The National Register.
London, England, 1821-06-18 00:00:00

BOXING.

HICKMAN AND OLIVER.
This match for 100 guineas a side, was fought on
Tuesday on Blincly Heath, a few short miles from
Copthorne. The men are so well known that we
need not dwell upon their qualifications. Oliver
had fought many a gallant battle, and Hickman,
the Gaslight man, so recently known in his success-
ful combats with Cooper, has become a star, like
the renowned James Belcher, that nature had turned
out with gifts to operate upon the heavy weights of
the day. It was one of the most manly encounters
we have had for some time to record. Spring and
Shelton went in with Hickman, and Harry Harmer
and Joshua Hudson seconded Oliver. Average
betting► was 11 to 5 on Gas.

ROUNDS.
I.—Every eye was fixed with studious attention upon
the right hand of the gas-man; and the same attention -
was observed upon the superior science of Oliver, how
he would parry or avoid it. Gas made several feints to
get his destructive right hand to tell, and Oliver placed a
slight left handed blow upon the chest, when Gaa played
quickly iii with his right-hand, bid out of distance. He
however ran his adversary upon the ropes, and placed
two hits quickly. A manly rally followed, and Oliver at-
tempted to hold him after exchanging blows with 10n,
but (;as got away sad made fresh fight. Oliver had the
worst of another in-go, but lie placed a hit in the mouth,
and hail the worst of a till. It was evident that his in-
figliiing was lost upun Gas.
—Gas doubled himself up for nothing hat earnest
Milling, and his right hand would tell. He placed two or
tw9 ur three of these finishers to a commune, in a rally,
and though Oliver stood up to him with the greatest man-
hood, and exchanged some hits, yet he had the worst of
it, and when In, Gas slipped away from his grasp stud
threw Wm.-3 tot on Gas. _ _

3.—Oliver bled freely is um the rallies, and was heavily
marked upon the right eye. He however met the right
hand of Gas by a flush counter-hit with the Lett, which
led to a tremendous let-loose lighting round. All science
was forgotten, and Oliver, toiled in parrying the severe
hitting right hand, tried the out and out. He stood up
to his adversary's head, and made hit fur hit with him,
Until Gas piped open mouthed, and the roar of the ring
fur Oliver was tremendous. Iu the close Gas would out
wait longer than lie could have the best of it, sod hods
went down.
l.—Assother most tremendous round was fought, and'
for such gallantry the ring was astonished. Oliver, who
bad sitar a atone weight over his uslversary, fought like
a man, but his goodness was stilled by activity. Gas
threw Ins left hand out instinctively, and many were the
calls of disapprobatiou that he was clawing Isis adversary's
mouth and eyes, but it was no doubt from impulse. lu a
struggle upon list weaving system sit the ropes, GAS Vas
like an eel in Ilse hands of Isis executioner, and lie had
the best of this bugging tightiug, but in this round he was
throws,.

s.—Another desperate round commenced by Oliver
hitting Lis adversary upon the breast. Severe hitting was
excliaoged, but the finishing right hand of Gus made such
closing impressions on the head of his adversary, that an
exchange ut hitting was beating Oliver. In a close both •
went down bleeding freely.
threw away his gifted right handed blow, but
had it told it would have settled the point at issue. lu
a rally the blows of each told the amateurs who were 1101
near enough to see them placed, that they were earnestly
delivei rd. Oliver threw his adversary from him at clue-
ing as if a bad in-customer.
7•—Oliver was bleeding from every organ. and Gas
stewed a cut from the chit'. Oliver was thrown.

S.— Oliver placed a left handed body blow hut feebly,
and fought like a lion, but after a hard rally, which se-
verely SIMI kril hint, lie was thrown.
o.—Gas planted a good right-handed body hit, and
another severe round followed, and iu the struggle Oliver
was thrown.
10th and last.—Oliver made feeble play. with the left
hand, but G.is caught him heavily under the ear with the
right hand, and on the head, again reeling down, which
settled the battle, and Oliver was currisd off the ground
iu is senseless stale, atter having been bled.
Like the phenomenon of his day, James Belcher,
the Gass man sets all the men of the present day in
the tuck grotuid. He must revive fighting, as we
have no such articles now-a days. He is nothing less
than a slaughterman, and he never convinced the
amateurs so much of his invincibility, as in putting
on one side the manly efforts displayed against him
by Oliver, on whose courage we could nut tide.
quately convey our daces to the reader.
Oliver was senseless for more than two hours,
but he was better when our infiirmation left him.

Another battle took place, which Cooper, the
Gypsey, won in 25 minutes, beating a novice.
Martin and Randall —Tuesday Martin appeared
in the ring, and threw up his hat.. He said, "he
wished to inform the amateurs that he had accepted
of Randall's challenge fin SOW a side; and his
friends were ready make it 5001." Randall im-
mediately answered it with his castor, as a token of
defiance; and it is expected this match will be made
immediately.

BANantlrr Law.—There is a clause in the draft
of the new bill, declaring that no offer of compsi-
tion shall be ntertained for less than .Is. in the
pougd, without the consent of every creditor who
has proved his debt; the object of which is, to induce
persons in business to cease trailing as soon as their
uffiirs are in a desperate condition.
It is with great satistlictiou we observe that the
young wheats which had been slightly injured by
the late chilling winds, have resumed a healthy
complexion, and ii:Jinit•es a plentiful harvest.