The National Register.
London, England, 1819-07-25 00:00:00

BOXING.

Two great meetings took place on Wednesday, which
attracted all the refine of this great metropolis, namely,
the mob at Smithfield and ihr miscellaneous grcope not
Crawley Common, where I.Nitinelly, the Irish Cham-
pion, exhibited iii a fight•with Oliver tear Two Ilundre. si
thsisreas.—Wilhout desrantirg on the respcauliidy of
either, we proceed tars descr:ption of the light, which
•was originally fixed to take • place two tunes fremi Cod-
.stone,but the pirgueis belonging to the army of occiipa:mn
found some enemies WllO tiversacked in that Twit!,
and to nude safe the spot where the biotic Wab ine4tit,
eight nines limiter out was fixed 11100.
The wetness of the morning was tio damper to the ad-
mirers of millmg genius, and Smithfield, at least, did
iun thin the numbers, as the frequenters of the prise-
ring, front the patrition to the prig, have but little taste
for edification a ttttt iwst inc Cice; onions assembled ter near
to Newgate. This tight excited touch interest by. way
of nationality, and I)onnelly's prowess was proverbial,
Imin his having vatuptished such a man as Cooper. But
it was complained of, that Cooper was not used fairly
on the Ctirralty but the hest answer to that is, he did

not chuse to fight Mtn iii England, and it is but frit to
stint, in respect to the Irish, that the prejlithre in favour
of Oi.ser on IVednesday, in the London ring, wai acis
as in Ireland .would not be coumenanced, and had Do;•-
tielly rolled• about and picked his places to lie dowa
upon, (in the 'neither Isle of Wight Hill did) w hen
tilOtitig with hint noon the C drab, the ring would
son.) hive he'en broken. Oh% er is the very gamest of
our brave men, but his action is blow, and at lust. 711..
lie was matched against a man of more than 14 stone.—
Ile vgitalized himself in defeating Loth Cooper and
Painter. Tne Conlyuancers were divided between Smith-
tield and the tight, but those present egnalittl their
antipede brethren in dexterity,and in daring they were as
fast as any whit ever said " stand' 10 a traveller ; but
Coptlumers, who know so well the taste of gorid
lambi, without a permit,
wen, in !•e:f-tleictice, and saved the busz.
Cribb was engaged by. a Noble Lord to second his
adopted Oliver, amid Sheliou was the bottle-holder,
Belcher and Randal seconded Donnelly, whose chicf
backer was the sporting Colonel. and the great patron
of Randal and the Hibernian Millers.—Dettilis 5 to 4
on Donnelly.
ROCK ns.
1. Donnelly put himself into good attitude for bitting, with
the right shouldei level with the tbd iu paraliel with the chin.
Ile let tly with the left baud assay from distance, whic -
brought the men to a close, and Oliver received soine• haste
but Donnelly disenoged himself by giving his udveristry- a •
heavy fah. His superior strength wasapparent, and he was-
backed at 7 to 4.

V. Oliver hit the hotly with the left hand a In Randal, hut-
without the force, and Donnelly rushed in with much deter
mination, nod herr he shewed a want of science. Them was
some hogging hitting in the close, and Donnelly threw agui n.
3 Donnelly mired hi, hit, and another close followed,
and Oliver had the best of the weaving system, spiel he tiara w
his adversary upon a balance on the loiter rupee of the
and Donnelly aas tincierrntait upon the ground.
4. Oliver • retreated to the nip. 5, a here Donnelly Shea ed
and knot ked his head ai,,liitst the stake and threw lain
heavily.—Moth were bleeding.
5. Donnelly placed a left handed hit upon the eye, and it
was returned by a sharp arab lilt upon the h, a bleb hied
freel and by aay al complinsiod Donnelly gave hint a t
Mg fall, and %Cali down tidoli
6. Oliver began to 1.110% wain of condition. rind he hit
short a if:, the lett hand upon the- hody, and Inc received
a stunt t hit upon the herd, with wleo h he a eat down ;
but it was nut considered by theamaiii as a knit, k•duwn blow.
7. Dannelly placed a bit upon the head ait b the left-tmid,
and ngain threw his rims Some diiG•re:n e occurred bet atiu
the Fecund+ as to the manner in a laic h the men were entangled
on the ground, and Randal threatened to hive Sueltoo a lit it
on the head a ith the water bottle.
8. Oliver had evideatly, suffered heavily from the fatlt,
and lie tiled profusely. lie was 'Mown ilAilill.—Seven to fou►

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P. Dinorlly placed a heavy right-handed blow upon his
nitver-Air).si.ide, nod the mark was vi,ible, uud iii a rin-e
Oliver went don% from weakness.

