Star.
London, England, 1825-07-13 00:00:00

COURT OF ICING'S BENCH-THIS DAY.

•
lIIVCICINCIBAU v. MURRAY.
Mr. Mu; Opened the proceedings, and stated that this was an
action brought by Mr. 13ockiogham, the well-known traveller in
Palestine, apinst Mr. Murray, the respectable bookeeller, and pub-
lisher of the Quarterly Reeky, for i libel which appeared in No. 34
of that work. The hbel was contained in an aftiele which pro-
teased tote a ethical review of Baehhigkalies Travels is Palestine,
but it was, he said. a gross attack on the veracity and respectability
of the plaint ff. The Learned Counsel thin .read from p. 380 of
the Quarterly Rains. for March. 1822, the imputed libel.
The defendant pleaded the trutb.in justsfication.
Mr. Scants?: then addressed the Jury, and observed upon the
complicated nature of the pleadings, which were numerous. Ms.
Buckingham, he mid, was well known as having edhed a news.
paper at Calcutta, and having performed travels in countries
hitherto but little known to Europeans, hence this work; Travelsin
Pitlesthle. The defendant in this ease, as publisher of this Review,
had lent himself to publish, against the plaintiff, that species of per.
!moat slander, which was stepping beyond all bosinds of fair criti-
cion, making the Review. a vehicle of the basest and most
slanderous imputations on private character, and such as could
only emanate from personal malice under the sleeker of an
anonymous signature. lie (Mr. Scarlet) wonll say it was a
much cosier matter for a closeted Reviewer to throw ink-
silts at an author, than to have furnished a work of much greatt r
merit, arid which the critic should be found himself incapable of
executing. The object of Mr. Rockingham, in undertaking these
Travels, he should sti.te, was to facilitate the overland Conveyance
between this country and India, through the Isthmus of Suez, this
being an object of great corrniercial importance to various mer
;chants. both in England and Bombay. litre the Learned Counsel
went through an historical sketch of Mr. Buckingham's journey
and return to Bambay (tom Aleppo, and afterwards to Calcutti.-
-The notes and observationa of Mr.. Rockingham, of these Travels,
as recomntended by tha Bishop of Calcutta, for publication, were
offered to Mr. Murray for publication, and he had actually agreed
to become the. publisher, but, for some reasons, Mr. Buckingham
withdrew his MSS. and published the wort on his own account ;
atter which followed this libellous attack. It has been stated, said
Mr. &anent. that for the sake of . bribe of 51. or 101. the moss
paltry novel would he puffed off by these • Reviewers, whilst the
most useful work of science or literature. might be made the
subject of most malign art slander or gni-representation. The
charge and imputation. east upon Mr. Rockingham, by this
Reviewer, was pi, tending to pity his ignoritnee,. for omitting to
notice certain historical facts relative to the ancient city df Ukhaur,
or (Inches', Which ilr. Blickinglianrework would be found nut in
have omitted as charged ; yet these- were the misrepresentations
ibis Reviewer had recourse to, in order t 3 destroy the character of
this work. Similar remarks were made In' teapot to other places.
It Is also asserted in the &ekes. that Mr. Buckingham's plates are
pilfered iron% former travellers. Mr. 11. complained that this critic
had looked nu further than the Index of his book, pretending to
have not only reviewed, but visited those veil countries himself,
wbkb he, moreover, denies that kr. Buckingham ever visited. The
libel farther charged Mr. Buckingham with ingratitude to his em-
payer, a Mr. Ranks, who had paid his (31r. Buckingham's) el-
-1 pens,' during a certain portion of these travels. He- (Mr. 1'
Searldt) would silken, that no reviewer had a right .(and DO
Gentleman of honour or respectability could be capable of
such an abuse of literary prtillege) to introduce hearsay slander upon
the private. character of the author, whose work the anonymous
critic .' Newspaperstanders, he said, were read, and lastea
for a day, but Rearm were' handed down to posterity. In this
ease, he (Mr. &mum?) denianded heavy damages, for the sake Of
fair and impartial criticism ; for the sake.of private character ; and
I fat the sake of that property the pdblie had in works of merit, the
diameters of which. were not to be hi:Wed-by anonymous slanders,
John Petersen exatnined by Mr. Bttooona t:yßitness ptyrred
that he parchised the Quarterly Review. No. St,. containing the al-
leged libels, at the defendant. Mr. Murray's shop, in Albemarle-
aeration the 31st December,lB23.
Here the book was handed to Mr. Abbott, the Clerk, who tom-
Minced reading the passages, when •
Mr. Pea=' rose on behalf of the defindant, and took an objection
to the plaintiff's declaration, which charged certain unqualified
pressions used in the libel, as being too Indefinite.
The Counsel on both sides now conferred together, at length.
Mr. Abbott again proceeded to read the different passages, and
after be had gone through several,
The Atromer•Gmettat said, he was instructed by his client
to state his regret at what had occurred, and wouU submit to a
verdict being returned against him.
The Covent on the other side, acquiesced to the above sug-
gesdon, and the Jury instantly found a verdict for the plaintiff—
Damages
..1110.

