The Sun.
London, England, 1809-01-03 00:00:00

SPAIRRINS.

GLASGOW, DEC.. 27.—A ruffian-looking fellow, ,
who has for some time passed himself off in Ireland usio,
the Game Chicken, of much celebrity, arrived betel
a few days ago, in the same assumed charaaeromd-
proposed to give instrOtions in the elegant art (we
don't knoW but they call it the science) of pugllksm.
As a preparatory step to getting pupils, heptorkised
to make a public display of his powersl and having,
after some search, found out a man in the town who
had some skill in the business, a sparring match was
advertiSed to take,place, in a large room in Glassford-
street, on Saturday night. About 300 persons as-,
Sembled on the occasion; Admittance, three-shil-
lings.
At the appointed time,: the professor appeared on
the floor; but considerably.the worse of liquor, when
he opened the exhibition with a song. After this,
the sparring commenced, when, after two or three
Clumsy, and, its the connoisseurs pronounced them,:
very unscientific rounds, an English Gentleman stood
up and assured the spectators that he knew Henry
Pearce, the Game Clicken, well ; that this was not
the man, nor in any way resembling hini--Chat be
was an impostor. Much • confuSion ensued, when
the professor being called upon, if be had any thing
to say to this charge, replied, that he was not pre:-
cisely what might be called the Gasi..e, Chicken, but
that be was very near it; for that hi4name was Pearce,
and that he was a Game Chicken.

This explanation by- no means satisfied the com-
•pany ; and some disturbanee was _likely to ensue,
-when fortunately one of the Magistrates having
heard of the. tumult, made his appearance in the
room, and required both the professor, and the gent-:
tieman who had accused him, to give bail that they
would be forthcoming on Monday, when the Ma-
gistrates would investigate the business. The -gen-
tletnan immediately gave the required bail ; but no
one coining forward in support at the poor professor,
he was committed in the mean time to jail.
The money colle&ed at the door was secured. Yes-
terday the procurator-tiscal brought a complaint
against Pearce as a vagrant, and far fraud and impo-.
sition; and a breach of the peace; several witnesses
were examined, and the complaint being proved,
the Magistrates this day pronoUnced sentence, ba—
nishing Pearce the city for ,three years, confiscating!
the money which had been collealed at the door,
seized by a gentleman present at the Exhibition ;
and appointing the said money, _after dedutting the
expence of ih. prosecution, to be applied to chari-
table purposes, viz. one third to the Lunatic Asylum,
one third -to the Infirmary, and the other third to
the Lock Hospital.

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Box eas.—After the battle between Crib and James
Belcher, which will take place during the first week
of the next month, Young Belcher and Farmer, a
new candidate, will exhibit for a hundred guineas ;
a third match has been made for the same day be-
tween Cropley and Blake, known hands. ~Crib is
in training in Surrey, and the Belchers are in Berk-
shire. The betting at present is six to four on Crib;
beveu to four on Young Belcher and even betting
on the third.

Two men of the names of 1-lankey and Bartholo-
mew, the former an upholsterer's.. porter,Autd the
latter a coachman, hall quarrelled at a pot-house, in
Oxiord-atreet, on Saturday night; and mise-
r thc cottoltnum 11:tvins putted the porter's
nose, they repaired to a spot not tar distant to fight.
A sanguinary battle took place, each being inebriated
and unskilful ; and after having been engaged half
an hour, the coachman received a fall on the head,
which tirminated hie existence. He WWI taken life•
less to the hospital.
On Saturday evening last, as Mr. Yalding, the
younger, a respedable grazier and butcher,:of Ste:.
thero, ie Leicestershire, was returning home troth
Grantham fair, along the haling.path of the canal
from that place to Nottingham,' his horse took fright,
when he had arrived at that part of it 'Which is ill
the Lordship of 'MustOn, near BelvOir Castle, and
precipitated him into the water ; and although IWO
or three other persons were in company, they were
not able to get him ont before be was quite lifeless:
On Saturday :night last, as Mr. Daniel Muddy,
farmer, of Ladock, was returning from Truro-mar.
between
,ten and 'eleven o'clock, 'he was stop-
ped about a mile out of Truro, on the. St. Austell-
road, by a dragoon from Truro bat racks, who after
striking him several blows withal suck, .got him off
his horse, and robbed him of sixteen poundakb.4
Huddy having Made considerable resistance, both
he and the soldier were much cut aboht the head,
and the snt-Av was. plenteously sprinkled Nviiii,their
blood. The robber having effetted his ohje4t,
treated towards Tparo. Mr. Huddy proceeded home,.
and is now oat of danger from the etre& of bis-
wonnds. It appears that another soldier accompa-
Med the robber, but whose heart failed .him when
he heard the cries of murder. On Sundaymorning
it was found that a dragoon, named Smith had de.
serted from Truro Barracks. He was traced to Hel-
ston, at Portleaven, (a village about-two:miles be-
yond that town) he was found disguised in a- sailor';
dress. The Serjeant who , had beep tent in pursuit
of hina, attempted to take; him. He ieststett, and
in the scuffle the Scrjeant's pistol went' off,. alidtiliet
Smith in the abdomen. He has since died of the
wound. Previous to his death, however, lie con.
fessed himself the man who had attacked and robbed
Mr. Ruddy ; and exonerated Parsons, another dra-
goon, who had in the mean time been taken up and
examined before the Magistrates at the. Town-hall
in Truro. Parsons has, in consequenceof Smilka
•declaration, and the want of other evidence, becti'
discharged. It seems that Mt.' Muddy brought
evil upon-himself, by boasting at a. public-1)66%i:
the presence of a number of soldiers and, 01,40 r .ii; of
the quantity of money he had about him but' for
Which boast; in all probability, the soldieri
.not have thought of attacking him.
The grand bas-relief which adorns the pediments
of the
.colon node of the Louvre, has
,been receutly
expOsed to view. It is described as, being the west
niagoiticent pieee of modern sculpture to he seen.
in 74 feet long, by 14 broad, without- including
the bornices. It teprents: this Muses celebrating
the glory of NAro4ON, os,Priikettor of the Arts,-
and to'Whbin. France is indebted for, the tinishiirg'6l4
the Louvre, su vainly wished for by the ,arni
by tett govereigns, tor nearly three c6nturics..

At the sale of the Ete Mt. WOodis's furnituTe,
in Penzance, 'a chest of drawers was purchased
by Mr. Moylecof Marazion, surgeon. Upon et-
omitting his purchase, this Gentleman discovered a
`Stott drawer, containing -one hundred guineas,
-which he very honourably tetorned. The pro-
prietors, to testify eln-ir sense of this truly de•
condo t, ha% e presented that Oentletnen a
silver tankard, on which a memorial of the circum
stance is inscribed.

SHIP NEWS.

CAAVESZI4O, JANUARY 1.

Passed by—the Ann, Itarrett, from Gibraltar; and the.
Three Friends, Willy, tarn! Guttenthirgli.
Salted Annirr, Eitz,imanins, for Belfast ; Per9e.
verance, hr.iniloof trpurto; and the Anna Maria, 8,140 in.
Licht, tor I.,isburi.