The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-31 00:00:00

THE BATTLE.

It lasted an hour and fifty minutes, and after the first three
rounds it was all hard fighting. These rounds occupied more
than a quarter of an hour in manceuvring, breaking the
ground, &c. to endeavour to get at each other, and no blood
was spilt, or a hit of any consequence placed, until at the end of
the third round Teesdale placed a hit upon the tip of his adver-
sary's smeller, from which claret flew in abundance, and in a
trial of strength both went down, but Lenney gained the fall.
Round 4. Lenney placed a good right-handed blow over his
adversary's left eye, which drew blood in streams ; a rally fol-
lowed, from which the combatants parted and returned to work,
and both went down, but Lenney shewed most strength.
5. Teesdale was piping, and he dropped his hands, as was
supposed, to draw his adversary to first lighting, Teesdale hav-
ing the length. A rally followed, hits were exchanged, and
Teesdale was thrown.

6,7, and 8. Teesdale stood unguarded, stooping his breast
down, and evidently distressed for wind. Lenney had made some
excellent parries of his adversary's left hand, but he had the
worst of the rounds, and was kept constantly bleeding with
left handed nobbing, but his confidence remained unshaken.
Teesdale led until the 11th round, Lenney being too short
to get at him, but here he showed some rare game qualifica-
tions, and had the best of the round, and threw his adversary.
The claret flew in all directions.

The 17th round again produced extra play, and Lenney had
bone the worst of a smart rally; and in the 18th both were too
much tired for destructive work.

The 19th was a gallant fighting round upon equality, and
Lenney threw his adversary.
20. In this round it was no difficulty in naming the winner.
Lenney was hit to a stand, and his head was one contused
mass. He, however, went on, and fought some of the rounds
successfully, until the 42d, when he was floored with a rum
right-handed lugger, and was deaf to time.
ma RKS.—Both sheaved themselves brave men; but Tees-
dale out-fought his adversary, and had confidence to keep on
in transient adversity ; but he is not the slashing hitter he was
supposed to be, although he finishes well. He has received his
quantum of punishment.

SINGULAR ALTERNATIVE.—It was formerly a
law in Germany, that a female, condemned to a capital pu-
nishment, would be saved, if any man would marry her. A
young girl at Vienna was on the point of being executed, when
her youth and beauty made a great impression upon the heart of
one of the spectators, who was a Neapolitan, a middle aged
man, but excessively ugly. Struck with her chasms, he deter-
mined to save her, and running immediately to the place of exe-
cution, declared his intention to marry the girl, and demanded
her pardon, according to the custom of the country. The par-
don was granted, on condition that the girl was not averse to the
match. The Neapolitan then gallantly told the female, that he
was a gentleman of some property, and that he wished that he
was a king, that he might offer her a stronger proof of his
attachment.—" Alas ! sir," replied the girl, " I am fully
sensible of your affection and generosity, but I am not
mistress over my own heart, and I cannot belie my sentiments.
Unfortunately, they control my fate; and I prefer the death
with which I am threatened to marrying such an ugly fellow
as you are !" The Neapolitan retired in confusion, and the
woman directed the executioner to do his office.

PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.

The following Report has been just published
by order of the House of Commons :

The Select Committee appointed to examine the Returns made
by the Members of this House, in pursuance of the several
Orders of the House, of the Bth day of June, 1821, In the
last Session of Parliament, and report the same to the House ;
and who were instructed to examine the said Returns, and
to amend and complete the same to the present time :
Have, pursuant to the Order of the House, considered the
matter to them referred, and agreed upon the following Re-
port :
Your Committee have to report to the House, that it appear,
to them that fifty-seven Members of Parliament hold offices
under the Crown, at the pleasure of the Crown or.othervrises
the net emoluments of which are 108,565/. I Is. ; that there are
thirteen Members of Parliament holding offices in the appoint-
ment and at the pleasure of the public officers, the emolu-)
ments of which are 28,1071. 4s. 2d. ; that there are seven
Members of Parliament holding offices or pensions for life
under grants from the Crown, the emoluments of which
arc 9,658/. Bs. 108; that there is one Member of Par-
liament holding office for term of . years, under grant from
the Crown or other Public Officers, the emolument of
which is 151. 9s. Id. ; that there are four Members
of Parliament holding offices . for life, under appointment
from the Chiefs in the Courts of Justice, or from other
Public Officers, the emoluments of which are 10,0301.
Is. 3d. ; that there are five Members of Parliament hold-_
ing pensions, or sinecures, or offices chiefly executed by
deputy, held by Members of the House of Commons under
grams from the Crown, or by Act of Parliament, the emolu-
ments of which are 7,478/. ; that there are two Members of
Parliament holding the reversion of offices under the Crown
after one or more lives, the emoluments of which are 6,4891.;
that there are seventy-nine Members of Parliament hold-
ing Naval and Military Commissions ; that fifty-nine of them
hold other offices, and are included in the preceding classes.
—lt then appears to your Committee, that eighty-nine Mem-
bers of Parliament hold offices or pensions either in possession
or reversion, not including those who have naval and military
commissions, to the annual amount of 170,343/. 14s. 4d.
[Annexed to this Report is an Appendix, consisting of N
pages folio, containing- the names of the parties, with a de-
scription of their respective offices, date of appointments, sa-
lary &c.]