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- - rnittee from a person nimed Brown, son of Dr. Brown, bat witness took the proof sheet to Dr. Gwynne, who altered some.of the expressions in it at witness's sug gestion, he considering them as use strong. Witness printed 2000 copies, and sent them, as directed by the defendant, when done. The Rev. Joshua King, the Rector of St. Matthew, Bethnal-gteen, proved that the defendant, in 1817, strongly urged the prosecution against Mr. Merce ron, and the subsequent removal of that individual from the situation of Treasurer, and the appointment of the Bank tf England. On that occasion, the de fendant remonstrated against the appointment of the Bank of England, as illegal, and said he would do everything in his power to put it aside; and would apply to the Court of King's Bench For a Mandamus to compel the parish to elect a Treasurer; and fur ther, that at a subsequent time, ptevious to Merce ton's being brought up for judgment, the defendant called on him, the witness, and said Merceron would give £lO,OOO if judgment was not prayed against him. Witness did not understand the £lB,OOO was to be applied to the purposes of the parish ; he be lieved it was offered as a bribe, to be divided among those principally concerned in the prosecution, and, under that impression, he repelled the proposition with indignation. Mr. May's admission as an Attorney of the Court, in 1785, was put in and read. A number of witnesses were called to prove that there was no foundation whatever * for the charges thrown out against Mr. May in the alleged libels. The plaintiff having closed his case with thiseeidence, The SOLICITOR•GENECIt AL, after some communica- 1 tion with Mr. Scarlett, said it would be unnecessary . for him now to detain the Jury with any observa tions upon this case. He had communicated with his Learned Friend on the subject, and was prepared to say that he felt his client would not justify on this occasion, but that a verdict must go against him. He had acted wrong, but he had acted under mis take. The plaintiff had now consented to proceed no further in this case, on condition that the defendant should pay £5O to some Chalky, and the costs at tending the proceedings. The defendant was ready to accede to this proposition, and would either pay the £5O to the plaintiff, or to any Charity which Mr. May might name. One subject he was anxious to advert to; it was one not connected with this inquiry, though it had unexpectedly been introduced here to-day: he meant the offer of £lO,OOO. He was desired by his client to declare solemnly that no concealment was intended. The proposition was as open one, and it was intended the money should be i applied as the £l,lOO previously paid by Mr. Merce-I ron under the order of the Court, namely, for the benefit of the 'al ish, had been: that Dr. Gwynn' had no Ovate object to serve. bin was induced to act as he had done by the distress in which he saw Mrs. Merceron and her family. Dr. Gwynn was anxious to have this statement understood, for the sake of his character. He was taken wholly by sur prise t4,-day, or he would have been prepared tcv prove these facts. Mr. SCARLETT said, that as his client had com menced this suit for the simple purpose of vindicating his own character, he was contented to accede to the Solicitor-General's proposition. The CHIEF Jurrlca said, that Mr. May's conduct was honourable in the extreme: there was not only no imputation against his character, but his present conduct sheaved that it was above imputation. Verdict ler the plaintiff--Misnages £5O. THE WIT'S RED BOOK FOR 1822. BY ROSS ROSSO, F.F.D. We have pleasure in noticing the little volume which has just appeared under the above title.— If a few of the anecdotes have appeared before, the greater part will be found to possess more novelty and originality than compilations of the kind can vet y seldom pretend to. The Preface is humorously written, wherein is given an account of the family of Mr. Rosso, by which it appears he justly claims re lationship with the first families in the kingdom— the Army, Navy, and Church—at the Bar, and on the Stage—Professors of Music and Medicine; nay, in all departments has he an af f inity; and Messrs. Vermillion, Carmine, Rose, Pink, Cherry, Carna tion, and Orange, are his own cousins. For the amusement of our Readers we extract the following from its pages.: " Tut Fives—A senseless fellow, who wail h ara ng u ing a mob in a very stupid speech, was suddenly stopt by an ass, which set up a loud braying; on which some one ob served. • TVs orator is discincerted, it seems, at the echo of his oval " " Tun Earnianco.