Star.
London, England, 1820-03-14 00:00:00

PEDESTRIAN ISM.

The great Foot-race of two miles, between It him and Beul,
the two distinguished Yorkshire runners, took place on Tuesday
Its:, on Knavesmire, for One Hundred Guineas a side, which
was won by Halton, who went over the ground in ten minutes
and ten seconds.
EXTRAORDINARY WAGER.

The celebrated Captain BARCLAY, who a few years since ac-
complished the task of walking One Thousand Miles in One
Thousand !lours, is at this time engaged in a most singular
-latch; he is InTaing in Sepllund fur sir :reeks, on a wager cf
6,0001. to subsist as a common beggar on what is given to him,
and to sleep in a barn, &c.!
A letter from Durres, dated February 28, says:—" BARCLAY,
the Pedestrian, was here yesterday, and I saw him obtain a
baidier, as a common beggar

• BOXING.
A brave contest took place yesteiday, in the Marshes, two
miles and a half beyond Barking, in Essex. between Seroggisrs
and David Medina, a finished pugilist, for a stake of one hun-
dred guineas. Toni Owen and Joshua Hudson seconded David
Hudson, and Oliver and Randal picked up Scroggins.—Betting,
guineas to poUnds on I Judson.
Roexn 1. Serf-I:gins hit short twice with his left hand, but it
was rather a manceuvre to draw Hudson in to receive his right ;
and be succeeded in placing a heavy blow upon his adversary's
jaw, which he repeated, as the blow seemed to operate like a
sleeping draught for the moment; and Scroggins, in following
up his successful career, floored his adversary by another slash-
ing and stupifying blow under the left ear, which left its mark.
Five to four on Scroggins, who only received ore left-handed
hit in the round.

Hudson, having had the worst of an off•fighting round,
Made play with much resolution, and his left hand executed
some scientific facers; but he was successfully returned upon,
and, after a manly round, Scroggins was throuin, and shewed
first blood.upon the mouth, the teeth having been jarred.—
Eveja betting.
5. A brave rallying round, and the men went up to each
other's heads, ard•hit away fearlessly; but it was 27-1,-r in favour
of Hudson, wlutse. left }Lind told at h:-s;:liting, and Scroggins
was thrown again by a superior knack as wen as strength.
4. Hudson placed a left-handed hit on ::te body, ala Rand:l,
and as gallant a inund as ever a•as fotlght followed. Scroggins
placed another rljlit-handed blow ugon.the ear of his adversary,
which, from its swolleo state, resembled a NSW. Hudson broke
ground, -and caught him on the nese with his left hand, which
produced streams of claret. They rallied each other with much
spirit, but Scroggins had the were: of weaving, and bath fell
over the under rope out of the ring, piping like a knacker's roarer.
.5. Scroggins shewed weakness from exertion, but he went
gallantly to work, and shewed his backers that he was undtanned
at having a bit the worst of it. Hudson hit him at going in, but
Scroggins returned, and was afterwards thrown. '
6. Decidedly in favour of Hudson, who hit his adversary on
the front of the head, and broke away three times; and the
blood was kept in motion from the blow every minute of the
fight. Scroggins threw away his blows, like a man drunk, and
his head was so chenceried, that his eyes appeared as if they
were starting from their sockets, and he was thrown again:—
Three to one on Hudson.
7. Hudson was hit on the left side of the mouth with the left
hand, but he returned severely with his left band, and punished
Scroggins much by weaving with him at the ropes, and threw
him heavily.
8. This round was nearly the same as the former, and Scrog-
gins was thrown heavily. His face could only be compared to'
a bul!ock's liver.

