Star. — London, England, 1810-06-12 00:00:00

%A PA t INTELLIONCO. AtilitO. DUE. ARRITZD. net. /Olin 1 1 1 Cadiz 0 0 yr.. ! I„td 1 1 Lisbon 0 1 Gowisburgh 0 1 Heligoland 1 0 VS MAJESTY'S SHIP ABOU 4 KIR, OFF FLUSHING, JUNE . 4, H e re we are, in all eight ships of the line, one f r igate, and four brigs, watching the movements of the ' enemy's ships in Flushing Sir RICHARD STRACHAN, when he came here, had ten sail of the line, but two of them have been sent off the Texel, to examine the state of the enemy in that quarter.— The enemy's force here consists of Ste sail of the line, one store-ship, and a frigate, with fourteen brigs, l y i n g under the protection of two heavy well constructed batteries of twenty guns each. It is the opinion of the fleet that Sir RICHARD will certainly make an attempt upon the enemy's ships,. The Marers of the fleet, almost as soon as we arrived, were tent to sound the channel of the outer Roads. „We have just had a royal salute in honour of the ail„ FALMOUTH, JUNE 9. Sailed the Eliza packet, for Cadiz. PLYMOUTH, JUNE to. Arrived the ESPIEGLE Slipp s of 18 guns, from con voying three merchantmen part of the way to the West Indies. Sailed the PIERCER gun-brig on a cruize.— Went nut of harbour to the Sound, the CADMUS brig and MEDUSA frigate. Passed by up channel, a fleet from Cork ; aaid the homeward-bound Jamaica fleet, under convoy of the DittaLus. Arrived three ehasse-marees, prizes to the DEPIASCE sloop of war ; also the John brig, Captain W. WiLLtams, from Ber bice, who brings an account of the ship Astrea, Capt. M'ASKELL, and the Douro, Capt. BnowN, both from Surinam, having Giles in with a large French priva teer on the 26th May, and engaged her for forty mi nutes, when they succeeded in beating her off. The John parted from them at sea. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 11. Arrived his Majesty's ships ROYAL OAK and Do 'ECAL, from off Cherburgh ; MALABAR store-ship, from the West Indies ; SARPEDON from the Downs ; Titaness from the coast of Africa ; PORT MASON from Cork, ,with a convoy of transports..--Dropt down to St. Helen's, his Majesty's ship CYANE, with four sail, for Madeira and the Coast of Africa ; also the Mer cator, CLARKSON, for the Cape of Good Hope.-- A fleet for the Downs is expected to sail this morn ing under convoy of his Majesty's ship SARPEDON. DEAL, JUNE i i. Arrived his Majesty's ships BLlLLEaorizorr and Cain?, the former from a cruize off Flushing, the liltter from Portsmouth. The whole of the outward bound ire getting under weigh —Wind S.W. NAV , kL APPOINTMENTS. esntein Galloway, to the Princess, vice Kilwlck. Captain G. Davies, to the Sapphire, vice Gordon. Captain Swain, to the Ph towel. Carai;t Campbell, to the Helicon. (...42:ain Jane, to the Observateur. Captain Harvard, to the Christian VII. the flag ship of Sir Elw.ed Pel'ew. Mr. Ildgcconibe, to be Purser of the Tourterelle, rice Dyne, I.i.sitenant G. W. Wilke, of his Majesty's ship Spartan. is pro rln:e.: to a Commander, for his great bravery a few months since h dm.Bay of Naples. rrtoht LLOYD'S I.Txr. GR AVESL , NC 1 I.—No arrivals to day.—Sailed the Nep true, Brocklcsby, for Oibraltar ; Rolicrt, Crawley ; and the Dul. vich, Took, for Oporto. The Two Sisters, from Liverpool, laden with salt, -has been taken, retaken, and is arrived at Hull. The Amelia Wilson, TODD, that was on shore in Rye Bay, has been got off, and is at anchor off that .pace. The London, CORMIF., from Lgt►don to Hayti, is totally 1 , 13 t on FlFnegada. The Aurora, lvi.lvEtt, from Amelia Island to Li. verpool, w•as all well the 28th ult. in lat. 51. 10. The Lester, SABINE, from Poole to Newfoundland, foundered in a gale the sth of April. The Coffee Planter, ROBERTS, from Jamaica for London, is taken by a privateer, off Cape Antonio, after an :.Iction of two hours, and gone for America. A Brazil ship of considerable value has been cap tured by a Moorish sepiulron cruizing off the coast of Portugal. It is reported that a great number of 'French ships of war and privateers, arc crowded in the ports of Africa ; and that not less than twenty are accommodated in the harbour of Tunis. Asa nrzn—At Bristol, the SS. Vincent's, Bell ; and Morgan it elev. /skth, front St. Vincent's. Off Cape Clear, Theresa, tale, frcm.:r. Vincent's. At Liverpool., Atlas, Frankland, from sAnnria; attar, Taylor, from