The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-01 00:00:00

was now 6 to 4 ouFord.

In the Sib round Weston recovered from the done the bite
had thrown him into, and changed tie odds is hie favour. It
was slashing work all through, but Ford could not get up his
lame leg quick enough to meet his antagonist. Weston led the
way until the 18th round, when be became tired also, and was
thrown ■ heavy somerset.
19. This round made a convincing tarn in the battle ; Ford
plnced a chattering rigid handed blow upou hi■ adversary's
jaw, which loosened it, and dropped the loan.
The battle was continued until the 29th rotted in Ford's fa-
vour. In the 23d round Weston floored his ad v y, hut
Ford 'hewed extraordinary game, under severe punishment.
There •as nothing like denial about him. Weston was • lenge.
brat by a chance hit under the lug, which made him deaf to
time. The men were alike much punished.

On Wetlcesday morning Catherine Blackman, nt
in the family of Mr. James Duncan, of St. Mary Axe,
was sent by her master to IVoolwich, at which place
Mrs I)utscati her mistress was on a visii, and about half
past seven in the evening she left (or London, her mis-
tress giving her eighteenpruce to pay her fare by the
Greenwich stage. On the roar! between IVookvich and
the place fumy whence site intended to take the coach,
she was accosted two or ihree times by a fellow in a ws-
termati's dress, who inquired if she was bound fur Lon-
don. To this she made no answer hut quickened her
pace; the fellow still followed her, and on reaching a
very lonely part of the road, lie seized her by the arms,
and with cotiOderalile violence drafted Ix r down a dark
lane, where he threw her down, 'and placed his knee
upon her chest : he then drew from his pocket a knife,
and having opened it, It", with horrid imprecations de-
clared he would sever her head from her body unless she
immediately delivered over to hint all the money she
had. The poor ghl implored him not to kill her, soul
called bur assistimer, and then the villain began
deliberately to untie her bonnet, and applied the knit to
her throat; but on her givitig him the Is 61. she had to
pay her coach hire, he relinquished his diabolical pur.
pose, but lie was gonig to proceed to other acts of trio-
lence, when a gentleitiao, who heard the poor girl's
screams, Caine towards the spot ; upon which the ruliSan
made a precipitate retreat, and although an instant outcry
and pursuit took place, he elkcied his escape. The gen-
tlclliam) conducted the poor girl to the coach, and hu-
manely paid her fare to London. lulormation of the
affair miss been given at Uniou-liall-office, and from the
description given of the villain, there is reason to expect
that he wi.l soon be brought to jnsiice, as Hall, the
chief officer of the establishment, has sonic clue where
to hod him.

An inquisition was taken on Wednesday last, at the
sign of the Fortune of ‘Var, in the New road, before
Thomas Stirling, El coroner, on the body of Miss
Aittiabella 'Unsay, agi d 3U years, whose body was
found drowned iu me Regent's Canal on Sunday morn-
ing. The deceased, it appeared, inconseqiienceoi some
family quarrel, absconded front her friends, with whom
site reskied in Montague.street, Russell-square, on the
preceding Wednesday. Hand-bulls were printed and
posted tip in all parts of the town, describing her per-
son, dress, &c. and offering a reward to any person
whit would glee any tidings-of her to her friends, but
she was not heard of until she was found drowned, and
at the time there was a bill-sticker pinitilig up some of
the bills along the road. The deceased had been seen,
the three days preceding to her body being found, walk-
ing in a low desponding state up and doss n by the side
of the canal, and during the time site astsided meeting
or speaking to anyone Other witnesses proved several
instances of an unsettled state of mind in the deceased;
and the Jury returned a ezrdict—" Drowned herself
when in a state of temporary mental derangement."

Ou Thursday morning last, a gentleman who was
sitting in the colonnade in front of the pump-room, Lea,
fi II backwards and expired, without a groan.
He proved to be Mr. Jones, the banker, of the firm of
Jones and Lloyd, in Lothhory. London. He walked,
front his residence on the Union-parade, accompanied
by Mrs. Henry and another female friend, who always
accompanied him in his walks, and had taken a gentle-
man's arm, (seism Mrs. 'lvory and his other female
friend had left him) who asked bins if it would he
agreeable to him to sit down, he just having Oren a
glass of water; he replied in the affirmative, and nit his
sitting down the awls) event took place. Medical and
surgical assistance ssas inintediatily obtained ; the de-
ceased w; S ininmhatelv carried Irmo the colonnade to a
loom attached to the ladies' kith, tt here the window
was opened to give esery assistance her re-storing aitiona-
t loll* Toe main artery in the lettildt Wai opened, Lint
only ten drops of blood flowed. A warin-bath being
ready, he was immersed in it wit;tout delay, hut to ito
ire was extinct. His death was caused lty ap-
poplexy.

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