The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-20 00:00:00

PUGILISM

BETWEEN SAMPSON (THE BIRMIXOHAM YOUTH), AND
ABRAHAM BELASCO, FOR 1001. A•6ffl, ON CRAWLEY
DOWNS, IN SUSSEX, 32 MILES FItOM LONDON.

On Monday aftvrnoon a good sprinkling of the
FatiCy were in motion ; and early yesterday morning, long
before day-light, the Amateurs were on the trot to get over the
ground in tinkle time, but many of their grads were beat to a
stand-still before Chapel House appeared in sight. The SheenieA
were numerous in the extreme, and Aby the favourite 6 to 4.
Both of the combatants arrived on the " hit of turf" in swell
trim; and Sampson threw in his white topper at a few minutes
after one, in themost determined style, attended by Josh. Hud-
son and Ben. Burnt; Belem soon followed, with Richmond
and Peter Crawley.
1. Sampson, very different from his former battles; was as
steady as a Greenwich pensioner, and gave the preference for
his opponent to go to work. Belaseo pnt in slightly two left-
handed blows on the body. A on pause ; and Sampson put
down his hands. Belasco very skilfully stopped a most tre-
niendous blow aimed at his heed. An exchange of blows, and
the right eye of the Jew was a little damaged. In closing, the
Jew hail the best of the fibbing, and in going down Sampson
was undermost.

• 2. Sampson made play with his left hand, and Belasco put
in a severe facer. Sampson was again down and undermost ;
but the claret slightly first appeared on the Jew's nose.
3- This was a short round.—Sampson down.
4. and 5. The fine science of the Jew was the admiration of
the spectators ; and he took the lead.
6. In strnggling at the ropes, the Jew sent Sampson down.
7. The Birmingham youth went down from a severe blow
near his wind. Loud shouting by "zte Sheenier-2 to I offered
—and, " Belasco, you have won it."
0. In favour of liclasco—Sampson undermost.
9. to 14. Most of the spectators bad now made up their minds
that Belasco must • prove the conqueror; the science he dis.
played was equal to any. thing ever witnessed in the prize..ring.
Sampson went down..... Some marks of disapprobation.
15. In counter-hitting, Sampson planted so tremendous a
blow near the Jew's temple, that he fell out of the ropes nearly
senseless • and it-was thought it was all over..
16. Belasco came up groggy to the scratch ; but he got a turn,
and Sampson went down.
17, 18. 19, 20. The Jew was getting weak ; but neverthe.
less he fought like a brave man. He was down in nil of these
rounds.

21. A small turn in favour of Belaseo—indeed, it was aft
most any body's battle ; a decided hit either way would have
put an end to the tight. Sampson down on his knees.
22. Sampson fibbed down.
23. The Jew's nob by this period was severely punished ;
and he went down quite exhausted. 2tol on Sampson.
24. and last. Ilelasco received a hit in the middle of his
head, and he went down on his back, and when time was called
he was insensible. to it. The battle was over in 42 minutes.
OnsEnvaTtosrs.—The conduct of the Jew was the praise
and admiration of the ring, and although defeated, he has
raised himself high in the estimation of the Fancy in general.
He was an inch too short for his opponent, and also a stone at
least in weight. Iloth of the men %Tie in high condition.
Sampson stood over his opponent, and he is rapidly improved,
not only in person, but also in fighting. Ile immtaliately
offered to fight any of his old opponents for 100/. a-side, ex-
cepting Josh. Hudson. Sampson's exterior did not show much
punishment.
The second battle, between Carnal (the Suffolk Champion)
and 'Whittle, a coal-whipper, for 20/. a-side, afforded lots of
, laughter, but produced little milling. Hudson and Owen se.
conded the latter, and Crawley and Giblett,' Cana Thirty
rounds. Twenty..eight minutes had elapsed when the Suffolk
Champion was pronounced the victor.
The third battle was over in twenty minutes. Pat. Cava-
nagh (a new Irishman) entered the ring with Stockman,. for 20
sovereigns a-side. Heed and inglish seconded the latter, and
Crawley and Holt were for Cavanagh. The Irishman won it
by giving Master Stock Man a Tipperary Aug that shook his
knowledge boa. all to pieces. • Upon the whole it was a tidy day's
play ; no grumbling occured, anti crosses out of the question.

CAMBERWELL JUSTICE-ROOM.
A numerous gang of London pickpockets assembled at Cam.,
berwell fair on Monday; and committed the most audacious
attacks on the persons and property of the company. So ills.
ciplined were they, that all attempts of the police to &wet them
in their enterprises proved ineffectual. A bench of Magistrates
sat at the Workhouse, before -whom a desperate young thief
named Samuel Goddard was brought by Snow, the beadle of
Newington, on a charge of having committed a most daring
robbery in the fair.
Snow stated, that about four o'clock in the afternoon he was
standing in the crowd, opposite a wild beast exhibition, where
attention was excited at the manteuvres ofa dancing bear, and
whilst their thoughts were thus engaged a tremendous rush
task place, by which many persons were pushed down find
trampled upon. Several cried out " 1 have been robbed," espe.
ciahhy females, who were deprived of their shawls in the most
impudent manner. After the confusion had somewhat subsid-
ed, the prisoner, and many other urchins of his own age, stood
before him. One of them said, " There's a chance," and im-
mediately they all surrounded an infirm lady, who held a little
boy in her hand, round whose neck was tied a silk handker-
chief. Witness watched their operations. and saw theprisoner
very dexterously untie the handkerchief from the child's neck,
and when a favourable moment offered, he snatched it and
backed amongst the crowd, taking to his heels as fast as be
could. Witness followed him, and succeeded in coming up to
him, when he found the handkerchief in his hand. He took
him to the cage, and in Joint; so, a most formidable gang
attempted to rescue him, but failed in the attempt. The
child from whom the handkerchief was stolen is the son of Mr. 1
Thomas Hunt, of Camberwell, and the old lady was his grand.
mother.

The prisoner, who was only 11 years old, tdinitted the charge,
and said that he lived in Webb-square, Shoreditch. tie
said that he, and a little boy named Bill JOnes, a playmate
of his, had come to the fair, with many others, to pick
pockets; that they had stolen ten or a dozen handkerchiefs,
but Bill Jokes hid them all in his hat. 'llieytricil to get seve-
ral gentlemen's watches, but only succeeded in getting one, which
Bill Jones had also got. It was agreed that he should stand at a
certain place, and whenever any of the gang made (stole) any
thing, they were to take it to him, who deposited it in a bag.
Here he gave a description of Dill Jones, but the officers
failed in tracing him out: The prisoner was cominitted for
re-examination, to give the officers an opportunity of catching
Bill Jones.