The National Register. — London, England, 1822-11-24 00:00:00

etl NG. 1. 1 _ .enich was madeto take place Joshua Hudson and Shelton, took and it was a real merry St. Giles's, St. James's, or could produce, was there. The • in the ad lebiltint field, and the done. The coinhatants :ham Youth, l befivre tried and prize ring, and Hall, the Bir had made a good meal of &imp 1, and some other talked-of War larry Holt and Tont Jones se- Josh. Hudson and Carter picked 6 to 4 on Brummigan, THE BATTLE. men shook hand■ from the scratch, it nothing but fighting was meant ; but an _ to Hall, as the ladies would term it— castor into the ring, the wind blew it out t effort was scarcely enough. At the set a very fine young man, about twelve ; be missed his rushing hit from fast red, and Hall placed a half armed blow ; some smart bitting followed at all good earnest was meant.—Bulb went round, and strong exchanges of bits upon I of Hall a-la-Gas was well meant, end it told in this round upon the 'nose of Neale, which emitted the claret in spoonfuls. It was trick and tie, as both were (ducted in primish order. . . A. Hall bud the best of this round, which was one of • mangling kind. It was Bermingham talent a,-most a Lumley's nming. Hall cleared his course and floored his adversary. 4. Neale bled freely from the nose, and after bitting, Hull closed upon him, and had a try at weaving. Both men wanted a slice of Randall's tactics at this game. All the hammering was tiresome to Hall for want of knack, but superior strength gave Neale a heavy fall. 5. Both men had out fought themselves, and much hugging took place, in distress in the two subsequent rounds. 8. A manly fighting round, in which Neale bad decidedly the best; and be threw his Juan well. The 4011 was a tame round, but the 10th was the best In the fight. Neale met his adversary's rush by a left handed facer, on which he shook his head and utitutmaled, and turned to at real work. The men closed twice and broke loose again, and returned to slaughter-work, and fought each other to their last standing—they even fought when half down. 11th. Neale here began to fight spun a winning system, and as Bob Gregson used to say, he made use of his yoad. When both were tired, Neale fought • point, breaking ground, and receiving his adversary's head with his left manly upon the rush, which sarved him out, and chancerifird it uncommonly. We need not follow fourteen other rounds in detail There was much equal fighting, and equal earnest work. Hall was ever busy, and Neale was artist enough to judge the road to win, and the goodness of Hall often brought the other's giving qualifications to • stand still, but we are all stopped in turn. 25th round sent Hall to slumber, or scheming as the dorse is technically termed. After a manly round, Hall received • heavy fall, which sent him into • five minute's sleep, and as he was deaf to time, Neale won the fight in 42 minutes. It was altogether as brave a fight as ever took place on Wimbledon Common. Another good fight followed between a craftsman and a butcher. Won by the snob. The last, and a full meeting of the fighting men and their backers, took place on Wednesday last, in Mr. Jackson's rooms, for the purpose of receiving back the stakes deposited for the fight. Mr. Jack son having paid Randall 2501. of his own staked money, and 7501. to others. Martin complained that it had been reported he did not want to fight, and to prove to the contrary, he would fight Randall in 24 hours, for ten sovereigns. Randall said there was no occasion to fight for that sum, but he would fight him then and there for the 2501. be had just rkceived. Martin was silent. - . .Spring and Neate.—On this money being given up, Spring said he was ready to fight Neat; from 101. to 2001. of his own money. In the absence of Neate, Belcher was not prepared to give an answer, until the 1501. forfeit was paid. Spring observed they were both well, and he wished much to try which was the best man. As to the forfeit, it was decided that Neate was entitled to it, and should have it, and any law proceedings should be met by a subscription. Hudson and Shellon.—These roan met, and Josh. addressed Shelton very energetically, said, " Why an't we to fight, Toni 1" Shelton replied, that he meant nothing but fighting, and they who talked about a cross were only ajeard of losing their mo ney. It was agreed that this battle should take place on Thursuay the 28th inst. Mr. Jackson next produced the epistolatory cor respondence from Mr. Elliot, the backer of Spriii,,o and Martin, and also some anonymous correspond ence about crossing, but which threw no light upon any thing in the cross line. Carter was desirous of fighting Ward, who, it is believed, sold the battle to Abbott ; but it was agreed that he should not disgrace the P.C. ropes and stakes, or receive any patronage. A fellow it Nutun4ham, wearing his Majesty's uni form. on Saterday last, delivered his wile, (a decent looking woman), will, a halter round her arm, to a 1114311 dressed in a smock frock, who had previously agreed to give the vender the vender the sum of ss. for his Goons, and paid the purchase money on delivery.