The National Register.
London, England, 1815-06-11 00:00:00

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A famous day's play of pugilism took place on Tuesday at
Moselev Hurst, bt•fore a rumcrous assemhlage of amateurs
The great match was between Scroggins, the sailor, who
had distinguished himself on a different element, and Nos-
wen thy, the baker, who was thought terrible from his having
*on with Dutch Sam, about which event so much dial ute
Las existed. It was a sporting tight, at even betting, but
Scroggins had the turn. Belcher and Gibbons seconded
Scroggins, and Cribb and Clarke officiated fur Nosworthy.
Round I. Scientific si,arring at julg;ng distance. Scroggins made
play anf! planted a hit, which was returne.l short. A smart tali),
Billowed, when :time hitting took place. and.both went down, Nos-
under, who produced first blood from the nose and mouth.
Z. and 6 to 4 on Scroggins.
y. One of the best taught rounds since that betwixt Degherty and
Eli verthcrn, on Coombe Warren. Nw worthy planted a hit, and a
trememlous rally followed, which spewed to the spectators which
Was the be,t Both men trequei:tly hit each other away,
a.d returned with real native courage to offensive operations. Serog-
vns *roved Itinrelf t'.e tr:it in-righter and the best punisher, and he
fur No worthy down at 1:r t.
t. This was as obstinately a contested round as the last.—Both men
were on tliei• mettle, but the hitting of Scrov,gins was tertific.
toast eertraccous rally ..gain took place, and Nosworti.v rcc,ived a
dreadful right-bai,dect hit under the e..r,,froin ivhich blood flowed
copi t sly inwardly, and he was again knocked down.—:t to lon
Scroggins.
4. Scroggins hav:n7, got his man under, extrei.:;ed his pugilistic
Valeta with much adroitness. lie hit him in a rally to all ;arts of the
ring. Noswortl:y was returnable with much courage, but
he vas
re beat, ami never recovered himself —4 to 1 on Ss.srcggins.
5 In this round Scrog,gims, .vailing himself of the weakness of Ws
Sever-ary, not only out fought him, hut he sheaved himself most
decidedly the best fighter, and Nosworthy only stood to receive the
ibis of his adversary, who broke away, hit in, and did as be liked.
It would be uninteresting to pursue this fight further in
Nosworthy was knocked down at setting to in the
sixth round. In the seventh be made his last, but unsuc-
cessful eltort, although he planted a good right-handed hit
upon his eponents eye-lid. In the eighth round. Noswor-
thy was again knocked down, and he had no chance after
but at the head stop. Ile was Unable to come to time after
the 15th round, anti his head was never out of chancery from
the first round. The battle lasted IS minutes.

A second and rr,,st courageous battle was fought between
Tom Johnson, of Paddington, and Rowe, a smith, a pupil
cf Oliver's. The former won in half an hour, after much
good and determined fighting. Rowe received a hit at the
dose of the battle under the lower left rib, which sent him
to sleep. Joe Ward and Jones seconded the winilvr, and
Oliver and Painter the loser.

.17./11V INTELLIGENCE.

COURT Or KINGS BENCH,

SMALL PDX.
THE KING V. BCRNETT.
The netenilant, an apothecary of Great Mary le.bone.street, was
indieted for causing children labonting under Ihe F•rnall !nix to be
earlier' through the public streets thereby endangering the lives
of others Judvitent • had gone by default. and the Attorney Ge-
tierai prayed that it might he entered Mr. (Nun. for the de-
ftnt'iatit, contended, in a 'notion for arrest of
Firtdgwenr, that innen.
latinti for sniall.po% was not ail indictable ()Omer. that it wa, not
eonsitleted sot oi-epee at ootutinm law, anti if it was that the Small
Hospital would be equally indictable with the present deteneant ;
that the exposilw children in 11w streets was the act of others over
%l out he 'the defendant) had Ito power; and filially, that the opi
ttitm of the Court had been given in favour of the defendant, in a
late action (the King v. Vantandilto) in which their Lot dships de-
tided that Inoculdiniat kt as not an act that CHOW tinder the
lance of the law. ttoroo Gei,cral wt' about to reply
Wav try Lord Elleni:orough, who did away the objections of
defendant's coitosei, by rein:liking—tat, that the defendant wds rot
iniiitivd tut the inure ittorclution,lart for ceasing the children so