The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-25 00:00:00

BOXING,

The amateurs of fisty-cuffs had.a day's play Oa
a place called the Hale, lour miles through Hew.
don, on Tuesday last, which was attended by a
motley assemblage of several thousands. The
stake was for tweaty guineas a sic!e. The men,
Jack the Butcher, and Burke, of -Deptford, are,
on the second-'rate list ; 'the seconds were Yad'
Idington Jones and \Vcalc, for Burke, and two
"amateurs for theßutcher.,
The battle lasted 14 minutes and 35 seconds,
but it was not contested in a manner in which it
had been anticipated. Burke was backed'at 6to
4 on setting to, but the Butcher led in the. first
four rounds, and bad the best of hitting. ' His ad-
versary fought equal with both'hands, but he
not thought to be a punishing hitter. The
Butcher fell- off in the 6th round in a manner
which ►ras notexpected, and lie never afterward;:
had a' good turn. The character which always,
:belonged to him of being a bad adVersity fighters
was here manifest.. • .

A second and a manly stand-up fight, took place'
between \Vest Country Dick and Phil Street, both
boiers of some repute.. It was a ruffianing'flOit
th.rntigh, and Dick was severely. hit' at the
commencement. In the middle of tight lie
had one eye nearly closed, an betting was three.
to one against him : he, howev(r, riimie two or
three of his righ -handed 'Wows chatter in the
middle of his adversary, and again Oroo4ht to
equal fighting. Ile mainolined his iiitting until
38 minutes had elapsed, when Street gave in.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—A shocking accidrttt
happened on Tuesdayse'nnight at East Chtutiock,
near Crewkerne. Between ten and eleven sr
night, the wind blowing a complete hurticaUe,the,
poor-house in.that fiarishAell in, and buried.seye—
ral persons in it.s ruins ; a man, named
Cup Per, who was in bed with his wife and three
children, was killed on the spot, as Were two of'
the little ones. None of the others were mucit
hurt.

FIRE.—On Saturday night aboUt six o'clock,
a•fre broke out in the lower flat of a large tette-.
merit on the east. Side.of Anderson's Clare, mill'

dle of the West Bow. This close is,a thorough-
fare, "by stairs, from the West Bow to the Co"°
gate-head, and is .very narrow. The• .engines
were with greatlifficulty brought to the place,
and by nine o'clock the fire was got tinder, after
destroying the two under flats. Great Praise is
due to those who had the direction of the engines,
'as by their exertions the upper part of, the land-
WO saved. At the beginning of the fire great ap-
prehensions were entertained for two or three
children, but they -,:vere happily relieved from clan-
ger without being hurt. The fire, it is saidocas
oceasioned.by es ventitaking fire. The two flats
were inhabited by a number of poor families, who
have lost all their furniture, and none of them are

insured: The magistrates, constables, police, &C•
attended, as did aiso..a party cif the 88th regimcnE
from the Castle. The eugines that attended be-
longed to the Son, Fricriilly, and Cdedoni, In-
surance 'Cornpanies..,—(Edinburgh Courant,' Dec.
22.)

FORGERY AND IIoRSE STEALING.—On Friday%
night last the stables of Mr. JArmes Hurys,N,
Newington; itsere broke Open by some horieireal•
ers, by forcing thelock of the door %%ill) aniron
crow bar, and stole a blood mare, of the v 41,1 e of
130 guineas, a horse Well known (it was 'got by
the celebrated racer, Filo da Put a.) Another
valuableborse was stolen front a gentleman in th
same neighbourhood (supposed by the same gang):
about a week before. They are sppposed,to
stolen. by font. felloWs Who haVe been uttering
forged Bank of England one and five pound notes
in the counties ot, Surrey awl, Kent, which they
have ,cfftfeted to a vast atuonnt,`by 'selling and €x-
changing itoPen horses, and purchaSing others.--
Five officers belonging to the Police have 13e.st
dispatched in pursuit of the gang.

FoorrADßopnerrz.-r-On Saturday afternoons
young man named Barnett, who resides at Dept'
ford; carne to London•for the purpose of rcceivilig
a sum of money which was due to him. He alit
:not succeed in obtaining it, and returned home
with only three shillings and eight-pence in bitr
iniCket. ‘Vben he arrived at the foot of the swing
bridge Which.ris; erected over the.Stirrey' Canal at
Deptford,' which is draWn up and let down by s
cord, he was 'attacked by a huge fellow, whorls
he kneW to be an Irishthan by his accent, who
knocked him down and'kicked hint severely; ant
rifled his poekets, When the robber found that,
the booty was so trifling, he returned the eight-
pence to Mr. 'Barnett, and sail, ." Yon are nit
the cove.] was looking for,!' and ran across the
swing bridge, and dr.ew .it up, so. that Mr. Bar,
nett was unable to pursue him..

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COAL IVIAItKF:T, DEC. 24.
Ships at ;Var.liet. :Ships sold. . Price.
404 Newcastle.
•1i Suncirrland ...... I .. li •
.. . 455. G+ll. to ---s. Gd•

13IftTriti
On Saturday iasty •at:AiphingtOn, near Exeter, the Lady of
Thornas,Snow, juu. Esq. of a son.
inst. 'at Gerioa, the 'Ladj, of Edward Gibbets)
Wakefield, Esq. ofa {laughter.