The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-14 00:00:00

BOXING.

The match for 40 guineas, between G. Holt and
Fordham, took place at the Mount, near Wycomb,
on Tuesdar, after it I been stopped at another
place. It was a renewal the match which was
undecided on the 14th ult. and for manliness never
was exceeded.
Seventeen hard rounds were fought with recipro-
cal advantages, and the seconds were R. Fordham
fur his brother. and Collins for Holt.
In the first round, from the eagerness of the men, many
blows nifised aim, and in a close there was much wrest-
ling, and Holt gave the Otos,.
2.—Lounging counter hits commenced the round, and
told heavily. The claret flew copiously from the olfactory
organs. The rally lasted three minutes, and the execu-
tion was great.—Both down.
3.—Hull was floored at his going in with the right hand
having missed his left•lianded blow.
4.—A terrible punishing round, decidedly in favour of
Holt, who seemed to he the stiongest man of .the two.
141 rallying both were hit 10 a stand, and became complete
nouns.. FOrllll4lll was dropped by a neat body blow.
ti
to 4 on Holt.
5, h, and 7.—But little mischief was done, except in
struggling fur the fall, during a hick time we; allowed ter
their heads to swell frightfully.
S.—A hard fought round, in which Fordliam bit up his
right hand knuckles against his adversary's forehead,
a loch sent him to tierce, but it was Fordliam's last chance
after the next round.
9.—Holt, from the groggy state of his head, receive:l
another blow upon the brad, but lie knocked his adver-
sary down,
Alter this, Fordham's lame hand prevented him raising
it, and Holt made all the play, and did all the mischief,
Fordliain was floured, and could nut conic ag ,in, and
Holt was the victor in 29 minutes.
A second and merry battle for a trifling purse
was fought between Meredith and Lee, two littlo
ones, and which was won by the fortner in twelve
minutes. It was a game fight,

