The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-03 00:00:00

SINGULAR RACE.

A match which excited smooch interest took place on Fri.
day and Saturday, on the flat near Feliham. Harts; Mr. Jos.
BararU, a pedestrian yeoman of Feltham, baring siuderts_
k.•a, fur 200 guineas, to heat a fait hump, the property of
Mr. Fear, a too-ighhour, in a rive of 48 hoar., the hums to
carry 12 stone, which let minded as follows :
Horse. Ma&
Ist 24 hours llB et
2d ditto 6l if

170..... -.152

The hone did the ground not after beating die pedestrian,
for another bet, bat the animal could set have gone ten
other miles in the nest te hours, although he did 94 miles
out in 13 bourn, only stopping to feed twice.

DOCK (Pcrivourio, OCTOBER 31.

Orders were received here on Thursday to reduce
the comp:ennent of the inepreguabk to 135 men,
includi►►g officers, seamen and marines. The
Spencer, and all pard.ships with two decks, are
to have 95 men, only, eacept they be flags-hips,
when that number to is be increased to 113. The
Impregnaile is to have only four Lieutenants, two
mete., teu midshipmen, and two volunteers of the
first class. The Spence►, two Lieutenants, one
mate, and one volunteer of the drat class.
The Lee, Captains S. Blacker, has been detained
in the harbour by easterly wends ; she went into
the Sound on Wednesday, where she will be paid
two mouths advance, and proceed to sea imme-
diately.
The Aintineand Britensart are fitting for Channel
service.

The Spencer is fitting is receive the flag of Rear-
Admiral Sir Joaias Rowley, at Cork.
The Pelona, of 16 guns, was launched, or rather
lowered by ropes. from the Masthouse slip, la%t
evening. During the operation, we are sorry to
hear, that a few of the men received considerable
injury, in consequence of the tackle breaking.
The Myrmidon, 110 guns. Captain Gambier.ar.
rived yesterday front the Mediterranean, and was
put iu quarantine.

SEDVCTION.

At the Petty Sessions held at Plymouth Town-
Hall, on Tuesday lost. a circumstance of • most
afflicting nature came before the Magistrates.—
Amongst the number of unfortunate females who
had been apprehended as disorderly per sous. and
then under examination, was a most interesting
young girl, about fifteen years of age, of excellent
manners and address. who says her name is
Teresa Mary Ann Wellington Campbell. The
account she gives of herself is, that she was born
at Dundee, and is the daughter of am Officer
of the fith, or Enniskillen Drsgoons, who was killed
at the battle of Waterloo; that she was placed
by her mother, on her return to England, with a
Mrs. Anne More, who kept a Ladies' hoarding-
school to Duke-street, Glasgow, from whence, after
being there a few months. she was taken off by a
person who called himself Colonel James; that after
stayistg some slays- Us- Leyden they went to Ply-
mouth-dock. and wee at an hotel, where she passed
for his daughter ; that they proceeded into Coro-
wall. Irons whence it was the 'mention of her para-
mour to take her to Scilly. but being unwilling to
cross the water she returned to Duck. and for want
of money was unable to proceed iu winch of her
friends. She says she has a brother, now a surgeon
in the Gib Eimiskillriea, and an uncle Ay the name
of Campbell, a Captain in the Royal Navy. reel&
iog at Edinburgh, but her mother's sal -beer she does
nut correctly know. Her situation has caused great
interest in her behalf.—The Overseers of the Pour
of the pari.h iu whose can she now is, are making
every exertion to discover her relatives.

We have authority to state, that the seeount or a
duel between Lord BELCRAirg and Sir JO RN GREY
EOLREOY, which has appeared iu the papers. is to-
tally &statute of touullation.
Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at
Lisbon, dated October 23 : ** The hansha dos
Mures, from the Brazils, is missing, and it is feared
is captured:"
Saturday afternoon a Lady who was possum by
Exeter 'Change. in consequence of the ting of her
pallet% catching la a small bole on the pavement--
was thrown with a sudden jerk into the street. by
winch she broke her thigh. Silt Wei conveyed to
the hospital.

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PO LI C E.

I T.

