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London, England, 1828-12-31 00:00:00

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BETWEEN DICK CURTIS AND SACK
PERKINS, FOR Imo -
match between Dick Cuitis and Perkins, for the
surn,was.decided Yesterday in the Parish meadow,
,-bottorp, Berke; thirty-(our miles how London.
Monday evening the road to Moidenbead, *high
tppointed head-quarters,was crowded with vehicles
desciiptious, and every house which would rt calve
visitors was crowded to excess. Curtis and his
cast anchor at the Sun;. and Pe, ktas, uncles the
auspices of the Osford Draftsman, broeght•to at the
Dumb-bell, on the London side of blaiJenheaiMuidge.
•- was also accompanied by Tom 'Wilk, who bid
with him, and Perkins by Harry Jones. with
Reidie, as will be hereafter wen, fought in the

ling.
emerday morning produced a numerous accession
'se multitucle, and counties; vehicles continued to
in as the day advanced. embsaciog some of the
distinguished patrons if the ring; and givinp
mple occupation to the postmasters. as well as afford-
inlul of the vicissitudes to which
most useful of all the borne. is espcised
occasions.
an early hour Tom Olivet and his assistant,
'-faced Fogo, proceeded to form the milling art-n...
, meadow to which we have already alluded; whitb
situated close to the banks of the Thames; in sum.
no doubt, a very desirable spot. but at this tea-
, from the marshy stare ref the soil, any thing but
eligible, especially to those who had to travel in heatry
vehicles. Several of these stuck fist in the yielding
and the caseallies which followed wete of the most
Tous description ; amity of the inmates, who tsl
bad escaped the Mi ,rll ire of damp feet, Ong
obliged to alight, and, ancle deep in mud. to scramble
that portion of the turf which was still capable
bearing their weight. Hiving encountered these
.tgers •' by flood and field." they reached the tit*,
which was admix ably constructed. and surf, nudes' by
ample supply of waggons. out-flanked by an im-
mense number of carriages of every denomination. As
proof of the interest milted. we may state that the
crowd assembled was estimated at more than 5,000

persons.
.t one o'clock all the men had an ;tied on the ground,
sporting their respective colouts—Custis,
blobs g a bright
itillinge ; Pet kins, a crimson; Harry Jones, a th
'bite spot; and Baidie, a yellow man. The basil-.
. preparation was soon visible. The whips were 4-
Itibuted to the men appointed by the Fair Play Club,
the stragglen were driven back to the outer ring of
t which bad been eouststrted Dear to the tbaggons.-
2 tly after, Curtis approached the scene of action, ac-
companied by Josh Hudson and Young Ditch Sam—and
;soon followed by Perkins. under the guidance of forts
Spring and Harry Holt. On meeting within the ring
they shook hands, and immediately commenced strip-
ping. Both looked well in health ; but it was impossible
to observe that there wall rustic hardiness in the ap-
pearance of Perkins, very different from that of Curtis,
who had all that sleekness and delicacy in his aspect
Nhich one is apt to ascribe to superior breed or higher i
blood. On stripping, this contrast was still more ap-
parent; for while Curtis showed that beautiful sy mme-
of person for which be is so distinguished, and which
would form a perfect model for the sculptor, Perkins
was rough though Muscular in his appearance. His head,
too, being stiipped in patch, s of its hair, from the effect
tint warns in early life, gave to him c rat
a ragged colt just caught upon the mountain wilds,
,an the well-groomed pas coming from the stud of an
indulgent master. Oiercoming first impiessioni, how-
ever, on seeing both men stripped, it was impossible
not to di.covervon the first glance, the great disparity,
point of size, between the men. Pet kins appeased
us to be at least two inches taller than Curtis, and
every way larger in proportion. He was well pinned,
;ith substantial thigh', and his shoulders and arms
showed powerful muscle, though his loins were thin;
his phis, too. eabibited various scars. which were con-
vincing proofs that he bad been engaged in encounters
of no trifling character. He evinced a perfect con&
deuce in his manner, and, as throughout his training.
had booked victory as certain.—Curtis looked to us
light, but. nevertheless, in high favour with himself.
Many old followers Of the Stakes did not hesitate in
say, on seeing the men for the first time stripped in fair
comparison, •• Dick is over-matched r an opinion
which had often been expressed before, but with little
attention. Eiery thing being in readiness, the awn were
conducted to the scratch, and commenced
THB FIGHT.
