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London, England, 1825-04-02 00:00:00

COMBAT

BETWEEN THE LION NERO AND SIX Karim
OF THE TRUE ENGLISH BREED,
FOR FIVE THOUSAND SOVEREIGNS, ON THE RACI•COURSS
AT WARWICK, ON TUESDAY LAST.

1. Crack . Handled by -
2.. ally . ditto
3. Cribb - ditto .
4. Neptune - ditto
S. Jerry - ditto -
6. Nelson a ditto r -

Thomas Ewit
Charles llowill.
William Forster.
Thomas King.
John Childers.
William Wikeley.

This singular contest was productive of great interest,
and the door of admittance was crowded long before
the hour of admission, which was fixed for one o'clock.
As soon as the doors were opened (although the price
of admission was 7s. 6d.), the place was crowded 'in
every part, and the most intense anxiety prevailed for
the time to arrive. Betting may fairly be quoted at five
to four on the dogs, it ,being generally supposed that
the lion was overmatched, from the natural propensity
of the dogs to hold their prey while any power of re-
sistance remained, as three of them were to attack him
at once. At length the time approached to 81 Cry
havock, and let slip the dogs of war !" As soon as the
lion Nero was brought into the area, he evinced some-
thing of his natural ferocity by pawing the earth, roar-
ing tremendously, and lashing his sides with his tail
for several minutes.
At a quarter past two the dcgs were brought in, and
Crack, Billy, and Nelson were let slip at the royal beast;
Nelson appeared a little intimidated, but the others
rushed at their formidable antagonist with great spirit.
Nero no sooner saw them advancing than he couched
on his fore paws and sprang on Billy, grasped his loins,
and literally crushed him to pieces. 'letting was now
sharp in favour of Nero, as Nelson and Crack hung
unmolested on his s'iaggy mane, until he rho ‘k them',
off. Nelson succeeded in pinning him by the under
jaw, while the other fattened his near hind leg. N. ro
forcibly threw up his head, and raising his near fore-
paw, made a plunge at the far dog, but Crack escaped,
and in turning to nose him, met the rage of the beast
cleverly for a few moments; Nelson loosed his hold,
and winding to his flanks, caught a blow with the
Lion's paw, which broke his back, and thus two of his
ferocious opponents.weie disabled on the gt mind.
The door of the caravan was now opened, and a ces-
sation of hostilities took place for a few moments. In
five minutes, Cribb, Neptune, and Jerry were brought
out (Crack being kept in reserve, to supply the place of
the disabled dog.) The Lion was again brought out :
he appeared little worse for his fatigue, and met his
three new combatants with unabated spiel:. All the
dogs rushed at his nose, and came in finely, without
coming in contact with his deadly paws. This did not
last long, for shaking them off, he got Cribb within the
grasp of his leviathan jaws, and every bone was crushed
in an instant. The other dog was now let slip, and the
royal beast having his work before him, began to finish
it in earnest. Poor Crack no sooner came within reach,
than he received a death blow, and the intrepid beast
seemed goaded to madness; he lashed his sides, and
rushed at Neptune, and succeeded in maiming him in
the left side, which reduced him to a helpless state.—
Jerry only was able to meet the royal beast ; and as the
articles specified, that if the number of dogs should be
reduced to one, the remaining one should be tit awn, and
the owner entitled to ILO/. victory was consequently
declared in favour of Nero, ami.ist shouts of deafen-
ing applause.

