The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-15 00:00:00

THE THREE FIGHTS.

A fine day's sport was yesterday held out to
the sporting world, in the fights between Brown, designated the
Sprig of Myrtle, who had fought his way into the upper rank
of light weights, and Stockton, a youth who had signalised
himself also in the prize-ring. It was who should receive 100
sovereigns. Two hours elapsed before Brown was forthcoming,
and it was reported that his patrician master had been killed in
a duel at Brighton, and he could fight to order only. He how.:
ever came, impelled by courage, as it was thought ; but it was
after a very gallant battle had taken place between two brave
men—Small, a Fitzroy butcher, and Green, a lad. Eales
and Cooper seconded Green, and Tom Jones and Hall officiated
for Small.

A fight of 50 minutes in much earnest took place. It was'
nothing but out and out fighting, about which the deep ,ones-
say they were bustled. The battle was contested with much
obstinacy, with all the flying reports, and Small won it with
much hard fatigue, and with a lasting receipt of manhood.
THE GREAT FIGHT.
This, from the want of Brown, came on second, and it was
an apology for fighting compared with the first battle. Eighteen
rounds were contested skilfully,and at the winning game. BroWn
was not so good as our informant has seen him ; but one rare
composition about him was—he fought to win. Hewas overpow--
ered by strength, and although but in a few pounds of weight,
throwing was against him. There was no murderous work ia
the combat, but Brown managed to stagnate blood upon ;he
right peeper in the seventh round and in the 11th he tapped
the claret (having scalped the forehead by a premeditated
'ion in the ninth round), and the backers of Stockton were in
the forlorn hope. He however continued the fight with much
bravery until the finish of the 18th round ; when another of
those wrangles which have stopped the admirers of real ma--
hood from attending such exhibitions took place. Spring and
Josh. Hudson seconded Brown (the winner), and Eale:rancl
Tom Jones honoured Stockton with their immediate presence.
Stockton was taken out of the ring by Bales, under a pretence
that Brown had bit his adversary's fingers. " What busineu
had your fingers in his mouth?" cried one. " Brown is an un-
fair fighter,' sung out another. Another was ready to start
another game, that because a fellow in distress had Smithfield
bargained a friend's prod, and had since become righteous, :rho
should he be lagged 'I Bales, it seemed, asked his antagonist's
umpire if it were not foul ? and he said he listened to the call
of the ring, and thought it was; but he soon retracted, aed
said he did not mean to do wrong. This umpire, it seems, was
quite unknown to the ring. Mr. Jackson was not present, but • '
his decision will no doubt be final.

At a Baccanalian party upon the return home, the Commis-
sary-General delivered his opinion, and said, if these wrangles
took place it was enough to make young men dishonest 4 and '
although he had lint his colt teeth 20 years ago, be must begin
to be a rogue, to keep even with the people.

DISTRESS AMONG THE LAWYERS.—NO class of
persons at the Assizes on the Western Circuit
(with the exception of the convicts and losers of
suits) have less reason to be satisfied with them
than the Barristers. We believe there are not

less than 70 of these Learned Gentlemen on the
Circuit ; and at Salisbury they had but six cases,
or about eleven briefs to share between them.—
From fifty to sixty learned and eloquent Gentle.
men touched neither paper nor fee ! It was still
worse at Dorchester, where the Assizes produced
but five briefs altogether—not one per dozen !
At Exeter there were twenty-eight cases—at
most but forty briefs, and the whole of these
were engrossed by about half a dozen leading
and popular men. In Cornwall there appear
but five prisoners, and it is said an equal lack of
business on the law side. Upwards of seventy
Barristers attended the Devon Assizes last week.
There was produced in Court, and handed about
as a curiosity, the brief, the only brief, that De.
vonshire ever afforded to the great WILLIAM
PITT, who, once at least, travelled that Circuit.
His notes on its margin, and the signature to his
fee, attracted much notice. The green cloth
which then covered the Court-table, and on which
he subscribed his name, is also preserved there as
an interesting relic.

THE LONDON JOUIINAL,;.

Tx,TRACTS FROM !Tar. 'D 11 f,Y litollNiG PAFERS,
August 15 1829..

[MORNING POST.

