The National Register. — 1820-05-29 (London, England)

COMBAT. Directly after letting loose of hands, Barton received a smart left handed facer. which drew claret from the nose, but he returned a heavy right handed blow upon the ribs, at the same time, which hit Gee away. A rally followed, and give and take VAS the order of the round, until Gee received a heavy trots bunock. 2. This wee nothing but a fighting round of nine minutes, but . Gee had rather the best of it, from quickness of hitting. but his left side was much mauled by his adversary's right hand, which at times seemed to have split him. Onaot Becton's peepers was darkened in the neat round, but Gee was finished by a hit in the wind. 3, and 4. Both had fought themselves out, and these were mere bugging rounds for wind. 6. Decidedly in favour of Barton, who milled away to all parts of the ring, but although he had not strength to atop the rush, he bad science to parry many of the hits, but at last was run down. 6. This was the most punishing round in the fight. and told who would win. Gee hard got fresher, end he placed his. left and right upon the head, without receiving a return blow. A sanguinary rally of three minutes followed, when Gee was knocked down, but he had darkened his adversary's other eye. and the lancet had no effect. 7. This was the last round. and Barton hit in all directions but the right, and, after being. much pinked, he was obliged to give in. Gee, although the victor, had. enough. It lasted minutes.  Great Shooting.—At the second meeting of the Midgham Pigeon Club, on Monday, no less than 102 birds were killed in 110 shots.—Four of the members killed, on the average, 19 birds from 21 ; and the Gentleman who is the best shut in the Club killed but 16 from 21; an .ordinary shot killed 24 in succession. Mr. Thorpe won the silver cup and cover, in shouting off the tee of nineteen, with Mr. Waddington. Too most extraordinary acts of suicide were committed last Tuesday morning, in Union Street, Somars Town, by two inen who had lived neighbours in the street, and who were in the habits of ate greatest intimacy. A respectable inhabitant of: that street, sixty years of age, after breakfasting with his wile and family ui good health and spirits, got tip. from table, saying he had business up stairs, and would be down shortly; but remaining too long, and a person coining in who wanted him on bus,hess, his dattliter went up to call and on entering his bed-room, she found him suspended Irma the Iron rod of the bed-tester, quite dead. At the saute time an 314r111 was given that his particular friend, a bitictivr, residing in his immediate iteighbourhocxl, was discovered inasiging by a rope front an iron hook in ill; slaughter house, trine dead. About four o'c!tick on Tuesday evening a cold, about two years of a.e, belonging to All. Sisti:not,s, Thatched outage, lie:wiles Park, was lound drowt.ed in a pond in the gimlet,. The faintly were at dinner—the ehl!(kens' maid was likewise at dinner, at td she inc utiou+ly suffered tin child to play about, but missing the child, she ran into the garden, and not seeing her, she ran to the pond, where she lA:reeked the child's clothes floating nil the water. She ease the alarin—t cluld was immediately taken out, and a Surgeon sent for, who used the means prescribed by the Roydl Humane Society for the I.e.:Lowy of suspended animation, hut all to no effect.  Last week a large dog, the property of one of Lori (.:astlereagh's coact:men, at North Cray, in this county, suddenly manilested symptoms of madness, and, below ally steps could be taken to secure or destroy Ilse ant mai, it had severely lacerated the hand of fine bov, the sou ul aMr Hanks. It also attacked a flock of t-tirl.its belonging to his Lordship, and bit several of them.— Several dogs also, it is feared, have been bitters by it. but at length it was destroyed. Surgical ag•istam'e was procured to the buy kutuctliately, `lol'l-1 was cauterized.