Star.
London, England, 1823-06-18 00:00:00

THIRD FIGHT.

Sl-clman and Ballard, a son of the game boxer of that name
fur twenty sovereigns a-siJe. Tons Jones and %yodel' for Stock
man ; and Spring sad Holt for Ballard. This battle was over In
seven minutes, eleven rounds. It was a brilliant display of the
art of self-defence ; and the Fancy were-in raptures at the exe-
cution and style exhibited by Stockmen, and thepluch sliewn by
Ballard. Ballard was carried nut of thering. . •
Tom Reynolds, from Ireland, was on the ground, and offered
to fight Sharpe fur £lOO asside.

MR. EX-SHERIFF PtIRKINS AND BYRNE.

Yesterday James Byrne, the man about whom so
much has been stated in relation to -t!ie Bishop of
Clogher, was brought before THOMAS lIALLS, Esq.
at Bow-street Office, by Woodward, one. of the'
patrol, on a peace warrant, issu'd upon the oath of
J. Wilfred Parkins, Esq. that he went in fear of so:ne
bodily harm, in consequence of divers threats made
use of by the said James Byrne.
Mr. P.irkina, in an address of some length to the 1114h-trete'
stated, that Byrne was in the constant habit of coining to his
house, or lodging, and annoying him in every possible way, li
threatening to do him some personal harm. These threats, how-
ever, upon inquiry, appeared to have been uttered to other per-
Sons, In she absence of Mr. Parkins, and he himself was only able
to state, that upon one occasion, while sitting in an apartment tip
stairs, he Saw the defendant standing in the street, and *airing
his fist in a &Mien towards the window. To prove the case
against the defendant Mr. Parities called
Mary 1111Carthy, who said she was servant to the complainant,
and knew Byrne, who kid bees for a long tints in thelabit of
coining to her master for money. Ilk was sometimes very abii.
sire, and the last time he came be said he would " put Mr. Par-
kins in the newspaper to-morrow." " Put hlm.wbara you like,"
said the witness, " but don't molest me."—" I have no wish to
molest you, my dear," said Byrne; 0 but I wish Mr: Parkins
would come down, and you should mallow I would serve him.
I would talc: hint by the ay.:lga the neck, and drag him as I
would a dead horse to the knacker's.** _ _

Joseph Gill, who said he was also servant to Mr. Perkins,'
was next called, and stated that Hype bad repeatedly refused
to leave the house until he received money, and had often said
he would " serve out" Mr. Parkins if he got sear him.
Mr. Parkins said there van another witness, who could speak
to the matt ferocious threats being uttered by the defendant.
This witness, Margaret Flinn, on being sworn,sald she had
seen Byrne at }Jr. Parkins's lodgings, but had net beard him
make use of any threats.
Mr. Parkins said the witness was a Roman Catholic, and re•
guessed she might be sworn upon the emblem of the Crow
This was done according to the method of swyaring Catholics,
and the witness declarvd " upou my Catholic oath tekat I have
said is true."

Mr. Parkins declared, that the witnesses had made totally dif-
ferent statements to him, and had described the conduct of the
defendant in aach a mastuert that lie felt he was not personally
safe, knowing, as he did, the ferocious character of the man. He
called upon the Magistrate for protection.
Mr. Hatt, cad, he should hare protection If It appeared that
he needed it.

Byrne, being called on for his defence, declared, wish ranch
earnescnses, that be had never *lade use of any lauguage which
could be construed into a threat against the personal safety of
Mr. Parkins. He bad certainly called often at Mt. Parkines
house for hls money, and then be might have been a little warm-
and have refused to leave the house until be saw Mr. Plirkins;
but he never used threats. Mrs. Flinn could not ;tate' that she
had beard threats; he soiemply denied the language attributed
to him by Mrs. /sPeurtby shd )fr. Gill.
Mr. netts asked Mr. Parking if he really could Sentare to
swear that he went in fear of personal injury, ia consequence of
what Byrne had raid?
• Mr. Parkins said he did.

