The Sun.
London, England, 1804-01-24 00:00:00

COURT OF COMNION PLEAS, TAN. 23.

A Rule was moved for by Mr. Serjeant BAILEY,
to shew cause why the Judgment which had been
entered up in the case of Levy v. Smith, should not
be set 'aside for irregularity. The Plaintiff brought
his Aaiun on a Bill of exchange fir 4001. accepted
by•the Defendant. It was stated, that this bill was
accepted by the Defendant for the accommodation of
a_ third person, but had not been put in circulation
until after it was due, when it was indorsed over to
the Plaintiff. The Defendant is at present a prisoner
for debt.

The Court condemned this praElice which was
now become very prevalent, of persons accepting
hills merely for accommodation, without having
any real value for them. Such persons were not
much entitled to claim assistance in a Court of jus-
tice, on the ground of irregularity in proceeding
against them for the recovery of bills so accepted.
They, however, desired the Learned Serjeant to
take a Rule. Rule granted. .

On Thursday last a melancholy accident happened
at Dean Gate Mill, near Winchester : as one of the
grinders was attending the tackle for the purpose of
hoisting the corn from the waggon, his round frock
entangled in the works, and before the least assist-
ance could be procured both his arms were bloke,
his shoulder put out, hi, hack dislocated, and his
body very much bruised. fie is now in the infirmary
in that city ; little hares are entertained of his re•
covery.

. , .
V-gstEttbAY meroing the long-talked-of contest
between Bourke, and Pearce of E?isto),
..known ,by
the name of the Chicken, took place on. Wimbl-
edon Comm-on. The place of meeting was not de_
termined on until Saturday las'f,
,to prevent the
interference of 'the Police. About ten o'clock
in the morning the combatants sat off in two
hackney coaches from town, attended by their
Seconds and Bottle-holders, and followed by a vast
concourse of people interested in the event of the
battle. On Wimbledon Common by eleven o'clock,
there were assembled upwards of a thousand spec.
tators, many of whom were on horsenack, in gigs,
curricles, or post chaises,; but by the time the ring
was formed, which was about half an hoot-4(er,
the numbers cun:,idtrabiy exceeded ten thousand per-
sons. • At five minutes before twelve the parties
stripped, and prepared for the contest. On strip.
ping, the Chicken displayed so 'Much more muscu.
lar strength than Bourke, that the Bets were hurtle.
'diately 6 to 4. in his favour.
The first, second, and shit" Rounds were not dis-
tinguished for much science Of severe blows on either
side, though the advantage was throughout in fa.
your of the Chicken, who threw his antagonist twice
out of the three rounds. In the fourth and fifth
rounds, Bourke received several severe blows on
the nose, which bled profusely ;, but this did not
prevent him from keeping upon his legs, and closing
with the Chicken, wham he,threw each time. In
the sixth round, Bourke threw in a severe blow„
which struck his .adversary under.the left eye.; and
-he closed and threw him. The seventh and eighth
rounds were in favour of the. Chicken, who threw in
several blows at Bourke's head. Two of these
struck him in the mouth, which bled so much as
almost to choak him. The bets were then two to
one in favour.of the Chicken.

In the ninth round, Bourke had evidently the
advantage ; he threw in several well-direaed
blows at the Chicken's head, two of which took
circa, and the latter fell. The tenth, eleventh,
twelfth, and thirteenth, were among the most se-
vere rounds, in which Bourke had the advan-
tage. From the fourteenth round to the twenty-
third the Chicken had decidedly the best of
'the hattle : he gave his adversary so many
cross buttocks as to render him almost breath-
less. Bourke not having the advantage once
In three rounds, convinced all acknowledged judges
that he was unable to cope with the Chicken, who
was in respea to strength, considerthly his superior.
After the twenty-third round the friends of Bourke
advised hi .:n to give in, which he refused ; but the
twenty fourth round decided the battle, the latter
receiving a dreadful blow on the nose, which knocked
him down flat, and he remained in a state of inset'_
. sibility fur a few moments. The Chicken, of course,
was then declared the vido.

Throughout the whole of the rounds hut little
science was displayed on either side, except sparring
a great.deal, and which was praliscd on both sides
before the heavy blows were struck ; but when the
combatants became warm they fought more fiercely.
In many of the latter rounds Bourke attempted to
throw in several blows with. the whole force of his
body, which were avoided by the shifting of the
Chicken, and Bourke fell upon his face each time,
and was, of course, much weakened by these repeat-
ed falls.

Owen was Second to Bourke, and So!ly his hot-,
tle-holder. Gibbons was Second to the Chicken,
and Caleb Baldwin bottle-holder.

The match was for so guineas aside, but several
thousand pounds were depending.- The Chicken
was the favourite throughout.
Among the cornpany present were, Col. STEW.
ART, Captain HALLIDAY, Lord CAMELFORD, Mr.
FLETCHER READ, &C. &C.