POSTSCRIPT TO TH E WEEK'S N E‘V S.
SPECTATOR OFFICE, SATURDAY, Two o'CLocm{. The following authentic particulars have been communicated to us respecting a transaction which has been alluded to, very vaguely, by several of our contemporaries.
On Wednesday last, a man named Coombs waited upon Mr. Robert Gouger, a gentleman connected with Stamford and its ncighbourhunl, and toil him that thirty-six pugilists had been hired by one Baker. a Superimendent of Police, on behalf of the Marquis of Exeter or Lord Thonla: Cecil, to go (loan to Stamford to fight for them at the election. SIr. Gouger a,ked Coombs bow ho kmue this Coombs' and one Mansell, whom Coombs had brought with Lim, stated that Man- sell had been hired as one of the party, but that, upon the eersurasian of Coombs, he had declined to go. The nastues of some of the boxers who were hired and did go, are Blissett, Castles, Oliver, Stockman, and Reader Mr. Gouger lost nu time iu laying the statement before Mr. Phillips, the Under suucretary of Stale. al r. Phillips examined Coombs; who repeated what he had said to Mr. Ganger, and u.110 was sent by Mr. Phillips to fetch Mansell. Mansell was examined by Mr. Phillip:: who also sent for Mr. Baker, the Superintendent of Police, and examined him. Thi, rxamination led Mr. Phillips to believe that the men had been hired to be made special con- stables for keeping the peace—for so said Baker. All that haul passed was commu- nicated by Mr. Gouger to Mr. Tennyson, the Reform candidate at Stanford; and he also sent Coombs to Stamford for the purpose of rec., niziog the brokers, and exposing them to Mr. Tennyson and the Stamford electors. On Friday morning, Mr. Gouger received front Stamford a letter dated April add:, front which the fol- lowing is an extract. " If they persist in their bullying, the consequence will he that we shall distribute handbills in the country (which is all in our favour), make an inlincisse party, and crush them at once. They have, besides the vagabonds from London, a mob of three hundred hired at seven shillings per day, and every thing found for them, armed with thick staves. lint we have taken the law into our own hands, and thrashed them repeatedly. Last night we had a desperate affray, the consequence of which was abundance of broken heads. To-night the same thin will be acted again" Mr. Gouger read thialetter to Mr. Phillips !Mr. Tennyson also havins written to Lord Melbourne); and Mansell was sent for again. He stated to Mr. Phillips (on Friday), that he had been sent, with one Butler, by Reuben Mart in, a pugilist, to be hired by Baer; and that Baker informed them their master would be a good one, —being the Marquis of Exeter. Mansell and Butler further told Mr. Phillips, that being asked by Baker front whom they came, they said they came from Reuben Martin ; cards, with his name on them, we re delivered to Baker, who said, " It 's all right." Mr. Gouger has since ascertained, that Baker hired Butler at tire shil- lings a day ; and that Butler left town for Stamford on Thursday morning, with the other pugilists, from the Bull Inn, Holborn; ail the places in the coach having been taken by Baker in his own name.
When Mr. Phillips had received the whole of the :thrive information, he said that it was a case requiring the interference of Government. We should think so.
SIR WALTER ScoTT.—We are exceedingly gralifiA to Earn, both
from direct and indirect sources, that our last AVeCk'S cor- respondent had overrated the danger or Sir \ V:Iter's illness. It was a smart attack of inflammation, which yielded to free bleeding. Ile is now better. Long may he be well !
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