Destruction of Sir J. Astley's Seed by Fire.—On the
3il tissiaisi, a most destructive fire took place at Seaton
1). lat al, the property o. Sir Jacob Astley, and in a few
h s cull's d a inside which, for maginfi-
cetice and grandeur, was equal to any in the North of
England. Etely eitiltavour to preseree the body of the
building was unavailing. The two wings (one of which
comprised a large and spacious kitchen, with various
other apirtments; the other a beallt11.11! arable,in a style
of princely magnificence), were happily sated, by the
great and active exertions used in making a separation
between tiltlll and the 114111,e. l'he fire originated iti
Clllllllley, ut which a huge beam or wood in the roof %vat
\ea; stud the flumes loom oil with such' fury as to La I
defiance to all 1111111311 ettirts. The glass in the wittiltwa
w.s reduced to a liquid state, and the lead on the roil
Isom ed down like water. The fi:e commeoced Its ra-
vages about. four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was
no, befure I. its the evening that the devouring ele-
ment 0)01,1 be checked, mien it left tne building a mass
spl, uhlitt rttius.
Robbery in the Ilay 7frae —Un Tues.lay al ernoon,
tet %v....it two and twee o'clock, as Mr U. WrotchJiii,
tr..reller to a horse to Dent-street, S
way Irons Risley, in Surrey, to ‘Valtott, in a single-
horse chats , tie was attacked by three mai ens, in pa...s-
its:4r the trees inclosures, one of whom struck 111111 %%
nh
a i11Ut14%.00, aid the misers rifled Isis pockets or a tester)
an I five sovereigus. They proceeded lA/ ransack the
chaise or a pattern box of jewellery, and made (AL usitta
dreathill imprecations. Tney cut the ir.sces, and turned
the nurse louse; they are supposed to belong to the tort at
gang,
DREADFUL SUICIDE.--Mr. J. Slade, who has for
many years held the lit.r.ll and responsible situ 'sum of
cnlef elelk tis the N art 1111-.lfice at (.11411.1111, 'sat I itz,
lately beC0111.:! lack ward pi atakiti4 up ;Its accounts, at. i
Ityout to arrears to Gweritiii ii to a lag, Jnlnnlll, au
order vi as Wilt on Tllestlay, the ISt slant. to C,olllllll,SAitior
Sir It liarlow to inspect his accounts. 0.1 that gentle-
man acquaststing Mr. Slade with his business, the bite
opened Ills desk, and pointing to several b els, 5.11,1 ttpr
contained tile toots clue to Gower 1111 l ent. Toe lugs, it
was intimated, held each WAX) sovereigns; and on Sir
lloben's proceeding to count bleu contents, Mr. Slade
left the room, and Ina few minuses afterwards the rertrt
of a pistol was heard. on inquiry it was round to pro.
creel bruin the >table adjoining the I se, whi,her Mr.
Slade hail gone, and who was incre f I yittg on some
trysts littered sitaw, weltering in Ins blood, and lifeless,
hating snot himself through the heart. The cause of
this dreadful act was apparent, when it was f I that
the greater part of the bags contained ugly SIIVer 11111tedil
Of ; .111,1 it is said that the dealt:won ansoussill is
lal.seen 0,001. and g,oool. The deceased was nearly
tin years or age, and had Icti a bossily of steel' son* and
daughters to deplore the sad event. A coroner's inspitst
was taken Oil view of the body on Thursday. Verdict—
Insanity.
Oil Saturday last the family of Mr. C iiiii mitt!, cf
Camden-row. City-road. went to spews tneir Sunday at
their cottage. neer Highgate, lea% ing their se in toe
care of Joseph Arnhill a trusts. serf jilt, and tits w
—On Manley wiwn Anew and Ills vai•e.
gut up, they were thapritud 011 emu mg (lowa s alrs,lo
A smart looks's' young on an, sitting before the keiellea
fire us au 4101 chair, last asleep, Whit a Wilt: ht.l.,te
on \tlllCh was COW W0%1,1011, with
arta glasses, and a candle bur.ted nearly tit the six LA..--
idme And oth. r valisaide proi,eity whit;ia he 6i 4.1
110.11 were lying near Isms, packed op. ready to be car.
tied cuff. It appeared he had entvied ..y a back window,
an•i aver he had effected los pore use ut pitlilder, being
Ilualde to resist the tentining juice of the grape, he had
regaled himself with a bottle 4110 a nail of who, and
then fallen asleep.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE!
COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
w Eon Etartaar, JAN. 2.
Sittings at Gni/dhoti before the Lord Chief Jusiim.
LEWIS IL WALTER.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, an attorney,
against the proprietors nfThe Timm newspaper, to get-over a
coutpensuti )))) in &images fur the publication of a lito I,
r. fleeting on the t haitieter of the plaintiff, and injurious to
him us an attorney.
The Solicitor General stated the caw. The plaietiff was a
solicitor residing in Looduii, nod coroner fur the Duchy of
Lancaster. The libel of w hich he complained muse out of
the following traweirti ))))) It happened that Mr. Leo is was
concerned professi )))) ;illy for a gentleman named Hingham,
whose property the Sheriff had seised. The parties in Mi.
potion afiernairds thought proper to indict Mr. Ilinghoin,
Mr. Lewis, and oiroslwr, fur couspiracy, and the indictment
was tt ied at the Kilig-trin Asidges. After the proceedings
had been opened. souse irregularity in point of law was dis-
crisered, and the learned Judge matamtly directed the Jury
to acquit the defeudants. Tue case was stated by Mr. Ser-
f:eau. Owlow, who made some allusions to Mr. Lewis which
should wit have been reported, bemuse they were ex-parte.
nod %%bully unsupported by es idence. If the statements
halide by counsel at the opening of a Cause were not mode nut,
but, on the cuntriry, the rause ended without calling wit.
newts it was the duty of a reporter to abstain from publisbs
fug passages detrimental 10 bas chtiracler. In this instance
tile writer of the libel bad nut only given the strung uhser.
cations made by Mr. Sergeant Onstow, hut made comment-
upon the proceeding. After the acquittal he thought pro-
per to state tints the Jury were compelled to acquit the de-
tendants so the great regret of a crowded court, to whom the
statement, and evidence, as tar as it went, hod made a con-
saL•rable impression. The libel, ah.ch was injurinus to
the honour and professional chain. ter of the
ore published in the Tiers of the 12th of April, 1821. Ile
should prove the publication, and the Jury would no doubt
cousider it a case in is Inch some damages ought to be given
as a vindication of charm ter.—lle understood the defendant
intended to prove the libel was copied from a country paper.
It was true it did not appear nrighailly in the Times ; but in
case the Timex had not copied ii, the slander might have
been seen by few readers. Tue publicatiou io the Times
made it generally known. Sc vend evening papers also
copied it from the Times, and gave the article publicity.
Mr. Milison, ft the stamp•ulfice, produced the Times
of the 1211 i of April, 1819.
The plaintiff's solicitor preyed the admission of Mr.
Less is, in 1813, as all attorney.—On his cross-examination,
he was not able to say the plaintid' had been a regular prac-
titioner since 1816.
The libel was then rend.
Mr. Scariest adverted to the counts in tier declaration,
and called the attention of the Lord Chief Justice to the
fourth nod first, whits set forth that the defendants bad pub-
Itshed a libel to injure the plaintiff in his profession as all
attorney. Ile submitted that there was no proof that Mr.
Lewis was regulaily practising RP an attorney ut the time of
the publication. This being an alleged !Ho lon the plaintiff
as tin attorney, and injurious to his practice and profession,
it was necessary to spew he was an attorney.
After a few words in !mower to the objection, from the
Solicitor General,
The Lord Chief Justice held, that the proof of the plain-
tiff practised as an iittorney would be sutfcient.
Mr. Scarlett then contended, that there was no proof the

