Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-19

Sir Francis Burdett was TO be brought w
to the Count of Kings Bench to receive bis
sentence, on the 29th OF Jan. 1t is under
stood that an arrest of judgment will be
moved for; and it that should be overruled,
that there will be an appeal to the House OF
Lords
When old Butcher visited London, the
people greeted him with ncessant shouts
The old veteran exclaimed, by way of ad-
nonition--'' Why a.e you all SO eager TO
huzza me and to shake hands with me!
Why don't you shake hands with your ow n
General, the Duke of Wellington, and huz-
"a him? He is much greater soldier than
| am"
The Times states that her Majesty is
forming her establishment Respecting the
persons of whom it will consist we shall at
pre,e say nothing. When the appoint.
ments are made known, it will be found that
those who occupy them are equal in rank.
birth, talents, and fortune, to those who
form the establishment of any other Queen
in Europe. The treaty for Marlborough
house being completed its present !lustrious
occupant is, we have no doubt, above throw
ing any petty imped;ments in the way of
her Majesty's taking immediate possession.
An Austrian General has requested leave
of the King of Sardinia to place garrison
of Austrian troops in Genoa and Aexan-
dria; the emphatic reply of that Monarch
was, "Jamu's! pendant gun j'ai uns armee
sur dquelle je peua cogfer."
1t will be seen by the following ar
ticIe that great battle is shortly to
be fought in the vicinity of London,
by couple of champions, well SIX lied
in the Mendoza art. flow the civil
authority can look Oh and countenance
such unleeling sports. is to us perfect
mystery. W. 7. Eu. Post.
From the London Courier, Jan. 6.
BuXANG.
Grand Match for 20OL. aside be.
tween the Champion of England and
Bill Neal, Of Bristol. This great
match was Knocked up in an instant,
on Thursday evening. The champion
called in at the Castle Tavern, en- pas
SAINT, merely to take glass with his
friend, Tom BcIcher, when an anna.
teur from Bristol. being present, with
out ceremony, proposed the battle in
question. This challenge was imme.
mediately taken up with some aarmth,
by an old London Fancier. who felt
for the pride Of the Metropolitan Prize
Ring. and offered to stake 1901. if the
champion would consent t. fight for
the sum mentioned answered
that he had said, he would not fight
for less than 5O0l. aside, in conse.
quenCe of his business : but there had
been so much Chatting about it, thar he
woul fight Neal Tor 20Oi.--(loud
cheerS.) The usual articles were i'm
mediately drawn up, and signed by
the respective parties. Several Wa
gers were Immediately offered, that
the stakes are not made good more
especially, a, Neale is to be consulted
upon the subject. 1t is however, well !
knnwn, that Neale, short time ago,
offered to fight CribJ for 2OOL. aside.
The Champion, it is said. is much too
heavy at present; but the good effects
of training will put that all to rights.
Neal is very powerful young man.
The sporting world are upon the alert
to see the uuld One once mere take
the field. The Champion last memo
rable contest Mulineux was on Sent. |
%. 1871; nearly ten years have clap
scd without receiving challenge.