Star. — London, England, 1824-04-14 00:00:00

THE GEORGE THE FOURTH STEA3I-I).4CKEI'. Cori, 6111 Arms., 1824. One of the boilers of the George the Fourth Steam packet, from Bristol to this pant, exrloded on Sunday right, about half-past 10 o'clock. Upon hear iog of the accident the following morning, I went on board the packet, and found that one of the stokers had lost his life by the explosion. When the vessel ar rived, two of the men that attend the fires went down the hatchway to draw them ; during that time the boiler burst upon the top; the steam passed over the boiler, under the deck of the boat, lord came out at the hatchway—the only place of escApe for the men. Ore got up quickly (through the steam), the other in a minute or two of ter wards. They were immediately conveyed to the Intir— mary, where the latter died at about two yesterday morning. I went to the Infirmary to inquire when the In quest would be held ; was told it is not usual to hold Inquests on such occasions, and that the body is to be buried in the afternoon. I informed one of the Coroners of the accident, and said I wished to attend the Inquest. Soon after two Coroners accompanied me to•the vessel, where Dr. Sharp joined us, when the Inquest was ap pointed for this morning. In addition to the questions put by the Coroner, I presented him the annexed list ; the answers Attached are those received from the erp2i neer of the packet. In the perusal you will perceive two great disadvantages in the common condensing engines, notwith,tanding so much has been said of their safety. lst. The boilers being ill formed, to sustain pressure, are sieve,- proved. 2d. The steam froM the low pressure boilers scalds so as to destroy life very quickly. You will likewise perceive in the evidence, tdat high pressure boilers are always proved, and, as you well.know, high pressure steam does not scald. Were high'pressure boilers proved once a week, having pro per- precautionary safety-valves, &c. these is not the least probability that accidents would occur; being in finitely more useful and safe than the boilers attached to condensing engines. The rind in the boiler (stated to be two feet long) was five feet long. It was in the steam part; had it been towards the bottom, it is highly probable the calamity would have been greater. Your obedient servant, During the examination of the witnesses, before Jciivzs, Esq. Coroner, upon the body of William Farrell, the following questions were put to the engineer of the George the Fourth Steam-packet : Were there any other persons hurt ?—Ans. (by the man who was scalded)—Otte; I ant very much scalded with the steam. How itiany boilers are there in the boat ?—Ans. Two. Are they for high pressure or condensing engines ?—Ans. For condeni t ing engines. Whit part of the boiler gave way ?—Ans. The upper part along the angle-iron. The angle-iron is the strongest part. How long is the rind ?—Ans. (by the man scalded). About two feet. I',can put my baud through the place. flow many safety-valves arc there to each boiler ?Ans. One. Are there any other self-acting means of escape for tht steam ? Ans. None. In what State did you find the safety-valve?—Ans. The steam was blowing off through it at the time of tue accident. What is the Substance of the metal?—Ant. About three-it:a:n:l - s of an inch in the thickest part of the angle-iron; the top plates are' five-sixteenths ; the rest of the boiler half-inch. Were th,! boilers proved previous to being put to work?—.ln.. Boilers for condel.,ing engines are never proved. They only prov, high pressure hollers. Never knew a Colldttl.tiL eilgtrie'S butlers proved. Can you account for the angle-iron giving way?—Ans. There had been i flaw in it before, which had been repaired. Did you suppose that part to be weaker than any other?—Ans. There was a leakage discovered in the boiler ou the way down the Bristol river, which they determined to repair at Cork. Was there any detention during the passage on account of the engines ?—Ans. None. Do you think it right to use the engine on the passage back to Bristol?— Ans. Yes; now it is mended, it will be as strong as at first. N.U. The two tubes that convey the steam from the safety-valves to the chimney are apparently about two and a half inches diameter. I ciaild not learn the di mensions of the valves. The alleged p 0%% er of the en gines is forty jive horses each. Ido not know the dia meters of the cylinders. MUNDEN is about to retire from the Stage, and, pre paratory to his departure, intends to act, in succession, all those cha racters of which, during many years, he has been the representative. The influence of the present state of the money mar ket on the sales of landed property has been felt in the counties of Roxburgh, Berwick, and Northumberland, in a proportion similar to what appears to have pre vailed in other counties ; among the most considerable bargains which have been concluded within a month or two, may be enumerated the Riddel estate, Eildon llall estate, Castlelaw, and the Cornhill estates, at prices vai y ing from about £30,000 to £70,000. EASY ACCOCCREDIENT.