Tit! SAM! O. SANK!.

In this cause, upon the application Of Mr. 131161IONAtto it Wu
ordered to stand over till to-morrow, when all putts were or
to be in attendance early.

KING'S TneaTsts.+4ladame CARADORI, who for
some days has been suffering from a severe rheumatic
attack, was sufficiently recovered to resume her part
last night in METSSEIER'S 0016 S. There seemed a
little hoarseness occasionally, but'she esecuted the airs
with uncommon brilliancy.
DRURT•LANE.—The fulness of this House at an early
hour last sight bore testimony at owe to the charitable disposition
of the public towards the family of a meritorious iadinidwl, the late
Mr. James Baum& Mr. Magoon, who volunteered his services
on this occasion, gave a most striking and faidatol portraiture of the
old gallants of France, to his parsonificadon of Meriden, in the Farce
of Mousieer Num, and obtained much applause. The splendours
of the French Coronation followed ; and Giovanni in London, with
its spirited original representative, Madame Vaunts, terminated
the whale performanee with the most brilliant efect. Between
the Acts, Banner, supported by Miss STZMINS and Miss GIIAD.
Don, gave several airs, which were received with immense applause.
Mt% COUTES gave a splendid entertainment on
Monday evening.
Two persons of hart ton at Paris were lately talking,
of the balls they had been at. " Madame De D's hall," said one,
." was cure:tidy splendid : there were Ilacemen to the amount of
twenty of francs a year." " Bah !" crkd the other," chat
to nothing to Moos. Da IL's ball, where there were Fundsolders
to eke amovut of 200
We" inserted yesterday, from a Morning Paper,"st
paragraph respecting the carpenters employed at Carlton Palace,
which, we have since been informed, isentirely without foundation.
Instead of their having struck at. a cridcal pigment for the advanced
rata of wages now demanded by .the journeymen generally, they
were " employed at that advanced rate' from the 6:st ; and the
work on which they were engaged was so far completed, that mom
, of then were discharged from it on the Saturday night preceding the
Monday on which they are said to have struck.
•We learn from Naples, that a part of the Austrian
armyof occupation was to evacuate the kingdom of the
Two Sicilies on the Ist instant. Its retirement will be
.made in 16 columns. Field Marshal Ds Ludt/mita°
remains at Palermo with three regiments. Field Mar-
shal Ds Leussea occupies Naples with four regiments
of infantry and the Zmperor s light-horse. Major-
General Da BAUMGARTEN stops at Capita, with the
regiment of Deulschmeister ; but Gaete will be given
up to the Neapolitan troops.
The brig Wi ham, of 250 to 300 tons, belonging to
Whitehaven, from Liverpool to. Quebec, Kith goods,
early in May, gat entangled amongst the ice, to get
clear of Oriels the vessel was brought to anchor near
the Magdalen Islands, but was soon after beset by the
ice, otitis stove in the bow-port, when she almost
immediately went to the bottom. Tile crew and the
passengers had barely time to get into the long-boat,
in which they were four days and time nights, without
sustenance, in consequence of which nese _of the crew
died of hwsger ; but the survivors were at last rescued
to om their petilnus situation, by the . tumberland.--
Ikirt, uhieh carried them to Miminichi. •

