The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-13 00:00:00

WINDSOR ELECTION.

Colonel Reid, of the 2d Life Guards, has issued an address
to the electors, in which he states—
" I am warmly and sincerely attached to our Protestant
Church, and would firmly resist any measures that might
appear to me calculated by possibility to weaken or injure
that sacred and invaluable Establishment.
" The care of the poor, the aged, and the helpless must
ever be an object of deep interest to me ; and I should re-
joice in any practicable improvement of the Poor-law
Amendment Act."
Mr. Walter, of Bearwood, has also come forward, the
following notice having been posted in Windsor on Satur-
day :
"TO THE INDEP'ENDENT ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF

NEW WINDSOR.
" Gentlemen,—John Walter, Esq., of Bearwood, will
come forward as a candidate for the representation of your
borough,
" Withhold, therefore, your promises, until Mr. Walter per-
sonally solicitsyour votes ; he is well known to you, and de-
serves your support, and will, doubtless, when he presents
himself to your notice, receive your best "
AN encourag.ement.
ELECTOR.

" Windsor, Oct. 11, 1845."
There will be no canvassing, it appears, until after the
funeral of Mr. Ramsbottom, which takes place on Wednes-
day, next. The election cannot take place until after the Ist
of November.

DEATH OF MR. JACKSON, THE
CELEB AT ED PUGILIST.
This celebrated character, whose fame as the greatest of
Britist gladiators will render him immortal, died in his 77th
year on Tuesday last, at his residence, No. 4, Lower Gros-
venor-street West. An attack of paralysis was the imme-
diate cause of death.
Mr. Jackson was born in London, and was the son of the
eminent builder by whom the arch was thrown over the old
Fleet-ditch. The symmetry and muscular development of
Mr. Jackson were perfect. His height was 5 ft. 11 inches,
and his weight 14 stone. At the age of 19 he became a fre-
quenter of the sparring-schools. On the 9th of June, 1798,
he fought his first public battle with Fustent, a Birmingham
hero, and gallantly defeated him in the presence of George
IV., then Prince of Wales, who ever after was Jackson's
patron. Mr. Jackson's third and last battle was with the
redoubtable Mendoza, whom he beat in 10} minutes, in the
presence and to the gratification of the Duke of Hamilton
and a vast number of noblemen and gentlemen. Indepen-
dent of his pugilistic superiority, Mr. Jackson was distin-
guished for his extraordinary powers as a runner for a short
distance; and, as a leaper, no man of his day was equal to
him at a standing jump. His muscular strength was equal to
his body activity, and in the presence of Mr. Harvey Coombe,
a never-shrinking advocate of the national sports of his
countrymen, he lifted ten hundred weight and a quarter, and
with 841 b. weight on his little finger wrote his own name !
Mr. Jackson, soon after defeating Mendoza, established a
school at No. 13, Bond-street, not only for giving lessons to
his numerous pupils, but for the introduction of such men
as had either distinguished themselves in combat, or were
desirous of seeking fame in the pugilistic arena. He received
the encouragement of the Dukes of York and Clarence (Wil-
liam IV.), the Duke of Queensbury, Earls Albemarle and
Sefton, Marquis of Worcester (present Duke of Beaufort),
Marquis of Tweeddale, Lords Byron, Craven, Somerville,
Barrymore, Fife, Sir W. W. Wynne, Colonel Berkeley (now
Earl Fitzhardinge), Mr. Harvey Coombe, &c. After the coro-
nation of George IV., at which Mr. Jackson, and seventeen
of the most distinguished prize-fighters of the day were em-
ployed, dressed as pages, to guard the entrance of Westmin-
ster-hall and Abbey, which they did most effectually, he re-
tired from public life, remaining still, however, the frequent
companion of noblemen and gentlemen who felt desirous of
maintaining the old national sport of boxing, and who,
through him, distributed those rewards which the conduct
of the exhibitants deserved. As a private associate, and
" boon companion," his company was courted by men of the
highest distinction.
i Mr. Jackson was a man of great bene-
volence, proved by incessant charitable acts. In manner he
was unassuming, and in language and demeanor a gentle-
man. He lived and died in easy circumstances, and his pro-
perty will be inherited by his niece, his constant and affec-
tionate attendant.