—" As I was going to the Theatre a few evenings since," says a Gentleman in a letter from Naples, of the 19Lh ult. 4. I was arrested by the sounds of merry music issuing from a little shop. As I stopped, a woman by the door asked me to walk in; on entering I saw in an inner room a woman gaily dressed lying in state on an elevated bed, which was surrounded by candles. There were six or eight musi cians playing, and a number of males and females pre sent. I learned that the woman, the centre of the scene, bad been brought to bed that same morning ; and as it was her tirst child, and a boy withal, her husband and friends had thought proper to be merry, and to have a bit of music and wax light on the occasion. The I,auvellement accoucht%e was prattling and laughing with the best of them. Happy effect of climate! This at least equals Lady MONTAGUE'S account of the dame. , of the East." MELANCHOLY 19TH lOWA C.Y.—A ship bound from Miramichi to Liverpool, left the former place on the 19th November, and after passing the Bar on the 20th, encoun tered a storm that drove her upon C.lpe Breton, where she struck on the 22d. The crew immediat-ly abaniloned her for two small boats ; the only resource which now afforded a hope of safety. In the one were ten sailors ; a young man named William Douglas, and a Mr. Kinneard, a merchant in Chathmi. These had not long left the ship till the boat upset, and they at perished. In the other were five sailors; James M'Cuilunt, the pilot ; the caLin-boy ; and the Captain, Mr. Colouson. They reached the shore, but it was only to pine with cold and hunger, being unable to discover through out the whole bleak and barren waste a single habitation, although they undertook a journey of twerdays into the woods for that pot pow. Despairing of success, they.ast last returned; but on their way back, the Captain and buy complaimd, that their hands and fret were entirely frozen, and- that they were unable to move farther. They laid themselves dowu together, and desired I\l 4 Culluni and the rest to cover them with the slum and brush (ao the writer expre-oes it) that lay around theta, and to leave th,in and make th e best of their way to the shore. They covered them as desired ; and having performed this mournful task, slauok hands and patted, with feelings chat may be imagined, but never tit scribed. M'Cuihon and the five sailors, with much exertion, sue eeeded in gaining the wreck, and pulled along the shore in the boat tilt they at last discovei.ed a house. Their strength was just suffi cient to reach It : exhausted with fatigue and hunger, and frozen almost to iCitled with the intensity of the cold, their lives were entirely despaired of wben the hews of the catastrophe was seta tp Mitantichi. A. number of ether vessels were wrecked upon Cape Becton at the same time, but the crews were all fortunately saved. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, APRIL 15. James Alexander TVood, a person of very respectable appearance, was opposed by Mr. POLLOCK, on behalf of two creditors residing in Cambridge. The insolvent, when at Cambridge University, contracted the debts for which he now sought his.discharge. One was an enor mous horse-dealer's bill, for riding horses ; and the other was for confectioneries, desserts, tcc. These, the Learned Counsel who opposed the insolvent contended, were not expenses that might he considered as neces saries; and he ought not, therefore, to be relieved by tl:e Court. Mt. COOKE sas of a different opinion; and considered, that the :auk of a Student at the University could not be , prooeily maintained unless he had suitable allowances. 1 The COURT observed, that a Student would be much better without those extravagances, and the enormous expenses pinched parents blue. It was rather improper for tradesmen to supply the various Students with ex travagant articles of consumption. It was not, how ever, meant to be said that such a debt, if contracted, was not to be allowed: at the same time, if they lost a debt sometimes, they would ultimately see themselves well paid. The Court were of opinion, that the im pi isonment the insolvent had undergone was a sufficient I punishment, and lie should therefore be discharged. Captain John Barran came up on his Petition to be discharged. He was opposed by a Lieutenant Nicholls, for a debt of 4341. the 4QO/. being the consideration for an annuity of 34/. He was also opposed for a debt of 7001. the consideration for an