Bahia; Octavia, Boyd, from Charlstrta lattly, Patterson, from Wiscasset ; Hero, M`MiPan, from Te.'"ira; Santa Chra, Ormond; and - Retrieve, Jordan, I "en Arr.rlia ; Swan, Davis, from Trinidad; Portland, B4hice ; Columbus, Hill, from Charleston ; Noah, ; at:t Plaaet, Warren, from Fayal; Alicia, Hill, from Gua &loupe : George, from New Providence; Jane, Atkinson, the I lavanaah ; Mary, Windsor; and Maria, Owen, front lse . rfrtnilland. O N E Youghall, Lovely Kitty, Jones, from Bar bldries. In the Clyde, Empress, Gomes, horn Amelia Island ; Predeatis, Alexander, from the Havannah ; Janne, Warden, Penn Jamaica ; Benson, Spencer, from Trinidad; and the Mars, Motherwell, frost , Jamaica. At Falmouth, Alexander, Price, born Fayal. Off Demerara, Adventure, Brown ,from Liverpool. At Pensacola, General Bathurst, Evans, from Liverpool. At Cnrk, Antelope, Brien ; and Europe, Watson, from Honduras ; and the Terrible, Scott, from St. 11.1tchaers. At Belfast, Donne- Courtney, tram Lindt.n. At Limerick, Retrieve. Gordon; and Naatilus, Hall, from Portland. At Newry, Diana, Masey, 11.3 " 1 Ntw York. In the River, Hawkesbury, Molloy, from Cste.iz ; and the Barbadees, Best, from the Havannah. In the D9. *:/". Zealous, Roger;, from St. Übe's. At Demerara, Cale • Onata, '1 hompson ; and Vigilant, Stevens, from Liverpool. At , 2 `:°toni Cabinet, Motitgomeryl, from Liverpool. Off Holyhead, fnPeriA, Irving, from Jamaica. At Berbice, Helton, Miles, Rom Liverpool. At Jamaica, Quebec, Harvey; John, Wood house; and the lane, Hughes, from Liverpool. Saturday se'nnight a porter was killed in the hold of a vessel in Dundee harbour. He was engnged unloading coals ; and the rope by which the iron pally was supported, giving way, the measure fell down upon him, and kalaid him instantly. arr ausnast The ComMittee of the Corporation of London made their report last Wednesday relative to the al legations contained in Sir RICHARD PHILLIPS'S Letter to the Livery, on the inadequacy and bad condition of the City Prisoners; And they have fully confirmed all that Gentleman's statements, recommending the adoption of every impinvement suggested in his 2p. peal to the humanity of his fellow-citizens. A sepa rate commodious prison is in consequence likely to be built fo r Middlesex debtors, in lieu of the corner of Newgate into which those unhappy persons have hi therto been thrust : Ludgate is to be enlarged ; the female prisoners in Newgate are to be more humanely lodged ; goal fees, and irons, are to be abolished, or effectively regulated ; and a new Compter is to be built instead of the ruin called the Poultry Compter. In procuring these salutary improvements, the Public are greatly indebted to the intrepidity of Sir RICHARD PHILLIPS, who has - honestly done his duty in spite of venal calumnies; and to the zeal of Mr. JACKS, the Chairman of the Committee, who has been indefati gable in his exertions. BREAD.—There being no Court of Aldermen to. day, the Lord Mayor, after inspecting the returns, ordered the present prices to continue. The Committee appointed to inquire into the causes of the scarcity of Bullion, have made a comprehensive Report, in which the important subject of their inves-' tigation is treated in all its bearings. The Committee have recommended that the Bank should be required to resume its payments in cash in two years hence. The Court of Directors have given official notice in the Gazette of Saturday last, of their intention to report to the next General Court of the• Company, four Resolutions, unanitimusly passed at the India- House on the 6th instant, which we regret to find precludes all hope of the safety of the Calciltta, Ben gal, Jane Duchess of Gordon, and the Lady Jane Dundas. The following is the form of the Resolutions: " Resolved, that this Court has every reason to believe, that all the persons who were on board the ship her loss have perished, and that the occasion and circumstances relating to her loss are wholly unknown, and therefore that there is an impossibility of inquiring satifacrorily into the loss of the said ship," &c. fcc. The late Mr. WINDHAM has bequeathed the family estate in Norfolk, valued at six thousand pounds per annum, to Mrs. WINDHAM, for her life : the estate is afterwards to devolve on Captain LuKIN, of the Navy, and his heirs. He has left handsome legacies to his two other nephews in the War-office. HOLIDAY SPORTS.