The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-04-25


ger of more cheerful times. The bank in-
Sends TO send l,O00,0Ooi, Messrs. Roihss
child 25O,O0OI, and various other
firms different amounts, making, 10 the
Aggregate, about 1000, 0,000i sterling, We
understand. The whole, we believe, is
consigned to Messrs. Prime, Ward. and
King; but portion of it, report says, is
on account Of the government, to meet bills
from Canada. The effect produced by the
operation in the United States will be quite
astonishing.
The return 10 specie payments is Hhat the
Americans require 10 SET all their energies
IN motion.--Our contemporary is, no doubt,
greatly annoyed a, this event, as II wholly
illustrates all his gloomy predictions and an
ticipations, especially us regards the liqui-
dation Of debts due to this country; for he
must plainly see that the circulation Of the
precious metals throughout the United States
riH speedily revire confidence, and thereby
enable those indebted to this country to re-
alize their assets and liquidate the claims
upon them. Notwithstanding the stagna-
ton of almost every kind of business which
has existed in the United States, the debis
of the suspended American firms in Lon
don have been working off well; and we
believe we may ay'that one of these estab-
lishments, whose affairs our contemporary
regarded as hopeless and forlorn, has re-
duced Its liabilities to about l5O, ,O0OL-to
nothing in fact, as compared with its posit-
ion at the period the frm was compelled to
yield to the pressure of The times. The A
mericans have strained every nerve TO pay
off their debts. They have refrained from
entering into new engagements, and sacrl-
feed every thing to the one grand point,
that of malntaing their credit.
nFCoI. Macna has been knightcd by
the Queen for his services in Upper Cana
da. Lord Dalhousie, formerly Governor
General of Canada is dead.
The coronation of Queen Vicroria will
take place in June.
The Thames Tunnel has again sprung a
leak.--The water entered and filled the ex-
cavation, bnt no fatal accident occurred.
On the 20lh of March violent gale frona
the southwest took place on the English
coast.
PRIzE FIGHTING.-A wretch named
Owen Swift, has been found guilty OF
manslaughter, as principal in the first de-
gree, for having beaten to death William
Phelps, alias Brighton Bill, at a prize fight
at parkway, in Hartfordshre, on the 18Th
March.
This is the third fatal fight in which the
survivor has been engaged, and the second
in which the deceased has taken part.
Some days ago Swift was engaged with a
young man named Murray, but as Murray
lived for a fortnight after the fight, the af-
fair was hushed up. Not long since he
fought with Anthony Noon, aud that per-
son having died the same night or next day,
Swift was tried, convicted, and sentenced
to six months imprisonment in Winchester
gaol. The hackers and seconds on thai
occasion escaped punishment. In the re-
cent fight, almost oil the blows of s wifi
were dealt on his antagonists face, which
in consequence, became so swollen and
lacerated, that in the last round or two,
he was compelled to open one of his eyes
by pulling dOcn his cheek before he could
see bis opponent. At this time he was un-
able 10 stand without assistance. Bets
were offered and taken, on the ground, tha
both meE would die, in CONSCIENCE of tn,
injuries then received, which seems likel,
TO be the case. The parties who backed
Swift are said to move in respectable
station" of society 1t is well known, tha
on Saturday morning (lhe Oath March,) q:
soon as the fact of the death of the unfor-
tunate young man, Phelps, alias Brighton
Bill, wns known, four expert fel.
lows were started from town, for the pur
pose, if possible, of carrying away the bo-
dy; and had they succeeded, their reward
ii is said, would have been $500. The
object was to prevent an inquest being
holden on the deceased, and defeating the
ends of justice, and this would have been
certainly accomplished if they had suc-
ceeded, as the proceedings of the coroner
would have been quite imperative with
out the view of the body by him and the
jurors.
From the Erie Observer, April -.
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