annuity of 741. granted to a Miss Rogers, (,f Sloane-street ; the debt was subse quently sold by Ali .s Rogers, and it was contended that the bona fide owner should have been inserted in the schedule, instead of the Lady. He was also opposed by a person named Adams, for a bill given in 1316. The insolvent said, that when the bill was given, he was at Liverpool on his way to America, but he never received any value for it. He added, that his sole income was his half-pay of 7s. per day, and he had a wife and two children to support. His wife was en.itled to the third of a reversionary property of 5,0001. but he never could obtain the deed under which it was secured, or a copy. Mr. Cootie contended that some further account ought to be given of the reversionary property; if he was to be discharged the assignees would never obtain the account, and thus the bona fide creditors would be deprived of their share. Mr. Huma submitted it was unnecessary to send for Trustees from Northumberland to give the statement. — The insolvent was remanded to amend the schedule, and to write to the Trustees to obtain the account. William .Ward was brought up for judgment.—The CHIEF COMMISSIONER observed, that it appeared ftom the insolvent's proceedings that his process, the subject of the opposition, was vexatious and improper, calcu lated to incur expense and litigation ; it was evident that the insolvent was determined not to pay the debt, for after running his creditor to considerable expense, he came to the Court and applied for his discharge on that debt, which the Court was of opinion could have been paid by the insolvent; it was a resistance of legal authority, very improper and very impertinent. The Court therefore sentenced him to three months' impri sonment from the date of filing his Petition. John Jarssum was opposed by a Mr. Henderson, for Vexatious proceeding in defending an action. Mr. Reynolds; the Attorney of Mr. Henderson, said, that an action was brought against the insolvent on a recognizance, when he gave notice of mere straw bail', who were, in fact, nos in existence; and upon being excepted to, gave notice of justification, requiring a long affidavit of forty folios for opposition. A writ of error was then obtained by the insolvent, and upon the al lowance being obtained, he proceeded no farther.— judgment was immediately entered up, and then Mr., Henderson found an execution enter the insolvent's pre mises, which swept everything away. On his cross-exa mination, he said that the Writ of Error cost Mr. Hen derson 61. but the long affidavit formed a part of the charge, it was a full folio of 72 words. The insolvent was required to account for his proceeding by Writ of Error ; he said his Attorney, named Eyles, had acted without his directions, and he supposed obtained the Writ of Error by mistake.—The insolvent was ulti mately discharged. Thomas Mellor was opposed by Mr. COOKE, on behalf of several creditors. The insolvent was a clothier near Halifax; being considerably in debt, in a festive party', that was assembled—among them a man named Whit-1 worth to whom he owed 201.—he says, "I can no longer pay my way, and shall go up to London and take the benefit of the Act; I shall not remain in the country to undergo an examination ;" he accordingly came to Lon don, and was very shortly arrested for the small sum of 201. on going to prison he applied himself to obtain his discharge, and having employed an Attorney, signs his estate paper, in which he declares that he is not worth more than 201. at the bottom folio, which relates to books, papers, &c. he says; he has none, nor any re lating to his estate at Halifax; and upon inquiring what money he was possessed of, he stated that he had the sum of 21. I Is. 6d. when he went to prison ; this was the account he was ready to swear to; but it was aster tained he came tip to London with ten pounds more in his pocket, and left fifty or sixty pounds with his wife at . Halifax. In his account of excepted articles, he states their amount to be 191. 16s. 6d. whereas it was proved that the amount was much more, and that his wife had sold a considerable quantity of furniture in the country, amounting to about twenty-five or thirty pounds. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER• observed, that where a man keeps back any portion of his property, he is sub ject to the severe animadversion of the Court. The Legislature had prOvided, that a man so offending, his liberty should not injure the feelings of the creditor, but left it to the judgment of the Court. It was said that the insolvent had a very large family; but where a man had a large family, he should think of those of another person. For the offences of purposely withholding the booki and disposing of the goods, the judgment of the Court was, chat the insolvent should be imprisoned twelve months within the walls of the prison, from the date of filing his Petition. