The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-22 00:00:00

BOXING.

THOMAS SPRING AND WILLIAM NEATE.
[FURTHER PARTICULARS.
This match, from the celebrity of the men, had excited more
than ordinary attention. It was for the Championship of Eng-
land and two hundred sovereigns aside. The battle was origt
nally intended to have taken place on Hungerford Downs,
where Neate and Gas fought, but a tithing constable belonging
to one of the Hundreds obtained the signatures of different
Magistrates to prevent it. The beds, chaises, &c. were engaged
at Newbury, Hungerford, &c., when on a sudden on Monday
it was enacted by an order from the Commander of the milling
forces from London, that the battle was to take place at Wey-
hill, about eighteen miles across the country, and about sixty-
eight miles from London, but there it was understood that the
mill could not take place. The bustle in Andover, the stoppages
by vehicles, and the want of room to house the horses to re-
fresh them, are indescribable. At nine o'clock the two fight-
ing men were in the town, and the avenues to it were all
choked up ; the town was as it were, besieged. It was at
length decided without fear of disappointment that the fight
should take place near the sixty-four mile stone, more than a
mile from Andover, which relieved the town from part of its
invaders. Thousands soon surrounded the 24-feet roped ring
which was formed on the slope of a hill, on the top of which
many scores of the fair sex had assembled. The commander
of all the fighting forces arrived in the ring at half-past
twelve, and his appearance was hailed with demonstrations of
joy. Spring and Neate soon afterwards hurled their beavers
within the ropes, each hailed with enthusiasm by their parties.
The foot people occupied eight or ten rows (seated) of an im-
mense outer ring, with rings of standing people behind, closed
by vehicles half a dozen deep. The seconds were Crib and
Painter for Spring, and Belcher and Harmer for Neate. The
coloured Agles, the blue bird's eye for Spring, and a yellow-
man for Neat, were then interwoven together on one of the
P. C. stakes. The men shook hands at the first meeting, and
again as usual after peeling. Average betting 5 to 4 on Spring;
both men were models for the sculptor in form ; Neate weighed
about 13st. 8 or 91bs. and Spring about 13st. 2lbs.
THE SET-TO.
Round 1. The attitudes of the men to get first blow were re-
markable fine specimens of science • they lasted ten minutes
before a blow was struck. Spring's feints were numerous with
the left hand apparently to get his adversary in. Neate was
trying his heavy-hitting left hand,which spoiled Gas, but Spring
would not have it. At length Spring retreated, a la Randal,
to a corner, when Neat let loose at him, but Spring parried the
left band, and returned a punch of the head with the quick-
ness of one of the skillful light weights. A close followed,
_ and
some half-armed hitting took place, both went down, Neate
undermost.

2. The men got immediately to work and exchanged hits,
meaning mischief. Spring hit and got away, and drew first
blood from the nose in a rally. In closing, Spring had the best
of weaving, and threw his adversary, but he went down with
him. 2tol on Spring.
3. Neate was piping and open-mouthed, and Spring was
waiting for his advance with much caution. A rally followed
after some scientific parries on both sides, and if Neate had a
shadow of chance in the fight it was in this round. Spring re-
treated again to a corner of the ring, for the purpose of again
unmuzzling. Spring threw his adversary heavy ; and it was in
this round that Neate l}urt his arm, but it was not observed
until the next round.

4. Spring made some scientific parries, and Neate was much
distressed in the bellows line. Spring gave him a right-handed
rattler upon the smeller, broke ground, and left him to feel it
a little. Here Neate seemed to drop his right hand, which was
puffed up below the elbow. Spring let fly with his left hand
the opening, gave his adversary a heavy throttler, and threw
t
him from the close.
5. A short round in favour of Spring, who hit his 'adversary
hard on the upper pait of the head, and threw him.
the body,
a
O. Neate made wild play with his left hand at t
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the head, which turned his adversary round;I, his time to go
mented him with the left hand.
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ceiveddown upon his face, as If he was d whenpicking his back was to his
inpardoepevrerelyi.sertaonscacy,
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a heavy blow upon the side
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stop
or two after it was
not go down with the blow, but
epithets from Spring' a
delivered. Lotid murmurs and many
friends.
• p_Neate was dead beat, His
7. The poundage was begginow
low', and he was floored with
lame arm was dropped very
andothe right finishing him.
blows, the left staggering himwho had lint all poWer, all over the
a Spring hit his man,fforts to hit with
made
some feeble e the left hand,
ring. eate
distance, and he was dropped again
wild and a don way out
of
fOn time being called, he went to
by a right-handed blow.
hand, placing his left 11- t.
upon the
•and held out his right
Spring
hurt, which of a
is rather the rupture _ tendon, and not a break,
as a surgeon upon
the ground stated. Spring shook his hand,
and won the battle. He won it, without a blow of the Slightest
consequence, in 34 minutes.
The bets on this battle have been immense. One Gentleman
alone is said to have won 10,0001. by the victory of Spring.
A second and very manly battle for a purse took place be-
tween Pope, a farrier from Hampshire, and Parsons, a Bristol
man, who stood much cutting up for about twelve minutes.
It was a harrassing day for man and horse. The inns through
all the towns from Andover to Egharn were full, and not a post
horse could be had at any price, excepting by those who had
been retained, and most of the latter were beat to a stand still.
Spring (apparently unhurt in the slightest degree), accom-
panted by a friend, arrived in town yesterday afternoon between
four and five o'clock. They came in. an open landau, which
was followed by a great number of Gentlemen to St.
ames's-
street, where they stopped for some time at the house of
Spring's cousin, and from whence they proceeded to Cribb's
Hotel in Panton-street, amidst the ecstatic cheers of the mul-
titude, many of whom as well as the postillions were decorated
with purple favours, the scene altogether greatly resembling
that of an election procession. The arrival of the universally
hailed Champion in St. James's-street was announced by nu-
merous discharges from fire-arms.

(From the Bath and Cheltenham Chronicle of Tuesday.)
"We have heard from good authority, upon which we can
place reliance, that the benevolent Mrs. FRY called on Neale
at Marlborough, on Thursday, and made a most powerful ap..
peal to him to prevent his fighting; and she even offered him
500/., to pay his expences, forfeits, &c., but he replied that he
was too deeply pledged to recede ; though, it is said, that he
promised her that this should be his last battle."

At Covent-garden market, yesterday, a small
quantity of green peas (not quite half a peck) was offered for
sale, at the moderate price of 21. 10s. !

Price.
32s 4d to 40s 3d:
33s Od to 40, Lid
34s Od to Od

COAL-MARKET, MAY 21.
Shir at 51arket. Ships sold
55 Newcastle -39 A
10 Sunderland - 17
1 Scotch Coal - 1