—The Kent Road was thronged yesterday by troops of City apprentices, and holiday folks of every description. Greenwich was the grand rendezvous, and the motley groups prepared to com mence operations on the heights within the Park. In the cavalcade of dust -carts, tax-carts, and other ele gant carriages, a new four-ia-hand driver langed up with some eclat. He was not a Member of the Club, for his tet-out was unlike any thing contained in the fashionable orders of the day. Instead of blood.bays, he conducted four donkies, in plate harness, ribbons, and flowers. The dri•rer himself appeared in cos tume, which partook of the dusky lining of a chim ney ; and the vehicle, drawn by his well-managed steeds, had previously conveyed food for canine and feline animals about the metropolis. This extraordi nary equipage proceeded in grand style, and the cha rioteer received as much attention as a Roman Victor making his triumphal entry, until be arrived at New Cross Turnpike, where one of his leaders halted, and refused to obey the propelling motion of a broomstick. His obstinacy threw the rest of the cattle into confu sion, and the driver, being unable to restrain their vicious tricks, fell, like the son of Sol, from his seat, and quitted the reins. The donkies then dragged the vehicle, kicking and flinging across the road, and by coming in contact with ihe hind-wheels of a brewer's dray, it was soon demolished. Fortunately a glass of Old Tom, alias gia, soon restored the pros trate driver to the full exercise of his powers, and with the aid of a few brothers of the whip he rallied his cattle, and left them to repose in a dry ditch, to secure the fragments of his barouche. This accident produced some amusement among the spectators, and we did not bear that any worse misfortune oc curred to damp the pleasures and sports of the day. Arrivals at Swansea : Captain and Mrs. Boarder, Mr. and Mrs. Holland and family Mr. Williams, Colonel . and Mr*. Knight, Captain Wardc, Mr. Wards, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Crooke, 8 4 . Ike. Arrivals at Tenby : Mr. and Mrs. Douglas and family, Mr. ant Mrs. Price, Mr. and Mrs. Randal, Rev. Mr. Wills, Mrs. Wills, and family, Rev. Mr. Phillips, Mr. Caleraft, Mr. Rook, Scc. 45:c. The following are the last arrivals at Tunbridge : Lord and Lady F. Osbonte, I.ord and Lady Mulgrave, Lord and Lady Colnbrook, Lady. Smith, Dowager Lady Donegal, Ma jor and Mrs. Downman, Mr. and Mrs. Done, Mr. and Mrs. Akers, Mr. Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Penn and family, Miss God frey, Mrs. Harvey, Miss l'reacher, Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Craufurd, Mrs. Moffat, Mr. Sliewell, Mr. and Mrs. Devenish, Mrs. Gent lie, Mrs. H. Bonham, Mr. and Mrs. Thornton, Mr. and Mrs. Plaskett, Mrs. Hamond, key. Mr. Plimley, Mrs. Holman, Mrs. and Misses Horsley, Mrs. Smith Owcn, Mrs. Robley, Mrs. Cham pigny. liar. and Mrs. Maitland, Mr. And Mrs. Hibhert, Mr. J. Powell, Col. Cochoun, Mrs. Faincombe, Mrs. Gen. Romer, Mrs. Harcourt, Mrs. Ramsdeu, Admiral and Col. Jones, Mrs. Iron monger, Mrs. Watson, Messrs. Southby, Harrison, Carr.ek, Col linson, C. Pelham, Lefevre, Brisco, Longman, &c. The following are the last arrivals at Brighton : Mr. and Mrs. Wakefield, Mrs. Bradford, Messrs. Dynmke, Fleming, Sydenham, Burlle, Lynch, J. Bunn; Rev. T. Walter, Mrs. Cunning, Mrs. P. Dorville, Miss Batley, Rev. E. Smedley, Mr. Rule, Mrs. Potter, Mr. Cunningham, Miss M. Colquhctin, Mrs. Prant, Mrs. Watkin, Capt. Howard, Mr. Lampton, Mr. E. and Mrs. Bilk, Mr. M. Stuart, Mr. Gee, Mr. Chalmers, Mrs. Gray, Him. H. Erskine, Mrs. Morley, Mrs. and Mrs. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Philcox, Mrs. Sward, Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs.J.Ede, Mr. and Mrs. Heathcote, Miss Christie, Mrs.Strvin, Miss Flint, Mr. and Miss Dodson, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Flavor, Mrs. Saunders; Messrs. C. Wycott, Crimp, Lim merman, Purdew, , Stewart, Purviance, Ames, G. H. Barrow, 3. Allen, Tiff, jun. H. Creswell, Clarke, Mae, 1. Guilt, R. M. Lu cas, Atkinson, Beazeville, W. Gibbons, Tomkins, T. Townsend, R. Pole, Roper, Knox, Reed, Scott, Foskett, Wheble, Rayner, NV. Merley, R. Lockett, &c. The following are the last arrivals at Worthing : Lord and Lady . Lisle, Lady 13owyer, Countess Doan, 'Lady