The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-04 00:00:00

THE RING.-FIGHTS TO COME.

June 4.—Harry Jones and Jam Raines, 25/. a side.
Junel4.—Pick and Mike Curtain, 20/.
Junel9.—Young Dutch Sam and Dick Davis, 100/.
June 26.—D. Donovan and G. Thorpe, 50/.
Junt..4o.—Pollard and Williams, 20/.
July Se--Jern Borne and White Leaded Bob, 1001.
Sept. 25.—Neal and Baldwin, 2001.
Wawa AND Baoww.—Nothing has yet been done be-
tween these men; but on Brown's arrival in town, we
think there is no doubt that the match will be made, to
come off in September.
THORP AND JACOBS.—A match was made between thesa
men, who axe both Billingsgate Coves, and hare quarrelled
about one of the fair Pocsardqs at the water side, at Josh
Hudson's in Leadenhall-market, on Friday night, for ¶5/.
a-side. They are to fight on the first Tuesday in July---51.
a-side down. Thorpe is backed by 'Squire Lowden, of
Crabshell-hall.
MIKE CURTAIN AND P1CK....-.Then OHO ale matched
to fight on the 14th of June (Ascet Heath Riees.) The
whole of the money, 40 sovereigns, will be made good at
Peter Crawley's, the Queen's Head and French Horn,
Duke-street, Smithfield, on Thursday next.
RAINES AND JONES.—The final deposits for this renewed
match were made goad on Monday evening, at the Meek-
lenburgh Arms, James-street, Manchester-square, and the
toss for choice of ground was won by Raines. The fight
will take place within eighteen miles of London. Both
men are well, and betting is even—Jones for choice.
Raines is training on the Edgware-road, and Jones arrived
in town yesterday, from the neighbourhood of Cambridge.
The fight will take place to-morrow, to the north-west of
the Metropolis.

R. Stms AND H. BALL.—A match was made on Wed-
nesday, at the Black Jack, Portsmouth-street, Lincoln's-
Inn-fields, between R. Sims, a carcase-butcher, and H.
Ball, a horse-dealer, to tight for 10/. a-side, on Wednesday,
20th of June ; Li. are deposited in the hands of Mr.
Brydges, and the remainder to be made good the day of
fighting. The party failing to forfeit.
JOHN HOGOARTY AND JOHN JKNNINGS..—A match
was made between these men on Tuesday evening, at the
Golden Lion, Goodman's-yard, Minories, to fight for 25/.
a-side, within a month from that day (a very indefinite
sort of agreement),- and within twenty miles of London.
A second deposit to be made at the same house, on Tuesday
evening.

The committee appointed to conduct the ap-
plication to Parliament for the Repeal of the
Corporation and Test Acts, after a conference
with Lord Holland, Lord King, Lord Milton,
and a number of other Peers and Commoners,
have come to the unanimous resolution, " That

it is the opinion of all the Parliamentary friends
lof this measure, and of this Committee, that
every effort should be made to obtain as many
petitions as possible during the present session
of Parliament, praying for the Repeal of the
Test and Corporation Acts ; and a circular re-
commending this course has been addressed by
the Committee to the Ministers in London, and
the country congregations. To facilitate the
transmission of the petitions, it may be proper to
intimate, that by the 54th Geo. 111., cap. 169,
it is enacted, " That it shall be lawful for every
Member of either House of Parliament to receive
by post, any petition addressed to either House
of Parliament free from the duty of postage, so
as the same be sent in a cover, open at the sides,
and that the same shall not exceed the weight of
six ounces."

On Saturday an inquest was held at the King's
Bench prison, on the young man, Henry Hewes, who threw
himself out of one of the windows in the inside of the
prison. The evidence which was given corroborated the
statement given in Saturday's Papers, and the Jury re-
turned a verdict of Insanity. The Jury said, that a medical
gentleman ought to be engaged to reside within the walls,
and resolved to petition the Secretary of State upon the
subject.

CRUEL AND DELIBERATE ROBBERY AND
iloanna.—About half-past nine o'clock on the night of
yesterday week, a robbery and murder was committed, at a
place called Gresvc, in the township of Wadsworth, about.
four miles front Heptonstall, and about one mile from
the road leading from Heptonstall to Colne. The name of
the person murdered is James Shackleton, upwards of
seventy years of age, and whose finnily consisted of himself,
a brother, and sister, all advanced in years, and unmarried.
Six men approached the house, four entered, and two re-
mained at the door. They made inquiry respecting a cow,
He told them be thought it rather an untimely hour for •
that business; they then immediately told him the pur-
pose of their coining was to demand his money, and
threatened to kill hint if he (lid not find them all be had ;
and he, therefore, to save his life, found three purses, one
ntaining sovereigns, another silver, and another copper.
They demanded more money, and said he had that day
sold a cow, to which he answered he had, tint that he had
not received the money for her, and told them he had given
them every penny that he posses:A. They then took two
hams, and stripped the creel of the bread which it con-
tained, and withdrew. Shackleton went to the window
to see the direction they took ; when they observed hi►n,
returned, and taking down his gun which was loaded,
threatened to kill him. Ile begged that they would spare
hie life, adding that be was not prepared to die, but the
inhuman wretches, deaf to all he could say, put Rue ramie of
the gun to hie back, and shot him, not indeed dead upon the
spot, but he lived only a very short time afterwards. They
took the gun and also a pistol away with them. Shackle-
ton's brother, was from home at the time, and his sister
was in bed, being unwell. A poor old carpenter, who had
been working fur the family during the day, was sitting
up with the unfortunate old gentleman at the time, and
was most cruelly beat by the murderers, with the intention,
as is supposed, of breaking his legs. A Coroner's Jury
held an inquest over the body on Tuesday, when the follow-
ing verdict was returned Wilful and malicious murder,
by some person or persons unknown."—On that day a
person was taken into custody on suspicion of being con-
cerned in the murder ; but, after undergoing a strict exami,
nation before the Jury he was discharged. Nothing has
yet transpired which may lead to a discovery of the real
perpetrators of this brutal murder, who will, we trust,
eventually meet with enndivn rpm. Pimp,