The National Register.
London, England, 1821-12-16 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

THORsDAY, DEC. 13.—ROBRERY Or A CLERGYMAN
♦T`f icKENMA m.—Jo.eph Sharp was indicted for stealing
tour ounces of beef, value tate penny, and four ounces of bread,
value one penny, the goods of the Rev. T. Vials.
Mr. A.abili stilted the case for the prosecution, which
strongly excited the risibility of the auditory. The prose-
color lie said resided near Twickenham, and the prisoner
was his gardener. 'l•he prosecutor having occasion to make
some search in the tool-house, in the garden, found in one of
the dowers in which se. ds were kept, a slice of beef and a
*lice of bread. It happened very remarkably said Mi.
Arabia, that at this time the prosecutor bad a round of
beef dressed in his house, and on viewing the slice is the
drawer, lie thought it very much resembled the 'pond in his
larder ; he accordingly took it away with him for closer
examination, and on comparing it with the round, he found
it ladied exactly, that lie could almost swear it was his own!
The laughter here because so load, that Mr. Arubiu'► voice
was lust. As soon as sileuce was restored,
The Rev. T. Vitals was sworn. lie stated that the prim).
net was his gttrdner, aad that having occasion to C 'gamine his
tool house in the garden, he was struck by seeing a slice of
beef and of bread in one of the drawers, wed hum the com-
plexion of the beef he immediately concluded it was bi►
own; but for greater certainty he cut u siinitar slice trop
the round, and on comparison he found they coiiical.cl in
pal ticolar.—(Great laughter.)—lie then sh, aed it to the
prisoner, who said lie had brought it from his aunt's at Cain-
bent ell, a here be had dined the day before. The prosecu-
tor said it was his. The prisoner tepiled he could out swear
to a bit of beef. The piusecutoi• said to him, 1 hove coin-
pored it until this slice, and 1 thick I can swear they were
both cut old the sa e round !—(Burst of laughter )—Ou ob-
taining silence, the prosecutor said the case was too ti siting
to occupy the attention of the Court, and he did out a isa it
to go fair I her. _ _

He was cross-examined by Mr. Alley, nod admitted, That
when he found the be. f he shrived it 10 the cook, who said
it was not his, being coarser ta the glatiu.
Mr. Alley said. lie had the cook to prove, that the bike of
beef found by the Reverend prosecutor was not his; and i.e
had the prisoner's aunt in prOVM, Ihat she had given him a
slice of beef similar to that take,' fr illllll.

The Jury till fiood up, and said it was quite unnecessary
to cast any a iillebbetl. as uothitieg had beta proved against
the primii,r.
The Chairman said the prisoner bad been hardly dealt
Ile should art :tare been imprimaird or prosecuted un
such evidence.

FATAL ACCIDiNTS.—A Mr. David Brook, a car•
penter, at Thorp, was on Wednesday last returning
home front Leeds, oil the rail-way towards Middleton,
having elevated his umbrella to orevent the sleet beating
in his lace, a number of coal-waggons drawn by the
loco-unitise machine came upon him unobserved, and
pa‘sity, urer his lower extremities mangled his legs and
aligns in so dreadful u manner, that he died in the
infirm ay in the course of the same night; the deceased
has left a widow and six childien. A still more terrible
accident occurred at Lofthouse on the following day, by
which bmr persons lost their lives. It appears that early
in the muruing of that day four persons were descending
111 a curve into a coal-pit, when the rope giving way.
they were all preemiLted to the bottom, and two of
them killed mi the spot ; the two others, one a boy about
to, and the other years of age, were removed to the
Leeds General infirmary, where one of them died im-
mediately on his arrival, and the other within half an
hour afterwards,

