Star. — London, England, 1825-07-15 00:00:00

LAW REPORT. Y• ~~ COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY 14. ELEPHANT AND CASTLE CHARITY. A didussion again took place with trferente to this case, which good fur his Lordship's judgment on the quesdon of jurisdiction. The LORD CHANCELLOR urged the parties to waive the point of jurisdiction ; as, in the event of his deciding against his juti diciion ) the expense hitherto incurred would be wholly thrown away, and everything that had been done would be rendered of no avail. If such should be the tesult, he should take care that, whatever further proceedings might be instituted, the costs should not come out of the Charity. His Lordship added, that without heating any further arguments of Counsel, he houlti decide the question of jurisdiction on Monday. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 14. ROBINSON V. WINCH. This was an action bought tar the plaintiff against William Winch, for the recovery .f 10/. 18s. Id. the value of two pockets of hops. From the evidence of 11Ir. Br ) ant, a clerk in tl:e service of the plaintiff, it ap. pealed th4t the two pockets of hops in question had been sold on an order from John Winch, who had been, and was supposed to be at the time of the order, iu par-. ntr,hip with his brother William. John Winch, how ever,:who was called to support his brother's defence, swore that a dissolution of partnership between him and his brother h.id taken place in April.lB2€2, and the order for the hops had not bt en given till September and November in the same year. The Curet► Joat:ce, however, laid pecuFar stress upon a letter, purporting, by being drafted on the back, to be an answer from William Winch to a demand for payment on the part of the plaintiff, while in fact an other letter, put in as evidence, was scut in reply to that. demand. After consulting together for about ten minutes, the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, 10/. 18s. Id. with costs. It was stated in the course of the vial, that the defendant had offered 101. 18s. Id.' to the plaintiff, but it was refused unless he would con- sent to divide the expenses that had been ii.curred by proceedings at law, The report that there was an intention of instituting in the College of Edinburgh a Regius Professorship for Political Economy, has been contradicted. COM DT N A T10N. , .. , :rbe investigation relative to the late' murder still proceeds at College-street Police-office, Dubin'. Some witnesses have been examined against the persons in custody, but no further arre-ts have taken place. A reward cf 4201. has been offered for the discovery of the perpetrators of the crime. The desolating spirit of combination is spreading wider and wider throughout Dublin. The men employed in the coach-making trade have "turned OW," and the com mon labourers have " struck" EFFECF OF CoIISINATION3.—A vessel lately sailed from Dublin fur Cumberland, with a load of Irish oak, to be used in shipbuilding; the conshivation of the men preventing its being used iu that port for the same purpose. EXASHNATION CIP THE COlNS.—Yesterday; the P 3 ivy o.oncil as embl.d, to meet the Jury for the Annual Trial of his MAJESTY'S Coins in the Pia of the Mint, when the usual ceremonies tot k place, and the purity 4 the Coins is , tred was 'roved by the evidence or the .loldsuliihs' Company, &c. A certain quantity of the sold cdtn was melted down, to ascertain that the alloy was in the proper proportion. It appeared that the total amount of the gold coined by the Right Honour able THOMAS WALLACIL, Master of his MAsessit's Mint, from the Ist of July, 1821, to the Ist of July, )825, was 5,046.30 a A similar account of the silver coined, after the rAte of sixty-!is shillings to the pound weight troy, of the standard of eleven ounces two pen nyweights of fine silver and eighteen pennyweights of alloy. The amount of silver coined, including the smaller pieces, was 187,7611. 