The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1866-01-20 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

SUICIDE.—At Birmingham, on Tueaday,ja-Ohri Hall, labourer, 40 years Of nge,Tresiding-:at SinethWick: was bharged on remand, with attempting to murder Susan Hall, by butting her throat; and'alio with attempting-. to commit suicide-by drown:: ing, .The prosecutrix said—The prisoner and I have forseveral years lived together s man and wife.'l left him about she 'weeks ago, and got married I now live at Smethwick., .On Monday-evening the Bth- inst., I was-goiag to my brother's in Bartholomew-row, and walking along the canal side from Smethwick to BireaingEath; Tmet the Prisoner. He turaclbrk, and walked some distance with me. As' we were crossing the iron.' bridge, , near Edgbaston RA4Avay,Station, he askedme if I would go and livemith him again, and said he could not live' iirithout me. Before 1, had time to answer him,' he put his. arm. around my neck, and drew something across my throat. It cut my throat and inade iebleed. I screamed out, and as soOn as he- had done it :he .ju.ruppd, into the-canal, Mrs. CharlesWeith .w 4. the first person 'Who came to me. The ikisonei• was rather the worse for ilicitiOr. After soineturther evidence had been taken, the • priAgner was :committed for. . .314 --: olua lanit .eoPKI "bIMLk  s.• , „ ,  FIGHT BETWEEN ROOKE AND  • RYALL FOR 'Aoo. (Front a sporting (orrespoudent.)  • There can be no denying. or, Questioning the, assertion that the prize ring in 'England has fallen to as low an ebb :it's' possible (bar its complete extermination lytfloverninent), for since tho last_ light for, Oe mailed.. cl4nvionship'. of England,' inAanuary, 486, ; beftten.. Worinakt and.Marsden, there hiS net been an 6/1010iter of even second-class pretension. Therefore when the present match with. Rook and 'Ryan for X2OO, a-side was made, carried On,, and brought to the last deposit,' the admirers of the " fistic art" took heart- and looked forward with hqpes that the exhibition by these iNVo Men Would Partially - raise the P. 11. out of the slough it had been so long wallowitng,in, and place it again on a; sound'firm 'footing. This match for .£2oo' a-side, as 'above stated, , has, been looked forward to with immense interest, and a vast amount of wagering has taken place tl*eorl, APPko.f,riPnds supporting him so freely-that. Ryalts . supporters had no diffit culty in obtaining odds .of .5 and. 6to 4: ques4 day was the day appointed for • the mill. Or Monday night sporting. hostelries at the easi and west ends of London were well attetided by those anxiousto , obtain the "griffin ".-!Ei.'s to the starting point on the following morning' and towards' the "wee Small hours.' Londo Bridge 'Station at a quarter to six" was an flounced, _ _  We give.: -below the narrative of thd -fight. Round 1. —Caution apparentlyiwWthe orde of the d 4 with both men, as each in turn en j deavoured to take measure, but, deplining)lead-1 ing ~,E,4 many minutes elapsed :before an/ijrl _thing beyond holding up their ihands arid walking round the ring . occurred. ,ißyall,then! attempted to lead off with his left_.(in Rooke'si _ corner), but wai,Sliort, Rook-e. jumping ,baok :and. avoiding the coinillii;ient.- 'After another quarter of an hour cutrtp,v;raStie? A4Oll lel Rooke 'into his 'Corner, e,tid-L planted hi. . tt ,_. slightly on Rooke stigh,t eye; Rookein r.(A ria t tentitering heavily on the Chest. Afteiqnother bout of sparring, Ryall's second coraingriced te I-Wipe:the rain off him; when Rooke, 4ul4.ffi *ork, geit',on. the, chest. Slightly bef :,reWY:4I i.ih's aware "ithat'lieWapP:po. :This, eidAoskii. le,;Ahinge or.blows4heiri each broke lOyziw re 44 tpetheit.CoPlel74! ):• .0:4 AkfliP., igettingfill dis*de, - RYant plantedillisualeft: a n Jkokeii etteatr, atid.,; got . away f,wi4kouir,., A ; Atli* ;us 'Woke was too high, a vicious left-hander I going over Ryall's shoulder, who iri._Stantly step- i ped back and avoided IS' Isec44 row, After 1 several miirelinintites, bothlOt Arai Lori, Ryall i on. Rooke's mouth and -drawing first-blood .