1. The poskioq of both moo was good r—zzybliefebsed a Mule
hes was well up, arid his - eye lie wima with
* piercing look of the eagle ; Naive. his had
to
eis one ale,
ad throirn a ilkle back. his right hind well up,to stop Dick's left.
sad hh left ready tor a ling. Back assowevred. and Ch
gram& Dick mode Irma* feints with his kb, bet Perkins was
sel sobs drawn from his mass (" Hes set to be kidded!" cried
stertt
are of the Oxonians). Dick crept in, tried to draw Ids man once
or twice. but it would; not do... Perkins stood well to his ward.
Five minutes were occupied rids way, and not a blow KIII -4 • at
lest Dick plunged is with his left, which was , but belle.
Muted with his right ; good matins kits were es insitilly.'
Dick eatehing the left between.fits eyes, which made Welds,
pet%
sod the right on the tip of his coach. Perkins leetsedy swigged
back and ezelalmed, "First Wed !" at the :dale time to
Dick's Boni omit sere enough, the purple field aims
forth. Dick, sinistinsayed, basted up his man, and catight
heavily, on theisisith with Isis left. erklos got well away. bst so
time was lost la t
oa getting to a rally. Dick would not be de.
Died, inelgot Close t his man. Perkins again pat in a left-issaded
facer, but bad a tremendous bit in wars from Dick's. right, which
cut him over the coiner of the left irfe, and drew a copious swum
of blood. They again drew back, but Dick suffered so doss 'to
elapse, rushed in to deliver., and after two or three eschew" Per-
kins went down from a slight bit. Mimosa lasted seven adastes,
and the lighting on both sides was usellent, and acknowledged by
the most sceptical to be better that was expected OD die part of the
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2. Dick again came up li beestifel posidon, while Pukka
seemed perfectly at home, sad nowise dismayed by Dick's ought
denionstratiou." Porkies waked ; and Dick, after two or three
feints with bis left, made a good la with,isk rW bat
ed was well
countered by Perkins. A sharp sad *active rallyWiewto which
Perkins caught it on the oases, M Idsgees oppo.
nent, for be to? showed isbendasee of claret. • In the end Perkins
was does, though set a decided kseck.dours blow.
5. Pariahs mug sip fresh as a kitten, while Dick looked deeply
West es his wadi. Dick bit oat wit hie left; but was cleverly
stopped. Perkins aide a dialer Alert, bet was likewise stopped.
Dick dim rushed in to hit, while Puha* riposted and fell back at
the rime% hallow or ram dupes sir Dick.
...t. Blek'slase PM PPW-440 400.11/Paird the ant bit be.
twain the ogles bees& te stow ks effeeti, ai riht'ele became
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the drawing.room window, and the plate-chest plan- II POWICIwg • •••••• • ...--- -- --_
dared of its content' consisting of silver waiters, salvers, posed that dent six o'click on the morning of the robbery Brous misaane,-,
told that the shop bad been broken open; and when witness went answer the
Waning kc.fitc. The plated articles were left behind. there. be saw watt men who made mete escape precipitately, but
W. Blown proved having seen five persons lurking be could not tell whether the prisoner was one of them.
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' rear the prosecutor's house on the afternoon preceding was a cart at the door, and one of the men jumped into 'inlet andr FIG HT .
the robbery. The prisoner Creamer was one of the five. drove 'AI
dlr. Hasse said he must have the evidence of die boy Smith. The m
Menses Bishop saw dit'same five persons, but could
~. The worthy Magistrate ten gave directions to Craig, the dicer,
net identify nay. of them. to use every *union .being up the boy, and remanded the pri. above sot
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.Caroline Smith saw all tbe prisoners at the bar at the saner for a week. when it le ssePoied that sews other Pena" eea- Murky 13
Horse and Groom publie-houte, Kingston, on the 29 h earned in the robbery will have been taken into ceatody• On the B
..,• Yesterday Mary latineell, the wife of Daniel LathweU, appeared was app(
of September. They left about 11 o'cloek at night. before Mr. Haters to answer to an infc.rmadon exhibited against
ift. ' • There was artother person not now present with them. her at the instance of the Commissioners of hackney coaches, for of all de!
