The Sun.
London, England, 1820-04-01 00:00:00

AMUSEMENTS ON GOOD FRIDAY.

- 'Yesterday morning (Good Friday) at an early
hour Copenhagen Fields, and those near White-
conduit House, were scenes of general uproar
and confusion, and during the whole of the day
throngs of persons (many of whom 'were well-
dressed females) flocked to the above places for
the purpose of witnessing gymnastic and other
sports that were to take place. At ten \o'clock
Copenhagen House and gardens were crammed by
very respectable looking persons, and an extensive
. party of Westmorland Youths (wrestlers) arrived,
and in a short time they commenced a match
in an adjacent field, for a valuable silver chalice,
► a silver snuff-box, a gold belt, and a subscription.
A ring was formed, arid Langhorne, Nelson,
Brown, and a Life Guardsman of merit exhibited
heir prowess in a .scientific manner. They op-
posed about 20 others, when Nelson won the cha-
lice, Brown the snuff-box, and the Life Guards-
man the belt. The match was made by a private
gentleman. In the course of the day pigeon
shooting, single-stick, fives, racing, and most ruf-
fianly pugilistic combats took place, and in rings
were noticed some of the fair sex, tvho enjoyed the
sports with much mirth. Gangs of thieves also
attended, and in the course of the day one of
them who was-caught in the act of theft. received
a good ducking in a pond. Towards the evening
a strong body of Irishmen and women, armed
with sticks, entered one of the fields, and many
set-to's of -a desperate. ,nattire took place, and
painted heads were sectriwall directions. At dark
they began to dis.perii, and 'fortunately met with
no obstruction, but it was rental ked by some, that
the above sports were not becoming upon a Clay
which, ought to be.observed with general respect.
DISORDERLY ASIR :(ELY.—Vesterday, morning a
most disgraceful scene took place on Kennington
Common. Some thousands of pickpockets, sca-
vengers, and vagabonds, who every year are in
the practice of assembling there, collected at an
early hour, and began to - knock off each other's
hats, trip one another's heels, and fling about li
dead cats, dogs, and every kind of filth and,mis-
siles they could find. Their chief object was
plunder; and eret y person wholneautiously mixed
with them with either a good hat or .a watch was
shamefully treated and rohbad. Many decent
persons had the' misfortune !o go there, expect-
ing to see a hurling-match, but they had only to
witness all lawless and daring attacks on persons
at one end of the field, whilst a sort-of burley-
burley was practised at the other. Several ser-
vant-maids, who came there in the morning with
an idea of witnessing the intended sports, were
most shamefully abused, and even the constables
were knocked down and beat, and the persons
they apprehended teseued.

ExFcartoi.l —R. flollick, convicted Atthe late
Worcester Assizes of robbing, on thy highwe.y,
T. Gittius and T. Hiseeker (the latter of whorls
he beat in a cruel manner), wAs on. Friday exe-
cuted ou the drop, at the entrance of the County
Gaol. He belonged to a gang of desperate cha-
racters. Just as he was being led out for exec's..
tion, his mother, sister, wile and child came un-
expectedly to take le 7e of him, which trying.
scene bore with unlvoked4or Litutien. die
1789 in Ilia 22d year,