:noddy to Chsrleston, was
abandoned at sea ou 17th October.
The Maria, Peace. from -Trinidad to Lis erpool, pot into
St. Vincent's 11th November, having ',roved leaky &mu
after leaving the Rocas.
The Wesinioreluud, Thwaiter. from Virginia, lost her
rudder at St. Vincent's the 21st October, and put tutu Gic-
twel the 11th November to repair.
The Clarks, Brenham, from Newhaven to Demerara, pat
Mtn St. Thomas's, Ist November, with tlw loss of
during the gale.
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MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.

On Friday morning a most melancholy accident occurred
at Stamford. at the newly-erected 'magnificent hotel there,
during the lime Sir Robert Heron war lodging in the home,
accompanied by several of his friends on their canvass. The
• party had dined at the hotel on Thursday, and sat Late, sap
that some of the servants of the lan were not able to r.tue
to rest till about-half-past two u'clOck ma Friday morning. At
that lime, Sarah livolden (a nitre of Mei. 17
years old, and a slush sonars, naamed.Mary Hilatiim, 30 years
of age, took op stairs a par of coals frusta the kitchen grate,
and put them into the fire-place of their chnmtwr, fur the
purpoae-ef panning their feet hectare they gut into beat. Un-
fortunately, the due of the it bittiney hail been stopped Hp, suit
'consequently the vapor from the Morning coals circulat, d
through the chamber. The tinfortitisat• auttieti,.ettkausted
by a lung day's 'shear, sat .down by the fire they had pet._
sided, and were wow (as it is suppused) Overcome by druat.i-
nem:. They slept, to wake nu more ! for whew at I ltjhlt 11.11tJek.
Ara Priest weal up to the chamber to call llama, they woe
drat!, sulibcated by the gaseous exhalation from the coals.
The yoaug woman sat it a chair near the fire-pl. re, her hen.:
reclining tan her breast : the elder sufferer lay aiii toe ground :
both, it is supposed by the medical gentler it r h i was un-
niediatcly called in, bad been dead fur seretal horn..
The
distress threationed in the inn by this amid. tat car be lint
faintlyrdeseaibed. Both the lifeless persons had hero oat tin
previous night In perfect health aud activity, and the pinup r
was perhaps as flue a woman as ever was scas. TI. tuuer
was the wife of Mr. Priaet's head man oil his Kemal' farm,
and has left an inewasulable husband with three infants, tan
of whom she lately bore him at a birth. Out of respect
to so melancholy a visitation, the canvassing in Scooford
was suspended, and Sir R. Heron and his friends quitted the
luau. Coroner's Inquest, held in the course ut the day,
• returned a verdict—Diedaccideafally by volfolauoion. •