Thomas Parker deposed, thaeon the §:Rh of Sept. hawking goods for sale without being duly licensed according to soch eistl
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about o clock in thi morning, he met five per- the Act of Parliament. backers
. sons on the road between Thames Ditton and Kingston. An it had been taken oat against the defendant's hue. au, •
pees
band about a week ago fora non-compliance with she provisions
1 One of the men bad' a bag on his back, and witness of the Hawkers and Pedlars Act ; but it appearing to the Maglo D„ulnb4
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- beard something. jingle like keys; the rest bad bundles trate that the alleged offence was not the act of blamed; but of his Udlt's w
except one; the prisoner Hayes was one of the five ;
•wife the case was dismissed, and the present Information ezhibited trained i
thewife 11 ofthat which had failed. In the e?ent of whom F
against in Cu
L it was a moonlight night.
a cuneletion, half of the penalty is elven to the Officer upon whoa* same air
• Richard Kelsey is the uncle of the prisoner Day. On information it has been obtained.
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„ 4 the morning of the 801 of September, about six o'clock, Mr..Sttecumb appeared as the Solicitor for the Board of 'Caw Yed•
' • he saw Day come out of a field about half a mile from
' 4 .. . missioners, to support the information ; and Mr. Wools, welded to the
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Kingston, on the London road. Witness asked him where to resist it on behalf of the defendant. pour an
Robert Smart, the informer's witness, harleg been sworn, de. _ _,
be had been ? and he salt he cool.' not tell. 'Witness posed, that on the 34.1 day of December instant he saw the defers. ar` sr. u
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observed a parcel in his band, and asked him what it dam go into the King's Arms public.house, Lim he
and offer lrlPle!
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contained, to which he replied, 4, If you had as much to the landlady at the bar some muslin caps and lace (or sale. The stag pall
• of it as you could carry, you need not go to work defendansearried two bons with her. One of them was unmarkeu. that at(
and the other bad the words. " D. Lathered, liceneed hawker," tint
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again. He afterwards said it was silver; that be had written indistinctly upon it. The defendant then went to another
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i• • lot en doing a little bit of a smash, about which there public-house, and exposed her goods for sale in like atomiser. On
would be an outcry in Kingston by nine o'clock; that being asked for her license, she produced ear in the name of Owlet riosty•
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ii i ._ the place where he had done it was no.farther off than Lathwen• in the I
hlr. Wooler asked the witness if he bad ever been carrekted of is situa
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4' Ditton ; and that the silver be had in his band was no- a cionpirecy ?
thing to what he had in, his pocket. He said The Whiten hesitated, and
said that he did not know that he alert
, . petted to be taken up about the job, tut be should not should answer the (Pewit*. so.nt. it'
• • Mr. Hams said that the question asked by Mr. Woofer re• ehot,
. ) ease if he cotild get any one to swear he bad slept under
s.l• -. . their roof that night. He took from his pocket six silver gained but a simple answer—yes or no; and the witness, he thought, vehicle
i • salt cellars and showed thais to Witness, Ape
rson was bound to reply to it.
Mr. Woolen—Wert you never eoavleted et a conspiracy? soil, at
• • came up immediately after, and they parted. . Witness—l doe% want to answer that question. tactics
By the Jolson—He did not give information of what Mr. Woofer—Wilt you swear you were not convicted?' . then I
. , . witness—l won't say any thing about it. •
be had beard. oblige
R° . . Mr. Wooler—Will you swear Tod were not aentaseted to six to tin
, Sarah Kelsey, the wife of the last witness, proved moths. impo,sognesa .
that the prisoner brought six, silver salt-cellars to her Witness—No, I won't. of be
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house, and left them with ha. Witoess's husband Mr. Woolerm-Will you sweat you were not sentenced, -agog dange
with Hutchins, to pay a line of 101. to the King ? which
aftet wet ds took them from the house and bid them in weat isu you i wou.t moor at au.
a haystack. Mr. Wooler—l submit, your Worship, that this man is anwoethy an au
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I . 0, The salt-cellars were produced and identified. of belief. MOW
A number of other witnesses were examined for the Hr. Succumb—Call Umbel" Hale to aorroboralotha madman moot
purpose of showing the connezion and companionship of tzt kit wit'accordiasii eaone f ard,
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the prisoners at the time of and after the tolskty. Mauve to the facts stated by Smart. alw" pertm
. The Jury found them all Guilty. .. Mr. Wooler said, that tadependeatly of the deserlptkio.of got; At
Mr. Justice BURROUGH told them their lives would device brought forward to support the informative, the inform** epOrti
. , ..., , probably .be spared. . itself was bad, inasmuch as that it went to charge the defeddent oranE
• with hawking without a licence, when in point of fact dm was awh
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Before Mr. Baron VACQUAL hawking, not for herself, but as the servant of her husband, whose 4.
