Star.
London, England, 1821-12-19 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BOXING AT MOULSRY HURST.
A full day's play, anticipant' by the lovers of frolic, was
yesterday realized, with lent, pf by_.play. The attraction was
between Sampson, the ant Youth. and Ake, who so
lately beat Oliver' when wane hidden qualities were displayed,
to the satisfaction of seine of the most learned of the cognewnitL
Both men had riven proofs of goodness in fornwr
The seconds were, Randall and Tom Janes, for Sampson ; and
Spring and Shelton, for Abbot ; and betting was live to four on
Sampson. The Gas-figet Malt was on the 'round, lured twig.
ROUND 1. Sampson made the play. but he failed in placing his
straight hits. 10 a rally both were down.
11. A very gallant fighting round to the advantage of Abbot,
who stood like an oak tree, and received all the punishment his
adversary could give him like a game one. He bad the best
of it, by throwing his adversary in a trial of strength.—Even
on Abbot.

5. Sampson went in as game as ever the dog Trusty fought
his battles, but he met with a Chalk Faris bred one, who would
not be denied. It was a round where merry bad no balance ;
it was " You give, and 111 take," and Abbot had the best or a
very manly rally. Sampson received a heavy hit upon the eye
in going down.
4. Abbot began to get :wetly upon himself, finding he amid
stop his adversary's flush bitting, and a very gay round was
fought, and much earnestness shewn. Sampson had rather the
best of the bitting and got the throw.
5. Sampson made pby, and floored his adversary.
6. There was no visible on the man, but Rue min and
Sisos's grew were in requisition among the partisans. Abbot had
none the worst of the round, although est-fought at in-fighting,
and be was thrown.

7. Abbot bad the best of as pliant a Sgbdng round as ever
was seen. Sampson made the play with fine hitting, but Abbot
was the stem English oak tree, and had the best of it, although
thrown.-.-Four to 1 on Abbot, and Randall, in full confidence,
took the said odds. _

I. Sampson in going in received a severe bit oo the left eye,
which taanceried his upper works. It was on the brow, and
the clone that oozed from it was a dead bilk upon the surgeon,
who bad no occasion for operating. The light was won in this
round. It was evident that Sampson's fast fighting was put
aside, front Abbot being the best giver and a negative takes.
9. A confirmation of the opinion of the best judges was, that
in this round Sampson was hit off his legs by a tremendous
right-handed blow.—The pou9clage on Abbot.
The fight was protracted to the 32d round, and the gameness
of Sampson often gave it a temporary turn, and he had nearly
dosed one of his adversary's beads; bus there was anything but
No about him, and Abbot was declared the victor by a flooring
hit in a fight of forty-seven minutes and a half, when each head
came in contact, by a fall from a close, and left Sampson deaf
to the call " Time."
Oss AAAAA Abbot is °sly a half-bred one, as be is
termed, yet it will take nothing else but a very good man and a
heavy hitter to beat him. In no single round had Sampson the
best of it, although he exerted himself to the utmost to obtain
the smiles of victory. It is rather singular to state. that except
with Dolly Smith, the Birmingham Youth has lost every battle,
whilst, on she contrary, conquest has crowned the efforts of Ab-
bot in every combat. The latter possesses a tolerable knowledge
of the science, and left the ring with only a mark under his left
eye. The Birmingham Youth was severely punished.
The above battle bad not been over a minute, when measly
the whole of the Farley were beat to a stand-still ; except a few
who endeavoured to bolt. but who nevertheless could not get
away from the effects of the " pitiless, pelting storm" A few
sunawr cabbala were hoisted as temporary screw: but it was
only like laughing at the inat,er; and the gusts of Oki Bone=
were so violent as to dispossess their proprietors of this momen-
tary relief. Hundreds were seen scampering to get ander the
waggons to avoid the hail-stones, and flowing each other only to
obtain half an inch of shelter: lots looked like drowning rats,
their clothes sticking to their bodies, as if they had been pasted
no, while a few of the Consatkians in post-chalses, were laughing
at the ludicrous scene, and blessing their happier stars, at the"
comfort and advantages derived from the possession of the
blunt. But at length the Fancy rallied, 'hewed game, and
Brows and Looney were called upon to fight for the stakes of
£l/223 wide, " Never mind," said an old crweg from Kent-street,
0 don't y' see—it is nothing when you are used to it—you can't
be 'simperer if you were dipped into the Thames, and we have
one good edge left, if this should prove a long fight—as the wind
is high, we shall get dry before we leave the Hurst, without
quenching to get at the fire-side in Hamptoo."
Luxor AND Baown.—The amateurs now stood up like bricks
and mortar, to witness a tedious fight between little Lenney and
young Brown, (the Sprig of Myrtle, and son of hopping Ned,)
with alternate rounds in each mimes favour, and which, after
all their patience, ended in a wrangle, from a foul blow, and the
battle was decided for Leaner. Both of.these little ones were

