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London, England, 1824-07-27 00:00:00

NEW N.47-.IL Rr.GVLATIONS.

BATTLE BETWEEN JIM BURN AND O'NEIL—NO
(f) WITH BALDWIN AND O'NEAL.
Yesterday morning the patrons of the P. C. were early in
their start to be present it a king day's business. The
office had been given for the Bath road, but on Sunday
night orders were issued for the corps pugilisiique to morels
at an early hour towards Hampton, and by eleven most of
" Admiralty Office, July I, 1824. the first-raters had arrived. The Commissary had risen
His Majesty has been pleased, with a view to entourage and with the lark, and from Hampton tad proceeded to Shep-
improve the class of persons intended to rise to the situation of i perton Range, there to make the necureary previous ar- ,
Masten in the Royal Navy, to 'bred that a class of coming Gentle- rangerncnts. As the hour for milling arrived, the fancy
men intended for this line shell be established, under tar title of bent their way to the field of honour, the conveyances as
' Volunteers of the Second Class,' ranking immediately after Vo- usual consistutg of all descriptions, from the barouche, &c.
lunteers of the First Class, with a pay of 1/. 12s. ;sr. inewsrim.
" As it is intended that these volunteer' should be persons a to the coat:mongers' cart and tip ; even the journeyman
education and attainments in such b:anthes of science as an con- costermonger, with his nethly, took his place in the caval-
revwith navigation, boys brought up at Christ's Hospital, or 'code, and those that had to pad the hoof were numerous.
pper School at Greenwizh, are to be considered as at once I Most of the first-rate professors were present, and at
eligible to this class, and Captains and Commanding Officers are
twelve o'clock the ring was formed. In a short time Col.
authorised to appoint any such boys to this rating.
If, however, any other boys should offer fur these situations, of Wood, a magistrate rtsiding near the spot, came on the
adequate acquirement and abilities, the Captain or Commanding ground, and stated that as information had been given him,
(Veer will state the name. birth, age, and education of such boy I and being called on to do his duty; he was obliged to say
lan"i°° t° be could not suffer any fight to take place; after this in-
his
to the Secretary of the Admiralty, for their Lordships'
entry as a volunteer of the secend class. I
__.tinsation, he trusted they would move ; in fact, he would
" His Majesty has been further pleased, in the same view,
to
establish a sum-nor class of petty officers under the name of • 31as. rely upon their honour. This hint was, as may be sup-
ten' Assistants,' to rank immediately after the midshipmen, with posed, most dolefully received, but the Commi.sary-lie-
a monthly pay of ?/. Its. neral observed, the conduct of the gentleman was ti 3 band-
some, that no one could think of disobeying him. The
Thuse officers are to be nominated by the respective Captains
(except where the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty may give . stakes of the P. C. were forthwith remove waggons were
special directions) from the number of volunteers of the setiond
two years as such, or from any Other 'drawn oh—tents were struck—ham, beef, gin, porter, and
