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London, England, 1824-12-30 00:00:00

PRIZE FIGHTING.
Mr. Justice iitraaorou addressed the Grant Jury on the sub.
jectof the late disgraceful pugilistic exhibition at elosilery Hurst,
His Lordship said, " Let the constables of lioulsey be sent for,
gentlemen, and if you should end one witness to the breech of the
Peace, you may and ought to find a true bill epithet those idens
tided by such witnesses, as aiding and assisting tnereir."
"A few hours will enable us to bring the constables from Mole.
sey, my Lord," replied Mr. Holme &caner, the Foreman of tine
Grand Jury.
In a few minutes expresses were despatehed for the constable,
but the disappointment of the Gentlemen of the Grand Jury and
his Lordship, may be understood by the following statement :
The ferry at Ilamptotais rented by a man mimed Henry Snell,
and on the occasion of a Right at Molesey, the proceeds are of
course cans!derable. About a year since the right of broil to the
exclusive profit of the ferry was invaded by John Kemp, a fishes.
man of Teddington. Snell therefore summonee Kemp to Waist.
man's Hall. *here he was convicted in the penalty of tour guieeele.
In addition to this payment he was obliged to refund the rem-
plainant his expenses, which amounted to a guinea. This appear,
to have galled Kemp in no military degree, for he ininwidiatelv ay.
nomad his Intent= of revenging himself upon his iincoi;wfull
tit • tuber singular manner, viz. by lodging informs-
:zit:lithe magistrate on every occasion of a fight. at Molesey.
burst, until the ferryman should he convinced of the t.opriety„
or rather policy, of refunding the fine levied on Kemp, at his
instance. Front the period of this threat carry projected fight
has been the subject of information on the pare of Kemp, un.
til that recently fought between Jests Burn and erNeale. The
magistrate selected by him front the many of this neighbourhood
was, in each instance. Charles Nicholas Palmer. Excl. late Sheidet
for the county, and who, acting up to the spirit of his duty, gave
due orders to the only cunt:able a Molesey (I'. Phillips) to pre.
vent the breach of the peace meditated by the pugilistic fritter:tier,
and informed against by the much-injured fisherman Kemp. Ph.t.
lips, In each instance, sent the " rabble and bad men of Londe',"
(as Judge liurrongh terms the pugnacious gentry of the metropolis)
home to their families, without the gratification of the anticipated
mill. Phillips, carrying or. the trade of s carpen:cr, and having
family to provide far, was not displeased at being thus enatilei to
earn twenty shillings by the devotion of font days in a tot lye:moth
to the extra duties of his office. This claim for services rendered
the peaceable portion of the community, though nut disputed, has
never been discharged, the parish of Molesey charging it to the
account of the county of Surrey, and vier versa, the county alleg-
ing that the parish should pay the demand of the parish constable.
As Phillips had not rcetived from Mr. Palmer his usual notice to
prevent the recent pugilistic encounter between Burn and IlENeale,
and was too poor to rob his family of a day's labour without • pros-
pect of renouneraton, he did no: impede the ""rabble and bad melt
of London" in their progress towards the renowned Hunt of Mole.
sey. 111 r. Palmer, st appears, had not given the usual notice to
Phillips to prevent the late fight, for the very sufficient reason, that.
it had not come to his knowledge—Kemp haviug declined in this
instance to lay the customary inewnvation. This man had all Along
avowed as his object the restoration of the five guineas paid by hint
at the instance and threugh the prosecution of Snell, the ferryman.
(hi the morning of the tight, Kemp resorted to the great scene ee
preparatory bustle, Hampton. The Red Lion end Bell Inns in
that place were the respective head.quartees of Jem Burn and
O'Neale ; and in front of dime, and in the immediate neighbour-
, hood of the ferry, the yet ursilcneeil fisherman promulgated hi
intention of forthwith spoierg spurt by the aid of the magistrate.
if the parties interested sliouhlnot induce him to pocket the Arrow
of Snell, and blink the threaten,el breach of the prate. All was
immediately in confusion: mine hosts of the Red Lion find Ben
consulted ; and were consulted : congratulation was the order of
the day, and the result a subsitirtion of five guineas as a gvg.
Kemp's vengeance was appeased, and Mr. Palmer's repose
undisturbed, by enti-pugilistic information—Phillips's matt' hung
quietly over his mantle-piece— the ilanietoa Chalet: torched his
penes—and the fight was fought.
The high constables and bendhorough attended before the
Grand Jury uselessly, no witness luting found to identify the put-
listaand their backers.

Phillips, the Molesey constable, and several other constables, alms
attended the Grand Jury ; but it is understood that no intim:mons
will be preferred against the pugilists.

