The National Register.
London, England, 1820-05-29 00:00:00

MIL! TAItY OUTRAGE.

COURT-ROUSE, WAKEFIELD, NIAY I(—Some time
ago, a most cruel and unprovoked dSSJIIIt %%as committed
by two military men oil the person 01 SJinuel ChJrles
ofth, al °tefln near Horitury, iu the %sect
riding of York slim., by which he was so severtly
w lcd aN to tECov e•niotis apptehrnsions for his life.
'flue Ir,ruJ. of file awn, w ho are IterSons of great
respectability, 'limn:lit it due to public justice that a
legal investigation should be instituted; and, after seve-
ral delays, the cause of which it is not necessary to
explain, the hearing came Oil this day at the Court-house,

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in Wakefield, hetore Benjamin Dra'try, Esq. the Rev•
W. Wood, J. Mali e, and J. Egremmit,
At the commencement of the business, Captain Sib-
throve rose, and addressed the Ala:innate*. He stated
that the conduct of the military under his oommand had
been lt misrepresented in the public papers, and
requested that, before the exammaiio,l of the witnesses
teas proceeded with, the reporters might be ordered to
withdraw. The Magistrates, after a short pause, said
they did not think it necessary to make such an order ;
but they intimated to the gentlemen who attended for
the public press, that it was their wish that no part of
the evidence should be published, as it might prejudien
the party accused when lie was put upon his trial.
With this intimation they expressed 'heir readiness in
comply, and the hearing proceeded. IVitnesses were
then called to prove the assault, and the examination
was proceeding, when Captain Sibthorpe, observing that
the reporters were occupied its taking notes, again inter-
fered, and ..ished the Bench to order them to desist.
The Magistrates, however, made no sticit order; but the
reportets, to mold unnecessarily irritating the Captain,
laid down their pens, and the examination went on
without any further interruption. The result was, that
Thomas Quan, a sergeant in the 4th Dragoon Guards,
tv,s ordered to find bail, to answer for the assault at the
ensuing Quarter Sessions; and Captain Sibthorpe gave
the necessary security. The officer who was stated to
hate given orders to the sergeant to assault Charkswords
was not in attendance.

BOXING.
The match between Dan. Gee, the pottery man,
who is considered the best man. now in Warwick-
shire, and Barton, a farmer in-Oxtbrdshire, and a
man of much strength, who is not without. Baffle
knowledge of the boxing art, took place on Thursday
at Bankbam, Bucks, in a 13-acre field, belonging to
P. Totham, Esq. after having been twice removed.
The men first had a turn-up at a revel, a fortnight
since, when they were parted, and Burton offered to
back himself for 501., and it was won made. The
men set-to at nine o'clock, in a 20-feet square.—
Seconds were, Todd for Barton, and Whitby for Gee.

TH li COMBAT.
Directly after letting loose of hands, Barton received a smart
left handed facer. which drew claret from the nose, but he
returned a heavy right handed blow upon the ribs, at the same
time, which hit Gee away. A rally followed, and give and take
VAS the order of the round, until Gee received a heavy trots
bunock.
2. This wee nothing but a fighting round of nine minutes, but .
Gee had rather the best of it, from quickness of hitting. but his
left side was much mauled by his adversary's right hand, which
at times seemed to have split him. Onaot Becton's peepers was
darkened in the neat round, but Gee was finished by a hit in the
wind.
3, and 4. Both had fought themselves out, and these were mere
bugging rounds for wind.
6. Decidedly in favour of Barton, who milled away to all parts
of the ring, but although he had not strength to atop the rush,
he bad science to parry many of the hits, but at last was run
down.
6. This was the most punishing round in the fight. and told
who would win. Gee hard got fresher, end he placed his. left
and right upon the head, without receiving a return blow. A
sanguinary rally of three minutes followed, when Gee was
knocked down, but he had darkened his adversary's other eye.
and the lancet had no effect.
7. This was the last round. and Barton hit in all directions
but the right, and, after being. much pinked, he was obliged to
give in. Gee, although the victor, had. enough. It lasted
minutes.

Great Shooting.—At the second meeting of the
Midgham Pigeon Club, on Monday, no less than
102 birds were killed in 110 shots.—Four of the
members killed, on the average, 19 birds from 21 ;
and the Gentleman who is the best shut in the Club
killed but 16 from 21; an .ordinary shot killed
24 in succession. Mr. Thorpe won the silver cup
and cover, in shouting off the tee of nineteen, with
Mr. Waddington.
Too most extraordinary acts of suicide were commit-
ted last Tuesday morning, in Union Street, Somars
Town, by two inen who had lived neighbours in the
street, and who were in the habits of ate greatest inti-
macy. A respectable inhabitant of: that street, sixty
years of age, after breakfasting with his wile and family
ui good health and spirits, got tip. from table, saying he
had business up stairs, and would be down shortly;
but remaining too long, and a person coining in who
wanted him on bus,hess, his dattliter went up to call
and on entering his bed-room, she found him
suspended Irma the Iron rod of the bed-tester, quite
dead. At the saute time an 314r111 was given that his
particular friend, a bitictivr, residing in his immediate
iteighbourhocxl, was discovered inasiging by a rope front
an iron hook in ill; slaughter house, trine dead.
About four o'c!tick on Tuesday evening a cold, about
two years of a.e, belonging to All. Sisti:not,s, Thatched
outage, lie:wiles Park, was lound drowt.ed in a pond
in the gimlet,. The faintly were at dinner—the ehl!-
(kens' maid was likewise at dinner, at td she
inc uti-
ou+ly suffered tin child to play about, but missing the
child, she ran into the garden, and not seeing her, she
ran to the pond, where she lA:reeked the child's clothes
floating nil the water. She ease the alarin—t cluld
was immediately taken out, and a Surgeon sent for,
who used the means prescribed by the Roydl Humane
Society for the I.e.:Lowy of suspended animation, hut
all to no effect.

Last week a large dog, the property of one of Lori
(.:astlereagh's coact:men, at North Cray, in this county,
suddenly manilested symptoms of madness, and, below
ally steps could be taken to secure or destroy Ilse ant
mai, it had severely lacerated the hand of fine bov, the
sou ul aMr Hanks. It also attacked a flock of t-tirl.its
belonging to his Lordship, and bit several of them.—
Several dogs also, it is feared, have been bitters by it.
but at length it was destroyed. Surgical ag•istam'e was
procured to the buy kutuctliately, `lol'l-1 was
cauterized.