class, who may have served
class, if the person hart the necessary information and acquirements, I other choice viands, were packed up, and the corps, with
all
and who may have served in the nary three years; but in ease oft
the ba7gog----r,
any selection not made from the volunteers of the first or second Bwas in motion. At Vo minutes to oneob (Baldwin) arrived in a barouche with I
classes or midshipmen, the special case, ithn_edthetanathnens, becirrpea,rer,
his backers, and attended by Lilly IVltite (Richmond);
the Admiralty. 1
and qui w
tlitication of the petty, is to be repti
Ben Burns was also in attendance with his nephew, awl I
6' Volunteers of the Second class, and Masters' Assistants, are Langan with his friend O'Neil, who seconded him at Chi-
ta, be considered on the footing of young gentleman, and to mess chester—ycleped the Long Irishman.
with the volunteers of the drat class, midshipmen, mates, &c. At one o'clock the ground was completely cleared. Can-
" If any Masters' Mates, Midshipmen, or Volunteers of the
sins and Josh Hudson were on the ground, shook hands
First Claw, now serving is the fleet, should be desirous of being
rated as Volunteers of the Second Class, or as Assistant Masten, cowpony, and pledged each other in a sup of heavy wet.
the Captains and Commanding Officers are authorised so to rate After a short march of about three quarters of a mile,
them, agreeably teatheir respective services and qualifications ; hat the ring was again formed in a field on the ri6ht,
itnmc 3i-
young gentlemen entering into those Classes must observe, that (al. stele after passing Walton Bridge, and cons: quently in
though their pay be greaser respectively than that of Volunteers of
another counln cconsequencety. uof Shepperton Range be-
the First Class, or Midshipmen) their promotion will (except in
extraordinary cases) be coined to the line of Masters. ing the place named, the backers of Baldwin would not
J. W. CROKER.” permit him to fight, and some whispers were soon abroad
that there were very cogent reasons for this determination.
On the mate!, between O'Neal and Baldwin all bets (ex-
cept p.p.) are off. This being the case, the first set-to was
between James Burn and O'Neil, the long Irishman. Nei-
ther have before graced the P.C. ring. Burn is about twenty
years of age, five feet eleven inches high, and something
under twelve stone in weight. O'Neil is older we should
suppose--'25 or 2fi, full six feet high, anal between 13 and
14 stone. Previous to their commencement, at five mi-
nutes after two o'clock, O'Neal, who was to have fought
Baldwin, threw his I oppyr into the ring, as a matter of
course, and probably for further proceeding he waited
about a minute, ai.d then retired.
At half-past two Janus Burn threw his hat into the
ring; he was attended by his uncle Ben and Tom Oliver.
Two minutes elapsed, and O'Neil answered the call, at-
tended by Langan and Peter Crawley. The match ap-
peared to be so unequal, that many cried shame before the
men peeled.
The Irishman, on stripping, looked well, and in good
condition, though certainly not finer than Burn. Burn
won the toss. The colour for O'Neil was green ; for Burn
blue and white. At half-past two o'clock the men came to
the scratch,

