The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-28 00:00:00

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BOXISG ON 211OULSEY HURST.
This plain has been for many years the scene of
heroic valour, and if but rarely instanced the spot
of slaughter, vet to the admirers of courage, th.e
same bravery has been an exemplification of our
national character. Big men have done marvellous
deeds, and so have little ones ; but the plains of
Waterluu and those of Moulsey are distinctly op-
posite, as the balls which flew at Waterloo closed
the wind of an adversary, and the blows at Moul-
sey only caused a temporary suspension of that
essential qualification to like. But unlike the sword
and pistol men, who risk a chance about weight, it
is known enough that however lion hearted, a good
tw:Ave stone man will quilt one of tea stone swat,
of equal weight of the same goodness. There were
never two better pitted titan on the occasion we arc
abut to record of about equal we;ghts. Curtis is
a snakc•headed one, like the never to be forgotten
12in Belcher; and Lar that fence, says a fox hunter
r-o lire a fighter was never seen. Lenney, on the
c•intrary, but as good a man in nature as his ad-
versary, is of Quixote form, capable of bearing
punishment wirhout a grumble; and willing to give.
The men, with their partizans, shewed in the
rirv, with white upper toprtry and castors, and
to some would have passed like Spring, fur
geotlemen, with closet! mouths. Belcher and Harry
Harmer seconded Curtis, and Spring and Gas picked
cp Lenney.—Fire to 4 on Curtis.
CleN DS.
1. Lenney made the Cat end Curtis broke his ground, turned
to .igatu, and floored his adversary by a left handed 1 followed
by the right.
2. Curtis made the play, and cut his adversary on the left eye.
brew, tram which torren's of claret flew, and breaking his
ground, he returned, and made a heavy right handed blow under
his adversary's jaws. Lenney undismayed, s:uck close at his
work, but his blows were at too much distance tits Its meaning ;
in a close there was a trial of strength, which was rather in
fitvour of Lumley, who gave the but Curtis had cunning
....aegh to keep himself uppermost-2 to lon Curtis.
3. But:, out of wind—Lenney placed a blow on the throat,
ard its adversary threw him.
4. A set ere lighting round, in which hits vac exchanged
ittimi the head quite Oisoiderly. In a rally both were hanging
over the ropes, but they were not bred in the Itanduras :•rditad of
weaving. Curtis having his right hand at liberty, pelted upon
the kidneys of his adversary, whose back was not 'n its place to
sustain material injury.
S. Lenney again made the play. and regardless of fear got as
near his adversary as he could, bat Curtis had all the science of
bil,ting with him, and he floored his adversurv.-3 to 1.
6. Lenocy made a good hit, but like a skilful short, Curtis
returned upon him, and laid open a contused right check bone
hit. from which the claret flew eke a watcht.'', in a second, to
the vets "testi:vs:Thies.
7. Lenney s head was like a plumb pudding, exhibiting all co-
lours, and it 'mle worse in this round by a heavy flourer
—4tot.
To the judges of lighting, the battle was considered won in this
mound.
It is unnecessary to go to any great length farther into this
ftgl.t. keeping in view some peculiarities. In the Bth round,
Lunn; having lost no blood, shewed himself the strongest man in
t!' roe lag, whilst the contused head of his adversary presented
n excliequered spectacle. In the 10th round Lenney made a
fir c: stand, and hit his adversary on the ear, but loss of blood
Ice.! so weakened him that he tell upon his blow, and had no
rise otter. In the 12th round, Lenney fell in attempting to
lit. maid his head was ten to one heavier than his legs. In the
14.2! round, Curtis let loose, and shewed some of the best fight-
ing of Tom Belcher. lam the lath round Curtis hit his adversary
cow:;, by a heavy hit in the throat, which would have stopped
all th. heavy Vilna men of the day ; but the brave Lenney yet
souk' not be denied; WS made some inspiring observations,
but Lenney's head was too groggy to edify ; anu after the 2tith
round, when floored by a heavy hit, he was deaf to time, with
his head reclined on his second's shoulder. Curtis was carried
away in triumph, as a winner, sitting uptight upon a friend's
shoulders, and lie is the most finished tighter ut the day.
ACCIDEXT AT7IIIThG ENT'S 13ARRACKS.--On
Saturday night last, about 11 o'clock, the inmates of the
New Barracks ill the Regent's Park were thrown into t tie
greatest confusion and alarm, in consequence of the left
wing of the hospital, which is situated at the north end
of the building, falling down with a tremendous crash.
Time troop had neiAly retired to rest when the crash was
heard, and the greatest fear was entertained for the
safety of the invalids who were in the building, as also fur
the hospital corporal anti his wife and y g children.
who occupied a, room near the sick-ward. Immediate
assis'ance was rendered, and the invalids were removed
without sustaining any injury, and distributed in the
ban acks. The wife and family of the hospital corporal
were in bed fast asleep at the ume the building fell, but
• luckily the latter was up, and heard a cracking noise
previous to the accident, and he awoke his family and
put them out of the window in a naked state, whereby
they were rescued from evident destruction, as the
lug fell the instant the whole of its inmates left it. The
cause assigned for the accident is, the Inundation of the
hospital having been very damp, in consequence of a
vast quantity of water having not into it, the workmen
been employed in the day tugging a ("Witt to let the
wait:toff, and it is supposed they undermined the build-
ing too much. The part now standing has been slimed
up by supporters, and workmen are employed in-clearing
away the rubbish.
On Sunday night the village of Yeasly was put
lieu mach alarm by a tire %hid, bloke out in time stables of
LICIIWtii, it fainter, and in a few minutia the wholc
' yard was in unc blaze. A farm yam d on each side nest
easielit fire, 1111.1 the abode of the unt.buitiliugs, and eight
tick •, were destroyed, butt it did not reach the houses.—
Three horses were burnt, and the loss is great. It was
occasioned by a boy in the btable tacking up, when he
eat set tire to the straw.
OnTuesday afternoon last one of the Manchester
e:ateues. %silica had just 1.11 Li v quail. an, us etturi.ed en
tie Lui.chat road, °pp.-lie to , wising to the
br.!..king of the them •sletree. the paseeugers, twos
wets burl, but nut so seriously as to resent tin m going fin.
ward in another CUSCII, Which at,, best up by the proprie-
to., in mediately on their brat leg of the act lieut.