— '1 M. transaction took place iu the opeu market-place of that tuwu. - f 1 - talTh - NATIONAL POLICE. BOW-STREET. DARING ATTIMPT TO INTORT M•nez.—Jost as the magistrate was shout to leave the bench on Monday last. there was a great bustle in the avenues and at Bic door of We office. and a young fellow in a dandified dress, but completely soaked in mud front head to foot, ens lugged by the collar by a waterman and one of the Thatnea Po. lice, who were followed by a crowd of people. The pri soner was put to the bar, dripping as he was, and gave his name William Baker. He appeared to be a bout 18 years of age. Henry Goldsmid, Esq. of Crickhowell, Brecknockshire, stated, that he had been in London, from his seat in Wales, a few days only, and was residing at present in Norfolk-street, Strand. That enm ghe had been out with two young ladies of his family, and on his return home had scarcely entered the house when lie was formed that lie was wanted at the door. He found • young ryatl on the threshold, who said, " Mr. Goldstnid, there is a young 111411 round the corner, io lEomnd-street, alio wants to speak to you most particularly. Witness went into Howatd-street, which was only 11 few yards utf, and there saw the prisoner, who said, upon seeing him, " Mr. Goldman', you must give me money, or I will charge you with an imamate' crime." " Me!" exclaimed the witness, in perfect amazement, " you filthy wretch. what do you mean ?" " Yes," replied the prisoner, " you were in • coach with me on Wednesday night, and I must have money." The other fellow, who cattle to the door, said, instantly, " If you don't give hint money, you will have plenty more of this 2010 This was all the work of a moment, and witness, having recovered limn his act 0- tilsliment, said, " By G—d, you rascal, I'll have you and mode a gush at the prisoner; but hr got front 111111 and ran sway (as did his companion in a different died:- lion), into Sim rey.street, and down towards the Thanie.t. Witness pursued, calling " Stop thief !" but no on e seemed to regard hint until he called out, " He hal charged me w ith au infamous crhie " and then severa I joined in the pursuit, and he was taken half butied in the mud of the river. George Heath, junior, a waterman, said he heard the cry, and saw the prisoner jump into the mad of the river, from Surrey-street steps, and crawl under the archway of a gentleman's house. He pursued and dragged him out. This, and several other witnesses, deposed, that the pri soner, when asked if he had any charge, of the nature mentioned, to prefer against Mr. Goldsmid, said lie had not, and declared he never made any ascii charge. 'rite prisoner, wLeu qnestiened by Sir R. Mune, denied that he had attempted to charge Mr. Goldsmid with any crime; and said he InAl seen Mr. G. a few days before, and asked him to proenre a situation fur bite, and he sent for him that morning only to know if lie had dune so. Mr. Goldsmid denied the whole of this ►tory. He re marked how strange it was that the prisoner and his com panion should be so we'l acquainted with his name. Sir R. liirnie said, it was au easy :natter to obtain the name of a gentleman. Mr.Goldsmid said, that within the last two or three days he had been accosted by two or three different men In the street, one of whom said, '• How do you do, Mr. Goldsmid? How long have you. been from the country ?" He attributed this( at the time to mere impertinence, but he now thought differently. It was dreadful that a 1/1411 should be subject to such horrid attacks. Sir R. Birnie.—l will answer for it, Sir, yon will not be attacked in this manner again. You have done your duty too well for them; and I wish every man, under similar circumstances, would act as you have dune. Mr. Goldsmid said, he thought that an innocent matt, who had ally feeling, could have bat one impulse when such an attack was made upon him, and that was, to seine instantly the ruffian who dared to accuse hint. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. Cußious VlSlT.—Thursday evening last, ; curious circumstance oceurred in High -street, Whiiechapel.— An ox, which escaped front one of the slaughter-houses. got into the Horns public-house, walked along throtrA the passage into the parlour, which he had to ascend by a few steps, and there intruded himself on the com pany, to their no small astonishment and alarm.