The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-17 00:00:00

SOUTHAMPTON, AyGust 15.

The influx of strangers to this town during the
last wet k has been unusually great ; the principal
inns waist have had a profitable harvest of Lite. so
many families daily arriving to embark for Frame('
and the islands of Guernsey and Jersey. The dif-
ferent packets have literally hen crowded with
passengers. The Chcsierfidcl sailed on Friday 144,
with 40 pistiengers, for Havre; among whom we
noticed Lady Woodward and daughter, Sir H.
Douglas and flintily, Cole Robertson, Esq. and
wily, Major Faro') and family, &c. &c.
Wednesday, Lord Craven and family disembark-
ed from his yacht, arid set off immediately far
Benham Park, Bedfordshire. The yacht is now
bid up, and most of the seamen are discharged.
His Lordship, in the course of his late excursion,
entered no less than 36 different ports.

The English Opera has this season risen riopid!e
in public estimation; the airy elegance of di
house, the Merit of the company, and the linheioti•
stirs:how and variety of the pieces, [sightly attract
crowded atoll elegant houses.
A ► [Uhl, shout lets year. of age, last eveniiig
fell out offs three pair of stairs window. at No. in,
Angel-blurt. Straw!. Although ouch hurt it is
likely to recover.
A serious affray took place on Saturday last on Cowl'
Down, Somersetshire. A person of the name of l'lsio,
wbo resides there on some small jail iwocent property.
ha l
frequent diaputes with the qua:. omen in the to ightioiriosol,
a !party of whom were that vetting rt.:ohne thoniselen at
a beau feast in their master's garden, adjoining Plain's pre-
mises. He had been demo in Beth, and ivimool, some.
what inflamed with liquor, about the time the lowly were
breaking up, when they gave their master Olive ferewen
shouts. Plant conceived the uproar hi be meant in del-wino
of him; and after some altercation took au al lalusideibius
and fired it in the air by way of iuliniidatisio, ihreateninc
to shout them if the!. did not depart immediately; thistle
men disregarded, and Leon abstain( low and snarl:me Ir.+
house; upon which Plaza weal mil, levelled the gnu at th •
party, and actually put kis threat loot execution ! Two
the meal were slightly wounded, awl the °there fen upon one
aggressor, mid bat lion mud usiasercitulty. This oat. den''
sin instantaneous'y RA to prevent their °Mervin( that Plat t
had already received due pimiahment M the rely all lots
were avenging; for the picre hail burst, and maecksi h.•
nom so a most shucking 'winner. The eseiglsbiiiirshamiiiwi.
retulereil him prompt ii—i•itasece, sad dispatched a sir,
seurr for surgical old ; n hen it was deemed nrc..*ary
eat
impolitic the arm. The wilisprt man ha. bean etc'. • wor
iu a ISOM dangerous sitff,ring severely femn !N. M..**
he bad reCVllfelli, as well Is trout the aceideut uccst.uurd:'
his own violent conduct.

At the ,I'isi Prins Bar, at Flereforil, there 6. e
thirty.f stir 0111,.e% for trial. lo 'AO Sperlill Jfity
0.0-es, The links; v. Rees. and The King v. 0 "f-
-kins, for libels on Measr,. WooDs, t argil fr aro'
tug out of the late Elccolon for that town, vrrJitta
*t.re given for the Delt.Atates.