The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-16 00:00:00

BOXING.

The match between Johnson. of Pitddisigton,
who had acquired much celitnity by beating the
beta IRCII Of 1111 weight nithe slay, namely, Purcell,
Lancaster, Ste. and Ma►tin, a baker, tit about equal
weight, and a sui•c,inr Mons altogether its the ;pit of
tenting, was fought ye.terslay. The snatch was fur
lOU guineas, and it took islcce its a meadow about
four miles through Hendon. Th, •
inure numerous than sthci, stud the mit out weir
inure useful than ores.tin. coal. The to rondo were
Byrne ■nd Sluing foe Nl:srtisi, anti Ilashlisigton
Jonea and the veteran Joe %Van' f,•r Johnson, Bet.
ting five to four ou Johnson. The battle had ot-
cited much interest.
THE FIGHT.
Round 1 Afire two animates trarrine, Martin threw not
Ilk left hand by bum adversary's head, followed by his right.
Roth lout& wowed, ■ud be received lightly upon the body.
Marlin hruke from a close, and hit J.llllllsoll iilahtly (ml-
tl bit drew blood) with the left baud uuder Ibr ryr.—
&Oh fell in a 11"1:11::f.pircugth..

2 Ma►tin placed his bits and broke hiq gnimid trill, gr►at
judgment. Julmaim run at him with much dettrntiurj
meaning, but he was will nteasurrd and hit dowu.-2 to
on Martin.

3 Johnson was bleeding copiously from the left eye, iind
when be made his fatoorite right-handed lunge in this round,
he was pm ried, and 'Attuned upon with the left bawd, which
ehaneeried the other side of the head, mail both cheeks,
streatanig with claret, paired. Martin was hit about the
body, and after weamuic wish his adversary's head under
hie aim, he was floored in a trial of strength.
4. Jolitisuu was now reduced to a Misdeed with one eye,
'end the other was far from perfect. He plowed his right-
hamlet] bit upon Marlin's sidle, but he was tint of distance,
and is told partisils only, and • severe hit was pia, ed upon
his contosm: eye, %hick satin dropped hint, and set his
friends kid the wriggling sy.tem he. to snake the best of a
queer speculation. The pusiudage would hut have beets
taken.

5 and 6. Johnson was s:l'6w:open-mouthed, and lie was
down in both romithi, wd oreerely hit.
P. The battle was rrilliceil to a certainty, although
Jnhn-
soa made a gallant stand; hut like &noggin% io Tuner, he
hit abort, mull was not allow. d tort in toiluth to Ito earcu.
Lion without being kuirekrd down. In A tinging match
tenth went down.

8. Johnson made his right-handed hit on his adversary's
throat, but at the end of the round he was Mimed.
0 Some smart fighting took place, but !Harlin vomited
himself of his superior length, and in hitting with his ad.
aaaaa sy he Woke away with much adouitness, and finished
the round with a selfle► u• the /nu
Here Johnson was heat, and to follow them through eight
other rounds would be led' . It is sufficient to stale, that
in the 12th round Johnson, in • convulsive effort, lapped
the (lard from loss adversary's ear, but hr was knocked down
for it After fighting the 17th round, Jubosom was unable
to get off his wreund's knee, and victory was proclaimed fur
3latiau without a visible hit un the front of the head.
12 EH A RKS.

Johnson is much the worse for wear, after belt.
big and doubling up so good a in an as Purcell, in
great style; Martin, who is reputed to be all
over bred, will not be a very easy rust iiiii er fur any
thing of his weight ; added to very line science, lie
is a cool and collected tighter, and hits with much
judgment, although he wants to operate upon an-
other head or two to acquire direct measurement.
He will have g.iiurd confidence in I • elf by this
combat, and if heaten hereafter, the victor will Ise
very glad to hear the welcome word " enough."
The battle lasted! 26 minutes.