BOXING.

The mein important part of the new code of instructions'
is that of which we subjoin an entire copy of the official
docutnent. Its object is evidently to encourage persona to
enterinto the naval service to qualify as candidatts for the
rank of Masters ; they arc to consist of two classes. and be
denominated " Volunteers of the Second Class," and
Masters' Assistants."

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

PENZANCE, JULY 24.—The Hoop. Dykhales, yes towed into
this pier yesterday, full of water, Sy eight boats, sod both masts
cut away.
FALMOUTH, JELY 24.—Arrived the Duke of Kent packet,
front Lisbon in 19 days.
POOLE., Ju Lir 25.—This morning a craft of 12 tons, called the
'Piro-die, of London, It. Rohm°, owner, and of the character of al
gentleman's pleasure yacht, was brought into this port under sei-
Ellre, by Mr. Unifreville, of the preventive service, at Christchurch,
having been net with yonerday in that harbour, with a conce,al-
- on board of abort *even cwt. of tobacco, in sixty-six small
packets of about Illbs. each, and 61bs. of tea. The gentleman
was out of the vessel and escaped ; the three remaining persons
were this morning committed to prison.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 26—Arrived his Majesty's ship Athol,
front Plymouth.
DEAL, JULY 25.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Her-
eules, Vaughan, front Bombay ; Lord Cranstoune, Urquhart, from
Jamaica; Sailed the Spanisb Patriot, Bond, for Cadul George.
Botts, for Bourdeaux ; Mary Ann, —, for Odessa ; True Bri-
ton, Reed, for Quebec; —, for Quern; and Briton,
__, for Smyroa.
GRAVESEND, JULY IL—Arrived the Electra, Robinson, from
Jamaica; Fleetwood, Buck, from Jamaica; Albion, Hardy. from
Alirantichi; Wallace, Merrick, from Carolbm ; and La Hogue,
Parker, from Carolina—Sailed the Providence, Brown, for Arch-
angel; Gainsborough, Aysthurp, for Bilboa; Ruby, Corneby, for
Lisbon; William and Henry. Francis, for Alexandria • Rapid,
Warren, for Ehmor ; Betty, Brown, fur Malaga; and PrOvidence,
Glen, for Teneriffe.
LIVERPOOL, Jr LT 24.—A jolly-boat, with " Thisbe, of Li-
verpool," on her stern was picked up, bottom up, in long. 30. by
the Margaret Ann, arrived at 31iramichi. Arrived the Active,
Owen • and Hope, —, from Bahia; Highlander, ---, from
Barbados; Alfred, Ct.ik, from Quebec; Canada, Owen, front
St. Andrews, New Brunswick ; Dylan, Collins, from Newfound.
land ; Neva, Cloistie ; liabella, Maxis; and Briton, Wilson,
from Miramichi.
Garr roc it, Jo Lv 20—Arrived here yesterday, the ship Ann,
Alexander, from Falmouth, Jamaica; sailed thence the 11th of
June. Left Loading, far London, the Amazon, Boulder, to sail
due 12th; Briton, Prodl.oad Arnim's. Hodoet„ the 13th. On
the 10th, the Bounty Hell, !['blasts, for Liverpool, in cooling
oat of Falmouth, got on the Triangle Rocks, but woo got WE, after
tabolLan hoar.; at=attitat she made no water, and
*VW* wee sad of the
Arend the alp Cumberland, Pew, of and for
Whisehimen, days from Faimorth, all well. la
29. 0. N. long. 70. W. spoke the ship Lord Cranston, of and for
London, from Savenosh-la-Mar, all well. Same day, the Marion,
Fairrie, from St. Andrew's,' New Brunswick • mile thence the
20th ult. Left loading the barques Wilson and. Flora ; the George
Blythe, Storrie ; the brig LWdie, for Liverpool, time of sailing
uncertain; the barque Charlotte, for Being, to sail the Yld ult.
On the 9th haat. in lat. 47. 16. north, long, 32.0. west, spoke the
brig Jane, Johnston, for Riebebucto for Liverpool, out nineteen
days ; same day, the Douglas, Athol, from hence for Halifax, out
fourteen days; the 11th, the ship Homer, Ker, from Savannah,
for Liverpool, out seventeen days ; also, same day, the Coquette,
of Hull. from Liverpool for Quebec, out eighteen days, all well.
CUIJECIANSANN JULY 9.—The Comet steam-boat, Captain
AUen, arrived hers this day, from London and Mandell!, with
Lord Clifton and Sir H. Davy, passengers.
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The Duke of Kent packet left lying in the Tagus his Majesty's
ships Genoa, Windsor Castle, Lively, and Partridge, and the,
French brig of war Lynx.
The rrpott of the Lady Campbell having arrived off the Isle of
White. from. Calcutta, on the 14th instant, is ascertained to be
Incorrect-
• VEssELa trowel! WITH—The Nile, Newfoundland for Ali-
ramichi, Ist inst.; Catherine Green. London for Quebec, 6th inst.:
by the Neva Christie, wised at Liverpool.—Erin, of and for New
% orb, sth lest. ; Betsey. of Shields, 16th ; by the Alfred, arrived
at Liverpool—Pheasant, LiverpooW for Newfoundland, sth inst.;
Belly, Chatham for Quebec. IIth; by the DysoL, Collins, arrived
at Liverpool.—Trandler, Patterson, Liverpool for Sydney, 3d
inst.; Plates, of listoderland, the same day ; Johns, Lacy, of
Sunderland, leaky, board to M iraniichi, Bth ; Austria, of Londe°,
and Denton, of Sunderland, 9th ; by the Retreat, arrived in the
Clyde.—Hunter, dand from Belfast, out 42 days.—Syren, of
London, 9th inst.; Thompson, of South Shields, from Belfast,
10th inst ; Ruby, of London, 11th ; by the Bell, arrived at
'Lancaster.