---The Court of Rome was exceedingly scandalised at this national dance of the Spaniards, which was considered not very decorous for so catholic a country. A con orttory was accordingly held, for the purpose of condemning it, and passing a sentence of excommunication spinet those who should, from that time, indulge in it. What might have been the consequences of such a step is not easy to say ; such a piece of zeal might probably have caused serious popular discontent ; fur attirought he.Spanianis can submit to the tyranny of the In quisition, it is not quite certain that they would have so pa sway endured the suppression of an amusement for which they possess actually a passien. But the impolitic design was Ingeni ously prevented being carried into execution, either by the treachery or the prudence of one of the members of the Court,who told his colleagues, that he considered it but reasonable that the party accused should be fairly tried, and proposed thatfoneltnego,, the culprit, should be exhibited in the Court. This proposition was acceded to ; dancers and music were called in, and the fan dango commenced: at first the judges were sser ous; the dance proceeded, and every moment became more and more ani mated, till at kagth not even the gravity of its accusers was proof against its fascination ; for yielding to the irresistible Im pulse, they one and all joined in the abominable fandango, which they were convened for the purpose of condemning." " Tux Osman or Ortuarso.—This also may be learnt from the source just suggested in the preceding article. The incredi ble fable of Medea restoring the aged (Ewe to youth, by cer tain herbs, is not to be understood exactly literally. Examined with a little of the woo inteUetto, it will be discovered that Me dea, the enchantress, is only a personification of that excellent art which, by the means of wigs and false hair, artificial teeth, rouge. false calves, stays andcorstts ' washes and pastes, and a long et cetera, transforms battered beaux and antiquated belles Into blooming youths and renovated beauties." " A Lwow roc VASITT.--.-SL Barth% a Preach author, urbenever he thought ha had said a pod thing (which bethought probably much oftener than his neighbours were disposed to al low), had a habit of looking round, to observe the effect it had %won the company, upon which occasions he generally used an . d ye glass. One day M. de Monticour, observing this glass at his, exclaimed, in a most provoking manner, • if. Rare. pot the troable--I am we laughing." BOXING. GREAT`FIGHT BETWEEN HICKMAN (THE GAS LIGHT MAN) ♦ND NEAT, FROM BRISTOL, FOR TWO HUNDRED GUINEAS A-SIDE. nannies MUSCULAR& So much interest did this battle excite is the spotting world, that several persons left Landon so early as Saturday last for Newbury. The road on Sunday, Monday, and all night, up to Tuesday morning twelve o'clock, from the Metropolis, was thronged with vehicles of every description, to reach the desdned spot. The roads leading from Oxford, Gloucester. &c. and likewise from Bristol, were in the same state with amateurs, andous to reach the head-quarters, Newbury. AU the inns were filled, and the beds were engaged for some days previous. Hungerford Downs (66 miles) was the spot selected for this combat; and under the judicious management of Mr. Jackson, the ring was so well arranged, that 30,000 persons who Were present, had all an excellent sight of the battle? Not the slightest accident occurred, and the whole was conducted with the greatest decorum. Indeed it was nothing else but a swell fight and it required to bevel( breeched to be at it. it was a tie benefit for the inns • and so much of the ready blind has not been spent in the neighbourhood of Newbury for many years. Even the peptises town of Reading was full of the admirers of the learned profession • and not a few of the young nibs from Oxford were recogni zed hurrying to the Amphitheatre of Arts ! The cavalcade on the road presented a novel scene to theltatime. At a few minutes after one, Neat, arm-in-arm with his backer and Belcher, threw his in the ring : and shortly afterwards the Gas, in a white lamer, supported by his backer and Shelton, repeated the token of defiance, and entered the ring. He im mediately shook hands with Neat, saying, " Hew ate you. my cock r which was answered with a " Pretty well, I thank y', Mr. Gash !"