Star.
London, England, 1818-02-04 00:00:00

,lINTRY DICK & JACK THE BUTCHER.

.o was fought yesterday on Oki Oak Common, be-
. Uxbridge and the Harrow road, and about ten thou-
. persons were present- Dick is one of those fearless hardy
pugilists who would fight at any thing, and be has faced Randal,
Curds, and others, in his tarn, supplying rush, hard, right-hand
bitting, and game for masterly science. The Butcher, who was
twiessetrands the heavier man, had disgusted the principal
umatenrs in a late combat, near !tendon, and they discounte-
nomad him by their keeping away upon this occasion. The men
entered the ring with Randal and Jones for Dick, and J. Ward
R. Weale for the Butcher. Betting 2tol on the latter.—
Nu first rounds were fought in too much of a hurry for
1. The third round was severely contested, and Diek
A blood, placed his best right-handed hit uFon his adver-
widehileored, and brought the twos to one to even betting.
Butcher changed his method of fighting, and chapped at
head with the left hand, and got away, to prevent being
He had the advantage by this system for a few rounds,
would be M at times, when he hittlush home with his
which seemed often to put the Butcher into Chancery.
• latter end of the combat Dick was nearly blind
si left-handed hits, but Dick's blows told severely.
round the Dutcher was knocked down like a bullock !
both were down by counter hits. Dick led from this
round, when the Butcher placed both his hits, Ind a
took place, to the advantage of the Butcher, who
in a close. Both got sr:4y after this, but Dick's
stilling kept good, whilst the Butcher appeared to
much to go in at dirts!ct fighting, and in closing he
In most of the latter rounds. In the 28th round
proclaimed for Dick by the hats of sacomLi, bat the
,ht six other rounds, but not like a good one. He
, and Dick could not have tome two other rounds,
insensible. It was a good battle, and lasted 38 minutes.
net at once, and went at it without ecrronsey!—A Bull
I the sports of the day--several of the tykes were dread-
d. The whole of the day's entertainments afforded
exquisite delight to the polite company assembled.

OF Oxa MUM AVID • QUAIL:ft.—B-1-35kt and
were considered the fastest mile.runners of the
distance on the 90th ulc under five minutua. and
as won by Brooks, 4vho is called the Chicken Bug-
led to another match, as the Ke9tlzh men were of
their countryman conla, however, have won, had
, a few yards further, and they matched him for
the mile and a quarter. The match was sat a
Monday. Brooks led at full speed ; but, in rep*
the half-mite, Brasier was jostled into a ditch by
-, who gained nearly .50 yards upon him. Maim!
himself well together at full play, and passed Ms,
a at the mile, and wen cleverly by 50 yards. The
performed in 6 minutes and 20 seconds--6 to 4op
before starting.
r36l,•ry, and cuttilv, and maiming.—Saturda evening,
o'clock, as Mr. cutting
of Gidlin-street, Dockh ad,
through a passage leading into Tooley-street, he was at-
three men and robbed of his watch. Mr. Deakin seined
rubbers by the collar, and held him fast until his cries
watchmen to the spat ; the Man, who stated his name
lain Jones, was then convefed to the watchhouse of
Southwark, and given into the custoly of Kelly. a
The villain observing that there were no other persona
watch-house than Kelly and an assistant, begged that he
allowed to sit by the srt for a moment, previous to his
it in the strong room for the night ; this was allowed him;
requested a little water, stating that he had neither eat
die whole attic day, and Kelly, desirous of amelio-
dui:saga as much as possible, desired his assistant to
water; the moment he was out of hearing, the
rd a cutlass that was hanging up is the watch-house,
!feting two dangerous wounds on the head cf Kelly,
senseless on the ground, effected his escape.

.sday, the 15th ult. during the great storm
that fine old horse chesnut tree, in front of
Eglinton, in Ayrshire, which has tang
wed for its stately appearance, received con-
damage. This tree, rising from three con-
overspread an area of about 30 yards
better than the eighth part of an Enlish
; these was separated from the two otters
town. The main, stem of it is 14 feet in
nine feet in girth, and- with its several'
teasures, of saleable tiniber, more than 134
, The remaining two stems are of similar
so that taking it in all, the tree has con-
e 4.00 feet of timber. • Till this accidsnt
the stalk was so closely connected as to
been considered as one solid trunk. It is
he very agec: : perhaps more than two

sennight, Mr. John Fowler. farmer in
while loading his gun in the house for the
'• is supposed, of shooting crows, resting
1 on the window, it unfortunately went
lodged the contents in his breast. He im-
dropped down and expired, leaving a wi.
mother and sister to deplore his loss.
.ennight, the body of a young man of the
.ussel was found on the Muirkirk road,