I. Cautious sparring; Burn hit first; resolute fighting; a
scrambling round. O'Neil followed Burn to all parts of the
ring; at length Burn fell. O'Neil showed blood, and worst
punished.
2. Burn hit O'Neil on the bead severely ; O'Neil more cautious;
Burn put in two desperate hits, and went down.
3. Burn stopped a well intended blow, stem to the ropes and got
' away ; planted a desperate facer and cut O'Neit's eye; Pat bit
short, a little out of temper, the claret pouring down ; Burn put
in another desperate hit, received slightly in return; one, two,
three more hits put in, and real punishers; giving and receiving
fanned, and the little hero sent his man gently (lowa.
4. Burn smiled at his man, and put in a bit. (Ten to I on the
.little one.) Burn attempted a body blow, but bit short home, then
plapted another facer, and then another desperate cutting right-
hand hit. O'Neil hit short right and left. Burn got away,
came again, and faced his man ; blows exchanged, and Burn
sent down.
E b. O'Neil's left eye nearly shut when he came tip, Burn aimed
at it and planted an effective blow, and then put in a slight body
blow, and followed it with two left handers; O'Neil hit slightly
end seat Bans down.
G. O'Neil roosted • were blow, and retinead the amp&
awn with two good ones, and sent Burn down.
7. Ben cautious. He put in two or three good blows and had
the best of it ; they closed and both went down.
S. O'Neil put in several severe blows, and Neat his man Burn

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.
The Sir Francis Drake, for nineteen gun-boats; the Sir Fronds
Drake and Delliouists, foe a French privateer and four gun-boors;
and the Diana, for the Ditch brig Zephyr, on Thuraday, the 20th
instant, at No. 2, Iltiek-csurt, Temple ; and recalled there Tues-
days end Thursdays.

SO, STRAND.
Tart SWISIMEASI Or, AN EXPEDITION POSTPONED.
At klargrae,-a twimeaer excited much wonder.
Amphibious kbkeened, for emerg'd is the deep
He finated like mirk on its surface—and under
With other strange fish its rtcesses would keep.
" One Hundred bright Guineas, the bet I will chance,"
An Amateur cried, •• that from Thanet to France
Excursion aquatic this fellow shall try.
And all competition exceed and defy !"
Another cried " Done !"—aud to-morrow the day,
" Who tails in ku loan the cool Hundred shall pay."
Repenting at lelpare so thoughtless a whim,
" Pray, Tom," up his servant, " My lad, can you swim ?"
" 0 yes, Sir a pile, if that's all—to the bottom !
However, I've heard of your wager," said Tom,
" Yet trust to my art, for manceuvres I've got 'em
That fellow to keep on dry land and at home !"
Provisions next day in a haversack packing,
With boots highly polish'd by WARKEN'S JET BLACKING,
Where seen.'d in their shade young devils display'd ;
The pier Tom appearl on, no confidence lacking !
" What's this P" said the other, " you look by your stowage,
Instead of a swim, well equip'd for a voyage!
The shades in the BLACKING now eyeing askance
In dread admiration, " Allons! then, for France—
But olf with your boots!" said Tom, " my pursuits
Attended are still by these dark tiny elves !"
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Then you and your imps may set out by yourselves!
Hy devils trepared—if 1 go I'll be d—n'd !"
The forfeit Toni gain'd for his master—attacking
The fears of Ilia rival by WARREN'S JET BLACKING !

down.
0. A desperate round. O'Neil bled freely.
10. Burn sent his facers right and left. O'Neil hit him down.
(Cries of •• Burn ! don't tight any more !")
11. Burn hit to the ropes end Snored.
12. Both closed; a short round without much work, went down
together, Burn under.
13. Burn sent down with a slight blow. Langan cheered his
man.
14. Burn was hit on the face again, and went down after ex-
changing two blows.
la. Severe blows; Burn bit down.
18. Pat showed superior strength, and Burn was sent down, bath
piping.
17. Burn put a desperate left-handed hit on the eye. O'Neil re-
turned, and knocked Burn down.
18 Severe hitting on both sides. O'Neil followed his man to
the stake, and sent him down with a desperate blow.
19. A scrambling round ; Burn got away, and slipped down.
20. Burn closed with O'Neil; both went down; O'Neil the
worst of it.
21. Blows exchanged; both gave and received, and both went
down.
22. Burn again rallied, gave some good blows, and received one
which sent him down.
23. Burn cautious, and went down from the effects of a blow.
24. Ben come again resolute, and after putting in several blows,
received, and went down.
2,. O'Neil put in a lugger, and sent his combatant down.
25;. Both blowing. Burn hit severely, and O'Neil all but laid
down.
27. O'Neil the best of it, but nearly blind.
28. A slaughtering round; both gut into a corner of the ring;
O'Neil sent down.
29. A short round; little done.
30. O'Neil knocked down by a desperate blow, al.hough both
I were distressed. Time was called, but all the cheering up could
not bring him to time, ant we believe he was quite blind. Burn,
after a few momenta, was comparatively fresh, went up to his man,
I shook Issnds, and walked off the ground like a hero.
This fight lasted 49 tninutea.