16s. During the last few days, the heat of the weather in Dublin has been extremely oppressive. On Sunday there was a great deal of thunder, followed by very heavy showers. A Gentleman, while tiding out is the 'hcinity of the city, on the afte r noon of Sunday, had his orse killed under him by the lightning—he himself escaped unhurt. Yesterday (Monday) was certainly as warm a day as we ever remembered in this climate. At noon the thermometer in the shade stood at 72 degrees ; and in the sun 10 degrees higher. All accounts from the interior represent the crops as in a most flout ishing condition, and indeed there is every prospect of an early Lind most plentiful harvest. —Dublin Morning Register. THE MILTONIAN MANUSCRIPTS.—The recent dis cover y of the Miltonian MSS. in the State Paper Office, attracted the notice of his MAJESTY, under whose auspices the work, so long lost to the world, is about to Le published. We understand, in consequence of this and other interesting discoveries, made within the last few years in the same quarter, Iris MAJESTY has been pleased to appoint a Commisson to examine the docu ments in that valuable depositary of the records of former times, with the view to printing the most impor tant of them. The Coma issioners named ate, the SPEAKER of the House of Commons, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Mr. C. W. WYNN, Mr. CROKER, and Mr. Hos mum Mr. LEMON, the Deputy Keeper of the State Paper Office (by whom the above MS. was found), has been appointed Secretary to the Commission. GUILDFCRD TEIZATRE.—OtheIIo was performed on Tuesday night at this Theatre, with the Follies of a Day, supported, according to the Play Bills, by " a combination of unusual and extraordinary resplen dency." The principal male characters of the Tragedy were sustained by amateurs, and Desdemona was per. formed by Mrs. Burnt. Colonel BERKELEY played the Moor. His performance, in many instances, was pow. erful, and throughout judicious. The following anecdote is the topic of conversation in the saloons at Paris :—On the day that the coronation took place, as the KING'S tailor, SANCTUS, who had been sent for to Rheims, for the purpose of arranging his MAJESTY'S robes, &c. was employed in adjusting the Ktuo's mantle, finding some of the eyelet-holes too :mall for the hooks, he took his scissors from his 4 -, ocket, and was proceeding to ease them by inserting the points into the bte.st of the mantle, when a Lord in waiting, imagining that the poor Snip was about to assassinate his sacred MAJESTY, immediately drew his sword, rushed upon the poor knight of the thimble, seized him by the collar, and would no doubt instantly have caused him to make his exit as " %glib a b.re bodkin," but for the timely lot iteience of his MA-. p:s7y, who laughed healttly at the mittake. Monday, a battle for one guinea a-side was fought at \Vesterleigh, in Moue. stershire, by two labousers, rian.ed Lawrence and Filley, to decide a quarrel. In rye fifth round, Lawrence received a blow on the no. wl,ich prov"d inst/rfareously. fatal. SUMMER ANI2E3. hOiri'll.l3llvrON, JULY 13. William Lonslott, mist Ihomas Lonslow, brothers, were capitally indicted for stealing forty sheep at Clipston, in this county.—A clear case was substantiated against them, but it appearing, by the evidence of the sbepherd, that the animals stolen were what ate cslled inieb•hogs,i the ptisonet: Counsel submitted that they must Me ac quitted, as the property was described as sheep in the' indlctment, meaning animals which had been shorn. • The Costar, however, declared that if this point availed the pri soners they should be re-indicted, and it was therefore abawdened. The Jury found William Lonslow Guilty. Mr. Justice Pane immediately passed sentence on the prisoner,' intimating at the same time, that from the daring extent and nature of bis offence, he must not expect any merey.--Deatk. The prisoner, who is a stout country-looking fellow about thirty, was much affected at bearing the announcement of his awful doom. Joseph 7e6buit, aged thirty-four, was put to the bar, charged with the murder of Jo.eph Sturman, of Earls 13arton, in this county. It appeased in evidence that the deceased and the prisoner had been drinking together with some friends, when the prisoner wok the liberty of pouring water into the pocket of the deceased. The latter resenting the joke as an insult, made an attack upon the prisoner, and a scuffle ensued, which proved fatal in the end to the dee-a•ed. It appeared that in the struggle he re•, ceived a kick in the leg, which mortified. and eventually caused his dea h.