The Sun. — London, England, 1828-04-09 00:00:00

DAY.i APRIL fir: igued for the the 26th Jan. man, on the pleaded Nut f those emo ite. He wag afro pleaded peared for the Mr. Moony —The indict ith which the n stating the dismiss from fr against the use on vague ich you may [aria Bagnell, the Assizes, ig mentioned , is what Mr. le situation ®f ;el, who will .e which may 4011 who wag ge, livii g at Counsel went Lies where the yirs. Col, his the prisoner garret : the about fifteen g the watch- of murder ; stairs directed sr, and found ise door, they a wag an iron saw several 's in bundles. Rome one sal en they got to ell slept, they 3und a gimlet erwards tried rid which had bed •rcom of on the bed ▪ and found chen. They on going to dered. The merit. They Counsel that Le evidence. —I am nearly of Mrs. Cog I was living her 14 or I 5 mer, but did red ; the pri x him. The t 15 months ; slept at the of the bou4e, Bagnell slept 'ants were iia le o'clock ; I last, Bagnall re were two I warmed • I had done I onie upstairs, Bagnell iu I wag not lock, when I the house. I on had called xhat was the 'le watchman and made a IS awake. I sae there, nor own into the le watchman► inn= in the say anythiag 3w the bacii by two bolts e to see the the house for ..ass—l use d who fastened —I once lived nth*. I was id left a Halo h us on that I lived with be service. I am servant 26th of Jan. k her supper veeu the ser.- by the pr - 'y before the oa. It two Ni was about e blood droll brown coat) aro Saturday the, eard the re' •der," cried ; L. In coo eet door of y rattle, and its rattle ; eard a noiAe man said go three other Lnd went up t in and rail f the houses, on our way Jere in thi. 'en went to , vhich led or two he , Line to see if basket with further, and r of snuffers chair burn there was It up stairs, Int of the e or four Sight of stairs into the cellar, and I skewed him the basket with the breed and meat, he said that was theirs. I went out into the garden and he with toe; I said I had seen enough, and did not go into the kitchen again ; the pri soner did not go upstairs with me. Crosa-examined by Mr. Serjeant Bompa.ss.—The back of . the h ouses i s open fi e ld s to a cons id era bl e di s t ance , we alight be a couple of minutes or more going round ; I was the hilt that came to the back door. Benjamin Bedgood, another watchman, examined by Gunning.—This person corroborated the former wit ness, and added that the handle of the gimblet put into the 1101 5 would not touch the door. A bu!let-hole was in tue stair garret door. The prisoner said he had come I "in and f oun d th e l a t c h fastened, and went up stairs and loaded thr ee pi sto l s , an d di sc h a rged one through the door ; t then went up stairs again, and discharged one pistol at t he back of the house and the other in the front. I have atOod ca the stairs when the garret door was shut, the do or is not close; I could see through the door, it is a very slight one. The trial was not concluded when our reporter left. LONDON SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) TL Sessions commenced to-day at Guildhall, before t he Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Alderman Wood, The rPe, Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter, Sir John Perring, it sirbrothe r , and Ansley. When the usual proclamation had been read, the RE ' n tbzlt proceeded to charge the Grand Jury ; after which, Abraham was placed at the bar, upon an indict n'ent charging him with having assaulted, on the 2d of Jane last, Jtcob Cohen. The defendant was convicted, and sentenced to pay a fine of Forty Shilliiwo. Tile Court then proceeded to the trial of two batchos of '" W e"e , who mutually charged each other with assaults. The Jury disbelieved - both, and returned a general -ter `l4,et of acquittal The partie s are i n habitants of Petticoat-lane. , 3 here b e i ng no ot h er case f or tr i a l, th e ju r y were die t4''rged for the present, and directed to give their attend ance again on the adjournment day. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-(THIS DAY.) Charles Bestvick and Halfhide were indicted, togeth er with a person named Dixon, who is not in mis t(*) for a conspiracy, with intent to defraud the creditors of Charles Beswick. Mr. AnoLeues appeared for the prosecution ; and the II". Mr. LAW, with 11Ir. PRENDERGAST, for the two defendants. The circumstances of the case, as stated for the pro secutim, were these :—.-The defendant, Beswick, was a working lapidary, and getting into insolvent circum 3taac-cs Was advised by Dixon how to proceed, in order to 7,‘'t rid of hi s d e b ts . I n accor d ance w i t h t hi s a d v i ce h e rive Dixon his acceptance for 111. upon which the latter a u r t r " t 'd Beswick was possessed of some valuable rni. niture, w hi c h b e Rent, pr i or to hi s arrest, to t h e pre - Debt of Halfhid e , a nd th en p e tition e d the Insolvent D Q rs ) Court t o b e discharged under the Act. hen he appeared before the Court, however, the debt to t o Z , upon which he bad been arrrested, was discovered s fictiti ous , an d th e p e titi o n was dismissed. As soon he l,„lafit the Court, Dixon gave him his discharge, and Went home. Soon afterwards, however, he was again p - t rnes.l at the suit of a bona fide creditor, and again ap thed.Ato the Insolvent this o De cc b asion, the Curt debt for his discharge under al et. On e ther omitted, and the furniture was stated to be in the P r :wession o f: H a lfhid e , w h o h a d a li en u p on it for 4 Y advanced by bins. Owing to some errors in the 4chtteedule, the prisoner was remanded ; and then his creditors struck a docket against him, and Halfhide Wax t a fP l ie4 to under the commission of bankruptcy, relative to e furnit ure , w hi c h was still its his posse ss i on . H a lfhid e thansaid th a t h e had no lien en the goods, but that b e ired t o b e paid at the rate of Ss. 6d. per week, as warehouse room for then'. The assignees paid him the ' L una required, being over 6 1 ., and took the fu rn i ture, and *" co nsequence of these transactions the present indict eZt was instituted. 