The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-05 00:00:00

BOXING.

The amateurs of real milling had a full and rather an unex-
pected day's play yesterday, at Chorley Inclosures, near Wey-
bridge, in two very gallantly contested battles. The first was a
match for forty Sovereigns between Ben Moss, the Warminster
butcher, and Moffitt, a black, lately imported from America, as
out-and-out amongst. the Yankies, and who manfully did his
duty. Some meddlers caused the battle to be removed from
Berks into Surrey.
In the first round the black rushed in upon his adversary
with the greatest impetuosity, and floored his adversary by a
heavy hit upon the chest, but claret was drawn from his mum.
mer by a counter left-handed hit at the same time.
2. This round was in itself equal to a good battle, from va-
lour displayed, and the various changes. The Black was job-
bed over the right eye with the left hand many times, until the
eye-lid covered it, but in this state of darkee, he dealt out
heavy return blows until Moss shewed weakness, and he was
thrown heavily.
3. The black had the hest of a severe rallying round, and it
was evident that Moss was trying. to darken his adversary's
other eye, but he was awkward at it, and he was dropped for-
ward by a chattering hit upon the jaw.
4. The black received a heavy flush hit upon the eye not be-
fore damaged, and Moss kept away after as much as he could,
to give it the effect of puffing tip. He was again floored by a
doubler up in the body, but he was too good to be denied.
Four other rounds were fought, and the black's impetuosity
exhausted him. He was hit hard in these rounds, and at the'
end of the eighth he had scarcely a glimmering of sight, and
Moss was declared the victor in 4U minutes.

A second and tremendous battle was fought between Joel
Davis and Carter, a navigator, which lasted twenty seven mi-
nutes. Three rounds only were fought, and both were hit to
pieces. They were heavy punishers, but wanted science. Davis
won it by cracking his adversary's jaw.

We hear it is notified to the tenants upon 'his
Grace the Duke of Rutland's extensive estates, that at the next
rent-day an abatement will be made in the rents, not as a return
by per centage, but according to the situation and circumstances
of the farms.—(Stanford Mercury.)
At the Hop Market Dinner, at the Fleece
Inn, in Canterbury, on Wednesday last, the intention of Mr.
CURTEIS, the Member for Sussex, to move, early in the next
Session of Parliament, for the repeal of the 54th of Geo. 3,
which relates to the marking of Bags and Pockets of Hops,
having, on the statement of die Chairman, Mr. D. J. PARKER,
become matter of discuSsion, it was the unanimous, opinion of
the company, that it is highly expedient to oppose any attempt
to procure the repeal of ari.ilet so fair and so generally beneficial
in its operation ; that a subscription 'should be entered into to
defray the expence of opposing the Bill, and that a general
meeting of the Planters of East Kent should be convened on a
future day, for the purpose of further considering this important
subject.—( Kentish Gazette.)
On Thursday last, William Jones, a private in
the Ist ROyal Dragoons; vartered at the Eight Bells public-
house,- in Dover, shot himself whilst in bed, wall a horse pistol
Charged with two bullets, which entered his body, passed
through his lungs out of the other side, and lodged in the wall
of the room. lie lingered Until Sunday evening in great agony,
when death put, an end'lo- his- sufferings. On Tuesday an In-
quest was held
.before 'll%sci., 'Mayor and Coroner,
when it came out in evidence that the deceased had behaved
Very strange "lately, and having been drinking much the two
preceding days, he v!I temporary was in fit of 'derangement..
Verdict,..-Lunocy•