King, Lady Aim Digby, Sir Robtkt Craufurd, Hon. Mr. scot, Hon. Master Stewart, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Reiner and family, Mr. Towers, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Robson, Dr. and Mrs. Whitler, Mr. Ross, Mrs. Fielde, Mr. bimpriere, Mrs. Wyatte ' Mr. and Miss Francis, Mr. C oo k an d f am ily, R e v. J, Drake and family, Mr. G. Dixon and family, Mr. Fayrer and family, Miss Brown, Mr. Pinchbeck, Mr. Chandlers, M. C. Miss C. Stringer, Mr. Little, Mr. a n d Miss Julia Watts, Messrs. T. Hall, T. Walker, U. Chaos, Hawes, Faint, Wolversthohn, &c. iordiArr .84171 CONVICTS TURNED COUNSELLORS. WEIN RY--ORN ERA I. ORDERS. Lieutenant-Governor Foveaux has learned with equal indignation and surprise, that men who haw bees firizoners in the colony, have so far forgotten titer former condition as to obtrude themselves into the Courts of Justice in the character of coun:ellor: and advocate:. Determined to prevent the continuance cf a practice as injurious to decency as it is in fact de structive to justice, Lieutenant-Governor Foveaux feels it incumbent on him to forbid any person from presuming to interfere with causes pending beim e the Courts, without an especial licence from him for that purpose. Lord GRIMSTON has set an example worthy of ;mi. taticol by all our Nobility, in having discharged every foreigner in his family, and supplied their places with Englishmen. Lord GEORGE CAVEKDISII has purchased Burling ton House, and intends to fit it up for his residence. The plan for razing it, and building a street on scite, is consequently abandoned. Lord GRENVILLE is so well recovered from his lite illness, as to leave no doubt of his Lordship being in-, stalled, in person, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, the beginning of next month. General RIGAUD has been sent by BONAPARTE to St. Domingo, with a view of establishing a footing or interest in that island, either by rendering one or oilier of the rival chiefs dependant on him by proffers of assistance, or by creating a third. party, in opposition to both. RIGAUD had arrived at Port-au-Prince in April, and had opened a negociation with PETION. Mr. YARDLEY, a pedestrian of some note, who has won some good matches, started yesterday morning, to go from Knightsbi idge to Salt-hill and back again, a distance of 42 miles, in six hours and a quarter, which he performed with case in five minutes less than the given time. The Haymarket Theatre opened last night, with the Comedy of A Bold Stroh for a Wifr, in which Mr. BANNISTER evinced his usual talents and versatility. He was greeted on his entrance with a peal of ap. plause. MATTHEWS, LISTON, &c. were received with a similar mark of approbation. Yesterday the Journeymen Farriers assembled in Oxford -street, to the number of 4 or 500, dressed with their aprons on, and blue ribbons in their hats, and paraded down Band -street, St. James's -street, Pall Mall, up the Hay-mallet, and then proceeded to the Jew's Harp, where they dined. The purport of their meeting was for ' an advance of wages. The steeple of Harwich Church was, on a late sur vey, pronounced in so ruinous and dangerous a state, as to render it necessary to be taken down and rebuilt. It having been for a great number of years a conspi cuous sea.mark ; we mention this circumstance for the information of mariners. Sunday evening, abut half-past six o'clock, the in habitants at Canterbury were most terribly alarmed by a dreadful fall of rain, which came down in such tor rents as are not remembered to have occurred in the memory of its oldest inhabitants; the rain continued nearly half an hour, accompanied with repeated flashes of lightning, and, when nearly terminating, a large ball of ;ire was seen to fall in New -street, which we are happy to learn did no material injury. On the King's Birth-day, in Richmond-street, Edinburgh, a young girl's clothes were set fire to by :t squib, and, although immediately taken to the In firmary, was so severely burnt, that she died before morning. A very melancholy accident happened at a place called the Pease, Berwickshire. As o►ne of the bag gage carts of the Forfarshire militia was stopping there, a fine boy about eight years of age, belonging to Serjeant-Major Nicol, got out of the cart, and was climbing on the wheel, when the horses sudden ly going oft; threw