WESTERLY CURRENT OF THE ATLANTIC.—Extract
of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's, at Stornaway,
dated March 17: 44 A bottle was found on the 12th
instant, on the S 4 Ids of Dell, near the Butt of the Lewis,
with a card in it, of which the following is a ropy :
46 English brig Ardent, from Hamburg!' to Newfoundland, Sept.
12, 1624, lat. 56 deg. 58 min. N. long. 24 deg. 50 min. W.—What-
ever hands this may fall into, I will thank them to give it publicity,
to ascertain, if poc ible, the direction of the prevailing current is
this part of the Atlantic. " JOHN DUNCAN."
The direction in which this bottle has come cnntirms
'the general opinion of a westerly current, which, with
the heave of the sea from the same point, accounts for
the many, fatal accidents that happen to our shipping
crossing the Atlantic in the fall of the year, by running
a-head of their reckoning.
A train of accidents happened onThursday se'nnigh-,
on the road from Paris to St. Quentin. One cf tl e
diligences broke down, and some of the passengers sere
severely Bruised. The conductnr of the diligence re-
turning to Paris, in mounting the cabriolet. slipped be-
tween the horses, which advanced, and the hus,e vehicle
passed over his body, and he is since dead. The same
diligence, on proceeding a few miles from this melan-
eroly accident, found a peasant lying lifeless in the mie-
dle of the road, supposed from apoplexy.
A; young woman died last week, in Nairn, in conse.
quence, it is said, of the barbarous treatment she, had
experienced from her husband, Angus Kennedy, shoe-
maker, to whom she had only been about a twelve.
month married. A precognition has been taken, and
•Kennedy has been imprisoned in the jail of Nairn.
VIOLENT ASSAULT.—Wednesday se'nnight, Mr. Clark,
supervisor of Excise at Inverness, having gone to Ross-
shire is discharge of his duty, discovered, between eight
,and nine o'clock, A.M. several casks in a field at Wester
;Kessock, from which smuggled whiskey had been re-
cently delivered ; when he proceeded to destroy the
casks, he was assailed by a shower of stones, thrown by
a party of smugglers, two of whom were stationed on a
bank above ; and two others who had dogged him from
the beach attacked him with sticks; he fell repeatedly.
.No person came to his aid till the smugglers had gone
away with their horses, leaving Mr. C. lying on the
ground in a state of inSensibslit). -
HOAX EXTRAORDINARY.—Sunday, the inhabitants of
Clontarf were alarmed by an extraordinary influx of vi-
sitrrs. Every read and avenue leading to the Shed,
were thronged with travellers of every description, hods
the humble pedestrian to the liveried charioteer. The.
learned and the ignorant, the humble and the great,
were all impelled forward by curiosity to one focus of
attraction, the Pier of Clontarf, where some persons had,
in printed handbill!, promised to exhibit a Whale, mea-
suring seventy feet from the snout to the tail! 'The
carmen, who really profited by the joke, were to be
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE
GUILDHALL.

Frederick Dennuis and Joseph Mould, the two young men ap-
prehended for the offence of extorting money from Mr. Thomas
Cozen', chemist, Castle-street, Leicester-square, under the threat
of charging him with indecent and unnatural propensities, were
brought up for final examination, before Mr. Alderman ATKINS.
Since their first hearing, Mr. Harmer has been indefatigable in
tracing out a previous connection between Denman and the lad
Mould, and endeavouring to procure evidence to the hand-writing
of the former, in both of which he has been successful.
front the evidence he now produced, it appeared that the pri-
soners had never succeeded in ascertaining Mr. Cozens' residence,
though they had by some means found out correctly his Christian
and surname, and Mould having on one occasion watched Mr. '
Cozens into a hackney-coach, in Fleet-street, and followed it all the
way to Mr. Griffiths, Pullen's-row, Islington, where Mr. Cozens
went in, after waiting some time without seeing him return, knocked
at the door and inquired for him? saying, that the Gentleman had
given hint some money a day or two before, a part of which was
bad, and he wanted him to change it; and being told he was gone,
threatened to get an officer to search the house.
On the Thursday afterwards, both the prisoners called at Mr.
Griffiths's, declared that they knew Mr. Cozens lodged there, and
insisted upon seeing him. The man-servant looked at them well, so
as to he able to recognise them again.
To prove the hand-writing of Denman two witnesses were called.
A respectable venerable-looking Gentleman, Dr. Nisbet, .of the
Cottage Retreat, Doris-street, Lambeth, stated that he knew the
prisoner Denman by the name of Frederick henry Anneraley,
and that he had bad him as his amanuensi► for some months. (A
letter was shewn him, which he, Dr. Nisbet, had received front
Frederick the previous day, in which he informed him that he had
forfeited his life to the offended laws of his country, expressed in
the strongest terms, his gratitude to the Doctor for the many kind-
nesses he had received front hint and his worthy family, and im-
ploring him to call upon him at the Giltspur-street Compter,
and inquire for him in the name of Denman.) This letter the Doctor
knew to be the prisoner's hand-writing; but upon being shewn
the letter sent to Mr. Cozens, he said it was something diff,rent
from Frederick's general hand ; it was like it—he thought it might
be his, but he could not, in his couscience, swear positively tarot it
was his hand-writing.
Denman,'at the former examination, and up to this moment,
had conducted himself with an air 01 confidence, and even of pert-
ness, but the appearance of his venerable patron, and the unaf-
fected feeling of reluctance with which he gave evidence against
hint, entirely overcame hint. lie because greatly agitated, burst
into a violent flood of tears, was no longer able to support himself
at the bar, and during the remainder of the examination was in-
dulged with a chair.
The lad Mould, however, maintained throughout his composure,
and viewed his companion in guilt rather with a look of contempt
than pity.
The depositions were then read over with great care to all the
witnesses, and the prisoners asked by the Magistrate if they wished
to put any questions to either of them ?Jim they both uniformly de-
clined to put any; and they were both committed to Newgate for
trial—Mould for two separate offences—viz. fist for highway rob-
bery in the county of Middlesex ; and se:tunny, jointly with Den-
man, tor the felony in sending a threatening letter to obtain money,
under the late statute 4th Geo. IV. cap-54. Ity this mode of M-
I dictment, the life of Denman will be spared, the punishment for
his offence under the above statute extending only to transporta-
tion for life.

