Star.
London, England, 1821-09-22 00:00:00

PUGILISM.

RANDALL AND MAITIN.-.-The Metter if the Rulli, it seems, is
anxious fur another combat with the Alvan:it, for £34:10 a-side ;
but the friends of Randall wiil not back him any more, they
having expressed a wish that he ought not again to enter the
prize-ring. Randall, on meeting with Martin on Thursday
morning, generously made him a present of lea pounds 1
Yesterday a severe battle was fought, in a held near High-
gate, for £lO a-side, between Horsham and Mason. The Fancy
mustered rather numerously to witness the above battle. Mason
is well known at the Fives' Court, from his frequent exhibitions
at that place ; and Horsham introduced himself to the notice of
the prize-ring about four months ago, in his contest with the
%irig of Allyrtk, towlOm he proved an easy conquest. Both of
the combatants were littk ones, not exceeding nine stone each in
weight. Ilorsham was the favourite, 5 and 6 to 4. Harry
Holt and Warwick seconded Mason; and Pritchard and Stan-
ley handfed Horsham. Randall was the umpire and time-keeper.
The first three rounds, owing to the severe punishment adminis-
tered by Horsham to his opponent, made it 3 and 4 to 1 in his
favour. Mason's nob was so cut up, that it was positively see-
ing an'old friend with a new face ;" in short, the whole of the
backers of Mason had made up their minds that he must be
milled off band; and all the Common-garden lads (Horsham
being a dealer in oalkage-plants) were roaring with joy, and bel-
ting their " trifles" that it " voud'nt last ten minutes.' But the
game of Mason won him the battle. Ile was also well se-
conded by his master, Holt. The cabbage blunt hero, on per&
miring that his blows did not check the ardour of Masonibe
to jack; and after fighting 44 minutes, contrary to expectation&
Horsham was defeated.—lt was a siap•vp battle; and several of
the amateurs said " as how, they had often been thirty miles to
see a swell fight that bad not turned out half so good !"
Kendrick, the man of colour, who proved a troublesome cus-
tomer both to Cooper and Oliver, is, after having been laid upon
the shelf for a long time, matched with the Suffolk Cirantpien for
Alts a-side, to fight on the 16th of October. The Suffolk hero
is the favourite; but Kendrick is nevertheless well known to
have considerably improved respecting a knowledge of the sci•
ence. The spurting world expect a tremendous contest.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—Tuesday afternoon, one of
the Paddington coaches had pulled up at the King's
Head public-house, the corner of the Hampstead.
road, and the coachman had incautiously left his seat
and gone into the house, without previously giving
the reins to any one. During his absence, which was
very short, the horses took fright at a horse and cart
that were passing, and ran across the road ; their
progress was stopped by one of the hind wheels
coming in contact with a post ; _but the concussion
was so great that the passengers on the outside (con=
sisting of Mr. and Mrs. Moore, of Charles-street,
Hampstead-road, and Mr. William Ridett, of No.
37, George-street, Portman-square, were precipitated
into the road. Mrs. Moore fell with her stomach on
the wheel, by which she was so seriously injured, that
yesterday she was given over by the physician. Mr.
Moore, her husband, fortunately received no mate-
rial injury. Mr. Ridett, who was conveyed home
immediately, lingered in the greatest :irony till the
evening of Thursday, when he died of the injury hi:
had received.
HIGHGATE MURDER.—Since the last exam7nation
of Barrett and his wife before Dr. OWEN, of High-
gate, everything has been done that was likely to
lead to a discovery of the mysterious attair. Persors
have been employed in dragging the various ponds
about that neighbourhood, it being thought probable
that the murderer might have thrown things therein
in order to prevent discovery, but nothing was found.
A man named Murphy, who was before Dr. OwrN
on a recent occasion concerning the horrid affair, has
been again brdught up, to account. for some suspi-
cious circumstances arising against him, in conse-
quence of a shirt found concealed which was sup-
posed to belong to him, but he disowned the shirt,
and there being no evidcnce against him he was
discharged.
ESCAPE—Wednesday afternoon, about five o'clock,
T. Lewis, alias Ben. White, who was convicted of fe-
lony at the last Summer Assizes at Bedford, escaped
from custody off the Pilot Bedford coach, by sli,,pitig
his irons opposite Sutton-street, Clerkenwell. Ile was
twenty-eight years of age, and by trade a watch-
finisher, and was burn is Red Lion-street, Ckrkenwefl.