Star.
London, England, 1812-01-30 00:00:00

BOXING.

The match betwixt Ballard and Smith, for a stake
of twenty guineas, and a subscription purse of ten
guineas, to .k place on Tuesday, at Combe Wood,
near Kingston. Ballard has been reckoned a busy
miller of the Westminster School, .who had fought %ix
battles before, and although a man of pugilistic note,
but of doubted game, since his combat with Bristol
Hall, on Old Oak Common. Smith, a heavier man, '
who'had also the advantage of lengtH And scitnce, as
well as having made some good stands against first- ;
raters of middle weight, was backed at odds, previous '
to setting-to, from those superior qualificalicins, which
• 'erect winning next to a certainty, without an ac-
cident. On the ring beccrning full, betting was
eleven to eight on Smith ; but just previously
stripping, • the odds suddenly turned to even betting,
and five and six to fiur on Ballard. The consterna-
tion which prevailed here could not be described.—
Many declared off their bets, and in the midst of the
bustle the combatants set•to, with Caleb Baldwin
lecond to Ballard, and Paddington Jones for Smith,
amidst murmurer: and &verniers.
The bath• afforded much disappointment to a ring
cf several thousand spectators, and it lasted but
fourteen minutes. Ballard made play, and lind'the
best of every round. As early as the fourth round
Smith was beat, without sustaining a hit of any con-
sequence, to the astonishment of the spectatoi s, al-
though he managed to stand up fourteen minutes.—
The ring was in confusion by the janglings of betting
men in every quarter, and Simith's loss was attributed
by the partisans of Ballard to illness. It was knocked
down as a matter settled previous to the attival of the
combatants at Con be Wood, as there was no knock-
ing down at thalf/latter place.
A second battle, differing materially from the
former, which had attracted ten thousand spectators!
was fought betwixt two pugilists, ori of whom is one
of the best eleven stone men in the country, and the
other a p/ar!, from Bristol, a youth of tremendous.
power and action, who was ushered into the list by
Gregsnn. The confusion which the disappointments

in die last fight had t!lrown the spectators into, by the
disputes respecting the payments of debts, so convul-
sed the ring, that it was Impossible to keep the second
in any order ; it was, however, one of the best con-

tested battles the amateur ever observed.

The stranger, whose name is Ford, appears to
have cut a flourishing figure in the nursery ofliristol.
King was the favpurite at setting-to, but the deter-
mined courage and knowledge of pun' mani-
festc.l by Ford, vanquished thesformvr's best science,
and although he fought with the courage of :► Crib
or a Gully with equal science. yet he was unable to
stop his adversary, who was always in, and returning
blows. The battle was continued with the utmost
courage during 40 minutes. Ford reminded the
amateurs of the invincible Pearce, the Game Chicken.
Like the Chicken, lie possessed but little science, and,
disregarding punishment, he was always hitting with
his man, and his blows were planted right and left
with tremendhus force. His lefthand had closed King's
eye in an early stage of the battle, but it took nothing
from his courage; •but Ford most completely beat
away his antagonist's science by tremendous hitting.
In no stage of the battle did Ford appear fatigued,
• but when hit, he returned with a courage never e%-
ceeded; and when hit away at times, he kept his legs,
and never once was hit down.

King had been knocked down several times by hits
eon the head, but a repetition of a knock-down blow
in the jaw, gave victory to Ford. It was a blow of
that severity which is not witnessed often. King
went down with it like an ox from the hammer of a
sturdy slaughterman; and although he refused by
motions to resign the contest, yet nature had deserted
him, and he was incapable of getting his legs.
It is due to the vanquished man to state, that he is
a first-rate fighter, possessibg abundant science, cou-
rage and game. The victor Ford never was known
before a ring of London amateurs. He has placed
himself -under Gregson's protection, and certainly
v. ill be very formidable on the boxing li4t. He is a
prototype of the Game Chicken, fights precisely on
the same system, eager to give, and regardless of
taking. He is five feet seven and a half, weighs
about 11 stone, and is eighteen year., of age. It was
altogether the best contested battle witnessed for many
years. The winner was rewarded s% ith a liberal sub-
scription purse.

A third battle was fought between inferior pugi-
lists, not worthy of notice.
It will reouire sonic of the first of the cop:nee:di to
decide the betsl on the first battle.

