Star.
London, England, 1817-04-30 00:00:00

F.I7AL BONING MATCH.

A battle, which, from the manhood displayed, will
Band high on record, but which, onfortunately, led. to
the death of one of the combatants, took place on
Monday, five miles from Osfurd, in a meadow on the
Berkshire side of the l'hames, between Clayton, the
champion of that country, and Batts, both men of
much power, for twenty guineas, amidst a muster of
fifteen to twenty thousand amateurs, Clayton last
beat Co: ; and Batts, jealous of hie prowess, chal-
lenged him. The men set to at two o'clock; with se-
conds limn' London. Batts weighed about fourteen
stone, and Clayton thirteen-6 and 6t04 on Clayton.
Round 1. combatants bit a round counter In commencing.
Clayton afterwards placed a severe hit on the front of his adver-.
tary's bead, which floored him, and drew blood.
2. A swan rally took place, and it was evident there was no
advantage in science, fur neither poseesaed that restinite. They.
went at hammering awey with round clumsy hit,, but Claytou'i
agility gave hint the beat of the round; and, in a ctel of atftngth,
be threw his ;dye:eery. High odds were now in vain offered on
Clayton.
S. A mischievous round, and some severe blows were ex.
changed, without flinching, or attempting to break ground.—
Clayton placed two blow, to one in proportion, and, although
they were nut so heavy, yet they were placed, rather by accident
than design, on the mode effective points, and one of bans' eyes
was nearly sewed up; but the luxe was applied, and relief üb-
tairied.—Clayton continued to lead till the ninth round; and he
not only bad the best of the fight.og, but in the falls he was al-
ways upp.nnott.

10. This was a were round, and Clayton was doubled, by
shit In the side, with which be went down, squeamish.
Batts kept to his work during his adversqy's indisposition,
and led unto the llth round, whso they had a deiptaine trial
for best, and, after•two minutes fighting, Batts was knocked
down by a blow under the ear.
12, IS. These rouqds were fought upon an equality, and
both Glen displayed much bottom. ['hey bit each othEr until
they were rather more tired of hitting than of receiving. They
went down at le.igth, Clay•on uppermost.
14. Thin round, from Llaytou's, loodons, spoiled him. He
wss bit down,uh his limes in the round, and whilst his adver-
sary stood over 1d u, he leaped upon his legs, and in doing so,'
Batts got his head under his hit arm, and made his head as
frightful as has own. After tiring himself with hitting, be let
loose of him to go down. _ _

15. Batts had decidedly the best of the round, and there weee
no symptoms of Clayton gettlag about—hie adverury worried
him till the olvd round, without giving bon' a chance, and in the
iced he gave him his death blow on the lrtt jugular.veln. Clay..
ton bad lost his guard, and the,bit which dud the mischief was
accidental, and at menet leogtb.
The deceased never spoke after he fell.. There
were four zwedical.Gentlemea attended liiinathe too-
ment the accident happened, but 4 their elusions
were fruitless.
Yesterda-

_ ly an Inquest was beld at the private mat.
house of Mr. Warburton, Bedoal-Green, on the
body of Joseph Deshayei, one *of the attendants.
On Friday last the deceased went to a closet for some
coals, and while in the act of filling the coal•skuttk,
Mr. Owen Anderson, one of the patients, seized a
case knife, and stabbed him in the back.—The Jury
returned a verdict, that the deceased met his dads
from a wound inflicted. by the said 011111 Aadersoll,
while in a slaw of Oniony.

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LAW ISTELLIGENCE,

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 29.

HIGH TREASON.
Just as the Court was about to rise, the Foreman of
the Grand Jury, accompanied by his Allow:, deli-
vered in their presentment, on which it was st4ted,
that they found true bills against afrikor Thirtlewood,
James Watton the elder, Janet.: 'Faun the younger,
Thonbr Preston, an 3 John ifooper, for High Treason.
The bill against John Keen: was not found.
As 13011 as the names had been read, The ATTOIt•
NEY.-GENERAL addressed the Court as follows :--In
conseqbence of the bills of indictment now rvuened
by the Grand Jury, it becomes my duty to move
your Lordships, that the Sheriff of the county of Mid-
dlesex be directed to furnish Mt. Litciifield, as :Jo-
licitor for the prosecution, with a list of the proper
number of persons capable of serving on,the Jury,
that copies of that list may be delivered to each of
the persons against whom Bills of Indictment have
been found.
The Court then made an order accordingly.
Their Lori:hips then consulted together fora feet
seconds, relative to the tirlse.of trial, after which

Lord ELLENBOIIOIOH said, without pledging our-
selves not to alter our determination, at will do no
harm that the Court should intimate that they have
it in contemplation to fix the first Monday in the next
term. Such motions for new trials as may be to be
made may come on on the Friday aiid.Sstar lay pre-
vious, so that the business may be proceeded in on
the third day a the term.—The Grand Jury then
withdrew, and the Court adjourned.
Lord COCHRAN& was in Court, which was consi-
derably crow tied.