miles from Sanquhar. The deceased had
ime found very creditable employment in
and was returning on a vi,it to his father,
• on a small farm on the Dumfries road,
from the Burgh of Sanquhar. It is not
that he suffered any thing from the want
that, warmed with filial affection, and
his youth and vigour, he had embraced
opportunity of visiting home, in defiance of
'1 roads and the most tempestuous weather.
se'nnight, one of the Newhaven boats,
iging, swamped off the Beacon, near the
Leith harbour, and two men were unfor-
drowned. Their names are Alexander Ram-
Thomas Hume ; the latter of whom has left
one child.

se'nnight, Robert Paul, upholsterer, re-
Greenock, havir.g gone into a house in
tyke, for the purpose of getting some re
was unfortunately choaked with part of
•king in his throat. Medical assistance
:used with as much speed as possible, but
save his life.

„ C. defahony, a poor Irishman, residing is
i-street, St. Gaes's, with a v. ife and five c
i employed to clean the window of a shoe-
that neighbourhond, being the first job he
hle to obtain for a length of time r
igh weakness, he and died on the spot.
ARICAISLE TRIAL.—(FTOII2 a Paris Paper of
Saturday).—The Tribunal de Premiere Instance
lontmedy, has just finished a trial which excited
attention amongst the inhabitants of Lorraine.
lung men, on a party of pleasure in the Corn-
Dun, infused into the wine which was to
by the ladies of char party a certain pow-
which probably the conjurers, of the middle
..aposed their love philtres. Two of the offen-
Tkierry Pigeard, a brewer, and Louis Theo-
a law student, were convicted, after a
lasted three days, and sentenced to two
imprisonment, a fine of :300 francs, and to pay
t,ation to the parties interested, amounting
francs.

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WEST COU
4 I 11
This match's
tween the Uxb
sand persons wi
• 'MOW who w
• Curtis, and oth
11 bitting. and Pa
twestrposinds
aussteots in a 1
mewl Mtn by
Ord the zing
and gi Keck f
The two Drat rt
execution. Th
drew era blood
nary, which jlocs
The Butcher z
T. Dick's heed wit
bit again. He h
but Dick would
right hand, whiz
Towards theist
from repeated 11
Ir. the tenth rou
In the 14th hod
to the 16th rout
smart rally took
was thrown in a
strength of still"
have had too rat
was thrown In
victory was pro'
Butcher fought
than gave in, at
as he was insens
The men met at
1. Hank closed the
fully lacerated.
the most exquisli
Poor Race
Brooks, who w
day, ran that dl
the match. was s
cher. This led
opinion that the
the rate been
five guineas at t
Stratford on IL
hit at about tit(
his competitor,
hswever, kept h
adversary again
distance was per
Cle wiener befut
Ifighwiy rst&l
imut nine o'cl.rx
was going throng
tubed by three r
ore of the robbe
braught a watch
to hi. William .7(
St. John, South)
patrole. The vi
in the vraMh-het
might be allowei
b ling put in the
he then requests
nor drank the wi
rating his gated(
fetch some was
► wz.:tch mixed a
and after Int loan
which laid hint se
On Thursd:
of wind, that
the Castle of :
been admired
siderable dam
j•-)i led stems,
diameter, or is
acre ; one of I
and blown dm
le,-,gth and ni
b: caches mew
cubical fcet. 1
Oirnensions, so
ftined above
ha2pened, the
1,17 C always b•
s•lpposed to I
centuries.
Thursday
_s
Kintom, what
tI • purpose, it is
;! • the butt end o
off, and lodge
m2diately droi
4 • dowed mother
Friday se'nr
name of, Russ
about five mil
for some time
Glasgow, and
• who resides or
i • a few miles fn
1. supposed that
\ of food, but tl
confiding in h.
the first oppoi
ir.passable rot
Tuesday se
while dredgin
mouth of Leit
tunately Brow
say ar.d Thon
a widow and
Tuesday se'
• sider.t in Gn
• Crawfordsdyl
freshmeot,
r` the food stick
was procured
too late to sal
. Saturday, I
Maynard-stre
dyer-, was err
maker in tha
) had beea abl
when, throug
REmARICA
last Saturda,
at frlontmed!
much attenti
Some young
rrtune of Du
be drank by
der, of whit
ages comport
does, Merl;
dove Sit ,
trial which 11
• years' tritpras
a cornpensati
to 4,200 fret
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