Star. — 1816-02-09 (London, England)

BOXING.—The sport. at Combe Warren, en Tuesday, were• not the only pastime of the sort; a battle of the most obstinate description having been fought about the same hear, at Cleaver village, Oxfordshue, for 1(10 guineas a side, between Mr. Holders, h respectable farmer, and a Gentleman's coachman. named Wales. A dispute had originated respecting the farmer, who is a good shot, living killed too much game on the manor, and this led to the combat ; the master having backed Coaches. A most courageous combat lasted one hour and fifty 'ninnies all at in fighting. Most of the rounds lasted from foui to six minutes, and in many of them sit -and, seven hard blows were exchanged without either going down. The men were thirteen 'stone each, and the amateurs will best judge of, the•eaecutioo done. After fighting an hour and a half, Haiders was blind, and the left side of his antagonist was in a deplorable state. Holders received a cut which gave a glimmer of sight, by which he won the battle. Fite.—Yesterday merning, abont two o'clock, a dreadful fire broke out at the Bite Anchor pabrichouse, near the Workhouse, in Whitechapel-road, which totally destroyed the same, and slightly da maged the two houses-adjoinieg. We are awry to, add, that the servint.osaid. wuo had but lately arrived from the country, perished in the flames. Her mutilated remains were dug from the ruins a tew. hours atter, and conveyed to the Workhouse for the decision of the Coroner's Jury. Two labouringMek who slept in the attic, escaped in their shirts intie.the adjoining houses having lost envy _aunt of.libeir little property.  . .  WikliaMbOrdon, coal-beit;er, deposed, that in consequence of a' complaint Made to his master, Mr. Rikworth, coal merchant, in Scotland-yard, about the quality of five chaldron of coals seat in on l'hurs&thin to Count Munster's house, in Piccadilly, he went there last Tuesday about nine o'clock in the morning, and took a light to examine the coal-cellar, when he was alarmed at seeing the body of a• person amongst the coals ; he instantly is.formc.d a woman'in the kitchen the body of a dead child was !there, when she replied it must be that unfortunate woman missing ; by this time his master came, who went, as well as others,. to 'the spot, and the body of the deceased was found'covered with the coals, except one of her arms ; her apron was found fdded up qnite bloody between her back and the wall, there' was a deep gash in her throat, and she appeared to have been dead several days ; he went afterwards to examine if he could find any weapon sith which the deed might have been perpetrated, but he could not discover any. William Strand, the deceased's brother-in-law, said, she had lived in the capacity of cook in Count Munster's family about ten or twelve ypars ; she was zilslng sine the lat inst• he had seen her on Sunday, she said she was very unhappy, and not right in her head ; he then advised her to quit the place if it was too hard ; he saw her again on Monday, sheap; peared much fatigued, and said she was in a hurry ; on Tuesday last the Count sent for him, but he was aot at home, and he called at his house before he returned in order that farther inquiry should be made respecting her, when the Count told him not to be alarmed, Olt she was found murdered in the cord• cellar. • Cross-examined.—He said about six months back, when the CoUnt removed from Clarges-street into Piccadilly, that the coachman and footman behaved very *ill to her, that she wu afraid of her life if she said any thing to displease them ; believes she expe. rienced some disappointment in Ira being exalted in her situation at the return of the Count to this country; which might, very probably, have preyed on her mind ; she was about forty years of age. Francis Fenhuill, a footman in the family, being sworn, was asked, Had you been in the practice of going into the coal cellar with the deceased ; or what is the situation of the place ?—Answer, I never went along with her ; the coal cellar is iu the rear—it is a very large and dark place, with two holes, which are closely covered with plates. She was missing from 11 o'clock 1:1 the morning, and the coals came in about six that evening. No person went into the coal cellar lit the time, as the plates were not fastened on the inside. • A chair woman, who was in ?he kitchen the whole of the day, was examined. She said the Countess came into the kitchen in the morning to give the &ceased some tildesq ; but she abruptly disapresrecl, and could not be found after.  Cross-examined.—There was no other way into the coal ceilar only through the scullery ; did not see her go that way. She could not be dragged in without her knowledge. %Vent to the cellar for coals be:ore the other coals came in ; had a candle, but did nat see her then, dead or alive. The Beadle produced a common dinner knife quite bloody, which he proved to have been f9und near where the body was in the coals, some tune after the body was found. - The CORONER summed up the eviience, and said, it appeared the deceased committed the act herself in a state of derangement ; but the Jury objected to give that verdict, alleging that a great deal of mystery and suspicion attached to the circumstance.— The question being put—Lunacy. or Wilful Murder, against some person or persons unknown, after deliberating a considerable time, they returned a verdict, that the deceased met her death by her own act, being in a state of Lunacy at the time.  Qqattl.SiVAß&—Yebterday a female was brought up, supposed to have been concerned with two men who won 41800 of the head of a (urn in the sugar line, and whose subsequent exposure of the circumstance caused the unfortunate man to commit suicide. She was remanded.