Star.
London, England, 1818-10-30 00:00:00

BOXING. '

GREAT PUGILISTIC MATCH FOR ONE HUNDRED POUNDS
BETWEEN EALES AND HALL.
Moulsey Hurst, where many a brave miller has
bled, was again the scene of action yesterday, and
the evolutions practised there kept pace with those
feats of manhood already recorded in the fight be-
tween Eales and Isle of Wight Hall, men possessing
science superior to most and equal' to any on the
boxing list. Their weights are something more than
eleven stone, save a few pounds, which the gallant
tight we are about to record took ithethem. At one
clock Hall made his bow to the spectators, and
Eales soon followed. They tied their colours to the
stakes and-turned to.—Seconds, Belches and Harmer
for Hall, and Oliver and Jones- for tales. Average
betting, 7 to 4 on tales.
Round 1. There was no sparring ceremony, but Eales made
play rather away from distance, and missed his object. Hall re.
turned upon him slightly with the left hand, and the masterly
science which followed was perceptible only to those close upon
the men, and so quick and precise were the motions, that until
the combatants set-to in the next round, the mischief could not
be ascertained. Hall fell on his knees on missing a hit.
2. A smashing round commenced offensively by Hail, who
dropped claret profusely from the forehead. S:vcral counter-
hits were exchanged in a gallant rally after Hall had returned
upon and parried Eales's right hand. The blows were measured
with such precision, and the parties were so expert, and it was
so much a master-piece of fighting altogether, that a common
observer could not tell- who had first got into the chancery line.
bales was hit hard on the left jaw, and both west down in a
close, tired with exertion.—Even betting.
3. Hall got a flue left-handed hit at the head, and lie followed
in with the right, which told also. Eales, apparently stunned
by the hits, broke ground, and had the worst of the round, but
.he 'hewed but trifling marks of hitting, and Hall's nob was a
confesed mass of blood.
4. Hall went in to take all his adversary's fight out of him.
He went with much bravery up to his adversary's head, and
after making his left-handed bits tell, he pursued to the roes,
when both
6. This was a gallant fought round; but it 'hewed the good
judges that Eales was the heaviest hitter, although the advan-
tages were reciprocal. Eales went down, and both felt the ef-
fects of seven minutes' strong exercise-5 to 4on Hall.
6. Liles made cautious movements to get wind, and Hall was
also so tired that he dropped his hands in vatting. In a rally,
Ealcs had-his adversary suspended across the ropes, no part of
him being grassed, and he raised both his hands, and left him a
chance worthy of a professor Of national sport.
7. Hall placed a good hit on the jaw of Eales, but he fell on
his knees in pursuing his luck.—Even betting.
8. Eales parried some good hits, and saved himself Most scien-
tifically, but he had the worst of the round, and he fell with his
adversary, alike distressed.
9. Hall had the best of this round also, and after receiving
two bits be went down.
10. A gallant mill at counter-hits, which told twice, but the
effects spewed that Sales had most length. It was altogether a
slaughtering round to the advantage of Eales, who placed hits
home and heavy-3 to I on Fades.
11. Turee to one upon Eales went a begging; and Jones asked
Hall if he meant to give in; to which Belcher replied, " We
shall win it ; we have scarcely a scratched face." I tall affected
a ghastly smile, and turned to as ii inspired with confidence by
his second's.stroke of the oil-brush, alias gammon, and flawed
hleadversary by a blow ou the jaw, which was the first !meek
down.
It. Eales gathered himself for misehief, and hit some heavy
home blows; Hall was beat as drunk as if a quart of Liu: ruin
had operated upon him, and he fell hugging his adversary's legs.
73. Hail made a gallant stand, but he was bit senseless, and
so much abroad was he, that he fought with his back towards
his adversary. He fell senseless.
14. Eales placed three hits and broke his ground. Hall, in
endeavouring 1.4 return, fell.
11 Hall went in with much gallantry and placed two hits, but
in falling his seconds raised his head, which was late a crone, and
he could not be brought to time.
Victory was proclaimed for Tales, after fighting 17 minutes.
12 seconds.
This was altogether a gallant fight, and tales has
retrieved his character as a first-rate boxer, but it
has raised the reputation of-Scroggins, and conse-
quently of Turner who beat Scroggins ; and Hall's
defeat has sunk the prowess of Donnelly. Although
Hall fought well, tales out-scienced him by a skilful
measurement of distance, and hit home ; he, however.
was very weak in the middle of the battle. These
was no hitting at the body, it was all head work, as
Hall must sorely feel.
There never was observed-so few people at a fight,
perhaps not more than two thousand of the cognos-
•centi. The French General and Author, Goununitn,
was present, and had an opportunity of witnessing
British courage here, as well as at Waterloo, and a
specimen also of British generosity, on the part of
&des, in a part of the fight which the reader cannot
pass lightly over.
A second battle was fought between Tuck, a butcher,
and Dent. It was a busy but puddling fight, between
men in miniature, for a trifling subscription purse.
Dent had the worst of it throughout, and he broke
his arm above the wrist, after fighting twenty mi-
nutes, by hitting, which lie did not find out until he
tried to fight another round.