if so daring a ruffian was not prevented from a re-
sumption of his offensive, provoking, and insulting
conduct. The charge, utterly void of formation, as
it certainly was, had been made against a body of
most respectable and honourable Gentlemen, and he
(Mr. ltowcroft) was only used as the medium of the
proffered insult, in consequence of the observations
he had felt it his duty to make upon the occasion
of Mr. Hunt's intrusion upon the Spanish Meeting.
If the charge had been made against himself he
should have despised it; but as it was, he felt bound
in honour to make the present application, with a
view to compelling Mr. Hunt to establish or retract
his arsettions. That the Secretary, or any other Gen-
' doom connected with the Irish Committee, might
have lo't a checque for £lOOO might have happened;
but the insinuation was that such a checque had been
missed—or why the question of g, Who found it?"
`He then repeated that this most opprobrious charge
had been made for the express purpose of provoking
breach of the peace, and that although he scarcely
'Anew in what manner to ask his Lordship for redress,
yet he thought some measure absolutely necessary
tor the preservation of the peace, and should leave
the case in his Lordship's hands, trusting that if any
redress could be afforded the aggrieved parties it
would not be withheld.
The Loan MA iOn•••••I thinic, Mr. now. croft, that an
explanation of the circumstance to which yds allude
is given in a paragraph in one of this morning's pa-
pers, which 1 presume you have not seen*.
Mr. Rowcroft.—Yes, my Lord, I have; indeed I
sent an explanation of the charge made by Mr. Hunt
to Tiss Tines newspaper, but as that journal would
appear to prefer an indulgence of scandal rather than
a statement of facts, it has thought proper not to in-
sert it. With submission to your Lordship, however,
I would contend, that the £lOOO alluded to by Mr.
Hunt is not the Bank Post Bill which was lost, but
afterwards found and restored to the Secretary of the
Committee; if it were so, why, I again ask, does Mr.
Hunt inquire " who found it, when that May be so
easily ascertained?
The Loner MATORI should apprehend he alluded
to the same circumstance.
- Mr, itowcroft—l think, my Lord, the object of
dais person must be obvious to every one; as, when a
person hissed him on the hustings, he exclaimed—
" That's one of the here-street gang r so by charging
the Committee with having pocketed or. purloined
this checque of £l,OOO, he thinks to make it serve his
purpose, when he would provoke any of the mem-
bers of the Committee, or any person connected with
them, to commit a breach of the peace; once for all,
beg it may riot be understoosi that I leaks this ap.
plication on my personal account, as I care neither
for Mr. Hunt nor his insinuations.
His Lordship, after consulting with Mr. Hobler,
said, that the difficulty he laboured under was, as to
how he, as a Magistrate& could interfere—there had
been no breach of the peace committed.
Mr. Rowcroft—But there would have been, if
force bad not been used in its prevention; and there
may be yet, if some steps are not taken by your Lord-
ship. If I had had a knife in my hand, I most cer-
tainly should have stuck him.
The Loan MAYOR-•-• Then, Mr. Rowcroft, I should
in all probability have had you here for the assault.
Mr. Hunt may, for aught I know, have calumniated
the Committee or yourself, and his language may
have tended to have provoked a breacb of the peace;
but as it did not produce that effect, I do not see bow
1 can interfere. I cannot judicially call n'on Mr.
Hunt to explain the language he used; and as no
threats were used. I cannot order any proceedings.
Mr. Rowcroft--Well, my Lord, the charge was
made publicly, and I have acted in a manner that'
will, I hope, give equal publicity to the thorough
denial of the insinuations contained in that charge.
The Loan MAYOR-4 have no doubt, Sir, that such
willbe the case.—Mr. Rowcroft bowed and retired.
• The fattish% is the parek alluded to :—s." A question
was pdt by Mr. Hoot to Mr. m'oft, at the Spanish Meeting,
If Ise fruew anytithig eta At* 8111881ws of the Irish Subscrip-
slot which was lost ? The object of this was evident enough.
We understand that a tusk Pon MU of the Irish Subscription
for £lOOO was actually lost by Miami Troy, Eaq. which that
Gendeman had ospreessd W4sinsstination to replace, bat it was
found and returned to him. Such a circumstance affords's fins
snipe io a practised artist ; lhr the album** may be petaled
84 dos.. . .

