The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-23 00:00:00

BOXING.

TOURNAMENT ON MOULSEY HURST. , s,
This 'plain has' been for many years the scene of heriod
valour. There never were two better pitted than on the occa-
sion we are about to record, of about equal weight. Curtis is a
SNAKE-HEADED one like Jem Belcher; Lenney, though as
good a man in 'nature as his" adversary, is of Quixote form,
capable of bearing punishment without a groan, able and wil-
ling to give. The men, with their partisans, shelved in the
ring With white upper TO9GEHY and castors. Belcher and
Harry Harmer seconded Curtis, and Spring and this picked up
Lenney. Five to four on Curtis.,

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1. Lenney made the play; Curtis broke his grourid, turned
to again, ,and floored his adversary by a left-handed hit fol-
lowed by the right.
2. Curtis made the play, and cut his adversary on the left
eyebrow, from which torrents of claret flowed, and, breaking
his ground, he returned and made a heaVy right-handed blow
under his adversary's jaw. Lenney, undismayed, stuck case
at his work, but his hits were at too much distance for ilia
M EANWG. In a close there was,a trial of strength, which was,
rather in favour of Lenney, who gave the fall, but Curtis had
cunning enough to keep himself uppermost. Two to one 9a
Ctirti*.

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3. floth out of wind ' • Lenney placed a blow on the throat,
and his adversary threw him. • .
4. A. severe fighting :round, in, which hits were exchanged
about the head qUite DISORDERLY. In a rally both were
hanging over the ropes, but, they 'were not bred in the Randall
school of wEAN•tic G. . Curtis having his right hand at . liberty,
pelted upon the kidneys of his adversary, whose baCk was not
in its place to sustain material injury.
5. Lenney again made the play, and regardless of fear, -got
as:near his adversary as he could, but Curtis had all the science
of fighting with him, and floored his adversary. 3 'to 1.
Lenney made a good hit, but like a skilful shot, Curtis
returned upon him, and-laid open a contused right cheek bone,
a hit frem which the CLARET flew like a waterfall in a. second.
.7.• Lenney's head was like a plum pudding,' exhibiting all
colours, and it was made worse in this round by a heavy fiborer.
4 to 1.
To the judges of fighting, the battle was considered won in
this round.

it is unnecessary to go any great length farther into this fight
keeping in view some particularities. In the Bth round Curtis,
'having lest no .blood, showed himself the strongest -Iran in
throwing, whilst the contused head of his adversary presented
an excheq- tiered spectacle. - In the 10th round Lenney made a
brave stand, and hit his adversary on the ear, but loss of blood had
so weakened bins, that he fell upon his blow, and had no chance
afterwards. In the 12th round Lenney fell in trying to hit, and
his head was 10 to 1 heavier than MS legs. In the 14th round
Curtis let loose, and shelved some of the best fighting of Jem
Belcher. In ie 18th round Curtis hit his adversary doWn by
a heavy hit in the throat, which would have stopped all the
heavy CHINA men of the day, but the brave Lenney yet would
not be denied. Gas made some inspiring observations, but Len-
ney's head was too groggy to edify, and after the 20th 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 upright upon a friend's
shoulders. Lenney was left in an uncertain state.--Some
novices divided spoil afterwards in what they termed 'fighting.

ExTENstvE ROBBEaY.—On Sunday night, dur-
ing the pitiless pelting of the storm, at a moment
when the intnatesof houses, could hardly be sup-
posed. to dread any other mischief than that
which must arise from the elements; a most
daring and extensive robbery was committed in
the upper story of the house of Mr. CAMERON,
a pawnbroker, at the corner of Drury-court,
near the New Church, in the Strand. The
lower part of the house, which contains property-
to a great amount, is completely protcled
against depredation, and one could hardly sup-
pose it possible for human contrivance to gain
access to the upper part which some few months
ago was raised one story higher than any of
the contiguous dwellings. This singular difficulty-
was, however, overcome on Sunday night, pro-
bably about twelve or one o'clock; and front,
the attic floor, which contained a quantity of for-
feited pledges, effects to the value of between
one and two hundred pounds were carried away.
Yesterday, in consequence of information given
at Bow-street, some of the officers examined the
premises, and they traced the footsteps.of the
robbers over the roofs of the several houses in
the Strand as far as that infamous depot, lately-
the Swan public-house,in Swan-yard, which, after
having been a night coffee-shop for the reception
of thieves and prostitutes, is now empty. No
further trace of the robbers has been discovered.