The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-13 00:00:00

SUSSEX, JAN. 9.

This morning James Smith, who was apprehend.
ed about a fortnight since, on suspicion of being the
HMI who has .committed the numetoos robberies in
the neighbourhood of Emaworth and Havant, WA
re-exatnined at Havant, before the Hey. J. Nottitta
and W. Garor, Esq. Justices. It appeared on, ths
exaudnation, that on the morning of the evening
that Messrs. HAYLES and Sbtoor., were 'robb•Ws
Smith was busy cleaning his gun, and at the titnei
of that robbery he was from home, A great coat;
exiialy answering the deseription of the one worn
by the robber, was also afterwards hung._ to dry on
'Smith's premises. Mr. CHATFIELD, of flisworthl.
who, it will be remembered, was so badly wounded
by a footpad, said, that thegan produced.as.belonV
lug to Smith, was very similar . to the one he Was
shot at with, and that the shdt-Wliteli wounded him
were of the same size as-these in the possession of
Smith. It appeared that his neighbours in general.
were very suspicious of him; and on the evening of
the 17th of December, when three persons were
robbed on the road between Havant and Etusworth,
he waiiteen to return home about eight o'clock, with
a gun on his Sluzulder. He had in .more than Poo
instance endeavoured to persuade a man, of the
name of Sims, to robberies with him, partk.
eularly to steal logs from gansworth-quay, and to
break open warehouses. He was re-committed for
further examination on Tuesday, the 19th lust,

The apartments •in St. James's Palace, founerly
the nursery for the junior branches of the AteVAT,.
FAMILY, while
.uutler the care and Whip) of tiPtii-
CIiARLOTTE FINCH, arc now undergoing
and. furnishing, for the reception of the Puke of
Sussex.

Authentic intelligence has been received by tht
Underwriters at Lloyd's respeding the capture of
some American Vessols by the Atgerines in th 4
'Mediterranean.

Dispatches were received yesterday at .the
miralty, froth Barbadoes, dated the 17111 of Novetn:
ber, giving an account
_of the alarming
.success.ol.
French Privateers in that quarter.
His Royal Highness the P4INCE of WALes, at-
tended by Major'Baron EtIEN' lett' Carleton Hong,
yesterday, at tWelie o'clock, for Bright.on.

On Thursdarlask was fought, at Horsington, Soo •
merset, a pitched battle between Hazard, a butcher,
and Stacey, a shoemaker, two noted bruisers.. The •
combatants entered a large ring, with their seconds
and bottle-holders : Tom Hazard, a sailor, second-
ed his brother, and. Clarke seconded Stacey. The '
contest ct)ntiiiLted with tittle variation till the both
round; when Stacey sprained his wrist'so badly, that
he ceukl not:mika a blow with his right hand; and
afteroine more severe rounds, and appearing very
weak, te,,ak4,llp, repeated request of- the. Gentle*
men present, in.. A dispute having taken place
between the two seconds; a challenge was glittno
and accepted.; and alter. the above was decided,
they set-tO, When another very severe contest took
place. Aftcr 32 bard-tbught rounds, ..vitiory was
declared in favoer .of Hazard. Several amateurs
and Gentlemen present declared, that in all the
tpatchesqtg.* ever witnessed, they never saw two
harder FO:lpsis., The former lasted an hour and 16
minutes, antic the latter 52 minutes.
In thethurch-yard at Dunstable, Bedfordshire, is
an epit4ph on a woman who had nineteen children
at five births, :in the following manner:—At the
three first birth's; three peb, tiro; sad at the two.
next, five each