The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-18 00:00:00

THE FANCY.

BROWS.; AND DOBELL. —The final deposit for this fight
was made good last night, at the Black Bull, in St. John-
street, without objection ; and upon " tossing for the place
of fighting," the toss was wen by Dobell. Very little bet-
ting took place, but Brown was the favourite at 6 to 4.
The fight will take place on Tuesday next, within 50 miles
of London.

CANNON AND TISDALE.—A match was made last night,
at the Castle Tavern, Holborn, for 1001. a-side, to come
off on Tuesday, the 21st January next, between these men.
The men are both " publicans aed sinners," and the match
arose out of some gross ill treatment which it is said Tisdale
received in Cannon's house, the Castle, in Jermyn-street.
NED NEAL AND You NC DUTCH SAM.-The last deposit
between these men will be posted on Friday evening, at
Torn Gaynor's, the Queen's Head, Duke's-court, Bow-
street, when the place of fighting will be tossed for.

A great quantity of fine fish were caught in
the Ouse this week, the water being drawn off for naviga-
tion repairs near St. Neots.—Heris Mercury.

Information of the following daring outrage
and robbery was given at the different police offices yes-
terday:—On Saturday morning between one and two
o'clock, GEoncE SMITH, the toll-collector at the Whale-
bone turnpike-gate, near Rumford, heard a voice call
" gate." Upon going out lie was seized by two men,
who struck him a violent blow on the mouth and knocked
him down. He cried " murder," upon which they threat,
ened to shoot him, and took off his cap, and held it over
his mouth, while they rifled his pockets of about 255. In
the mean time a third man entered the toll-house, and
broke open the cupboard and till, from whence he took
about Si. in money. One of the ruffians was about five feet
six inches in height, thin and active, and had on a black
coat and dark trousers. Another was tall. Three crown
pieces and one battered sixpence were among the money
stolen ; and some memorandums of accounts of collec-
tions and expenses—the latter upon a red stamp office-
ticket—were taken away.

MELANCHOLY AcclD EN T,--,l'esterclay after-
noon, about four o'clock, az, the brig Vine, of Dublin, it as
dodging up against the tide, when she got opposite the
north end of the Prince's Dock, her boat, in an attempt ti,
lower it Item tl.e stern, by some means ovet;zet, with two
men in it. One of the men clung 4'4 the tack!, and was
saved, the other was precipitated into the water, mad it
was remarked that' tut person on board the brig made aey
effort to save him. The poor fellow appeared to be a goat
swimmer, and made towards a boat a good distance a stern
of the brig, The boys in the boat, four in number, used
their utmost exertions to save him, act] one had h=„4 iof
his blue frock, but it gave way, end he lost bai.; hold. A
rope was then thrown to him, of vh,;,eh hg get hold, but
had by that time become 4c4 weak, or so benumbed with
the cold, that 1:p could not, keep it. The crew of anethee
boat also attempted to save bun; hut, alibi:4llli the 'worn
fellow floated nearly to the third buoy rom the Vrince's.
pie!, every effort was in vain : he sank to rise no tu9re,..,.
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