The National Register.
London, England, 1818-08-09 00:00:00

THE BATTLE.

Round 1. Between four and finial-antes was. occupied in form
and measurement, until Spring uncle play, but his left hand was
.well parried. Painter was aiming .to get wel in at distance, and
having dune so, he made a left handed feint, Lndslvw out his right
band with the full weight of his hotly, and roared his adversary by
a heavy hit over the lett cve,,whieli decided blood with the knot-
down blow. Liven betting Al Painter,,from Sto 2 against him.
2. Painter, in great confidence, from the streams of claret whicn
flowed from his adversary's eye, tnade,play, and light hits were ca-
clia.weil. Both down. Painter under.
'Painter remind slightly on the side of the head with his advc.r-
say', left hand. and-in .closing bath went down.
4. There was no hitting, but Spring ass strongest at throwing.
5. After exchanging counter hits, Painter got his adversary's head
locked under his left arm, and weaved with his right , Spring had
as inuchcxperience to stand this, and lie seized Painter's weavinr,
hand, and having his left leg pressed against his adversary's hams.—
Painter received.a severe fall.
f). There was more fighting in this round than in any pri.cetiiiig
it. Several bits were planted on each side, but i'amier's obyet
seemeet to be to do well what lie did per.orin ; t!tat i-, to main: his
adversary feel his right hand. Spring had ratlicrilie hest of the
round, anti in striving to give the ftdl, he.suc,•ettle.l..
7 and it. No mischief waa done, the n ten were piping and schem-
ing, what in the ring phrase is termed ter mor.+
nithaning operations. They acetainnulated c rear other, and went
down nicely.
9. litre was some nad.biel cat nut,,and the men met manfully,
and turned to in earnest. At the c.ieve.lif a :mart rally, Spring re-
ceived it chancery right-handed. itta•a the ear, waipt the
claret out, and it was a stioag et:44ci •pe.dy victory.-7 to s, on
Painter.
to. Spring got up groggy. aet itught his best; but Painter, al-
th.itigh hie in the rade, broke ground with much atinutaess, to ..1
his right hand to work a:A:a, ite was thrown in a c10.,e.
1, in, and There wi,si but little fighting, but Spring's nob
by eontu..4.s, aitlimigh he ,tool manfully to bisiat-
veraty, end :,wort
t I. Spring lied the I:est of fighting, and -hit Ins adver,try (014
legs.
Tii convey the '...ttcr part of the baale best to the sporting readers,
we neeti tine ge 4:O"Ur the whole on' the rolinds, as there sat much
hugging, and but little execution until thrt 22d round, when:: gay
anti Inatib. rally mok pl4ce, with recipnoal advantagt,-. Panittr had
the-hAt of the romitl, by getting his adversary's laud under his arm
again. and dropping hint when tacit of weaving.
- spring WAS now much reduced, and his head suffered JP-
Vert).F ; but flitllollo hr fo,y.dit with much courage and fairivs,
Tahlar out-I:cat:rad:4l him, 'end the latter bnitight Spriu,, dower
A hit in evt:v rotund. In mural St, otter 'ore smart Muting,
sprlng received Painter's heavy right-hana capon foe jaw, which eh...
,Illack arra smelieti at Norwic:i. It ads Levin, that he e...t
i:ot mu.; but like an ();ivv:•, lie thought h.: had no: Mt: .11. at.
the 'AI). end, •1,1; I),:usititi:ljr:inte..l,2ldl
recovered the finis
:end his !wile to t, ti bit» to be severely punished. ile .11, not
by word, but :iota 1ie1p1e.,,!...55„ anti tiglittug one h..our and fora
minutes
erawky slesiglitered the Clare-market butcher in two or_thret
felL
arnichrrittc:r::lwntimhiehisinihllantotot h.ll.ln;Plca.nd.

The I s :...-!-••• • A bou t t ivo mootls a 477:,
I'. Fr:u'•:s, of Loughborough, wilt) hut bceu tatiti::,•
blind of one eyz for nta►r 3O years, completely rocovert-1
the sight again without any application ; but, atramze
to tell, he instantly then became, anti still reollnul
quite blind oil the other."

COL'STI

LUL►..I 1:!t.