ADMIRALTY COURT, APRIL. 29.
NEAPOLITAN PRIZE-!!ONLY•

Dr. Lussuserross this morning !slaved the Court to
grant a monition to have a question tried, whether
the Grasshopper was entitled to a share of the PM
thousand pounds greeted by a vote of the Houle of
Commons, on the 18th June, 1816, to the captors of
certain ships and stores taken from the 'Neapolitan
Government by his Majesty's ships under the com•
mand of Captain Campbell and another Officer, but
since restored to the Government from which they
bad been captured.
The KING'S ADVOCATE, in behalf of the parties in-
terested, consented to this motion, which was accor-
dingly granted.
The Court then proceeded to the case of the Ville
de Varsovie (Lord Cochrane's Prize-money), when
the Counsel was proceeding to read Lord Cochrane's
affidavit, the limo's ADVOCATE objected to its ben
received on the ground of his Lordship's conviction,
for a fraud and conspiracy, on the '2lst June, 1814.
Arguments were heard on both sides, and at half-
past two o'cbck the Court postponed its ju,dsment
luntil a future day.

Ma. ROGER O'Coswon.—Estract from the Cori
Ad; ertiur :

" Last 'l'oesdey, Roger O'Connor, Esq. was apprehended at
Palace Anne, near Ban !on, and is now In custody in this city, on
a charge of having been an accomplice in the robbery of the Gal-
way maliscoach, in the year 1512, when It was attacked at Cap-
isath Hill, County of Kildare, and robbed of a considerable sum
in Bank post bills and a gold repeating watch, the property of
Mr. Pearse, of Lcrughrea. It appears that the Magistrates ot. the
Head Police Office, Dublin, having received information of Mr.
O'Connor and his son Arthur O'Connor, having beep concerned
am the above ropery, dispatched Mr. Robert Gilbert, a Peace
Meer In their employ, with wallows for the apprehesslon of
both those Gentlemen, and the warrants having bees duly backed
by the Mayor of Cork, Mr. Gilbert proceeded in the first in-
stance to Fort Robert, in this county, where he arrested the son,
who was confined by severe Woes* to hi, bed. being authorised
by a starch-warrant, he Mode a search at Fort Robert, and found
a pawnbroker's ticket lor a gold repeating watch, which Lad been
pawned in this ally by the eon, under a fictitious name, which
watch is now in Mr. G.'s possessions there is yet, however, no
proof sat it. being the sante as that which was taken at the rob-
bery of the,Galway maihcoacb. Mr. G. then proceeded to Pa.
lace Anne and arrested the father. On their arrival in this city,
bail was tendered to the Mayor for Mr. O'Coonor's appearance
,to answer the charge, hut was refused on the ground of its being
not legally bailable. A Magistrate of this county having gua-
ranteed.the appearance of Mr. Arthur O'Connor, when called
on, and his Wit•Oi health not permitting his removal with safety,
be was suffered to remain for the present at Fort Robert."
• A man was committed, last week, to Launceston
Jail, who confessed that he had stolen from a market
van four fine turkies, which were afterwards served
up to the Judges' table at the Assizes.
Severzl persons have been apprehended at Market
Harbdrough, on suspicion of having purchased a
considerable quantity of lace of the poor manufac-
turers in the vicinity, and paid for it with forged
notes of the Bank of. England.
At the Glasgow Assizes; on Wednesday last,
Jana M.Enurns, John ComseMon, and Af•Dowal Pete,
were outlawed, for not appearing to take their trials
for administering unlawful calls, same Assizes
presented the singularity of a deaf and dumb woman
appearing on the criminal calendar, under a charge
of child murder, by throwing her infant into the
Clyde in a tit of passion and intoxication. It was
pleaded on behalf of the csilprit, that her unfortu-
nate situation rendered her an unfit object of tti..l, as
she could not plead guilty or not guilty, nor hear her
indictment. The Assize Court remanded her to pri-
son, and ordered the case to be brought before the
High Court of Justiciary. at Edinburgh, where a so..
lemn argument will be held on the case. • The only
other case wor:hy of notice which was tried at time
Assizes, was that of R. Aird, who was found guilty
of an assault, which for cebeity never had its parallel,
in that part of the country at least. The defendant
had been fined 10s. 6d. by a neighbouring Magistrate,
for forcing. without paying toll, his may with his
cart through a turnpike gate, kept by two old people,
a PUS and his wife. The barbarous ruffian followed
the poor couple home from the Msagiurate's, and
when they cattle to a lonely place, he threw both
head-long into a rivulet with the intention of drown-
Mg thorn. Luckily for them the Water was not deep
.encough, and they scrambled towards the bank, where
their persecutor waited (or them with a monstrous
cudgel, and again attem,pted their lives, by furiously
, striking them with it on the head. He left both foi
dead, but the halberts' was soon after able to lilt his
wife's head out of the water, and was found by some
passengers sitting on the bank, and half immersed in
l•water, supporting her in a state of insensibility. Her
skull was fractured, and die temporal artery cut
through by a single blow. The buiband was also
dreadfully cgs, and bruised. We are sorry to say,
'that as the law of Scotland now stands, the monster
who perpetrated this outrage, can only be punished
as for a common assault.
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