• BIGAMY. license she had in her possession. • of pre
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• John Ticlner was indicted for having married Char- Mr. Mau.. decided that this objection was fatal, add dismissed tribal
. ~.:. tette Baxter, in July, 1822, his former wife -being the information, observing that a respectable Board of Coanolo, and t
sioners like that appointed to carry into effect the proeWons of the tone
~. then salve. , Hawkers' and Pediare Act ought to. be more circumspect ia their sim,
El nab, th White proved the prisoner's marriage with choice of witnesses.
- ' his first wife, Hannah Whitehead, at Bromley, in Kent, Mr. Succumb said that the Conunbalooers depended epos their coin'
in the year 1821. officers fn such matters. wail
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~ • Mrs. Bond, sister of the first wife. proved the identity Mr. Hetes—Then the acne Geed to be CalitiaWed 1110 W they &sill
produced as witnesses persons convicted of offences. Ido not offer v.
•4, s cf the prisoner, and the existence of her sister (his wife) any gpfiske as to the evidence produced today, because I ego tot the
• al ier his second Mars iage. called upon to do so ; but as a general regulation, the employment rug
William Coston produced an examined copy of the
of creditable witnesses ought to be puticularly attended to. Init 1
"the parties then retired.
register of the second marriage of the prisoner at the pear
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his HATTON-GARDEN. Who
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The prisoner. in his defence. said that his first wife Me Wrighr, Milian Jones, and two others, were placed at. the whit
had behaved ill to hiss, and bad left him ; and not- bar, charged with breaking into and robbing the house of Henry bloc
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having heard of her for a year, he thought he might his to hin„sif and wife, an the evening of the sad mutant.
, !-•:•-• =arty again; if he had en ed.it was through ignorance. him. Askew deposed,
that abort eve o'clock on the evening of try
The Jury foundhim Guilty. but recommended him the dlirl lomat, she left bar. house for the Pt7eee er takinikher wet
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. isrercy, on the round that be had been ill-used by husband sane tea, and remained out about oaf an hoar, son en was
!'dihis list wife. . . her return ebe &scented that sense penons had gained admission too,
i 3•-- ' . Mr. Baron Vat,iOHAN told the Jury that-hemeless' - lot thmssatide 01 resrh,Pariwtg spprevl hassw. &elm trebbed. heesettibeenabmwehososttevo,erfwhichar" "f
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~,; 11111 , they had been hasty iaoming to that conclusion, as were weevil considerably more than affild. About nine o'clock the of 1
'''?; they had only the prisonet's word for the tact. jt was Oman Jones, who wasp ouboy at the St: John of Jerusalem tha
not, however, so aggravated a case as some, and else lobe-bourse. called with beer, hat she informed him that she had irld
. ~ been robbed, and would not then take any: on which las said, ewe
4 i - sentence of the Court was, that he be imptisoned for .. You west have been from home." No more. convenation
•', I six mouths. , passed; he called again at twelve o'clock the netts day ; but she not
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' Mrs. M Kemp deposed residing opposite the last witness's to
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S I house, and over
the evening of the robbery she saw the prisoner e„,
4 Junes, its company with another man (but much taller than any of .
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MANSION-BOUM the other rimers at the bar), standing at Mt. Astew's gate; she W.I
Yesterday Wm. Asses, a cokriolet driver was charged before the then left the window, and on returning she may law Joan, who ad
LORD Marioa with ee
ls drums and abusiire. kept walking up and down; she then left the window, and saw hi
Mr. GreCU, 4 the last ladle House stated that be called the no more of them. In
primmer to drive him boss Leadenial-street to the
frond. lie From the evidence of two other witnesses, it
.appeared that _,
aeon found that the defendant was very drunk, and his first exploit Joins brought one of the costs stolen to the house of s green- u:
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was to thin blesegainst an errand cart. Nevertbelees be would grocer, is Wingrove.court, which was subsequently found there, al
• ; • by do means let bins get out, but said be could drive Min to the and was the means of his being detected. hi
• . devil it he like&.,-Jones was fully consailued ; and me of the prisoners was cono hi
misted f further examination the eof Meade a watch. 4
Ibe Loan Na 1 slippage yom.begeld to be ezemed. or .MI chars g iti,
lir. Grimi.-Yee; my. Lord. Jana 1 Ouids!aO cicala In "OP at MARY-LA.BONNE.
lir Hathaway's, at the Royal Exchange. to blip' newspaper, in II
, . qtr to get sway froin.hisn ;Sot If eras with dieculty that the de. Yesterday a Anal esamlnition ot the persons charged with steal. c,
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readapt permitted me to stip ; lie insisted on buy getting in again, ing the piste of Prince Polignac, the French Autbassidor. took .
