The National Register.
London, England, 1822-07-28 00:00:00

THE B.iTTLE.

Warren made Fires Court play, but Curtis avoided him ; •
rally followed, and Otitis gave a left-banded mu•r.zler at fu3
per cenlage, which drew claret invisibly between the grinders,
and his jollity in griintre told truth about firm blood ; Warren
was floored from the weave.

2. Warren was upon a waltz to get at his adversary ; but
Curtis seemed to understand breaking ground better than,
dancing, and in a rally both were busy al work, and Warren
was thrown from the close.-3 to 1 on Curtin.

3. Warren's head was in piclle,hot he fought this rotted most
gallantly ; he only went in to receive, and it was evident Curtis
would win it. In a separation from the rally, Warren's head
was so multifariously exehequered, that even Somerset House
could not in its exquisite sensibility have relieved him. Pound-
age on Curtis.
4.:l bit of a stop was made to the gaiety of Cu,'., by •
Iln.h hit over the mouth. In a rally, Warren played tbe harle-
quin:lde very naturally, his ideas being in a style of nothingness.
5. Curtis had brought his adversary's stonage down to his
mark, and here he commenced his finishing . His adver-
sary was as wild as a March hare. Strength was displayed by
Curti!. in a bugging-match at the ropes, and Warren was floored
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6. Warren was hit to ill parts of the ring, and, as it wasp
emphatically observed by a man of eminent abilities in the ring,
Warren lost the " fay dawn." Ile was dead beat ; and the
smile on his countenance was changed to that of a misarstkrepe.
The 10th round settled the light. Curtis bad knocked his
adversary shwa till he was himself tired, and got a slap in the
mouth fur his pain.. This happened in the Stit round, and
some odds were taken ; but Curtis had the best of &wrestle,
and threw his adversary.
In the 10th and last round Curtis was not content with one
and two, hut he let loose with his left-hand. which told upon
the bridge of the nose; his right followed on the jaw, and his
left was again at work upon the eve, and his ad y was.
deaf to " time."

Curtis won the battle with • solitary slap of the month, anti
be is undoubtedly the hest man of his weight that ever palled,
oil' a shirt, of which the Waterloo party, bis backers, are satis-
fied. The loser proved a good •rut as far as game went.
The second tight was between Parish the waterman, and.
Laslibrook, gingerbread nun at the best. It was a robbery so
palpable that the ring became outrageously outraged. Poor
Parish died away like a swimming duck, without the happy
knack of throwing his head on his second's *boulder. He bad
Dot a scratch upon the head or body, and be wade • grand mis-
take once, and was nearly 'sapping his man. lie laid prostrate
in a past chaise, as if lafelc+s, ■nd Spring, his second was
warned of the peril of an indictment for in snslaughter.

(Blatt( shy, the pedestrian, undertook his match ors
Friday last to ruts fifteen miles it, an hour and thirty five
minutes, in Ashford Park, Inc a bet of 100 guineas. He
did his first three miles within 18 minutes, and he per-
formed five miles in 29 minutes and 12 seconds. He
continued at a winning rate, and did tern miles in an
hour and one minute. He was at this Lime backed at 6.
to 4 to win, but he fell !ante in the I 4th mile, andconld
tun get on, having more than steel' initiutea left for the
last mile. Ihe lam, mess was a sprain in the right ancle,
which lust him the match.—Another race of 100 yards-
was run for b guineas, between Cartwright and Fielder,
which was won by the former in eleven seconds.
Mr. Yates, of Covent Garden Theatre, un!onunately
broke one of his leas on Tuesday, at Vauxhall-gardens.
—lt was only a simple fracture, and he is Lkely to do.
well. He fell Llirott‘it an opening which had been left
at the rehearsal of an entertainment, of which he was.
apprised, but tinfortimately forgot.'
AL the Warwick Q.tartzr Sessions. Henry Wadsworth
was indicted for pri tttttt g and publishing at Birmingham..
on the .7th May last, a certain wicked, obscene, and
scandalous libel of and concerning Wuhan) Wright and
his wile. The prosecutor and prisoner were both printer:
at Birmingham, aml the libel complained of was 311 ob-
scene song, its which it was set forth that the 'unseen-
, cmor's whe had been guilty of adultery, whilst he was
confined in prison. Toe libel, and its intended applica-
tion to the prosecutor and his wits', were clearly proved
by c•veral witnesses. 'Fite prisoner, in his defence con-
tended that the blanks and inuendos of she song might as
well lie applied to any other person as the proseentor.—
The Jury, howeser, found him guilty, and after a most
impressive addre... Iron, the Chairman, who dwelt with.
j,ist sews ity on the enormity of his offence, and sentenced
him to be imprisoned she sibmihs in she gaol, to find
blirCile. for his good behaviour fur one year, himself In
Co!. and two in 101. each.