It is still uticertain.who is to' be the successor
to the Marquis of Londonderry. Sir Charles
Stuart, whom rumour has mentioned among
others, is 'more probably intended to be the
British Deputy. to the projected Congress of So-
vereigns at Vienna. Mr. Canning, we are happy
to hear, is likely to resume his seat in the Ca-
binet, but.whether as the immediate successor of
the larneAtted Marquis is not yet. determined.--
No progress whatever has yet been made in the
necessary arrangements in this respeCt ; and in-
deed, the state of afiiiction into which the dread=
ful catastrophe has naturally thrown the Earl of
Liverpool, has hitherto prevented his Lordship
from bestowing that degree of attention upon the
subject which f course it will now immediately

receive.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
We received cast night the Paris Papers of
Monday by exyress.—An article under the bead
of Corfu, in the Constitutionnel, contains a Pro-
clamation addressed by 'the Greek -Minister of
War to the Chiefs of the Western Army, and
a Report of the principal events which have
taken place in Thessaly. These documents will
be read with pleasure by all who interest them-
es in the fate of the Greeks. Greece Proper

seems now in a. fair way to be soon altogether
cleared of the Turks... Thf.l.saly, the richest and

most populous province, is in a • great. measure
free. • Western Greece is naturally so strong,
that if once .the Turks who are now there
can be disposed of, it will be. Oillicult for
the, enemy again to recover it.—We trust
the time is •not far distant 'when we may have
to announce the waving of Greek• flag. on
the towers of Byzantium. Even in the province
which is the seat of the Ottoman. power in
Europe, the Greek
_population is at least two to
one to that of the Turks.---7TheintelligenCe.from
Madrid leads: us to entertain sanguine hopes of
5:26.1:1. A thoroughly. liberal Ministry, and the
nomination to. the Provinces of men of talents
and energy, devoted' to the Constitution, will
soon work wonders. 'We are in possession of a
variety of details respecting the recent events,
part of whiCh We Shall lay before'onr readers on
a future day..

[moitNxNa
The march of European politics,' as far as it
reacheS us through' the foreign mails, presents
nothing very striking. It is still repeated that
the state of • Spain is the main object .of the ap-
proaching Congress ; but if the reports may be
trusted, there is no likelihood of the ,interference
of foreign armies in
.the internal concerns of that
Kingdom. England and Austria are stated to
have already refused tlieir interference, and
expressly withheld their sanction from the inter-
ference of any other- poW(:,r. The Emperor of
Russia, who is .secure iuppulation of de-
mocracy ,by "so many degre'eS of latitude, and
by the peculiar character of his uhjects is not
likely to- set out un'aided crusade, in
order to restOre'the-Mdhics; the Inquisition, and
the Pope's.enormiputs'lkies of hard cash in Spain
and France is as :little likely to adventure upon
a war which would be more "fatal to French
soldiers than that of Bthiaparte, and would, be-
sides, compromise the security of the Bourbons.
The state.of Spain too is muchimprOved. The
Palace has been purified of the obnoxious fa-
vourites ;—a new Ministry has been formed in
the provinco the insurgent bands "cannot make
head against theyegular troops ;—all the accounts
of their numbers and successes are• so many
fables ;—and in Madrid the Serviles give no other
signs of life than the -throwing of a few stones,
an mmpty bottle, and' a pair of old shoes! from
the palace windows at the sconce of a Centinel.
To complete the affair, it turned - out, after a
formal investigation, signed and counter-signed
by Excellencies,' that the assailants were a
dress-maker, admitted into the apartments of
one of the Princesses, and=a (henna I.

. .
[BRITISH PEI E”.] •
The death of Lord Londonderry at this mo-
ment leaves the Ministry exceedingly wanting in,
an active and efficient manager, 'in" the House,of
Commons. This was a duty to, which the pe-
culiar qualities of the Noble Marquis eminently
fitted him, and in looking through the: ranks of
the Treasury we'cannot see any individual who
deserves in this particular to he named as his
successor. The
,Foreign Department has.happily
ceased to be the most important branch of the
public service, atid.the.daties of .that office are,
in this time of general ,peace with the-world,'
so simple, that any of ,the Under-Secretaries
would probably be .sufficiently qualified Lc)
assume the port and bearing of Foreign Mi-
nister in managing, our relations with Foreign
Courts. But the,
,manager in the House. .of
Commons must be a kind of General Minister ;
his mind must in some degree pervade every
branch of the ;public service ; he must he well
informed upon every topic of passinginterest ;'he
must possess great facility and dexterity of ex-
pression, coolness of temper,,and calmness of un-
derstanding--above all, he must enjoy the confi-
dence of the House, with the reputation of moral
dignity and consistency of character. Mr. Can-
ningis by many,degrees the ablest speaker on
the ,Ministerial benches, and can command the;
attention and respect of :any auditory in ithe
empire,.but he wants the means of inspiring The
House of Commons with confidence. in the purity
of his views and the sincerity of his professions.
Mr. Peel speaks well, and certainly possesses
much of the moral dignity, to which we have
alluded ; but his exertions always smell of the;

lamp, and neither the character of his mind nor
his manner of expression would suit him for the
internal conDict which a manager must have to
wage in conducting the business of the Govern-
ment in the House of Commons. Sir Charles
Stuart would be wholly incompetent for such a
situation.' It has, however, often been found in
life, that 44 the situation will make the man,"
and that an individual qualified for office was
never yet seriously wanted to undertake any
occupation or employment whatever,