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WORSHIP-STREET. Ye*terday John Hayden, alias Haines, alias Hail, was brought up h-Aore Mr. BEVIL!. for further examination. The circumstances of the prisoner's having purchased goods of Mr. Tipping, a most re spectable cheesettionvr in High-street, in the Borough, and of having given hit porter in payment eighteen cartridges of old lead, so folded as to i,ear the appearance of five shilling cartridges of pen pies , were fully narrated in our Paper of Monday, which stateinent was completely borne out by evidence. After the deposition* of the witnesses were read over, the pri soner was fully committed for the felony, and the parties were bound over to prosecute upon this charge; but he was ordered to be broaot up apio tp.an,wer other,eliarges of a similar descrip tion which had bugu brought agaitist GUILDHALL. - At attempt, the second within seven days, was made early on Sunday morning, to break into the shop of Mr. Morris, lineu. draper, south-east corner of Fleet-Market, and one of the.villains was secured; but the dvatchman,in consequence-of the hurts he lead received not being able to attend, the prisoner's examination was deferreddill yesterday. Mr. Humphreys attended as his solicitor. The prisoner, a very powerful yesse.g man, gave his name „Teseph, Thomas John Fishburn, the watchman, who appeared with his head and arm bound up, stated, that a little betore five o'clock in the morns ing, on his trying the door of the fishmonger's shop, which ,adjoius Mr. Morris's, he found it open, and saw two men standing egainst the hack door. He went in, and they immediately closed the door and shut him in. One of them, however, more imetit upon escaping, ran nut of the back door. The other (the prisoner) exclaimed, " I'll do for you : row you are here, serve you out," and struck Lim a blow with his fist. Fisliburn returned the blow, whets the former picked up a crow-bar, and struck him violentli with it on the head and on the arm. fieliburn finding himself thus uneally matched, cried out for mercy, and said„ " Don't kill me quite .' A parley en sued, and prisoner told him to sit down on a block at the farther end of the shop, threatening if he stirred it should be the worse for hind Having thds, as he supposed, secured the distance of the length of the shop, the prisoner started off down the market. Fisliburn, thou3h covered with blood, and completely maimed in his right arm, ma naged to spring his rattle and pursued him as fast as he was able.— Two watchmen whom the rattle had alarmed, joined in the pursuit, and the prisoner, af:er a desperate resistance, was ultimately taken in Shoe-lane. On examining the premises, some of the bricks had been taken out of the wall which divides Mr. Morris's from -the fishmonger's shop, and a few rninntes more would have been suffi cient to have tuabled the villains to make their entry through.— Another crow-bar and a dark lantern were found in the sho?. Thir teen shillings and some halfpence were missing from the till at the fishmonger's, and that exact sum was found upon the privm‘r. Mr. Ilesirneees had suggested, that some other persons should be placed with the prisoner at the bar, as he understood that the watchman would not be able to identify him. Fishburn, however, identified him positively, and soon explained the reason fer Mr. Humphreys' suggestion, by stating, that the prisoner's girl had , been with him at the hospital that morning, and offered him M. not to swear to him, promising, in case he complied, to make it up 5!. but that he had rejected the offer. The prisoner's solicitor advised him to make no defence at pre sent, and he was accordingly committed to take his trial for the rob bery, and a detainer to be lodged against him for the assault upon the officer in the execution of his duty. The Magistrate, Mr. Alderman C. Smelt, praised highly the courageous conduct of Fishburn, and directed a statement of the case to be sent to the Common Council of the Ward, with a recom mendation from himself, that such vigilance and determination in the execution of his duty might not go unrewarded. BOW-STREET. SWAN STEALERS. Ames Snelling, Samuel Haines, otherwise Dolby Haines, and William Snelling, were brought before Sir RI CHARD BIRNIE yesterday afternoon, on a charge of having stolen from the River Thames, in the neighbourhood of Chertsey, a num ber of swans—some of them the property of the King, and the others belonging to the Dyers' and Vintners' Companies. The pri soners were apprehended by Bishop, the officer, assisted by Avis, a patrol, in consequence of there having been upwards of thirty