erials now on the ground are estied to be worth 12,000l., and the <men are making great progress ling the bricks and removing the ish.

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t.-We copy the following artirelating to the pugilistic art, from Times of May 1st, one of the most ectable and independent of our lic journals. We have already, in a her part of this volume, expressed sentiments of the subject to which lates, and our reprobation of those › encourage so brutal and degraga practice. What is now given serve as another specimen of the ematic form which this art has med, and of the good-humoured, igh ill-judged indifference, or raconnivance, with which its proors are regarded, even by the guars of public freedom and morality. DEATH OF THE GAME CHICKEN. Yesterday afternoon, at half past r o'clock, died the celebrated putic hero, Henry Pearce, alias the ne Chicken, and once the chamof England. His fighting cawas put an end to by a complaint he lungs, brought on by dissipated its, and which at length brought his dissolution.

The title of champion of England from time to time, been bestowon various candidates for pugilistic e, but certainly it was never more tly bestowed than on the person in estion; for in the numerous conts in which he has been engaged, never was obliged to yield the m of victory. Pearce was a native Bristol, which has, of late years,

been so celebrated for producing he roes. He was about 30 years of age, stout and athletic in appearance, from 5 feet 9 to 10 inches high. Although a professor of boxing, he never was involved in pot-house brawls or casual

rencontres.

The first battle of note which he fought was with a man of colour at Bath, who had been for some years the dread of that neighbourhood. He obtained a hard-earned victory, after a contest of upwards of an hour. He was much inferior in point of strength to his adversary, and was indebted for his success to what may be termed a cautious, cunning system of fighting,, rather than to a proficiency in the art. Soon after this, the fame and rewards of Belcher having been spread far and near, Pearce was tempted to try his fortune in London as a bruiser, and accordingly he came to town at the particular request of Belcher, who having declared his intention of retiring from the ring, promised him the patronage of all his friends. Pearce first entered the lists with Bourke, whom Belcher had twice beaten, and they fought in a room in St Martin's lane, by candle-light. The conflict was short and desperate, and in a quarter of an hour the Bristol hero was declared the victor. The bottom he evinced on this occasion procured him the name of the Game Chicken; upon which he crowed de. fiance to all the game cocks in the kingdom, Belcher excepted, (it being his intention not to pit himself against any of the Bristol breed.) Gully was at this time in the Fleet for debt, and being anxious to fight his way out, he proposed a combat with the Chicken, which took place, for a purse of 100 guineas. On this occasion Gully distinguished himself as a man

of bottom and science, but, after an hour's conflict, was compelled to yield to superior strength and experience. The Chicken's next rencontre was with Elias Spray, the copper-smith, on Moulsey Hurst, and there he gained fresh laurels ; for Spray was a man of great strength, and about the middle of the battle, placing a blow on the temple of the Chicken, it required some dexterity on his part to carry on the contest until he recovered from its effects. This battle, however, being won by the Chicken, he was challenged by a countryman of the name of Cart, who held his opponent but a short tug, for the battle was nearly decided in the first round, the Chicken planting his favourite blow in the jugular vein, which completely disabled his antagonist.

The Chicken now became a great favourite with the amateurs: he excited the envy of Belcher, who had, during his retirement, the misfortune to lose an eye; besides, by keeping late hours, he had greatly impaired his constitution. In this state he prepared to fight the Chicken, and the battle took place in Yorkshire, much against the wish and advice of Belcher's best friends. The debilitated state of Belcher, and the disadvantage he laboured under from want of an eye, gave the Chicken an easy conquest, which, under different circumstances, would have cost him dear. This was the last battle the Chicken was ever engaged in. His constitution from this time gradually decayed; and his death, if not entire ly originating in dissipation, was undoubtedly accelerated by it. Finding his dissolution at hand, he expressed a desire to see his relations from Bristol; and his father, amongst the rest, took leave of him yesterday morning.

Some time before his death, Pa was impressed with sentiments ligion, and requested a clergy assist him in his devotions. Hele forgiveness from all those who might have ill treated in the v his profession, and declared, w last breath, that he died in di with all men.

