The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-21 00:00:00

GRdUSE SMOTINiI

Grouse shooting commencer, ins Wednesday last, ou which
day a great number ..f gentlemen arrived at Alston and so.
environs to partake of Me apart. At day b.esk, Caspinial
little fired the *Almon from the inner of ilw .but nisograg_
tory, to rouse the sport.nien. The weather b►issk Sur, and
Lame siumernti., a great massy finds were bagged. Mr. 1.
Dackinauu brought in 20 brace. Mr. Win. Little killed la
brace, and left lilt alumina% at an earls hour it•varral ether
gentivmen killed in proportion.--"Vrieraalle Pa oe
Many gentlemen paa.ell through keisdas use Monday and
Tuesday week, en their mad to the Moor., where.the grouse
abound. Eleven oportanien were aviembled at one tuu in
Kirby Stephen, .11 early a. Monday se•auight.
't he Earl of Egrensont and Suss arrived at Corkerasuuth
Castle on StonJay semaiglit, and set otr she next day fur
Skiddaw Fore's, in order to enjoy the healthful exercise of
grouse shouting.
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A great monkbet of English sportsmen have this year gone
to the HOloads of Seellatul for the wines of grouse.
alsoutiag, whack eoninseonal last week.

BOXING.

—sow—
Mown, of PeiMint's'', who hest Merry Essarasfer al
Modesty Hunt, two years ego, is matched against Marlin
the baker, to light oa *eat Taceday three, weeks, for 102
genie's, I. a 24 feet ring.
O'Docsant, nod Melt, ere gone down to Canterbury, to
lest oil the last day of the rune.
Cabbage, the celebrated Bristol nos, and Ainslie,'
Nos/se, ales noted in the nurerry, are atatcholl is light far
100 guineas within its wanks in the eavirome of Scioto!.

10.41M1T TIN,.

Tutorial mob* et ids o'clock, Slouriell, the pointer,
whoa *WI Sbus Owe beat gorier, of high pedestrian
fame, is swab • lialehed style at escellseee, ea the Itereford
reed, sauteed from the comer of Perepstreet, Totteshem-
esertgatle p beyond the Iffbelsesse limrspika, a distance
of ales sad a quarter, be one fluor. Os boob sides of
the way es Tottanhas•court-road, the weird was interne,
mad the windows of every house were also Ailed to see the
pedestrian proceed ea his teak ; in fact, *befoul ap to High.
peeldll, as direful parts, was covered wish speelaSen. It
was • truly ardente hob, sad the ease end style with which
Illuseatil made hie way, aetooisbed every use purist
He had had on eppertuaity fee trainiag, as the bet sees *sly
made me liaterday last. Notwitlistaue tbe dilferolties be
bad le eeseueuter elf helms fregendly enveloped with clouds
of dee; from his befog eurroisoded with gigs, carts, horse-
wee, Me. be shut up Hirbeste-Lill with oh the ileelems of
deer, dielseriise the hums presto, in spite 011ie exertion of the
whip. After Bimetall had aseeodell this steep hill, he west
two 'Niko owe Finchiey Comma is lees than 11 sainwtes.
Unfair mesas were mad is prevent his seinefeg, but its spite
of the beternipeisis of a nese who twice crossed him. and
who. Shuman colleted sad ottinsately floored, be preformed
the above extreorilinory feat in I miaow sad 11 ciooside on-
der the time. It was, however, brooght to • wrought by
the opposite party, who insisted hr lest it by I minutes sad
$ oersteds. Tie general opessio was that Bluenoril pot it,
mid that be is the brat mope in Esellied. It was 0617 fur
the seem of 5/. a-eitte e sod Ilse piaster irs is to be re-
composed fur his cartoons with a few ! His flew
@wool so high re the spirting world, that not .11 bet amid be
procured against bin.

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FURTHER PARTICULARS UP THE ACCIDENT
AT PURNIVAL'S-INN.

Upon further laquiry, we Sod that 'sly two lives were
last is C1a00,91,41111,8 of the shove ariblent, Richard 1111111 i,
aged dare, *on of Mr. Rural, earyiewler.of No.l, Familiars.
court, and Sarah Squire, daughter ei pf 8811.84, ni
N.. t{, in the tame court, who was tem ea the same 44 as
her little fellow sufferer. They were always walking tu-
pelos% and were albite of the omit the dear of No.
reading a patsy hook, who* ohoAttillint in ma inewl.
young man mirrewly escaped in 80 attempt In save them.
The wall fell I. with each forte au to break into the perkier-
whidows of the house of Mr... Jame Marton' of No. 7, who
was 'Min seer the window with bee dawghter, at needle-
work; she rim buried in the roles, and mamboed ender
She for mime time; what takes out *hewn insensible, and
oneverd to Mr Davials, a enema, iw Holborn. Her skull
was fractured, and she remised miser serious injuries. The
children rime likewise taken' he Mr Doris's, pile dead. It
was thought more lives were lost at the time of the tits&
truphe. Serie. daitage was dune to the opposite bosses, but
am/wept pee his eflutitio that they were safe.