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London, England, 1820-05-05 00:00:00

Biall G.

A 'renewed end rolirsirosts eornhat look phew at rigid
teclork yes.. relay morrellie„ on Ilselfiolil Common, no the
forest, eight miles from Oiskinghsni, hetweeit Robert lholkin,
• navigator. (sum Warminster, and George (lir, a coach.
own, fur 100 pliers. aside. is • square of eighteen feet.
The emit were tried gioill ones, possessing more ctourage
than science, and they fought lastly .t a west country revel
Instil both were best out of time, and a draw was the coolie.
qitemee. Tie are the repression of our enereepuadeut, this
was a real hull-dog combat. The ring was namieviiesly at.
feuded, seta the inroads were, Hall, for Bodkin; sad fur
Gee, his brother, the cricketer.
In the find rowed Gee was grassed by • mond rieht.lssmd-
ed facer on the cheek al going in, sad be bled tweet.
I. A fureiJable rally was commenced by Bodkin, and
many rewire blows wi re exchanged for more than three mi-
stimes. It was give and lake without flinching, and in the
rally Bodkia's upper lip was laid open from the now, as if a
eisrgetan's imittametit had been worked. Bath fell is • close.
3 mad 4 were must courageous wends, and is the first,
after much ',Wiwi, Gee received ass enomercifel cram-bat
lock, blot he unnauscled again its the fourth mead, sad had
decidedly the hest of It, and threw his adversary.
6. The fight had now lasted eft minutes; sad with Omega
of action mid loss isf Mood she mesa were exhaust' d, mid
they nett each other without lifting their woe, only in es.
changing blows, as if they had agreed fur • hit • piece. I.
the blow which closed the round, and hit Gee dowel, he
had two ribs broke un the left aide.
6. Budkim made play: but he was bit down by a blow
which left • ROAMS nose lifidlifeess, bet far hum blowebste.
. .

It was Gee's last earl, as be was beat double by the broker
ribs is the mitt round.
7. Bodkin fuu‘ht shy, sad Gee was sable to follow him,
and had lust the use of the left side, bet be made s gallant
toned or it, and was threw..
8 Bodkin placed a bit on the temple, which woe hint the
battle, as his adverary's semis& called out the welcome word
" &sough!"

OLD BAILEY, THURSDAY. M*r 4.

HORSE•SPEA LI MO.

Mum Williams mid JaMII4IOIIII4IOV wen capitally in.
dieted for stealing one grey mare, valve AO guineas, nod MK
bey geidiag, value 16 guineas, She property of Thos. fleshy.
31r. NUNN stated she fullooi•g cireo•ataoaa fur the
prosecution:—Hr. Saaby is an op•leal farmer, at North-
Eme, wear Lewes, sod us t►e eight of the llth of April, his
mettles were broken opmeoned • grey wire sad • pony
stolen. the the robbery beim; dierovered, a pursuit towards
Landow took plate, mid at the Half-Muoa 1•n, *bout three
miles me the Londe,. able of Godettrae, Surrey, Mr. Selby
leaned shot two sera had arrived there abut six o'clock us
the moritiag, with a grey maw sod et posy, both at w►ich
were ludo jaded, add the mare was dreadfully not about She
head, sod hush the fore hues were broken, evidently by a
fall. They were traced he Lu•dsa, and, after much i•gstry,
the mare war Saud at • hurl stables, In Gourell-street,
end • saddle and bridle, ales lielotrying S. Mr. Setzby, were
hood at a saddler's. The Priming were appetrimorkd at
the Ball, sa Gray's•lna•lwae, where they were takes Sass
restudy, sad peeved to be the men who mopped at the Bale-
Mout, mar Godetoae.
Seceders was ideatiked as the man who sold i.e saddle arid
bridle, sad Williams was Mee eyehole to, se thespidnem who
left the mare at the stain, in Gomeell.eireee, for Gmbh
The Jury fossil the Prisoners Guilty—Dm&

EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES.
Riciwral Backup was indicted for aiming a ipmatity of
silver, the propery of Joseph Agri.
It appeared that the Primmer woo a jeenternew so the
Prosecutor. who sea working silversmith, is Compton-street,
Clerkesuell.
The Jury fora the Prisoner Gully.
Jan Prkkett was meat indicted fur sleslldg'4o omens of
silver, the property of Mr. Angel.
Mr. Aut.ar stated, thee the charge animist the Prisoner,
as far as regarded the antorat of property charged to have
been stoke by him, was of • men only arrival **ion
than is the former case. The duplicates fousirl epos Beck.
ley, and which, he said, be received from the' Primmer, kd
Mr. Angel to several mmtibruliers• Amps, red while at Arm.
strones, M Ihrldwies.gartirna, looking at seas Obliel which
had been pledged there, the Primmer mass is with some
silver images to pawn. He was immediately pointed out
by Mr. Armstrong as the men who had pledged the articles
whin Mr. Augel was inquiring abort, sod be was taken
iatu custody. He was dreadfully *tame* lead .eeterried
that nearly the whole of the property, to which the depli-
cites found epos Healey related, had bees maarfactitred
by him from silver which be bad takes from Mr. Angel.
Mr. Angel, use assurer to a question from the Jury, said he
had lost upwards of 300 onions of silver within the last year.
The Prisoner received an extremely gMsd character hem
rmpectable rifeness.
Verdict—Guilty.
Both Prisoners were then placed at the bar, nod the
Common SCRJ CANT. is pessuig serleace, observed, that
la the silver trade it was Necessary that the • most implicit
coo/dean should exist between master sad seerast, sail
where that conAdeeee was abased, as its the prneat ease, it
was the duly of the Coen to riffle( a most inert punish-
ment by way of example to other workmen. The sentence
was, that the Prinaers should each be transported foe ante
rare.
Mr. Angel begged to recommend Beaky to the merciful
consideration of the Court, as he lied hiss ter years is his
employment, sad dowse to the Mine, dab= butt • most
irreproachable character.
The Coingoii-Stair.mre--Pllabeset Notes to your cha-
ritable reammesetation ; furbid it."

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LAW LOG AA L

COURT OP CHANCERY, Hummers*,
THURSDAY. M*lr 4.

COMMITMENT FOR A CONTEMPT OP COURT.
IRADLIT SO. iiva. LOVL AND OTailta.
The ATTOINICT.GENBIAL !het Ike Cir.

comatancrs of this case mast be tit the eecollei tine
of the Court. as his Lmtlohip had sonar hat
perished an injunction to restrain the Defentraiiis
from dredging for oysters •n the banks or bells of
the Plaintiff. 04 that OCC•1110i1 the Defendants
claimed the right to dredging as a corporation i.f
free fishermen. and the Court directed that the
Plaintiff should bring his action against the De-
felidants to try Owtr assumed right, Plson-
tiff had commenced that action in Dereisib•r Ital,
but had not beta, able 4o prevail nu the Defraidassis
to plead to rt ; they were ptreolll of a very low col -
disiou in life,• and it was impossible for the Plain-
till to get any pecuniary redress for the ri.jory lie
had sustained. He had as affidavit Slat twee tine
issuing of the ii.junetion the Defendants had hero
ligroin dredging for oysters iu the Paine pi:Jo e, !par-
ticularly the Defendant Love, on the 4.341 of April
last. He had therefore to more that the U.lei..
dant Love might be committed to the custody of
the Warden of the Fleet prison, for a contents's of
Court, in having disobeyed the order of the C•wri,
by * breach of the injunction. He had also en
affidavit of the service of the mjunciinn ou the Dr -
fetichists, cud of notice being *erred on them of
the present application, and lie understood they
did not appear.
Mr. OWEN and Mr. PEMBERTON were Cow,*
with him.

The LoaD CMAIIICIL4011—" ne it so."
Motion grsuted.
The LoaD Cusucit.Lot came iuto Court at
half•p+at teu o'clock, and rose nt lutlf.pabt ricors.,
uu account of Cuttuatl not being ready utile thew
tuotioos.

CUCRT KING'S BENCH, TuutaDAy, MAT 4.

The Cou►t hiss been occupied the whole n.o►nis.p'
in giviwg judgments on offences against use ►err-
nue laws, and assaults connected wish those 61":
fences.

TSB ICING V. RICHAID WADDEL.
The SOLICITOIL•GEN111•L prayed the yoogment
of the Court against the Defeudaut. who was mu-
victed at the last Amines fur the County of Kent.
of aosaubiug William Piper. a seaman, of hi. Ma-
jesty'. ship Sevens (rationed on that coast, for the
preveution of smuggling), in the eircut of L.a
duly. The circuorstaucss are alrtady tosfoie the
public.
The Defendant was sente-ced to imprisonment
for three month.. in Maidstone gaol; sfiriwards
give security fur IA good behaviour, himself iu Soh
trod two sureties iii 251. each. for two year..

THE VINO V. ELLIOTT.

This Defendsiit was convicted of lighting it li .e
on a hill on the Dorset comet. by 'Hy of signal to
smuggling v►ssel iii the offing.
Mr. ERSKINE put in offidavits on hellion' of the
Defendant, which spewed that his charracte r heti
been exemplary fur honesty and industry, and alto-
gether unitupeechable until this conviction. These
considerations were urged with great eloquence slid
earnestness by the Learned Counsel.
Mr. Justice BATLEY sentenced the Defendant
to be imprisoned lu Dorcheiter dna fur tbte
mouths, and kept to herd labour.