swans stolen from the river within the last three months, in the vicinity of Chertsey alone. Mr. MAULS attended for the prosecution on behalf of the Crown, and the Clerks of the two City Companies abovementioned at tended on their behalf. _ . It appeared from the evidence, as well as from the confession of I John Itoake, ax accomplice, that the prisoners were all labourers in Cliertsey, and that James Snelling was the captain of the gang. It was their practice to go out in the middle of the night to the black ditch behind Chertsey Abbey, and to the bye-water at Dun. sey-meadow, in which place the swans chiefly harbour, and having driven them ashore, they strangled them, and carried them to James Sneiling's house, in sacks provided fur the purpose. In this mant.er they have sometimes taken as many as eight swans in one night; and the greater pat t of them appear to have been sold by James Snel ling to Mr. Stevens, a salesman in I.eadenhall-maret. The Magistrate expressed his suririse that a respectable trades man, as he believed Mr. Stevens to he, should purchase swans of such persons as the prisoners, who could hardly be supposed to have obtained them honestly ; for it was well known that all the swans on the river Thames were the property either of his Majesty, or the Vintners' and Dyers' Companies. Mr. Stevens excused himself by saying that he had no conception of this circumstance—having never been up the river in the whole course of his life; besides, he was in the habit of purchasing swans from various parts of the country, from Norfolk, from Bucking hamshire, and from Hertfordshire ; and it never occurred to him to ask Snelling where he procured them, as lie had known him some years, and had frequently purchased poultry both from him and his father. Sir RICHARD observed that all this might be true, but swans were in the hands of very few persons, and by no means a common marketable commodity, like domestic poultry; and he would ad vise Mr. Stevens to be more circumspect in future. The prisoners, by the advice of their Solicitor, declined saying anything—except that they all charged the accuser with being more deeply implicated than themselves.—They were committed fur trial; and Mr. Stevens and the other witnesses bound over to prosecute. MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE. Yesterday, as the presiding Magistrate at this office was disposing of the usual business, a man and a woman rushed into the Justice room. The female displayed the effects of excessive ill-usage, and on presenting herself to the notice of the Magistrate, she exclaimed, " Oh, my Gon! for mercy sake, save me !" and so saying, sunk into her husband's arms. An officer of the establishment said that -the two persons had rushed into the office lobby to escape an immense mob who were after them, hooting in the most outrageous manner. They were man and wife, named Cayzer, and had been indicted by the parish of Mary-la-bonne on charges of serious cruelty towards three of the svositan's children by a former husband. The Grand Jury having found the bills true, the individuals were called upon to render themselves prisoners to answer the charges preferred against them ; and yesterday it being known that they must attend and surrender at Clerkenwell prison, the neighbours caused a crowd to assemble, to inflict on them a summary punishment. The officer said that he believed an individual was present who was instrumental in exciting the mob to this fury, and pointed out Mr. Henry Decaisne, a tradesman in Great Barlow.street. Mr. Decaisne indignantly repelled the accusation. He said that he bad taken the woman's children into his house, verily believing' that by that coarse he had saved their lives. After sonic other conversation, the Magistrate directed Air. Hewitt, the chief officer, to take care no further ♦iolence was of fered the two persons. fie accordingly procured a coach, r.nd sent them to Clerkenwell prison.—The children are now in the care of the parish officers. SPORTING IN2 ELLIGENGE HUNTING. The East Sussex Fox-hounds closed their diversions for the season on Friday. They met with a field of from vigHy to one hundred well-mounted sportsmen at Plumpton, and unkennellcd a brace of foxes near to Ashcombe, one of which, after a shn p burst of about thirty minutes, they ran to earth near Kinzstoo. They drew several covers sub•quently, but without producing additional sport. The aggregate of the diversions during the season involves a character remarkably brilliant and satisfactory. Isir.llluster's Fox-hounds meet to-morrow, at Geddinston Chace; Feeday, at Great Oakley. The Fast Essex Fox-hounds meet to-morrow, at .Stamford Hoe. The Hatfield Hounds meet to-morrow, at Hertford Heath. BRILLIANT RUN OF MR. DAY'S HOUNDS,.