The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-26 00:00:00

SPARRING AT THE FIVES COURT.

Martin the Pugili% had a bumping benefit on Tues.
day. The court was crowded with more reveciability
than has been witnessed of late, and pstronage was
retv properly afforded upon this occasion to one always
iu 'fiahnog trim, and whose tows:wining behas'
mmy of the fraternity would do well to adopt. The
setting-to gave universal satisfaction, which is very scl-
dons the case._

Martin and Burn.—This was one of the best sets-to
witnessed in the Court for a length of time, and was
more interesting than is often afforded in a whole after-
noon's play. Hits were exchanged with the nicest pre-
cision. science is equal to any man, but Martin
hit with him, and in our instance he placed a fine thi,h
left-handed hit mban the middle of Buries head, fol.
ed wills the right at the hotly. Several counter hits
were exchanged, and if theme were any advantages, it
was ratios!. on the side of Martin, who has Just returned
front Brighton in the finest condition.
Spring and Harmer made a good bet-to, and Spring
has profited much in his Brighton training with Martin.
It was rather light play than hitting out, which suits
Harmer best. '1 here was good science displayed, to the
2.; '1 aulage of Spring.
Eales And Shelton.—This mss also an excellent bout,
but Eales's commanding science stopped Shelton's rush
and hard streight hitting, and in return tapped the
claret. Shelton is also fresh from Brighton. The set-to
was long and interesting.
Randal and Hult made an excellent and scientific set
to, but Holt (every inch good) has not enough of him-
self to sup Randal's pugilistic pranks; but he made some
judicious parries, and placed some hits. Randal is fifth
and strong, and trains well on the Hampstead Hills.
Turner and Crawley bet to, and hit away inatifull).—
There is too much length in Cawley, it bolts away with
substance. lie had none the worst of the match with
Turner, but he is better with the gloves than in the
rug.
Scroggins sheaved some monntehank attitudes with
04.1ontel, which excited much .fun, but 0•I)Iniiiel
did not relish it half so much as the company.
At the finish of the sparring, Oliver mounted the
stage, and stated, thatatt he sinderstond Donnelly 1041
conic over to fight any one, he was ready to fight hint
for from 50 to YOO guineas.
Randal, orator for the absent Donnelly, said, that

Donnelly would fight Oliver in six weeks, so that uo
diaiht the match will Ike made.
Martin returned thinks to the amateurs, and invited
them to join him at milling the sirloins at his friend
Burn's.

Soup.: of the party went to Gregut's, at the Mare and
111.441,k, So. Catherine's-hridge, in talk rarer the prelimi-
naries of the forthconnag iiisht between Donnelly and.
()liver.

-IDJOURNED ADMIRALTY SESSIONS. .

OLD BAILEY, MONDAY, AyrlL 19.
CASE OF MIJIIDER.

I lenrg, tains Mickey, alias 'leggy Walt, was indicted fns
aiding and assisting one John Gil am, William Brock. filial
Billy dock, (since executed), and several 1,1:Irrl, ut the wit.
fill 'shirtier of Joseph Nlart hi, mate of the Pax teveline eu -
ter, about ti It:trues from the South Foreland, in the wanly
of Kent, on the ath day of August, 18 l.'s,
fhe flt tof the .der by the cress of n sinurzliti4 boat
:rat et. ark proved, but tea ne.ars w tin were e..lleil, failed
in establishing the identity of the prisoner as one of that
cress.

Justice Ilest recapitulated the wh ar or the evi.lence,
and th. ditty Ims mg reined for al :10 minute., on their
returu found the pawner—Not
'There were other indictments against the prisueer, but the
A itoi lie y-Gcncrol declined isifering any evidence upon them ;
he was consequently declared Nut Gailly, nod maimed by the
court to he discharged.
Iminediairly upon his liberation, the prisoner was again
taken into custody, upon a n arrant uht.tined by the Board
of Excise, fur another offence, and conveyed away its a.
coach.