Star.
London, England, 1818-05-08 00:00:00

BOZIXC.

Yesterday a match took place on Old Oak Com-
mon, on the Uxbridge road, between Ayres, a tried
light-weight pugilist, and a futcher of Clare-markete I
known by the appellation df " the kill-devil." The
butcher was a complete squat, but stout in make.—
The
secondlivere Tom Jones and White for Ayres,'
and Cropley and West Country Dick for Need, the
butcher. Betting 5 and 6to 4 upon Ayres.

• Round I.—After ;orne snanteuvering, Ayres let fly at his ad.
versary's head with the left fist, which drew blood, and be fol-
lowed in, and executed well with the right by a floorer.
4. Ayres found, that however good his adversary might be in
levelling an ox, brought down to his hand, that he cuuld nut
thus act upon hint, and again floored him, and dreadfully tapped
the claret.

3. The butcher's head was so chanceried, that it was a perfect
gore of blood. He hit away at random but Ayres Lad lersgth
upon him, and worked his superior silence as he chose, and
knocked his antagonist down like a bullock.

4. These three rounds won Ayres the fight, to the astonish-
ment of the ring: and the only wonder was, how such an im-
postor could be pitted, and Clare-market thus libelled. In this
round the man was hit down at setting to.
5. After three hits, the butcher could not come to time, and
Ayres was declared o.ie victor, with recoiving one solitary hit.—
We need not make a single observation upon the, battle.

A second and manly battle was fought between
Creave, a black man, and Forbes, a white, for 11. 15s.
to the winner, and ss. to the loser.
This was a fight from necessity, so deficient was
bustle technically termed. Regular third rate poi
lessors in numbers refused the small sum, but at
length Black and White advanced, the latter statin3
that he had a wife and six children. A more gall:nit
fight of two hours and a half cannot be conceived;
but it is to be described in a very short space. Both,
to use a familiar phrase, had no beef in then!, they
exhibited a picture of the Doctor in the Honey Moon.
The Black had the best in weight, but the White out-
fought him at leading, and soon bunged up the left
eye, by planting right-handed hits and retreating.
The battle went on with reciprocal advantages until
the expiration of an hour and a half, when both men
became piteously exhausted, and the £1 15s. be-
longed to him who could give the first flush hit. The
White was down in every round, but one of the
Black's eyes being seued up, and just a visible peep
with the right, the White iougkt left handed at the
right eye, but the Black was strong upon his legs,
and the contention in this way took place, until sonic
gentleman suggested the idea of a drawn battle. The
White was willing, but the Black, in his blind state,
refused, and the partisans of each becoming very
troublesome by breaking in the ring, so as scarcely
to give room for the men, the Umpire, much to his
credit, declared it a drawn battle and left the ring,
but the men fought some time after in lore for the
Umpire's compassion. The men displayed unquali-
fiedl
game, and particularly the Black.
The ground was a complete swamp. The Bull-,
bait which followed, separated half the precious lot.
The fight lasted 14 minutes.

At Chester Races, on Monday last, the Produce
Stakes was won by Sir T. STA*L ET'S ch. c. by Arch-
duke ; the Maiden Stake by Lord Rosixonis Caro-
lan; and the Maiden Plate, (at two heats), by T.
STANLEY'S sister to Houton.
Mr. BL A K E'b horse Dictator is matched at the next
Newmarket July Meeting against Mr. WOLLASTON'3
Merlin, Bst. 51b. each, A. F. for 500 guineas.
Crisp, the tual4r, reached Oxford, at 12 o'clock,
on Tuesday night, and returned to the Queen's:
Head, Knightsbridge, 20 minutes before 12, on Wed-
nesday night, having completed 854. miles in four-
teen days. He started again at four o'clock, yester•
day morning, for Oxford, but rather sore-footed.

The celebrated chieftain Sir GREGOR MAcc REGOR,
whose exploits in South America have been the theme
of so much conversation, had a narrow escape a few
days ago from an t 0 unlaurelled death," by the acci-
dental overturning, near Wooler, of a stage coach,
'in which he was a passenger from Newcastle to Edin-
burgh. A young lady in the coach had her collar-
bone broken, and was so much bruised that she was
obliged to be left at Wooler.

The Committee at Edinburgh appointed to consi-
der of a Plan for erecting a National Monument in
Scotland to commemorate the Waterloo Victory, have
recommended the erection of a Church of Ornamen-
t tal Architecture, as the most appropriate and useful
testimony of national gratitude " to those Scottish
Heroes, who by their signal gallantry have upheld
the martial fame of their ancestors."

