The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-01 00:00:00

THE c:,t•rri.E.

11r.und I.—Then was no atuirring ceremony. but Eales made play
eather away from distance, and inirsed hir objciet. H,dl returned
upon liiin slightly with the left 1:3n1, and the masterly science which
followed was perceptible only to those close upon the men; so
.quick
and precise were the motions. that until the combatants set-to in the
next round the mischief could not be asiiertained. Ilan iull ou his
knees on missing a hit.
2. P§,!mu..!-Arig round commenetl offensively by flail, itha drop-
ped claret profusely front the forehead. Several camter hits were
ci.ehanged in a galliait rallys. after Hall had returned upotiyand
,parricd I;ales'r right hand. The blow, were measured with such
prz;:isi,3n., and the Farrier were so expert, and it was so muds a
u.nster-piece of lighting altogether. that a common observer could
not tell who had first got into the chancery line Eales was hit hard
on the left jaw, and both went down in a close tired with
ltisen betting.
3. Hall got a fine li:ft•handal hit at the head, and, lie followed
in with the right, which toll also. Eid:s. applrently stunned by the
bits. btoke ground, and had the worst pert of the round, but he
chewing but trilling marks of hitting, whilst Hall's nob was a con-
tused nrtss of blood. . . . .

4. Hall went in to take all his adversary's fight out of him. He
went with it, bravery up to his adversary's head. and after making
his left-hand d lilt tell, he pursued to the ropes, when both fell.
S. This was a gallant fought round, but it chewed the good judges
tlat rates was tile heaviest hitter. although the advantages were
reciprocal. Eales went down, and both telt the ehiscts of seven
n.irut z,trong exercise. Five to 4on !fall.
Eales p,atle cautious movements to get wind, and Hall was so
tired that he dropped his hands in !Tarring. In aridly hales had his
adversary suspended acres; the ro,:es, mot part of him being grased ;
he raised both his hands, and left him a character worthy of a pro-
fessor of national sport.
Hall placed a good hit on the jaw of Eales, but he tell on his
knees in pursuing his luck. Even betting.
8. bales parried some good hits, and saved himself most sci-
entifically. but he h.ei the worst of the round, anti he fell , with his
adversary alike distressed. _ _ . .

9. 11311 had the best of this round also, and after tcceiving two
bits he went down.

in. A gallant onill at counter hits, which told, but the die:. ts
chewed that Eales had most length. It was altog,•ther slaught•iring
round to the advantage of Eales, who placed his hits home aud heavy.
Throe to t on Estes.

11. Three to one upon Eales went a begging, aruhlones asked
Hall if he meant to give in P—To which Itekher replied, '• We shall
win it; we have scarcely a scratched fate." dial l affected a ghastly
smile. and turned to, as if inspired with confidence be his si..cond's
stroke of the of brush. uliae gammon ; he floored his adversary by a
blow on the jaw, which was the first knock down.
12. Bales gathered himself for mischief. and hit some heavy
home blows. Hall was dead beat, and he fell, hugging his adver-
sary's legs.
Hall made a gallant stand, but he was hit senseless; and so
nittch abroad was he, that he fought with his back towards his ad-
versary—he fell senseless.
it. Bales placed three bits and broke his ground ; Hall, in endea-
vouring to return. fell.
15. mall went in with much gallantry, and placed two hits; but
in falling, his seconds raised his head. which was like a stone, and ha
could not be brought to time. Victory was proclaimed for liales,
alter fighting 17 minutes auti 52 seconds.

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seeond battle was fought bestween Tuck, a bntelter, and
Dent, for a trilling pw.e. Dent had the worst of it through.
out; he Linke lois arm above the wrist, after lighting twenty
minutes, hr hitting. Ile did not find it out uuta he tried to
fight anotber round.

