The Sun. — 1829-04-09 (London, England)

RIMARLI.  It is expected that Neal will this day make his appearance at his benefit, which takes place at three o'clock, at the Tennis Court, Windmill-street, Haymarket, where no doubt all the lovers of sport will be anxious to sympathise with a brave, though unfortunate man, who in a moment of overweening confidence suffered himself to be persuaded to an injudicions match against one of the most accomplished prize-fighters of the day, and upon terms which common prudence ought to have instantly rejected. We hope he may be well enough to bear the removal in his present state, but fear that his condition, on account of the severe punishment ha received, may not permit any such hazardous experiment. It is confidently asserted that he is again to be matched with Sam without any limitation as to weight. We can easily conceive that a man accustomed to a long series of success cannot well brook such a disappointment, and sincerely trust that the effects of his reducing himself on the late occasion may not prove a permanent injury to his constitution. His resent disaster is deeply deplored by his numerous friends, all of whom were so confident at success that, we understand, ow the evening of the fight, he was backed in London at the enormous odds of three and four to one. We cannot close this account without paying a just tribute to the great skill and extraordinary pugilistic accomplishments displayed by Sam in this (to him) most glorious battle. He is an excellent hitter, an exceeding good judge of distances and generalship, cool, collected, brave, and elegant as a tighter; and if he does not wantonly trifle with his constitution, but suffers his bodily powers to attain their full perfection, he will, no doubt, at no very distant period, reach the top of the tree, and be a match to any hero of the fist. He should be particularly cautious not to sacrifice his energies to the attractive dissipations of a life in London; and as he has never been beaten yet, not prematurely to overmatch himself, a rock on which many a good man has split before. A second fight was to take place in the same ring at Ludlow, between Stockman and some Westcountry pugilist ; but being anxious to return immediately after the decision of Sam and Neal's battle with all expedition to London, we could not stay a moment,but hastened away straight from the ground, without returning even to the town of Ludlow. But having given already a very voluminous and detailed account of that battle, we must defer our further observations to a future occasion.  At the Assizes, at Bury St. Edmunds, or, Tuesday, Thomas CnuttcnvAitn was charged with feloniously killing ELIZABETH Squirtase, This case, from the mysterious circumstances under which the death of the unfortunate woman occurred, and the fact of a knife being discovered buried in her side after death; of which the surgeons bad no suspicion, and of which she herself appeired to be ignorant while alive, excited general and deep interest, and caused the Court to be extremely crowded. The prisoner was a middle-aged man, rather tall, with fresh complexion, but exceedingly hard-favoured countenance. His look was, cold and sinister—such as is supposed to indicate an absence of the kindlier inst'fics of our nature. The Grand Jury having thrown out the bid fur murder, the prisoner was arraigned only for tlie-Jnanslaughter, both on the indictnwnt and the Carenor'e quisition. After an unusual ',lengthened trial, lie wge found Not Cuilty. •  ct  ~i