Fx-rit snantsr ARV (7 vsf.—Nlieltacl Shipman, a distentcr.
a man of iHiylerls, resident in 1-litickle, ssithlt I:1 miles of
was called to answer the compiaim of a too:Vali fill
girl, named Emilia 1)altom Ile took his seat at the table
opposite the box, and hail frequent communication
with Itia solicitor tim inz the trial, w Inch lasted 7 hones. 'The
indictment charged him with havitig assaulted )hiss Dalton,
and administered land:mum, or some other exciting dram, for
the purpose of protliteing nneonsciuo•tness, insensibility, or
excitement in that s•onug 14,1 y, with the view of tendering
her subservient to his passion•. There were other counts in
the indictment, one of which charged him with a common
assault.

Mr. Clarke opened the ea,c, which he said was the most
aggravated one he hail ever heard. Ile made !mother cont.
meat iipon it than that the evidence would be found inenn-
trovertible; ii %%mild diselese a system of villainy the most
depraved ; and that die honour tit the sr% and common hu•
nattily demanded an attention I the jury irrapable of
being prejudiced by atiaddress to their Flo lings, anviipportial
by powerful testi )))) my. Ile celled the proscrietix: Upon
getting into the hots •lie trembled exceedingly. It would be
diffirult to desei the the etlimt pi itiliteed by lie' appearance
lit r conformance, %I high %%Ofe the mat ks lit thought and
sorrow, eintiil be ti ;iced 1111.1.11111111 T,, Of 611111er happilleSS.
The SioCrlalm/1, 111111111 11,.1111r to her abe•er, olio pre.
settled a hideous contrast. Ili, hem! rya. covered with lank
red hair. Ile now attn then "go holed Perr.lds a ghastly
especially when lei, counsel %%ie. ptoeeeding to thaw infer.
curies from the evidence o loch led him to entertain a rain
tope.
The following is die soil...lance of 11 I)altoirs .silence
lam2l y eats it age. My lather was a mei chant molded
at Birmingham. hut from the mithairiissed ,tall. 01 his eitr•nnl-
stanci•s, 1.'014(1 it necessary some time ago to leave the (moult y.
IMy sistris and 1, to N111)111 given a good education,
remained at home. Cul} in Seinen& n I well into the family
of ;Mr. Shipman, as governess to his Mr, r dam:fliers, the
eldest of %% hoot is neatly 11, the second to, and the third 7,
(Pit Friday the 19,11 ft I)% centime, I was %intently ill wilts a
pain lit the cht—t, neil and I
retitled to my room
shoat se' ii Welin k. It( to ern eleven and twelve, Clara
Johnson, came to :1..% how I Will. !lasing received no abate.
merit of pain, I told her I n ati exceedingly ill, and begged that
she would ask tt holier I should !tattle my feet in Wit ill water.
On her rel. rn the girl told toe that her mi•trcss had sent to
her master, and he would he tip directly. Before I had time
to express my disapprobation of so extraordinary an intention
oil the part of )Ir. Shipman, he entered the room. Having
livered my head iih the bed-clothes, and made tin triply to
Ins inquiry how I was,lo• I,lllleil down Iris eloih", wok both
sny bands, and placed me by Illree WI Illy back, desiring me
to look at him full in the fare. Again lie asked me what was
the matter with me r 1 said I hid a violent pain in my chest.
lie asked where my chest was; and I said he must knit a;
and that he etas trilling %I ith its, He then desired (lira to
(itch stone Inanity. Site went down for it. 'Die children
%sere in the loom, but 111Vy were asleep, the eldest girl was
iu bed lt ith me. 's lieu (data lift 1111'1011111 lie put Iris hand
titer the upper part of my person, and told Ilse the pain was
not in my chest bitt in lIIN My endeavour to ie.
move his 1141111 was 111111 e rittitless, for I was extremely weak,
and my breath was so ciuleuthy &fleeted as to under me
wholly incapah'e of remonstrating with him. The first words
1 addressed to him when lie entered the room weir, that I
had not sent for hint, but fur Mrs. Shipman. tliien the gill I
