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of the company and the rattling of pence, which,to the eternal disgrace of heroism, were carefullypicked up and pocketed.

There now followed several others, most ofthem very young; these sprigs of laurel showedbut little science compared with the combatantswhom I have described, their principal objectbeing, to all appearance, to lay on blows till theywere out of breath. We came at length to thescientific and skilful men who had distinguishedthemselves in the severest conflicts.—Belcher andPullen were announced. They ascended the stagewith a bounding elasticity, and, merely throwingoff their coats and waistcoats, they went to workwith a lightness and dexterity which gave a graceand interest to the sport. It need hardly be men-tioned, that here no largess of copper coin (whichin this elegant school I learnt was denominatedbrowns) was offered.

Richmond the Black and Isle of Wight Hallcame next. The former I had observed amongthe spectators: his countenance had an expres-