Conn rates INQtJEsT.—Yesterday evening aninqucst
was held, at the Golden Anchor pubic house, in.!
Leadenhall-street, before TIIONIAS SIIZLTON, Esq. '
Coroner, upon the body of Mrs. May, the wife of an
ironmonger, in Oxford-street, who was rim over by ;
a waggon on Tuesday Nternoan, and killed on the ;
spot (as mentioned in our paper of yesterday). The
circumstances of this melancholy event were briefly i
as foll,tw :—Mr. May had stopped in his gig at the
do, r of the house 1 ,tely occupied by the celebrated
Dirty Dick, the ironmonger, to speak about same
business with the present occupant. He left Mrs. •
May in the vehicle, holding the reins tsntil his re.'
torn. Behre, however, he completed his business, a
stage coach coming quickly by caught the off wheel
of the gig, overturned it, and threw Mrs. May into
the middle of the street, where a heavy waggon,
which was passing at the -same instant, went over her
head and crushed otit her brains. Her distracted
husband came out of the house just time enough to
be a spectator of the horrible scene. The lifeless body
was immediately conveyed to the Golden Anchor
public house, for the inquest of a Jury. Mr. and Mrs.
May were a young married couple, the latter not yet
twenty, and in the seventh month of her pregnancy.
The Jury, after a patient and minute inquiry into the
circumstances of the case, returned a verdict of—
Accidental Death.
Tuesday evening the driver of a coal-cart, riding
upon the shafts, by the side of the Fleet-market, was
thrown therefrom, when one of the wheels went over
him, by which he was so shockingly bruised as to be
taken to the hospital without hopes of respvery.
Thursday last, as Mr. T. Steele, of tEuttiethorpe,
was returning home front Castle Bytham with some
friends, his horse reared up anti fell backwards upon
him; by which he was hurt so severely as to occasion
kis death next day.

SURREY SESSIONS, JAN. 29.

J,lnf: Floyd Hopkin: and Jolos Bale: were indicted
for assaulthig Mary Selwood.
Mr. NOLAN, tor the prosecution, stated, that this
was one of the most brutal and aggravated assaults
that had ever come before a Jury. The prosecutrix
was a poor woman, between GO and 70 years of age,
who got her living by taking in washing ; she was., a
married woman, but received no pecuniary aid from
her husband for several years. 'I he defendant, Hop-
khrs, was an officer of the Court of Requests; and
Bates WAS his assistant. In inly, 1810, the prosecu.
trix was summoned for a debt of Bs. Bd. due to a milk-
woman named Roundel ; when before the Commis.
sinners, she stated that she was a married woman, and
where her husband was to be forme!, and the Court,
under all the circumstances, thought fit to make an
order that the husband should pay the debt, and from
that period till October last the prosecutrix heard
nothing more on the subject. On the day of that
month, howeve,r, meationed in the indictment, the
prosectitrx being confined to her bed-room up two
pair of stairs by a very serious and dangerous
malady, a hemorrhage, Bates and Hopkins entered
her room, and informed her they had got an execution
against her, and unless the money was immediately
paid she must go to the Clink prison. The prosecu.
trix urged her inability to go, and reminded Hopkins
he must know she was not liable, as he wes present
when the Commissioners made the order on her hus-
band ; and was leaving the room to go into a front
room, when Hopkins struck her a violent blow on the
face, which knocked her down, he then dragged her
to the top of the stairs, and taking hold of her legs,
whilst Bates placed his knees against her shoulders,
and pushing her forward they thus draggeA her on
her back down two pair of stairs. The cries of the
unfortunate woman alarmed the other lodgers in the
house, and one of them, Mrs. Bales, went out and
called in a respectable tradesman, named Windsor,
who lived next door. Mr. Wiads,ir remon,trated svi.h
the defendants, but without effect, and at kngth paid
the money. The stairs were covered with blood, as
was that part of the prosecutrix's apparel which was
nut torn from her back in dragging her down stairs.
The facts were proved by the testimony of several
witnesses, amongst whom was the apothecary, who
attended her, and who proved that she was still in a
dangerous state from the violent treatment she had
received.
The defendants, in justifization, pleaded, that they
acted under the authority of a warrant of execution,
and that they had used no greater degree of violence
than was necessary to secure their prisoner, who had
attempted to escape.
The Jury, without hesitation, found both the defen-
dants Guilty.
The CIIAIRNIAN (Mr. Jackson) animadverted in
strong terms on the aggravated offence of which the
defendantslad been guilty, which, heobserved, would
call for exemplary punishment, but suggested a com-
pensation to the prosecutrix, and stated that the Court
would not consider £lOO too lArge a sum for the de-
fendants to pay.
The defendants were committed till to-day, when
they were again brought up, and Mr. Brown informed
the Court that the pri.secusrix had agreed to ke
which sum had been paid to Mr. Windsor, who was
authorized by the Prosecutrix to receive it.
The Court then fined each defendant one shilling,
and ordered each of them to enter into recngnizances
to keep the peace for two years, themselves in £lOO,
and two sureties in £5O each, ani to be imprisoned
till such security was found. .

