to Mr Brandall quite necessary to prepare the turtle feast; for on going next morning to Messrs Cocks and Biddulph's for the amount of the check, he learned that Mr Andrews had kept no cash there for three years; and that he closed his connection there by overdrawing his account for 31.

The prisoners offered no evidence in this case, and were found Guilty.

The court immediately sentenced them, for the first offence, to six month's imprisonment; and for the second, to transportation for seven years.

28th.--ELECTION OF THE LORD MAYOR. Michaelmas day falling this year on a Sunday, a Common Hall was held on Saturday for installing the new Sheriffs, and putting in nomination two aldermen who had served the office of Sheriff, to be presented to the Court of Aldermen, for them to choose one of the two to be Lord Mayor for the ensuing year. The new Sheriffs, Samuel Birch, Esq., and William Heygate, Esq., having been sworn into of fice, the Common Serjeant read over the names of the aldermen from among whom the Livery were to make their nomination, viz. Sir M. Bloxam, Knight, Claudius Stephen Hunter, George Scholey, William Domville, Matthew Wood, C. Smith, J. Atkins, Sir William Plomer, Baronet, and Samuel Goodbehere, Esquires.

The Sheriffs announced that the choice of the Livery had fallen on C. S. Hunter, Esq., alderman and merchant tailor, and on M. Wood, Esq., alderman and fishmonger. These two names being reported to the Court of Aldermen, the Recorder, on their return into the hall, announced that the Court of Aldermen had unanimously elected Alderman Hunter Lord Mayor for the year ensuing.

30th.-BOXING. The long-expect ed battle betwixt the formidable champion Crib, and the powerful Molineux, which has long been the first consi

deration amongst the sporting world, took place on Saturday, at Thissleton Gap, in the county of Rutland, eight miles from Grantham, bordering on three other counties. A 25 feet stage was erected in a stubble ground, with out the slightest interruption, and before twelve o'clock several thousands of persons had collected, the one-fourth of whom were nobility and gentry from the surrounding country. Not a bed could be had within twenty miles of the seat of action on Friday night. Very little preface is necessary with respect to the biography of the combatants; Crib having been known to be the best bit of man's flesh nature ever cast in her mould, whose gluttony beggars description, who possesses science inferior to none, and courage superior to any one on the boxing list. Molineux fought this formidable champion a hard battle of thirty-nine rounds in fifty-five minutes a few months since; and victory in that combat was so long doubtful, that the Moor was backed even in the latter part of the fight. This was a most obstinate and sanguinary combat, the equal to which record can scarcely furnish. The black's prowess was regarded by Crib's friends with a jealousy which excited considerable national prejudice against him; and although the task of a second combat was regarded with anxiety by the fistic amateurs, inasmuch as the laurels of a British champion were in danger of being wrested from him by a Baltimore man of colour, yet a challenge was sent Crib, which he was bound to accept, although he had publicly declined fighting. Neither of the men weighed so much by nearly a stone as in the last combat; Crib having fought this battle thirteen stone five or six pounds, and Molineux something more than thirteen stone. Captain Barclay, by a science of training peculiar to himself, had reduced Crib from upwards of sixteen stone to his

present weight, by Scotch living; but he had still kept his stamina pure. Molineux had not to boast of patrician patronage, and consequently his training was left principally to himself; and although he has conducted himself steadily, yet the want of that sort of countenance, which gives men confi. dence, subjected him often to despondency not favourable to training. From this circumstance alone may be attributed the immense odds, which were three to one on Crib, and six to four about the first knock down. The combatants mounted the stage at twelve o'clock, and at eighteen minutes past, having viewed each other with significant glances, they prepared for combat. Gully and Joe Ward seconded Crib, and Richmond and Bill Gibbons honoured Molineux by their aid.

THE SET-TO.

Round 1. Sparring for one minute, when Crib made play, right and left. The righthanded blow told slightly on the body of the Moor, who returned it slightly on the head. A rally followed, in which three blows were exchanged, when the black was knocked down by a hit on the throat. The blows were not at length to do much execution, and the knock-down was not clean. Betting as at setting-to.

2. Crib shewed first blood from the mouth at setting-to. A dreadful rally, by mutual consent, was commenced, and Crib put in a good body hit with the right hand, when Molineux returned it on the head with the left flush. Each fought at half arm for superiority, and hits, in number about six, were exchanged with force. Closing followed, when Crib was thrown in a trial of strength.-Five to two on Crib.

3. Crib's right eye was nearly closed in the last rally, and another here followed of a sanguinary nature, after sparring for wind, in which the black was deficient. Crib put in a dreadful doubler in the body of the Moor, but although he was hit away, he kept his legs, and renewed the rally with a fury which excited alarm amongst the cognoscenti. Crib in the rally hit

right and left at the body and head, and the Moor fought at the head alone; and was so successful with the left hand, that he planted some dexterous flush hits, and Crib bled profusely, and was damaged in both eyes. The rally lasted a minute and a half, and in a close Crib was thrown a

heavy fall. To an ordinary spectator, the Moor was winning the fight in a hurry; but the champion's tried game made him yet favourite, although it reduced the odds from seven to four.

