PUBLIC MORALITY.
TO THE EOITOB OP THE PRESS. Sir,—That a bond fide fight, with all its gory, brutal, and bloodthirsty accessories, should have taken place this afternoon in the very heart of the town in a leading thoroughfare, with a crowd of admiring spectators, commencing at twenty minutes to three, and terminating about ten minutes past, during which time the " claret" was flowing freely, and at last one of the combatants was knocked speechless: that this was allowed to proceed for such a length of time with no effort to sepai'ate the combatants, speaks volumes for the high condition of our public moral culture.
Yours. &c, A Citizen Who Was Not Present,
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Press, Volume XVIII, Issue 2420, 31 January 1871, Page 3
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112PUBLIC MORALITY. Press, Volume XVIII, Issue 2420, 31 January 1871, Page 3
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