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f5*:- »»■ — -if -As of .Arts, so of Arm*—we hold ourselves the faithful Recorders.Amongst other curious and amusing particulars attending the fight between Johnson and Ryan, the following hand-bill was stucjc upon the house opposite the place:Thes is to gif Notes w Man and wemen may com into this hanse att 3d. a lt;c pease too sea thee fite betwene thee Xnglishe Man an “ Irishe Man Whiche acc6rdinge too Accompts Is too bee a K bloudy one—their Be 3 Winders ir. thee one paire Staircs “ so. thate you well have a fine sighte of thee Comboutanta tc —and I have a bait coney for. the Ladies ate a shilling© a u pease-r-T-Ccod acouinodasions in thee eatinge waye too “ beepaiceextraye.The place.of meeting for Humphries and Men-doza is fixed for Colchester. 'The distance from Town thus great—to prevent too great an interruption.- jOf all public meetings whatever—a Boxing Match is the most quiet. The seeing othe.s fight, always prevents John Bull from thinking of it himself.In the present instance, however, fighting after Humphries and Mendoza, would be—Sign-painting after Sir Joshua.Reynolds.On this account, the interference of Justices is always ridiculous. They only adjourn, but do not put of—and the occasional interference of Military, to pre-vent fighting—looks discouragement-to a national distinction.Major Hanger, in the late boxing match, was, as he generally contrives to be, on the wrong side.—He backed Ryan against Johnson, as he did Martin against Humphries and Min-doza,- - ‘Tying challenged ;eithGtWar.d -or. Reynolds, to fight for any sum of money they .could raise—-for five guineas—or for nothing—which challenge both these Bristolian Champions declined.Mendoza is going to bring an a£tion against Johnson, for striking him on the stage, during the fate fight. Johnson says, that Mendoza had no business there, the bottle-holders being ordered off; and that if the Jew. institutes an aftion for the assault, his attorney shall sue him for a trespass.What caused Mendoza to interfere, was a cross made by Humphries, just as Ryan had levelled a blow at Johnson, which, if it had taken place, might have lost Johnson the battle. Many matches have been gained by one decisive blow.Lately, a duel was fought at Gibraltar by Captain Montagu and Ensign Grey—after an exchange of fire, the seconds interposed, and the dispute was amicably adjusted as much to the honour as satisfaflion of all the parties.—Mr. Groves of the Royals, was second to Captain M.—Mr. Elliot, (nephew to the late Governor) —‘o Ensign Grey. «If we may judge from the Westminster performance, and the Prologue and Epilogue to that performance, it must be confessed that the boys have done far better than their masters; much perhaps may be attributable to the Printer; but such want of metre, and such confusion of Spondees for DaHylls, we never witnessed, and hope never shall again.The Imperial Catherine has of late been much attached to the French, and would probably go any length, with them, was she not restrained by Prince Potemkin, to whose wisdom she confides, not only the command of the army, but the whole administration of the government.That-the Emperor is involved in some league or negotiation, that may be interesting to us, is evident from an expression that lately dropped, from him, in conversation with some of his ministers. He said, that notwithstanding all his preparations against the Turks, he hoped that he should not be driven to extremities, but a settlement of affairs in that quarter would enable him soon to look to the westward.The Gentlemen Inhabitants of St. Clements' and the Savoy Precindl, on Thursday evening again exerted themselves in the service of the Public, by perambulating their district; when, by the assistance of Mr. Wylde, the high Constable of the Holborn Division, they secured a number of pickpockets and infamous women, who have for a long time past infested that vicinity. What a | misfortune it is to the Public (at this criticalseason), that their very meritorious exertion are not seconded by the neighbouring parishes iHis Royal Highness the Duke of York has , been pleased to appoint Mr. Nathaniel Jefferys of Dover-street, to be ‘bis Royal Highness’s Jeweller,
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London World
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Dec 22, 1787
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