SUDDENT DEATH.-011 Tuesday night, abont eleven
o'c!,,ck, limo 19 had been 32 years Clerk of
the P.dpers, and Dimity Marshal of the king's Bench
prisini, went home to his house in the Lambeth-roatl,
after spending his evening at the Britannia tavernroppo.
site the prison, and about half an hour after he had beers
in bed, Jumped up, and putting. his hand on his head,
exclaimed, " Good God! what's that 1" Ile gradually
got worse, and notWIlhtl.11111111; all the efforts of several
gee' lumen, hie:lined his last about half past ons
o'clock on Wednewlay morning. His head has beet►
opened, when a vessel was found to have been ruptured.
and a mialitity of coagulated Woo I Aimed on the Iwain,
which produced apoplexy, and caused his dissolultoth

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A courier front Madrid has arrived at the English
embassy, who states that lie quitted that capital the
evening of the Wilt, and that tranquillity was en-
tirely re-established. The Nlinistry were about to
'be replaced, with the exception of M. Martinez de
L Rosa, the Minister fur Foreign Atl:tirs.
The advertisement of a marl ductal', i 3 a provin-
.6.ll paper. b.l;ins with the following worth:—
" If o..thy the alienlionuf Ike insane."
Rior A r .ki :LEY CH.% NI:Alt MA SCIILiTER.—Tbe right
0! presentation t' the p.•rpetw.l curacy of Astley chapel, nu
-the o •e bind claimed by the householders and heeds of families
in Astley, in conformity with the will of Mr. Adam Mort (the
launder of the chapel, who also endowed i 1), by the
view of the parish, according to general usage. In March
list, Mr. Barker, the late incumbent died. On his death the
•viesr offered to nomitiate the person whom the householders
• should-elect, lee hannwered that stointerference whatever oar his
part would be allowed. 11 became necessary, therefore, that
the lief should deterniioe which party was debt ; and to ascer-
Ilia this, that each should present, their nominee to the prover
▪ Mnity. e iear nominated Mr.llirleett to the bishop, and
a committee of the township requested his lordship to licence
• Mr. Bowman their elected candidate. Our worthy diocesan,
e'er a patient investigation of the whole subject, desired both
•p •rti:•a to attend at IVarriegtert. Ile then informed them that
tlirkeet's claim to the curacy was so fully made out, that he
should no longer be justified in withholding the licence. Sueilay
• Vie 11111 inst. was the day on which it wan arranged foe 51...
• Birkett to take possession of the chapel, and he accornitigly set
out for that purpose, shoat tile hour of ino-ning service, ae-
companird by some relatives and personal friends, residing its
the neighboothood of Astley, by a constable named Turner,
• from Warrington, and a sheriirs otlicer of the name of Mather,
fetrm this town. Some esNations bad proba•ely existed, that
some opposition would lie offered to his proceedings ; for i► is
• a ated that the sheriff 's odieer had in his possession a writ eh, ri
f.cia . uorada On *bat re:wesentation thin writ had been
granted we have not been informed ; but the law -hooks state
Vast surat:s2 (and we know not what other ground could exist
• for it) is net a sufficient authority to justify its being issued.—
Ilawever. Mr. Birkett's intention being understood, a great
body of Cie itaaseliolilers and heads of families of Astley, who
constitute the congregation, and were hostile to his nomination
by the vicar, did in fact assemble outside the chapel yarn. On
toe arrival of Mr. Birkett and his party near Cu gate, they
demanded entrance, which being refused them by the assembled
• multitude, who were ranged wound the outside, some of
'them instantly exhibited pistols and presenting them to the
breestn and ears of several of the respectahle inlialiitants,
tOreat.med to shoat them if any obstacle was opposed to their
progreen. • It Mated to us, that some iron crows which hid been
disguised by being covered with brown paper, weer also pro-
•dseed, and several of the congregmiun violently assaulted with
with them. To what extent tie it.liabitants might proceed in
their opimsition to 31r. liiikett's entrance into the chapel, we
do not feel able to assert. It in alleged on one hind, and denied
on the other, that they committed any actual breech of the
pease, though it is certain that in the scuffle the coat skirts of
t si.eriff's 'racer were torn. They did, however, undoubtedly
resent such obstacles to Mr. Birkett and Isis friends, that the
later fur the time etaisted from attempting to obtain admission
ieto the chapel, and relined (rem the ►•lace. Bat their depnr-
t i.r was not a termination of the contest ; for two of the party