The last accounts from the Plata were brought by the W packet, which left Rio Janeiro 1st of March. They confirm th telligence which has been alre circulation, respecting the de between Liniers and the Cabild the villainous conduct of the for having entrapped and sent to s members of that body. It that there are three parties in B Ayres; one is in the intereste niers, or rather France; anoth voted to Ferdinand VII; anda attached to the Cabilda. T the adherents of France are activ resolute, it was supposed the would be soon overthrown. T vernor and people of Monte had opposed the pretensions niers, and the latter was prepar an attack upon that place. I had prohibited the admission tish goods, and had seized to goes, on board two Portuguese

IMPORTANT INTERCEPTED LE FROM M. CHAMPAGNY, MI OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TO B PARTE. The following letter authenticity of which no doubt tertained, affords a striking jus tion of Austria, in making a h peal to arms for her own defer: it shews that one of the objects conferences at Erfurth, betweer ander and Buonaparte, was the tion of the integrity of the A monarchy.

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"Paris, December 11, 1808. SIRE, The correspondence of day does not furnish me with any er to lay before your Majesty. M. de Romanzoff has conversed h me upon the dispatches he rered from St Petersburgh yesterday. e emperor, his master, had the dness to write to him, upon the irs of his department, a letter of r pages, which places him altogeau courant. Before he received he scarcely conceived himself to be ister for foreign affairs, for he was onger informed of any thing. He the kindness to give me an anas of it :-it is as follows:The emperor of Russia speaks he success he has just obtained in land, yet he is but half satisfied h General Buxhowden, and he ins to replace him. The reply of English government deprives him Imost all hope of a speedy peace, yet hinks that it is of importance always eep a door open for negociation; afterwards, whatever be the sucof it, to go forward. He has n an example of this in his reply Prince Kourakin, who had given an account of the little success he had in demanding of the court of nna the acknowledgment of Jothe First. M. de Romanzoff 1 me this letter of the emperor to nce Kourakin: I think your May will be satisfied with it. The peror of Russia is astonished at refusal of Austria, under the preI in which it is founded. Austria nes first to know the result of the ferences of Erfurth. It is by bliging,' says the emperor, that pretends to merit complaisance. y is she uneasy at what has been ed at Erfurth? Far from having ed to injure the interests of Aus

tria, there was stipulated there the integrity of that monarchy.' (This assertion is evidently a mistake of the emperor's, who had not the treaty before him; an error occasioned probably by the recollection of some conversation with your Majesty.) Thus whilst I am occupied with her interests,' continues the emperor,' she replies by a refusal to accede to the demand I had made of her, and in seeming to seek my friendship, she evinces to me her distrust of my conduct at Erfurth.' The emperor accuses Austria of contradictions in all her conduct; and in the language of M. de Metternich, M. de Stadion, and M. Vincent, he says that the acknowledgment demanded of her was but the effect of the management which it was wished to shew her, in thus dispensing with the demand of a categorical declaration upon the prodigious increase of her military force. He does not see what is the object which she is pursuing; and after having observed, that when the king shall be at Madrid, the refusal of Austria to acknowledge him will only be an act of ridicule, he declares, that if she has formed the senseless project of framing a new coalition, by leaguing herself with England, Turkey, and the Spanish insurgents, he is in a condition to oppose it, and that, united with the emperor Napoleon, he could easily break that new league, which would be to Austria the cause of disasters, if not of total ruin.

"Such is the reply of the Emperor Alexander to Prince Kourakin. It was to be sent to the Russian charge d'affaires, at Vienna, who has orders. to communicate it to M. de Stadion. The charge d'affaires has lately written to M. Kourakin. It appears that

this dispatch of the emperor's had not reached him, though it is dated the 8th of November.

"I could have wished that M. de Romanzoff would have left me a copy, but I soon perceived that he was desirous of presenting it himself to your Majesty, and that he was in hopes of your speedy return. That hope was too sweet to every Frenchman, as well as to M. de Romanzoff, (who respects and admires your Majesty almost as much as a Frenchman,) for me to weaken the hope which I am fond of sharing with him. But if it cannot be soon realized, I shall renew to your Majesty the demand of repairing to you, if, after the reply from England, my remaining here should appear useless.

"I had the satisfaction to announce to M. de Romanzoff the arrival of your Majesty at St Martin, near Madrid, referring him for the details to the bulletin which will appear tomorrow, of the contents of which I am not yet informed.

