The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-09-06 00:00:00

FIER AT TIIORNLRY MATCII LODGE, OXON.

An storming ire broke out at this spacious mission,
occupied by It. Burt, Esq. as Maudey night. The Raises
wile first discovered in the kitcheir, w►ere the Are had two
left to dry some clothes, mid the groom, w►n •slept in a
room over it, first alarmed the family, who 'moped is Safety,
the kitchen being a detached b..ilding from the house, mud
joined by a passage. There is no honor, will. the eirceptioa
of two labourers' cottage% within half a mile ef the house,
the eastern wing of trhieh was commuted, wit► the valeable
furniture, bet a strong well preserved the ot►er pert of the
hour*. The groom is endeavouring to get a clock out of
the beam was severely burnt, and `is life is despaired of.
The property was rumored.

The Second Bsilkside Regalia st.racted •an
immense crowd to the vicinity of London ani
Southwark bridges yesterday. The banki of the
river were crowded with spectators, and its surface
exhibited numerous boats filled with company. The
prizes coniwed of s wherry, value 25 guineas, sod
severs( sums of money. Eight free wutermen
started ; and the prize wherry was woo, at the best
of three heats, by Jonm Duet►.
A sporting *culler wage► in four heats, took
place above Battersea.bridge on Monday last, for
a purse of sovereigns, given by the Flounder Club.
Nine of the best watermen on the river contevel
for the prize, and while rowing the last heat a galley
fouled them, which coated the utmost confusion
until dark, when the match was left undecided.
Bets to a considerable amount were pending its
issue. _ _

nraxisltitiar. APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. MIN•
SHULL, of Lainheth-street, is appointed to succeed
the late Mr. Hicks, at Bow-street ; Mr. WYATT,
of Shadwell, is appointed to succeed Mr. MIN•
SHULL ; and Mr. HOSKINS, a Banister, of New-
square, Lincoln's fun, is appointed to succeed Mr.
WYATT at Shad well.
The Sessions of the Peace for the county of
Middlesex will commence at the Sessions-House,
Clerkenwell-green, on Monday next.
Tomorrow the prisoners who stond coral:mitt. d
will be removed from the several gaols in the city
of London and county of Middlesex to Newgate,
iirepsratory to their taking their trash at the en-
suing Sessions at Justice flaH in the Old Bailey,
which will begin ou Wednesday nes'.
Timmons Proan.—Ou the night of Friday, the 16th
all. about • quarter past ten, • Mum begs. at Part
Morteith of the moat vivid lightniwg sad loud's, tliwinlerre
enlketed by ashy who trimmed aria. It was miett4ed by a
slight earthquake, felt by the inhabitants in bed. Ahoyt half
a ni.le east, on the top of an eminence over which the
public road passes, Mr. John Graham, tenaat in Chtillie.
murk, sail his horse, were knocked done from the
lower sad swath side of the read at, the middle; sad Mr.
Graham austaiwed a carved wooed of so greet devil, as
inch and • quarter lung. Mr. Grates beasts's himself sail
horse encompassed by • pale blase flame, Decoding his
breast with a rustling noise, and a strong •Isecll 5110.
phor. The lame coniusued upon his and he was wider
the necessity of rolling himself in the marl to extinguish
it, which he at length effected. la. the moaning it was
discovered that an oak, near the eastern verge of the do:
main of his Grace the Duke of Montrose, had been Wrack
with lightniag, which had broken several of its upper
breaches, peeled off the bark on the noith.east side, fawn
top to root, the breath b of four or Gee ionises int 'the average,
and amok into the soil, which it tore up and pottered.
RAMSSATI, SIP'. 4.-A General Distteneit,
for affording medical advice, imerficines, pod attend-
ance gratis to the poor of this tow, awn parish. Is &beat
being established. A aunieroas meeting of Lidice sad Gentlemen, visitors and inhabitants, was held at the As-
sembly Rooms, KIIIISIgait, ow Saturday last, fur the purposea
of having (aid before thews a plait and arraisgeputists foe
lendable Isistiintiun, whack was rehired with V'
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aims, and a aotweription imieedistin openeJ tp ceity IP I picked. 9 llesAaffi on tin water near to whir Ilse widens
Rape tido effect ; when many respectable apses twerepitered 1 b4eiliffa•
as Life Governors, Annual Subscribers, pd. Donations, sod ' Irbil /wry being well apse that the decessett'alhath trah
a headed./ pis wait the. colleeted, Aside will, urn dusibt, peal, seddiellssi, tiesy,relonsed a 'mkt to Ow! etali-
'w goes be essaiderablf itterealsed. *row tile pt kin ild . . . .
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flea, swat topes are ontriistsed shot a fund ' be tilitheled #l_lol
so tarry iota esecatise this &tillable relief tettinleAl We en tllst if is OP 00111 V. paitissibtr.wials
pollettor whoa it is PIN, intended), equal St ~ • 'it got Vif • hholitil bargee/1W wig&
its praiseworthy projectors and rtinpoelent. • • • ' ' .1
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