him on the ground, and the wheel pass►ng over his body, crushed him to death. The unfortunate mother was upon the cart when this un• happy accident happened. Thursday night, a spirit shop in Gibson -street, Glasgow, was broken into and above five pounds in silver, a seven-shilling piece, about eight shillings of copper, a counterfeit half-guinea, and a pocket-book containing some bills and papers carried off ; some partial payments are marked on the bilk A few days ago, a mason, of the name of Steven son, was killed by the blowing up of some stones, at Templeton, in the parish of Auchterbouse. The match unfortunately communicated too early to the powder, and the explosion took place before he could get out of the way. He has left a wife and two chil dren to lament his loss. We stated yesterday that Captain BRITON, of the West India Rangers, - had been committed to Win chester gaol, for the murder of his son, a boy of ten years of age. The following cirtumstance led to the discovery of the place of his retreat :—A letter, under a fictitious name, was received by a Gentleman of the Isle of Wight, from Wells, in Somersetshire, intimating that Captain Burrox was a particular friend of the writer, who wished to know how the business respecting the youth was settled, and what was become of the Captain ? On comparing the writing with that of Captain BRITON, at the Depot, they were fotrnd to correspond. Allen, the Sheriff'. Officer, was immediately sent off to Wells, where he discovered the Captain disguised in the dress of a gardener ; he took him into custody, and conveyed him to Winchester. He is committed to the County gaol, for trial at the next Assizes. ST. JOHN'S (Antigua), APRIL o.—London, an el derly negro man slave, and Ryan a female slave, were on Friday executed for an attempt to poison the Lady of C. WHITE, Esq. Naval Commissioner at English Harbour, by infusing a quantity of laudanum into a glass of porter handed to Mrs. White, at dinner. Ryan was housekeeper in the family, and purchased the poi son from London, and prevailed upon a servant boy (prev:ously executed) to mix it in his mistress's drink; the colour and smell of the liqucr excited Mrs. White's suspicion, and, fortunately, she only tasted it. The evidence upon which they were convicted, was the most conclusive and satisfactory, yet both the priso ners asserted their innocence to the last. Ryan was the only woman executed on this island for more than 20 yews. LAW IAI72LLICZNCL . CONSISTORY COURT OF I t ONPON, DOClMUretni MONS, JUNS O. CHAPMAN, rALSRLY CALL= PLANT, AGAINST PLANS This was a c oise of nullity of marriage, promoted by Zillah Chapman against William Plant the minor" by reason of minority, at the time of the fact of MAI* riage.--In support of this proceeding exhibits of psrisb entries were produced, which went to prove the birth, baptism, and marriage of William Plant (, he parry in question) to Zillah Chapman, and also proof at the death of William and Mary Plant, his father era mother (previous to the said marriage taking place) without having appointed any guardian over theit sou. Thera was likewise the depositiuns of ten wit. nesses read, which ccrroborated the written evidence. The Learned Judge (Sir WILLIAM SCOTT) was clearly of opinion, that the fact of minority was satisfactorily established, and accordingly pronounced the marriage to be null and void. COURT OF JUNO'S BENCH, JUNE P. UPTON V. JAMES. This was an action to recover a part of an appren tice fee of E 42. Mr. PARK stated that the plaintiff had bound her daughter for two years to the defendant, who was 3 dress-maker. At the end of ten months, the defen dant gave up business, and refused to return a pro• portionate part of the fee. That part was now to b., decided on by the Jury. The plaintiff's daughter, an interesting young wo• man, substontinted the material facts. Mr. Gattaow, for the defendant, acknowledge] that he had the unpopular side of th question. tie knew how much influence the tears and tremblings of the witness who had just stood before them mig'it have on a sentimental Jury. His (Mr. - Garrow'sl situation reminded him of one in which his Friend. Mr. Park, had sometimes stood on the Northern Cir. cuit. In one of the assize towns, a certain barrister had put such a spell nn the mindi of the people, that, no mater what side he espoused, that