—Nlr. Jackson wss the referee: Belcher and Hartner were the seconds for Neat; and Spring and Shelton for the Gas. The time-keeper was held by Mr. Gulley. The odds, co much in favour of Gas, had completely changed on the preceding even ing; and on the ground, Neat was backed S to 4, besides numerous even bets, and taken for choke. Upwards of selSo,ooo, it is calculated, has tranferred paws on this event. The Gas weighed twelve stone, and Neat nearly fourteen. llama 1. Not a whisper to be heard amongst the immense multitude. Both of. the combatants appeared in the highest 'tat/of Coodition; hi fact, the. backers of Neat and the Gas asserted they were equal to all intents and purposes for milting. The Gas, on placing himself in attitude, surveyed his opponent from head to foot, and Neat was equally on the alert. Hick man kept dodging about in order to get an opening to plant a determined hit ; but Neat was' too derry to be hid upon this suit, and whenever Use Gas moved, he likewise filtered his posi tion. On Neat's preparing himself to give a blew, the Gas, smiling, diner himself back ; but immediately afterwards, as if resolutely making up his mind to do some mischief, he went bang in, and with his right hand put in a weber, Neat re treating. Hickman planted a second blow on his shoulder; he also put in a third hit upon Neat's left eye; and elated with his success, he was on the rush to place a four th blow, when Neat not only stopped him with a tremendous his on his throat, but made the Gas stagger a little. Hickman, however, undismayed, attacked Neat with great activity, and the result was, the Bristol hero went down between the legs of Hickman—the Cocknies shouting for joy, and the regular Fanciers declaring " It was aS right, and that Gas would win it easy."-7 to 4on the Gas. Z. Hickman came laughing to the wretch, full of confidence ; but on his endeavouring to plantisis tremendous right-handed hit on the throat of his antagonist, the length of Neat prevented it, and the blow alighted again on his shoulder : the Gas endea voured again to make it, when the Bristol Hero gave Hickman so hard a blow on bleier of ivories, that he retreated, and was also compelled to make a pause before he again commenced the attack. The Gas got away, smiling, from a left-handed hit ; , when he rushed in with uncommon severity, and, after an ex change of blows, they both went down, but Neat undermost. Another loud shoat for Hickman : the odds rising on him, and “ he will win k to a certainty," was the cry. 3. If the backers of the Gas could net see the improvement of the 'triad Hero, Hickman was satisfied that he had a danger ous customer before him, and found that the length of arm possessed by his opponent rendered it highly necessary for him to act with great caution ; he, therefore, on coming to the scratch, made pause, and did not appear as heretofore, eager to go to work. Neat was all caution and steadiness, and deter mined to wait for his opponent: the Gas in consequence, was compelled to make play, and he planted a sharp hit on Neat's head, and, laughing, nodded at him. Encouraged by this suc cess, he was about furiously to repeat the dose, when Neat caught him with his left hand on his nob, which sent the Gas down on his knee; but his courage was so high and good, that he jumped up and renewed the fight like a game cock, till he was hit down by another tremendous blow. The Brieolians now took a turn with their chaffers, and the shouting was loud in the extreme. 4. It was now discovered by tie Zisewing Ones that they had not consulted Cocker upon the subject ; it was also evident to them (but rather too late to turn it to advantage) that Neat was as quick u his oppasent—good on his legs—a harder bitter than his opponent—a better in-fighter—had a tolerable knowledge of the science, and not such a rower as he had been said to be. The severe soden the Gas bad received in the preceding routed had elmenceried his upper works a little, and on his appearing at the match he again made a pause. He saw the length of his op , pont was dangerous to attack ; and he mho saw that if he did not commence lighting, Neat was not to be gontatoiseil of his guard. Hickman now went in resolutely to smash his opponent, but be was met right in the middle of his head with one of the nesse tnniendous right-handed blows ever witneseed, and he vent down like a shot. The 13ristulians now applauded to the eels; and the Londe* " good judges," as they had previously thought themselves, were on the slew. S. Gas came up an altered man : indeed a bullock man se riously have fek such a blow: he stood still for an instant, but Ms high courage would not let him flinch ; he defied danger, although it stared him in the face; regardless of the csa, he commenced fighting, and made some exchanges, went down from a terrible bit cm the mouth.