The National Register. — London, England, 1811-04-21 00:00:00

• ST.I4 Monday L _accordirg to L in Christ's - Hospital, astemb) they walked in procesStion followed by the Lord Mayor by Aldermen CoMbe..W their magisterial gowns, t___ _ ___, and other City Officer*, and most of them _ xompanied by their ladies, *here the state of tie Royal Hospitals, for the past year, were read, and an appropriate sermon preached by the Bishop of Oxford. About five o'clock the company returned to the pn House, where an elegant dinner was provided for a arty ; amongst whom were Sir John Doyle, Sir James S , Sir Wm.. Scot;, Lord Castlereagh, the Spanish, Sar diniarrE Algerine Ambassadors, Mr. Sheridan, Sir Francis Burdetc . Mr. Sylvester, &c. &c. After dinner, amongst the toasts given were—" Lord Wellington and the Army in Vann gal."—" General Graham and the Army in Spain," both of winch were received with enthusiasm.—" The Spanish Am bassador,"—in whose name \'r. Sheridan returned thanks in an elegant speech after which his own health was drank.—" Sir John Doyle," who also returned thanks. The Bail did not commence till past ten o'clock. The crowd was so great that it was scarcely possible to obtaid space for dancing. It was at length opened by Miss Earner and a Gentleman whose name we could not learn. Many of the company could not gain ad mittance till a very late hour, laid some even were not so fortu azate as to get within the outer door. The ;:uinnier Theatres opened as usual, and were thronged to excess. • file Royal Hunt, in Windsor Forest, afforded but little sport to the numerous troop of sportsmen assembled. The deer was abailatd from the confused neise of horns and halloos, and, after runniw -, a short mile, stopped short, and was killed by the Bounds. The Marquis Cornwa:lis was not present, and we are happy to say., no accident occurred. A stag was turned out. agreeably to annual custom, at Ep ping Forest, for the amusement of the holiday sportsmen of the metropolis. • The fineness of the day proved highly attractive, and not a tittle exhiliratfng to the joyous crowds who flocked to Green wich fermi - all quarters of the metropolis. During the height of the holidelf pries, :t voting woman of very interesting figure, aril respectable appearance, who had been conspicuous for the spirit with which she entered into thefun o t the fair, at the end of a rapid race down the . deep descent of One Tree Hill, un fOrtunately lost her balance, and fell with dreadful violence against the gravelled walk. Her face was scratched, by COM.. *lg . in contact with the pebbles, and her left leg was broken near the aucle. She was immediately conveyed to the house of Faalestone, the Park-keeper,..where every assistanct was afforded her: By the advice of 11,4urgeo,s, howev,,r, she was afterwards conveyed to the iefirtiiity. She refused to tell her name or rt siatnre front which cirturnstance, as well as front the elegance of lit; manners, ir is" evident, that she wa . ; Hoy -log the rporfs of the Park ineog'. and thi‘proved to be the case, 'for ivldlet •btilng removed to the infirmary, she confese4.l her name and residence, which watat the house of a lady of dis tinction on Dlatiiheath, where shewaS accordingly convil,:l ~ . ' SPOR7IIVG. • Milton, the horse-dealer, has engaged to drive four blood horses, in a chaise-marine, 15 miles in 48 minutes. The race . will be a ttempted about the middle of May next; the road not yet liled ir•on. A great deal of betting _has already takun : place; bite bet is 100 guineas to 1000 , that Milton performs his task in 4.s,minutes. 'l'lle deposit was fait .}awn on Sunday; -the'Wager Is for vpo guineas a side. . h!• On IVd;7l se'finiglip a woman . 30 years or age, wife ~of s •pii,ter, in the neighbourhood of Mary-le-bone, utidertoolc .gcr on, foot, for a wager of 101. forty miles in tgn succeysivc hours oti the Ihrbrldge-road, from Norton-hill to Shepiterd's ! bush,,cll • mile out and: in . She started at six O'clock in the an ' corqsleted. the whole distance. at twenty minutes afrer three crclo.ilt,,. winning by forty algae& . t war concourse of persons asserntlleo .upon the occasion, and great number of bets were' depep4 , 7 upyntiu. issue. A grand pigeon match took place in Wiltshire, last week,.ini, C.Ptain'ititieks, a famous shot, contended with the game .-MteflNAgi key Esq. The parties exceeding in science thinglseforstbegtd-of, the match was for-100 guiceas side,!' 4.,lllofievn,hirdslat the natal distance ..f M f atti:tante yard... Mid, 4041qt341 4 / 1 1g state, eaab killed his number, and in sinsaing . .o: . 