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

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COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER Is.
NORRIS V. WARDEN AND OTHERS.
This was an action for assault and false imprison-
asent.—The plaintiff had been a tradesman at Sa-
ury, in Wiltshire,. and was declared a banltrupt,
the defendants, attornies of that city, were- ap-
pointed Commissioners to open the Commission,
and upon the plaintiff's third examination, hav-
ing given, as was alleged, unsatisfactory answers
touching bis affairs, he was committed to prison. He
was afterwards brought up to London by Habeas
Corpus, and discharged, after two months confine-
ment, and this action was brought to recover a com-
pensation in damage: for the nnprisonment, the'
plaintiff having given an undertaking to give mate-
rial evidence in the county of Middlesex. There
being nothing to prove that the defendants had done
anything in the county of Middlesex, and therefore
shewing that the cause of action arose therein,
Mr. ScaeLarr, for the defendants, submitted that
the venue ought to have been laid in Wilts, and not in
Middlesex, and, consequently, that the plaintiff must
be nonsuited, not having conformed to the under-
taking abovementiened. He fouroled the objection
upon a case which had been recently decided under
the like circumstances.
Mr. MARRYATT was heard in answer to the ob-
jection; but
The LORD CKIEP JUSTICE was of opinion that the
objection was insuperable, and therefore directed the
plaintiff to be nonsuited.
JONES, ESQ. V. BIRD AND OTHERS.
This was an action on the case, to recover a com-
pensation in damages, for an injury done by the de-
fendants, acting under the Commissioners of Sewers,
to the plaintiff's reversionary interest in a house situate
in Clement's Inn-passage, in the Parish of St. Cle-
ment Danes.
The plaintiff was landlord of a house situate in
Clement's Inn-passage, and the defendants were
bricklayers employed under the Commissioners of
Sewers for the District, to repair a main sewer, under
the passage in question, which bad fallen into decay;
and it was alleged that the defendants had excavated
under the plaintiff's house, without taking the neces-
sary steps to prevent the mischief (,f %%Inch he com-
plained, by means whereof the house had fallen to
the ground. The substantive issue in the cause was,
whether the defendants had been guilty of any care-
lessness or negligence in the performance of the work
which they had undertaken ?
Witnesses were examined on both sides, and after
several hours were consumed,
The Jury, under the Learned Judge's direction,
found`their verdict for the plaintiff—Damages £175,
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DECEMBER is.
SHIP REPAIRSGABIN AND ANOTHER V. KREUDER.
Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN stated the case. He said,
this was an action brought by the plaintiffs, Messrs.
Gavin and Williams, ofleith, against the defendant,
Charles Kreuder, for the recovery of £1,460, for the
repairs of a Swedish ship, which was driven upon the
coast of Scotland, in 1812, by stress of weather.—
The Jury were aware, that, for the obvious benefit of
the owners, the Captain of a ship was entitled to
commit the responsibility of his owners for all neces-
sary repairs. The exigency of the case always justi-
fied this course. Indeed, by the civil law, the ship
itself was held liable for repairs; but by the general
law of the land, the Captain, as well as the owners,
were liable, unless the creditors gave the Captain a
full acquittal at the time. The reason why this ac-
tion had not been brought sooner was, that the Cap-
tain had been mostly abroad,. and the plaintiffs hall
therefore no opportunity of earlier holding the Cap-
tain to his responsibility.
The repairs of the ship, in sails, cordage, and masts,
to the amount stated by the Learned Serjeant, were
proved in evidence. The ship was represented as
having been nearly a complete wreck at the time.
Mr. Serjeant HULLOCK lamented, for the honour
of Scotland, that so slovenly a case as this had been
got up in that country; and he also begged leave to
dispute the law laid down by his Learned Friend.
He apprehended the law to be this: that where the
Captain ordered repairs, owing to the exigency of tho
case, he, of course, incurred a liability, and com-
mitted his owners; but he must deny that the Cap.
tain could not be exonerated without a specific ac-
quittal : on the contrary, ever since the time of Lord
Mansfield, it had been held, that where the creditor
did not take from the Captain a direct acknowledge
ment for the debt, but relied on the responsibility of
others, he must stand by his election, and fail as
against the Captain. Now in this case, he would
kkarly prove that the plaintiffs gave the credit to a
house in Liverpool exclusively, and had therefore no
claim whatever against the Master of the ship, even
;though they had ultimately failed to recover from
'the house which they had credited.
The Learned Serjeant then put in several letters
and depositions, which were admitted, and which
went to skew that the repairs were done on the credit
of Messrs. Dixon and Co. of Liverpool, who had cor-
responded with the plaintiffs upon the subject of the
repairs, and not executed them until they agreed with
Dixon and Co. upon the prices ; and to the latter they
I actually transmitted a bill at sir months, for accept-
ance, which they received back duly honoured from
Liverpool.
Mr. Serjeant Vacettan, in reply, contended that
the correspondence with Dixon and Co. did not ex-
clude the lien which the plaintiffs still held upon the
Captain, who had given the order for the repairs.
The Jury found a verdict fur the defendant.