4 4 Learned Counsel then called a great many wit "63's in support of his case. 111 5 CHAIRMAN said, that Le saw no case to go to the 'H Y, who accordingly returned a verdict of "Not Guilty." AnoLPstus then said that there was a second in 'Lament against the parties ; against Dixon for perjury, in hoiag sworn to a fictitious debt, in order to arrest Bes aad against Beswick and Halfhide for subornation Ptinr, in getting Dixon to swar to the said debt. 441 a trial was going forward when we went to press. THE DA.Y.) CORN EXCHANGE. ?here are t hi s week sma ll supp li es of every article, ei oept Irish Oats, of which, through a change of wind, the itle 4ant ity is cons id era bl e . The Wheat tr a d e r e m a i ns unal rl3 from the terms of Monday. Barley also is without la j ti°ll . Beans and Pease are scarce, and rather look 41.D- : z ; d • There is not much doing in the Oat trade this It' - 'g) and prices are much the same as on Monday. AnnzvAr.s. A o i•• Wheat. Barley. Oats. , Fleur. k ..... 2 4:10 qrs. 1, 800 qrs. 5,150 qrs.2 50sae s. " 21,800 Poritig7 ''''''''' 351 1,400 TI, FISICIIIAIIKET, BILLINGSGATE, "e Market this day was rather largely supplied with salt, att i tl e fotil_ following I of it was muddled ; there was a dull sale ,10 'nig prices : fie ni , Turbot, etch lSe. (Id. to 20s. od. 1 - 4 4 ' , small, per do. 5 0 10 0 1 4 " e Cod-fish, each ....• 5 0 8 0 s jerier ditt o I, ,,_nion per lb- 'no Whit" per 15 2 0 7 0 &n ea pergr ' 4 0 16 0 te, eh Haddocks, per dozen 8 0 16 0 rill, • , ic•li .... .. ... 10 5 0 eve Soles, per throe pairs 1 0 6 0 4 0ve Flounders, per quartern .4v e Eel , i per 51b. '2 0 4 0 e LohAters, per score Inferior ditto 4O 0 45 0 10 0 20 0 12 4 .','e Crabs (iy.cl ) ! ";,,, :e :,,, P ut r t a : li e: ra c s h , g ix t irli. .0 2 6 20 0 0 . . 5 , , , ,F lannouth Red Herrings, per hun.ired 7 (1 0 Si ki T ell ditto 5 0 0 0 4 0 10 0 -- "arel, I*r Ice £3 0 Xi; 0 11111•11 /11111/...1 • 0 Li r • countryman WILKIE Is at p resen t m 1' 6 4 where, ire are happy to find, he has met with a "" I ( ' ‘ st kind an d h onoura bl e reception—a circum s t ance ich " gam`, attribute to the prevalence of a better F g among th e inhabitants of that country, than the ui r'ha and arbitrary conduct of their Government would ua to expect. WILKIE ex m presses great delisal ght with ,rll4lhounded fund of amuses at the dispo of the 1 4t i° Madrid and its neighbourhood. Much he did t i n - Zts hut it h as far surpassed his most sanguine expeeta- Da .: Remote from their usual haunts, Spain has corn ttvely been little ransacked lay the votaries of the Fine :.although the immense wealth which showered upon j hH eottritry subsequent to the period of FERDINAND and i L 44 .1.4, must have rendered it at least able to afford the ample patronage to the arts ; and it appears that pa ce74go k has not been altogether withheld. We wish we t p : Say that WILKIE was able to take advantage of the 1,4 PPortunity which is now before hint ; hut although "lath enables him to enjoy tie comforts of society, it UZI 4t 'itch as to permit him to return to the more import r,-otv°cAtions of his life ; and althoug h h e i s now and sak to 4 f , la to amuse hi mse lf w ith his pencil, deep study i s 5e1,. 4% t he(oration, he being yet far from recovered . from t i In 4. ' 44 hoes termed by medical men a nervous affection cotipp - 4 head, b roug ht on by se v e re laborious exertions, dulls with an accumulation of misfisrtun.es few indivi pgave eve r been exposed to.—Caledon i an Mercury. • Two DYONS.—Having given m our , zn or i. Page• a full report of the execution, &c. of tents e 110t1, 1 : 4 N) w e h ave h ere me r e ly t o sta t e , tL a t on being cut itiov,hNrsnant to their nntence, WILLIAM DYON was re body Gr t° the Y or k C oun ty Hospit a l f or di ssec ti o n, and the DY cri was sent to Leeds. The public were Vies without without restriction, triction, Wednesday afternoon, to . tlain s 4; b ody at our ipfirmary, and great numbers availed ratt ier .'" of the opportunity, amongst whom we were t° tust: 4r Prited to learn several females had the curiosity Iv,,P the charadter of Paulina Pry on the occasion. itrrie e i mp eaday, about midnight, the body of JOHN DYON it 11( 24 , 4 1,M0 Leeds Infirmary, and en Thursday morning, tiearl 7 :Z o i bited to the public. In the course of the day, p who b ,' ° Persons witnessed the awful spectacle, Most Iteeti se i; Paid a small sum to the institution, which col 3:oical amounted to a bout twenty guineas. The anato eonitteile:tonstrations on the body at the Leeds Hospital, t 4 itte t i at on Saturday last, to which visitors were ad acme, W. each. WILLIAM DYON has left three ula sr i ci pectirdy age d 17, IS, an d 11, an d a d aug hter T 11 : ° Young York Courant. te ase LATE T RIAL FOR AIIIIIDER.—N) . crown tile interest exc it e d b y thi s t r i a l, th a t h a lf- a - Coo san w aa actually p a id f or a copy o f our l ast wee k' s Leen _ t, at D oncaster, last Tuesday morning, it having 7 11 _t fr om t h e press through the post, with the full a r r ti a:f the trial it contained, within a quarter of au hour "ntflice York Courant. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GRAND TOURNAMENT BETWEEN BROWN AND SAMPSON, YESTERDAY NEAR WOLVERHAMPTON, FOR £260 ASIDE. By ExpitEss. The fight between these big 'uns has excited more interest than any other since the shy for the cham pionship between Tom Spring and Jack Langan, at Worcester, especially in the counties in which the .men first drew breath. It had been all along ieteaded that the fight should come off on the race course at Wolverhampton, and certainly a more ef ficient spot could not be selected for such a spec tacle. In the first place, the ground is so extensive that no fear of any inconvenience or accident could be entertained. Secondly, the good people of the town, especially the gaugers, vulgarly called innkeepers, would have done the trick by reaping a plentiful harvest out of the victims from .I",unnun, and other yokels. In the third and last place, the proprietors to the grand stand on the course would have pocketed a good round sum, by letting the seats to the aristocracy of the fancy and others, from which they could have had an uninterrupted view ; they had calculated that they would have admitted each swell at two quid a head. The stand will accom modate twelve hundred souls, whereby at this spec they would have taken no less a sum than 2,4001.! which must be admitted would be no dirt. How ever, this caper was queered, and the Wolverhamp tonr folks were also queered out of their anticipated lucre, for instead of the primas of the concern keeping the spot where the spell was to take place in the dark, it was buzzed at all the sporting-houses, and boy, who is always wide awake, whis pered