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THE BOXING MATCH,f | . On the Common Ealing.After *a change of day, and a change of place, the combatants, Martinaiid Mendosa had at last -.arrived on the spot, amidst a concourse of many thousand speftators, when unfortunately who should arrive likewise but a Justice of the Peace, and a Posse-Comita,us, who, as usual, would have been perfeftly unable to keep order had they not been seconded in their efforts by the light dragoons.His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by many Gentlemen, retired on being applied to by the Peace Officer, after which the Riot Aft was read, and, by the exertions of the Officers, civil and military, due order was restored.On this occasion, the Prince, like his gallant predecessor, the fifth Harry—though found in the company of the wicked—gave way to the laws of his country, and shewed himself the example of what he.will one day teach.Amongst the amateurs of the art, were Mr. Bradyll, Col. Tarleton, and other men of fashion—-who returned to town much disappointed at the sudden termination of this engagement, which ended before it began—or as Capt. Morris has it in his Yankee song :Then for war they prepar’d—but the fight was but partial,So they sail’d back again—just to hold a Court Martial.Bow, wow, wow.ANOTHER ACCOUNT.THE BOXING MATCHWhich was to have been yesterday, between Martin the Bath butcher, and Mendoza, the Jew, turned out to be a mere rout, instead of a set battle.The spot fixed upon was Shepherd's Bush—so altered -from Gravesend—but a magistrate in the neighbourhood, said to be the identical Major Sturgeon, so much ridiculed by Foote, interposed witn his authority-—and made the parties shift their quarters, and rnc.rcb from Acton to Ealing.Thus, with Israelites in front, and butchers bringing up the rear, did the combatants retreat before the Major to Ealing Common. Here the stage was erefted, and nearly ten thousand people were drawn together to see the fight, from the Prince to the peasant.Literally from the Prince—for the Prince of Wales was there—whether accidentally or otherwise we know not.—When the'stage was railed in, and a 1 ready—The magistrates arrived with a military escort. The Prince was the first to shew his respeft to legal authority, with what petulance soever it might be exerted ; and bowing with admirable complacency and condescension to the High Constable, told him that his presence should not check him in the execution of .his duty—and immediately rode off towards London.The soldiers then advanced, by order of the magistrate, and the riot aft having been previously read, made their way to the stage ; which they caused to be demolished.The mob then graduallydispersed,not with out a few mementos across their shoulders, from the soldiers’ broad swords—and thus happily to prevent two ruffians from sealing up each other’s eyes, .the peace of the County was preserved, at the expence of a very few limbs, and bruises ofthe unoffending spectators.Among other accidents occasioned by the charge of the Dragoons, a Gentleman in a gig, was thrown, horse, gig, and all, into a gravel pit—but that is a mere trifle, when the objeft was to prevent mischief.On this combat not less than ten thousand pounds depended—and from it much was ex-pefted. The stage was only fourteen feet square, and -no tumbling without a blow was to be permitted._ What was most remarkable is, that the soldiers chosen for this duty wereaQuarter-Master’s party of the Prince of Wales’s own regiment of dragoons.His Royal Highness was accompanied by Mr.Bradyl, Colonel St. Leger, and Monsieur St. George. This last gentleman, will, on his return to France, have a tale to relate—not of English prowess in boxing—nor perhaps of decorum in the conduft of an English magistrate—but s'urely of the magnanimity of an ENGLISH PRINCE, not ex-.celled in any period of our history!A Correspondent of Rank observes, that though he has made the Tour of the Continent.
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London World Fashionable Advertiser
London, Middlesex, GB
Wed, Mar 28, 1787
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