—Guilty of Manslaughter. The prisoner was fined a shilling and discharged. Samuel Hillier, aged So, was capitally ildicted under Lord Ellenboiough's Act, for h.ving wilfully and ma lkiously cut and stabbed .Susannah Curtnan, a child five years old. Thomas Sullivan—l live at Llama. On. the 2d of June I saw the prisoner sitting under a chesnut tree by the road side. I had been as near as three yards to him, and could not be mistaken. I saw three children go towards him ; they afterwards ran away, and I saw the prisoner follow them. When he came up with them he stooped down, and put his band to his breeches pocket ; upon which I heard a child scream out. Before I had heard a noise in the village. I ran towards the children, and on the spot wham they were standing I saw a great quantity of blond. One of the children was bleeding very much. There was nobody else near the children but the prisoner. The child was carried into a cottage, badly wounded. Charlotte Green remembered the prisoner's coming to her father's house at Law n. on the 2d of June, to sell needles and buttons. SAW the prisoner immediately after the accident. The children were in the utmost terror ; heard the children scream, and found Susan Curman all over blond, and w.th a large gash in her throat. She was bleeding profusely, and at last she staggered and fell down; immediately ran for assist ance. When she first saw the child the prisoner was four or five yards off. Me was nut further oft; have no doubt he is the man. Mr. Thomas Price, surgeon, at Lytton, said, that upon being called in, he found a wound in the child's neck; had seen the knife with which the wound was inflicted. The wound corresponded with that knfe. (The knife was now produced. It was of the commun clasp kind, blade about four inches, with a lancet point. It was covered with rust. Another Mile had been also found is ens Prisoner's bag). Timothy Wood, constable, arrested the 13- isoner in Stafford-hire, in the Court-yard of the Marquis of Stafford's seat. He had a pedlar's box hanging from his shoulders. I tapped him on the shoulder, because be vas acting the deaf and dumb man. I handcuffed him ; but upon so doing, he spoke immediately. He ad• dressed himself to the Marquis of Stafford's agent, and I said, " I am the man the constables are in search of." Prisoner further said, 1, I saw the child bleeding, but I never touched the child, so help me GOD. The blood spouted out of the child's neck like water out of a jug." Mr. Lewis (the agent) said to him, 14 Why did you not assist the child?" He said, 1 , I looked at it three or four minutes, and then made my escape to kingscliff, for fear I should be apprehended, sent to jail, and my box taken from me, which would ruin me for ever; but I never touched the ehild." - I searched the prisoner, and in his box were two knives, a pair of scissars, and two razors. I brought him to Laxton; he there cried out, " Oh, I have been guilty of every crime but this—but I never committed murder." I delivered the knives in my hand to a Magistrate. One of the knives was rusty, but I could not undertake to say that it was the rust of blood. John Miley saw the last witness deliver a box. sealed op, to the Itlagistrate. It was handed over to witness, who now produced it in the state in which it then was. Alt. Price, the surgeon, agaiu called, who iJentified one of the knives. The knife must have been cleaned after using it. The wound was more of a thrust than a cut. Henry Itustby. the turnkey of Northampton jail, produced a pair of smallelofhes worn by the primmer the day be committed the offence; they were marked with blood. Charlotte Green identified the trowsers, as worn by the prisoner on the 2d of June. This evidence was further confirmed by Timo. thy Wood. The prisoner made no defence, but pretested his innocence of the crime of murder. Mr. Justice l'anx charged the Jury, that unless the offence charged upon the prisoner would, in the opinion of the Court, if completed, have amounted to the crime