Star.
London, England, 1820-12-20 00:00:00

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A pretty battle was fought yesterday morning in Hilburn-
fields, between Jabot Edwards, the Hundngdon drover, and MM.
Crisp, a navigator. It was made on the preceding night at a
public-house in the Edgware-read, for seSO as well as love; it
was a match unknown even to the Fancy. Crisp was seconded
by his brother, and George Hooper officiated for Edwards.
fie rounds were fought in an hour and a half; it was all
slaughtering milling. The first round lasted twenty-two minutes ;
both men were hit to pieces., At the close, Crisp was thrown,
and the ring bore a crimson hue in the real Waterloo style.
In the second round, both were piping at a distance. Crisp
made play, and flattened the bridge of his adversary's pose; the
drover shook his head, and went very sulky to work; like the
first round, the give and take was the time of day. After a
manly bout, Crisp wasilooredby a he-up in the wind.
In the third round, both were hit blind, and there were at
least twenty exchange blows. The men fought until they rolled
against each ether, and fell as helpless as babes.
The fourth round beat Crisp, by his adversary cracking a rib,
Liu he fought the round out without apparently knowing what
had happened; he had the best of it, and hit his adversary down
by a round blow in the throat.
In the fifth round, Crisp was brought to the scratch doubled
up, and his action gone, when Edwards hit him down and won'
the fight.
Tte-Ben renews Fancr.—Di (the table.lifter), who can take
from the ground a mahogany table, on which fourteen persons
may dine, with his teeth, and shake it wish his Mouth like a roll;
also twist a pair of tongs round a man's neck, by way of a neck-
cloth, in a twinkling ; and break a large kitchen poker across his
arm with the utmost saw,' frail, a few evenings since, after taking
a drain or two of cordial, fancied he could serve out the Binning.,
ham Youth in quick time, and a purse of sES was instantly col-
lected by the Swells to make it more sweet. It turned out a prime
job for Samson, who, in the course of eight minutes, occupying
six rounds, put the rift so completely on Di, that he could not
cone to the scratch. Samson made quite a picture. of him—
indeed, it was an old friend in the fancy with a new face. Di
spewed good game but his friends advised him, at the end of the
sth round, when time was called, to give in, as he had not a sha-
dow of a chance. Samson, however, very liberally told Di to take
his own time. After one minute and a halfhad elapsed, Di again
showed fight, when Samson gave hint such a receipt in full, that
poor 1)i was in a trance for a few seconds, and quite forgot all
about the table and pokers. Samson had not a scratch; and made
Di a present of ten b. 4 to get something to wash his wee.—
Jash. Hudson, who so lately disposed of the Swell in such a sw:llisk
manner, and who, in consequence, had been making" too free"
ever since, the other evening, when almost as groggy as a sailor
three sheets in the wind, being in company with Turner, She'.
tan, :Martin, and Purcell, Josh. talked of milling the whole
kit, Shelton, &c. at which they only smiled in the most per-
fact good humour. Josh. however, would not be denied—tight
he would, observing, at the sane time, that he could brat both
the Nonpareils ! Turner declared over and over again, he had
much rather not fight; but Ned was compelled to take a turn.
The action immediately commenced. The science of Turner
was fine and effective; and in two instances, where he might
have punished Josh. in a severe manner, he tapped him on the
shoulder, and said," Josh. I won't hit you." There was no
closing. Josh. went down heavily several times; and he was
-o punished sharply about the mouth. The game of Josh. was
excellent, but he had no chance, and Turner had not a scratch.
After fighting about a quarter of an hour, it was observed to the
aoinbatants, " they were not fighting for a prize, and it was bet-
ter to tie it up." Josh. was then taken away ;he however talked
about fighting another day. It was the digry in Josh. that kicked
u all the r..w. It was not Hudson that fuught ; and Tom Owen
%V. 441 seen to pull out his wipe, and apply it to his ogles, on wi:-
ne.sing this mulish raw between his two boys.-=two game chicks
of his own rearing !

Captain HoLT's match to go on foot 500 miles in five days,
raid to touch on eleven Counties, was won on Saturday night,by
the arrival of the Captain at Hammersmith. He bad 44 miles
to de on the fifth day, from Dorchester, Ozon, and he did it in
12 hours, and upon the whole was nut much fatigued. The
match ranks amongst the first pedestrian feats.
An Inquest was held on Monday at Guy's Hospi-
tal, on the.body of Mr. J. Ash. The deceased was a
master lighterman, and had been out in a gig with
Mr. J. Searle, of Love-lane, Lower Thames-street ;
when in the Kent-road, they stopped near a crowd to
see two boys who were fighting with sticks. While
this was going en, Mr. Searle perceived a brick-cart,
unattended by any driver, just upoii them, and he had
only time to throw himself out of the gig, when it
vas overturned, and the deceased, falling under the
cartwheel, had a leg and arm fractured. This hap-
penbd on the 21st of_ October. He was conveyed to
Guy's Hospital, where he died. The driver of the
cart, G. Windsor, exprested great sorrow at the time
of the accident, and gave his own and employer's
name very readily. He attributed the accident to his
horse taking fright from some noise in the crowd.
The Jury, however, returned a verdict of Manslaugh-
ter against hiro.—Windsor, who was in the room, ac-
companied by Mr. Butterfield, his master, then came
forward. The poor man seemed much distressed, and
hiewife, who was also present, wept bitterly. Mr.
• Butterfield gave him a very excellent character. The
Coroner told him tkese Were considerations which
might be of avail in another place ; but he did not
sit there to try the case, and consequently he could
not assist him. He was then committed to take his
trial at the ensuing Assizes, and some Gentlemen in
the room collected a little money among them) which
they gave his wife.
A lew evenings back, five of the convicts, who
were confined In the New House of Correction at
Brixton, effected their escape in a very daring man-
ner. The absence of the workmen was determined
on as the signal, and as soon as they went away, some
of the prisoners seized on the builder's ladder, by
means of u hich they scaled the wall, and got away.
Their absence, and mode of escape being quickly dis-
covered, emissaries were dispatched after them in all
directions; three out of the five were shortly after-
wards recaptured, and to their great chagrin, loJged
again in their old quarters.
GoitamaLe.—Yesterday, W. Rowe, R. Gristock,
J. &dwell, G. Tishury, IV. Fr 9 nklin, J. Kirkwall,
G. Wiggins, J. Rooke, C. Pallet!, and J. Callinan,
were brought .up by Mr. WoNTJiER, the Marshal,
and several-Officers, having been taken from a gang
of nearly forty pickpockets, at the moment of their
entering the City, through Temple-bar, with one of
the Processions coming from llammersmith. They
were all remanded.
Ha eroN-Ga anes.--Yesterday, P. G'Shaughnessy,
tut Irishman, was charged.by a linen-draper, in SG
John's-stieet, with an assault and riot. O'Shaugh-
nessy seeing a bill in the shop-window, with the,
words-4, Blankets at half price!" went in, aad
pitched on one the price of which he was told was ss.
He ordered it to be, cut off; and laying down a half-
ctown, was walking off with it, when he was stopped
by the persons in the shop, and another half-crown
demanded. This Pat refused, alleging that from
their own bill he. had no right to pay any more. A
'scuffle then ensued, . and Mr. o*Shauglinessy was
givew in charge. • A long argument took place, in
which he expatiated on the equity of the bargain,
and the ill-treatment he had experienced, which the
Magistrate concluded, by ordering him to take his
halt-crown back, and restore the article.