—(The Bristol boys hoarse with shouting ; and the faces of the backers of Gas under going all manner of sensations and colours, like a rainbow). 6. The mouth of the Gas was full of blood, and he appeared almost choking with it—when time was called. He was getting weak; but be, nevertheless, rushed in and bored Neat to the reps ; when the spectators were satisfied, by the ruperlority displayed by the latter, that be was the best in-fighter. He pis. Wished Gas in all directions, and finished the round by greasing hiss with a belly puncher than would have floored an ox. (The kwilewee from London were now so numerous, that 100 artists and nut have taken their liknesses ; and the Bristolian kits wwwWwith delight.) 7. ftudft and Shelton were very attentive to their man, wed led him up to the scratch at the sound of time. The Gas was sadly distressed, and compelled to pause before he went to week, but Neat waited for him. The Gas was about to mate mi t! J when Belcher said to Neat, " Be ready, my boy, he's The Bristol Hero sent the Gas staggering from him by a welkin but Neat would not follow him. On the Gas attaaapdag to make a kit, Neat again put in a tremendous blow on his neouth, whisk uncorked the claret in profusion. The Gas recovered him edf eo the astunishmeot of all present, went to work, and, a ft er some daspuine exchanges, sent Neat down. Thi s ihange pro duced a ray of hope on the part of his backers, and cries d "bravo, Gas, you are a game fellow Indeed." B. The Gas, laughing, commenced the attack, but received such a giant-like blow on his tight eye, that he went down like a log on his beck, and his hands up over his head : he was insensible. Sikkim and Spring (who were covered with could scarcely get him of the ground. The whole ring 'punk struck, Spring vociferating, almost with the voice of a Stator, to awake him from his stupor.. with the repeated calls of " Gas, Gas, Gas !" The spectators left their places and can towards the ropes, thinking it was all over; indeed, the anzkty displayed, and the great confusion which occurred la whipping out the ring, had such an effect, that several per ons , with watches in their hands, said a minute had passed away: On time being called, the Gas opened one eye wildly, for he bad now only one left, the other being swelled up as big as an egg, and bleeding copiously. 9. On recovering himself, his courage out-lierodel Herod. Every person seemed electrified with his manner. He com menced the attack with much activity : and after an ekchsoge of blows, strange to say, he scut Neat down--(4priestre). 10. Nest dropped him, by nearly staving in his breast-bone. 11. Gas was in great distress from severe hits received, and Neat was piping too. Neat was dropped in a rally by a right ' handed body blow. 12. A manly fighting round, and Gu bad none the went of it, but be was thrown. 13. Gas was bit cleat j dews with the left head, end barring' an vicelike% he had ro chade of winning: It was Ittot4 thin sI: to 1 that he did nut come again. • 1 14. Neat was very tired, and Gas 'hewed goodness in an extraordinary manner, by bard fighting,. used in falling, Ileac was under. IS. Neat hit his adversary drown by another blow over time contused eye, and it was all up. 18. This was the last effort of Gas, whose Son heart ma yet unsubdued. Ile placed several blows, and at last be fell,nature: having deserted him. 17 and 18. In these rounds Gas was brought to the scratch to be slaughtered; for had Neat been exercising hiss s& as a' butcher, he could not have served a west country r WWI& It is but justice to say of the Gas, that he skewed more game than was ever before witnessed. His greatest enemy must join In this remark. Ile did not give in : he was insensible to the call of time, after twenty-three minutes and a half had elapsed. He was carried out of the ring in a state of stupor. lintaars.--it was one of the most manly fights ever wit nessed. No closing—no polling and hauling each other at the ropes—but ocilliorg from the beginning to the end. No pugilist whatever strained every point further to win a battle titan the Gas did ; and although thousands of pounds have been lost upon him, his backers have no right to complain. The courage he dpplayed is beyond descriptfbn ; but it may serve in future to teach the Faster the great danger in bathing a chicken against a ugh—that fourteen stone must win with twelve stone, at equal fighting. The behaviour of Neate was the admiration of all .pre sent ;it was unassuming and 'manly in the extreme. In a word, be is a good fighter, and capable of entering the ring w ith an y boxer on the list. e