of murder against the prisoner, the Jury, under this Statute, were bound to acquit him of this charge. It was to be lamented that the total absence of religious instruction in the child, incapacitated hurt from appear. : ing here as a witness. It was for the Jury to say, in the absence of the most important testimony, whether they soould find the prisoner guilty of having stabbed the child with intent to murder her? The Jury, after some deliberation, found the prisoner Guilty o f Stoker's:, but negatived the intention to murder. Mr. Justice Pciaz held that under the statute this verdict was equivalent to an acquittal, and the prisoner was discharged. The Learned J moo, before the breaking up ache Court, passed the awful sentence of the law upon James Dixon alias James Doh.' son Dixon. who was convicted of forgery, and who was left for execu tion. THE COAPOIIATION DAVCITPY r•. MCKIM This was an action brought by the Corporation of Daventry, in virtue of an alleged customary right, existing from time beyond which " memory goeth not," to recover from the defendant certain penalties for having exercised his trade a ithin the jurisdiction of the said borough, he not being a freeman thereof. The cause was tried here before, when a verdict was found for the Co: poration, but motion being made to set aside the verdict on the ground of misdirection of the Learned Judge, the Court of King's lynch granted a new trial. Mr. CLARKE, in Aitiling the case to the Jury, stated that the plaintiffs l:oped to be able to substantiate an undoubted right to the penalties which they were claiming by this ac ion. It was a right which had been exercised horn time immemorial, and which, up to this time, had not been resisted. The Corporation of me. ventry was ver y ancient ; it was a Corporation by pre scription as well its charter, and the Jury would bave , .0 say, m hearer the ts ideate to be adduced far the • titt4 tiould bear tibt their case or having chimed and received such penalties of other parties, as were claimed in this case? Two charters were then put in, granted by Queen Elizabeth and King Charles the Second to the borough' of Daventry. A number of witnesses were also ex amined, who proved that it had b en the custom not to permit any person not a freeman of the borough, to exercise a trade or calling wi,hin the b..rough, unless behad taken out his freedom. Ott crols-examination, these witnesses admitted that in every case, where claim had been made, the parties either submitted, or were excused from payment of the fine on the ground of poverty. This was the first time the right had been put into issue. Mr. PHILLIPS addressed the Jury for the defendant, l contending that the C. rporation had failed in their , case of an invariable cust..m of compelling parties toi take out their free.iom. The defendant was a soldier,' and had a common law right of esereising his trade in any town in the kingd in. Mr. Justice [lot ROVD charged the Jury at great length, leaving It to them to say, svltether, upon the plaintiff.' evi.lence, such a case had been shade out as would entitle them to a verdict? The Jury retired at eight o'clocil in the evening, and at a late hour returned it verdict for the plaintiffs. The ca.e lasted the whole day. It excited Considerable interest throughout the county. WINCHESTER, JULY IS. John Dickenson was put to the bar, chirged with a burglary in the heu.e of E Imund Rust, of the parish of Alverstoke, and with having stolen therefrom shirts, stockings, and other small articles belonging to Rust. The prisoner pleaded guilty. and persisted in it, notwithstanding the advice of the Learned Judge that sentence of death would be aecessatily recorded. The prisoner, with tears in his eyes, addressing his Lordship, said, that he had served his country for seven years in the 90th regiment, now abroad. He bad, therefore, nobody to give a character of him ; but he had a certificate of good conduct front his Cdonel, and it was nothing but hard necessity could drive a soldier , like him to the commission of an Act like this. Mr. Justice Gasecne desired the certificate to be handed to him. Looking again over the indictment, he told the prisoner that