These are my triumphs which I now record, Tho’ floor’d by Cousens, Bendigo, and Ward; And even with these I fearlessly declares, I did my best, and acted on the squares; And tho’ defeated on the field of fights, I died true game, and show’d no feather whites. Now, gentlemen, as I stand here before ye’s, I’ve told a round and plain unvarnished storys―― I love fair English boxing as my life, But dread the _Arkansas_ blade and _bowie_-knife; Those weapons deadly, cowardly, and keen, Which in a Briton’s hand should ne’er be seen, But which if _beaks_ conspire the ring to crush Will make the blood of many a Briton gush, And driving manly fair play from our Isle, Stamp us a nation of assassins vile! Now, gentlemen, no longer I’ll intrudes, But, as I’m bound in duty, will concludes; And, as you seem all honest mens and true, What you deem right I’m certains you will do. On Monday, the 14th of March, the Deaf’un, who had been generously bailed by a couple of Bedford tradesmen, surrendered to his bail, as also did eleven others. The Rev. Mr. Cautley, Mr. Orlebar Smith, and “a cloud of witnesses,” policemen, and others. Tom Spring, in friendly consideration of the Deaf’un’s incapacity of hearing, stood by him as _amicus curiæ_, and kindly interpreted the proceedings. It should be stated that in his examination before Lord Charles F. Russell and the grand jurors, the Rev. Joshua had stated that “Burke had endeavoured to force him out of the ring, and had seized him by the leg to throw him over the ropes.” Of this the Deaf’un (who certainly was never in the ring at all) was nervously anxious to exculpate himself. What was his surprise then to learn that “no evidence would be offered on that point,” and that “the general charge implicated all present in the same guilt.” Eventually (Viscount Chetwynd having removed the trial of his indictment into the Court of Queen’s Bench, on the ground that he could not get an impartial trial in Bedfordshire) the trials were postponed, and the whole of the defendants were held to bail to appear at the summer assizes; to them a ruinous expense and miserable suspense, and the great satisfaction of their Christian prosecutors and the profit of sundry attorneys; and thus ended the first “field-day” of “the battle of Bedford.” Other separate indictments, however, were proceeded with, against Messrs. Brown, of the “Swan,” Newport Pagnell, George Durham, Edward Dawkes, and Mark Cross, for “refusing to assist the constable in the execution of his duty.” Mr. Brown, after evidence by M’Hugh, the Rev. Joshua Cautley, and Mr. Smith, that in reply to being so called upon, he replied (being seated on the box of his coach) “that he had to mind his horses,” was found guilty. The other defendants then, having pleaded “guilty,” were sentenced each to pay a fine of forty shillings, and costs, and to enter into recognisances themselves in £40, and two sureties in £20