Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-02-02

The great .fglt beticcen lie Giant aud linton
/ Slasier-he Giant cictorious
The Caledonia arrived at Boston yoserdry about :
\. VI. She vas greatly retarded BY head winds, but
snsalnfd no particular injury.
thoag1 business has greatly improved. vet generally
there IS very great want of confidence, arising from
the continued failures connected with the Corn Trade,
I among which we must notice Nessrs. Fernandez and
son, swallow and son, aud Dunn and SON all Of " axe
fed. ard for heavy amounts while the break down OF
the Yorkshire Agricultural Bank which hayinee Apended
/ all Is capital now come the shareholders for a
deficit OF flO0&O, Is not at all calculated tomprove
commercial .alals but on the whole, tie prospects for
tne new year encouraging.
The country has 5sen aeaied in various astries By
the RepealefS Of The Corn Law. The demonstration
which they have eeotod is, in despite of the sneerng
indifference with which 1t has been treated more formi
dabe than their antagonists willing To allow Il is
certain that further alteration III tie Corn Laws is pro-
Jec'e. The only dispute maintained is. MOI whe-
ther there will be change at all, but What the nature
81 that change vii! be.
Parliament is summoned 10 meet on the second day Of
February Str Robert Peel 1t Is expected. viii introduce
saulary aud wholesome alteration Of the cslrcuns by
which trade IS ettered. With characteristic caution he
has carefully ahstaned from divugng hint Of his per
pose OF his plan. l he opening Of the Session is mos
anNlonsly awaited
Tho Columbian arrived at Liverpool On tho 29lh
nit.
The Liverpool Mercury, of the Seth inst. states
the Money Market is easy and abundant but little
doing in the Corn Market The demand for Gotten had
increased and the advance American has been
maintained.
The ship Scotland, (2obinsUa. late master) Which
sailed from Liverpool on tie sih alt Tor New ofl, had
put back-"ulI captain. second mate, two men aud
boy washed overheard decks swept, loss Of sails and
lealy
There was another destructive fire at Liverpool on
the 2st' nt Loss Of property estimated at f1O,
900 to Clo0,O00
The acecucl mont Of the Queen. who is again
eacee, will not take place, IL is expected before next
Nav.
There eruption at Mount Etna on the 28lh
November last.
Tie English rarers arc chiefly filed with local
matters, and speculaiious on the trade with China
More than usual harmony seemed exist among the
European cabinets.
Several shocks of an earthquake had been felt in
the Southern part Of Wales in Cornwall
The British ship Formidable, which Went ashore near
Barcelona, had proved IN almost total loss.
Still further seizures ot eonraband tobacco and other
goods had been made at lluddorsfeld
There can be no doubt, from the general of tle
BRUSH press. that the success OF the British arms in Chi
IA and Aa4hanisan has tended greatly to srengLe
the present conservative administration.
The celebrated bankruptcy case of Lord Hunting
tower has been decided 10 be audulent but what do
with his ordship has not been decided The examina-
hon ol the case involved soine extraordinary financial
disclosures.
captured SLAYER from Nozanbaue and Perfambueo
=
10Th nlt. II appears thai the ad usnent Of tAe tariff
question is daily expected.
The Great Western steamer, it is said, has been pur
chased by Alehemet ALL who intends 10 her
steam irlgate 1t IS fortunate for the British Directory
that they have At last found purchaser for properly
which appeared al time unsacablc.
The plague was making lis rayagcs in Lower Egypt
al the last accounts; and the mortality among cat,e
which at :!ne was thought to be subsdino Was a
gam on the increase.
The Brush papers continue to ne rather severe on
mercan pork We suspect the reason is that they don't
get enough oft.
Accounts from St Pelershur2h state HAT several Pc
lish reglnents engaged IN the against the Circas
SANS. passed over with their & baggageto the en-
envy, and fought against the Russians. II is SAID they
committed dreadful havoc the latter, and hat Their
vengeance terrible.
0ulragcs IN Ireland unfortunately continue. They have
hitherto been mostly confined to the county Of Ippe
rsry The bulk of these ourages TO be traced TO the
harsh treatment Of the tenant by landlords Religious
feeling has lilte TO do with them. Mr. Mortimer and
Mr.. Scully, both recently assassnacd by the peasai
try. being both Roman Catholics.
Mr.. Everett. the American Minister in London. has
been passing few days with Sir Robert Peel at his
country house, Drayton Manor. in company with a
number ofotlicial and distinguished persanages.
The distress in PaiIsey continues, and Is daily in
creasng. few days ago II was stated that the mum
Der oil unemployed hands amounted to II 500. Govern
neat has refused To give further aid to the deaute
population
Mr.. Joseph SturgC.-a well meaning, hut weak en-
husast whose name in conneXon with abolition. is IA
miliar American ears.-has been getting up what is
termed universal suffrage conference. at Bfningh ham,
the political prime pies Of which assm!ae those Of the
Chariists.
FIGHT BETWEEN THE "ANErIcAN GIANTo AND
]IpToN SLAsHER.-Froeman who is knoWa by the sub
rique of the American Giant is upwards OF seven feet
IN height 3 stone weight, and % years OF age, has
been pltied in match with Upton Sashcr,a powerful
rnan Also and who GLAZING be the champion e fnyland
The first time the beeeents mel. Freeman had the ad
vantage terminated the sport without deciding
the battle.
They net again on the 18th alt. bnt owing to the
interference Of the magistrates aud the police the object
was frustrated. They met again on the 4Oih, near
Gravosend. On the Thames. about twenty miles below
London whittier they proceed in Steamboat hired for
the occasion, accompanied by about 400 Of the fancy
each of whom paid two dollars aud half ar the passage
Freeman. the American. was attended by Iorn Spring
who acted as his second and the iplon Slashcr by
Juny Brlome who oficiated for his friend in similar
capacity.
They fought about thirty-scvcn rounds in thirty five
minutes The fight throughout was in favor Of Freeman
who superior in height, in muscular power, and In
activity 10 is opponent.
The Slasher often droope, down 10 avoid the Ameri-
can sbows, andindeed the fight prematnrely brought
by OF these ingenious TENTS on his part to avoid pun
lshment The referee when appealed to, pronounced it
foul aud the stakes, amounting 10 f20 were given up
to Freeman.
The punishment on either side vas not severe. A
popular sporting paper has the following remarks the
lssue:''lhe match unequal and the difference in
the size Of the men left no room for speculation ON the ~