Yt Aertlay a man was brointht NI the ofriie, chargedlay
Tooke, C. 61. Slit Driolity nJillif fur
with iinmsaing upon him, with a Calm written rharacier, put-
portmg lash* *Mitui, by- a gentleman of the tome of
N‘ineiters, recommending I at nal a xeillt•nt errvatit, in the
eta:trawler of a tmana.ita. Suttee •allaiciun nu. t•nt,ii.ained by
\I6. Tooke at the aline he era rind the Charnel. r 11..1 it was
not 5,, turd stout impala y u.. awl. pea ..pao as 51r.
/launders was repitaenterl a.. be youlal br fnalo..t, al:e
Prisoner arkioussleked 116 61 he had C.abtio,till Its .1 atruient,
bet midgm at as a manna, that he was tarewlatati.6l it 1.•
enable him to iret Isis bac:ail, am' the last muster he 1.3.1 Lei 61
with was a rosy hasty 11130, and had ref}... 61 to eile I am 3
character, without asei;ning soy particulai or any
material fault.

He was usilerrd to be &hutted, and Mr. Tooke staled,
that if Upon inquiry he found that he haul not committed
any great turilt nt his (nu la►t .actual places, It. ann.d 11%11
proceed agalost him.
Williams liar, was charged with being cutterrned a.t4
oilier. its feloniously stealing a earl, the proves ty of Thomas
Itirlsin di. a potato-inerchant, iu Vere-street, Clare-malty!,
who staled, that he wan called up on Sunday nitirumc.
about Peru o'clock, by %Valium Mulford, a wstrlaintii 111
the adelphi, who hiformed him that bin cart had be.. ►tulen
but lie had recovered it. and hail got one of the Hors. s
r.•erued is she robbery in cottuily, %Heidi be luaiol to
correct.

William Dunford, the watchman at Mr. Sant's wltna, iu
the Adelphi, staled, that about a quarter past sin tic luck uu
Ritnilay morning, he heard die noise of a earl cooling iloa
Mnrhanc street at • pork pace, and On going to 10.. k at it,
be foiled there were no Moves drawing it, but a man dressed
in a smock frock, also was between the shafts., and 111114 di w.
big it, and Iwu men were peaking it on behind ; one of She
men, on seeing him, called out, " Tom., its all right," no
duebt considering him to be a man of the name of Tom:,
who keeps carts in the Adelphi. On the men discovering,
that he was a watiliman,and he asking them what they were
going In do wilts the cart, tiny all ran away. The man who
wee in the shafts ran up the hill, and the two men tt ho wish.
ed behind ran towards the water side. He pursoed them,
when the Prisoner, who was tine of them, .tumbled and fell;
he came up with bim and secured him.
131wa►d Lloyd, a waterman, confirmed the above, and
said he saw the Prisoner end hie companions Jesse the cart
against Toms's stabiles. ,He einlearoeml to stop the man
Is the smock frock, who was in the shafts when he was role-
uineup the hill, when be piesented a kuife at tins, sod
threatened to stab him if he attempted to stop him.

The Pi isomer •w rensanJe4l for further
_ HORSE STEALING.

Georg* Mums was charged7itifelnniottsly stealing a
horse, the property of MR . James &arid. chemist, of Nu. 4,
in the Shand, who it appeared, had • liuise to dippuse of
and the Prisoner culled upon him on Tuesday three weeks
to purchase it; and having agreed upon terms after exa-
mining the borne, be then maid he did not want die horse fur
himself, bur fur his father, who resided iii the conntry ; he
wished to try the horse fur two or three Jays, and if he did
sot approve of it, he was to pay IL fur the me of it, the Pro-
secutor agreeing to lead him a saddle and bridle, to ride It.
la payment for the hone, the Prisoner teadefied • 20f. trill,
which the Prosecutor hesitated hi taking, when the Prisoner
referred him to Mr. Kell* a tallow-chaadler, who re‘ides
but a short distance from the Prosecutor, when he It ft hie
buss. to go and make ismatries of Jdr. Kell., as to the
goodness of the bill, immediately after the Prisoner left his
home. On the Prosecutor arriving at Mr. Kells' house, lie
neither knew any thing of the bill or the Prisoner. Oa his
return home, be fantod the Primmer was gone, and on in-
quiring at his stables, whirls was but a short distance off, he
found that the Prisoner had hem there, anal had prevailed
,un'tbe Groom to let hire have the horse, under a pretence
limit be was authorised by the Prosecutor. The Pi limner
bad sot been beard ef from that time till yesterday morning,
wire he met hint by chance iu the Old Bailey, and gave him
in charge of &withers, a Constable belonging to the
Oise.
He was committed fur further examination.