LA 518 ETH.ST E F.T.
Jan Wingoe and Catherine Holton were placed at the bar on the
following affair:—lt appeared that, about a month sine, Wingoe
having been employed at Oakinghani, in his business of a silk-
weaver, became acquainted with Holton ; and, notwithstanding he
had a wife and five children in London, he, in due form, paid his
addresses to the girl. He, however, for same cause or other, left
the country in rather an abrupt manner; and the girl, conceiving
she had incurred his displeasure, robbed her mother of about 1001.
and came to London in search of him. She saw Wingoe, ac-
quainted hint with what she had done—and, eternal fidelity
being vowed on both sides, they departed for Norwich, where
they were to be married. They remained at liomford a few days,
when Wingoe discovering that the money the girl had stolen was
disappearing, got up one morning very early, robbed her of two
guineas and a half and her watch, and came to Loudon. In the
meantime, the girl's mother came to London, and Wingoe was
apprehended, on his return from Romford to Spitallields, and the
duplicate of the watch WAS found in his poiNt ssion. An oflicer was
also sent to Romford, but the girl bad left that place for Norwich;
thither the officer proceeded, and, with considerable relactance,
brought her to London. She said she had purchased a wedding
suit for the prisoner, and felt highly indignant that he had con.
ducted himself so meanly. She swore positively• that the watch
was taken without her consent, and Wingoe was convicted for
unlawfully pawning, and ordered to be detained until lie piid
double the amount for which the watch was pledged. Aliss Holton
was conveyed home.
W 0 RS 111 P-STREET.
A laundress of the name of Amos, who bad for two years been
in the habit of pledging :he linen of two families, releasing that of
the one, by supplying its place with that of the other, was committed
to the house of Correction for three months, for illegally pawning
the property. The Hoer of the office was covered with buudies of
linen produced by two pawnbrokers.—The Magistrates being of
opinion the latter must have been aware the linen had only been en.
trusted to the prisoner to wash, fined them in double the amount of
the sums lent (aEIO 100 on the property of one patty only. The
other was contented with the restoratiun of his articles free of charge.

