FATAL BOXING.-CANTERBURY,...
FATArL BOXIlG.-CANTERBuRV, June 8.-Whitsuntide usually produces many bexing.matches. le regret to recor, one. which took lace yesterday in the parish of H1oly Crons, Westgate. Benja5uiOn5 rrett h spending the evening and night at Wincheup Fair, ., is return home with his wife, wenj. into the Gecixeand Dragon, and called for some liquor. The land. lord refused him drink. He, however, went into the tap roomI and a quarrel arose between hih and xome brooiadssherL -Baret' in. sisted upon fighting a man namred James Baker, and the paties proceed'ed down the strcet towards the fildas, to fin a eligible spot. Upon arriving near Westgate-coart, they chose the pound for their contest, Baker observing, '"Yoa are a laInean, let us bhve a soft place to fall en: you will be hurt on the hard stones." They atripped arid went ito the pound, accompanitA by their wives, when the men commenced. Aiter the first round the-com. batants called out for seconds, upon which Simraondg entered the ring as the friend of Baker, and a young man 'Who was casually wregentl of the name of Harrell, a butcher, stepped ina to perform ihe same offlce for the decessed, observing that he t' would have all fair." The men fought six or seven rounds, when in. the last round Baker struck B3rrett a severe blow just under the ribs upon the left side Its effects were ttemendous. The decessed !stggered a few paces, and feU flat on his fikc. He breathed hiard a few tlmes, but spoke not, and was a corpse in two or three minuts Air. Birewn surgeon, was sent for, but he was past hu. man aid. The wretced wife, who had been but a few minutes before, with an infant in her arms, encouraging her husband in his. iU-fated contest, now seemed in despair at its result, and gLve way to the most extraYvAgnt grief. The body was conveyed to the Cock i eubllehouse in theneighbourhood, where the coroneres inquet 'was held. Thejuryonhearing the evidenee, dellered a Terdic aof *tMNanslaghter" agonist Jrames Baker. The Coroner isued his warrantfor bisaprebension.