Tuesday night, the housz of C. T• Tower, Esq. cf
Weald-hall, near Bretitwood, was broke open, and
robbed of plate and other property to a considerable
amount.

Bow-STREET.—Mrnday night, Esther Eliza Conn-
ter, otherwise St. Julian. and George Harrison, Esq.
were brought to the Office, charged v ith sending
threatening letters to the Hon. Basil Cochrane,
charging him with a high misdemeantour, for the
• purpose of extorting money from him.—They were
held to bail in £(2O0 each, and two sureties of £lOO,
to answer for the offence at the next Assizes for the ,
.county of Kent.
UNION•HALL.—T. Burgess was charged by Mr.
Fuller, of New Cross, with shooting Elizabeth Boa-
ley. It appeared that the prisiner and a brother a
the deceased had been out shooting together, and had
returned to take some refreshment, and for that pur-
pose went into the kitchen, where the deceased was.
folding some linen ; Burgess was playing with. his
,in when it went oil; ani its contents entered at her
eye, and came oat at the back part of her head ; she
fell down and instantly expired with a single groan.
Burgess was committed till the result of the Coro-
ner's Inquest is The deceased was a fine
young woman, about `2,) years of age.
A melancholy accident happened on Friday last, at
Ilightae, in The pat ish of Lochmaben. A yo'uh, of
about 18 year? of age, of the name of Teller, by trade
a mason, having gone out with a f ovling-piece, with
the intention of shooting a craw, had% carelpsly al-
lowed the piece to rema non cock, and as lie WAS rest-
iog the butt on the grctuid, w:th the muzzle towards
his head, it unfortunately went off, and the shot enter-
ing his ear, penetrated his brain. He was instantly
found by his brother and carried home, but expired in
a few minutes.

To Medical Men of all descriptions, residing in
any of the Provincial Cities or Towns in the United
Kingdom.—BA RNETT Guzs r thinks it necessary to
inform them, in order to save trouble and expence of
postage, lie sells his Medicines for ready money only ;
but they may be had from any of the respectable
wholesale houses in town ( which sell Medicines) and
receive from them such a discount as will be found
unusually liberal, on quantities not less than one dozen
of any of his undermentioned new-invented Chymical
Preparations : the Guestonian Lotion, for Gout, flee.
Guestonian Pills, for Gout, &c. Guestonian Bilious
Pills, Guestonian Nervous Pills, Guestonian Asthma-
tic and Consumptive Pills, GuestonianTooth-powder,
which cures the Scurvy, an prevents the Tooth-ach,
Guestonian Tooth-powder, which cures the Scurvy,
and gives the Teeth a most beautiful colour, WelcoMe
Guest, which cures all descriptions of Tooth-ach,
Face-ach, Ear-ach, anci•Gum-bites.--An extract from
this pamphlet may be seen in the SrAit Newspapers,
lrum July, Dill, to January, 1812. •

ROYAL INSTITUTION.

MR. DAVY'S LECTURES ON THE ELEMENTS OP CHEMICAL

PHILOSOYH Y.