FREVCH LAWYERS, Jui)GNA Amp Junta,

In France, the Solicitors-Getierel sad *sir substi.
tutes, charged with conducting the poseeelions in cll.
minal affairs, seem, with some excepting*, tistestertain
a singular idea of the nature of theist libeiejests. The
condemnation of the accused is fei ihiPslieubject of
triumph, and z- title of honour while sist eequittal, on
the contrary, is looked upon as a defect*, sient as likely
to injure them in the,consideration of theiesuperiol
They fear that the acquittal may be attributed to their
want of capacity, or to the lukewarmness with which
they had developed the facts against .the prisoner, and
the more the prisoner's Counsel hes of tatent or cele-
brity, the more it interests the honour and reputation
of the Solicitors-General to obtain a condemnati
Amongst many other proofs of the spitit which ac-
tuates this class of the public functionaries, take
Ifollowing curious one: Lately, the substitute of a OW
licitor-General, at a certain Court of Assize, wrote the
following letter to his superior: 44 Sir—Everything
passed off perfectly well at the last Session at the Couri
of Assize of —. In the great majority of cases my
efforts have been crowned with success. I ave ob-
tained thirteen condemnations. In the last affair I was
fortunate enough to introduce naturally into my pero-
ration an eulogium on her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Angouleme." It sometimes happens also, that the
Presidents of the Court loudly express their dissatis-
faction with the decisions of the Jury, when they are
favourable -to the prisoner. Recently, in one of the
departments (for this conduct is rare in Paris), a Piesi-
dent thus addressed a prisoner who had been acquitted:
" You are acquitte,i, thanks to PROVIDENCE, for the
proofs against you were so powerful, that the Jury have
ratter yielded to their compassion than their convic-
tion in absolving you." In a similar case, the same
President said, " The acquittal of a prisoner is not a
patent of innocence, fur there are s:.me acquittals that
must be consideied as veritable scandals fur .ociety."

FREE MASONRY.—The I). I'. G. M. for the county of
Hants is making a t ur of the priivinc,., to visit and
nspect the different Lodges, wish a view of making a
report of their efficiency to the P. G. M.
T:.e trial of Fort terminateJ Pn Monday. The Jury
were in deliberation from ten till a quarter past twelve
o'clock at night, when they returned a verdict of guilty.
Ile was sentenced to " Hard labour for life and brand.
•ng," healing which he evinced very little feeling,
and on leaving the Court exclain.ed. " You hive con-
demned the innocent and acquitted the guilty."
A Coroner's Inquest was held on Wednesd,y evening,
before Thomas Higgs, Esq. at the Tiiumph,rirt Chariot,
Pembroke-mews,Grose enor.place, on the body of Henry
Aldridge, aged 15, who was unfortunately killed by
a kick from a horse, on Monday last. The father of
the deceased youth said there was no blame attached
to any one ; o.e horse was considered a very. quiet one.
' Verdict, Accidental Death.
ANTIDOTZ AGAINST POISONS.—A Correspondent, al-
luding to the numerous cases of dea.h from accidental
poisonings, and particularly to the melancholy fate of
the late Royal Academician, Mr. Owen, adds—"t may
venture to affirm there is scarcely even a corta4e.o this
country that does not contain an invaluable. ce:tain,
and immediate remedy for such events, which is no.
thing more than a dessert spoonful of made mustard,
mixed in a tumbler glass r f warm water, and drank
immediately : it acts as an instantaneous emetic, is al-
ways ready, and may benssed with safety in any case
where one is required. By m :king this simple antidote
known, you may be the means of saving many a fel-
low-creature from an untimely end."—Brighton. Gar,.

BI RT II S.
March 75, the Lady of Capt. Warner, R.N. of a son and h.ir.
Monday, at Watlington Rectory, Norfolk, the Lady of the Rev.
Edward Cobbold, of a daughter.

March 26, at charleville, Countess liatbdowne, of a daughter.
March 20, the Lady of Capt. Jones, of Enniskillen, of a son.
At Kilcooley Abbey, the Lady of Lieutenant-Colonel Cannily,
of a daughter.
The Lady of Lieutenant-Gen. the Hon. A. Duff, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
March 21, James Hardy Eustace, Esq. Captain of the Bth Re-
giment of Foot, to Elizabeth, only daughter of A. Reed, M.D. of
Galway.

DIED.

March 30, at Aston-Tirrold, Betts, the Rev. R. Fulkr, aged 76.
The 13th of December last, on the homeward-bound passage
from China, Captain A. H. Campbell, of the lion. Company's ship
Duke of York.

Wednesday, in George-street, Portman-square, aged sir years,
Georgiana Selina Mary, twin daughter of Major-General, Mundy-
The Rev. Thomas Mahon, many years Rector asid Vicar of
Burrishoole, in the county of Mayo, and Prebendary of Faldown.
By his decease the valuable Vicarage of Burrishook, which is in
the gift of the Archbishop of Tuam, becomes 'seam.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS, Aeara 1.
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Mutton ........3s 44 to 4s ad Pork 4s Od to Ss B4

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Straw 21 2s Od to 21 17s 6d

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Dressing Hides l9d to 21r
Fine Coach Hides l6d to 17
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