• et Paying h.m his fare, which I did, and he than said I might go to pisce before Mr. MOSILUM Ur. Gawnen, and Sir R. Blasts, who •
iediabi pleased. •,, . . . ,
came to the 'office to aoist in the investteasion. a
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- . Mr. Hathaway eefartned.this account. • Every servant of the Prince, who had before given material C
, . , The defendant desired being drunk. sod said that he merely de- evidence, was re-exemihed. but no further disealrerf_was made.
7,--- ' ineetteil ed. which be was eletitkd to for his fare,if the Gentismao and nothing having appeared to implicate Amory, Watson, and
•.. ' • ' cktett him and mimed to r. With him; behove athenaeum to iditrOall• thell.weel4ssehalliti* . ' , a
chat ieg-cruss Immediately afterwards, ausijlesegbitbilllt safe bads.. Lansford wastalied upon to Amer another charge of felony. i
11ta ouster could prove that he was silpic. wbeit be toik ile bought against him gay Wean% Peter Watson, the Ambassador's a
" • eabriokt harm. . , parte, who stated, that in May int be hired $ lodgiog for the 1
~,-,. • The weer of the veli'mk said that the dellitimbill-wesperfrotly purpose only nedepositiet his furaiture and-lbass, which be bed i
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: • "lobe's when be came Lorne. aod was not -le An Milt of getting occasion fyr when his wife was alive lie was never in it more 1
T'f:• -t • • *mak. lf•ler bad bad a drop this Christmas time be thought the Mau three times, but he gave Langford the keys, Permission to ledge I
tlbentleassa warght to clic u.e it. . there, and-the charge of every thing. A few days after the robbery ,
•.: TiteJLosa Naves was dispooed to make every allowance for the took place atthe Ambassador's besot, he went •to this lodglog with
ipdalgeoce of the wawa, but we were not to have ill our meta Backend', and Walters, the talkers, and he missed all the linen
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time. Mr. °Mein account was bet one sheet, and every thing else, excepting some blankets; they
.. -asefrosed by tined lit. Hathaway. a very respectable Gentle- went without his knowledge, and be had no reason to suspect any
~,,,,....; wsgp,selliot-:he W. nosey ethers present had mows for many une bet the prisoner. Walters eXterwards produced some new
.4: *:. 'Ton, .I:4lrereture he oreld nee disbelieve it. muslin neckerchiefs; which he found in the prisoner's drawers, at
, Hem ir cadralan. wive Was in atm age set ogee buskin% Hy sister's loJgings billyisopesnet, Comnaerdal-rosd. and Peter
":17ped$stwaro and sahrbe happesisiloo he pastasimid ow the Watson ideniebetklheas as lildrill Air., Tb 4 primer inquired of him,
- mem run *Wm this errand can, andasearly upset she fakirs- whether be did ant recodoet leading him some handkerchiefs to
-let tint mewl, Ann* M. ettm:4l beastly lurid. . wear? and he replied, I have given you many things, and 1 eneive
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_dniokould necking id return but ingratitude. These himdkerchiefs. I am
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'Awe an he holm; abusive i bin Mi."Oreemdeelliestillskies Ms ceetain,.l seitherigarre nor lent to you, for they are my best.
... - 'Awe of the psoolililesehig It as she &jostler the Loon Ham. . The gehionriaelted an mgrs questions, and he was committed to
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..? Asir potddei.ober.d-oglelsWeaPoLa pldhrooshoserml Dig6ie inster portiim'of yesterday and the preceding day,
AMR iffliefees.feem the .lipotONLig # # poor. Warw. an to was oetafght lit the irradiation of a charge of fe-
- .b • ikilroce4w4 hoc as Oft . hay, , to• brae been iomidtted by a respectable looking
• Saho reddis Oridgeersowger4kos. kid, hosole, mined Smith. : •;. i .
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.. . . -se emisio' it 41seirolid isopseeed she .rebener. hoe Thin aseissed, pus thessisod' es eke wife of a highly respectable
.. , • Wieteemselwer Iffilitikali *mil she ripener, roma Gmehlisensortd site was charged with stealing a furielerine, value
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dundee. Tho throe guinea.. trout Me' sale-Moon of Mr. Day. in Hlshopsgate•
vAsssan's who. inset: °maw Mt lost. there was apish of fun at Mr. Dart
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I" 'II% ;I MI Ma& 71116-• ffigollier attended the sale, and purebred amongst
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. .Impley she pews. eubreledclumPu.iat 4 ;Wog" . for 1141!, After be arrant
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