FATAL PUGILISTIC ENCUUSTER.
• Yesterday ifteraooll.-lin Inquest was held at the Red
Lion Inn, Finchley. before THOMAS Snaurca, Esq. OR
the body of a young man named John Platt. who died
in consequence of the injuries he received in a pugilistic
encounter, as stated in the STAR of yesterday. It ap-
pe 'red that on Saturday evening the deceased and
others were in the Five Bells politic-house, at Finchley.
playing at nine pins. A dispute arose between the de-
ceased and a man' of the name of J.irdan, a fellow
workman, as to who should pay for two pints of beer;
they agreed to decide it by the issue of another game.
which the deceased lost, and then refused to pay, and
made use of improper language towards Jordan, and
turning to Jordan's wife, he used the same insulling
language towards her. Jordan, who appears to be a
very quirt, inoffensive man, receive] it very patiently,
and did not resent even a blow which the deceased gave
him in the breast. Mr. Wisdom, the land.ord. on ob-
'serving what had passed, told the decea.ed that he
would not allow any fighting on his ground. The de-
ceased immediately repeated the same improper la.;-
guise to Jordan, and said he would knock his head off.
Jordan then struck him, and the landlord again told
them that he would not allow them io flAht on his pie-
noises. The deceased and Jordan then went into an
adjoining fled, and pleparatiqns were made for the
battle. Platt, who was a square-built man, and much
heavier and stouter the r Jordan, was seconded by his
brother. Platt's brother-in-law officiated for Jordan.
In the epinion of the Jury, therefor, iv% enze.J to !e
q'ine di family concern. likt4e tour eof the fight, the
decea-.eJ Le-towed on his anTilion6t some very I eavy
n ows. Jorda.i, in fact, wits thrown several times. and
Platt fell on him. Jor d.sn, however, tseh ye, y ho-
nourable to him duc.itt:g. the battre.--araci :showed hits
extra time to ivipe tl e blood from h's lace. At length,
after twenty in-notes' hard 'fighting, in wlatticth.ttetiolt much
,
coni.
cience
was displ ye.l on eitt.er stor., Pl'
I laining that I e shoos(' clic, from a vi'ph-in blow he had
receive,' in the and men.

This was the sutistance of the evidence adduced before the Jury,
respecting the fight.
A surgeon, flamed Stacey, sail, he was tailed upon at two o'clock
on Sunday morning, to attend the deceased, who complained of
great pain in the abdomen. He continued in this state until night,
when the inflammation having terminated in gangrene, be died.
The deceased had itifortne.i him, that during the fight he had re-
ceived several talk ; he was much bruised in the face; and the
witness was of opinion; that this violent exercise, accompanied by
the blurs woutd have produced the mortification and death.
Soreral of the Jury tat se: yeti, that it Walb impossible kir any man.
' possessed or the teelings or an Englishman, to avoid returning a
blow. It was their duty to endeavour, tf possible, to put an end
to such practices; they would u.t encourage pus 'lining, which
ti would leave children pendent upon the poufs I. 4pport. But
however anxious they might by to prevent prize-t„ .44. this was
sot a case in which a haute cutud titer been prorented.
_ __

The Counties said, hr dad nut think l— hat worn a person was beat
about and grossly Washed, he was toe:main front dercuding himself.
When Jordan was beat and knocked about, and had every proved
cition given Mtn to tight, he certainty was justified in rrturn.ng the
bits/whaled to strike as hard as lie could. Ile was of opinion, that
when Jordan's wife saw him strock in her presence, and foutuctit .t
he had not courage sufficient to resent it,ohe might have kicked
him out of the isou-e the next day. This was nut to be compared --
to a-prize-fight between twtrscientifie nteniNlS take care not to
hen each,other.

.one of -the Jury was of opinion, that when such contests arose
on a landlord's ground. he shout . put the men in the cage.
The Commute said, that be should be very sorry to be a landlord
if lie was Compelled tq do so, as he should expect to have his head
knotted *host a good many times: With reterence the.easo
before them, there was no doubt that the deceased died 'of. the
injuries he received in the fight. The only que4tion was, whether
.Jordan had not received sufficient provot.ition to uiduce hiM to
return the blows? According to the evidence, he was of opinion
that. the deceased was the aggressor, and he thought they ought to
return a verdict to prevent his being punished.
The Jury were not inclined to return a verdict of " Justifiable •
Homicide," on the ground that it 'would encourage such practices
in future. They therefore returned the following verdict :—" That
the deceased died of an inflammation in the bowthrin consequence
Of the blows which he received in a fight with 'llamas Jordan,
who gave them in his own defence."

