The National Register.
London, England, 1820-07-31 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

BOXING

BETWEEN BENNISWORTH THE ESSEX CHAMPION,
AND GARROL THE SUFFOLK CHAMPION.
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This battle, which excited considerable interest,
was fought on Wednesday for 50 guineas, at Crixcy
Ferry, near Burnham, Essex, and it was manfully
contested for 58 minutes. Bennisworth last fought
Joshua Hudson, and Garrol is one of the most pro-
mising of any that has come out for some years, of
21 years of age, with weight between 12 and 13
stone. Tom Owens seconded Garrol, and Bennis-
worth was seconded by his brother. The ring was
numerously attended.
Round I.—Both went fearlessly to work, and hit away for
several minutes, when the claret flew in all, directions, and
Bennisworth was floored by a hit on the head. Six to four on
Garrol.
2. This was also a game round, to the advantage of Garrol
whose strength of hitting had left some heavy marks, and Ben.
nisworth was thrown.
3. A slashing found, rather in Bennisworth's favour, who was
lucky in placing some favourite hits, but he was at length knocked
down.
The next ten rounds were fought in bull-flog fashion, but
Garrol's strength gave him decided advantage, and he either
threw or knocked his adversary down in every round.
The rith was a determined fighting round, but Bannisworth
lual got weak, and his head was hideously exeliegnered. Garrol
gave his adversary a heavy fall.
The 16th, and lath, were slaughtering rounds, and Ben-
nisworth was hit down in each of them, and the battle was nearly
reduced to a certainty. Bennisworth received a cross.buttock.
Until the 311th round Bennisworth fought under every disad-
vantage from loss of wind, swollen head, and imperfect sight,
and he had no chance of success, fully resisting his adversary's
superior strength, although he fought very game. lie was hit
down in this round, and it was poluidage on Garrol.
In the 32(1 round Bennisworth received a quietus on the front
of the head, and lie did not recover from a state of stupor after,
although he stood till the 39th round, when Garrol gave him a
finisher in the body and won the battle.
Garrol is a high couraged young man, and a hard.
hitter, and promises much mischief amongst the
heavy weights. He delivers his blows home without
fear of being hit, and he is just the age to become
a first rate boxer.

IMPORTANT CORONERINUUEST.—/VanlonDriring.
—On Friday, an inquisition was held at the sign of the
Nag's Head, Wandsworth-road, before Chas. •Jemmett,
Esq. Coroner, on the body of a fine boy, aged two years,
the son of George Stevens, a private belonging to the
10th Royal Hussars, who was killed by falling from a
baggage-waggon, heavily laden with loggage,ike. through
the carelessness of the driver.—Johu Stansby stated, that
between twelve and one o'clock on Tuesday, his atten-
tion was attracted by the arrival of a number of baggage
waggons, with men, women, •nd children, riding on
them. He came out of his shop to see them pass. Se-
veral of them proceeded very regularly, when he observed
the last but one break not of the rank, and endeavour to
pass the rest of the others. The driver of the last wag-
grin just at this moment smacked his whip, when the
• horses at the noise set off in full speed; the fore horse
ran for some distance on the footpath, and forced the
fore wheel of the team with a tremendous crash against
a lamppost, and instantly precipitated a woman and her
child from off the top by the sudden shock. Witness
immediately ran to give assistance, and succeeded in
raising the woman's head upon his knee; other help
being at hand, they conveyed her instantly to a surgeon's.
She was, at the time when witness lifted her from the
ground, and while she lay on the floor at the Doctor's
house, totally insensible. Witness believed when the
deceased was picked up he was dead, but his whole
attention was towards the woman.—The evidence being
closed, the Jury took a view of the body, and, on their
return, they consulted for upwards of an hour, and after-
wards returned the following verdict :—That the de,
ceased's death was occasioned by falling from a waggon-
from the wanton and negligent conduct of the driver,
by going out of his road, and coming its contact with a
lamppost upon the footpath, and do therefore return a
verdict of—Manslaughter against Maim Woodward, the
driver of the said waggon.—As soon as the verdict was
recorded, the Coroner issued his warrant against the
prisoner, who was in attendance, to be secured. He will
take his trial at the Guildford Assizes, which commence
in 3 few days.
Dreadful Explosion if Gunpowder.—About half past
ten o'clock on Wednesday night, the neighbourhood of
the Borough Road, St. George's fields, was thrown into
a violent state of alarm, in consequence of a loud explo-
sion of gunpowder, and other hat aaaaa 'able combustibles,
• at the House of Nit. Jones, an assisttnt firework manu-
facturer to Vauxhall Gardens. The shock was so ter-
rible that it completely shook every house within WO
yards to its base, shattering the windows, and knocking
down chimney pots, and temporary shelves and cup-
boards in abundance. Alr. Jones occupies the lower
part of a house in the possession of Mr. Smith, a far-
rier, who.was ignorant of his prolessima, or that he kept
gunpowder on the premises at all; and on Wednesday
night, he (Jotter) milt to his usual avocations at the
Gardens, leaving his wife in care of the place. During
.some time the fate of those in the house remained a
mystery ; but at length a woman, with three children
hanging about her neck, was descried through the flames,
at one of the upper windows. She threw the children
down one after another, and it fortunately happened
that tau of them were caught by the speetatori, the other
fell and received some contusions; but none of serious
nature. The woman was then about to jump out her-
self, but was dissuaded from so doing by John Smith, a
constable, who courageously ran up stalls and succeeded
in bringing her out of the ruins without either experi-
encing much injury. Engines arrived alum! I I o'clock,
the fire was gut under, and the neighbourhood remain
tranquil during the rest of the night. 13s time iitterpost.
than of Providence, a chest of drawers was blown under
the stairs, which had the effect of keeping then; up
and had it not been for this fortunate cis-cultist:wee every
in the house lowa have perished.

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HIGH TREASON.