The National Register.
London, England, 1822-02-18 00:00:00

BOXING.

The renewal of the match between Fordham, the
miner, and G. Holt, took place early on Thursday
morning in an open ring at Alalsby, on the forest
of Bagshot, towards Guildford, for the orignal stake
of .5U guineas. The last battle, two months since,
was declared a draw, as both men were hit to a
stand-still, and often went down from distress with-
out a hit. The fight we are about to record was
not one of scientific shifts, which they were strangers
to, but it was manhood pourttayed during the 22
minutes it lasted. It took place early, to prevent
confusion, as the parties, the men and their backers,
were anxious to know the best man rather than
rabble applause. The same seconds officiated as on
the tbritier occasion, and a gallant fight of eighi
rounds tbllowed in which every inch of ground was
stubbornly maintained,
In the first round the combatants could scarcely
make up their minds to shake hands, from eagerness
to begin malleling. They twice got their arms
entangled, without the design of mischief being
realized, and they separated as if by command. At
the next meeting Holt was hit down upon one knee,
by a blow on the chest ; but he recovered himself,
and a slaughtering round of give and take followed,
which lasted seven minutes, when Fordham was
dropped by a hard round hit upon the temple, and
both were streaming in claret.
2. The combatants tumid to again, and exchanged several
awkward round blows upon the head, and in the rally Holt was
hit down.

5. The fast fighting of the men was stopped for a while—
roaring and not piping wat the order of both, and in meeting
lonlbain was thrown.

♦. Second wind, replenished efforts, and a merry round was
fought. It was manfully rontesusl, and Iloh brought his ad-
versary's herd down by a body hit, which set him abroad, and
he was knocked down and had the worst of the round.—Y to I
on Holt,

S. 6, and 7, were gallant meads at the scratch. In the Stlt
Holt kept his ►uperionty, although he exclteimered his adver-
sary's hl in time, yet he had the worst of the latter pan of it,
and was thrown a heavy somerset. In the other two rounds
Fordliam took the lend, Ilolt's right hand having become dia.
aided, and he was grassed in the 6th and thrown in the 7th
round.

8. Holt mule a gallant stand, and fought under disadvan-
tages very bravely, but he wanted some of his namesake's know-
'Liege. He was hit down senseless by a blow under the ear, and
a street full of watchmen could not have dunned time into his
ears although the winner, was most beat.

VACCINATION.—The usual Annual Report, to the
Secretary of State for the Home Department, from
the National Vaccine Establishment, has just been
printed by order of the House of Commons. It is
signed by Sir H. Raiford, President of the Royal
College of Physicians; by Sir E. Home, Master of
the Royal College of Surgeons; Sir %V. Blixard, and
H. Cline, Esq. Governors of the same; and by Drs.
Frampton, Hume, Badham, and Loyd, Censors of
the Royal College of Surgeons. The report com-
mences with the declaration that the test of another
year's experience has produced an increase in their
amlidenee as to its benefits. They add, that it has
been practiced more extensively, notwithstanding the
influence of exaggerated rumours of the frequent
occurrence of the small-pox subsequently on the
minds of some persons, and the obstinate prejudices
of others. It appears, however, to be no longer
doubtful that the small-pox, in a modified and pecu-
liar form, will, sometimes, take place after vaccina-
tion; but the disorder has always run a safe course,
being unifier/1/y exempt from the secondary fever, in
which the patient dies most commonly, when he dies
of that disorder. " For the truth of this assertion,
(continues the report) we appeal to the testimony of
the whole medical world ; and fur a proof that the
number of such cases bears no proportion to the
thousands who have profited to the fullest extent of
security, by its protecting influence, we appeal con-
fidently to ail wlio frequent the theatres and crowded
assemblies, to admit that they do nut discover in the
rising generation any longer that disfigurement of
the human face, which was obvious every where some
years since " 1 here! is one imam:ant observation
made by these eminent professional gentlemen, in
alluding to occasional faili.res inhere vaccination has
been employed. Among the most frequent sources
of those which have occurred, it is remarked, and
" will for a time continue to occur, is to be numbered
that careless facility with which unskilful benevolence
undertook to perform vaccination in the early years
of the discovery ; fur experience has taught us, that
a strict inquiry into the state of the patient to be
vaccinated, great attention to the state of the mutter
to be inserted, and a vigilant observation of the pro.
tress of the vesicles on the part of the operator, are
ail essentially necessary to its complete success."
Extraordinary fivundify 0. a /:we.—A ewe sheep,
the property of Mr. Edward !baby, of Amberley, in
March, 1811, yeaned him four lambs; and on the
Ist of the present month she produced him six yean-
lings, making together ten lambs, brought forth by
the same ewe in eleven months.

Saturday se'imight a large sow!: of barley at Mul-
lion Grange, was set on nre, and whirl °win -tcr- • •
the high wind, was entirely constaii e in-
cendiaries, We hope, will siveilily meet-that punish-
in,:ut which their villany merits. The tke wits stcli
fur the sp.ice et 20 miles round llougliam.

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