9. Hudson led in this round, as in the other two, but he could
not quiet his adversary's courage, although he had nearly stopped
day-light from him. Scroggins was thrown again, and he had
no chance, fur his blows were too weak to execute upon a fresh
yOung man.
The tenth, eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth rounds were
fought by Scroggins under every disadvantage, and were closed
with heavy throwing.—Owen betted four to one at the begin-
ning of the thirteenth round.
14. Scroggins's last effort was one of the manliest ever seen.
He stood and rallied under every disadvantage, until thrown
upon his face.
15 and 16. Hudson got tired, bet Scroggins was past re-
covery, and although he tkiew him out of me ring, poundage
was refused.

Scroggins kept fighting until the thirty-fifth round ; but he had
not a shadow of chance, and it was the general call—" Tako
him away !" in the twentieth round ; but lie was.; too good to
say " Enough!" until his Seconds resigned for him, after fight-
ing forty minutes.
SECOND Erwin—This was a battle for lure, between two no-
tices—Harris, a Staffordshire man, and Gre,m, from Deptford.
Twelve excellent rounds were fought, in the last of which Harris
received such a tremendous hit between the peepers, that he was
in an instant in a state of total darkness, and was led front the
Ring.

'fatal) Etc:ult.—Parish (the conqueror df Holt, but who was
defeated by Randal) entered the Ring with nisUrilel., a Wa-
terman. Parish had to contend against length and strength;
but after a game fight of thirty-eight minutes, he was declared
the victor. Lashbrook was so completely served ovt, that he
was obliged to be carried off the ground, being unable to stand.
Ten guineas was subscribed for the winner.

Tuesday night, a farm-house and buildings, at
Dinten, in the occupation of Mrs. WRIGHT (a widow),
with nine children, were destroyed by fire: none-of
her stock was insured. Two ether houses we: e en-
tirely destroyed, and another materially damaged by
the same fire.

Bow-sTßEEL—Yesterday, Marlin Merrick, a ser-
vant out of place, was charged by Sir L. Harvey,
with N7riting threatening letters. The prosecutor
stated, that the prisoner came into his service in April
last, and after remaining about a month, borrowed
five guineas of him, and'then quitted the family. He
endeavoured to prevail upon Lim to stop, but he re-
fused, and conducted himself very outrageously, and
ever since had annoyed him with letters from all parts
of the country, containing threats of the most dia-
bolical description. He had also lately come con-
stantly to his i-tuuse, and repeated tl.at he would do
hiln (Sir L. liarvey) some mortal injury.—Merrick
did not- deny :he clitrge, but seemed perfectly indif-
ferent upon the subjeCt ; the "eft's:o ct Sir L. Harvey
to give him a character, way the cause of his conduct.
lie was committed.

GUILDHALL—A boy, only twelve years ot age,
was fully committed, for picking the pocket of a
ot a purse, contakittg a Li. note, and a half-
crown, in the shop scf a traesnzau on Ludgate-hill.

ASSIZES.

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TOM MARCH io.•
Wm. Booth, WM. Garrett, and Bodantiu Bower,
were charged with the murder of Thomas Parkiii,
gamekeeper to J. A. STUART WORTLEY, Esq. M. P.
by shooting him with a loaded gun.
Joseph Parkin was employed by Ms. Wortley to
look after his game. On the night of the 9th of Oc-
tober last, witness and Thomas Parkin were out look-
ing after poachers : about four o'clock in the morning
they saw four men; witness knew all of them. When
they met, Thomas Parkin laid his hand upon the
shoulder of IVm. Garrett, and said, " What! my lad,
is• it you ?" He passed the rwo Bowers', without
speaking to them ; but when he came to. the foul th
man, c. Booth, he said, " What ! barn, thou hast got
a gun this morning." The deceased then placed his
hand on the outside of Booth's coat pocket, and ob-
served that he had got his pocket full of snares used
for the destruction of hares. Booth, with an oath,
asked if he meant to rob him ; and, raising his gun
to his shoulder, presented it, and fired the contents
through the body of the deceased, who fell, exclaim-
ing, " 0, I am shot !" The instant he fell, the pri-
soners fell upon the witness: Booth struck him on
the head and shoulder with • the butt-end of his gum.
One of the men said, " Hit him, hit him ;' or " Stick
him, stick him." At this moment he heard the report
of a gun, fired by Thomas Parkin, and he (Joseph
Parkin) wits able to disengage himself from the men
with whom he had been struggling : he ran to a
village for assistance, but found Thomas Parkin gone;
he afterwards found him in a cottage 4te4r the place.
He was laid, wounded, upon a bed ;• he was stint
quite throitgh the body. He died on the following
Monday, at six o'clock in the afternoon.
In addition to this, the declaration of the deceased,
and a deposition taken by the surgeon and phys;cian
who attended him, were given in evidence. Ile de-
nied having committed any assault upon the pri-
soners, or of being engaged in any struggle with
them. He also stated, that heating some of the men
cry out " Stick him !" he turned himself on his side,
and fired his piece. • . .