though he was obliged to record a judgment of death against him, he should make it his own business to forward to the proper quarter all testimonials and representations made to him' on the part of the prisoner. The sentence of Death was then recorded. Thomas Rogers stood indicted for having stolen, on the 13th May last, a basket containing two cheeses, be longing to John Ponting, cf the parish of Andover. John Ponting sw. rn, said he bought the cheeses at the fair of Andover; on his way home, in the evening, he went into a public house, where he had a pint of beer. The prisoner was also drinking some beer, and they sat and talked together. The prisoner soon slipped away with his cheeses, and was found with them at the tura of the corner of the hou e. The prisoner, a labourer, as the prosecutor also ap peared to be, said in his defence, that he and Ponting and another were talking and laughing together ovet their beer; they had such jokes a-. other folks have on similar occasions. The cheeses were lying on the table behind them ; it occurred to him that it would add to their fun if he could alarm Punting, by removing his cheeses; he, with that view, slipped out with them,and stood behind the corner laughing. as Punting came on him. The fact was that it w.rs all a joke, and what he now said was the truth, co help him Con! The Learned JUDGE charged the Jury, who found the prisoner .Mt natty. The Learned Jonas, in discharging him, told him that be was in formed be had been at the bar on another occasion, charged with another practical joke, committed, however, after he had drank 'something; and be particularly cautioned him, whether he drank or not, to avoid those practical jukes, which might In the end be come serious enough. Charks 7ilbury was indicted for having feloniously taken away, on the 6th of May, from the house of Tho mas Bye, at Stoke Charity, two one pound notes and four shillings, belonging to the said Bye. The evidence, though clear as to the taking away of the money, was favourable to the prisoner. It appeat ed that he suddenly repented of the theft, acknowledged ', and returned the money, and conducted himself in an exemplary manner since he was sent to gaol. The Jury found him Guilty. The Jews, approving of the verdict, told him that though it was his duty to record a judgment of death, he was happy to find that what he heard of the pri4oner's conduct enabled him to say that he entertained hopes it would nut be carried Into execution. The thermometer stood yesterday at 77 in the shade, and lio in the snn. HAYMARKET TI; NATRE —A new Farce was produced j last night, called The Rival Valets. The plot turns upon the contrivances of Copfaix !Felford( VI N I N G) to ob tain the hand of Sophia (Mrs. WA TLICTT) t who is living in the house of her guardian, Mr. Perkins (WILLIAMS). His agents are two footmen, Frank and Antotry.• played by Limn.; and WILKINSON. The former is all sharp ness, and the latter all stupidity and his frequent blun ders produce the only situations that approach at all to ludicrous effect.—lt was given out for repetition by LISTON amidst applause. Yesterday the Loup Mayon held a Court of Con servancy for the County of Essex, at the Swan Inn, Stratford, and afterwards proceeded to Greenwich, to hold another Court fur the County cf Kent, when the Juries made their presentments of divers nuisances, etc. and the Kent Jury alluded in their presentment to the great good that had been done by the partial clearing of Yantlet Creek, and begged to impress on his Lord ship's mind the very peat utility it would be to the owners of small craft, and to the public generally, if that creek could be sufficiently opened to allow such craft to pass through in stormy weather, which, if com pleted, would be the means of saving many valuable lives, and prevent the distress that so frequently ful. lowed to the wives and families of the suffeters. The Jury in their progress went through the creek. OLDHAM CHI-inn, LA NCAAI I itc—ln consequence :f the well-known dangerously dilapidated state of this ancient structure, a considerable degree of alatrn was created on Sunday even ng seinn;giit, duting Divine Service, by the falling down