A Curt of Altlermen *was•held yesterday at Guild-
hall, at which Jout caOWDER.. Esq. AldermAn and
Stationer, and THOMAS KELLY, Chis.n and Plaisteter,
the Sheriffs Elect, executed bond to take upon them
the :aid office on the 28th of Sept- mber nest.—The
Court were occupiel at corriideranle length in hearing
a complaint against a br.ker„ and an appeal against
the assessment for the Watch-rate for Bread-street
Warde:-Commissioners of the Cool cf Requests for
the months of August and S rember next were ap-
pointed. No other business of importance was MlSS-
acted, and the Court broke up about five o'clock.
Joseph Loran, a footman to the Ladies LOMA. Glatt
and SralliOßD, was yesterday charg-d at Union hall,
with riotous conduct at Vauxhall, on S rrurday evenii•g„
and using indecent language to the Lad es as they
passed from the Gardens. A rescue was atter:wed by: •
•
some Knights of the Knot, but he was secured. The .
Magistrates enjoined a public apology, and the ex-
penses of certain fractures of noses, hats, &c. which
he gladly submitted to.
William Field, John French, and Alexand:r
were brought to Mary-la-bonne* -Office, yesterday, •
charged with abetting a pugilistic encounters near the
Paddington Canal, on Monday evening. There was a
general fight, on the appearance of the officers, and
several persons were severely wounded. Dphen was
held to bail, and the other two remanded. The parish
is determined to crush these' disgraceful assemblages.
Sunday se'nnight,an explosion took plateioth •Judith
pit, belonging to Messrs. W: M. LAMB at'd Co. sitoated
.at Harraton Outside, by which diesielftil acci tent II
men lost their lives. AU the bodies 'Were found. No
cause can as yet be assigned for this melancholy event.
The following are the names of the sufferers :—Ralpis
Corry, overman; Mark Curry, his son, and deputy ;
William Gray, deputy"; John Solsby (Curry's son-in-
law), a stone mason ; Jos. Harrison, waggon wright ;
George llimbling. a coal hewer; Edward: Ransom, a
stone workman ; Jos. Brown, and J. Brown, boys, brp-
thers, crane-men; Robert frohinson and Wm. 4impson.
watchmen. A Coroner's Inquest was held on the bo-
dies
on Tuesday se'nnight, at Fatfield. As every person
who was down in the pit at the time of the ex.flosiint
was killed, none was able to state by what means it was
occasioned. The Jury, therefore, brought in a verdi:t
of---:AcCidental Death. Durham Chronicle.
Dusuri.—At a Meeting of the Catholics of St.
Audeon's parish, on Saturday las 4 some oppositino WAS
made to a vote of thaalci to 'Mr.'O'Connell, on account
of his 01 advocacy of. the• ,' Mr. O'Connell, bk • '
returning thanks, stated, that he never would have ap-
proved of the Bill for pensioning. the Clergy, if it ha t
pot received the sanction of tao of the most venerali,l
and pious Catholic Prelates.. • He also declare 1. that:
" he would never again bling forward or supp at suet
a measure, as he now felt convinced its effects •w, er:,t
be to retard, rather, .thin, achiarce, the Catholic :co i.e."
This declaration was teceived with mucl applau ; a 14
the Meeting, having tut:rued thanks to the Ch fir
tip toed. •

. :SCOTCH MARSIAGEL •
COURT OF SESSION, FIRST DIVISION.
stiottmok
This W3S an advocation of a judgment of the Com-
missaries in a declararor of marriage at the instance
of Mr. M.Gregor. The case was purely circurnstan'i
Mr. M•Gregor was married to Miss Misled, by
Robertson, lately a clergyman at Edinburgh.
They did not live as man and wife ; and a short time
afterwards the Lady was married, by one of the clergy.l
men of Leith, to Mr. Jolly, with whom she lived for
some years and had children. Her father died leaving
her his heir. M'Gregor brought this process for the
purpose of baying it declared that his marriage with
Miss M•Neil was a valid and subsisting marriage. A
long pro .1 was led and the Commissaries decerned in
the declarator ; to which judgment the Court, on ad.
vising memorials, aih.red. The defence was, that
there was no evidence of consent to the first marriage
—that she had been induced by threats to submit to
the ceremony, but that She never gave her consent, and
the conduct of the pursuer shewed that he never tonsi.
ilerel It a valid marriage—that the deliberate consent
of the pa. ties was necessary to constitute- marriage.
The Court did not con-rder the defence of compulsion
Made out by the proof; and that the first marriage
being is facie ecclesia. no objections being stated by
the Lady at the time, consent must be presumed, and
the mairiAge having been once performed, no repent.
ante, however immediate, could undo it. The decision
of the case depends very much on the proof.

