The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-17 00:00:00

" The Cause :for which HAMPDEN fell is the Field, sad SYDNEY died cos the Scaffold !"

COLOMBIAN LOAN.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the SECOND HALF
YEARLY DIVIDEND of this LOAN, will be
paid to the Bond-holders on the Ist day of May next, and
any subsegueat day, Sundays excepted. The Dividend
Warrants are to be left for examination at the office of
Niessrs. C. Herring, W. Graham, awd J. D. Fowles, No. 3,
Freeman's-court, Corohill, one day previous to receiving the
Dividend.
Freeman's-court, March 27, 1823.

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. PUGILISM
Between DICE CURTIS and Pcrea Warta ax, for 11/S SOWN
reigns, at Moulsey Hurst.

Peter had ~., .. defeated by Curtis in 2a: minutes a few
months since ; bat having proved himself rather a trouble-
some customer to Did, the friends of Warren were deter-
raised to give hint sooner chance, more especially as Peter
was not half satisfied en the subject, and attributed his fail-
ure to an accident. Yesterday the Fancy were in motion at
an early hour; and the delightful plains of Moulsey Hurst
had to boast of a numerous assemblage of amateurs, long
before the office was given for peeling. The odds at all the
Sporting Houses on the preceding evening were 701. to 41.2.
and for small sums 9 to 1 agst W , so great a favourite
was Dick with the betting men. At one o'clock, Curtis in a
white topper, and area-in-arm with the President of the P.C.
followed by his seconds, Richmond and Josh. Hudson,
threw his beaver into the ring. Curtis appeared very care•
fa to avoid the wind blowing his topper out of the ropes,—
Warren soon afterwards appeared, stetted upon by Ward
and Rogers, and repeated tare above token of defiance.—
Warren, on entering the ropes, went up to Cartis and shook
hands with him, The President of the P. C. tied up the
colours, yelil:ezihr Curtis to the stakes ; and Ward, on the
part f , plbseAgia omega sail OA art against
them.
Rotted 1. Curtis looked well to.onterard arpeartiff;e, but
he complained to his backers previodsly of indigestion.—
Wirren was well and confident. The latter-had made up
his mind not to commence operations ; one Diet, after a lit-
tle dodging, put it two slight hits on Watren'Emouth. Cur-
tis got away fronts blow. Warren spit put down his arm
—(Bravo, Peter! take your time.)—aed wiped his mouth.
"Don't be genimened," said Richnipsd, " wait for hint."
Here Warren got away in turn; a lung pause, both looking
at each other, nattier of them willing to commence offensive
operations. Warren, in endeavouring to get close to Ids
opponent to make a hit, trod on Curtis's toes ; when Peter,'
in a most polite manner, said. "Dick, I beg your pardon, I
did not mean to do it."—" Don': say there's• no polite peo-
ple among fighting men," Hu:son observed. Curtis hit
Warren's shoulder; in closing, both down, but Peter up-
permost. Seven minutes had elapsed, and it was a disputed
point whether Warren bled frog the mouth.
2. This round commenced with mere counter hits. and
Dick got away in style. Curts put in a severe blow on
Warren's chin, and so return. Some sharp counter lotting,
when Warren wentdown from a severe well-measured blow.
Great shouting for Curtis.
S. Peter bad done some elocution in the last round, and
the left eye of Curtis was deeding, and near,y closed.
Dick got away well, and alto put in two facers but the
counter hits of Warren againtold, and Dick's right eye was
also damaged a little. Waren hit Curtis in the face dad
got away laughing—more coveter hits, and to the advantage
of Warren. The latter felt tired, and again put down his
hands. Dick received a tubber; in fact he was utiuking
and blinking, unwell, had fie worst of it, and not like the
one gay little pet that mood down all his °promote. In a
struggle, both down.
4. Great fears were nowentertsined fur Dick; and in this
round. Jack was asgood alibis Master. till both went down.
"Peter! you can'tiose it—you have got Wan now, and the
fight is your own."
b. Counter hits again, and Dick none of the best of them.
In a struggle, Curti' threw Warren.—(Loud shouting for
Curtis.)
6. Warren's nose welted a sort of slitting bit in the last,
round, and the Clam! ws strong upon it. Warren got
away.; and after a Nog perlese, he pat down his hands
again. So did Diek alamdlasek lookiag at taselfother•-•"
take no ildltintage of yeti," said Warren. "Never atind!"
replied, Dick, " I shill catch you presently." Two severe
counter hits, and beta of their nobs, like two flints, almost
struck fire. Warren made two good stops, wool) he rushed
in to mill Dick, site both went down. Three to two had
been taken in the preedind round, and sow even betting ;
several having Peter far choice.
7. Dick exhibited tie most punishment; that is to say,
the face of' Curtis had nape lets of pepper, but it was not
so visible in Peter's stag. Both down.
C. More counter-hits; in going down, Curtis fell on his

