The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-16 00:00:00

THE FIGHT.

Round 1. 0a coming to the scratch, at two minutes to
one, Spring won the toss for choice cf sides for Reid.—
Both anxious, and Sharpe feinting, rallied, closed, and fell
without mischief. Wrangle about first blood. Decided
a tie.

2. Alic with more caution, Sharpe dodging, and
feinting, caught it rum 'un on the head, gave one on the
body and fell under.
3. " Fight first Alic."—Sharpe began a rally, in which
heavy blows told en both sides, till Sharpe was floored,
dipping--(Cheers for Reid.) '
4. 'Sharpe went in and told with kis left, and running in
bored Reid down. •

5. Sharpe after dodging, caught the other heavily in the
neck, and then received some trifling hits, and they fell
together.
6. The Bishop anxious, but could not plant a hit ; they
got into a rally, and the Bishop was hit clean away, and
they
fell apart.
7. Sharpe went in, planted a left-handed blow on Alic's
body, but had Alic's job ; they closed, and both fell. Reid
showed some punishment.
8. Bishop still gay : be went in, but received heavy
right and left-handers, till Reid was hit down.
g. A rally, in which the Bishop went in, but was hit
out right and left till he was floored.

10. Sharpe went after Reid, but was again hit away by
a right-handed bodier, till he fell as before.
11. Alic cautious, and went in but was clean floored by
Alicia right hand—(every thing to nothing on Reid.)
12. The maw_
p tenous—went down to save himself
from Alic's Alit, you've got him.)
19. Abe received an ugly cut on the right eye, but it
was nothing to the hits received by the Bishop. The lat..
ter went in, but fell after planting some hits.
14. The pigeons flown—Sbarpe went in, but was again
hit out and floored in a scramble. Alic seemed to have it
all his own way.
D. The Bishop went in to plant his left hand in the
body, but was met by Alic's left hand, and floored by the
hit.

16. Sharpe planted a good left one on Alic's face, but
received a bodier, and fell under.
17. Sharpe sparring for wind ; he went in with his
left at the head, but was hit clean away, and floored
again. " Poor Bishop !"
18. Alic made' a good right-handed bodier, and tried
again but it would not do. Sharpe then threw him heavily.
19. Bishop showed signs of weaknes, ; he, however,
went in, and after making a good hit or two, bad the
best of the fall. Bishop getting second wind.
20. Alic received the left in the mug, and was followed

by Sharpe for the throw, which, however, he had not
strength to gain, and they fell together.
21. Sharpe rushed in, but was partly floored, and partly
slipped down.
22. Sharpe took the lead, and after being slightly job-
bed, bored Alic down.
23. Sharpe was ready with his left, and told it on the
eye, then on the throat, but was floored slightly. (Curtis
in high glee.)
went in, and after
°bile slipped down.
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in the head, and in
trying to follow it up, was hit down himself by a bodier.
Alit getting weak.
26. Sharpe tried again as in the last round, and was
stopped ; but he get the fall in the struggle.
27. Sharp anxious—tried again, and gave and took seve-
ral counters at the body. He was hit away elean:bv
left, and fell away.
28. Bishop followed across the ring, planted a good
one on the throat, and fell from the force.—(Bravo Bishop.)
29. Sharpe made play, and retreated and stepped ; he
then rallied, but could not get the fall.
30. Sharpe made his usual rush, and after being well
stopped, he fell on his face without a hit.
31. Sharpe rushed, jobbed on the retreat, and hit
Reid down again.
82. A winder for Sharpe, he however fought wildly,
and fell after being heavily hit.
33. Sharpe laughed, went in several times but could not
plant a hit and was floored.
34. Bishop jobbed down again while rushing in.
35. Sharpe went in and planted two or three good ones,
but fell again.
36. Alic began and drove Sharpe down with a queer
hit.

S 7. Alic led again, and Rooted him by several scrambling
hits as the Bishop went in, but was stopped, and jobbed
down again.
38. Sharpe commenced, and Alic, after scrambling fell
without punishment.
39. Nearly the same as the last.
40 Sharpe went in, planted two throttlers, and got the
fall.

41. A rally, Bishop planted in a left bander, and bad
two or three before he fell.

42. Bishop gave a terrible counter, hat caught the right
in the body and returned heavily, and they fell again.
43. Alic stopped the rush of Sharpe, and both fell.
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44. Sharpe planted two slight stomachers, and fell from
a slight hit.
45. Sharpe seemed getting fresh again. After a rally
both fell.