4. Crib's head was much disfigured, and the black's wind was treacherous. The former bled from every organ; but he smiled, renewed the rally with heroism never excelled, and hits in abundance were exchanged, Crib still fighting at the body mark with his right hand, and the Moor at the head. Crib fell with a slight hit, and manifested first weakness.-Betting as in the last round.

5. Rallying was renewed by Molineux, and the execution on both sides was terrific. The Moor had the best of the rally, and Crib fell from a blow, and received another in falling, which excited murmurs and applause from the partisans of the combatants; but on reference to the umpires, it was decided fair, Crib's hands being at liberty.

6. The black, fatigued by want of wind, lounged right and left, but he was avoided, and he made a good stop of Crib's right hand. Crib put in a destructive righthanded blow at his body mark, which doubled him up, and he got away pitifully distressed. He appeared frantic on renewing a rally, anxious to go in, but alarmed at the consequences; and no dancingmaster ever cut capers more amusing to Crib's friends. He hit short, and was abroad. Crib followed him round the stage, and did astonishing execution, and floored him with a blow at great length, This round brought the odds five to one on Crib.

7. Molineux ran in on a rally intemper. ately, and did some execution; but Crib hit him several blows, as violent as can be figured, about the neck and jugular; and after a rally of one minute, the Moor fell from hurts and weakness.

8. Molineux, in the forlorn hope, again rallied at ill-judged distance, and after Crib

had again nobbed him, he got his head under the left arm, and fibbed until the

Moor fell.-No takers of odds.

The battle may be here considered as terminated. In the next round Crib broke

his antagonist's jaw; and at the close of the 11th round, Molineux being unable to stand, victory was announced in a Scotch reel by Gully and Crib, accompanied by shouts of applause.

Remarks.--The assemblage gave mutual applause to the combatants during the fight, which lasted nineteen minutes and ten seconds. The Moor has acquired science equal to Crib, and it would not be too much to denominate him as good an in fighter. He is quick and heavy, particularly with the left hand; and generally, when Crib hit him in the body with the right hand, he returned it with the left on the head; but Crib's game was never excelled, he having been a good deal punished on the head alone. Whether the impression of having been before beat by the champion was the cause of a sort of despondency, or whether a want of patronage by the higher orders in the fancy, had preyed upon Molineux's spirits, we are not in the secret to know; but he has fallen off much since he last fought Crib, and his intemperance gave his antagonist his mode of punishing, in which he excels all others that in hit ting with his left hand, when quickly followed. It has been a matter of surprise to many of the amateurs, that the Moor should be beat so quick, when he so obstinately contested a battle of thrice the duration of this so recently. The only inference to be drawn is, Crib was full of flesh in that combat, and far from being in good condition; and Molineux certainly has not the stamina he then had, although he has acquired the necessary science of boxing. The four rounds following the first were contested with that sort of furious desperation, on both sides,

which has never been equalled. Crib's hits seemed insupportable to the hardest frame.

Molineux was carried out of the

ring senseless and speechless, and is constantly attended by a surgeon. He has suffered most about the left side, and the jugular vein; but he is considered out of danger. Crib is blind, but he has received no body hit; and on being joked with after the fight, about his captivating appearance, he observed he would sooner go through such another fight, than go through another training up the Highlands of Scotland, after his patron and trainer Captain Barclay. Crib will benefit 4001. by this victory.

Another battle took place betwixt George Crib, the champion's brother, and a stout countryman, when the former won it in half an hour. The winner was two stone the heaviest. The towns of Grantham, Stamford, and, in short, the whole north road, have reaped abundant harvest on this occasion. No interruption whatever was offered.

HOAX.-The Queen's Palace has been infested with washerwomen from early on Monday morning till Thursday evening, who stated themselves to be hired by a woman calling herself the head of the Queen's laundry, who had been obliged to discharge all those employed under her, on account of their not washing the linen clean, and getting drunk. She engaged some at two guineas a week, others at four shillings a day, a pot of porter a day, and as much rum, gin, and wine as they chose. They began to come early on Monday morning to work. They had been brought from various parts of London, and are principally Irish women. To some of them the trick will be attended with ruin, as they have left good places for the engagement, the terms being so advantageous; others have sent their children into the country to nurse, to

enable them to take the place. The woman who played off this hoax called herself Fitzgerald to some, and to others she assumed the name of Rex. She appeared in general very well dressed, and an Irish woman. She went to most of their residences, ate and drank with them, and borrowed a cloak, umbrella, or shawl, &c.

