Star.
London, England, 1810-11-17 00:00:00

WINCHESTER, NOVEMBER 11.

Yesterday morning, for the first time, a barge
loaded with 40 tons of stone, passed the locks from
the River Avon to the Kennet and Avon Canal, near
Bath. Thirty-days working weltiwr will so far coin.
plete the Canal, that boats of 40 or 50 tons burthen
may pas.: from Bristol to London without shifting.—
The guns on Sydney Wharf were fired on the above
occasion.

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Monday last, the Marlow coach, in returning from
town, was overturned after passing Maidenhead, by
which accident two women, inside passengers, were
considerably bruised. The accident proceeded from
the reins unfortunately breaking, and the horses be-
coming unmanageable the vehicle upset, by corn
relin contact with a cart, in a narrow part of the
without any blame on the part of the coachimaa. who
was himself considerably hurt.

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Sunday afternoon as James Hall, a laborites., was
at work in the quarry at Spittle, near Glasgow. a
large stone gave way from the top,crushed hiss against
another stone' and literally cut of both his lags im-
mediately below his knees—he lived but a abort time
afterwards, and has left a distressed widow and four
small children to lament his loss.
Pt:or usm.—Thursday the long expected battle took
place at Old Oak Common, near Uxbridge, between
young Crib, and one Hall from the Isle of Wight,
who has been under the tuition of ktichmondi and
who acted as his second, assisted by T. Jones , while
Caleb Baldwin and Cropley afforded their aid is a
similar way to Crib. At setting to the odds were sic
to four in Crib's favour, but his adherents had speedy
cause to change their tone.
Routed I. & sharp rally wee commenced by Crib, after Hail
had hit short ; two blows each were excesnos, and Ctib lon its
feet by the wetbess of the ground.
2. Crib bit Ms adversary on the throat sad diesopeed
. He gave his bead in sparring, and received a hoer. hut re-
turned It with a hard blow on the eye.
S. Hall hit short, and Crib hit blmn mks le the body, the last
otwbich felled Han-7 to 4on Had.
4. Hall fell, after having exchanged hits.
5. Crib gave his adversary a facer, whisk blacked Ids other
eye, bet Hall knocked him down'in a rani.
6. Crib had the best of a rallying rovn.l.
7. This WAS a hard rallying round; they stood up manfully and
hit, uteil Crib was knocked down-2 to len Hall.
S. Hall slipped and fell in commenceng a rally.
9. Hall hit Crib in the heal and body, and he fell wash.
10. Hallyaird, au,l syveral full blows were en ; Crib
summoned all his efforts' but was at length knocked down by a
half-round, right-handed hit.
-The battle lasted upwards of an hour, the last three
qnarters of which Crib stood no chance of victory ;
yet he would not yield till Nature had entirely de-
serted him. Hall was nearly blind with both eyes
in the first 20 minutes, but his courage and vigour
continued till the last.
A second contest took place. between Ballard and
Dixon, which terminated in 40 minutes, in favour of
. the former.

BIRTHS.
On the I Sth Instant, Mrs. Tegg, of Cheapskle, of a son..
Oa the 9th instant, at Lnilbrooke near Modbary, Davao, die
Lady of WiWain D'Arcy, Esq• of le 13th Light Dragoons, of
a son.

DIED.
Lately, the Rev. William Evans, of Eastern, who had been up-
wards of 40 year pastor of the Independent Coagrepthea at Peed,.
near Kinvbridge. Devon.
Sunday night last, in Charles-street.Wemanster, Captain /oho
Orton, of the Royal Marines, aged 49 years.
On the Oda lament, at Cher& Raton. in the country of Staf-
ford, the Rev. Mr. George Taylor, of Mardis, in the county of
Devoe, Rata at Church Ram end Aldford, In Cheshire.