The rain had soaked the company during the
fight, a• umbrella's are contrary to etiquette in
the prize-ring. The Commissary and his forces
had enough to do to keep competitors for milling
fame out of the ring, ►o tisetnerou% were the appli-
cants to rignalize themselves at any thing where a
spangle could be turned. At length Illuaby,
smother baker, ►tripl:ed against a Jew youth, who
waisted loaf within, or who would not hove thought
a pork-chop nativeness. The Jew out-taught his
adversary at gob% off, but want of condition beat
him.

There were two other fights amongst the mon-
grel-bred ones, in spite of the ram, .rhiell (hove
the pecirle &mai), hy degrees. until there was leo
bustle to keep the pure alive any longer.

The public will be gratified to hear, that the
Chain Bridge over the river Tweed, at Drybu►gh
Abbey, is again 'recite', on a new and inure elegant
plait. It is calrilliit.rl to he more than double the
strength of the last one, the span is the same, viz.
2 bet, and 1111 (111111,/t is entertained that it will
completely answer the purpose. The motion of
the platform is comparatively nothing. Great praise
is dire to the Karl of liuonAN, for his spirited and
patriotic perseverance iii Ins encouragement of an
improvement in the inns, of midi essential import-
ant* to tile country. Tin* is the only bridge of the
kind on en extriouve n wile in Brltillll. and It is
ra-
ther 'linguist it should be the only bridge over the
'('weed connecting ItoxburOthire with Berwick-
slit e.

POLICE:.

- A ROW.
1,1 A fiddler, II pipet, tit 71ilor, ■ waiter, 110.1 two women, wi-re
yesterday put isi the bar, charged with Adding, dancing.,
mot otherwise kirking up a row, to the great itimoyauce ul
the neighbourhood of Sale iburydoniare, Fleet street.
Mr. Clarles Saudi. of No 22, Water.lane, era! metehsot.
stated, that on M lay evening lie had occasion to CO 111
the Old Bailey with Mr. A•kwortli, a solii•itor, to give hid
fur a Mrs. Kennedy, the Grand Jury h uritre 1.00101 it bill
against her for sit assaillt ou a Mrs. Knott, the Proneruiria
having had her taken Iwo custody on a bench warrant On
his way home hr was surprised IO see dancing and bildheig
in the house of Mrs. Keimedy, and a mob collected round
the bowie in a state of riot. The neighbours, fur their own
Rafety, thought it proper to call in the aid of the peace offs.
cern, and they tout the six prisoners lulu custody.
On his cross-eximinatitni by a person on the behalf of
Kuutt, be said that inlay of the ;weaning outside of the
door were enal•beavers, bust ming of them Were iu Ins em-
ploy, and the crowd ktfure the dour weie dispersed before
the Prisoners were takes, into custody.
Mr. Payne observed, that perhaps he would he able to
Rive the Alderman (Mr Mar. Dom vit.kv) au insight into the
hiosinese :—Mr. mill Mrs. Knott used to teen the Barley_
Meow, and were burned nut ; Sirs. Ke twat a most re•
spertable woniau, living in Sabsbliry-square; she admitted
them, tb gh compassion, into Pier Moly.; aftel wards
had Malmo to disapprove of Mr. and Si is. Kiiall's conduct,
and tried to get them out or her house by all 'cell means,
such as raising their rent, Ike. lint nut effect. Same
short time bark Mrs. Knott had charged Mrs K Alt with
aSsitoll al that sulfite, and she was bound over to answer it
at the Sessi tttt s. Mrs. Kindt lia•I pref.:err.] her bill to the
Genitives, and they return...l a true bill. Mum. Kemiedy's
aulicitor had negleetr d to watch whether the h:II was found
or nut, and Mrs. Knott had taken out a Bench warrant
against Mrs. Kennedy, who was taken up um it, and con.
tinnes iu custody, as it is necessary for a Defendant to give
SIS [mum notice of bill to the Proseentor before it rim lie
accepted of. Mrs. Knott having cud Mrs Kennedy in do-
rmice vile, wait deb, nutted die whole neighbourhood should
know it, by dlr.-cling user servants to employ musicians, and
have a dance, and to invite whom they pleased to her apart-
ments, in Mrs. Kennedy's house, by the way of rejoiciug
that she was hips Owned. Mrs. Kt moray bore a most excel-
le,d character in the iteighbourhimil, mid her neighbours is,.
terfereil fur the preservation of her house, and also of their
own, as by the tutemperstie t of the Piismitra, they
thought theses endow:lvied, ma a bee might ensue.
Several of the neighbours Own stepped forward, and said
that the statement of Mr Payne was correct, soil hoer its.
timidly to she general good Suet of Mrs. Kennedy; these
Was not one of them, they said, that would not be seenrity
for her to any amount ; that Mr. and Mrs. Knott hail out a
particle of furniture w their apartments, as they were seized
no for rent due to Mr. Kelimily, usu Friday. They knew
that the female Prisoners had invited simmers as they
passed by, to go in and dance, and kirk up a row, as they
saps, toed it ' • and they, the iiiPabitatits, did out think they
were safe without a slop ass poll to it, and they applied to
the Peace Officers for that purpose.

