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Show Pugilists at Coronation. A week before the coronation of (eorge IV.. In IK'-'I, a famous pugilist, known as "(ieutleman" Jackson, acting act-ing under Instructions from the earl marshal's office, was busily engaged In beating up fighting men for a peculiar pecu-liar purpose. That waa to keep In check the supporters of Queen Caroline, Caro-line, who was threatening to create a disturbance outside of Westminster abbey. Jackson's auxiliaries, twenty In number, were attired as king's pages, and were stuck about the abbey ab-bey gate. Their appearance waa qulto sufficient: not one of the aggrieved queen's sympathizers ventured to go nesr them.' One was John Gully, who was In turn prl.o fighter, racing man, colliery proprietor and member uf parliament. |