EXPERIMENT AL SQUADRON.
PLYMOUTH, Ocr. 10.—Wind breezy from N.W., veering
towards S.W.—The experimental squadron, under command
of Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Pym, red at the mizen, entered
Plymouth Sound on Friday night, and dropped anchor in the
following order:—The Rodney, 92, Captain Collier, off the
eastern arm of the breakwater, towards Staddon-heights ;
the flag-ship, the St. Vincent, 120, Captain Rowley, next;
then the Albion, 92, Captain N. Lockyer ; the Canopus, 84,
Captain Moresby ; the Queen, 110, Captain Sir Baldwin
Walker ; the Trafalgar, 120, Captain Martin ' • the Vanguard,
80, Captain Willis; and the brig Daring, 12, Commander
Matson, which two last vessels lay oft the western arm of the
breakwater, towards Mount Edgcmnbe. The Heroine, 10-
gun brig, is also in the Sound.
During the second trip, which commenced Sunday, the
28th ult., the fleet have not experienced any weather suffi-
ciently severe to test their sailing qualities under such cir-
cumstances. The same conflicting opinions as to their several
qualities are still entertained by officers from different ships
but the following remarks are from a good practical and dis•
interested authority. The Queen, 110, is the best three
decked ship under almost any circumstances, the only ex•
ception being in very heavy weather, when she is beaten by
the Trafalgar, 120. The Queen is always ahead when going
free, and it is stated that the highest authority in the
fleet speaks of her in the best terms. The Tra-
falgar, 120, is much improved since last in harbour; in
very heavy weather she takes the lead, and during the
last trip has thus been twice at the head of the
fleet. The Rodney, 92, is superior to any of the two-deckers,
and occasionally beats the whole squadron, except the
Queen when going free. She is a good foul-weather ship.
The Albion, 92, which had 50 tons of ballast taken out of her
when in Plymouth Sound about a fortnight since, has thereby
damaged her sailing qualities, and has thus lost the relative
position she previously held in the fleet. The Canopus, 84,
still holds her place, and the Vanguard, 80, has this trip done
better than in the former. The Daring brig, 12, is, from her
small tonnage and canvas, always left behind, except when
on a wind under stormy stay-sails, in which case she drifts less,
and is consequently ahead, followed by the Rodney, Queen,
Albion, and the rest.
A steam-tug, with letters, has been waiting in Plymouth
Sound for the last two days, in expectation of the arrival of
the Superb, 80, Captain Corry, from Portsmouth. It is
stated that Admiral Pym expected the Superb off the Lizard
on Friday morning, and in consequence of her non-arrival,
hoisted a signal to prepare for anchoring, and eventually
bore up for Plymouth Sound.
On the arrival of the fleet at Plymouth it was currently
reported there, that in consequence of the breechings of some
of the Albion's lower deck guns having given way, that ship
had lost several hands, the number of whom was variously
stated at between 8 and 50. The only occasion, however, for
hoisting the church pendant, on account of the death of a
seaman, occurred about ten days' since during a heavy squall,
when in shifting top sails one of the men fell from the yard
and was drowned. The storm was too severe to risk the
lives of a boat's crew. The life buoy was thrown overboard,
and, in consequence of the severity of the weather, not reco-
vered. One man died on board the Canopus. He cut his
throat on the Ist of October, and survived until Friday, the
10th, at three in the afternoon. He was bui ied off Whitsand
Bay on the evening of the same day.
It is expected that the fleet will go to sea again abou
Tuesday, the 14th inst. (to-morrow).
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The late Attorney-General for Jamaica, William
Ross, Esq., who died at Bath on the 16th ult., has left no
issue, and his estate at Lambridge, which by his will was
left, on the death of his wife, to his nephew, William
Hunter Ross, who has since died, will on the decease of tbe
testator's wife pass to his grandniece, Euphemia Ross. The
testator has left his wife also an annuity of 7001., and an-
unities to his sisters and other relatives, and small legacies
to all his servants. All accumulations of residue to be
divided, at the decease of the testator's widow, equally
among the annuitants named in the will, including his
nephews, the Rev. A. W. Burnside, and J. Burnside, Esq.,
who are executers. The personal property in England sworn
under 20,0001.
FALSE WEIGHTS AND MBAR/RES.—At Greenwich
Petty Sessions, on Saturday, seventeen tradesmen were fined
for having false weights and measures, by which purchasers
were defrauded.
MAGISTRATES FOR GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—We hear
that the names of the under-mentioned noblemen and gen-
tlemen have been added to the Commission of the Peace for
this county :—The Marquis of Worcester, William Moore
Adey, Esq., of Wotton-under-edge ; John Hopton, Esq.,
Kemerton ; Charles Brooke Hunt, Esq., Bowden Hall, Upton
St. Leonard's ; John James, Esq., Newnham ; Ansley Robin-
son, Esq., Cheltenham; Charles Smith, Esq., Southrop ;
John Stanton, Esq., Stonehouse ; John Cam Thackwell, Esq ,
Wilton-place, near Ledbury ; Richard Wyatt, Esq., Stroud;
the Rev. Thomas Maurice; the Rev. W. tarnton Mills; the
Rev. Thomas I'll=l—Gloucestershire Chronicle.