opponent.
9. Dick now sppeased better than when he first went into
the ring ; the winking and blinking had left him, and his
peepers were both open. Curtis gave Warren a rum one in
the middle of his heed; Dick repeated the dose. Counter-
hitting ; in closing at the ropes, some sharp work occurred
—till both went down —" Well done, Peter," from the
Whitechapelers ; " Dick will be licked to-day !"
19. This was a severe round • but Warren would never
commence fighting; his counter-hitting was excellent, and
gentrally told. Both dawn.—" Dick will win It now," was
the cry.
11. Curtis in this round seemed a little like himself : be
planted one or two severe jobbers on the head with great
skill. The nob of Warren also began to skew Dick a speci-
men of his kandy-work; and at the ropes Curtis nobhed him,
and had the best of it till both down. Great applause ; and
"Itis as safe as the Bank," said Josh. The betttiug also
begin to get up on DIA.
12th, and last—Warren appeared at the scratch an altered
man ; In fact, he ha I received considerable punishment on his
mug in the last round. More counter hits; but Curtis planted
a severefaeer withoutany return. Warren, a little wild, bored
in upon Dick, and drove him on the ropes. Here Curtis was
balancing on the ropes, and could not got down ; Warren
holding him up wi it his left hand, and with his right kept
pummelling Dick on his back. The crowd rushed in, and
the whips of the ring-keepers were exerted to keep the spec-
tators away from the ring. At length Cartis got disentan-
gled from the ropes, and was placed on the knee of his se-
cond ; and In this defenceless situation Warren struck him
on the side of his head. " Foul, foul !" and in a moment
of irritation Richmond hit Warren " for acting improperly,"
he said, " towards his sago," Warren west down from the
blow, and laid on the ground for some time. The confusion
that ensued beggars description—" foul" and " fair" be-
ing vociferated by each party according as it suited their
betting.
The Umpires referred the ease to the Referree, who de-
cided that Warren had lost the battle In consequence' of his
bitting Curtis whi!e sitting on his second's knee. The con-
duct of Richmond he also considered intemperate, nay,
wrong ; but that Warren had lost the fight before he had re-
ceived the blow from Ridwuond. The partisans of Warren,
on the ether hand, insisted that the seconds of Curtis acted
foul by taking him off the ropes ; and they had no right to
pick him up till he had also utely fallen on the ground. If
the thing is decided without a wrangle-2 row—lots of
abuse—or a slap at character, it will be a wonder. Brt it
is a Chancery suit, and a great many nobs are likely to
be bothered before the bleat is tipped—and that accounts
for it.

Yesterday a Conrt of Directors was held at the East
India House, when the following Ships were thus timed,
viz:—The Florentia, Abbe/son, and Orient, fur Bengal,
and the Fame, for lieng.4l and Bencooles, to he afloat
this day. The Royal Gorge, and Rockingham, for
Bengal, to be afloat the 10h May.

On Thursday se'unight, the Itob-rt Burns coach, wlticle
runs between Carlisle and Manchester was unfor-
tunately overtut n.tl near Waring. No lives were lost,
but two of the passengers were welch bruised, and de.
toyed on their jouroey. Ore of whom, on his return to this
city. received a rrcompemae from the proprietors of the
coach, for the expenses he inavoidably incurred in conse-
quence of the injury he sulained. A few days prel, loan,
another coach on the same road was likewise thrown rAer,
and one of the passengers vest!), injured, since deAit. A
ter het of manslaughter has teen returned against the coach-
men. It certainly is high thee that a stop were put to the
I dangerous and highly.reprehesible practice of Drivers con-
testing the ground with eats other. Whereby the 'lives of
their pessengeri era cuntimally iq jeopardy.--(cariiii,
Journal)
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