SPORTING JXTEI.LIGENCE.
TATTERSA 26.
The Betting Room was well attended to-day ; but very little
was due. A few bats tare made on the Ft. Leer. Swiss having
risen a point, and a alight alteration being made in the odds on
some of the others. The Derby was named only to bring forward
a colt of 31r. Wilson's, the others remaining as before.
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
31 to 1 apt Brutandurf 16 to 1 agst Canteen (taken),
7i to 1 al,-st Swiss 16 to 1 agst Saab
11 to 1 agst Ilelenus 16 to 1 agst Altisidora
11 to 1 agst Mustachio •'2 to 1 agst Jury
11 to 1 apt bamond
Di
12 to 1 ass: Rufus
14 to 1 apt Cola°
26 to 1 apt 31r. Wilson's colt

ivir.

25 to 1 agst the Duke of York's
e. by Soothsayer
23 to 1 agst the Duke of York's
e. by Phantom.
BRIGHTON RACES.

These races commence on Thursday.
vz HST DAY.

Dix Majesty's gold cup, x•alue 100;s7, added to a Sweepstakes of
lOgs. each, all ages. The Duke of Richmond, Lord G. H. Caven-
dish, Lord Verulam, Lord Denwich, Lord Exeter, M►. D'yod.
ham, and Mr. Newts, h:ve nominated. . . .

This easy shining and brilliant Iltaca trio, prepared by Ro.
'Ear WARIEW. 3e. Straw', London; and sold in every town in
the kingdom. Liquid, in bottles, &1., 10d., !Id., and ltd. each.
Also Paste Blacking, in pots, tid., Imo., and Illd. each. A shilling
put of Paste is equal to four Is. bottles of
Ask for %Varian's Blacking.

The Brighton Stakes of 2o say. each, added to 100 trov. given by
the Town. His Royal Highness the Duke of York, the Duke of
Richmond, Lord Egremovt, Lard Dulwich, Lord W. Lenox,
Lord Vernier's, Lord O. 11. Cavendish, Col. Synge, Mr. White-
side. Mr. S. Pearce. and 3lr. Douglas, have nocurnaterL Fifteen
others have paid U. each forfeit.
One hundred gs. given by Sir J. Shelly, all ages. His Royal
Highness the Duke of York, Duke of Orafton, Duke of Richmond,
l)uke of Portland, Lord Egremont, Lord Verulam, Lord Low.
they, Lord Stradbroke, Lord G. H. Cavendish, Sir J. Shelly, Sir
J. 13yng, Lord Exeter, General Grosvenor, Mr. Udney, Mr. Pow.
lett, COL %Vilma, Ike. have nominared.

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A distressing accident occurred about eigLt o'clock on
Sunday evening. Two young men, brothers, were bathing near
Battersea-bridge, when the Richmond vtemp-boat corning by at
the time, the current subdued the swimming of the elder, and he
was seen oinking *his brother, who endeavoured to pull him on
shore by the haw; when the deceased, in order, no doubt, to save
himself, laid hold of the other's leg, who finding it impossible to
save him, teluntly quitted his hold, and with difficulty oared
himself.

SECOND ANY.
A sweepstakes of vs.-each, for 3-yr. olds. The Doke of
York, Duke of 1111. mood, Lord Exeter, herd Egremoot, Lord
0. IL Cavendish, and l'olnnel Wyndham, have nominated.
The Sane: Niue of lid!. added to Sweepstakes of 6 'OM each,
all age!, _ _ _

The" Down Plate of 601. far all ages, ace. ; and Handicap Sweep-
stakes of Insova. each, h. ft. fur 3 and a-yr-olds, conclude the sport
of the present year.

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way.