C. race l'oesaq, of youth of Itl, was indicted for feloniously killing
and slaying John Nixon, at Farnham, on the Inth November.
Mr. Turanian& eondured the prosecution.
It appeared In evidence th.tt the prisoner and thi deceased wen
appnntices to a blacksmith at rarnhsm. There was no prone of
the circumstances under which they lead fallen out, hut on the day
above mentioned they met to tight in Farnham Park. Seconds
were chosen, and after a fair fight, which listed en hour and ten
minutes, the deceased fell senseless on the ground, and died at
ten o'clock that night, in consequence of the rupture of a blood-
vessel on the brain.

Several witnesszs gave the prisoner the character of being a quiet,
inoffensive youth.
The Jury found him Guilty, but recommended him to mercy, on
account of hi/ good character.
Mr. Justite livattoron expressed his strong disappmbrtion of
pugilistic contests. He was happy, however, to arm that the pre-
sent case was not marked by any of those circumstances attending
prize fights, which gentrally collected thousands of disorderly
persons of tile worst description, for the rerreeriary purpose of Pee-
ing two human beings tight in cold,blood. The character given of
the prisoner must weigh stmngly in his thvour, and as, no doubt,
he would remember with 'grief, to the dose of the life, the fatal
Teets of the quarrel with his fellow-apiwentiee, the Court would
treat him with lenity. The learned Judge sentenced hint to one
month's imprisonment in the county gaol.
Morgan'! Malty was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of No-
vember Hank notes and other property to the value of lON. in
the (I,w;llitig.house of Thomas Boys, in the parish of St. °lave's,
Southwark.

Mr. Au Da r yes conducted the prosecution. ••
It appeared in evidence that the prisoner was a servant to the
prosecutor. On the day mentioned in the indictment tbe prase-
c um. whilst at church with his family, left the prisoner to take
care of the house. When he returned home, he found the sheet-
door open, and, on entering, missed the prisoner. to!rther with
Bank notes and wearing apparel to the amount of 119 W. and up-
wards. For some dais nothing could' he bean, of her. A
handbill. with a reward, was published for her apprehension.
A poli."1 officer at Bristol, named Ilialloway, having stem the
hand-bill, and recollecting that he had seen the privir.er iu that
city, went to her lodgings and apprehended her, rid' the arrester
portion of the nioney upon her. It appeared that she had taken her
passage for Ireland, and was to have sailed nest morning.
The case was clearly made out.
The prisoner, who was bathed in tears, said nothing in her
defence.

The Jury found her Guilty, and sentence 'of Death was re-
surded.

/ohs Afteri.lge stood indicted for stealing, at IViiubledon, half
a sovereign, the monies of Arm. Harvey.
The prosecutor and the prisoner were in company wish otinfr per-
sons at a public-house, when an argument took place as to the
weight of the prosecutor's dog: the prisoner's companion pro-
posed a bet upon the subject, and a half-sovereign being produced
by the prosecutor, the prisoner took it ofl' the table and put it into
his pocket : upon the prosecutor demanding his money back the
prisoner gave the prosecutor a button without a shank, and said
that was what the prosecutor had given hint; the prisoner was
searched, but no half-sovereip was found, but upon the prisoner
being shout to be locked up he offered to return the prosecutor the
money next day. tin the prisoner's person a number of brotteu
buttons were found. _ . .

In his defence the rrisoner denied having ever taken the money,
and said that he was induced to make the ofer to mum it in con-
sequence of the night being wet he did not like to he Incited up.
Mr. heron Gaattow shortly charged the Jury, who returned a
. . . . . .

Tito prironer Icing a very du offender, was sentemeed to trans-
portation for seven yrars.

Jahn Cape, William Jarvis,' IC:lliats Cheer(ll, sod Henry
il'illiaves,stood indicted for having, on the 29th November, beutieu
into the dwelling-house of John Farley, at Ilershant, no person
being therein, and stealing a wooden tea-chest, Talus 25., fur,
property.
The evidence in this case was presumptive, but such as con.
since(' the minds of the Jury. The men were seen tcgether abeo;
the house on the day in question ; the tea-caddy was wassiug ; et:c
of the prisoners had been observed with something bulky under his
apron, and the property was subsequently fnund to a ditch near toe
place (where the men had been observed in conversation), thinswYk
the (-omission of one of the prisoners during Ms confinement.—
Guilly.--Twelvc months hard labour.

Sams;! CltureMU was charged with haring, on the 3lst o.*
August, feloniously stolen, et Camberwell. a chestnut mare, value
111/.„ the property of Mark Stokes.
The prosecutor missing his mare horn a field in the Coburg-told
went in pursuit, and met the prisoner with the mate, which he was
leading, hut which he turned lose when witness went up to loot.
Prisoner was given in charge, and witness then retumed to the road
and found his mare.—Gailly—Deuth•