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his country's laws—hne and imprisonment,BOXlNG~—atid about It.As of .Arts, so of Arms—we hold ourselves the faithful Recorders.Amongst other curious and amusing particulars attending the fight between Johnson and Ryan, the following hand-bill was stuck upon the house opposite the place:Tbes is to gif Notes,“ Man and wemen may com into this hanse att 3d. t “ pease too sea thee fite betwene thee Inglishe Man aa “ Irishe Man Whiche accOidinge too Accompts Is too bee a K bloudy one—their Be 3 Winders in thee one paire Staircs “sb.thate you well have a fine sighteof thee Comboutant* “ —and I have a ball coney for . the Ladies ate a shillingea“ pease—-7-Cc«wi acoumodasions in thee eatinge waye too “ bee paiceextraye.”The place.of meeting For Humphries and Mendoza is fixed for Colchester. The distance from Town thus great—to prevent too great an interruption.- -Of 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—Sigu-painting after Sir Joshua.Reynolds.On this account, the interference of Justices is always ridiculous. They only adjourn, but do not put off—and the occasional interference of Military, to prevent fighting—\ooks discouragement to a national distinftion.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 ;dthet;#W -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 aftion 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 marches have been gained by one decisive blow.Lately, a duel was fought at -Gibraltar by
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London World
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Dec 22, 1787
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