46. Sharpe rushed in and caught Reid's neck, and was
thrown cleverly and heavily.
47. Sharpe was met left and right, and floored on the
spot severely.
45. Sharpe made a body hit, and fell weak.
49. Sharpe met again by Reid's left, and floored clean
by the job.
50. Sharpe male play, but was again hit dawn, by a
one-two ; his game astonished every one.
51. Sharpe made two good body bits, but was bit clean
down by an up hit from the right of Alit,.
52. Poor Sharpe came to the scratch again, but it
seemed ever with him—he fell from weakness.

53. Just the same, jobbed down again. Alic had also
received great punishment in the head.
51. Heavy right-handed counters, till Sharpe fell from
a right-hander.

55. Sharpe tried to hit, but fell, weak, without a hit
on either side.

56. Bishop down again, without a chance.—C" Take
him away.")
57, 58. In these rounds, Sharpe always went in, and
seldom planted a hit, but fell from weakness. He was still
game and gay in his fighting. They had fought an hour
in the hot sun.

59. Sharpe floored by a body blow'.
60. Sharpe was bored down weakly, without a hit.—
(Loud murmuring.)
61. Sharpe planted a good one on the throat, but fell
from the swing; his blows did little mischief.
62. A row among the time keepers—Sharpe down
again.
6S, 64. Desperate rallies, in which they fought foot to
foot till Sharpe fell.
65. Alic fought as well as at the beginning, and floored
Sharpe cleverly.
66. Alic stopped Sharpe Ivell again, and Sharpe fell
weak.

67. Sharpe fell in making a hit ; Alic quite cool.
68, 69, 70. Sharpe jobbed, dean down again.
71, 72, 73. Sharpe fell again in making a hit, and
the seconds appealed to the Umpires.
74, 75. Sharpe still weat in, and tried at, or made a
blow, but fell or slipped, weak.
76. Alic in retreating fell without a blow, as Sharpe
had done by accident. This made them quits for falling.
77. Bishop made a good hit, and was loudly cheered.
78. Sharpe floored by a left jobber.
79. Sharpe terribly hit down with the right.
80. Sharpe made his favourite body hit, but was job-
bed down in trying to repeat it.
81. Reid went in and rallied with him till Sharpe fell.
Reid now showed most punishment, and Sharpe was
thought to have a chance.
82. Sharpe lost his slight advantage, and was floored
again.

83. Sharpe floored, but came again.
84. Sharpe floored as before.
85. Bishop fought gamely, but had his last eye nearly
closed as he was hit down.

86. Sharpe jobbed down by one hit.
REID WON.—One Hour Twenty-Three Minutes.

RE3IAnKS.

Reid never fought so well before, and proved most
strikingly the superiority of science and caution over native
courage, hardihood. game, and strength. He got away
from Sharpe's desperate rushes with first-rate agility and
skill, jobbing him, and planting terrible body right-handers
as he came after him. Sharpe proved himself as brave and
game as a man can be. He made all the play and nothing
but Alic's coolness could have beaten him. Reid was too
well awake to Sharpe's left handed bodiers to be caught
this time, and he never fought wildly or gave a chance
away throughout tke battle. The odds have been
again floored, but not a reflection can be cast on
the brave Bishop. He lay senseless for a long time
after the fight, and his body showed more punishment
than we had ever before seen. He was bled and conveyed
to St. Alban's, but his state was dangerous for some hours.
Aiic was badly punished on the head, and must have been
pretty game to have kept his fighting. The fight was one
of the most interesting and well contested that has ever
been witnessed, and even the losers refrained from com-
plaint.

NORWICH, July 12.
We have had showery weather during the wi
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good deal of Corn is laid ; to-day it ha; rained for twelve
hours without ceasing, and still continues, hence there
was considerable briskness in our market, and many of the
farmers kept back their samples Wheat, though we
think the quantity on hand is fully equal to what is gene-
rally held by them at this season of the year. The little
business done in Wheat was at an advance of Is. to 2s.
per quarter from last week; and all other Grain fully
maintained former prices. Flour has advanced Is. to 2s.
per sack.
Wheat (per qr.) ... 525. 595. 63i. Beans (per qr.)
Barley
Oats 2ls. 265. 28s. Flour, fine (per sack) 435. 45r.