. .
The Pri.onera being calk d on for their defence, the female
PtilOollerll.aid they were only stiletto., and acted under the
inalruet ioo. or their tmaterag.

The fiddler and pipersaid they were engaged profescionnlly
fur the night, as times were bard; Bartholomew Fair beau(
over, tiny wcte gail of the job.
The sailor said he was taking n crake, and was brought_
to Ily one or the female rrisoore., who asked him to have a
dance, sad lie 11:1i1 fallefi ill Willi a prize, instead
of which Ire bad Leen taken prisoner, and put under the
hatches all night-
Tile waiter said he was out of employment, and being
sodcril to go to the dance he west, as there was not a mato itt
England hived a hop better, but instead of bring able to
enjoy his favourite atnusrusent be was walked off to the
Comptcr.
Sir Win. Doraville observed, that there was na charge
made out against the Prinimers ; there was no doubt bat they
had acted indiscreetly but not criminally, for the female
Prisoners acted finder the directions of their mistress, nail
the other Prisoners were there as their guests, Of ensplo7:•eil
by them If there was any person who thought they could
substantiate • charge against Mr and Mrs. Knott fur keep-
ing a disorderly house he would grant a summons for them.
Several triune said they could substantiate the charge,
and a summons was granted. The Primmers were dis-
charged.

HATTOX.
DYAD., OF SPA-FIELDS NOTORIETY.

testerday John Nor, alias Dyall, of Spa fields notoriety,
was hi-ought upon a night charge, fur assaulting Mr. Joseph
Cole, landlord of the George public-house, Little Marini.
hill, and cresting a disturbance in his house, tending to a
breach of the peace. These was a second charge against hint
by Davis, a constable, with breaking the door of the watch-
bilue in which lie was confined, and doing other damage
to the inner part of the came.

It appeared, that about ten o'clock the preceding night,
the Prisoner came to the above.aamed public-house, and
being in a state of intoxication, he disturbed the harmony of
the company, on which scrnunt the landlord found it livers-
eery to interfere, and in attempting to turn hnn nut the as.
'atilt was committed, and he was forcibly taken to the
watch-lbouse, where his c Net was equally riotous, and be
committed the second charge.
Os, the Prisoner being asked what he had to say fur him-
self, he said his name was John Dyer, • weaver, residing in
Spital-fields ; that Inc bad a wife and six children depending
on him fur support, and that he was a eery poor lima, but
still he was a public character, and much respected
among his friends ; that business brought him to the west
end of the town yesterday, where he nset with I gentle-
men and friends, from whom he received some drink. Nut
being much accustomed to drink it took effect on him, and
he was extremely sorry for his misconduct, of which be had
not the smallest recollection, and aloe was forgiven this time,
he would take care and mind his work and never get dinith
again. From his contrition, the Complainants did nut wi►h
to press the charge, and the Prisoner was discharged.