The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-08 00:00:00

FATAL FIGHT.

COMMITTAL OF THE PRINCIPAL AND THREE OF
TEE SECONDS FOR MANSLAUGHTER.—An inquest
was held on Tuesday last, at the Grand Turk, Lud-
gate-hill, on the body of a young man, named Joseph
Hollyoake, about 21 years of age, who was killed in
a prize fight with a young man named William
Grennell, on the previous Saturday morning, in a
field called the Nine Fields, in the parish of Aston.
The brother of the deceased was examinedm
from his evidence it appeared that he saw eight)e
nine rounds fought, his brother evidently beingths
weaker man. Witness remonstrated with Hollyoake's
seconds (the one known as " Trotter" and the other
the pugilist Bill Stevens), the former of whom, how-
ever, declined to give in, contending that he could yet
win the battle. In the following round Hollyoake
was knocked out of time, but was ultimately carried
before his opponent insensible, who, more humanely
than deceased's own seconds, merely pushed him down
again. Hollyoake remained quite insensible, and was
carried into a field, from whence he was conveyed to
the General Hospital. Witness, in answer to ques-
tions by the jury, said he heard deceased say,
" Please take me away, lam weak, and am going
very bad. I can't fight no longer." Trotter said,
" No, go on ; you'll win it, you can fight another
half hour yet."

A young man named John Andrews, deposed that a
quarrel arose out of some misunderstanding over a
girl, and ultimately a stake of 1/. a side was agreed.
to be fought for by the parties. This witness also
stated that " Trotter" stuck pins underneath deceased's
finger nails, and bit his ear, but all that time deceased
remained insensible.

The whole of the witnesses agreed in the brutal
and even savage conduct of " Trotter," in opposition
to the entreaties of the young man Grennell, of the
other seconds, and of the bystanders.
Mr. Freer, house-surgeon of the General Hospital,
who made a post mortem examination of the body,
-considered that death had been caused by a flow of
blood to the head, in consequence of the blows or
falls received by the deceased.
The CORONER having briefly addressed the jury,
those gentlemen, after a few minutes' consultation,
returned a verdict of Manslaughter against William
Grennell, as principal, and "Trotter," William Ste-
vens, and a man named Beasley, as abettors. Gren,-
nell surrendered on Monday, and a warrant has been
issued for the apprehension of the other parties.
Notwithstanding the fatal termination of this dis-
graceful fray, a second battle took place on the same
spot immediately afterwards, and was described by
some of the parties as compensating for the want of
sport in the previous contest Birmingham ildver-
tiser of Tuesday.

SMUGGLING by the ARISTOCRACY.
A contemporary publishes the following from a
private correspondent :--
" SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.—This announce-
ment may seem somewhat startling and extraordi-
nary to many of your readers, but it is nevertheless
true, for on Saturday last the Collector of her Ma-
jesty's Customs at this port, Samuel Price Edwards,
Esq., received private information that a Noble'
Duke, residing not a hundred miles Lyndhurst, on
the confines of the New Forest, had so far forgotten
the rules to be observed in regard to spirituous
liquors imported into England from a neighbouring
country, as to secret a large quantity at his ducal
mansion without having previously paid the accus-
tomed duty. The information having been verified,
two trustworthy and intelligent officers were des-
patched on a special mission to his Grace,' who
being comfortably seated at his hospitable board, en.
tertainiug a few of his select,' politely refused to
welcome his quondam friends. Nothing daunted,
they at once proceeded to fulfil the object of their
domiciliary visit, and in a closet accessible only (bere-
t thirtyofore)gtaol
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purestsel f,
spiritthey
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stowed away for use as occasion may require. Of
course it was immediately seized and conveyed, in the
custody of these ruthless limbs of the law, to a more
secure berth—to wit, one of her Majesty's cellars at
Southampton. On the following Monday the officers
paid a similar complimentary visit to the yacht of his
Grace, lying in the river, where another discovery
was made of a large quantity of cordials and wines,
nicely packed in the lockers. An embargo was im-
mediately laid upon the whole, yacht and all, and
here the matter rests for the present, the
Duke no doubt consoling' himself with the reflection
be called uron to pa—
1, up hand-
stloimatehlye wfoilrl,ther:
al
hot
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were put to
w.
revenue.
Verily it is
these aristocratic infringers of the law. Not
ot ong
since the lady of one of our most
eminent of colonial
bishops attempted to smuggle a large "
quantity of
foreign silk into this port, and had
indefatigable activity of the Custom-housenot been_ for. the
.
her Ladyship would have succeededinhaeurthdoersithes
As it was, the whole of the property was seized, but.
by a strange oversight in •
the law, in this particular
instance, the delinquent escaped justice."

ACCIDENT
TO THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK.A
few days since an accident of a singular character oc-
curred to the venerable Archbishop of York, who is now
in his 92d year. His Grace, accompanied by the Rev.
Mr. Dixon, one of the canons of the Minster, and the
Archbishop's chaplain, was walking on the grounds at-
tached to the episcopal palace at Bishopsthorpe, when
they had occasion to cross a wooden bridge thrown over
some ornamental waters. On reaching the middle of
the bridge they felt some apprehension that it was giving
way, but before they had an opportunity of taking any
precautionary measures for securing themselves, the
bridge fell in, and the most reverend prelate, with his
friend, found themselves up to their necks in the water.
In a few moments the Archbishop reached the shore,
and while his reverend friend was battling with the
water, jocularly exclamed, " Well, Dixon, I think we're
frightened the frogs." On returning to the palace the
Archbishop changed his attire, and presided over a large
eitherd nner
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siunddtheenneevsseiontngh,is but
im immersion,
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its
consequences, retired to bed.
THE LATE ME. B. R. PEASE.—The death of this
popular dramatic author, who,. we regret to say, has left
a numerous familyi
arranged for the assistance of those vrho
caused much sensation in the theatrical
. World. A sub-
sachrdipatiohnenwe'fiiltl,
have been dependent on his talent and his exertions. •
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