The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-11 00:00:00

ROW-STR I:}: T.

Yesterday, Benjamin Born, the well-known pugilist, and land-
lord ut the !tieing Sun public nouse in 11-indmill-street, Hay-
market. wets brought before the Sitting Magistrates, Sir B.lttnxii:
and 'l'liciatas I'sq. by Morris, charged with violently
assaultieg and beating Jaws tiardner, one of the patrol of this
eatsblislititent, nth rescuing Janus Burn, defendant's nephew.
It appeared, that a warratft had been issued at Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, for the apprehension of James Burn (who, as well as his
uncle, is a professed boxer), as the father of an illegitimate child
whirl., with its mother, had become chargeable to a pariah in the'
town. Mr. Atkins, one of the constables of Newcastle, was sent
to London with the warrant, with directions to take dames Burnt
Atkins applied at this office to have the warrant backed by a.
31k:dig:sex magistrate. and to procure its execution by a constable
of the same county. Gardner and W. Smith, sen. received ethers
to execute it ; sod they went with Mr. Atkins to B. 'turn's house
on Tuesday night, where they found the nephew sitting with his
uncle, steel a par y of their friends, of the same rest: with them-
selves. James klew Mr. Atkins, and said civi:ly, " Now do you
do? I suppose von have called to sax me." Mr. Atkins and
Gardner called him aside, and intuiutial hint of the nature of their
business, which he communicated to his uncle, who immediately
said that the business tEllbt he settled then, for his nephew should
not be Liken away. The tilii:ere said, they had ins pow.e to cot.•
to any arrangement, and JallieS 1113,t go with thou. It. Burn,
upon hearing this, juntpad et, and exclaimed, with an oath, 6' lie
shall not go;" and he and the other* barnal all the doors. Gardner
and Smith retiinstrawd, and said they must take him; at the
name time observing, that a eettlentetit might probably be made
afterwards ...Hi the parish olfeers. This remonstrance had no
alket ; I:en:Amin Burn repeating, with tremendous oaths, that his
" boy Jew," 'Mould never go. Gardner prodnced his warrant and
stiff, and said he must take away his primer but when the con-
stahle attempted to seize.J atnes Hutu, resi:aance was made; a ge-
iirri.l scuttle took place, and B. Burn sttuelt t:ardmer in the eve,
this tacer FM severely lieatcn by him and tavern' others. f lac
le the as,ailante, but which of them could tart be sworn to, W 33
tee sey that the oliicers should not go out of the house alive.
Cardia r, to hi, hid a black eye, iu giving his evidence, °blench, it
v. as a.ll that he happened to be without his pistols and cutlass at
the time, fa.r he felt Itinirelf in w much danger, that he should, in
all pre bald y, have used ore or the other.
dj-,ner, said he was merely anstioua to settle the
matter. %yellow his nephew being dragged all the way to Newcastle,
anti art.,,- I tee pay any thing that was reasonable to have it
•• si.:-',eit"--; a sling tern, Mr settliag or bushing up a matter.)
I 'X hat tile on...ices litt said chum being locked in and rasaulted was
ti Ice all false.

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r It. t: said, the defendant might rely upon it, that,
de:.• .iny I.:de:Wings for the w.sault and tlitt'lle, the fats
01 tile . a:.- menstili•tell to tiw Licensing 3lagistraitai of
t;...t the) 1111141‘t whether ho was a proper
have a i; at :dl.
!I r. I I SO;,I, that as iar as he was iediyillnally concerned, he
ohjeeka! Lc. gr.tiiiitig a pudic-huusa licence to boxing-then at all.
Ile not e.ws.der it roper that liceticin should be granted to
turn w:,11 were notori.nisle in the practice of breaking die peace
allene‘.t it ao;•,d their I I..anive or their profit.
Burn was the: wilcred find bail. himself in Wt. and two stire
l'et, in 2.;:. ,ach, to alan,r dtr charge ui assault and reacce at the

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