it into the lugs of the Rev. A. B. Haden and the Rev. E. Clare, (who by-the-bye are the resi dent Magistrates of Wolverhampton), so what did they do, but called a meeting of the rest of the Magistracy, and came to the determination to prevent the contest taking place on thy race ground, as was intended by the leaders of the competitors. At the meeting there were some of the gentlemen in favour of the trick taking place on the course, but the resident authorities be ing in oppOsition, they also voted against it. The mandate of the bench was published twice in the Wolverhampton Chronicle, yet notwithstanding, se veral gentlemen of the highest respectability in the town, waited upon the Rev. Gentlemen, and in most respectful terms requested to know (they being well satisfied that they had done their duty in issuing their order to suppress the fight which was illegal) whether they would, should the fight take plaCe, proceed to extremities ; at the same time, intimat ing the benefit to the public. The gentlemen re , ceived such an indefinite answer, that satisfied them that it would be a bad speculation to carry their in tentions any further ; and T. W. Gifford, Esq. of Chillington Hall, which is within 100 yards of Shropshire, a gentleman of sporting celebrity, hav ing some time since expressed an inclination to accommodate the men, it was resolved to obtain an audience of the Squire, which was effected, and he not only gave permission to allow the tight to take place on his estate, but actually agreed to supply them with stakes, (wooden'2ins) and waggons to accommodate the pub lic. This out and out behaViour of Squire Gifford was very soon communicated to the pugilistic emis saries, and they worked the telegraph with the heroes. At alfout half-past two o'clock on Monday afternoon, the Per, Harry Harmer, Tom Callis, " Rein and Halter Maker to his Majesty's Royal Stud, 1, York-place, Waterloo-road," arrived at the Peacock, Wolverhampton, where they met Ould Richmond, who had been gulling the natives all the morning, and having received the intelligence that the fight was to take place at Bishop's Wood, about eight miles from the town, on the gentleman's estate above-named, they proceeded (after the afore said Tom Callis had left his epitaph (card) with Mr. Marshall, the clerk of Wolverhampton race course) to the wood to stake out the ring. Samp son arrived on Monday morning from Birmingham, and took up his quarters at the Bradford Arms, Ivetsey Bank, on the old Roman road, about a mile from the field of battle, and between Walsall and Newport. Brown stopped at the Swan, at Compton, on the Bridgnorth-road.-- Both men were in excellent condition. Nothing can exceed the disappointment that was manifested by'the people of the town at the unexpected re moval, and we do not wonder at it, as trade is par ticularly bad at present, and had the combat been allowed to take place on the race-ground, we have no hesitation in saying the tradespeople would have reaped an abundant harvest. THE FIGHT. At an early hour yesterday morning, the roads leading from Bridgnorth arid Birmingham, were crowded by every description of conveyance, hurry ing towards Bishopswood ; and Wolverhampton was thronged with individuals from all parts of the coun try, who had arrived the over night, and it was with difficulty that accommodation could be obtained for the night. The field of battle lies about two miles from a village called Brewood, in Staffordshire, ten miles from Wolverhampton, twenty-three from Bir mingham, and fourteen from Bridgnorth. The Brownites sported crimson and white wipes, and the colour for the Sampsonians, was orange.— At ten minutes to one o'clock Mr. Beardsworth, the stake-holder, entered the ring, followed by Brown with Tom Spring; and haying thrown his castor in, shook hands with several of the fancy, and then kissed his hand to his brother, who held his colours to a pole. There was a great shout from the Brownites upon his entree. In about five minutes after Sampson sheaved, and was received with equal acclamations. At ten minutes past one o'clock the men peeled. Brown was attended by Tom Spring and Richmond, and Phil. Sampson by Dick Curtis and Harry Holt. Sampson won the toss for sides. The fine condition of the men on stripping, especially of the Bridgnorth pet, excited general admiration. Betting at this time was 7to 4on Brown, and in many places 5 to 1 was to be had. Round 1. Both men very cautious—Brown seemed some what down to Phil's movements, but lie appeared quite confident. Sampson let fly with his left mauley through Brown's guard, and it came in contact with his snuff shop, from which the claret flowed copiously. Brown made a lunge with his left, which was well stopped by Phil; a close, when Brown threw bins against the ropes, and fell upon him with all his weight.—(Bravo, and loud shouts from the Bridgnor thers.) 2. Cautious sparring, Sampson again broke through Brown's guard, and planted a tremendous heavy left hand ed blow on the right lug, which actually bare away part of the muscle, and the blood gushed out of the left ear in zreat torrents, and his face was severely cut. Brown now mrde use of both his mauleys, but he hit E 0 round that Phil bore into him, and in a close both fell, Phil under most. (Commingled shouts of " Bravo !" from both parties.) 3. Brown now came up with his mouth wide open, and p i p i ng ; the slap under the lug had put him all abroad ; he made a left-handed hit at Sanapsm's literary institution, but hit short ; Sampson got away cleverly, and Brown slipped down.—(Shouts from the Sampsonians in all directions. Betting 2tol on Sampson.) 4. Sampson now was as gay as a four-year old, and went to work with despatch. Brown seemed quite money, Phil planted a heavy blow on Brown's attic, just between the two windows, which completely closed them up; how ever, Brown rallied, and by a chance blow on Phirs know ledge box he floored him.—(Huzzas from the Brownites.) 5. Sampson came up to the scratch as clean as a smelt, went to work again, and h) a tremendous left handed teazer ever Brown's peeper*, ,fluored him like a cock. Here the Brummagem lads exulted by acclamations, and hurled up their hats for joy.-3 to lon Sampson, but "no go." 6. Brown with his face like a slaughter-house, came up bellowsing like a broken winded prod, and appeared very weak. Sampson again made play, and with a left-handed blow in the victualling office, he again knocked him down against the ropes. 