plaint II had acted as an attorney.
The Lord Chief JuAlice was of opinion, the last objection
taken by Mr. Scarlett was Wail, and the plaintiff was
nonsuiteds
SOAKES O. noo‘oar•
This was nn action to recover 6101. the amount of Isis
sustained by the sale of n quantity /if whale oil, which the
defendants had refused to take according to contract
It appeared that the plaintiff's broker cutercil • is con-
tract with the Defend/tilts to sell them tit a stated price,
portion of the oil iii the ship Plerridc, Southern o hali r.—
The defendants refused to take the oil. A sale the took
place, and Messrs. Hodson nod Co. were called upon in this
iustance to snake good their loss.
The Solicitor General contended that the plaintiff's
could not recover, because the contract was not in writing.
The learliedJ tidge was of opinion, under all the circum-
stances. that the plaintiffs might give a subsequent assent to
the contract made by the broker, and if the Jury were of
op' • bey did give a subsequent assent, they ought to dad
a verdict fur the plaintiffs.
The Jury timid a verdict for 0811. damages.
THURSDAY, JAN. 10.
This day the Lord Chief Justice sad the Judges sat is
Banco, at the Sessions House, Westminster, fur the pur-
pose of hearing Special Arguments.
The order in which the Cons t propose to take the Causes
is this
First.—The Country Causes moved previous to Michael.
sass Term, Will.
Secondly,—The Middlesex and London Causes.
Thirdly,—The remainder of the London Causes.

GAME LAWS—HAYWOOD •. HORNER.
This was a penal action, ou the sth of Anne, against the
defendant, who resides in Essex, for keeping dogs to kill
game, he being unqualified. The cause was tried before
Alt. Justice Ilurrough, at the Assizes for Essex. It was
proved in evidence that the defendant kept two young
dogs, half-bred setters : but there was no proof the dogs
had ever been used for killing game.
The Learned Judge WA.. of opinion, that the action
being against an unqualified person for keeping dogs to
kill game, it was sufficient to prove the keeping of dogs,
without evidence that the dugs were used for killing
game. lie considered setter dugs of a description which
brought the defendant within the Act. The Juoy reluct-
antly, upon that exposition of the law, found a verdict for
the plaintiff.
Mr. Willey some time ago moved to set aside the ver-
dict, and cuter a noinutit. On that occasion he obtained
a conditional ride, and this day Mr. Marryat skewed Cause
against it.
The Lord Chief Justice asked how the declaration was
expressed
Mr. Glirney said, it charged the defendant with keep.
isle dogs to kill and destroy game.
hit. Justice Bayley —lt a man keeps a greyhoittid for
the impose of killing game, you would have no difficulty
iu sttewing lie kept alum al to destiny game. On the other
hand, if a nulls keeps a greyhound us tierce Dente chained
up ill his yard, and kra 11.. a loose at night, aJury would
say be was kept to, the pi atectiou ut Isis house.
Laid Chisel J it is sufficient to allege iu

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