The Sun.
London, England, 1811-07-31 00:00:00

UANZEDON V. VAUGHAN.

In this case Lord lit.Of.Nl3ollo4l(ili held, that an
Insurance on the property of Harnburgh Merchants,
that country, being in the power' of France,' was
void ; and that such insurance was not legalized by
the Orders in Council, which permitted it in cer.
tam cases io be caused free of, capture, He held it
Wes going a step beyond that point to legalize its
insurance. He' was of opinion that the plaintiff
ought to be nonstilted, but the Counsel for the de-
fendant chose-rather to take the chance of a verclia,
and .t he Jury foUnd for the defendant.

CI lb is at, present in training, at UrY, the seat of
"Captain Barclay, preparatory to the great battle to be
faeght with Molineux, on the 27th Septernber; near
Doncaster. On. this match not less than 50;0001.
are already betted.., • , ,
JAMES BaLcuch,.-7This once celebrated pugilist,
and a formidable champion of ',England, died yes-
terday,,et his' house, the Coach. and Horses, Frith7
itreet, Spho, in the,3tst year of his age, after a lin.
gering Illness, which had reduced him to 't mere
skeleton.. the deceased was a descendant of the
celebrated pugilist SLACK, .of Norwich, whom he
far excelled in all the requisites of boxing, with the
exception of strength. He arrived in London from
Bristol, his native place, as a pugilistic star of the.'
tint magnitude, tvheri_ only eighteen yeayrof age,
and his first combat was with Paddington lines,
.a
good 'thin, Whom Belcher,beeasily, by quickness ik
of hitting and a science peculiar to himself, which
excited ibe surprise and admii•ation of the pugilistic
world:: Hia fame was bruited abroad as a pheno-
menon unequalled, and he had successful turns with
BUrke, Bartholomew, Gambol, and Firby, in a short
interval of time ; and although only a twelve.rstone
mail, his name was regarded as terrific as his blows
Were destruthive, and he enjoyed,. unmolested; for
four
.years, the . title of the British Champion.. 7--
Whilst in the meridian of pugilistic ardour, and
enabled to punish more in bye minutes than any
other ptigilist in double the time, he last an eye by
a• ricket. ball ; yet his confidence in himself re-
mained firm and unabated, end such led to tinsue-
cessful- combats with superiors in weight, and re.;
nowued professors, the Game Chicken and Crib.~.
:17ly irregular living, and youthful indiseretionS,
I,ugilisis, intoxicated with success.,
101 combats,. Belcher had degenerated previous to
,Ag'loing his losing battle, hut yet with Cnb, there
• was the same animated man, without the stamina
to support it. -.Since that period Belcher had gra-
dually' declined, and the last 18 months he appeared.
a mere,shadow. The name will ever stand high on
the_records of boxing;. and the deceasedi was, indis-
pitiably the best twelve stone'mau tilts country ever
produce:l. • .
Monday evening as a woman living in Westmin-
ster, Was, employed melting on a fire some spirits of
turpentine and bees wax, for the purpose of clean.
ing furniture, the inflammable substance caught fire,
which was instantly communicated to her whale
clothes, and before the Baines could be extin-
.g'ilished• they were completely destroyed,. and iher
body so cruelly mutilated that she expired ill a few
tLlias„ . „ .

A dreadful accident.happened, a few, dayi since,
St the- liottvell's, Bristol. The men employed In
blasting the rocks blew up several tnittes in.suecei:
dion ; but .one of them rowing tire, they conceived
that the' failure was occasioned by the touch-hole
being tea small.' They,aceordingly determined to
enlarge it,.by chipping away the sides with a steel,
instrument ; in'tiontg which, they imprudently nett-
Witted the preCaiiiion of wetting-the charge, and° a
spark unfortunately falling into the chamber, the
powder,Vxploded instantly. Of the two men at-
work, retie had his skull.fra4ut‘ed by a fragment of.
melt, and his companion had, also his skull tra6tuted,
4nd n hand shattered to pieces,

UNtim Levert was' yesterday,
charged by Fi,inn.rlt EJmeads, an unToitimate wo-
ni3n of
,the tpwo, ott fiuipicion of having. robbed her
of 51. in Ba,ok-notes, three dollars, gown, and
(,ther.arlieles 01 wearing spore,. The prosecntrix
itlTl!'d.that. the prisoner .accompanied her home to
lietloddings, At a late hour on Satutday night, and
there he expressed a &sire to haite something
tociiink, and
,gaie her money to send fora: On
.her return, She found her rbotn-door locked, Land
could not gain admission tip the door waft Furred,
when, it. was discovered ',hat the prisoner was.gone.
On examining her pockets, which she left in the
room when she went doWn stain, she tnisseci the
ootes and money, and soon after discovered that the
gown,. Sec. ,Were gone. She inimeili3tely gavein-
lOrmalian of her lonfip and the prisoner Was appre-
hended. next morning, in Tvoley•street, with part
of the missing property in his possession. He wits
fully committod tot irial at the Astizttcs