At Lenham Fair, last week, a new saddle was stole
from off the back of a horse belonging to Mr. Oliver,
whilst the animal was standing in the yard of the !tear
Inn. A poor pedlar, whp had been at the fair with
his basket of trinkets, was robbed of the whole of the
contents, whilst taking a nap after business was over.

LAW INTELtrgEnsi..

COURT OF KING'S RUNGE!, SESJEANT'S INN,

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ocTo Dint .2s.
tfaiKR.V. THE ROYAL A/Ia:ORANGE COMPAtiT.
This was a case r_served for the opinion of the
Court, on a motion for a new trial. 'in an action
brought upon a policy of insurance, and after the
following tacts had been found by a special verdict:
The ship Caroline, a Russian vessel, manned by Rus-
sian seamen, sailed from Amsterdam on the .3sl of
October, 1816, in prosecution of a voyage to St.
Petersbursh, and for this adventure a policy of insu-
rance, without any express stipulations, had been
subscribed by- the defendants. 'ln November follow-
ing she arrived in Offen's Bay, and wasthere unable,
from the state of the ice, to continue her navigation.
As is the corartion•practice in similar cases, the crew
was discharged, and the care of the ship committed
to an individual who filled the situation of the 'Mate.
This person having lighted a fire as usual, went be
.board another vessel, which was also ice-bound,
without' extinguishing it. He looked out, before he
retired from the deck of the other ship, and conceived
all to be safe, but the next morning found that trios
own vessel was in flames. Toe question now sub-
mitted was, whether it was the opinion of the Court
that these circumstances formed such a case as would
legally exempt the undervfiters from their responsi-
bility? It' it should be their opinion that there exis-
ted such an implied warranty on the part of the as•
sured, not only to find persons competent to the na-
vigation and management of the ship on which the
policy was effected, but persons who would cettainly
commit no act of negligence or misconduct that
might endanger its safety, then the verdict was to be
taken as for the defendant—if otherwise, a new trial
was to be had.

Mr. CAMPBELL argued the question for :he plain-
, tiff, and Serjeant BoSANQUET for the defendant, and
the whole argument turned on the authority of the
foreign jurists, it being admitted on both sides that
there was no decision in any analogous case in our
own law. The public are, however, acquainted both
with the merits and the reasoning brought forward
on this question, as it has been already twice heard in
a different form. The Court decided, that mere ne-
gligence was•not a sufficient ground for discharging
the assurers from the obligations of their contract ;
that the assured being protected against fire gene-
rally. as well as capture and sea peril, there was no
authority in the general principles of marine insu-
rance, which formed a sort of universal code, all
commercial nations having a similar interest in them,
for separating a case of negligence without malice
from those other casualties by which a loss might
accrue. They were of opinion, therefore, that .a ntw
trial should take place; when, if their judgment
should, on reconsideration, he *tight erroneous, an
opportunity would be afforded of setting it right.