Star.
London, England, 1824-01-13 00:00:00

PEDESTRIAN FEAT.

A Yorkshireman, calling himself Edw. M' Milian, about twenty-
one years of age, whose brother and himself halie performed many
wonderful feats, having gone to Dumbarton, challenged the inha•
bitants of that Burgh, for five guineas, to walk 18 miles with him;
when be was taken up by a man of forty-seven years of age, of the
name of William Lindsay, in the employ of Provost Dixon, and
the match took plate a- few days ago; but the Yorkskireman,
at the fourth mile, being one mile in the rear of the Dumbartonian,
gave in, and Lindsay went over the rest of the ground at more lei-
sure. He performed the first five miles in thirty minutes, and the
whole eighteen miles in two hours fifty-seven minutes and a half.
THE LATE FIGHT.
The following letter has been addressed by Langan to Belcher :
" White Horse, Sliver-street, Worcester, Jan. 8,1821.
" DEAR Sot—Unacquainted with ihe laws of English tin-fight-
ing, I look up to you, as the person that made the Match, to see rue
righted. The last hour of the fight the ring was nearly filled with
persons who treated me in a manner that will throw disgrace on the
English ring. At the conclusion of the last round my seconds
thought proper to say I should fight no more. This I objected to;
and en Cribb asking me if I would fight any more, I told him re-
peatedly, I was ready and willing. Spring then wanted to shake
hands; but I told him not till I was better satisfied. Cribb then
thought proper to take his man out of the ring. I remained in it,
' and claimed the battle, which I think is e.liue by the laws of fight-
ing. I was ready to fight, ind the time was net expired; end I
askpewiesige no person's right to give in the battle for me. I had
'as much the best of it as he had; for, admitting that I was most
punished about the head, he was worse in the hotly. I could have
continued the battle half an hour longer, and in that time would
have agreed to receive half a dozen niore kicks from this partizans.
Nolineux's treatment was fair play in comparison to mine. But I
cannot believe that the Gentlemen of the Pugilistic Club will allow
this infamous action to pass without redress. I make no apology
for asking you tdcall on Mr. Jackson to see.justice done; for I km
a stranger very ill used ; and that, I am confident, is sufficient aro•
logy with you for this tripuble.
" You will oblige by answering this as soon as possible.
" I am your humble servant,
"To Mr. Belcher. "JOHN LANGAN."

When Spring and Langan bad stripped, Reynolds, who, with
Josh Hudson, seconded the Irishman, went up to Spring and said,
" I underifand you have got a belt on, and whalebone in it ; if you
persist in fighting in such- a belt, I shall put one on Langan.
Spriog replied (chewing a thin elastic belt of tape) " I have always
fought in this, and shell now." " Then," replied Reynolds, put-
ting on a large belt, crossed in various • parts with a hard substance,
Langan shall right in this." " No, you won't," said.Cribb, "it is
not a fair thing." " Never mind," urged Spring,'" I'll take it off,"
which ba clislimenediately. • •
Jo the 429th and four or five following rounds, Spring planted
sortie raters; but they wete not heavy enough to take tht pluc4 out
of Langan.
fat the 60th rousd, the space round the ring was so much reduced
that thg combatants were fighting in a crowd, and in danger of re-
ceiving blows from whips and sticks.
The English Champion put in a tremendous nobber in the 66th
round, and also fibbed Langan down. " That's a settler," said a
brataiader. " Indeed it is not," replied Paddy, " Spring will not
settle his account this time. •By the powers, I have got a good
balance to, give him yet"—( Laughing).
Langan having decidedly the worst of the 75th round, his face he
ingcovened with claret, a sympathetic admirer of his game qualities
exclaimed, " Take the brave fellow away." " I will not be taken
away—who dare say .so?" urged Langan. At an early stage of
the battle, at the end of an excellent fighting round, Langan laughed
at Spring, saying " You have done nothing yet :" " AU in good
time," replied Spring, " I shall do it at last."
Josh Hudson (as we stated before) gave in for Langan, and in
about half a minute after this oircomstance had occurred, Langan
opened his eyes, stilt sitting on the knee of his second, when he was
told the fight was over. He said his second had no right to give in
for him. Heeould fight more than 40 rounds. ",Don't leave the
ring Spring," several •persous cried out. Cribb told Langan, the
battle was over, and Painter exclaimed, " Don't let so good a man
be killed; he does not.know at the present• tunment what he is
talking about I" The umpire was asked for his decision, who said,
" Langan did not come to fight when time was called, • and there-
fore he has lost the battle, according to the tales of ptigtlism."—
Upon this.answer, and decision of the empire, Spring left. the ring,
amidst the shouts of the populace; Langan roaring out, " I am not
beaten•-•—clear out the ring—l catiiight for four hours." .
In the course of a few minutes he left the ring, and as he ap-
proached the Grand Stand, he was received with thunders of ap-
plause, and jumped avor•some ropes with great agility. •
JOURNAL OFFICE, WORCESTER, Jai:. 9.—We have not been able
to obtain particulars of the numerous accidents sustained by the fall
of the galleriei, nor can we ascertain their c7:talt. The following
persons are now lying at our Infirmary :--Richard Porter, Wilton,
violent bruises; John Calvin, jun. Worcester, fractured thigh and
leg; Thomas Stickford, Bioadway, fractured ribs; John Holmes,
compouad fracture; John Kelly, Dublin, fractured leg; William
Stinton, Worcester, serious contusions; James Tranley, London,
compound fracture. Eight others were taken to the Infirmary, but
their injuries are not of so serious a nature. Ac the Hop Pole are—
Mr. Williams, Cheltenham, fractured leg; and Mr. Morris, frac-
tured arm. At the Hop-market is a Mr. Mantle, of Birrobiglians,
fractured thigh. It is supposed that the number seriously injured
may be calculated at 100.
81.'ARRING. . -

The first meeting amour,: the return:: from Worcester, was the.
assemblage of yesterday, fur the benefit of Cyrus Davis. Tom Bel-
cher; Harry Harmer. and Co. and the talents of the menvbroutht
(fiewsrd a fairish Court, as the name of Langan was inserted in the
bill of fare. Langan has bad trotigh to cause him to stay away for