The Sun.
London, England, 1805-01-08 00:00:00

BOXING.

I%7Cotwithstanding 'the unfavimable state of the
weather, yesterday Morning an unusual number of
the amateurs of 'boxing 'flocked doWrr to Wood.
Green, about two miles North of Hi,gligate, to
witness a pitched battle bet Ween the well-known
George Maddox, who is airti,:nt in his sotli year,
and a young man of the name of Cribb; about ix,
who never before entered the lists. He is .eniployed
at Wapping as a Coal-heaver, and is well known
among the fraternity by the name of " The Black
Diamond." The Second to the old man was Tom
.7orier; and the Black Diamond was seconded by
Black Sam. They entered the ring about t i o'clock,
and en stripping, appearances were much in favour
of the youth : he is a well-made man, stands about
five feet ten inches, and shews a great deal of bane:
Maddox is two inches shorter.

The first round consisted more of sparring than
fighting : the Diamond struck first—bat no damage
was done on either side.

The fourth round was well contested, in Which
Maddox had cotisiderably.the advantage, and finished
it with closing his antagonist's right eye. aids
in favour of the old man, two to one.
From this to the thirtieth round, nothing of con-
sequence happened—,each fought as hard as he could,
and endeavoured to outdo his antagonist by standing
hest up—but when this period arrived, the old man
finding that his antagonist was a bottomed man, and
not to be beat by chance or fatigue, used every ef-
fort to deprive hinkof hiS other eye, which he se-
verely hurt in the forrivh round, at which time
they had exactly fought one hour. Four to one
against Maddox.
From the fortieth to the fifty-second round there
was nothing but hard fighting, and the odds changed
but little until the fifty-third, when Maddox hit
Cribb a severe blow a lute below his left eye, whiCh
nearly deprived him of his sight altogether. They
had now, one hour and a half of severe fighting.—
The battle continued, and every round until the
sixtieth Maddox continued to lose ground, when
some of his colleagues knocked up another fight at
one side of the ring, and his Seconds led him off,
declaring it to be a drawn battle. Cribb's Seconds
demanded the purse; which being refused, a general
engagement instantly ensued; in which Caleb Bald-
win, Tom Jones, Black Sam, Dutch Sam, mil se.
veral others took a very aetive share, and in which
some one treacherously cut Cribb on the head • with
a stick.

Order being again restored, Cribb demanded
either his prize, or that his antagonist should again
come ro the combat. This being so fair a proposal,
it baffled the' ingenuity of the friends of Maddox,
and rather than lose their money, the old man again
came from a hackney.coach, when the battle was
renewed, and lasted sixteen rounds more, making
in all 76, which were fought in two hours and 1 2
minutes.

The last sixteen rounds Maddox fought hard;
and about the fourth, some slight hopes were enter.
tained of his winning ; but the strength and vigour
of youth prevailed.
The• purse was made up by some Gentlemen
amateurs, twenty guineas for the winner and five
for the loser.

Cribb having only just entered the list, has yet
but few friends in it ; in consequence of which he
experienced much unfair play. He is an excellent
spatter, but tights rather round,

CORQNER'S INQUesr.-7—Yesterday an Jnnuisition
was taken before G.
,Hoc•Osorr, Esq. COroner for
Middlesex, at the house of Mr. Weir, the Rising
Sun, Charlton.atreet, Summers ToWn, on the body
of James Hayes, who expired suddenly while lint.
ding off wine at his master's house in that street.
Rebecca Edwards, who resides with her uncle, Mr.
William Tomkintion, Carpenter, No. 3., Charlton.
street, stated,/ that she was assisting the -deceased
in bottling ()CI pipe of wine on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased having bottled off fourteen bottles,
was on a sudden taken very ill, and desired this
Deponent to open the door and windows of
,the
kitchen. She did so; 'but the deceased not finding
relief, he went into the yard and- leaned against a
post while thoDeponerit procured a chair, which
he fell into. He complained of a violent pain in
his stomach, and said he was a dead man ; which
was realiZed in less than five minutes after. •William
Smith, who resides next door to Mr. Tomlinson,
heard the deceased groan bitterly, and he requested
that he might be conveyed to a place to die. • Mr.
Wilcock, another neighbour, procured' some brandy,
which the deceased refused, when he was conveyed
to Mr. Smith's parlour, where, he expired. Mr.
Mitchell, a Surgeon, residing in Charlton.qreet,
did notice the body until
,it- was dead. Under
these circumstances he ssould nor say whether the
effluvia horn the wine had occasioned his death.
The deceased had been ill for some time, and the
effluvia, in that case, might have more. readily ope.
rated. on the lungs. Verdict--Died by the visita.
tio4 of God.—The deceased had been fur sums years
foreman to Mr. Tomlinson; and he has left a widow
with a burthensome family to lament his loss.
Do EL.=--On Friday last a Meeting took place.
near Plymouth, between Captain G— and Lieu.
tenant both of the Royal Navy, when, af.
ter exchanging shots, happily without effza, the
Seconds interfered and amicably adjusted the dis.
pute. The following is said to have been the cause
of the duel t• 'Lieut. R. had dreamt, three successive
nights, that a certain nuatber would be a Vrize of
Twenty.five Thousand Pounds in the ensuing Lot.
terY, which he mentioned. to Captain G. hut never
intimated any intention of having that ticket ; lie
however wrote..up to his Agent in London to pro.
cure it, who found the Captain was before.hand
with him, as he had get it the day before, and
refused to give it up. By the intercession of the
Seconds, it is settled that they are each to have half
the ticket, and as they are both very meritorious
Officers,. we sincerely wish they may have one of the
numerous Capital Prizes with which the Scheme
abounds.