'kW& ist $411 , 411- oat( birds. Captain Hicks missed his sixth, with; h adveraeryl the stake contended for. . are since arrived In London, laden with treasure. Wednesday, being the day to make good a Kale of 100 guineas aside between Molineux, the black, and Rinuner, the Lancashire man, for the much-talked-of boxing-match, A dis appointment took place, to the' astopishment of the circle of pugilistic amateurs. Rimmer'a money not having been =lade good, under a forfeiture of 10 pounds. Whether the fame of the Black has had the effect of damping the boxing ardour t f the present race of pugilists, or the needful was wanting, is not known, but the former is probably the case, as-lielolineux in the room challenged to fight any man in the world the mat day. or in three months, for 500 guineas, or any lesser sum, Crib being in the room, but the challenge was not accepted. has a beaten man become the Champion of &gland. The friends of Rinamer, the Lancashire man, has centradictel the paragraph that appeared in the papers of lbursdaf, which stated that he had forfeited ten pounds to Mohnen'. 1 hey state that Rimmer with his money was ready, and it would have been staked, bad Molineux's money been made gaud conformably to agreemipti and that Rimmer wtil contend witli Mulineua for a purse at lily time—nt a day's notice! A battle' of a sanguinary nature was fought on Tuesday morn ing in Hampstead fields, between James Colburn, a smith, and Wood, a coachman (but not the professor of the old school). The cause of the fight was, who shouki enjoy the charm" or a fair lady from Tothill-fields, and five guineas. After a mast obstinate conflict of 40 minutes, in which both were beat appa rently lifelesss, Wood gave his adversary a stomacher, which gained hen the victory, and he was carried oft in a cart,accus.u panied by the lady. SPRING ASSIZES. • CARNARVON. • THE ICING V. JONES, DAVIES, AND PUGH. The defendants, In this case were indicted for a riot, rescue' and assault. It appeared that the defendant Japes's goods bad been seized un,ler process, fora considerable sum of ; and being unable to pay the debt, he collected together a num ber of persons, from the villoge of Penmashno, in this county '(of which be and the other defendants were parishioners',) =I with their assistance rescued the goods with violence train kite baiiiirN whom they obliged to run for their lives. The parishioners of Penmachno, it also appeared had been for along dive tit lava'- lees stateb so much so, that nnbailitf nor constailelliefie there to execute any process ; and, fit the present lastance, the bailiffs had avery narrow escape front Rising their lives ; far the dotend ants, with the of the rest of the mob, bad determine ti, if they could have cauFfit theni, to dip elms in d . rireri/027 were nearly drowned, and when they -should recover a iittie to repeat tlie tzreinony 1 It appeared, also, that these siotible caeca:. tioners have a very summary law against bailiff.; : first, airy place them in the stocks, by way of havingleghail.for their Ap pearance, then they try them profOrina, when consiction oda execution 2 . 0110 W% as of course. The Jury found all the defendants Gu:llti, and the Court sentenced each of them to he confined in the County Jail, for the space of three mouths : and, at the• expiration of that sen tence, to give stcurity for their good behavit bar for two years. it is said, that some time back a 1. A:lff, having passed throats the tralery ordeal, was afterward. hung sip to dry 1 At the Great Secsioas held at Welshpool, for the county of IVlontgernery, th..re was no prisrrner . foftrial. In the course •of the examination of a witness in an a !firm for slander (Davies v. - Jones,) til,.!. Court was convulsed with laughter. It tame out, that a 1114:1 and his son, in the township of 'f reweitt, were .at ° midnight' stealintY, wheat from a barn; and aftet they had put to a bag as much as they could carry tway,i.ht , father asked t h' sun, who tiloy . should have to help them up with it) '"ihe sim replied, "Oh ! the /Ara will help -Cis." hustudiately a swoop, Who tiqUelits the neiglihourht:pod, and was•tak ing his repose in N ihe barn Autnpe-d up and coaclainied " Ili ht.lp you !" The terti ..ftediobbers iostantiy rativuray. • - • — . . .: Lord Viscoont.Cl4a is oz.t . r . was found guilt y,-at tile last rfolit 9. ;es 4,3 viol...At o 4auic upon A poor woman named LI NXI.FY, far gr....:zinz .),:r cow 4u the ita4h a tvily 31,4 wa t 4.41.0 "20 ma:i7s.--ticimiei'llerailtty -. • ' . . _ . . . NATIONAL REGISTVIL /61.71.1•11 +NM • =MO. • . . R - FESTIPITIES Itcrf rkil,fr vrelifieti['aitYlticbmolul having gone from . • mingliam to.Notthlighain,. *a challenge was sent by a man of the name of String, to tight eit„her of the -Blacks. Molineux offered e tt nna cus t o m, t h e c hild re n e d uc ating , to contend with the countryman with gloves, but soap found mbledln the Royal Exchange, whence bifaleeltengaged in actual battle withn man sot -feet'irr height, on to Christ Church, Newgate-street, of proportionate strength•and make, and one who had pilled fayor In his state carriage, accompanied . -the whole country. A very skarp coidict enstiecloiate after Toad, and severe of their brethren, is • • about ten rounds, the Nottinghamshire ckampioo,frive itt, after the .Recorder, Common .Scrjeant, and having been . hit down in almost every round. 'fbelgaekt are Most of them accompanied by their I since arrived in London, laden with treasure. '21‘.m...m111 ~~~ ger ,M r