Mr. Davy delivered the introductory lecture on
this new course on Staturday last. stated, that
in former courses of lectures, he had been in the
habit of dwelling more upon the imperfections than
the perfections of the science, considering its state as
that of infancy, rather than of maturity ; but that
;he was now happy to be able to say, that the time
I was arrived when some principles of chemical philo-
sophy at least might be considered as fixed, and some
important results anticipated ; that it had gained rc-'
lotions to the docttines of quantity, and its expert.
mems were capable of being submitted to those laws
of calculation which cannot deceive, and which had
'already produced'such grand results in their applica-
tion to astronomy.
That if the substances belonging to our Globe are
constantly undergoing changes in their forms and
!their sensible qualities, and one variety of matter is,
as it were, transmitted into another, such changes,
whether natural or artificial, slowly or rapidly per.
formed, are called chemical. The object of chemical
philosophy is to ascertain their-causes, and to discover
the laws by which they arc governed. The ends of
this branch of knowledge, said the Professor, are the
!applications of natural substances to new uses, for
I encrea,ing the comforts and enjoyments of man, and
the demonstration of the ord..r, design, anthintelligent
arr ingements, of the system of the earth.
I taking an ext uded view of the plan of the lec-
tures, Mr. Davy said, he should first consider the ac-
tive powers producing the phenomenon of chemical
change, and afterwards the substances on which they
operate. The expansive power or heat, chemical and
electrical attraction, are the great causes of decompo-
si!ion and combination. In discussing the doctrines
of heat, he said he should compare the mechanical
hypothesis of its consisting in motion of the particles
of bodies with the idea of its being a specific kind.--
The first opinion was sanctioned by the authority of
the greatest philosophers of this country, is equally
appiicable to the explanation of the phenomenon, and
involves the supposition of fewer unknown causes.—
(definite
attraction, he said, he should consider as a
Idefinite power, combining bodies in definite propor-
tion;, capable of being expressed by numbers. Elec.
Itrical attraction produced many of the same effects
las chemical attraction, and electricity, as exhibited
by the Voltaic apparatus, incapable of being made a
general instrument of decomposition. Mr. D.tvy re•
ferred to the extraordinary effects produce(' by the
wonderful invention, which, he said, had done as
much for the higher departments of chemistry, as the
air pump fur pneumatics, the microscope for natural
history, and the telescope fir astronomy ; and which
had not only produced niw views in the science to
which it particularly belonged, but which likewise
promised to enlighten the whole philosophy of terres-
‘tiial nature.

In treating of the substances which undergo chemi-
cal changes, he said, he should firs: consider radiant,
or ethereal matter, those which are known only in
motion, or by their effects. He said, he should discuss
tir particularly the polarity of light advanced b Newness
and confirmed by the late experiments of alus. The
solar rays produce that light and chetnica effects, and
there is an analogy between the powers of the tiro
solar beams and electricity; and chrystalline bodies
have certain rilatiuns to light, like those of different
electrified,surfaces ; and from new investigations on
this subject, the Professor said, he anticipated a more
intimate connection between chemical and mechani-
cal philosophy.
He divided ponderable undecomposed substances
into two classes, empyreal and inflammable suppor• i
tern of combustion and combustible bodies ; end from •
ten different combinations deduced all the phenomena ,
of composition. They unite, he said, according to
uniform laws. Form definite compounds, generally
chrystalized, and which may be represented by num-
bers resulting from the addition of the numbers re-
presenting their elements. As in the system of the
Heavens, gr,,vitatiqn and the projectile force acting
according to constant laws, produce the regular and
harmonious motion of the planets, so in the terrestrial
cycle of events, the repulsive and attractive powers of
matter are in uniform operation, occasion a series of .
events flowing in a, h 4 ppy order, and constantly sub-
servient to the purposes of life. .
' Mr. Davy concluded his lecture by some observa-
tions on the uses of the science, and the advantages
' tesulting from the study. From the earliest zra of
society, he said, when metals were produced from
rude ores to the knowledge of the bleaching liquor, '
Chemistry had been con,tantly subservient to culti- ,
vation and improvement in the m,anufacture of porce-
lain and glass, in the arts of dying and tanning, and
has added to the elegancies, refinements, and comforts
of life. In its application to medicine, it has removed
the most formidable of diseases, andas leading to the
discovery of gunpowder, it has changed the institu.
tions of society, and rendered men mere independent
of brutal strength, less petional and less barbarous.
There is, said Mr. Davy, a double souree of interest '
in chemistry, that whi!st it is connected with the
grand opetations of nature, it is likewise subservient
to the most common processes as well as the most re-
fined arts of life. New laws connot be discovered in
it without encreasing our admiration of the beauty
and order of the system of the Universz—no new sub-.
stances brought to light without being, sooner or
later, applicable to some purposes of utility. The
perfection of chemical philosophy is connected, said
the Professor, not only with our national riches, but
with our national glory. All new knowledge leads
to new power, and physical and morals science are
ultimately connected. An accurate acquaintance
with the laws of nature leads to a deeper feeling of the
power and wisdom of the Author of Nature, and
philosophy thus becomes the exalted instrument for
connecting faith and reason.

MAKI( In).
A few drys since, at St. Paul's, Covent-Garden, Captain
George A. Mont o, Aid-de-Camp to General Whet ham, at Poets-
mouth, to Anne, daughtet of Henry White, Esq. of that place.
On the 2tst inst. Joseph Anne/ley, of Redcross, county Wick-
low, to Grace, youngest daughter of the Late Thomas Anne*len
Esq. Arklow.

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