retired from the ring without any marks, but nevertheless he received many heavy blows. The Gas was over-weighted; but we do not know any one near his weight who can beat him. The second fight was off, in consequence of some demur about the stakes. The Suffolk Champion threw up his bat is the ring, but Hudson did not appear to answer it. Cookie, front Bristol, was on the ground to fight &Noggins, but the latter declined on account of ill-health. Ilickmat was taken to the Castle, Speen Hillotear Newbury, and put to bed, in a bad state. His head exhibited some terrific marks of punishment. THE EVENING STA LONDON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1521. THE FUNDS. • STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. The Market looks well this morning. Consols, which opened at 78, art now 78q,4 1 to 54, and much business doing.—lt is reported that an Express has brought the price uf.sbe French Funds, which are One per Cent. better; but we have some doubts as to the fact. The last on Monday was 881. CURIUMT PRICEa: Bank Stock 2S7—s per Cent. Reduced 76% % % per Cent. 8734-4 per Cent. 904 3 4 Bank Long Annuities 19% 7-16 Irish 5 per Cents. 10934 110—Old Annuities 76 3 /s Exchequer Bills £lOOO, Is. dis. Is. pre. Do. (Small) par, 2s. pr.—Cons. fur Acct. 78 78%. French Papers of Monday last reached us this fore noon, from which we make the following extracts 3 PARIS, DECEMBER 10. - . Yesterday, before Mass, the Duke of Orleans paid a visit to the King. At one o'clock the King received the Ministers (except M. de Latour Maubourg, Minister of War, who is indisposed), Prince Talleyrand, the Chancel lor, the Manila's of France the Dukes of Dalmatia, Reggio, and Albufera, and Count de Vionsenil, a great number of the Peers and Deputies, Military Officers of all ranks, and Prince Castelcicala, Am bassador from Naples. Last evening the Ministers assembled at the house of the Duke de. Richelieu. The French Jo urnals contain a letter from M. Ternaus, denying the declaration attributed to him respecting his vote on the Address to the King. and avowing that be will never vote but according to his conscience. Tiipolizza was taken by assault on the sth of October by 18,000 Greeks, under the orders of De metrius Ypsilanti. Athens, the population of which is dispersed, is at the mercy of die Turks. The town is totally destreyed. Letters from Barcelona, of the 28th of November , state the deaths, during the seven previous days, to have been from 30 to 40 each day. Mr. Thomas O'Halloran, an English Physician, arrived at Perpignan on the 28th November, on his way to Barcelona, to make observations on the dread ful malady which has depopulated that fine city. Recent !titian from Constantinople represent that city to be is a sad state. It is said that a sanguinary battle was fought near the Isthmus of Corinth, in which the Turks were completely defeated. Thus the war continues with spirit, notwithstanding the ren peated offers of an amnesty to the Greeks. VIENNA. NOVEMBER N. It is said, but without authority, that Patras has been taken by assault. It is also said that the Greeks found 32 of their hostages massacred, and that in revenge they put the whole garrison to the sword. The Greeks have circulated Bulletins, in which they say they expect assistance from Russia ; at the time, they say, that the intervention of the Great Powers of Europe serves to prolong the existence of the Turkish Empire, the Isles of the Archipelago, the Mores, and all the ether western provinees ofTurkey, are freed from the Turkish yoke. Such ale the ex pressions of the Senate of Cahmata in the last Bulle tins.—The whole island ef Zante is in insurrection against the Anglo•lonfan Authorities. Troops are expected from Corfu. They write from Hermanstadt, that the Turkish troops had been put in disorder, and made a retro grade movement, in consequence of a false report of the approach of a Russian army. FRANKIPoRT, DECEMBER 4. The insurrection in the lonian Isles waist great progress. We are assured that the most dreadful scenes hare taken place in Cato and Ithaca, wheNe a considcrtble nu have been killed. The latest arcout massacres cor.tin, letters announce Turkish territory these corps had proaching Tigris. They write from circulated there tha tween the Russians a large detachment the Pruth to for ay oat opposition, al a brisk engarmt Russians as well ODESSA, NOVEMBER 14. Copies of the ultimatum of Russia, transmitted is the note of Count Nesse'rode to the Div an , am i t circulation here. It is a diplomatic Otepr a ,„.