I)ird, on Sunday the 6th inst. at his mithcr's house
at Twtekenharn, the Hon. C SottutiAucusTusWiL.
LIAM Cu It ZeN, eldest . Sna, of the late U .n. PRNN
AisH k TON Cl.llqo N and the Bata,c,s 11 we L. He
tuts EMU May 14, /78g.

tizrDDLESEX

JANUARY 7.

BEFORE_ y.rrtLlAht MAINWAIUNG,

TOR

D6,-..wri and Shepherd, . two Polide,ollieers,, were
indicted foriassaulting a Mr: null:. and falsely ica,
iqiitining.him. It appeared that Monk,: who lived
in the neighbourhood of Nile .End, had been re..
galing five or six of his men with a supper. They
met about eight o'clock, but. it was full two hours,
past midnight before they thought they had had
enough, They pro6eded across Mile End Fields,
and the fancy took them toform themselves. into a
group, and there to remain stationary; while they.
discussed some knotty question of ,politics, which
they had not had time to settle at the, public house..
aiwsett and Shepherd, two
,of the numerous and
vigilant Officers appninted for the protection of the
metropolis,. were lot,king about them; and as there
had been several burglaries recently committed
the neighbourhood, they concluded that the, object
of the consultation demanded their interference,
They approached, and desired to know who Mr.
Monk and Isis attendatys were "We are Gentle..
men," said Monk : " D—n such Gentlemen," re,
plied Dow-sett, and he ordered them to disperse, Oti
pain of being carried to. a wateh.house. They
fused, and a scnfl: ensued, s the result of which Wiitii
that Monk and his comrades were drngged to le.,
watch-house, withal little more violence thxh. per-,
haps was necessary, and were pushed into a
but were soon after released.

The jury found Dowbert but
Shepherd, who was his inferior Officer, and h.“.;
ed under his command. The Courtsenteutzed
Sett to pay a Line cif 3s.

TILE KING li. KEEGAN'.

A HOP

.
Mr. GtillN EIY stated, this Was an inciidment t7flon
a Statute passsed in the reign of "C4eo. 4. by w!lieli
all places :ippropriated to music and dancing were
required to belie, at the Quarter.sessions bv the
.m,,gisttve9. The T.Vfentlion was a pervm wh,l, in
utter defiance of this Statute, kept a room for the
purpose of dancing, Which of late' had beCorne so
intolerable a onisance to the neighbourhood, that
the parish bad heeo at :ength compelled to, commence
this Prosecution. Id not been instituted, with.
out sufficient warning : the Defendant Ltd been.
called again•aral.again before the Vestry, as web as'
the Magistrates, 'and had repeatedly. promised to
abate the ntiisaocc but had as repeatedly br,.keri
his word. fie occupied 'the first floor of a ',owe iii
Duke'S'-cntirt, Jaines's.streer, which was open
every riiLihr of the week, Sanday•etcepted, for the
amusement of dancing, The Mkodar„ was Hindi
but he was a perfect, Orpheus at the fiddle. Hi*
company consisted -of servants, and loose wornen
the town, who paid Is. for adniittance; and the
diswders they cominitted were most abominable.
He should proe the-case by the neighlionts, and
some of those 'who frequented the place, upon %hose
evidence the jUry would' have no 'difficulty in
nouncing the 'guilt of the.Delendant. `. Mr. West.:
by, and se`veral other inhabitants of Duke 'street,
the back 'of whose houses adjoined, the tlaneirivl,
room, described it as the retort' of disurde.rly ser-;
vants and abandoned women. They, sh,iit,d
the dancing generally terminated in brAls And ger e;',.
ral combats. which required the interference of the
Watch. 'Phipinnate, a waiter at the Thatcheth.
house Tavern, 'atknOWledged he had been there,
and that the Defendant received the admittance:
money, and appeared to be master of the cerenintrip.:,
His reason for .atiending was to learn' to dance,
Field, a Gentleman',,i servant, said, he went there'tO
amuse hintself With dancing; he never sp,v arty
thing amiss no the parr orthe wortleoe h..
A Watch..
into, „those heat was near the -place, stated, that'he,
frequently attended tie dancing-rocm to corted the
irregular measures of the dancers. He usually found
them not footing it, but fisting it altogether.
The CHAtItMAN observed, that this was precisely
the evil which the Legislature intended to'Vortiiti
and remedy. •

The Jury pronounced the Defendant—Griiity.
The CHAIRMAN asked the Defendant what ashur..
ance he could give,if a slight sentence was pasSed,
that he would nut continue •the nnisanee ? Thar
poor fittler fell on his knee,, and declared, if he was
forgiven, he would tliscontinue his dancing school;
It Was intimated tolhe Chairman, that he had male:
the same protestations an hurvirt.'d times. The
Court, therefore, thought prOpli to consider of the
punishment he merited.