The National Register.
London, England, 1818-02-02 00:00:00

BOXING.

Another of these disgraceful scenes took place on Wednesday, for
sOguineas a tide, at dooinbe Warren. amidst as disorderly a set. to
uscour reporter's own phrase. as Ncwgate itself could prodoc:•.
eouaboLons wer,._Purcell, and one 14• Carty, an II iberinan, whose
first appearance it was in the pugilistic field. The seconds were—
Randal and Torn Jones for Nl•t;arty. and Oliver and Shelton for
Purcell. Betting six to four on Purcell. The fight lasted two hours
and twenty ininutes, in which l lit rounds were contested. In the
two first. but little execution was done. In the third, Purcell drew
first blood, but ll'Carty floored him. In the ,next round, *Carty
ina le some excellent parries, and returned heavily at the right hand
at the body ; at times. when he did riot parry, lie broke ground• and
made a rush with both kinds in succession. In the sit round, there
Was treinendousfighting, and when nature was exhausted they drot.-
ped, ;mil their faces bore strong marks of violence. The 9th I%as
tirught with equal ardour, and espial advantage, until the 311th, win a
Purcell had only a glinuner of light; Nl•Carty was then backed at
tour to one, and he led with fury Cite several rounds. Purcell's se •
condo then doctored him, and gut him a peep at his work again, and
he made the most of it, but was too much elated ; M•Curty
then the best of it till the IsOth round, when Purcell turned the h.:!.
nag three and four to one in his favour. Victory was, however,
doubtful• till the Pits% when Al• Carty visibly declined; and in this
next 11 rounds, received more punishment than all the preceding
ones : and the welcome round of No" from him, at the close I'
the I letn. gave victory to Purcell ; when their heads exhibited such
spectacles as to defy all description; l'urcell's being, if possible worse
than that of his vanquished foe, and they both have richly merited
the technical tens among the Gernmen glebe Fist, of first rate Glut.
tons.—Gudgeon the Jew, and Duggan. an Irishman, next turnedau,
fur a purse of 10 giuneas. Our informant waited upon them one
hour and forty minutes, and they fought the whole time ; but from
their weight,•their execution was not equal to the List battle. The
Jew was decidedly the best fighter. and particularly when in at tile
body ; but his adversary was heaviest. They were at it at dark, and
seemed inclined to pass the evening there, so that use reporter left
them engaged.

OD Saturday week an liiqueit was taken at the Apple Tree,
in White Hart yard, on the body of.). Connor, who fell down
in a state of complete exhaustion in Clare•conrt, in which
state he wairfonnil by a Gentleman, who lifted him up, and
had him conveyed to a brothel, in White Hart yard, in which
two of the deceased's daughter., one It; the other 13, are har-
boured a. prostitutes. The keeper, however, veftiseal to
admit him into her house, and before a surgeon could attend,
the deceased expired. His body exhibited symptoms of
great emaciation. Verdict—Died by the .isitation of God.
'On 'Sigurd:ly week a female infant, appaseutly about a
mouth old,was founded the door of kir. Hest of /adman Street,
Holborn. I note was suspended limn its arck ; on which
Was written •" Poo: Muria chouipsun." It was taken to the
Workhouse in Glity's inn Lane.
l'he canoes entered in the Lord Chancellorts book for this
Tenn already snout to 390, which are exclavive of those to
be heard at the Rolle. and of all petitions and motions. The
Register'. and Master's offices were never known to be so
crowded with important bilainexs.
kespecting the seat at Cutinels, a singular anecdote :a
known of the late Mr. O. Rose. As lie was travelling early
on life, on the top of a stage coach, from Portsmouth, he re—
marked, "that if ever lie could hope to have a country seat,
ov.a bit of laud, that was the spot (meaning the site of Cuff_
nets) he should wish of aU others." He lived, tu.vealixe hie-
wish.