The Jury, without retie ins, found all the prisoners
Guilty ; and his Lordship immediately passed sen-
tence of death upon them, and ordered them to be
execu:ed.

P. Piest was charged with a rape on the person of
Margaret Rodwell.—The prosecutrix stated, that on
Friday, the 19th of Novem her last, in the afternoon,
the prisoner came to her house, which was a lore one,
and sat down by the tire-side, and on the v. itness
going near him, he pulled her down upon his knee,
and asked her to give him- a kiss : this she refused,
saying he had a wife. of his own, and she had a hus-
band. The prisoner, notwithstAnding this repulse,
proceeded to, take liberties with her, and after the
utmost resistance on her part, effected the outrage
imputed to him in the indictment. She, on her
cross-examination, admitted that nine weeks before
the period of which she had been speaking, she had
been ravished before by the prisoner, in a chamber
of her house, and that after the perpetration of this
offence, he remained in the house till her husband re-
turned, and that she made no complaint to him or
any other person of the injury she had then received.
The Learned Judge here stopped the case, and said
he thought it unnecessary to enter further into its
investigation, as it was impossible that the Jury,could
safely give credit to a witness who had conducted
herself in the manner she stated herself to have done.
The Jury returned a verdict of—Not Guilty.
LINCOLN.

W. For, aged 21, late of Haugh, labourer, was
charged with violating Mary, the w; le of W. Roads, •
of Tathwell. The prosecutrix, on the afternoon of
the 15th of November last, was milking her cows ,
about half a mile from her house; when she was ac-
costed by the prisoner, whom she had not known be-
fore. The unfortunate woman (who is between 40:
and :50, has been married .for 25 years, andis mother
of five children) was most brutally treated. by the
prisoner, who, in despite of her screams and strug-
gling, effected his purpose, and only released her on
the appearance of her husband, who, having returned
from his work, and being alarmed at the unusually
late stay of his wife, went to the field in search bf her,
and was attracted by her half-stifled.screams to the
sicit where her ravisher had detained her for half an
hour. The husband seized the 'villain, who did not
deny his conduct, but offered Roads two, three, and
at last five guineas, to make his peace. The ex-
hausted state of the woman making it nece-.sary that
her husband should as-ist her home, the prisoner es-
caped; but was swat after apprehended at the house
of E. Thacker, where, after his escape from" Roads,
he had engaged a !adging for the night, and where
he had the strange temerity to relate what he had
been doing. He stated to Thacker that he and ano-
ther had been to Louth for manure ; that having got
drunk, he 11:3d lain on the road for two horns, and
the waggons had gone on without him; that when he
awoke he went to find a young wcman in Tathwell
whom he knew, but that he had fallen in with Mrs.
Roads, and violated her.

The prisoner being called on for his defence, said,
" I was disguised in liquor, and knew nothing-of it ;
I am very sorry if I did any thing wrong, and must
leave it to you, my Lord, and tilt. Gentlemen of the
Jury."—Guilty, Death ; and left for execution.