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

LUNATIC HOUSES.

The following is the substance of a Return to an
Address of the House of Commons. dated ad June,
1825; for a Return of the number of Licensed Houses
within the Bills of Mortality, and also within the
county of Middlesex, and of the number of Lunatics
contained therein, in each Year from 1813 to 1821,
both inclusive, distingu►shing the number of males and
females, and also bow many of each sex were under
twenty-one years of age; also, for a Return of the
number of Licensed Houses for the reception of Luna-
tics, and of the numb Tof Lunatics which were confined
in them, in each of the years 1822, 1623, and 1824,
with n the Bills of Mortality, and als' within the county
of Middlesex; staring the name of the Proprietor, of
each such Licensed House, and the number of Lunatics
contained therein, distinguish:rig the number of males
and females. and also how many of each sex were under
twenty-one years of age; together with a return of the
number of persons (exclusive of Lunatics) residing in
each such house dui ng the last year.
The following is the number of Licensed Howes within the
of 31unabty, and also within th► county of Middlesex. and of the
number of Lunatice contained thesis, in each year, from 1813
to 1821, both inclusive.
Y WU. I. . Luciana Hovsss.

Nutt or
LOsaincs.

1813 33 . 1,385
• 1314 36 2,466
181.3 34 1.538
1816 36 3,433
1817 40 3,613
2818 39 1.667
1819 40 1,439
1820 40 3.6113
1821 40 1,703
The number of Licensed Houses for the reception of
Lunatics within the 11.11 s of Mortality, for 18g2, was
0 : and the number of Lunatics confined in each, was
-1725; in 1828 there were 44 Licensed Houses, and
1727 Lunatics; and in 1824, there were 47 Licensed
Houses, mil 1761 Lunatics.
The Commissioners under the Act for regulating
Mad Houses are, from the following causes, unable to
furnish a material part of the information required by
order of his Majesty:—
. 1. They have DO authority to enforce a return of all houses
licensed for the reception of Lunatics in Great Britain.
S. They have no cognisance of houses without license in which
Lunatics are received. Any person confining more than one
Lunatic without a Mecum (except such Lunatics as are committed
by the Lord Chancellor, or Lord Keeper, or Commhsloners for
the custody of the Great Seal), is liable to a penalty of 5001. for
every such offence.
3. The Commissioners have no authority to call fur returns from
Hospitals, from parish, work or poor houses. or poll, in Great
Britain, or any pan thereoL
4. In the returns which are made to the Secretary to.the Corn.
misnomers, it frequently happens that the initial only of the Chris.
tian Pam of the Lunatic is inserted ; hence it is impouible to
state. with absolute precisiosi, the relative numbers of Maim and
Females.

X- insanity is a disease peculiarly apt to recur, and especially so
In those indivkluals in whom it has been called into action by the
also* of fermented liquors; it is, therefore; not unusual for the
. tame patient, after being discharged, soon to relapse into the Sims
disease from renewed indulgence in those habits which first excited
ft, and thus to be again and again consigned to confinement. On
Ala re-admission, a fresh return is sent to the Secretary, and is
entered into the Registry, thereby rendering the apparent number
of Lunatics greater than it actually is.
From these circumstances it is obvious, that perfect accuracy is
unattainable, but no pains have been spared, in the enclosed return,
to comply, as far as is practicable, with the desire of the Right
Honourable the &army of State for the Home Department.
JOHN BRIGHT, M.D. Secretary to the Commissioners
' fits regulating Mad Homer
June 21, let&
RECOVERY OF SMALL DEBTS IN SCOTLAND.
An important Parliamentary Paper was distributed
yesterday, " Retains of the number of Quarter Sessions
for the Peace, and of the number of Courts of Justice
of the Peace for the recovery of small debts under
Act 39 and 10 Geo. 111. c. 46, held in etch of the
Counties of Scotland, during the years 1821, 1822, and
1823." It appear s, from an analysis of the returns, that
the number of cases uweloy U decided in these District
Courts for 1823, was 64,440. The number of Courts
held, was 1394, the average being 46 cases decided
each Court day. The example of one county will serve
to shew our readers the manner in which the measure is
I- execut. d. For instance the County of Berwick, with
LI population of 33,385, is divided into six districts,
Dome, A yton, Coldstream, GI eenlaw, Lander, and Eris-
Wu. The places where the Courts are held, are about
eight miles from each other, so that Jour rides may be
taken as the extreme distance from the centre. At these I
different places 48 Coons %etc held in 1823, in which
'were decided in all 410 cases.
The number of Civil eases brought into the Sbetiffs Courts of
Scotland, for 1823, was 22,141 making this he number of suits
.decided in local Courts in that Comity, for 3U3, 55,590.