OUTRAGE AND TUMULT AT MARY-LE BONE
CHURCH.

JoAa Curry, dreamed like a young prodigal of the day,
was charged with assaults and riot at Mary-le-bone Church,
on Sunday evening.
A yours lady, named Haynes, who was a total stranger to
the Defendant, stated, that she was on her way through the
gallery to her pew, in company with her brother and sister,
when the Defeudatit accosted her is very impudent and die.
gusting language. He was in company with several others,
sod together they impeded the passage, cod ultimately
stopped the way. A party ►ushed *loam the stairs iu the
totsfusion, and several reitruks were thrown down.
Another lady attended with her daughter, who corrobo-
rated Miss ■synes's statement. HIT daughter was thrown
down epos the stairs, aisil the alarms was such t►at she went
into GM, and was removed io a senseless state.
One of the Mary-le-bone constables, who attends during
divine service, proved, that the accnsed was constant iu his
visits at the church, annoying females, and breaking out in
what the MiiPtolll te►med " hone laughs." The rest of his
associates escaped lupus this occasion.
The mother of the young lady staled, that no the confu-
sion to get her daughter away she lost a silver purse and
berprayer•book.
The Magistrate (G. Farrant, Esq ) severer• reprobated the
Defehdanes etioduet, and ordered him to find bail.

crux *QVAP.T.
THE WATCHMEN AM) THE THIEVLS.

Intel matiun was given at this (Mice yesterday, on the
pert of Messrs. Cux and Green, rheesemosigera, in Toth'
skeet, that their house bed been broker into on last Satin-
day night, and IS cheeses, about ti cost. sinless.
James Gilmore stated, that he examined the premises,
and found the thieves had entered first into an empty
house adjuiaing Messrs. Cox and Green, and by means
of a crow.b.r, merle an aperture through the wall into
their cellar, through which they stole the thew, which
they mum have carried away in a cart 111 some other car-
riage; that Greve, the officer, on the rubbery brim% 111*(11•
tared at an early I in the morning, wrist there, and
Naiad the three wateliniess. oakum respective !teats were gm
the spot, all drunk together. Gilmore Said, it was a practice
with the thieves to take the walehmrst hit their beat, on
pretence of treating them ; that ',vend robberies is West-
minster had heels lately eastimitted is that niamisr.
Mills, a constable of ht Margaret's, said, hr hid seen all
three Munk on the gumming the robbery wits commilted ;
and one at the inhabitants declared that they were Conti-
nually drunk na their beam.
The Bench said uu charge had been sulostantiated *veinal
the watchmeh; a great dial sit tuturceinsary trouble hail been
given ; the persons who knew them to lie every night di unk,
should report the same ki the Watch Csimuoittee.

Extract of a letter front the Agent to Lined's.
at Buenos Ayres, dated August 2 :—.• The Eng-
lish brig Leery, wine time ago detainid by the
AmpGaon. has Leen given up, and yesterday changed
her flag for that of Chili. and sails in a few days
in company with the tuitional brig illoypa, former-
ly the English brig hulas, of et) gong. It is ex-
pected that they will cruise for a short time at the
mouth of the River, to fall in with a convoy hound
to Lima, which was spoken by the Lady Warren
(arrived here on Stgil ult. from Gibraltai). in lat. 4. S.
Information of the convoy was immediately sent to
Valparaiso, where the Ctonsteriand and the lkind-
ham ate fitting, and about ready fur see, with two
other vessels of war. The etwerultfa, from the
Holmium!' to Cadiz, arrived here on the tuth July,
prize to the Union MO privateer, Captain Meows'.
which hail also take,' a large ship. The Curfew
arrived here on the 41c1 alt. from Englend, and the
.7',lme front Monte 'itle.o."