10 to 1 on Phil, the terror of the Philistines—with (cries of Brown has no chance—the knowing ones are done-- , to it, my hero!) 7. Brown all abroad. After a little sparring, Sampson received one sr two blows in the body, but they did not do much mischief. In a close, Sampson was thrown.— (He will win it now from the Brownites.) 8. Brown knocked Phil against the ropes, and after a rally Sampson got his head under his left wing, and peppered away at his phi: with his right hand, till it no longer could be called any thing like a human frontispiece. (" Oh ! he has it all his own way," was now the cry, and the Brownites began to change colour, while strong , ymptoins of uneasiness were manifested amongst them— How do you like it my knowing ones ?") 9. This round was all in favour of Sampson, and in the midst of it the ring was broken in, and such a scene of confusion took place that baffles all description : sticks and whips went to work in every direction, but all was of no use, and many of the swells who had planted themselves near the ropes, were obliged to cut their sticks for their own safety. In this state of confusion the men continued to fight IS more rounds, and then Sampson was declared the ►inner. Such shouting, such huzzaing, as then fol lowed on the part of the Sampsonians ! ! whilst the poor I I Brownists appeared with tears in their eyes, fer the un expected annatilation of their countryman. REMARKS. Sampson, as fresh as a lark, was carried off in tri umph and placed in a coach that was in waiting, and proceeded with his friends to the Bradford Arms, lvetsev Bank. Poor Brown was carried off the ground in a most pitiful condition, no doubt home to his wife, who, by the bye, told him if he did not win the fight, he need not show his mug to her again. Sampson had the battle all his own way after the third round, when Tom Spring threw the sponge over the ropes to the fancy, which was taken for an ominous signal, and the backers of Brown took the hint, and began to hedge out, but alas, it was too late ! Brown cannot fight ;he scarcely stopped one of Sampson's blows, nor did be strike first during the fight. The result of the battle }ins taken not only the shine out of the Bridgnorth people, but also their blunt to the tune, no doubt, of many thousands. We never before recollected seeing so great a crowd at any fight. Their numbers might be com puted at about 30,000. It was half-minute time-27 rounds : and the fight lasted 50 minutes. (ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) GRAND FIGHT BETWEEN BROWN AND SAMP SON, FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND, AND FOR A SWEETENER of 3001. Tuesday, April 8, 1828. This affair, about which so much " red rag" has been lavished away, and so much blunt both won and lost, came off this day, at Bishop's Wood, beyond Wolverhampton. Various and many have been the reports since the first deposit was made until the final one was put down at the Woodman, Easy-row, in the quiet little town of Birmingham, on Tuesday evening last. No match for many years has excited such interest throughout the fancy. The " strong man" is well known—(and too well known to many of the old ring goers)—while Brown is almost (not quite) a novice in the Prize Ring, his only rencontre having been with Shelton, whom he polished off in style—he is well known to be a most terrific hitter, and training under the auspices of such a " trump" as Tom Spring, the confidence of his friends was greatly increased ; and when it became further known that he backed himself to win, with his own money, even to his last farthing, it fully warranted the opinion that he meant winning, nothing . else, " and no mistake," if possible. Bets were made in Birmingham, before the last deposit was down, that it would not be made good, but when it was all " made right," the " strong man" became a greater favourite than before : he declared positively that he intended to do his best, and said he felt as sure of winning as of death and quarter day. Stop, said the "rum dropper" of the Woodman, don't be too sure. " Be airy, my jewel," said a swell cove from the Sister Isle ;" " by the powers, if Brown only gives you one of his teazers, you'll hop the twig,' or else he'll be after repating the dose, and get himself into lob's pound,' and then you know he'll run a chance of getting himself sent on an exclusion froe gratis for nothing, across the water, my jewel ; and then, Philip, the resurrection men' will be after ' waking ye.' " That's a " whisker," says " only let him wait till he gets at me ; I shall make dog's meat' of him yet, and do him Brown' twice over, till he turns 'jet black.'" These, and a thousand other " queer whids," amused the fancy; and " St. Giles's Greek" was spouted in prime style over their steamers and a glass of " thunder and lightning." After the coves there assembled had " sluiced their gobs," they being well primed, prepared to toddle, and many were the attempts made by the " screwbadoes" to pass off their " queer she-lions" on the " ruin hop pers;" but it won't fit at any price, particularly amongst friends, and in Brummagem too, of all other places in the world, said a little natty lad; tip us a regular good one, or I'll send you " to quod," and then you'll not see the mill. Arguments like these soon became eloquent persuaders, and us no fault could be found with the " lap," the good " pewter" was soon linked out. The assemblage in Birmingham on Monday was great, and the " motley group" proceeded in all directions towards the scene of action. Stour bridge was mentioned as the " rendezvous," and towards this spot all steps were bent ; Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Stone, Tamworth, Warwick, Coventry, Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth, Wor cester, and Hereford, sent forth their hundreds to the scene of contention, while the more immediate towns of Sutton Colefield, Bilston, Walsall, Wed nesbury, Willenhall, Darlston, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Bewdley, Kidderminster, Stourport, Hales Owen, Coalbrook Dale, Ironbridge, poured out their countless thousands, and filled Stourbridge to an overflow; it being Easter week and holiday, it was calculated there were at least 80,000 people present. It was wished to have had the fight on Wolver hampton Race Course, but the thing became too much known, and the beaks " popp'd" a