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

Handicap Plate.
Beale* Horse*.

Barbara
Cuuutesa Quadrille .

Guerilla

Lucy Rose
Lord Valleturt, who was one of the Stewards, was pre-
vented from attending by indisposition, but Ike uuremittiug
atteutius of his colleague, Thomas IMMO', Esq. and of Ina
Lady, compensated as such u possible fur Ins Lordship's
absence.

The Earl of Mount Edgeumbe, Lord De Dom...milk,
fir Wm. Lyman, Sir A.D. Muleswortli, Sir Win. P. Call, and
J. H. Tremayne, E.g. were among the most distiughisbed
renege on the ground.

ELOPEMENT.—On Thursday morning last a
couple I London passed through this city to
Gretna Greets, and returned the same afternoon.
The mother (An elderly lady) and her son, who
were in pursuit of the fugitives, mat them in the
evening, on the Penrith road, after paying their
devotions at the alter of Hymen; and, in conse-
quence of the servant being recognised, they turned
round and strove after the young couple, and
alighted at the same moment at the George Inn,
Petirith, when snore altercation took plater. The
gentleman's name. it it said, is fluscrya, a large
cotton-manufacturer in London, &e. It appears
they had flown so quick on the wings of love as to
beat the mail by oine or ten boors. %Ye understand
the loving pair proceeded to Shap and the pursuers
to Appleby; without any reconciliation taking
plice.—(Carfisle Journal.)
STIJIGEON.—EarIy on Sunday morning last a
full-grown sturgeon was taken its the Eden, a little
abt.ve Rickerby. by Messrs. R. F041:11 and W.
(,O whirls m iNEa. measured right feet six incites in
lealgth, four feet two inciter its cityuinference, and
weighed 11 stone 21h.. It is supposed to have
come up the river at the last high water. The fish-
ermen had been in pursuit of it eight days, dur-
ing, which time it had broken the nets four
times. The scales were qu;te worn off the belly
by robbing against the gsavel, and when taken its
belly wait upwards, being quite exhausted with
hunger and firtigue.--Thts fish was purchased by
Mr. AV Mum. uf theßash 100, and, we understand,
is • the only one of that description that hrs beets
token in the Eden for a very great number of years.
Thinsday afternoon the westfoldiiqk erected about
the church of St. John, Westmsimstrr, gave way,
and three meta were piecipitated films nearly the
summit of the building. ()tie was lolled on the
spot, and the °Haar two were taken to the West-
Infirmary, its a state so 110'14'10U as to
afford bill little hope of recovery.

COAL MARKIiT. AucvsT 31.
Rhip• at Market. Ships gold Prier.
Newt dle 2O 3?*. OA. so 43s 9A.
3 Somlerlatul
I 1V..1,1s Coal • . —s. 0.1. lb ••••.

1 Coolers ... . .. 1 Sfot. (W. to •—s. Od.
1 Colo • 1 .... 31.. 0,1 to •—•. Od.

The Princess of MoNTMoRKNCY died on the
23111 at St. Germuin en Lige, at the age of 83
year,.

It is in contemplation for the Foot Guards to do
dine itt trinvgera; that on Undress oce.s,acms.
On Thursday loft the Grenadiers appeared ut St.
James's in unit manner, fur the lira Uwe; they
have quitted the Windsor station.

SINGULAR OCCU RILENCE,—.OR Tuewlity morn-
ing last, a poor woman, who was proceeding by
Harrogate to Newcastle, to join her burband, a
labourer, residing not fur from Wooler, Northum-
berland, was, within a short distance of Harrogate,
unexpectedly seized with the pains of labour, and,
without nu.- female near her, wits delivered, upon
the hf, (yr Tclegraph coati, of a tine boy.—
Soul, gratlemea, pas,eageta in the conch, humanely
wtappril hulls spottier and child in their top coats ;
and, assisted liy the guard, cotivryttl them to a house
at a short distance, whore they are going on most tus-
el-1...c10t-11y. The pour woman, not expecting to be
enal4aeti for more than a month to come, had no
clothes, So.. with her; but these were
main p!entiftelly suirplied, by the liberality of se.
venal Ladies 111