The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-01 00:00:00

BOXING.

A battle, which excited much inteiest in town
and country. was fought on Tuesday, ou the Downs
near lifersefield, between Cabbage, of Bristol, and
Abrahams Newton, the Scroggins and Randall of
the provincial boxers, for 100 guineas aside, the
former being hocked by en amateur clergyariso,
and the bitter by subscription. The combat took
place in a 24-feet ring, and the spectators may be
fairly computed at thirty thousand, so much was
the satiety on the occasion. Cabbage had con-
quered all before him, and he is considered ■ hater
man of his weigh► than any the London ring can
produce. Newton had hest Ford, Bristol Hall,
and others of note, sad he too was considered a
Nonpareil; hat he had trained off the last two or
three years, by serving too much at his bar. Cribb,
aid rens Penne, brother of the Game Chicken,
sad Cabbage; sod Bub Watson, and soother,
seconded Newton. Betting even.

THE. BATTLE.
Balms 1. A smart rally, decidedly in favour isf Cab.
hags, Wl* WOISI ep to hie •dversary's plmplr, end sever
left it tilt he Seared him.
11. Neared placed a hit upon the side of Cabbage's head,
be it was relented with both band*, and tome teddy light.
task place, bat Cabbage would sot be denied, and he se
sacheiperal Newton's bead, that his features were-levelled.
$. Newton shewed weakling, and went down with as light
hit, and be had dot the word of the fourth, fifth, and sixth
meads.
'l. A sibert rally was commenced by Newton, and some
sharp hidek soak !doe, but the strength and determined
BMW sfCbage a beiges woe antitrust iu every round,
soil be retched i %Wry fall.
S. This rutted reacted winaing to • certainty on the port
of Cabbage, who hit his toss sesiseleas, end be let bias go
down, sereviagly afraid to lepett his stenaiog hits.
le Sheikh round Nortan fell Bees weakens, sad be was
beat, bet he stood up four other meads without a titmice,
se the dant trues his bead had deleted the ring, and he was
tetra eff the goosed. Cabbage woo without • hurt.—
Like • chiebee he keeps his heads well bylaw him, and
wars alike with both heeds. Be is a steady lighter, tied a
temperate 1101111.

Cyrus David, sod Martin the baker, ore nisrelwd
to NIA for 100 Owes in the dame ring as Estes
mud Isle of Wight Hall, on the 29th of October.

Candidates for public favour cannot fail being
the objects of an attention directed deeper than
their professional abilities; and there are, it is said,
circumstances attached to the history of the Lady,
who is shortly to appear at Drury-lime Theatre, in
the character of Don Carlos, in The P , which
makes her as much the object of interest as of
curiosity. It seems she was born in England, and
of 1' higher &load" than fortune and that filial
duty led her, at a very early period of her fife, to
study the profession of music in Italy. Despotism
was then in full vigour and terrific operation—and,
as on Englishwoman, though young and beautiful,
she was persecuted from town to town, shut up in
prisons, and when released thence, again bream, a
forlorn wanderer: until, at last, the power which
" charms the savage beast," bad its effect on more
savage mass, transformed the etstmies of her country
into the warm admirers of her musical talents, and
she continued to be the favourite singer at the first
operas in Italy, until the confusions of war matte it
prudent for her to quit 11w country. About this
time she married a foteign Officer of military rank,
who had PKI lized himself under the banners of
the Allied Troops, but who, its leasistg her a widow,
could bequeath her nothing bolt his hommtable
name. Thus, as a wcinan, once pervernted for
being au Englishwoman, end now the widow of a
brave foreigner, who had fallen in the battles of
her country, else appears amongst us with it double
appeal—sod the appeal of such a stature, mode with
the voice we anticipate, cannot fail of meeting 2
generous welcome in every British heart.

Out of the Paris Jotiromla mentions a ',grotesque
eeronaut, of the name or MANlgit, who had elicited
much curiosity at Lyon*, *here he had given seven
►eprrseutationa. Ilion nod his associate. M. CHAA-
-1.0110, bed been iiwited to continue their rept,.
seutltione. but had declined, on the kroutul that
they were engaged at Covent-garden Theatte, end
were to be in London this del.