On Sunday, the 12th ultimo, the 7.1. th Regiment,
quartered at Fermoy, after Divine Service, was for-
med into a square, for the purpose of receiving its
new &lours. A pile of wood having been previously
prepared, the old colours were placed on it, and con-
sumed. The new colours were then unfurled amidst
the smoke proceeding from the pile, and looked As if
arising from the ashes of the old. Afterwards they
were laid on the bass drum, as an altar, and tae
Chaplain of the Garrison, the Rev. Mr...YomEs, con-
secrated them, and delivered an appropriate and excel-
lent discourse on the occasion. Lady LE POER TRENCH
then handed the colours to the Ensigns, and addressed
the Regiment in the most appropriate terms. The
Regiment was then ordered to present arms. The
line was formed, and the colours were escorted by the
Grenadiers from the left of the battalion to the centre,
the Band playing the Grenadier's March, when arms
were again presented. The following day being the
anniversary of the storming of Badajos, a party was
entertained at the Mess in honour of the presentation
of the new colours, and in commemoration of the fall
of Badajos.

In consequence of Dr. Busitows and Mr.Tuomsow
having relinquished the Editorship of the London
Medical Repository, several Medical Gentlemen, at
the last Meetin& of the Medical Society, expressed
their determination to patronise the Monthly Gazette
of Health, not only because' it contains more practi-
cal information than all the other Periodical Works
on Medicine, although published at the low price of
One Shilling, but because, in the first place, it is
better supported by contributions from the most
eminent Practitioners on the Continent ; secondly,
the account of new Medical Works is impartial ;
and, thirdly, that the Editors, by exposing the arti-
fices or unworthy practices of medical men and pre-
tenders, evince a laudable desire to enhance the re-
spectability of the profession, and place the practice
on scientific principles, for the benefit of mankind.

'LAN' Th-rEatarva,-

COURT OF CHANCERY, MAT 1.

LORD JOHN TOwNsfir,ND r. GRAINGIR.
In this case,,originally brought before the Court on
a bill filed for the specific performance of an agree-
Trent, Sir ARTHUR Plooorr prayed that the defen-
dant might be ordered to pay hito Court the sum of
42681. 6d. being the remainder of his purchase-'
money in respect of certain property purchased by I
him of the Marquis of Townsheild.
The LoItDCHANeII.LOR observing as to the meal
fered to be paid into Court by Mr. Heald and tisat
prayed for by Sir Arthur Piggott, said, the best w
would be to split the difference, and accordingly, after
some observations from Sir ARTHuR PIOOOIT and
Mr. HEALD, decreed that fiftessa hundred pounds,
should be paid in.
COURT Or KING'S SENCII, MAY 7.
HIMILTON v. HARMER AND ANIVMRR.

SCAILETT stated, that this was AA action
brought against the Editor and Proprietor of a Sun-
day Paper, to recover damages for a libel, and grossly
reflecting on the character of the plaintiff. His client
was, he believed, a widow woniait In order to pro.
vide for her children, she engaged herself as a per-
former at. the Haymarket Theatre, whew she played
some time, and was rising in her reputation. k
,family having kindly provided for three of her chile
dren, maternal affection induced her to quit ber pro-
titling prospects. and accompany her dattghters to
(Trance, for the purpose of superintending' their eclat.
cation. This was in the year 1815, stud she re-
mained there, living in respectability, two years. 10
July, 1817, a woman named Harriet Molineux Ha-
milton was tried on a charge of child stealing, and
being convicted, was sentenced to transportation.—
Soon after the trial, namely, on the 20th of July,
1817,
.the libel in question appeared in the defen•
slant's paper, and purported that the plaintiff was the
person thin. convicted. The appearance of the above
paragraph, added Mr. Scarlett, giving a description
of the plaintiff, induced many of Mrs: Hamilton's
friends to believe she was convicted of child steal-
ing. Many went to Newgate to see her, and her own
'on came from a distant part of the country to com-
fort and condole with his parent. At length, Mrs.
Hamilton came to England, to investigate the para-
graph and defend her character. The paragraph had
been copied into several papers, all of whom, with
the exception of the defendant's, apologized and con-
tradicted the libel. On that account she did not
mean to proceed against them, but the defendants
uniformly refused to be seen by her Sclicitor, and to
answer letters calling on them to make apology.—
Under these circumstances, the plaintiff had been
obliged to bring the present ac:ion. The Learned
Counsel said, the object was not so much to obtain
money, as to defend her character.
The usual proof of publication was then gone
through, and the libel put in and read.
Mr. Gummy addressed the Jury for the defendant.
Ilk Learned Friend had said the plaintiff was a widow,
but she had lint described herself as a widow on the
record, and tlrer_ was reason to believe she was not.
As to giving up t 11: author of the paragraph, the
Jury well knew it was possible the author might be
unknown to the defendants, which was the fact. They
therefore could not give up the author. One thing
his Clients were ready to do, namely, to state their
conviction, that there was not the sli htest founda-
tion for the p aph. Mr. Gurney did not consider
this a case co2rrafmages, indeed the plaintiff did not
expect large damages, therefore if the Jury gave any,
the amount ought to be a; light as possible.
Mr. Justice ABBOTT summed up the evidence, and
'observed that the publication of the libel had been
proved. No doubt the insertion was the effect of
ignorance ; but ignorance was no excuse in the eye
of the law. The defendants were answerable for ma-
representation. The question of damages, la such a
case, he left entirely to the Jury.
The Jury, after a short consultation, found a /ter-
diet for the plaintiff—Damages 200/.—Costs 40s.