---Ttlesday last these hounds met at Whitemore, under Mow Cop. They immediately found, when Heyward gallantly broke cover, and took over the in closures for Congletan; hut being headed, he returned into cover again, and then made away for Newchapel, Black Bull, and Katy pet sley, to Biddulph ; crossed the Moorlands in fine style fur Brawn Edge, leaving Enden on the right; he took the canal for Dun Wood (near Leek), Wail Grange, over Ladder Edge Common Wood, to Spieer's Stone and Furny-hill, through Batsford to Belmont Woods, and again crossed the canal, took the Churnet and made off to Cun sall ; thence to the Eaves, where he went to earth, after a nebla run of three hours and a half, with only one check of about live mi nutes. Out of a numerous field there wore only a happy few who were able to live with the hounds. Mr. Hay W4S in danger of losing his favourite hunter, Lord Fife, in the Churnet ; it was at, the latter end of the chase; and as the horse plunged in he was carried down by the power of the stream into deep water, and sus tained himself with his nose only nut of the water for several mi nutes ; but, after a succession of struggles, sheaving his power and blood, he extricated himself. Those who kept the Geld reckoned about seventy miles in and :cturus These hounds closed the sea son on that day. THE FANCY mirdiED, OR ► DOTY-STREET AND 7:114. BRUISERS. MOULSEY HURST YESTERDAY. Sweet Mouhey, loveliest village of the plain! The chcsen seat of Boxiana's train, Where Thomas Spring his earliest visit paid, And Richmond's bloom its strourt'ey tints diaplayed.--- Sweet milling ! all thy sport•; .ire o'er, laor Bow-street runners say we fight no more ! The law's cold form has bound our maohoorTs pride, To save our hones, and stop the purple title. Millers of Mouhey, why, are you in the dumps? Ts not this le great day for the great fights—for Cornier, the Gipsey, and Read et Chelsea—for Curti, the pet of the Fancy, and Ayres ; and &purse between two cammoners ? Yen, this is the day, and the men are all ready; but Bow-street has been persons led by .Messrs. llishr• and hinith ! Tile lava has taken the matter up. aiiit we are to put down ! No fight—not even a turn-up for hoe' That is t!. first day of a new era, and our nati nal sports ar- to be r. more ! Don't croak, old boy ; the Magistrates hive molt likek considered this week unfit for a fighting exhibition ; let a fex days pass, ;and there will be an end to all r.ppo•itinn. B ea the lalagisteates' orders are from head quarters. Bow-ow-et hie been bidden, and we are to he wretched and see in, more bones broken. The disappointment of yesterday has been the atveree experienced by the Fancy for many vars. Path matches aver t highly interesting, • and large betting had taken piece. The mer. were in fine condition, and everything was known to he square. These attractions set all the world in motion, and at an early her: the roads to laioulaey were covered with every vehicle on which the ingenuity of man is exercised for conyerience or for stowage. There were hackney barouchcs, with a family in r very division, wore the box-seat in the foot-board. One-horse noddies and twelve eases its load. " Take care, driver; don't spill your passengers." s e , my soft head, they agree too well together eversto fall eta." Tar good old way of ride and tie was found not incanyesient, and thoae who were almost shoeless—as-uredly l ems) less—took tlie road in hand, and kicked the world before them. Superadded to tame were the men of a higher stamp—the iron-heeled or Piceadile„ and the well known of St. James's-street. The Streed and the Ci . y were not lagging, and lawyers, men-milliners, stack-brokers—the broker; and the broken, from the Levant to the Irish Walk, were all on the wine. There were present, in tact, more good men and patrons of fighting than have been seen for same n-matha. At halt•-pa>t twelve all was ready, the men were examined b• their hackers—and found trained to a point Cooper, like a Suffoli Punch, all breadth and muscle, and his opponent, Read, like a Flood-horse, all game aid sinew. Curtis was like a young Apollo, and Ayres, his man, with a fine red face, homely but itetermined. Just as the order to cross the Hurst was given, Malag) and Smith, officers of Bur.