Star. — 1813-05-11 (London, England)

MURDER.--Sunday se'nnight, in the evening, a murder was committed in Portsmouth, by a boy 11  years of age ; the circumstances of which make ma. rifest as great a degree of youthful depravity as any we have in remembrance.—lt appeared on the Coroner's Inquisition, that on the evening stated, some boys were at play in Capstern.square, on the Point, when one of them, named William Pound, conceived a sudden affront against another boy, named George Smith, because his hat was knocked off his head, and Smith, whom be supposed did it, would not bring it to him. Pound then quitted the company of the other boys, under pretence of acquainting his father of the reason for his offence ; but, instead of doing so, he concealed himself round the corner of the square, occasionally observing the movements of the boys.--In a short time, he returned to the company of the boys, with a clasp-knife, opened, in his hand, and going up to Smith, he directly accused him of having been the one who bad beaten his hat off, but which Smith denied. Pound repeated the accusation. Smith (not cbserving Pound had a knife in his hand) struck him with a small cane, not larger round than a quill ; upon which Pound closed upon him, and, putting his arm round Smith's head, stabbed him near the hip-bone with the knife, of which wound he died the next day. The boys in company attempted to disarm Poo od, but be defied their efforts, threatening them with similar treatment. The Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder.—Smith was 15 years of age. BOXING EXTRAOXDINARY:.-A casual boxing match, attended with serious consequences, took place in a parlour in the neighbourhood of Bloomsbury, on Saturday evening, betwixt Gregsm, s boxer of much rencwn, who bad singnalized himself in valorous combat with the last men known as British pugilists, and Jay the boxer, which arose from the intrusive and provocative conduct of the latter. Gregson has relinquished fighting some years, and Jay had experienced much of his patronage and bounty. The .et-to was occasioned by the latter going into a room where Gregson was taith.g his glass, and peremptorily demanding of Lim to fight for a lad, which was mit at first noticed ; but Greganh's forbearance was at length set aside by the provoking epithets made use of, not congenial to a man of his spirit, and by Jay menacing him in a pugiAstic attitude. Gregson then said if he were obliged to fight to defend himself, so be it ; but added, that he could beat easily the whole race of fighting-men of the present day. This was enough, and to it they went in a small room, and a dreatift.l mill was anticipai el, as Jay is a man of much power, and had challenged any thing in close quarters. Both were fresh but collective, and in good milling trim. Some hits were exchanged about the body in the first round, and Jay was thrown. In the second round, Gregson missed a left-handed blow, and Jay rallied at the body, but Gregson planted a right-handed hit on his adversary's throat, and he went down. In the third round, Cresson niissed his adversary's head again with his left hand, and doubled his arm in a corner of the room, ovhch broke the main bone below the elbow. He mentioned it at the time, and fought on, and gathered himself up for a rightbanded hit in the fourth round, which lie planted with violence enough to fell a bullock •on Jay's forehead, which lacerated it and e:aret Bowed from every organ. Jay was stunned, but he teught two other rounds, and Gregson beat him with one hand after breaking the ether. Jay remained some time in a state of 's arm was set, and he is !la a fair way ig recovery.  at- gm. Greg-sores