line in the paper printed hr that town, commanding that the fight should not take place within their jurisdiction. As the only beaks who opposed it were " black coats," an attempt was made is appease their ire, by an offer of a turtle to each of them ; and as one was known to love a good fat goose, (query ! has he not proved himself one ?) it was hinted to him that he should also have one for the next twelve months, and that himself and his " brother sigher," should be accommodated with a chaise and four to pay their friends at Shrewsbury a visit; so that they might not be " wanted" on the day of the mill : but " is would not fit :" the flints were not to be mollified—the mill should not take place in their beat, and another place was in consequence obliged to be sought after. Stourbridge was named, and it became " head-quarters." At an early hour on Tuesday, all the roads lead ing to Stourbridge were literally swarming; there were Corinthians in their bang-ups—the swell coves in their tandems, gigs, or on a bit of horse-flesh; while the pitmen, colliers, bog-trotters, black-legs, ken-cadgers with their king's motts, knights of the road, and also a few knights of the brush and moon, gave additional interest to the scene. The motley group "beggared all description," and never before had Stourbridge such an assemblage within its pre cincts. The lush-kens were crowded, and scarcely could the least accommodation be had either for " love or money." The " putts" were " regularly queered;" they had never dreamed of such a scene as was now presented before their wondering eyes. Such as were not provident enough to bring their " bub and grub" in their pockets, or elsewhere, found it difficult enough to get "the suck ;" and as for " prog," that was entirely out of the question ; it was thought quite unreasonable to demand it. Ourself, in company with another friend, left Wolverhampton early on the Tuesday morning, for Stourbridge, and resolved to " nurse our prads gently," in case any thing unpleasant might hap pen, and that " move off' , should be ordered. It is pretty well known that the working people (alias the operatives) in that neighbourhood arc the most illiterate in England, and, in consequence, we pro posed a bet to our friend, of a flimsy to the tune of fifty, that the three first people he should meet at their doors, in the first four miles, did not know the Lord's Prayer. " Done !" was the answer, and the following scene took place :—Our friend went up to a decent-looking woman, who was staring at the cavalcade that was filing by, and accosted her with, "My good woman, do you know the Lord's Prayer ?" " Lod's Proyer ? No, Zur, I doant know him ; he doant live hereabout, I'ze sure." — Our friend looked unutterable things; took a pinch of snuff, and asked ourself to smoak a cigar. " Yes," was our reply. We pulled up our prads at a decent-looking house, to get a light, which being procured, we prepared to toddle, first putting our smoking faculties into full operation, when the sight of a petticoat caught our friend's eye, and as he was partial to the ogles of a " rum blowing," he determined to pop the ques rion, and thus addressing her—" My darling crea ture a word in your listener if you please, do you know, my love, the Lord's Prayer ?"—" Lord's Prayer, Lord's Prayer, noa zur, I doant know en by that neame, but perhaps my devil does (here's two ourself) the females in this part of the country call their husbands by way of eminence their devils ; here she cried—Tommey ! Tommey ! come out, come out, here's some gemmen want to know surnmitt."—Our friend here repeated his question to the "gentle creature's devil," who's reply was, " noa stir, Pant lived long about here ; I doant know him rightly ; but an you'll tell me whether he be a banks-man or a pit-man, he zure to know him." Our friend was completely " stow whidded," and cut his stick. Being mounted on good grads, we put them into a good trot, and soon passed a long string of gaggers, priggers, Adam Tylets, fancy coves, autum mots, gammoners, sweetners, upright men, bully huffs, lully priggers, star gazers, and coves of all sorts, and going gently over the stones into Stourbridge, we pulled up at the Vine Inn, where being known to the jolly host thereof, we soon found a substantial mneal before 11F. Before, however, we had half finished our break ftst we were told we must retrace our steps, and hack we had to go to Wolverhampton. Sampson having won the toss for choice of ground, and having received 401. from the rum droppers of Wolver hampton to name that place us " head quarters" which he did in spite of the " beak's warning." At Wolverhampton the office was given to go to Bishop's Wood, eleven miles further north, and thus thousands were completely thrown out. The strong man had hots of " blessings'.' heaped on his head for serving his friends such a trick, but in the end he completely satisfied all his friends. A very commodious circle of waggons was formed at Bishop's Wood, fifty-four being in the first row, besides carriages and a double row behind; each waggon was completely filled, about thirty or forty in each, at a ticket of five bob each; long before the men came to the ground the outer ring was broken in, and it was only by the strenuous exertions of Dick Curtis and others that order was restored and the ropes again secured. The men came to the ground in their coaches and six from Ivetsey Bank, accompanied by their respec tive friends. Brown threw his castor into the ring a few minutes before ten o'clock, and was received with loud cheers, which he acknowledged by bowing gracefully round : he was dressed in a blue coat, and looked remarkably well ; he was accompanied by Tom Spring , . and Snow-ball (Richmond,) Samp son repeated' the same token of defiance a few minutes after, and was also well received ; he was waited on by Dick Curtis and Harry Holt ; the men shook hands rather carelessly, Sampson having a " pique" against Brown, which nothing but a re gular mill could decide. After " doffing the togs," Brown having won the toss for choosing his side of the ring, they came at once to the scratch. Colours for Brown red and white, for Sampson plain red. Round 1. Cautious sparring for some minutes; mutual stops on each side; Brown hit out heavily, and Sampson returned with his left ; no flinching; two or three counter hits were exchanged, and Sampson was sent or went down. 2. Brown hit out with his right hand, but the distance wis not well measured, or the blow would have told ; Phil told with his left ; more sparring for wind ; Brown caught him right and left, and threw him heavily. 