returned with the brandy, he 11.111oVell his 11111111 from my
bosom, and obliged me to take SI/11.1! 111411111 y, after which
entreated him to lease the loom, which lie at first refused,
but afterwards emiseitted to do, declaring, however, that Clara
Elantild go, and that no one should stay with role, whether I
was well or ill. Both went away together. About o'clock
in the morning I aw in great pain, and was wide hysteri-
cal; may cries awoke eldest olatielitr•r, who
jumped out of lied Anil ran to her parent's room. Alr. Shipman
came in a ten nunnenlsallre his daughter had left the room, hut
said nothing,llllll went away immediately. Clara Iliencapite,and
sail her mister had its tiered her to (loess and take me down.
I refused ta go, saying to the gill that the lied was better this
me. as 1 was 1:I. lie ca11.,1 repeatedly to know whetter
Was coming doss ; and I finding objectiong useless, told Ilse
girl she 'night drr•ot me and take sue dawn. He was at the
bottom of the stairs with a candle in his hand; he had on
a nightcap 111111 WaIN(CO.II, but no en.it, and be assisted the
gii I in bringing nit into the omit. %%herr, before a large fire,
there will a sof,o, on whieli be placed me. It• itlailicti of
the excessive heat, on which he sent Clara for the tea things,
and said the lire was not hotter than I could bear it. sly
breath grew worse, and I fell dreadlitlly ill, At that moment
the kin I entered with some coal and tea-things. Ile insisted tin
inv taking tea. and rai•tal toe till tin the purpose of doing so.
l'pon compulsion I took two vow., and he said I should have
a third. e 14 a C111111,a1,1 111 the room. where different
kind of dregs are kept, amongst n hich is laudanum. Before
he brought the third cup lie went to that eitiiltoard and tilled
it there. 1 refused to take it. lie said 1 should, and raised
site tip, and pie-totted the cup to my tomtit'. I perceived ilie
smell was 1,411.1.1.11•, and again refitsed. He declined that I
should, or be would diem li ine with it: at the same time he
took hold of one by 1111' 110,e, lot evil it ditto in throat must
'violently, :out fluent me down en the sofa, lie s.it sun the
anti. One of my teeth was hot whether it was at
that lime or not l don't (;iat a tome in %%hilt he was
dretichilig tilt lea, and he desited her to take the borne
ell( of hit stays. I ‘l,:v.io t itieni aomy, mid I n utiuued h.. „,.,
to do it while lie was in the I nom. lie went out. I thought 1 %%a%
o mottle!. ('halo oo lel/10103,g the hour teljt...i. fie e.:mr
and e.h litt. foot Of till• aoft, gitve his liana limit. nit.
it,.stc,„,„.d Literates than beim... til 1111 l Illy person. 'f 6esrrraul
came in, ;11.1 It, removed his lamas, with nice of w Inch lie bad
hold of ottoll mho/•. In ansttcr to his itoptit. , •lie .111. hoed
collie to' on vital r lire to ono for Cie family. He 414-d:ell her to
remote •,is. ein CAW silo 11110 the isiti.lll.!l. As well as I cool.'
I till her to rally ale to bed, and he said it was ii•eless, for
1 should limit 140,;111:1111.14.111,11f.•(1 air into ;lie back I.trhen oil
the sofa, near the tire, and lint the shot errs rip. lama wain
t.l do her hulloes, and lie sate hes,•l:- iit••• and tcloented the
1ib...0i1, I d 1111.11•11 to. At lit it moment Clat.i.• • iii. 111, 11.
W.i4 a 10111.1,11.11.1,111. in the lasi imp of tea I took, w !deli was
hot in either of die toll, r t 11l s. 1 h ter• suielt than ni ns
in It,. .tvl it is my (ism helm f that laiinatium Via% mixed
the tilt .1 cop. My illness iiiereased, and (Aria, by his older,
pat me to lit 41, where 1 guest worse. Irs. `Mittman came in
nu hearing tae suit 4111,1104111. 5114191411 made me take rasa
oil. %VII ti .it Cult!. ml from that time till lin the all,' noon, 1
nu *holey wit ,01.,*i.) 0.1 !av I ft It better, :nail
contrived to sit to duller. after wtt tett Mit, tt•hiptet.;ll proposed
ber littaLau l t chapel. I wcat :To to s) vein