The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-16 00:00:00

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VIOLENT AND ATROCIOUS ASSAULT.—WiIIiam Whales,
coachman to Mr. Lai ie, of Hiuopstead Heath, was brought to
this once o■ Friday, from St. Giles's watch house, charged
with a most outrageous assault upon Mrs. Crew, the wife 01 a
respectable painter and glazier, Ho. 31, Destostreet, Soho ;
Lid also on several constables and watchmen.

Mrs. Crew stated, that shout ten o'clock on Thursday night,
she was returning home from • hug a ("livid, and was accosted
in an indecent manner by the prisoner in Holborn ; that she
desired he might desist and leave her; upon which, he struck
her a violent blow in the mouth. and cut her severely. She
milled the watch, wbo mune to her assistance, but they were
also attacked by the pri►oner. who wrenched the stall trom one
and inlicted several sounds on some of them. He was at
length ►ecured and taken to the watch-house.
The eunstubles dechired they had never wet so desperate •
character and fully corroborated the statement of Mrs. Crew,
as to the violent blow inlicted ea her. .

The prisoner stated that Mrs. C. first addressed bite, and
ignited him to accompany her home, and he only pushed her oat'
one side to get rid oilier importunities. The account afterwards
appeared, by the acknowledgment of Lis own fellow servant,
why was with lino at the time, to be totally unfounded, and
tended to aggravate his offence in the minds of all who heard it,
as well as the magistrate, who said thews 1.14 s not the slightest
ground fur the assertion against Mrs. C., who appeared a rely
respectable middle-aged woman.
Mr. Lavie attended and wished to have the affair compro-
mised ; but Mr. Earl, vestry clerk of the parish of St. Giles,
declared, that for the violent assault on the watchmen, the
the parish was determined to make an example of the prisoner;
and strongly advised Mrs. Crew to the same course, as she
seemed inclined, if lie would confess this fsl►ehood el his hose
assertion, to overlook it. The accusation seemed stitch to hurt
her feelings. Sloe, however, consented to act as the parish
tracers might wish.
The prisoner was ordered to bud substantial hail for three
separate assaults.

Tuesuay evening last, as a genteelly dressed woinau
was standing on the pavement in the Ruud, opposite to
Bedford-sireet, waiting to cross over, one of hue wheels
of a mail coach cart (w bid; was driving rapidly down
the Strand, towards Chat ing•cross), when opposite where
the lady was standing, unfortunately flew oil and strut k
her on the breast, which levelled ha to the ground—
she was instantly takers up in a stile of
and conveyed to a surgeon's shop, when, um restoratives
being applied, she gradually recovered. Two oh her rim
were litoken, her breast bone was likewise lracitired.
and in other respects [Midi utjure 1. liol es, iItAIC% CI.
are LuttriaintAl of her recover).


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BOXING.
Notwithstanding the prejudices which had pre— •
railed as to boxing and crossing, the fight of Tues-
day last had It° smell at wrong, and riot people
knew it. Shelton and Hudson were turned out,
thorough bred. The talent of each had been ap-
proved of in the prise ring, and to our Sporting
Readers we can only add, that the day's proof, in a
most tremendous battle, equalled, bat not excelled,
in the annals of boxing, realised all the expectations
of the fancy.
The fight tool• place where Joshua Hudson beat
what the Yorkshiremen cal ed Barlow (a pheno— •
menon), about four miles eastward of St. Alban's,
where the• Commissary General had formed a 21
feet ring, encompassed by thousands of personages
all upon the rear-up. Hudson entered the ring first,
and waited there with his seconds at least twenty
minutes before Shelton appeared, and three to one
were taken that he did nut come to the scratch He
however did come in earnest, with his second, Tom
Cribb; assisted by Tom Belcher, and the law-suit
barred. Betting, guineas to sovereigns on Hudson.
THE BATTLYL
Round 1. Shelton made a feint to employ Hudson's let head •
capon the parry ; but Joshua's break coorineed him that was
not the right lock. He missed &saver bit,•ad in Musing boils
went down withoutasisobief.—abelaon under.