— Screams for assistance were caused by the gentlemen in the room, fearing that the visitor nit ht become rude, but the animal, contrary to all expectations, walked peaceably mood the room, smelling the deserted glasses more than once, and, strange to say, at the appearance of Mr. Stnithers, the landlord, who wore a hairy cap, walked out of the room harmless, with the exception of having disturbed the company. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IN THE LONDON DOC/lE.-- On Monday morning, about ten minutes after six o'clock, as M awsun, Kellesley, and Dennis, three watch men, were returning from their stations, they observed three bags full of something, being lowered front the Dock wall, or rather from the warehouse which adjoins it. They suffered the bats to be lowered to the groom!, and then seized them, and the rope by which they were let down, and took them to the watch-hints•. On exa initiation they found the bags contained 167 pounds of opium, %aloe 3401. They could not discover ilie person or any of the party, and the gates being shut, they could not again admission till eight o'clock, when they went and made known the circunts:ance, and pointed out the warehouse. The slates were taken off the roof, and to all appearances a person had gone throu th h, either in or Out. I'ito•IDENTIAL ESCAPH.-A few evenings since, th initiates of the condemned cells were shrown into con siderahle alarm, in consequence of the cry of—" Help e help:" proceeding Ironi one of the rooms. The un happy men are indolged with a candle at lock-up-lime, to enable them to read their devotional exercises. In one of the cells where four men were confined, the can dle went out, and in the attempt to relight it, a spark caught the bed clothes, and in an instant the room was full of smoke. II id it not been for the prompt inter tions of the turnkeys, to relieve the unhappy turn, they must have been suffocated in a few minutes. The eldest son of Mr. lln !son, Of 13 righl° 11 (20 Years of age) while at work in his lather's on the Church-down, on unOripily got his clothes eulanglcd in the cogs of toe principal wheel, wAs hurried tutu its vortex, and tastautaueously crushed to death,. , 111 r 4 37S The family of a respectable tradesman in Bb6lloll. was 091 Monde'' , last thrown into a stale of great alarm, from the fol lowing oircutuetanoe :—One of the apprentices had dissolved 9/1 oases of Epsom salts the preeeding evening, whiob he in tended to take early the next morning. A young lady (war her of the family), wider the playful idea of beverage little in nocent fun, threw out the solution of *ells, and in its place pat a mixture of salt and water, and a little vinegar. The young man rose at an unusually early hour in the moruiog, and 'frank off about one ball of this mixture, whets discos snag the dif ference in taste—a aaltish acid, the idea of having taken oxalic acid flashed upon his mind, and produced the most distressing anxiety. He ran about tbe house in a state of distraction, and soon alarmed its sleeping imitates ; the remainder of the mix tore was tasted by several of the family—solts it certainly was not, and oxalic acid it was etrtainly pronounced to be. Still, however, there seemed a my stery about the business, and it was thought best, before medical assistance was called in, to rouse the female joker, who w.ts alarmed in her sleep by load knocking at her door. She, seeing her purpose was answered. and unable to emcee! the t'uth in the lira of such evident alarm, confessed the filet, to the no small joy of ;be youth, who felt much the same as though be bad risen from the CORONER'S hi QUILSTS.—•OII Tuesday evettiOg.- an inquest was held at the Black Cap, in Camden . 10 7 ".. before Tllollld9 Stirliwz, Esq. and a respectable jury. t'a enquire into the cause of the death of William Benson, ' who was k Wed on Sunday evening by the furious driving' • of a post-boy. It appeared, that Off the entrance into Camden Town, the post-boy, in trying to pass a war horse chaise, increased his efforts from his ordinary pace of trom six to seven miles an hour, to between nine and Len tittles, by which means the horse could hot at an instant be brought op, and the unfortunate Benson. who consiantlyemployed himself in sweeping the crossing im mediately opposite the Britannia, was knocked down in the middle of the way. Toe postillion used every en. deavour to avoid the naisfortutte which happened—hut too late—for before the horses could be slopped, the dc. ceased fell, and was troJ to death. Verdict—Accidental death ; and from the most excellent character given of the post.boy try Mr. Beckwith and and others, tile jury felt no inclinatiott to levy a deodanil.