A person who offered two cows and seven balers for sale
in Witiolsor. last week, has been apprehended, on suspicion
ef having stolen them. On his examination begin e the Mayor,
it Has stated by Mr. I'. Woolley, that lie asked the price of
the two cows, and was answered by the prisoner, 301. for the
two, adding, he had been bid 211. for them ; after some further
conversation, the price finally agreed upon was.2sl. Mr.
Wodley, on heating the price in the fair, at which the pri-
soner had sold some other cittle, was sespicious that the
poisoner had not come honestly by them, and therefore stated
his suspicions to the poisoner. who said be' bad 'bought the
cows at Hamill fair; and they had since then been at grass
at Warner's, at Stanmore; that he was well known at Ir:ibuon •
ton, and agreed to ride there with the deponent to, receive
the money. 'fhe deponent went to teed his horse that they
tnight start together, but on returning in about ball an hour.
learnt that the prisoner !tad di camped, leaving his horse
behind at the Hope public house. This deposition was cow
firmed by the testimony of Mr. Thomas Langliurst, of Thorp,
Surrey, Coroner. It was also stated in evidence by Mr.
l'urner of Chertsey, that he hail seen the prisoner come into
the tkir with two cows and seven heifers; that he had inquired
the price and was :eked 301. for the two cows. His master,
Mr. Goring, of Staines, then came up, and asked the price
of the heifers, for which 101. a piece were demanded. After
talking snore time, Mr. Goring agreed to give till. pe till Ins.
for the seven heifers, and gave 11. as earnest. 'llm deponent
thinks the heifers are worth 40s. each more than Mr. Goring
gave for thrift. In c00...111(41re oh tile general opinion in the
fair that the heifers were sold lo under their value, the
prisoner was susreteoll of having stoles, them, anti lie after-
wards absented himself. James Wye. of Shand-green, was
at the Hope poiblic-bouse, where he I .leolli. 'Mule remarks stn
the conduct or the prisoner, and that he had gone loom the
house across the flails. The w imess followed, en overtook
him about half a mile fi the town. When .:aestiono d,
the prisoner said lie bought the cows on the rout hetiseee
Stailinore and Barnet : but he afterwards ow ne d that the
cows wets stolen, Awl that he was sore to be banged if' the
deponent did rot let him go. lie then offered hies a 11.
note to let him escape. The deponent, however, succeeded
in lot ingino loin. back to the town, where lie was put intr. the
custody of the constable. 'nor above•nanied persons are
bound in 201. each, fur that appearance to give evidence if
called on. The prisoner, when he attempted his e•r4l.C, itlt
a black galiowav, rather low in desk, and an old saddle and
bridle, behind him, at the nape Fluidic-house, which ate now
ito charge of the constable.

A 51ini.st,i IA paper rays—" It k reported that the lilier
which bia Ill.:hues.' the Prince Kelpnt omit to Lord
Elleohoronr,ii. ou lii• rverivungth,it ghat I.lw 0 fieerr 4..... g
nation of t. le •iinatioti his Lordship h kso I,oig
ou account of bit ill hrallh, dui a the !sight:l6i credit to the henit
and bract of the Royal %titer, and honour to the Learned
Lord to whom it was addreased."

Tilt NAT/i

A,

THE MURDERER DEAN.

The fallowing ere particulars of the conduct of R. Dean,
prior and stabstipietit to his murder atte female infant, Ann
Melia Halbert :—On the morning of Thursday. Ilse 15th in-
stant, Dean. instead of going to his employ at toe au;
fac-
tory of Mr. Tyne!, engraver, Ali;gate, went to the Red Lion.
Chelsea, and he vine taken refreshment, he addressed himself
to Serjeant Farr, of the 15th Hussars, who was sitting in the
parlour. He said he had a great incliestion to etth.t into the
regiment to which lie (Serjeant Farr) belonged ; that he had
been in his Majesty's service before ; was tired of working at
his Unite, and he believed that he never should be comf.irt-
able again till he was a soldier: for formerly, when he lie•
longed to the 13th Light Dragoons, lie hail sever.l favourite
females at one time, but latterly that was not the case. and
he thought regimental!, had a great effect in winning the offer-
-114)114 of lathes. The Seijeant took him before Lieut. Hick-
ma* far approval, and afterwards he gave him le. as enlist-
ing Dean then iscromponied Serjeasit Farr to his
pi:triers, at the Ship, in Wardour-street, and there he wrote
Lie subjoined letter, alai ed Oct. t, ;--
" Duatt Jost:en—l shall not be able to come home to-night. for
lam engaged upon mine other business. You need not be alarmed
about myeb.ence, as I am endem‘ouring to procure a situation. I
was sent by Mr. M'Devitt to the house of a gentleman at Pimlico,
who wanted a servant ; the gentleman being from home, the servants
requested me to stop all night at the house lint' sleep. I shell be at
home to-morrow morning. Yob may tell Mr. Tyrrell the cause
why I have not been at work, and du not, either hint or you. be
alarme 1. I am your's. " R. DEAL"
" Mr. Williams• Engraver, 5, Cbitreh-
row, Aldgate, Whiteelmpel."