of the vestry chimney, upon the roof of the Church. This was occasioned by the gable of the chancel, which has long been much iiut of perpendicular, giving a little more way. No sooner was it heard than the congregation (which was As full as the Church could admit within its walls)/ as • it actuded by one heeling, vie. that the Gburch was falling, instantaneously sose and rushed to the doors in A state cn fright and coolusion nut easily to be described. Norms and pews were broken down, and the windows and every pl a ce of egress i nstant l y e l o ked up by their , itpultaneous attempts at escape: many fell, and be fore they could he t.ken up, were trampled upon and ng sti hurt; others b uff et ed f rom cuts a nd c litusious, and from the lo ss mid ren di their garments. SINIe rew person; tmlottunatcly limb: di •lck Ated. ..".•••••••^ • '• - • • - .271 r ARMY. In the Military Circles it is said, that the IQth in Limerick, will proceed kb Gibraltar, and the 39th, froth &meant, to New South Wales. Dttoret Major Ilasnison, 52d, is appointed Aide-de•Camp , ts Major-denial SIP Jost' BINGHAM, at Cork. It Is renta?kable that Ajtiiii-41 PLAstrro, Major-General St Jot s BURMAN, 53d, Colonel PoSta, Artillery, and Major Elitist?, En gineers, now in command in their respective avocations in the Cork district, were at the same time stationed at St. Helena, during Ibu. :tarmac's abode in that Idand. The 3ttla (Cumberland) Regiment of Infantry, is ordered from Enniskillen to Hoyle. The order for the march of the 66th to Dublin, is counter manded, and the Regiment is to proceed to Athlone. Two Troops, with the head.quartch of the 6th Dragoons, fr.). , 1 York, and two Troops from Leeds, have been ordered to ;%:;. cheater, to make room at York fur the 7th Hussars. Lieutenant-General Sir F. Achim, K.C. B. is coming from t'.' lonian Islands to Ragland, on leave of absence. Lieutenant-General Sir MANLEY Powsat, K C.B. remains at : I 'e Wand of Malta. iientenant.General Sir HENIRY YARD;, K.C.U. returns front Darbadoes to England, on leave of absence. The 3d (Print," of W.des's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards, bat marched from Cabir to Dublin. The 14th (the Duchess of Own) ftetiment of Light n•t goons has marched trona Cork to Dundalk. The 24 Battahos of the Guth (the Duke of York's Own Wet Corps) has moved fruit lkArbadoes to Berbice. The 65th (the 2J York North Riding) Regiment of Foot had marched front Athlone to NI olliugar. The head-quartets (Radon of the 84th (York and La-eave?) Regiment of Infantry has marched from Clumnel to Mullingar4 '~! • • • • •••• SPURTING INTELLIGENCE% IIRTTING-ROOM. TATTERSALL'S, JULT t 4, The Room was but thinly attended, Nit all account. ftliltier to the July Meeting as Newmarket were most pka.antly There was no mention of any other Stakes Am the Doncaster St, Leger, pArticulars of which will be !mind beleith sr. Lama. 3 to 1 apt Memnon 6 to 1 apt Alderman 7 to 1 agst Redgauntlet 16 to 1 agst Cleveland 20 to 1 apt Altisidora t$ to 1 apt Homer 25 to 1 apt Whisker NEWMA RE ET JULY MEET IN G (Concutozo)-- Wennesoae. The Match between Elizabeth and Pipylina excited extraor dinary Interest, Elizabeth being the same ally which woo at Ascot. She is the property of his Majesty. In the Match (the seventh rate), Vitillina took the lead at start ing, made het own race, and Won easy by three lengths—rode by Wheatley, and Conviction by James Robinson. The eighth and last Rift was for the Plate, to dttide the dead heat between Muleteer and brother to lkaek-and-all-01ack. Muleteer Blether to Illatk-and-all-Black . 5 and 6 to 4 on Muleteer, who jumped colf at kitting, main strong play, and won the, rare very easy, by about three lengthe. After the Races, the Duke of Grafton and Lord John Fitzroy departed for Euston Hall. Viscount Anson left, fur his lately purchased estate, Shugherozgb, 29 to 1 asst Pastime 30 to 1 apt Dauntless 3S to 1 apt Tann& 37 to I apt Brother to Addy 40 to 1 apt Brigand 60 to 1 apt Daredevil The Duke of Portland and Earl Sefton left for their iteAlences fit town. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. RACES. SFICOND r....