•-street, drove up, and stated their orders were pe remptory to prevent the tight. In an instant all was consternation; councils of war were held, and the heads of the tribes were Lid to gether. The officers only knew their duty, and could give no rea sons. The why and the wherefore began among the crowd. This week all public places are closed by authority, and therefore our it:- nocent broken-head pleasures are stopped. The inhabitants of Hampton have complained that no less than five burglaries we:: committed after the last fight, and they have called on Bow-street for protection, and therefore no more milling here. " Well, if that be all," said the heads of council, "we shan't fight here, hut start a dozen miles, where the pickpockets and their lemides cannot find a passage." Shepperton Range was the new ground named, and hundreds set off, with follow my leader, the blind lead the bind; but it would not fit, as Bishop declared that his orders were to prevent a fight, and he had authority to follow them into any county, and cation is Magistrates for assistance. This set the affair at rest, and " home, • sweet home !" was now seriously thaught of. The four fightina men shook hands and parted—each went away with his hacker; and as the last sigh of Curtis was a eaad as he turned the corner, it threw an oil moon.raker into an agony of grief, and he now lies at Hamp ►ton, with gin and his groat, ne to eutec=tic Trotting-matches were proposed for the amusement of three who were inclined to stay, and the Red Lion blushed its invitatien to a goad dinner and the trinuideas. It was several hours befu:e the doubtful were convinced as to tke fight; and while the crowd were all aaserehled, Hampton looked like a village taken by a moll ; none of the inhabitant's seen—the houses with doors closed .171. 1 . windows dathened—the fightlegonen moving about—the peoaie rushing to every spot to hear the last word. What followed ware fights for rump-steaks and hollow, until the bptchers'•shops were emptied ; and the arrivals from the Range, with groggy and beaten prada, a•iorded much merriment to those !a good qaarters.—Darkee saw most house, and Sir Oliver ;salad those who were not too fait ; and thus things remain. The Adjutant-General, and some better company than has been lately seen on the road to a mill, were among the disappointed. Whether the law does meals to put down vraillfrig, we know not. As the Vicar of Wakefield would say, we trust the ri ig may be the better of the events of yesterday on that day the: months. We only hope, wih a patriot bruiser, that the Holy IV Hance has no hand in the affair, or the Allen Bill any cornice:La with the stoppage. "'The Empire totters, and the Senate nods, Die all, like Heroes—die, like Demi-gods!" It is in contemplation to match either George or Dick Curtis with Barney Aaron. The former fancies he could serve out Fa - - ney, and is eager for a trial. As fur the Pet, he has work enough cut out for the present; but, if he wins his next fight, he will must likely get a job with Barney. BOXING EXTRAORDINARY. Monday last two persons of the firie sex fought a manly stand-tip fight of eight rounds, at the Holieywall, near Stoke. They had quarrelled over the quarrels of their respective sons, who were em ployed in the useful calling of conveying coals by Jenisalent Arun. So true it is that— " They who in battles interpose, Will often wipe a bloody nose !" The Amazons took ftue minutes time, and cf course were a^- wards of an hour in the contest ; they were weil seconded (one 1., her husband, the spouse of the other was absent), and had their re spective sal volatile bottle-holders. Average betting in favour of Nell, who was seconded by her husband. After a considerable de rangement of costume, it was declared a sort of drawn battle ; be: a challenge is said to have bees given, at two guineas a-side, for Easter Tuesday. Nell has gone into training, and trimmed her ha r already for the nest set-to, her long tresses Ilr.viug been made a handle of by her opponent in some Chancery suits. FOOT RACE. A Foot Race was run at Lane End, on Monday week, for ten sovereigns a-side, by two young candidates for pedestrian honour , . The race was admirably contested, and the speed of the men u equal, that both came in last—or first—whichever it may beamed —and no tl:cision could be given between them. SAILING MATCH. Thursday, the Bth inst. the Members of his Majesty's Coronation Fleet mustered at the Cumberland Tavern, Vauxhall, and deter. mined on a sailing match, to take place on Wednesday, the :Ault June, by ashen:len who obtain their hying upori the itiver Thaws between Gravesend and Ilichmond, in their common working boats, if not exceeding four tons, to be sailed with two *ails, namely, spritsail and foresail, from Vaushall Bridge . to Putney, and back again, for a new fisherman's peter-boat, wirlt a well in iz, which is to be built immediately, and christened the Coronation, DIED. December 9, at Bombay, of the jungle fever, John Doncan Salt. well, Lieutenant of the Second Battalion First Grenadier lteginicat of Native Infantry. At Adra, in Spain, on the 29th Feb. Harriet, daughter of t::: late William Kirkpatrick, Esq. of Coulie.ith. France has just lost two of its raoq ancient Bishops, 117. 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