(claimed.fol;- 'Valk p,ncL: adinittett);)::and lac* jl,44vily; On. the .t*of the chest. ,i. Similar. A:4oppdi4lgs contiwd—first 4ya114-ndthen•Rooke 'gettirig Slightly on, , but; without: doing :any particular or serious injury, Until more than three-quarters of an hour,..kadirieen rent, when Rooke got We'llldn ' the lio4-`ovitbuhis left, Nhe,,y4 somotheavy. . counters . folloWita. , slightly-uhi favour of Rooke; whose partisans now freely offered 6 to 4 on him, Jem Mace laying £l2 to £B, 410. d-immediately afterwards. offennr., Xl4 ,to .o,hieli*-waii not taken. ' nong`beforetthe termination of the round each man apparently was lialt:perished with. the cold and wet, .and every muscle and limb quivered again (with the cold shivers) ; and .slipping about all over the. ring, which was up to their ancles in wet and sludge' they each -appeared unable or frightened tadelivera blow, and at the expiration of one hour each man had a good pull of brandy. . This 'appeared to put a little spirit-into. them, as ',shortly afterwards thek delivered some good exchanges, which lied, to a close, When some pretty in-fighting . ensued, and a- Struggle:ll at::the ,ropes, ending in the referee parting them, and bringing the first round (after lasting 66 minutes) to a -close. Round 2.—Both men came to the scratch on the 'call of time,_- :but neither appeared. anxious ,to commence business. ' After feinting and and working sonic time for an opening, Rooke ; Planted-his left severely on the pit of Ryan's sOni,ach,-which made him stagger a bit, and drew loud Cheers from the Rookites. They then got well together' iy and countered ve, I prettily, Ryall on ROoke's left cheek - and !Rooke on Ryall's left-eye, when they, broke ;gthund and received- the attention' Of 'theix„ seconds., These proceedings were carried alternately by each up to the end' of the toiihd, :when they closed andfibbed eaCh other for sditwi, :time to the ropes, Where: each. struggled for the fall ; .Ryall 'partially gettting the -ling On. forced Itooke 'over the. poles Oii,tothe ground. Time, 1 hour 42 minutes. • . ,•, , Rbund.-.3...-70n getting into _p,osition, toot& larided.'his'right heavily on Ryall's. left col ,cutting a mouse thereon arid making the blood' ;fIoNV-copiously. - ' After breaking. ground they soon got together again, when,' exchanging a blow, they closed and wrestled at. the!robriS' Rook evidently having none the lliestibflfie struggle until he " backheeled " Ryallrboth;falling, lyall Andermost.  Roun- d-A--Both 'came :.up shiverisg,l their aegs trenitling and their teeth chattering fearfully. After sparring for some minutes they 'exchanged heavily and closedi:lepiglkiskowing ' Well at in fighting. Ryall, evidently much the 'stronger man of the two,i. foreed.-Rooke in his'(Ryall's) corner, On the :Rdoke fell through tp esca_pe puhishmot. Ti „T I Round)- 5;--Rdoke; 'first to"slib*; Came up ptd was; met by Rya, Vhathif Olive reeelVed &neje mouth, but' not without caiidtering slightly,pnf,Rooke's left shoulder. Each endeavoured to Yeimat the 'dose, most viOonsly, but failedi'llsl:Ryall was short and Riioke too high, Rooke'S right going ' slightlx,Ov,et 4ya11;41 .shoulder. , (14 ,toB on Rooke:),,.:_ thOz tTirie*:,o Oge§'sio n landed on thei4AeCiAnd, brpke without S return. Rynibthew i3la)*d his left on the ,tace,,andielosedif Some heavy _exchanges to-the ropes, -where a struggle ensued.oboth falling, Ro,okeimilmlaittkaini:Tof foul was made by, Rooke's friendsftobut„nAi allowed, the . 'refetree, arderin6." them ,J