straightway proecedeql to Manchester to obtain military assist.
rivole, in iader to en.thle them la get possession of the chapel.—
esiiit bile, information of the proceedings at,tatler was con-
veyed to J. A. Barron, Esq. a magistrate residing iu the neigh.
Luarliood ; hut so.ne time before his arrival (indeed about there
rcelock in the afternoon) a detachment of the 7th %noon
'G.mrds arrived front Manchester. Under cover of their pro-
reation, Mr. Birkrtt and his supperters again repaired to the
chapel-yard. At this time a very considerable crowd was as-
s :;thled ; tb-y of course offered no rasistance to 1111 b
els, Lowed er, they showed so disposition to leave the scene of
aztien to the minister, the pies of the chnpel-yard were forced,
• the peryle speedily dispersed by the dragoons. Dec doors
a the chapel were ue\t lariken open, and the minister and his
asseciates entered, sod took possession. The castor ary service..
ald ceremonies were then entered upon. During their per-
firmance Mr. Barron arrived ; but finding hew affairs were,
did not remainlon -, contenting, himself with enjeining the people
is he peaceable. The prescribed services were gene through,
we understood, amidst great tumult and confnsior ; end when
they wire finished, Mr. Dirkett left the chapel again under the
votertion of the soldiery. A day or two afterwards, a very ill-
j-ii.ged handbill wen issued by the minister's party, alleging the
• eriit's piker to have been act upon, areinulted, arid robbed.—
I:: the. publics:ion of this handbill, the °dicer, we are hemmed,
lisavuers all participation ; and there does sot appear to have
ireen any pretence for charging any persons with a feleuioas
repose towards him. On Wednesday night warrants were
alelivered to Mr. Lavender, charging several indis ideals with
with riot and Rftssolt., By virtue of these warrants, three per-
sons, .105 tel FaM4OO, James Thorpe, and Joseph Belumunt,
were, early on Thursday monting, taken into custody, and con-
veyed to Leigh for examination before Mr..lterron. On Titers-
d. .y evening, their examination took place, when .!nseph Bean-
s/toot for ad assault, and Joseph Rawson and James Thorpe fur
riot, and obstructing the sheriff's officer in the execution of
I to writ, were committed fur trial at the West Derby sessions.
73 il, Lowrver, was instantly offered for their appearance. and
they were set at liberty. On the other side, writs of Quare
impecia against the Bishop of Cheider, the vicar of Leigh, and
-the de facia curate, bare been scut for.
f'rtt:a Saturday tt.or mat an alarming fire broke
met in the house of Mr. Troughton, o'l and columnists,
sCharlt,..street, Blackfriars-road, which threw the neigh-
bourhood into state of cotifusion for some time. The
fie, it appears, originated in consegnence of a spark
to on some clothes before the fire, and in the absence
rif the servant. flames speed to a. considerable
height, and were not discovered until much dam lite was
sit-mined. The alarm soon cansed several engines to
artier on the spot, and the active exertions of the fire.
'men, µho had a plentiful supply of water, ruin over-
c tune the devouring elcinent,not considerable injury was
done to the house and furniture.—thi Saturday evening
&tinder fire lsroke out on the premises of Mr. Astor,
soolorte manufacturer, Tottenhanustrett, Tottenham-
mrt-road, occasioned by a bolded candle conmitini-
cating with some shavings. The fire for some time
rag,Kl with 1111101 fury, but, by the timely arrival of the
to Lines, and a plentil'ul supply of water, many of the
wtponitia premises were saved, particular:y a co. eh 11141.
'lt:factory at the back, witch was but slightly iti:ured.
S .nt • %toad tenements were destroyed, Inn the fire hay-
h'4 tat.ken out so early in the ev-zitittg prevented anut
in
u..settiel, and probably saved some lives.

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