The wire of a private belonging to the Royal Fusi•
leers who !reel) ly embarked for 111141 tit, called on an
Vorrseer in the vicinity of Chester (ors her return in
.lieland. her native county)) for the usual telret allowed
by ibe Law, when she g4ve esprtssion to her grief in
foillwing terms 8—" Cl dare, I did never think I
will e ,rne to this, and the
.g rl that an marry a soldier
urafet to be h ngeht Use ought r

FIGIII AT STOKET SMATFORD,ZETWEEN
sfIELTON •1:41) asorNS. FOR 44100,

• This match- was made as lash fruit is shipped from!
Kerry, sight unseen. Browne wanted to fight somebody,
and Shelton was ready to fight iinybody, so the chal-
lenge was given and accepted without either party
seeing his antagolfst. All that was distinctly known
abriut Browne was, that he was matched against Samp-
son about two-years since;
.but that; in consequence of
family misfortunes, he was thriswn into Warwick gaol
for debt,and his engagement wit hSampson was forfeited.'
The greater interest excited by the approaching battle '1
between Cannon and Ward, on Tuesday net, and the
long distance of the ground frOm town, diniinished the
attraction of this fight. There were not more than fifty
persons altogether from town, and of those—with all
respect for their worships—i-there was nothing of the
patrician order discernible. Shelton went down early
on Monday to the Cock, without one person to patro:
nize or take care of him. Spring also arrived on Mon-
day at the same house, accompw•ied by Browne.—
The sing was formed at a place called Paul's Perry,
about eight miles from Stratford, but the attendance
was so scanty that the usual muster of waggons was
dispensed wi:h, and the outer circle was formed of gigs
and farmer's tax•carts only. At an early hour yesterday
both men were in motion, and both were shaved and
Macalpinized by the barber of the town. At one o'cli.ck
the men arrived on the ground ; S'lelton in his chaise, all
ready for work,and Browne att. nded by Sp: i lig and Cribb.
Browne was the first to throw his hat with n the
ropes, and his first step on the ground was hailed by
his friends with cheers and three rounds of applause.
We never saw a finer man with his clote.es on. He
appeared to stand over six feet high, and to weigh 15
stone, floely proportioned, with a frame turned for
activity as well as strength. He was well dresser in a
blue coat and riding boots, as a Gentleman Farmer,
and the expression of his countenance, his manner, and
carriage, spewed th it he had been accustomed to a
respectable station in life. We understood that he had
been an extensive farmer at Bridgenorth, in Shropshire,
and hoot his youth accustomed to active and severe
exercise, and much given to whacking the country
bumpkins. Family misfortunes having crossed him
from his business, and the natural love of fighting im-
pelling him at the same time, he turned his atten ion
to the Prix?-ring, and having, by good fortune, met
Spring at Hereford, he placed himself under his good
care, and thus was induced to try his luck with Shelton
to begin with ; having a good look-out for the fu ure—
an eye to the Championsoip, with friends ready to back
him for 5001. in case lie made 4 win at starting. 11,
seemed quite at his ease, and expressed himself confident
of success.—Shelton, on coming to his post, was also
cheered, and wished success by those who had witnessed
his former battles. He went up and shook hands with
Browne in the most frit:oly manner, and seemed no
way daunted by the disparity between them. He. had
heard, no doubt, that he had to fight up-hill ; and t
young man of 30, weighing fifteen stone, is • rather an
awkward customr-r in the mind's eye of a veteran of 40,
weighing but twelve stone and a half. • Be that as it
may, in the ring he looked as game as a flint, and with
his mind made up for mischief. The odds were notni.
null,' guineas to pounds, or perhaps five to four on
Biowne ; but there was a scarcity of money and bid-
ders, and no business was done., The suit's power was
excessive, and what between his broiling rays and the
disposition of the men, a warm day's work-was-booked
as certain. Spring and Grandpapa (Cribb) *waitnl.nn
the sloe) and Hudson and Peter Crawley on Shelton.