3. Loud cheers for Brown ; beautiful sparring ; Phil wanted to go to work, but could not get at him ; in rush ing to a rally Brown slipped on his knees. 4. Both came readily to the scratch ; no time was lost, Phil jobbed with hir left, and Brown hit at him very short ; a long pause ; they went again to work at the ropes ; Brown caught him and fibbed him severely, and fell heavily on him. 5. Sparring again; much caution on both sides; Phil jobbed again with his left, Brown laughed ; Sampson rushed in, hitting tremendously right and left, and threw him heavily. A short spurring bout ; Sampson rushed in, caught Brown a thundering hit on his head, and floored him like a shot ; Br4swn fell with his head against the stakes, and hurt himself seriously ; loud cheers fo:. the strong man, and "Bravo Phil, go it." 7. Hugging at the ropes; Brown, finding he had no' chance at out-fighting, rushed to a close, and lacerated Phil's back very much against the ropes, but Phil would' not be denied, and jobbed his head repeatedly from under. 8. Brown bit short ; his face dreadfully disfigured ; he rushed in to a close, Sampson jobbing him as he came in ; Brown bii right and left, and threw him. 9. Brown vigorous and full of courage ; Phil sharp and leery ; the outer ring was now broken into ; sparring for wind; Brown hit hard at Sampson's body ; Phil jobb:Ll again with his left, and both went down. 10. No mistake about fighting ; Brown hit out right and left, and threw him. 11. Brown fibbed again at him ; Phil would not be denied, but was thrown in the close.l 12. Brown hit out, hit him heavily, and threw 13. Sampson could not be got at at all, and jobbed him again and again; the inner ring was broken into by Brown's friends, but Phil threw him. . ..... From the 13th round nothing could be seen, the inner ring was broken in most disgracefully, and the men fought ten times worse than if they were in a saw-pit. The affair between Spring and Langan, at Worcester, was nothing to it; they fought in tliis way till they had fought 35 rounds, for the confusion was so great that we could hardly distin guish the number. Brown was hit senseless, and Sampson wa s declared the winner almost uninjured. REMARKS. Sampson never fought so well in his life, Brown had no chance with him, the long odds were com pletely floored ; five to one was bet on Brown over and over again. The writer of this saw them come out of the ring; Sampson very little the worse fur wel v, Brown's head cut to pieces; he vomited a great deal, and cried like a child ; they were put to b e d at Ivetsey Bank ; Brown nearly killed, his shoulder was put out. Sampson went to bed for ten minutes, and then dressed himself; he arrived this e vening at Birmingham in a coach and eight, loudly cheered by thousands of his enthusiastic townsmen; i t will make him for ever; he can be backed against an y in the ring. There was no second fight, the ring being broke into; Gas would not go in. FIGHT BETWEEN DOBELL AND BAILEY FOR ONE lIUNDRY,D POUNDS ASIDE. These men, it may be recollected, were matched some months_back for 50/. aside, not so much fur the sake of deciding which was most entitled to pugilistic fame, as to settle a private quarrel. O❑ that occaeion Dohell was the conqueror, but since then Bailey has expressed an opinion, that on a second trial the result might be different,aind having again challenged Dobell, a new match we.s made for RM. a-side, to take place beyond fifty, and within sixty, miles of London. The deposits were duly made, and on Friday last Bailey's backer won the toss for naming the place of fighting. In announcing this important secret due caution was observed; but it was soon known in the sporting circles that Stoney Stratford was the chosen scene of action, and thither the men proceeded. Both were in excellent condi tion—Dobell having trained with great assiduity at Harry Lancaster s, at Hendon, and Bailey having , and not so Followed his example at Little Tim Davis's, Kittseend, Barnet, unde r t h e guidance of Peter Crawley. Dobell, the Fa n c y all know to be the lost ©f the Black Bu ll, in St. J ohn - street, and Bailey is a butcher by tr ade, of the Bristol school : i stone Shanand a Dobellhalf— the for mer being upwards of fifteen stone, .and the latter un d er :L e a i v s v a b muchy at least ol(ler a man thirteen. In point of vigour of frame and activity, too, Dobell had the advantage, >Ai that he was freely backed at G and 7 to 4. Great pains were taken to induce the men to its having the day of combat, in consequence o f having been fixed to come ofl on the same day on which Brown and Sampson and Gas and Piefinch were to fight, hut they were pertinacious in their original resolution, declaring that their object was net to gratify amateurs, but to settle their own private differences. This determination divided the attention of the Fancy, and while a great number went on to Stourbridge, the place fixed for the "grand affairs," others stopped to witness the deci sion of this battle, Dobell, at half-past two, approached the ring in his dreadosught and blue fogle. Harry Lancaster and Tom Cannon accompanied him as attendants. Dobell threw in his tile to try if the beaks were out —but none croaked, which was bugged as a good prospect. Shortly after Bailey appeared, attended by Peter Crawley and jem Ward. Matters were soon put to rights, and at 21) minutes to three o'clock they set-to THE FIGHT. Round 1. Both were straight and standing—took one look, and went to work with fury. Dobell was first left and right at the upper man ; Bailey was rather slower, but equally willing; several hard exchanges passe,i, and Bailey fell on his face, and sheaved first blood. 2. Urgency on both sides incredible. Bailey bled much at the nose from the effects of the last round ; the same take and give system was pursued, and each bad their left eyes pricked. Bailey was downed. 3. Exchanges. Dobel dealt Bailey a smashing left bander that finished the short round by flooring him. 4. Dobell not quite so fierce—a little sparring—not much. Bailey feinted • once, and then the heavy work commenced—exchanges without ceremony—Dobell all alive—going in barring every thing. Bailey dealt him a powerful muzzier, that checked him for a second ; but it was only for a second—he immediately pressed in, returned, and sent Bailey to earth, t. Bailey, bent on fighting, went to work ; Dobell stopped and hit out, left Bailey, re-entered, and was hit down by a left-hander midhead. 