The Sun.
London, England, 1805-07-09 00:00:00

TUGILISAI:

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has,•bekli stat(xl. that four pitched baffles- were.
Xo takeplaCe on the (20th inst., but .the amateurs of
the,fist wished tq make two days diversion, and con-
`. senuently the light which was to take place between
Holmes and Rie4mit the Black, wits -,fixed on as
yesterday, and it took place On Cricklewood Green,
five miles out on the Kilbdrn Road, Hoimas fiat
entered the list of puglliSts" in a Yet/ hard battle
with 131n1ie,., about a twelvemonth since, and was
considered a- slow, but a 110)4 man. Richman first
had a taste. with -Gear& Maddox, at Wimbledon,
which, howeVer,, was bilt, of short duration, for the
veteran, gave him but small hopes of pre-eminence
in the art of boxing: he, however, since (Ought a
g‘if)d battle with a little Jew, on Ilackheath, when
he manifested improvement in the art.
The/Fight.eorrinieneed.in roped ring, at
eleven o'.clotk, betsurere six to tour. on Holmes.
During. the firidsix rounds thelliacit rallied his op-
ponent, and gaveliiin spine very smart hits, one of
.which, in the first' round, cut hiS eye very severely.
This, hoirever; did not operate sufficiently to change
the bettings about the tenth round, when the
odds were, inTaVour of the Black. It was taken for
granted, before Petting to, that the Black would have
the advanta.geln the early part of tl4 battle, liolines
being a steady fighter. The battle continued in fa-,
your of Richman until the 4 oth' round, when- he
rallied and put in someOs'which brought his op-
ponent down. The odds-were now five to one, and
they continued;to increase until the coMbatants had
fought 40 minutes, when the face of Holmes was
- dreadfully punished. He fought fiteminnteilonger,
when he resigned the contesL •
Holnies, it may 'be ;seen; had not a shadow of
chance from the•time of setting.tn ; Richtuan'always
rallied, and Aaiun' times shifted frorrihini
ever Holmes he-gentrally hit short, and received
. a handsome return ; and at other times, when he
Jut in eblOwijt„Was often with an open hand. Tom
ones and Whet* Seconded Richnian, and Blake and
Old Crib spcbarled 'These sports were,ad-
jeurned till the 20th instant. The. Chicken, Dutch
Nam, and -Caleb Baldwin;
.are the favourites against
,Gulley, Belcher, and ityan.

,pdape-Oevsce, Bow.JsTistyr.4,When the six
;persons, who were in custody on suspicion of being
.conCerned in the .nurnerouS bus).,,laries have
lately been- ,conirnitted in the neighbourhood of
Blackheath, were wader e3iu yesterdar,sen-
night, strong sisspiciodwas etttertained that part of
the property stolen bad been con...eyed to Birming-
harrt, in consequence of which, Sir liscitAan-•Foan
dispatched Adkins, the Officer, to that town ; who,
after his arrival there, and making diligent inquiry,
disco' vered that the Prisoner Webb's.' mother lived
there, and he'l tadbecn to see her lately, upon which he
obtained a search-warrant fro* the Magistrates of Bir-
ming,ham to search her house: On the Officer's going
to the house, he told her the busingss he was come
upen,,when she acknowledged her son had been
there. " i,ie proCeeded to search the house; and found
a pair of pistols, a variety of articles of plate, ,and
other Property to, a considerable amount, which he
had strong suspicion had' been stol0; and seized
theM. , . •
Yesterday the six persens in custody,were brought
from the different prisons where they have been
confined, and underwent another 'examination be-
fare Sir R. FORD and G. H. ItitaarkGrotr,
Lord SIDNEY likewise sat upon, the, bench..
Adkins, the Officer, produced the property which
he had seized "in the house of the Prisoner Webb 's
Birmi3oharn
A servant of General Twist's, who resides at
t.hislehurst , proved that his master's house had lately
" bee'ti 'broke, open, and two bottle stands produced by
Adkins were his property.
Mr, Taylor, of New Crois, proved, that an opera-,
glasS, a pair
,of silver buckles, and a ease of mathe-
rnatical instruments, were part of.thu property stolen
• fro ii his house when broke open, which were pro-
duces! ,by Adkins, • and "Tpund by him in the house
of Mrs. Webb, at Birmingham.
Mr. Warner, of Eastham, proved six curtains to
properly, which were found in the house of
the prisoner Mussel, upon Blackheath.
Mr.. Lonsd;ile, ofMaize4till, Greenwich, attended,
and proved that his hotiw had lately hiAm broke open,
and robbed of plate to the amostu of 1601. but stone'
of the articles produced by Adkins were 'part of it.
Lonsdale's servant attended, and stated, that at
the time Iris tnaster's house 'vas brOlto open he lost
several articles,, which was corroborated by a
,woman
who made the shirts.
,They were committed for further examination on
• Thursday.

The London sessions commenced yesterday at
Guildhall, before. the Loan MAYoR, the Recorder,
and City Officers. -
/)”,,rid Ourk was indieted for a misdemeanor, in
riototrdy assetnliling With other 3, and rescuing a de-
serter front Serjcant 11, Blundle, I,f the Marines.—
Ouitty.—S,entener', a fine of 51. •
Thrmas, I:iron:ball. was likewise (:onviaed. .a -
sautrivitc taK-gatheskx in. the cx,:cution.of his duty,
and tined 201. . .

S;wpson a c„..,„„idirein to. fir.-livvston,
of
Kezulington, wa's tried upt,n ment ing
Lau 'with I.nd well' 4'
chaise and 1u.,6e of Mr.- gu r 7, 4
au the 13t1t Il~ril,
Kih7street tele) j en.dangering the life:
of Mr,Sur age . • 11,, trial he «:i3 fellyid •
guilty, ant,
, t
:o.ll.eneed to a fine (It ~01.
yesterd3y the Middlesex :+e stout~ ientscd
Ilicks's before Mr. M 111
4.121:
. INW,‘ it I NO-
"tench (.-,f Magistftef;, When 411iiry Raiford was in.•
for wilful and corrupt Pe jury, in swearing as
a w itne.s4 in a e,lnse tried b0b....e. Lbrd ELLENno-
rolyiti, in the King's Bench, that she saw the De-,
fend.tnt Hinkky drag tie Prosecutor, Mari/Jones, by
the hair of her head', from her own door in St, Ca-
therine's-1:111e to Wilkinsf,,n's, the butcher in the
same lane, a di.:tanee of ten yards. The; . Perjury
was elt-2-arly proved., and' the Jury lOdnd' the Prisoner
Guilt;/. Senteiice was deferred.
Tuesdffy e.vening a Duel was flaight near Dud-
clingstone House. The parties were. Mr.
and Mr. sa The latter was severely wounded
in the groin.