The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-06-26 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY SRA MONSTER.

LIM/MICK, AMP: 11.—Chi Monday night last a horrid-
looking Creature, between the otter and the dug-fish kind, was
caught In our river, and brought in triumph to the C m-
inercial-buildings the neat day, by the fislienueu of the
upper waters. This fish, with all its apportenaoces, weighed
00%1.300 settle pounds—and yet, it was neither fish, nue
flesh, nor oil, nor hinblser—it bad glass eyes, tow's teeth,
and copper ears: all this may puzzle our natnralista, but
we can assure them it is so, and that this aquatic will be
introduced into the next editioe of Buffo,. But w be se-
rious, the Middle or Misname Gap of the Salmon Wcir is
kept open by Ac► of Parliament, to let a portion of the salmi's
get up the river; notwithstanding which, scarcely a sal
as seen for the last year in the upper waters; the fishermen,
therefore, very naturally judged there must have been some
impediment, yet noise could they see—however, they sus-
pected that all was not riebt in the Gap, sod on Monday
night they, to the number of 20 or 3b, cause there, and to
their great atitonialmient they foam' the figure we speak of
hooked to a platform, kept down by a weight of
metal—the figure in the centre of the Gap about three feet
meter the water, and the fastening so contrived as to keep it
constant motion, so as to terrify from its hideous teeth
and extraordinary look, the stoutest paktum. The ingenuity
of this titan is placed is) the credit of several—some will
have it that it was dune by the Salmon Weir Company,
others that the Corporation had a finger in it—the present
■ud the Gurnee truants are also in the ring--but whoever the
initiator is deserves a patent, and a premium from the
Society of Arta. Sir Tuby Butler may have boasted of
driving his coach and his snares through au Act of Par-
liament, but to maim- the parchment was reserved rue the
boys iu the Gap.—( Liirtcridi Eveniny

MEETINGS OFCERDITORS GUILD
TO-MORROW.
M. M.

R. P. !gayer, Camberwell, acrivemr
W. Furrier, DisiaTdolte, .tare-4oach.pruprictur
.1. Sarumm, Cree Cluirelt•laue, victualler
T. H. Halar aid Cu. Maideu-laue, buttuu•usaaufac-

hirers
S. Williams nail Cu. I.ilyput-lime, straw halenariu
fatturcrs .....
D Barnard, Fraclunch-.street, merchant . .....

M. I. Gay, Upper Notion-street, stone-0111101) 2 12
Fr.onimrksou, Sedmliver'', shoemaker

H

werctiant

J. Bartlett, Peckingtoo, dyer 1 10
J. Imreloia, Strand, dealer
CJ. Wrrnrh, Si. Mary Axe, wine-merettot ..... 2 II
W. A. Mown, College-1101, aeerehaul
W. Watts, Thorley, farmer 2 10
.1. George, Nord, Audley-street, coach-maker 2 12
J. Bell awl Co. bre.la, loom-drapers 1 10

DI VI DEN DS.
M. IVnlrrq, hte n Nicholas-Nue, broker
J. Far, hoe of Upper George-slreel, childhetl-laueo-ens

mufaciurer
S. Cork, hie of Basingliall.atieet, esterchaut .
.1. Coles, 3liuring•lanr, brisker
J. Lloyd, Ttiug, Hertfordshire, surpass l2
IV. spesr, tipper Tbames•atreeet, stationer lO
A. J. klackenzie aad Cu. Finsbury-square, merrltaats
V. Buckrradge, Pangbourtie, Berkshire, ttnalsersirstreliatit 11

• CERTIFICATES.
W. ft4llll.e, of Woolwich, Kent, victraller.—R Stephens,
of Long-lane, Bermondsey, Storey, tanner —T. Swindells, of
Manchester, linen draper —K. Wood, of Harwich, 6sherman.
—T. Hark, of the Bear.Gardeo, Southwark, Surrey, anchor.
smith and iron-fouisder —A. C. Low, of Tokenhouse•yanl,
London, merchant,- F. H. Ramada, of Fester-lane, ebespaide,
lAnotoo, warehousemais.—W. N. Muredoi, of Manchester
and Salford, corn-dealer—E. Bonfield, of St. Philip and Ja-
cob, Gloncester, couper,—W. Makin., of Soot befell, Non ing.
ham, flax-drenowr.—W. Stunk of Font lotion, Sussex, miller.
—R R North, of Manchester, factor —J. Parish, of FAct
Teignmuulls, Devoe, dealer iu musical isistruntenta.—.4.
Powell, of BI iatol, Atte., late of St. Ueiwire,
nester, wlttclAriel.t.

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