2. Josh proved himself the best giver at a run of leek, and '
fought all over home, sad drew the first clarified hue from
Shelton's nose ; he did not seem to feel it, and both termed to '
in as regular a bull-dog rally as far as power could adininister
le man or beast—heads scarified, teeth loosened, and all the
mortification. of men in actual combat followed. In the close
both went down, Shelton coder, akheugh more then a steam
heaviest.
S. A brilliant reunitto the fancy who delighted in alausiter--
week. It was give and take, without hugging or scheming to
get away from industry. The men bit each other's beads iuto
even a Master's Chancery suit Chey got to something of a
stand-still, with bellows to mend, courage undefined, and •
know nothing of themselves. Shelton was floored by so
awkward facer, which let loose the claret from different pores.
It was a manly stand op round, and both were beat upon mis-
chief. Two to one on Josh.
4,5, and 6, was a repetition of the-farmer rounds, with
much equal, stedfast fighting, rather in favour of Hudson, but
with points like trick and tie, and both Mending freely. lu
the 6th roiled Hudson placed an uni,hatitalikr bounder upon hie
adversary's left handed listoer, broke his ground, and tied up
all he seemed to have in him, by a bit corer his adversary's eye-
lid. In closing both fell weak.

Here the fight was interrupted by a row between Tom Owen
and Tom Belcher, about the mew. They had • hp or two at •
each other, and Tom Owen preyed binirelf good et kiwi for a
yearling make, and as he said he would open • former occasiow
put things upon chimneys.
7. A most gallant rout.d, in which Hudson hit his adversary
to • stand-still, and made the claret ly in all-directio•a-from
the scarified eye-lid in the Imt rally. Both Went down in a
rally, Shelton ender.--I to lon }Whoa.
8. Severe rallying alternately in favour of each : the manly
exeliangerteft things upon nearly par. It was thought by con-
noisseurs that victory was certain in favour of Josh, with youth,
strength, brve 4, game, and every requisite to forma bower.—
Josh gave the fall in this round.
In the Uth Shelton had an advantage, mid placed hits, left .
and right, upon his adversary's drawback, and half closed the
peepers of Josh.
The 14th round was a quietusafor-Hodson. Time was called
bat neither had ae ear to it for more than two minutes. Josh.
was deaf to it altogether from • hit on the side, aad•Shelt•u
was poundable not to be stile to get up again.
A meeting took place at St. Alloan's alter the fight, and the
friends of Hudson claim • draw as so bets, as neither had the
power left in them to meet time.
It was altogether the best fight seen since Gully and Gregson,
or Dogherty end Silt-millet-iv. There was no bugging. Weav-
ing was not required, and the men were firm as British oak.

DEATH or THE Gas-,we.--After the fight on •
Tuesday, Hickman (the Gaz.uian) left the ground
with! a gentleman of the name of Roe, in a gig.
At the Swan, at Whetstone, they stopped some tine,
and after they had left that place, the night be-
came extremely foggy, so as to render the road very
difficult. It appears from the account of Mr. Leig's
waggoner, who was coming from town with the
waggon, that the gig in which they were had got
on the wrong side of the road, and from the thick-
ness of the fog, neither driver was conscious of the
approach of a carriage until they were dose to each
other. The gig. endeavouring to regain tie right
side of the road, ran up a b..nk, whch overset it on
the near side, and throwing the parties undeutlie
waggon the wheels went over their heaves, and •
crushed them to atoms. The whole affair was the
work of a moment. As soon as the waggoner could
stop his horses, he picked up the men, but life was
gone. Ile then placed the bodies in his waggon,
and proceeded to the Swan, at Whetstone, where on
his arrival he presented a terrific appearance, his
hock being literally soaked with blood, from having
been obliged to take the bu.lies in his arms in getting .
them into the wagging.
A ytung woman residing to Stonehouse, Plymouth,
l'Clurilitig home witb her brut her, woo c.inted in his
hand an Indian barbed dart Mimed in po.soit. etsiangled
it in her clothes, and its their etideasi or .0 extricate it„
um! tttt 'away grazed her hand so stigliiiy as not to be
noticed at thenote—..'err a few kourr had claimed, the
l..et was discovered try the violent t tlects it imid%ceil
strong yiiheations were immediately o " mitted to, sod-
though *lf .111 e 11111 r surer di.. A. 1.4.1% tit uC1.L.1[4.11,
Lut yet ti.a: ut het band.