The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-09-05
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The following notice appeared IN an Eng
iish paper, detailing the sports to take place
a, one OF their fairs :--Whiaey Wood Far.
.uoy 2sd, 1890 On Monday there will be
gwen Gold Laced Hat, to be played for at
Cudgels, OF the value OF twenty five shiIlings,
by old Gamesiers the Winner must break
three heads, and the blood run one inch. The
FIST broken head 10 have Is-and good hat
for Young Ganesters. A hat TO be wrested
fora Cheese to be run for ia Sacks. A fine
Chemise 10 be run for by Young Women. A
Cake OF Gingerbread to be gfinned for, thro'
a Horse Collar. A Cheese to be BOWED for,
aud Ribbons 10 be played for at Cricket, by
Men and Women. On TUESDAY there viii
he given two Hats TO be played for at Cudgels
one OF which will be silver laced tor Old
Cames,ers.-A Hat aud a pait OF Gloves to
be wres,ed for.---To show the Aneri
can reader the articles TO which passers OF
counterfeit notes in England resort, 10 con-
ceal their business in case OF suspicion and
search, we copy the following paragraph
from late paper :-Lan,beih Streef--Wed-
nesdsy, w. Howard, Catherine his vile were
charged with being u',eress of forged notes.
was found large doll neatly dressed: on
taking il up small book fell from it, which
being examined, was found to contain two u
notes. This Circumstance made the officers
suspect that The 'nanmate lady was possessed
Of much property /; and On closer search, he
found piece OF brown paper, which fcfyned
pad tor The back. aud contained four forged
one pound aoIes. The brutal and
disgusting sports in which a part OF the Eng
l,sh people take delight, ia their Boxing
Matches, which not unfrequently end in death.
A most disgusting account OF one Of these bal
ties recently fought, we find in our English
papers. The parties were Mendoza, Jew,
upwards of So years Of age, and Owen. ri.
sing 81. In the 9th round. says the paper,
both were much distressed for wind, aud The
clarel was running in streams from the lacefa-
tons about Mendoza's eyes. He missed his
hits, and got To close quarters, when Owen
got his head under bis left arm, aud with his
right hit away FIRST at Ike kidneys, and then
at the back OF the head. He So confined
Mendoza's head and right hand, that be could
only exlr'ca,e himself by going down : and
when aroused by Randall, be lifted the fist TO
show the lock Owen had got him in. Ia the
10Th round, Mendoza made his last effort, bu.
il was unavsiing. He was child in the
arms of his adversary, who punished han "a
gain al the weaving system, until be fell like
a log, and he gave in al the desire OF his peo
rle aud The amsteurs.----A constable in
pursuit OF fellow who had robbed gentle
man. was lately dreadiuIy cut aud mahgled
by ~ young thieves, who surrounded the
censlabls in the public house which he had
ea,ssd 10 seize The robJer, and attacked him
with quart pots, pokers, DC. tiH he dropped
down perfectly senseIess.---On the Glib
OF Judy, SIX persons we've executed in the Old
Bailey, all fine looking young men. Three Of
them Tor utlering forge bank notes, one for
stealing ia dwelling house. one for highway
robbery, and another for horse stealing