6. Bailey seemed somewhat distressed ; Dobell jobbed, Bailey inclined to spar ; but Dobell would not have it; l:e rushed in and hit like a hammerman. Bailey went doyen to avoid, and such was Dobell's impetuosity, that he gave the air one, two, before he saw Bailey had couched. 7. Bailey hit "short, but Dobell returned home, bang ; Bailey went down. 8. Tremendous countering. Dobell sent one at the middle of the head that put Bailey all abroad ; he reeled, played at random, open-banded, and fell countering. Bailey slipped down, and Dobell, overeager, hit him under doubtful circumstances, which occasioned some commotion of tongues ; but, like the fighting, it was quickly gone Aout, and soon changed for something else. 10 to 12. Countering—Dohell best. Bailey went down. 13. Dailey made a rush, but missed his aim. Dobell stood like a monument, and made his return tell. Bailey countered and dropped. 14. Dohell, with the left, at body to windward. Bailey countered at the head—exchanges. 15. Bailey much difitressed ; but he made a one-two at the nob. Dobell let fly in return, with both hands, and floored him. 16. Dobell fir more cautious. Bailey planted a tre mendous right bander on Dobell's eye, that sent Boniface a staggering; and Bailey, in the fury of lighting, fell on his knees. 17. Dobell jobbed, and one-two. Bliley wild, and sent to grass. 18. Bailey very weak ; Dobell at the body was out of distance. In countering Bailey sent in a left whisker hit that reeled Dobell. Bailey went down. 19. Bailey knocked down. 20. Countering, in favour of Dohell. Exchanges. Bailey, improving, made Dobell stagger; but the publican laid hold of him, and, with a small twist, threw him. 21. Bailey all abroad, and hit down. 22. The blood was nearly choaking Bailey, he reeled about without a turn, and went down. And his friends then declared that he should fight no more. REMARKS. Doha has obtained a most decisive victory, and we hope the final one with Bailey. Dobell,l;esides the extra weight, has at least fourteen years of age in his favour—Bailey numbering above -14. He showed equal judgment with the other, but certainly , was rather slower, and far inferior in power of hit ting. Dobell is as hard a hitter as has lately ap peared in the ring. The character of game is often bestowed upon many for remaining a length of time to fight ; but we can safely say, that Bailey endured more hard hitting in the 21 minutes that this fight lasted, than many encounter in three or four hours. A more game, thorough good man of his age we have not often seen; and we regret that he had not been taken away earlier, as his chance all *long was but little. lie is only hurt about the face, and we were happy to see that his friends were attentive to his situation. Dobell, very handsomely, when he gave the concluding shake of the hand, told Bailey that he would give him .5/. and a good dinner as soon as he could find time to call and eat, at the Black Bull, in ,St. John-street, Smithfield. Dobell was quite ..,„ fresh at the finish, but he showed marks in the face. •NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.--.APRIL 8. Sweepstakes of 200 sovii. each, h. ft. A.F. Mc. Payoe'i b. c. by Mows received forfeit Sweepstakes of 100 nova. each, h. ft. for colts, set. bib. D. M. Duke of Grafton's Charm , 1 Mr. Payne's Gramarie colt Won by a neck. One paid. Sweepstakes of 100 vars. each, h. ft. colts, Bst. '7lb. ; and fillies, Bet. 31b. R3l. Mr. Rogers's Juryman 1 Mr. Newell's c. by Walton—Eliza Mr. Batson's c. by Skim—Cecilia Mr. Wilson's c. by Comus_Juggler's dam Duke of Grafton's Druid One paid. Won by a length. Sweepstakes of 200 sore. each, h. ft. ; bib. ; fillies, Sat. 21b. R.M. Lord Stradbroke's c. by Filhfs—Miss Canary Lord Orford's Vicar Match 200. A.P. Mr. Irby's Toso, 7st. 131 b. Sir. Udnv's Donna Clara f. Bst. I Ilb Match, 300 soya. b. ft. Lord Anson's c. by Merlin—Prue, received from Payne's by Whalebone—Varennew. The Oatlands of 50 sues. each gisst Class). D.I. Mr. Gully's Mameloke, 3 yrs, Set. 21b 1 Duke of 1; ichmond's Miss Craven, 3 yrs, 7st. 31b......• 2 Colonel Yates's Paul Pry; 4 yrs, Bst. 11h... Mr. Goddard's c. by Anticipation, 3 yrs, 7st. .• 4 Marquess of Cleveland's Memnon, 5 yrs, 9at. 41b Sweepstakes of 100 Soya. each. 0.1. .or. payn rd Jersey'se, SnowdropGl en a co ' itney t .......... . f2l BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, AND SPORT ING CHRONICLE, of SUNDAY, the 13th April, will con taia the best account of the Grand Fights between Ilitowsr and SAMPSON, PIEFINCH and YOUNG GAs, an d DOBELL and BAILEY. For Fun, Frolic, and Hu mour, Political Integrity, and Extensive Information on every subject, Foreign or D o mestic —no Journal stands m ore dis tinguished, or possesses a wider circulation than B EL/ i s LIFE IN LONDON, may he ordered of every News paper' Agent in the Kingdom, price Seven-pence ;or at the Office, No. 169, Strand, London, where it is pub lished every Saturday Afternoon, at Four o'Cln e i c 4„4' More than Twenty-two Thousand Copies of TIE;L's LIFE - T LONDON are sold at each Publication. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, We yesterday, in noticing a case lately tried at the Denbighshire Assizes, alluded to the bar barous state in which the Penal Law of England now is. The present Assize furnish abundance of cases of a similar character ; and, indeed, it is hardly possible to take up a paper in which in stances are not to be found of absurd invasions, by which men, of whose guilt there cannot be a doubt, are allowed to escape without punishment. —The following (copied, probably, from some London Print) appears in The Essex Herald of yesterday : " Mr, Peel's law reforms appear to have effected but little good with regard to the preventing the acquittal of prisoners upon technical quibbles. At the 'Warwick Assizes, in the course of one day, four; out of five prisoners were acquitted, though there. could be no doubt of their guilt. As an instance, we may mention the following case :—A man was indicted for stealing four live fowls in the county ‘if Warwick. The fowls were first stolen in the county of Stafford, but the prisoner was taken, with the fowl s i n hi s possess i on, i n