The National Register.
London, England, 1820-06-12 00:00:00

BOXING.

A match off hand took place on Wednesday even-
ing, after Cribb's benefit, in Harper's Fields, Pad-
dington, between W Abbot, a boxer of some note,
and a Birmingham man, who strongly fancied him-
self. His prowess had been talked over at the Fives
Court, and afterwards at Cribb's. The Count ryonan
boasted that he cared but little about weight, and
he was a match tor most of the fighting men. An
amateur present, not willing to overmatch, proposed
W. Abbot, he was sent fur, and he soon arrived
in a costernounger's drag. The men were willing to
tight in the nearest field, and at eight o'clock they
peeled on the chosen spot.--Turner and Sampson
seconded Brumnigees, ant Richmond and 'tom
Junes picked Abbot up.
The Ist round 'hewed that the Countryman had more
action Ohm tight ; Atonal kept emulous, and its elosiug
threw his advenary.
V. Abbot drew blood by a left-handed hit upon lb*
ivory, it was loartiAlly "returned. and the Countryman,
in dosing, Ynapped upon the weaving sy.tein, and he
was gra•si d. . .

Csaintsyman was in wadi euednsion, and he was
dropped by a rislit-lianded Wee ; and it was a bursa to
a hen.

The next three roonds the Countryman was knocked
down, end Turtle.. one of his seconds, lelt him, as he
hail no chance, and wails this wholesome advice, that he
would kst.tir it worse in e.er) mould, which was the ca•r.
He (ought tour other rounds, %dhow s chancy, and could
not be brought again to the scratch, suit Ablest won it in
14 minutes, without a hurt.

There appears a new issue of one-pound forged
tames in circulation- The engraving of the figure
of Britannia, if viewed through a glass, is clumsy;
the paper has a silky feel, and the water mark is not
dear, but confused. The name at the bottom of
almost all the fined' notes is nut 'grilles with a pen,
but mograred.
The loyal tradesmen of Fulham, when informed
of the arrival of her Majesty, welcomed her return
with a merry peal and a Royal Salute of three time:
twenty-tme•
Between two and three o'clock on Friday morning,
as the watchman was going his rounds, he perceived
two men carrying a heavy load, crossing the New
Road bear ehe end of Cumberland-place, and sus-
pectingthey had some stolen property, he went to-
wards them, on which they threw down their load,
ran off, and effected their escape. What must he
the watchman's surprise to find• it contained the
dead body of a man without a head. If it was a body
stolen out of a church-yard, it would nut want the
head. The body was taken to the dead house, and
the circumstance has given rise to different reports.

A Coroner's Inquest is already summoned to inves-
tigate this ease.
The first stone of a charity school at Costessey,
which is to be erected at the expense of Sir Geo.
Jerningham, Burt for the education of the poor of
that place was laid on Thursday se'nnight.
On Tuesday. evening the tragedy of Douglas,'
with the farce of ' The Mayor of Garret,' were per-
formed it the Rungay Theatre by a party of ama-
teurs, who benevolently applied the surplus receipts
to the benefit of the poor of that town.
Dud belweeii Mr: Grattan and Lord Clare.—The
following statement is from authority Mr. Grat-
tan having, at a public meeting in Dublin, made
use of expressions which Lord Clare conceived to
reflect upon the late Lord Clare, his father, and
having declined either to explain or qualify them,
the parties met on Tuesday morning, when Mr.
Grattan, having received Lord Clare's tire, instantly
fired in the air. The friends present having gives
their opinion that the afliiir could proceed no fur.
ther, Mr Grattan came forward in the handsomest
manner, and mated, that having now met Lord Clan
in the field, and having given the satisfaction re.
quired, he was then willing to admit he was wrong
in having made of such exprehsions, on which th.
partici. immediately shook hands, and the athiir ter-
minated."

A beautiful new frigate, of the largest class (the
first round-stern frigate built in Englund), called
the Minerva, will be launched at Purtsmontb dock-
yard on Tuesday, the 13th lan.


101

DEATH OP MR. GRATTAN.

