The National Register.
London, England, 1814-09-25 00:00:00

SEPT. 0.

BoXING.—A pitched battle was fought for .20 guineas aside, on '
Monday, on Finchtey Wash, between George Davenport, a rope-
maker. and S. Hardinge, a pugilist of some note. Weight was t aro
atone in favour of Davenport, his antagonist being about 10 stone
and a half. The first round was contested for seven minutes,. and
same severe hitting took plaee, but the Weight of Davenport's blow
gave him. upon the whole, the hest of it. Hartlinge afterwards
fought off and blinded his man in 40 minutes, but not without sus-
taining dreadful punishment. Davenport protacted the fight ten
minutes longer, when he gave'in.
MIRACULOVa Escane..--Osi Tuesday. the 6th inst. as Mr. Henry
Similes, some of Francis Smales, of Durham, was riding at a
pretty sharp pace, in eompany with antler Gentleman, in the
neighbourhood of Armathwaite, Cumberland, the mare of Mr. S.
having, it is supposed, taken fright at• something upon the road,
soddenly sprang over the battlements of a bridge, .25 feet above the
A party of Luddites, on Sunday night, the 4th instant, destroyed
sto less than 15 stocking frames, principally two needle, standing in
workshops at Old aed New Bashford. The Magistrates of Notting-
ham have ordered a nightly parade of the military, headed by the
police officers, as a preventive of the crime in future.
bed of the stream below. Mr. S. maintained his seat, and though
he was so severely alfected by the shock as to require being Wed
three times, we have great pleasure in stating that he is almost per-
fectly recovered. The mare on which he rode was likewise bled)
and appears at this time its excellent coodition and spirits.
Tus Tuley Csvout N•VrING.—OiI Tuesday sennight, at about
three o'clock in the afternoon, John J. Limon, formerly a master of a
vessel in the caul trade, was detected in the house of Mr. James
Boswell, of North Shields, hits' which, in the absence of the family,
he had forcibly entered by a back window. The plate, and various
other articles of value, were prepared for moving off; but unable to re-
sist tie juice of the grape. after the fatigue of packing, the thief had re-
galed hinvell with a bottle and a half of wine, when, sinking into the
arms of Morpheus, be was discovered reposing iii an arm chair, with
beetles and glasses before him ! A gold ring, some beads, and silver
spoons. were found in his pockets. On further search, every bed in
the house had the appearance of being slept on, and several persons of
suspicious appearance having been ofeerved near Mr. Boswell's the
morning previous, there is every reason to conclude that Johnson and
his accomplices had passed the aught in the house. On his lodgings
being searched, several articles of Mr. Boswell were found in a chest.
He bad taken Ins passage in a vessel for London, hut is now committed
by the Magistrates for Tynedale Ward to the House of Correction. The
circumstance of a crow bar having been found ut the back window, led
to the discovery of the burglary.
ConoNl R's INQUEST.—Aa inquest was a few days since held on
the body of a female servant in the family of the Rev. Mr. B. resid-
ing near Billericay, who expired suddenly in the night under the
following circumstances : —The family was absent flow home, and
the deceased was left in care of the house. She had requested the
daughter of a neighbouring cottager to sleep with her ; but on the
night on which she died she complained of illness, and said she would
ale( pby herselr, desiring the girl to sleep in ate adjoining room. In
the course of the night, the girl was disturbed by the crying of a
child, and called out to her companion, who said it was only fancy..
She went to sleep again, and was soon after disturbed by the de-
ceased coming into bed with her, and she, at the same time, again
thought she heard the crying of an infant. The deceased, however,
said it was merely the bleating of sheep tinder the window, and that
she had heard it several times. She desired the girl would go down
stairs and make her something warm, as she felt herself' extremely
unwell. The girl went down stairs to do as she was desired, and
on returning found her compauion nearly expiring. She immedi-
ately called for assistance from a neighbouring cottage, a doctor
was sent for, and on his arrival it was found that she had delivered
herself of an infant : she lived but a few minutes after the discovery.
On searching the room where she slept, a dead infant was fooled in
a foul clothes bag, and on examining it marks of violence were dis-
covered on its throat. It is conjectured the unhappy woman had eat
out of bed whilst the girl was down stairs, and tearful of the child's
discovering itself by its cries had destroyed it. Suspicions had been
entertained of her pregnancy. hat she positively denied it. The
Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder, as related to the child;
and, Died by the Visitation of God, as respected the woman.