the county ofWarwick and, as the law holds that a fresh felony is committej in every county into which stolen property has ly? co carried, of course the man was properly tried at tho Warwieltassizes. The fowls, however, when found upon the prisoner, were dead ; therefore, the Learned Judge (Mr, Justice liolre,vd) held that he been i n di cte d s i mp l y f or could not be found gu il ty of stea l ing live fowls its he still cou ld not have been ~N t l ce i a r l iv sn - g i ckf os hire. If he had convic ted, inasmuch, as in the famous duck cast, it was decided that dead ducks were not ducks at all, or, at least, were not ducks ; and of course, the same reasoning would apply to dead fowls." All the difficulties which are thus forced on the public attention might be easily obviated, were a very slight amount of reflection brought to the work of legislation. Let us suppose that the Legislature wish, by penal sanctions, to of orb. protection to property, The right of property may be infringed on in a variety of ways. Ani-• orals belonging to a man may be takers away by force or by stealth, may be in tentionally killed or injured. Inanimate property may also be taken forcibly or b' stealth, or intentionally destroyed or injured. With respect to the taking property by force, it is not necessary that there should be a.law de nouncing a punishment for every object—one for a horse, one for a cow, one for a sheep or a goat, one for a piece of furniture, one for a piece of cloth, The simple prohibition to take: property by force, necessarily includes every de scription of property; and if it be wished to graduate the punishment according to value, then value may regulate the quality of th e p ena l, sanction. In like manner, the Legislature may go to work with taking property by stealth, without having recourse to a specification, of 01:e jects, and going through the whole range of ani mate and inanimate property known to commeece. To protect property from intentional destruction or injury, the Legislature has only to proceed on a similar principle. In tile case of animate property, the intentional killing, or intentional injuring, may be deemed a higher offence than. the intentional destruction or injury of inenimate property. But the Legislature can never succeed in specifying all the means by which life may be taken away or affected, and it is not necessary that it should. It is sufficient to declare, that the intentionally taking away th e lif e , or the in tentionally injuring in such a way as to destroy the value of an animal, shall be punishable. A man may poison the water which he knows a horse or cow or dog will drink, He may shut up an animal in an inclosed space, with charcoal, or some substance calculated to render the air unfit for respiration. He may, indeed, pur posely render the air mephitic in a variety of ways. He may expose animals to the bite or sting of a poisonous animal, in the certainty or hope of their being bitten or stung. If all the cases in all the criminal records of Europe were to be examined, with a view to a correct specification of the various modes by which life may be taken away or seriously injured, a per son possessed of the least ingenuity Might, im mediately after the promulgation of the specifie cation, hit on a hundred other modes of destruc tion equally effectual. The idea is visionary of reaching crimes, not by generals, but by parti culars. But if the simply taking away life, or :Attempting to take away life intentionally—or the injuring, or attempting to injure intentionally, were to be prohibited, then all that it would he necessary to establish would be—first, the fact of killing or destroying, then that the animal was of a certain value ; and the intention would, of course, be a matter of inference or evidence. in the case of the man acquitted on account of the fowls being dead when found upon him, though they were live when stolen in another county, of what earthly consequence was it, with regard either to the guilt of the prisoner or the fixing the act for whiCh he is tried, so as to enable him to prepare for his defence, whethe r the fowls were live or dead ? Eels are to be found alive at every fishmonger's. A man may run off with a basketfull of them, and make his way through two or three juridictions, be fore they are fairly dead —nay, it may not be ease to ascertain the fact without skinning the eel, when, if there he any life in it, symptoms will be shown. But it is enough that fowls or eels are etolen at a particular time or place, without specifyi ng take a dictments rather inconvenient to a prisoner, as whetherlat they latitude as Scotch live or dead. The to the time in their in far as regards alibi. The prosecutor might as well be obliged to describe every feather in the fowls, the length of the feet or heads ; to state birththeir as f a a n r d as p t a i r i e e ntage, by father as well as former can be k now' , or onjectured ; the number of eggs they h ave l a i d, the quantity of corn they have devoured tho space of their liv es. Living or d ea d , t h e fowl; c a nd the taking them ought r were property ;to ie the head of ° ' punishable under taking away pro perty by stealth. The description of the place .h ence taken, the f t ou nime when or th e p l ace where was d o 1 the prop ert y n tee prisoner, are all that. Is necessary the prisoner should know, to ena bl e him to meet th e charge, in order that be „ Th y be able to prove an alibi, or his right to possession, or circumstances establishing his bona fide belief that he had a right. The defendant may prove that the property alleged to have been tak en or found on him, or in his pos session, was his own, or that of some other person who authorized him to take it, and on the goodness of whose title he relied, and various i)ther circumstances, important to the determini ng the chara c t e r of his conduct ; but these eireurn tiinces are matter for investigation during the trial; nothing more need be stated in the charge/than what we have specified. The distinction s of' the English Lawyers are useless, or rather mis chievous, to all but themselves. It is useless or mischievous to lay down rules, the meaning of which can neither be known to the owner of pro peny nor to the person who specul a t es on taking - it, but is discovered by Lawyers after subtle dis cussions. Law is either a rule, or it is not ; if it be a rule, it ought to be such as can be