instantly be. came the popular cne. His Learned Friend exerted all his powers against this overbearing popularity in vain. No matter how he stormed their passions, or pressed upon their reason : no matter whether he was sentimental, or sublime ; law and logic, fiction and fact, were equally unsuccessful ; for when the main question .. whether they found for the plaintiff or the defendant ?" came to be asked, their single reply was, " We finds for Muster Ellis." Sc (Mr. Garrow) was afraid that his friend had, at length, discovered this happy art of popularity, and that the Jury would be once again disposed to find for Muster No witnesses on the part of the defendant were called, and Lord ELLENROROUOSI directed the Jury to give a verdict for half of the fee. Verdict for plaintiff A'2l. THE LINO V. GOUNDRY. This was a prosecution for an assault at the suit of a Pro-Collector of Assessed Taxes, against theklefen dant, a respectable merchant in the City. Upon the direct examination of the prosecutor, it appeared that he went to the defendant's to distrain for taxes, when he was assaulted by the defendant ind some others, and, with his assistants, turned into the street. In the course of his cross-examination, how. ever, by Mr. GARROW, it appeared that the prosecu tor had gone to the defendant's house with assistants, for the purpose of levyin; a distress, in case he did not 'immediately pay. 'the defendant tendered hilt a draft on his banker for the amount, as he had done repeatedly before ; but this was refused, and the wit ness insisted upon being paid in cash, which the de• fendant declining, he was proceeding to distrain, when he was resisted by the defendant's friends, the goods upon which the levy,was about to be made he. longing to the partnership. It also appeared, °tribe evidence of the prosecutor, that the defendant had op. posed his father upon some occasions in the parish, and that he had vowed vengeance against him for this opposition. And further, that the father wasthe I real collector, and that the prosecutor had acted for 1 him, and had been always in the practice of taking cheques on bankers, in payment of the taxes, not only from the defendant, but from all the houses in the parish. Lord ELLEN Onit01: GH reprobated the prosecution, and the defendant was acquitted. Yesterday, as the son of Mr. Ltw_ a ts late of Covent garden Theatre, was riding in the Park, his horse fell with him, by which accident tbe young gentleman received a very severe wound in the head ; but which, it is hoped, will not prove dangerous. Wednesday 'farm Lyon was whipped through Glasgow, pursuant .to the certification in a sentence of the Court of Session. This is one of the persons who, some time ago, stood in the pillory for perjury, and was thereafter to go into banishment from Scct• land, under pain of being whipped and again banish ed, but it would appear he has been lurking about 'he country since, and upon Saturday se'nnight he was apprehended in Glasgow. Mr: Nicholls, a farmer at Toft, near Bourn, was last week stepped by a highwayman, who robbed him of £l6. Mr. Nicholls at first delivered a pocket book, containing £2S, with a representation that it was all the money he had to assist him on his journey —the robber hereupon returned him two ill notes.— They were then parting, but Mr. Nicholls told him that he might as well give back the pocket book.l-. '1 he fellow acquiesced, and with the pocket book, re turned a £lO note, saying it was more than he should want. Saturday afternoon a pitched battle was fought at Thames Ditton Common, Surrey, between two young men, labourers of that place, of the names of Gibbs and Pearson, seconded by Thomas Jones, of Kingston, and Cox, of Hampton ; backed for ten guineas a side. They set to at six o'clock, with equal ,resolu tion and strength, and for the first three rounds bets were three to two in favour of Pearson, he having knocked down Gibbs by blows on the head, which had nearly bl;nded his left eye. After this, Gibbs fought with more caution, hitting his antagonist re. peated body blows, when he became the favourite. - At length, after hard fighting for fifty-two minutes. Gibbs WAS declared victor. A great deal was won and lost on the issue. Th-- conveyed to their respective homes in a shocking bruised state. it deal of money y were afterward' by their friend