An inquettbss been held on the body of Mr. Barnes, of-the Coop-
ers' Arms. Lower East Smithfield. who on Friday night, during a
castration with his wife, threw a bone at hie, ;which she returned
and ran towards the street door. He then •pursued her, when she
turned and gave him a push. on which he fell a lifeless corpse. There
be no marks of violence, and a Surgeon stating that he died of
apoplexy;the Jury returned a verdict accordingly..
Wednesday morning a son of Mr. Knight, of Hackney, in throw-
ing& terrier dog into the river Lea to wash it, fell in himself. A
Newfoundland dog which had accompanied him immediately plung-
ed in after !fun, and seized him by the clothes, but had nototrength
to bring him to theland. A man who had seen the dog struggling in
the water came ..to she river-side, and was apprized of the fatal cir-
cumstance by seeing the youth's floating hat; he had, however.
sunk. and.though drags were immediately employed the body was
not found at 12 o'clock.
‘Vednestlay, while a man was exposing for sale a quantity of de-
-1 tonating balls, under the gateway of Gray's Inn. some mischievous
wretch threw a piece of steel into the basket, which, caused them to
explode, and lacerated the man's face in a shocking manner.
On Monday, a man employed on Mr. Hill's wharf, at Maidstone.
in removing large stones, one of them fell on him and broke. his back.
Ile lies in a dreadful state, with very little hopes of recovery.
J. Ransom, a thresher, being suspected of stealing wheat fronting
master, Mr. Penton, of Borden, was on Thursday night week fol-
lowed home, and a quantity of wheat was taken from him, which he
had deposited in two quart. bottles that usually contained his drink
for the day ; and on the fallowing day he was committed to Maid-
stone gaol for trial.
CONTARIOUS FEVER.—A Dublin Paper says, " The rapid in-
crease of fever cases in this city begins to excite considerable anx-
iety. We understand that a number of Medical gentlemen are about
to meet at Cork street hospital, in order to take the state of coots:sign
in Dublin into consideration. las Idaysitieth, the Quarter Sessions
has been postponed on account of tiarßasvalence of the fever in that
town and county. Lord Portarlington is ;laudably active in causing
precautions against typhus fever to be adoptod iu the vicinity of limo
park. Ito has puhlished directions for the observance of the lowr
classes, who hare, through means of his Lordship, free,access to use-
diced advice.

ei/eni,n; J Lticktnan, a in irate in the Royal staff
Ono, till into titeltoy.4l 31iht.0 y CauaJ, at 113 the,
drnKned.

The French-roe/bet boats continue to purchase with avidity the
herrings caught off Portsmouth. They were sold last season so low
as 9d. per bushel; but our new friends gave, on Tuesday, taking at
once 304)0 bushels. 3s. per bushel. There arc now upwards of YOO
ve,sels and boats employed in this fishery.
TLe Mad Coach which left Glasgow on the evening of Monday
week for Edinburgh, upset at Colt Bridge, in consequence of. tbe
wheels coining against a large atone, which is placed on the bridge
for the purpose of protecting the parapet wail. An outside passenger.
Ross, the t llasgow Police Oilicer, on the very first indication of danger
leaped. from the driver's box, and Cie coach falling on him he was
killed on the spot.
A few evenings since, as a child belonging to a Serjetint of the 57th
regiment, stationed at Cie Heights' Barracks, at Dover, was playing
before the rite, its clothes caught the flames, and before assistance
multi be procured. it was at: 40441144 buret, as tq cause its death the
next morning.
The Doiva,eer Eirepre,s of Russia ha; erepreased a sw,ng desire to
visit England, and we l,.ar that a few weeks a rice arrangements were
making In 1441.34 AW fur that purpose; and a female, the daughter of
an English woman who has resided its Rus is a number of years, was
in treaty to acamipany the Empress to England.
The business of the Somerset County Sessions has engaged the
Grand Jury scvetat days longer than usual. A Gentleman who
attended on the Grand Jury laments the ve:y. ..rilling crimes for
which several of the prisoners were detainakj, ;last, arraigned at the
tublic .bar. having bt:eteua inmates a a gaol, PtIMPOI them may
hove acquired .notinns of depeaviiy with which they were.presiously,
unacquaretted, ask: .6111314 tat for indultutokip