AGRICULTURAL REPORT.--The report of agricultural proceedings at this season must naturally be a very limited one. The wheat harvest, we are concerned to state, proves every day more defective. In the counties of Surrey, Kent, Essex, and Suffolk, the blight has been so extensive, as to make the produce fall very short of the expected crop, and to render even the grain of that material defective, Oats and barley are found a full average crop, but beans and pease have generally failed, and in many parts were found scarcely worth harvesting. Clover, for seed, was headed kindly this year, and is expected to yield well. The turnips have suffered much by the continual drought, particularly those late sown. Hay continues to command high prices, on account of the shortness of feed, arising from the same cause. Hops are estimated at nearly half a crop; in the Fareham and best Kentish plantations, the quality proves fine.-Smithfield market has experienced a start for prime beef and mutton: but pig-pork has declined in value, from the heat of the weather. Lean stock is rather lower, except for store sheep, which fetch more money. The wool market is better. Owing to the great diminution of imported Spanish wool, short fleeces begin to be in brisk demand; Merino and prime South Down selling freely, the former at 6s. the latter at 2s. 6d. per lb.

FASHIONS.-Promenade Costume.— A round high robe, with large long

sleeves, and deep falling collar, edged with lace or needle-work, composed of jaconot muslin. A small capuchin mantle of green short sarsnet, lined with white, and trimmed with Chinese silk fringe of corresponding shades: deep Spanish pointed cape, trimmed with the same. White satin hat, of the Spanish form, with rim the colour of the mantle, ornamented with a demiwreath of corn-flowers. Roman shoes of green Morocco. Gloves of lemoncoloured kid; and parasol corresponding with the cloak, with deep Chinese awning.

Morning Dress.-A Chinese robe with full long sleeve, composed of fine: imperial, or plain cambric muslin ; trimmed round the throat and wrist, and down the front, with a full plaited border of plain muslin. A French foundling cap, formed of alternate stripes of lace and white satin, ornamented with blossom-coloured ribbon, and autumnal flowers to correspond. A pereline of spotted muslin or net, trimmed entirely round with lace or muslin, and thrown loosely over the shoul ders. Shoes and gloves of lemon.coloured kid.

OCTOBER.

2d.-FIRE AT GREENWICH HospiTAL.-The town was yesterday thrown into considerable alarm by the report of a conflagration in Greenwich Hospital; and we were afraid that we should have to record the destruction of that magnificent building, so much. the boast of this, as it is the admiration of every other country. It turns out, however, that the fire began in, and consumed only the Infirmary, and that the hospital itself was entirely out. of danger. The Infirmary was a large square building, the sides of which contained three different tiers of wards

or corridores, besides the residences, in the rear, of the physician and surgeon. The roof was very thickly covered with lead, and the bedsteads through the whole of the house were of iron. The fire, which, it appears, was quite accidental, began about one o'clock yesterday morning, in the north-west corner of the upper corridore, in one of the rooms belonging to the assistant-surgeon. The apartment where it began had been for some time uninhabited; and there being no stove in the fire-place, a fire was made on the hearth, to render the place dry and habitable. Through some interstices near the hearth the fire penetrated, and before the least notice could be taken of it by the assistant-surgeon, the beams underneath the floor were burn ing most intensely. The alarm was then immediately given, and nothing, we understand, could exceed in terror the cries and groans of the sick within, mingled with the tumult and shouting of the crowd without. The first care of those who had assembled to lend their assistance, was the removal of the sick; and we are happy to state, that every person in the Infirmary was brought out in safety. This was, however, a very perilous effort, as the roof had then begun to burn, and the lead, as it melted, poured down the partitions. From the attic story, the flames continued to make a rapid and destructive progress downwards, and at 3 o'clock, when the engines arrived, the whole building, with the exception of the eastern wing, and the houses of the physician and surgeon, was one entire furnace. The iron bedsteads, red-hot with the surrounding fire, gave a kind of deepened colour to the flame, which threw a steady, equal light over the whole horizon. The illuminated appearance of the neighbouring extensive buildings, the reflected glare from the Thames, the range of shipping render ed visible to an immense distance by

the brilliant element, are described to us as a night-scene the most sublimely picturesque; while the dangerous situation of those who assisted in extinguishing the fire, and the wretched appearance of the poor veterans who had just escaped its fury, must have had the interest of real tragedy, and excited every emotion of terror and pity.

The fire was got under about nine o'clock; and at three, the ruins were till smoking.

3d.--POLICE-UNION HALL.— The following act of atrocious villainy was stated to have taken place in the Borough, on Sunday night last, by an elderly man of respectable appearance, who applied for redress to G. Hicks, Esq., the sitting magistrate at this office yesterday. He stated himself to be an inhabitant of one of the parishes in Southwark, where he had lived many years, and filled a respectable situation in life, though now, by the pressure of misfortunes, reduced to indigence; of all his misfortunes, however, the greatest was, that of having a daughter, about 25 years of age, who, from being disappointed in her matrimonial views, had been deprived of her senses, and discharged from St Luke's, as an incurable lunatic. In this emergency necessity had obliged him to apply to his parish for relief, and his daughter was taken into the poor-house, where she had been for some time. Since her being there, the master of the house had made it a practice to send her once a week, accompanied by some person to take care of her, to his house; he had remonstrated against this practice, and requested permission to visit her at the poor-house, instead of her coming to him, but without effect; and on Sunday last, for the first time, she came to see him without 'any person being with her. She continued there till near six o'clock, when she left him to go home; the distance she had to go was