The above letter Dean gave to Serjeant Farr to put in the
post ~flier; and after taking an ptler, he went to bed. On
the following morning he went to the York Hospital, and was
there inspected by the Seri:eon and paged. He wrist from
therm. to Queen-square Police Office, and was attested be-
fore the Magistrates. The Serjeant paid him the usual rum,
and after lic was sworn lie went to the Robin Hood, in Mks,
stri cl, Westmin,ter. He remained thinking with the Ser-
jeant and nlheis until mails live o'clock ; the Serjeant and
Dean left together. Dean said that he had some linen at his
WasherStOikan's, and the Serjeant told him that it would be as
well if be could preemie a shirt from her to pot onto go to
the Colonel's next day for his inspection. Dean sniff that he
would go to her, and went down t:oekspnr•sireet. Dean
most have gone, when be parted Iv the Serjeant, direct to
the house of Mr. Halbert, for it appears that he arrived there
before six o'clock.

Atter Dean had committed the murder, he went to the Ship,
in Wardieir.sts ect. Oii his arrival Seijeatit Farr asked him
if he had got his HOPI) from Isis washerwoman. He replied,
that she had not got it dime as he bad expected. The Ser-
jeant asked him to drink some beer, is litch he did. Dean
then celled fin a pint of porter; he solaced himself beside
Farr, and entered into conversation with the persons in coin-
patty, and seemed as much at ease as he had done daring the
former part of the day, and 'lid not betray the least derange-
ment of mind. He iiifornied the. Sr rjeaut that lie visited at
the Grapes, in Church-row, Altigate, and lie expressed his
affection tin• the landlord's daughter; but lie did not say one
word about their having quarrelled. On the Saturday (the
morning after the murder) he rose at eight o'clock, and she
Serjetiot lent Ishii, a clean shirt to uppear in before the Colo-
nel; but in cousequetiee of the Colonel's illness, his inspect'
Lion was pot off till the Monday. At ten, on Saturday, Dean
went with the Serjeent, and saw the Guards parade in the
Park, and there passed his opinion upon their evolutions.—
Auer the soldiers were dismissed, lie went to the Itobin Hood,
and thence to the Serjeant's qicirters in Wardour street ; lie
went to bed at eight o'clock, ;mil rose on the fallowing morn-
big before seven, went into the tap-room and asked for the
newspaper, which he read, and immediately went up to his
rooms aud aid not come down again for a considerable time.
Towards evening he sat down in a dark box, and went to
sleep, and was awoke by the landlord, who advised I • to
gu io bed. lie accordistely rose up mid went to his bed
room, and when a young man named Heck, who slept with
him, went to bed a short time after, he found him fast asleep.
On Monday morning, Dean alone at Klima halt past seven
o'clock, itsg agreed to wait fur the Serjeant to accompany
him to the C )loott's. A little before 10 o'clock Dean bor-
rowed three halfpence from the landlord, fur the purpose, as
lie said, of baying sums tobacco. Dean then lett the house,
and was not seen afterwards by the Serjeant, tab came at
the appointed time to intet him, till lie was in custody.
Dean bore nu excelltut diameter in the tinnier regiment
to which lie baliniged ; his father is a respectable farmer
residing about seven Mites from Bury St. Edmund's, and to
procure his discharge paid, airont two years iigu, 101. for two
substitutes.