„ ?. M. de Nesselrode refutes the assertions of th e Ili Effendi and renews the demands made by B stui Strogonoff in his note of the 18th of July. The l at ' note of Count Nesselrode is written in the mo s t d e i. sire tone; and he declares that if the moderate (6 mands of the Empetor are rejected, he will be tor, pelled to resort to other measures. - The Turks have hung six more Bidlops in Dulga z i ; among whom was the celebrated Bilop of I'Liupp polis. MADRID, DECEMBER 1. The King has sanctioned the Decree of the Co% of the 18th November, on the manner of prme t ‘ t relative to the conspiracy at Cadiz of the lOth March, 1820, and which fixes the time for the niaci. eight accused persons to prepare for their defez A and attended the reading of 7000 pages, of srlich i : v process consists. The King and the Royal Family remain at de Escurial. The Assembly has been exclusively eiccopie, during the last two days, in the discussion of C I Project on the Penal CoJe. The general discu as was closed, and the first articles adopted. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. It is confidently reported to-day, that all cher, pistens tendered their resignation eight days tr, which his Majesty refused to accept. This actor firmness, connected with the King's Message we t Cortes, has disconcerted our Liberals. They wei to regain confidence among themselves, by sped/ the most strange reports. According to them, E T , : Mina was marching on Madrid with 15, 20, 0r30,0% men ; that he had left Corunna, had passed Omar, and continued his march, amidst the acclamation of the Liberates descamesadoe. (shirtless Liberalt)ci the provinces. Other reports are in circulatios, equally absurd. The inhabitants of Madrid have, however, regain/ confidence since Government has assumed a sigma attitude. The Fontana d'Oro is now, and willow tinue closed. The Martilleurs assemble is opt* name their Presidents and their Secretaries; in whenever the Assembly is likely to become lbw ous it is dispersed by the military. Yesterday evening there was an estraordinnyas fereoce between the Ministers and the perm% Assembly of the Cortes. The Ministers gave ail detail of every act of their administration up to is day; and the Assembly of the Cortes unaniossit acknowledged that the conduct of the MinistersW been regular and constitutional. On the 19th ultimo there was a considerable , * ment at Ciudad Real. Nearly the whole of die, zens ran through the streets in the night, cry* “ Death to the Republicans!—Down with theC. stitution!" They drew up an Address, in which* said the pretended regenerators of Spain only snail pillage and disorder; that whoever did not see is must be blind; lastly, they implored his MijestP govern his people in full and legitimate authir4 l and according to that system which he bad* pleased to adopt. Novsuaelt 29.—A letter from Vera Cruz tz that propositions had been made to Colonel itsrli by an English merchant, to obtain the exchnirep allege of trading with Mexico. This demand' , letter adds, was rejected. Madrid Papers to the 29th of November Navel received. The following are extracts : MADRID, NOVEMBER QS. A Courier has arrived this morning with ‘ 24 papers from the Political Chief of Avija to 1116 vernment. In the first, he states that he has received from Secretary of State his dispatch, with his 31414 Message to the Cones respecting the events at Csi and the Answer of the Cortes. These he has plul and generally circulated, that he has no ferrO that town and province will take part in the tions. excited elsewhere, and that, on the cog' they will maintain the lop alty they have hitherroil4 towards the King and the constitutional system The second dispatch contains an Address frcsa. Deputation of the Province to his Majesty: the tical Chief adds, that the sentiments of the : 7 ." tants of the Province undoubtedly coincide roll° of the Deputation. In this Address of the Provincial Depot:l6cl! say—" All SFaniards have sworn to the Consta 4 ;7 . and none should Le abl e t o le a d them from th e p i t ' truth which it points out. What mean these re befor stir Pail Thi spe bei amber of Turks an 3 some cooly' P res f faints from Smyrna state tl- at ;l e the lue without interruption. The sa il , pal l* that the Persians have entered t h e The rin three places at once. o aa by tht passed the Euphrates, and 11 , 4 ie . sot 1 g s. sibol Can Vienna, that a report h a d bets that 'hostilities had commenced 4. ans and the Twits. It is add e d t h at total ent of Russian cavalry havin g tas . 4 dervol age, advanced into the country w i*,, kind attacked a strong Turkish p m; an or lent ensued, in which Al) CM 200 e thus I las Turks, were killed and woud e 4 sista