It is our painful duty to record the death of the
Right Hon. Henry Grattan. This melancholy
event took place at a late hour on Sunday night, at
his house in Biker-street. It has been fi,r soma
time expected with mournful anxiety by his family,
the whole of whom watched, with the tenderest
solicitude, the death-bed of this distinguished cha-
racter. Fur the last five months Mr. Grattan la.
boured under a severe dropsical affection in the
chest, which, though attended with acute pain, he
bore with the utmost resignation. The disorder
bad attained so oppressive a 'might that Mr. Gist-
tan fur the last three months was, obliged to seck
rest in a sitting posture; any attempt to sleep in
any other:manner brought on an asthmatic affection
which immediately threatened fatal consequences.—
Mr. Grattan, anticipating the fatal result of his di .
order, adopted, contrary to the advice of his friend.,
the determination of making one more effort on bi -
halfof the civil and religious liberties of his eottatr)*
To use his • own emphatic words, in reply to the
Address of the Catholics of Ireland, presented to
hini in Dublin not many days ago, -he owed '1 his
last breath to his country," and with unerring haste ~
has that melancholy augury been fulfilled. On
Monday night it was the intention of Mr. Grattan
to have made the effort to take his seat in the House

of Commons, and to close his eminent career of public
services, by layirrg on the table of the House of
Commons a series of Reiolutions declaratory of those
principles of civil and religious liberty which he
thought became the high moral station of Great
Britain, mid the enlightened character of bile age iu
which we live.

Mr. James having carried his Election for Carlisle
by a majority of 86, is a convincing proof of the
increasing strength of the independent interest in
that City. The chairing of the Hon. Member wsv
witnessed by an imoseme multitude, by whom he ..
was hailed with acclamation.

Some unexpected difficulties have, it seems, arisen
respecting the occupation of the Dublin Theatre by
Mr. Harris; in consequence of which Mr. Soul has
left London, as the agent of that Gentleman, to fit
up the old Post Office, which he intends opening
under his patent instead of the old house, if any
further delay is made to the acceptance of the terms
he has nmposed.
The new Bank notes, it is understood; will be
ready to be jawed- in time to pay the dividends in
October next.

A dye is sinking for a new silver coinage ff the
present reign, which, it is said, will be issued on the
day of his Majesty's Coronation.
Pours.—Lodgings being announced far single
gentlemen in a genteel neighbourhood, the other
day, with an N.B. that they would not be let to any
poets, a gentleman was curious enough to enquire
the reason, when he was !given to understand by the.
landlady, that the resolution she had formed *mkt
from her having let the lodgings to three different.
poets in her time, who had only dotted the floor all
over with ink, spoilt her looking glasses with wicked
rhymes, crowded her door with door all day lope,
and run away at last without paying her a farthing
abet rent.

Zutbs.
AtWbk.logroo, Deabyddre, the lady of C. 11. Play. esp. of *see.
In Vora *Heel, hollows square. Mrs. Jolts Ilankt, ui a sue.
The lady of I leery Stone. esq. of a son.
At hotbed, (Of IN, near TiI•WWIC wells, the lady of NaJoelentrat
Samson, of a name/tier.
Al l'atss, the toly of the Right Hon. F.. Thornton. his MidestOi
f*".Y ellt"rdW") and ntf.Mt.r PefaiP€4"ol4l7 silk. i:"" of hi.
Mutt FaishfaS Nlelesty, of a sus.
At the Huyal hiliti.ny College, Saadhurst, the lady of the Rey.
B. Evans, of a dan‘hier.
In Upper lierkeley Mewl. the lady of W. Bayer', seq. of a sun.
AI Lioateltarst. Kent, the lady ut ii. -Ironer, LI.. It. ye a sun.

14.711ifliba
At Camberwell, G. Warden, eeq. of Glasgow, to Sally, daughter of
V. Wanustmeitt, ea . of Alum, house, Camberwell.
At Gottalasing, surrey, W. l'oututert, my. to Aud, eldest daughter .•f
Robert MszsSstl. tam.
At the same time and place, Edm. Ramirez, esq. to &oak ureond
darighter of It. Marshall,
At Albion, its II United Mates, 11. Ronald., esq. late of
flammersionli, to Silty Catiwaisse Flower, sec..od daughter of Kichavd
Flower, *so. late of Mardets, 115111
At Chigweli,.lther, sun us. Jt..slegg. elm. of John street, Redford row,
to Rama, second daughter of J. %%hams. esq. of Clitgeell.
At St. Giles's, t;ripplegitte,, 11. W. Weedoit, esq. of Upper Charles
street, ram thatopion .111..0(Is Mary Anti, eldest daughter of the late
J. Clarke, req. us 74. John street.
At Ilestehm, air. 1, I Moelehild, lam of mtuthwatk, to Harriet Louisa
daughter stt Sir. J. Mikado, of the immer 'dace.
AI 114.00.111 Church, Mr. J. II totgene, .4 St. I.ettnartra
emaare, Ithasbnr),.to Nils, tsantleram,, ot I latoptuar cowl.