10, nod 11 Oliver was in• bob rocnils, rifler
struggling eloseii, vit how any hitting of cow,. Teen. e.
12. Oliver broke Irs .round from nenkne--, and they
were al,ke distressed, mid huts we,e down, moil the Itols
round, in each of is hit h thouistll)., stivengtit betted loin in
the throw,,

Oliver fought at wori4 until the I•5Ih round, when he eiit
what is lei:float:ail) 1 ruled 4MCUIId M UNt, and lvd sputa, sm.!
tne favourite nt

19. (Their pineett inn Lira, tneet•ng hh adversary up a
the ru,ll, and Donnell+ appeared much diptrexeil, and ...et
Oran n.

Uotti the 12d rotted there was hut little fighting, Olive: .1
head tvas much so °lieu, and he W3l uinung at esery sitantro-
site to get bra. lit this round he showed his itatute to the
MiliWilktiOn of the ring, .by htirg himself in defrv•ise
attitudes to the co ner of the riu:. a uere he rfillaiteiy fought
himself out in hull-tliig•ty te, and threw iris adversary.
23. A tine •is•tilltell Or TClellee was he ellf-pl.oed•—hoilt
let U. at tt.e i.ante rumnent, af.:l the curoter lilts told- Jima,
the mouth ot each, trod hoth went down tat u vet • 1 feet dis-
tance films each other a ith tiw chest of the h:tsti r, %felt It.
operated strongly ul the teeth, and both had enough 1,0 du
fur ves el if, 14Plallds to 4;1,1 cc the claret.
I. 0 !via reef:lv,', a lett-handed tut upon the throat, and
vva• throw is in the close.

,hewed •oone es tranr,linary mde.bond. Ile
went ia %%nr.. at the lautzling s%•tenl hni :inhough tit me, it
redaced ii ti e Egtli b. isserpasseraig %el:Ala. hr pl.‘ced twt
flush bits upon his adtersarS's hr4d. and tlire%
2InI ui Oliver, ferns kunst is game, and the &site ss
Which his ad% er-ary Lebow ecl uud. r.
DunnAly continued in a .r ak, stair, and nl,llOlOl
Oliver was tae wont beaten, be lea in Iles renad, at t:,e
close of which bath went down,l). surds antler.
27ta and filth %%err bin:ging t (stands, in fliseur of Mete,.
but it the Tura were an I Art n eak state that it ...son% one's
hauls., and Rand judges Ini,k the odd, shunt Doinn Ill's wet.
coliceivuisg 1.4-clioh with any thing like e qual
taus: h,.‘r bine Through the contest. Donnell% bad she.. is
is s Are points, and he qualified the app. oltioluott his
ii rue,inaa :steads rktertatu.d ul

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11 e shall not pirsite tar roue h o hieb followed until that
'44 !licit galled the There was no Lotalmid-stryet to
the oran:e bisy a bhout tt. A telling hi: wou!d have ;titled it,
and we shali therefore leave Ow rlntressed situation of the
nien, any Thai of Ripe or stake until tile few
idea. the hail left %CR' pot on one -We b% it hit.
Donnelly am favoured by nature iu the 36 a round, and
be prated himself a gond man by the effort he made. Af er
sty:gyring agaimi aeli other. Dootnlls, fresher than his
ailligoniA, hit hint in the throat null tare* him a Sway y fall,
and a hen as his second's knee his head I. It urn his shoulder
iri a milit pitiful state, and bring unable to tome to tone, the
Chianti o 0000 11as declared the vu tur, after w stitile
of
4/11C Mier and nine 13 111114,

REM.%RK'.
Rut few observations arc necessary. -Oliver 'ithewed
Iliois,kaakii a Wave man, but he is deficient in action,
and like china basun broke to pisses, and mewled op,
sooner aims a creek. Su it is with Oliver, who has
before this hren notch bea.en. It was allO2elller an
awkward tiztit, hit many specimens of game were
dia-
-I).iittiehy has proved himself a bottom man,
but not eculal a, a righter to his strength. Other fights
amongst wet of tin note took place.