Byrne persisted in his denial of the threats, and said, he had
always endeavoured to behave in his beat manner.
Mr. Parkins Isere rose with great warmth, and alter com-
plaining that statements had gone forth to the ftblie to his pre-
judice, was proceeding to enter lists a detail of matters el moues
between him and the defendant, when,
Mr. Haus said, he must be SWIM that a Meatuses veld
have nothing to do with an account ; his sent* ditty wee wan,
quire if sufficient had beets stated fW him to requireesisties lipun
the defendant.
Mr. Parkins.— Why, Sir, time men (plikitiAl with Ms
linger directly at two individuals whqns he saw *eking notes),
hare sent fortis certain amnions to the world grin et rads State.
meats. aqd I have a right UP the Same oppeehMky of sable
good my awry.
Mr. Ilame.-1 have nothing to do with tepese Y Reeteperees•
Mr. Parkin.—But, Blr vent has bee in t ;toe mow%
and I have a right to he beard In
have accused me of nation, all d wll4ll. 411.0 mwilu itin
rsire
they may be contradiesed.
Mt. Parkins desbasided that the &WWI, Dm% *odd be
bed to ball, end etdelesed egainpt the eebdertiesiehe Wag.
Mr. Ilau.s.—Tll. fitly quvedow le, SW Nabs, 'bolter

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MR. ROWCROFT 'AND MR. HUNT.
card's Inv, Holborn,
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Immediately on the Right Honourable the LORD
MAYOR'S entrance into the Justice Rbom at the Man-
hamlattnildi. aAtar:rnivesen
sion House yesterday, Mr. Rowcroft begged leave to
Wiiiimss Chancey Pram, Sift grocer Slay a
isnalittisart Runny,
v. Neit:ury i 7 11tiiin:isa,
sebmit to his'Lordship's censideratiop the conduct of dridge and Statitii, lineoln's 1
aoadaliflaut.teet:te,zitlatetorCnoreste
mofesesror,
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an individual towards himself, which, in his opinion,
tended to provoke a breach of the peace Mr. Row-
croft then' related the transaction to which he had on
alluded in the following manner:
Friday last, he had attended the Spanish Meeting
at the London Tavern. The conduct of Mr. Hunt
(who was also there) upon that occasion was'v;ell
known, and the observations which fell from both
parties had been laid before the Public by the daily
Journals ; it was, however, to the subsequent con-
duct of Mr. Hunt that he now wished to draw his
Lordship's attention. Whilst he (Mr. Rowcroft) was
standing behind the Noble Chairman, after having
,addressed the Meeting upon the interruption which
-had been given to its proceedings, Mr. Hunt came
towards that part of the hustings on which he was
standing, and asked him, " if' he knew anything of
4.a checque which had been lost in the Irish subscrip-
tion, and who had found it ?" He answered, that
he knew of no such circumstance. To which Mr.
Hunt replied, significantly, that " he did," and which'
draw from the applicant an assertion that Mr. Hunt's
insinuation was false. Conceiving that the import of
Mr. Hunt's words could not be misunderstood by
any ,of the numerous Gentlemen who must have
heard them, he (Mr. Rowcroft) rushed upon Mr.
Boat, with the intention of insisting upon an imme-
diate 'explanation of the words he had used in ap-
' .plisation to himself. Several of the Committee, how.
. ever, interfered, and prevented further violence, by
forcing him (Mr. Rowcroft) into a private room : he
now contended, that the language used by Mr. Hunt
was meant to provoke a breach of the peace—that an
assault would certainly have taken place, but for the
interference husliad mentioned, and he had little doubt
of the occurrence of such a circumstance very shortly,

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