--TvasuAr. The X Y Z Stahel Of itSgs each, for three yrs old; colts, Set. Z.lb. fillies, est. Tr►o miles. Mr. Jackson's ch. c. Rapid - - 1 Mr. Lambton's ch. c. )leinelals - . It 3tol on Menelaus. Won tan% The. Filly !hakes of 2:igs each, 10 ft. 3 yrs old, Bst. O•ie mile. Sir M. W. Ridley's b. f. Flcur-de-Us - - 1 Mr. Lambtores ch. f. 1 icurantc - - t Lord Daslington's b. f. Ilitd of Passage - - 3 'Even on Fleur-sle-Lis, who woo easy. ills Majesty's Plate of 100 gs ; 4 yrs, lOst. 71b. five, mt. 111. six, list. 121 b. and aced, ltst. Four miles. Mr. Lambton's cb. c. Royalist, 4 yrs &In Quartom's b. c. Warkworth, 4 yrs Dlr. Daricli's b. g. Chronicle, 4 yrs a Warkworth the favourite. A good nee. PRESTON RA CES—a, Fr as? asir).—!.. , Lir !11. Produce Stake! of 50gs. each, raki, la. slb. Ellke, est. sib. Two miles. Ld Stamford's b. L Linnet - a 1 Ilk. li. Peers bk. 4. Ode - . s Ms Ceessas.—Earl Detby (Potter) against 3. *kite. EN. (01111ver), 10 guinea a battle, and 200 the twain.-11:In bat'les 4l—Byes 11. oTTIR. Mooday - 4 i Monday Tuesday - 1 2 Tuesday' • EAST ILFORD It ACEII--Soza 11. Mr. liouldtworth'sVanity won the 501. Plate,beating foul ()them Mr. Houston's Frederick won the (top, leading three other . . Mr. Hatchard's b. f. by Smokntko beat four other* fur the Il ford Stake for 3 yrs old. SPARRING AT THE FIVES' COURT. cia.insa: 4 1 4 0 Ned Drown, alias the Sprig of Myrtle, had his benefit Tester day ; hut he bad not to congratulate himself on a very numerous attendance, notwithstanding his announcement that his namesake, the Shropshire Champion, Cannon, Ward, and Shelton, were ail to skew. Of these men, Shelton only made his appearance ; he is well in health, but complains of great stiffness, and partkularlf of a soreness in the side of his bead and neck, where he receiVed many severe blows. lle complains of having been completely blinded with respect to the qualities or his antagonist, cod sills, if be bad kduwn he had been about with Langan and Spring fur the last twelve months, he ihduld 'hive paused before he accepted his challenge. lirown has generously promised to ecime up and spar for Tones benefit iu September, whet it is probable he will tender his services to any big ease in the Latidtit thug. • THE GREAT FIGHT. This affair continues to excite a wonderful interest. Both mei have approached the spilt on which it is probable they will meet ott Tuesday next, and both are in fine condition. Ward has been greatly reduced in size, but We think hr will enter the Ring test. 101 b. which is quite big enough for activity. The odds in the Court yesterday, were S to 4 on Wald, crld ready Liters.— In the country the betting is even. (*nazis and WA RAM— Uoth men as 9re all stars; bet'llg a a^d 7 to 4 on Curtis. I CURIOUS WAGER. Two Oentlemerl met last MOnday. at Mr. Ar.derson's Field-head of Causeyside, to decide who out of six shots would strike Ote greatest number of small potatoes. eath shooter to throw the i u tatoes over his head, atd to turn retina and fire. At the end of the six shots the bet remained undecided, as each hit every shot. The parties next agreed to lay their pietes on the grollud, to throw al ternately a potatoe over their heads, to Hit their pieces, wheel round, and fire; after five rounds, in whit% both of thenagaits proved equally successful, the bet was withdrawn. 1.1 Dublin is intmet!iotely to be honoured with a v . !tom Sir Wat.:ta Scorn. who 's going on a visit to hi , Captain Score, of the 25tli Husltri," low quartered in ' Sir Watimit was expected vesterthy. CORN EXCHANGE. 31A1IX.LANE, JO? There are 'err short areirels of all sorts al Grain t vitsther continues vittemely f.no and dry, which It faiourable to the heat crop, and Made continue for superfine santpls. &met comes yeti spat; still looks upwards. Beans and Pens renal Oats less pleasant tban fur some weeks it, d eertr .—,4rvlerdls: English Wheat, 1.',25P gifSo qrs. Flour ITI 11440 sacks. Irish r 5M1F15.11.11 /he Market is very dull ,this to 4i N. to Ss. per stone, and the r stone. The 'duttun trade Is In Kentish rid Leicester Iv i tbk store; and for the Coarser reached. Veal 1 , 0(40 dull and Inferior Meat. 4s. scarce. and the quotY is ss. to 6s. per 9: 9,880; Ng, sy_) , Bee, 4s. 4kl, to ss. :"f:. r :u .64