--Another inquest was taken ott Wednesday night, before T. Shelton, E -q. Coroner, on the body of Antonio Michael Dufour, Esq. a gentleman holding a high station in the customs, at his late residence, No. 4, Portland Terrace. New Kent road. Several witnesses were examined, whose testi monies went to shew, that the deceased for the last six months had laboured under ..n aberratiou of his mental difficulties. The Coroner stated to the Jury that there was no occasion for any further evidence, for it had been proved by turn who were ntcst competent to judge, namely. the surgeons, that the deceased was insone.— the Jury anstaisily pronounced a verdict—" That the de ceased, in a state of mental derangement, 'inflicted a wound at the lower part of his belly, which caused his death." On Monday afternoon, at two men and a woman, in a light cart, were luring the corner of Islington, toward* the City-road, at a sharp pace, one of the wheels of their cart came iii contact with a stage-coach; which broke the shafts, and so frightened their horse, that not withstanding the exertions of the driver,. he ran away with the broken cart for sonic distance, until stopped against a lamp post. One of the men were thrown out by the first shock, and not moth ituared, the woman fell shortly alter, and was struck with great violenire by the wheel, which went over her. She was takers up insensible, and carried to a surgeon's in the neighbour. hood. In this instance, it does not appear that any blame attaclseato the coachman. Much incobveniencta and danger arise at this corner where five roams meet, owing to the narrowness of the road and Ole increase of carriages travelling at a fast rate. It has been suggested, that considerable improvement could be made by pull. ing down the old houses on the north side, and widen. tug the road progressively Irons the New River. CORONER'S INQUEST. — On Monday last, an inqeust was held before C. Jenottett, Esq. at the sign of the Princess Charlotte, in the Albany-road, Camberwell, on the body of Mr. John Ballard, who for many years practised as a surgeon in Walworth, best who had lately retired front his profersional avocations.—Sarah Ward stated, that she jived servant with the deceased iu Cants berwell at the time of his death. On Friday last, the• 15th inst. about two o'clock in the afternoon, she heard some ladies in ►he house scream out. She Instantly afterwards saw h"•r mistress, who, in great agi tation exclaimed "It is all over:' l'ite witness suspect ing totnettimg had happened to her toaster, called in two men, *Cm were working near the house, and de. sired them to go up str.irs, which they did. She after. wards learned that her master hanged hisuself. The wit:- ness further stated, that she had understood that her master hail Infirm attempted to destroy himself. —Janes Jayne Bristowe, of Walworth, surgeon, deposed, that on the day in question he was scot for to the house of the deceased, who was lying on the floor in one of the upper rooms. The witness tried the usual means to restore animation, but without ell.ct. Ile died by strait gulatioti.—Mr. J. King, of Walworth, deposed, that lie had been intimately acquainted with the deceased for litany years. The witness had considered the deceased to be in a low desponding state for some years past, and had no doubt that he was not in his proper senses at the Unit he hung hianself.—The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of—" The deceased haugetl himself in a state of insanity." BETHNAL-ORRIN CHURCH.—On Monday aftermwvn die corpses of two infants, and one grown person, arrived at the churchyard Mr interment, but there was no clergy man to Ix rform the burial service; the antiety of the friends in attendance IllJy he better conceited than des. cried, and atter w.iiting in vain for a clergyman an hour and three quarters, the cot pies were interred without the i,511.11 ceremony. A short time only elapsed, when it was deemed tieces9ury to lake up the bodies, and they were accordur4ly disturbed and carried into Use church, where they remained mild Tueslhay, when a clergyman arrived, and by his ord. ra they were rr-mterred, and the ritual performed in the usual manner. ..agalmassMil"a 80. n One n e he ring after af tfieliroswhuhTal place on Thursday last. one. All the talent S even Bermondsey could rui lams dared not show the Beaks were upon tl were Neale, the Streathi approved of in the prix mingham man, who had san, his countryman, am wickshire lads. Harry conded Neale, and Josh. up Hall. Betting 6to 4 THE Round 1. After the men a we dear enough that nothini unlucky tones occurred to Iln when he dolled his castor int, again, and his seennd elTort • to 11all, who stripped a very stone, made severe play ; he mess, but a rally wowed, a on his adversary's eye ; son points, and nothing but good down win led. 2. A very game round, er equality. The rush of Hall