.THE NATIONAL REGISTER

GREAT BOXING MATCH,
BETWEEN THE 11111sTOL MAN AND THE CELEIVIATED
HICKMAN, COMMONLY CALLED OAS, TOE TWO lIIINDZED
GUINEA/ A SIDE.
This great great battle was for the honorary title of
" Champion of England ;" it took place 65 miles
from Loudon, ou the Downs on one side of Hunger-
ford, Berks, on the verge of. Hair s and Wilts. Our
informant calculates the assemblage of persons pre-
sent at 25,000, hundreds of whom had a mere
limited sight of the ring. Newbury was all bustle
on Monday, and many who left their downy
dabs, were content with repose in a hay-loft. The
backer of Gas sported a new yellow bounder upon
the occasion—his entry into Newbury with his fa-
vourite man, was hailed with acclamations, and the
Tenerife was put about for Sherry in gallons.—
Even the populous town of Reading was full: the
cavalcade on the road presented a scene quite new to
the natives. The Commissary in the wriggling drag,
wedged in with the ropes and stakes, lett Newbury
on Monday afternoon, after taking a drain of blue
ruin with a swell pall, and the 24 feet square was
roped in good stile. At 12 o'clock the Commander.
in-Chief of all the milling forces arrived—his entree
into the ring was hailed with enthusiasm. The
ring was admirably kept, and good order prevailed
on all aides. Neate appeared first, with Belcher,
Gas followed soon afterwards with Isis backer, and
both set to at peeling. The seconds were Belcher
and Harmer for their countryman, and Spring and
Shelton fin. Gas. Bettis'. was even, but Neate for
choice. He was up to the mark at 14 stone ; Gas
was about 12 stone.—When stripped the disparage-
ment in size was apparent. They shook handa to-
gether on their first meeting.
Tll E BATTLE.
Round 1. Not a voice was heard whilst the men were in atti-
tude. Gas made the first play and was returned upon. Some
blows were exchanged. both were too eager. Gas was thrown.
2. Neate placed a counter hit upon his adversary's throat, and
the right hand of Gas told upon the body. Both fall from the
struggle, to the advantage of Gas.
3. A game fighting round, and rainy blows were exchanged
rather in favour of Gas; he placed bis favourite right handed hit
upon the throat, and Name seemed rather abroad, but both stood
to each other like real good ones, and Norte was under in the tall
—5 and 6 to 4 on Gas.
4. A terrible fighting round. Gas snaking the play, received
a tremendous counter hit with the left hand upon the efe, which
diaroccried the head, and caused a sort of paralytic affeetion.-s-
Gas seemed to disregard it, and fought very manfully, but his
adversary out-fought him, and set the claret flying in all dine.
turns. Gas received another left-handed facer on the mouth,
which nearly dropped him, but his goodness refused trifles, and
he was at length thrown against liia will.
5. Gas was cleanly floored at going in, and making play-2 to
1 on Nettie.
6. This was in favour of State, and it was evident to good
judges, that the ;remendous rush of Gas, which had put his
former adversaries to /urn would not be received by Neate.—
After a manly rally, Nutt was under in the full.
7. Neate placed hits very heavy left and right upon the con-
tused eye of his adversary, and also under the lug. Gas had all
the worst of the round, and was floored by a left handed faccr-5
to Y on Neate.
il. Gas was much distressed from the hitting he got in the last
round, but undismayed, he turned to at Iris work, and threw his
adversary in a struggle.
2. Neate taking the advantage °this lead, flew in upon the
out and oat system, and having missed his hit, Gas floored him
with the right hand.
M. GAS bled profusely from the eye which was nearly closed,
and Neate dropped him by nearly staving in his breast bone-4
to 1 on Neate.
11. Gas was in great distress from severe hits reeeived, and
Neate was piping wo. Neate was dropped in a rally by a right
handed body blow.
12. A manly fighting round, and Gas had none the worst of
it; but he was thrown.
13. Gus was hit cleanly down by the left hand, and barring an
accident he had no chance of winning. It W4B nut more than
1 that lie did not conic again.
14. Neate was very tired, and Gas shewed goodness in an ex •
traordinary miming by hard fighting, and in failing Neate was
under.

13 Neate hit his adversary down by another blow over the con-
tused eye, and it was all up.
16 This was the last effort of Gas, whose lion heart was yet
unsubdued. He placed several blows, and at latt ha fell, nature
having turned him up.
17 and 18 In these rounds Gas stood up to be slaughtered, for
had Nettie been exercising his calling as a butcher, he could not
not have served a west country heifer wor..e. Gas was senseless
to the call of time, after having been knocked down in the 18111
round, and Neate was declared the victor without losing blood.
Ges should have been taken away in the 13th round.