The National Register.
London, England, 1820-09-18 00:00:00

PUGILISM EXTRAORDINARY.-4Viiite Conduit-fields, .
the scene of many hard fought battle, which has u-
questionably nurtured and prepared those milling qualities
mat have since shone with such lustre in the person of
a Randall, was on Monday last the acaldema of at sin-
gular a fight as was ever yet recorded in the annals of
pugilism. Miles Irons St. Giles, and M'Carty front
Saffron-hill, were the combatants, and the following
are the extraordinary circumstances which led to the
battle. Such of our readers as have spent any time in
Leland, must have noticed the influence of that feudal
spirit, which to this day exists between particular clans
of the Irish peasantry. It often happens that the resi-
dents of two parties (in some parts one parish comprises
an extent of eight or ten miles) arc at actual war with
each other; and although as individuals they behave
with the greatest friendship, yet at fairs, or wakes, where
of necessity they assemble in large bodies, they seldom
part without Woodshed, and it is no uncommon thing
for 600 or 1000 islets to be engaged in those broils. On
some such occasion Miles met the father of his present
opponent, who was then stricken in years, whilst Miles
was a young man ; but as he had formerly espoused the
cause of that Denton, which was hostile to the friends of
the latter, lie was deemed a fair foe, and war was made
on him accordingly. The poor old in was beaten to
a degree, that if it did not cause hs I:”:lledi.ite death,
at least acceierated it; bin before li expire-1 he sent for
Miles, and asked him if lie would fight his son (his pre-
sent opponent, who was only then five years ald) when
he should come to man's estate. Allies complied, and
a written agreement was accorditigly drawn
.11p, and
respectively signed for each party. In a few years
afterwards Miles found it to Ins advantage to come to
&salami, and hi this country he has since remained.
M'Carty in the meantime grew up a stout young man,
and considering himself religiously bound to fulfil his
father's last solemn covenant, he came to England also ;
he easily traced out Miles, who did not wish to swerve
irons the terms of his agreement, although he felt that
the ruthless hand of time had certainly not improved his
condition. The sum of six guin:as was posted as au
addnional stake, and at six o'clock on Monday morn-
ing the men met, each attended by a chosen second.—
At the commenceimin the odds were greatly in favour
of M'Carty, who possessed length, strength, youth, and
every other requisite; he bad the tight all his own way,
and in ts.e eleventh round Miles gave in, being much
fnnushal, whilst his opponent was so fresh that he ran
a mile in four minutes and a half, for the tritliu;. bet of
live shillings, and won. Near 3000 Irishmen were
present at the fight, and afterwards dispersed very peace-
auly.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT A: EA LlNG.—Jatnes Firby,
a youna man, employed on the ptetuises of a farmer, at
E ding, was on Wednesday unight engaged in fixing
horses to a newly invented mactune for threshing, corn,
Inc horses unfortunately started Wink: the young man
had got out ante way, the machinery began to work,
and, melancholy to relate, :he poor know %vas crushed to
pieceS; between the machinery and the wall; he was
shortly afterwards found nit this melt tielmly state. A
Cur mr' Inquest was held on the body, herore N!.r.
aad rtiuracd a verdict of Accicicu6.l Death.

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