"I am with respect, sire, your Majesty's most faithful and devoted servant and subject,

"CHAMPAGNY." AGNY.

ROMAN CATHOLICS.-A committee of the English catholics held a meeting lately at the Earl of Shrewsbury's, to consider of the propriety of petitioning parliament for an assimilation of the laws respecting their body between the sister islands. The catholics of Ireland, it must be known to every reader, enjoy the elective franchise, and some other privileges which are denied to their brethren in England. However equitable their claims, the committee agreed to waive them for the present, that they might not appear to wish to embarrass government at a period of peculiar dif

ficulty. This conduct is highly worthy and exemplary.

24.-Buonaparte, before he to lead his army against Austr sued a decree, containing the following provisions:-1. All F men who have carried arms ag France since Sept. 1, 1804, clared to have incurred the pu ment of death; 2. Frenchmen service of any foreign power quit such service the instant host arise between that power and Fr 3. All Frenchmen recalled by t former decrees, and continuing r tory and disobedient, are declar have suffered civil death, and estates and effects are to be cated.

VIENNA Before his Imper! jesty left this capital, he was pl to issue the following proclam

"Francis I., by the grace of t emperor of Austria, &c.

"People of Austria! I lear capital to join the brave defend the country, assembled on the tiers for the protection of the

"For these three years past, I made the utmost exertions to p you, my beloved subjects, the ings of a permanent peace. crifice, any ways consistent with welfare, and with the independe the state, however painful, b spared, to secure your tranquill welfare, by a friendly underst with the Emperor of the Frenc

"But all my endeavours fruitless. The Austrian mo was also to submit to the bou ambition of the Emperor Nap and in the same manner he stri subdue Spain, insults the sacred of the church, appropriates to h the provinces of Italy, and p out the German dominions. A

was to do homage to the great empire, the formation of which he has loudly announced.

"I have adopted all necessary measures to assert the independence of the state. Not only have ye answered my call, but your love for your native country has prompted you to anticipate it. Accept my cordial thanks: they will be repeated by my posterity and yours. Self-defence, not invasion, was our aim. But the conqueror will not allow the sovereign of his people, strong in their mutual confidence, to possess sufficient means to oppose his ambitious views. He declared himself hostile to Austria, unless she should relinquish her measures of defence, and prostrate herself disarmed at his feet. The disgraceful proposal was rejected, and now his hosts are advancing against us, arrayed for battle.

"I confide in God, in the valour of my armies, in the heroic conduct of my brother, who leads them on to glory, in you, my beloved people. Our exertions for this war are great; but such they must be, in order to attain more securely the important end of self-preservation.

"What you have hitherto done is the most unquestionable pledge of the powerful assistance which I am to receive from you. They who bear no arms will also share in the protection of their country. Unanimity, order, obedience, activity, and confidence constitute the real strength of the nation. You have evinced them; and to this alone is it owing that we start with a fairer prospect of success than we ever did. Fortunate events will not unnerve your energy, nor disastrous occurrences, should any happen, shake your firm resolve. Persevering valour overcomes all dangers, enhances every advantage, and

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« Vienna, April 8, 1809."

3d.-DUKE OF SUSSEX AND LADY AUGUSTA MURRAY, NOW BARONESS D'AMELAND.-Considerable interest was excited on Saturday morning, in consequence of its being said that the chancellor's report would be given in public, in the suit their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Sussex and Cambridge v. Lady Augusta Murray. The lord chancellor delivered his judgment in a private room, from which all persons but the parties, their counsel and solicitors, were excluded, by his lordship's express order. The object of the application was to remove the children of the marriage from their mother, who contended that she had the right of custody, having maintained them for many years, and under circumstances of the greatest distress, when the duke went abroad. Lady Augusta, it was observed, followed the chancellor from his rooms, apparently much agitated, and was led away by her brother, the present Earl of Dunmore, and some other friends. It is now ascertained that the cause of her dejection was, that the chancellor had ordered her children to be placed under the protection of Lord Moira. The request for the private hearing was made by Sir Arthur Pigot, counsel for the royal dukes.

A person of the name of Julian, of respectable connections, was this day fully committed to Exeter Castle, for trial at the ensuing assizes. He