The Sun.
London, England, 1816-12-19 00:00:00

BOXING.

There was a great day's sport at Coximad Heath,
ear Hazley, Hants, which commenced at ten

o'clock yesterday morning, with a- pitched battle
!for sixty guineas and. a.purse,of five, between E.
Smart, • who beat a- navigator at the name of
Atkins, near the same spot, a tew weeks since,
and Peter Gibbon, a plant from the Somersetshire
stock. All the forest Steeds and crazy vehicles in
the country .contiguous were put in requisition, anti
the assemblage, it not so .knowing as the gems
which adorn a Molesey ring, were of the same
motley'kintl. Sam Harper, a rolling • coachman,
seconded Smart, and. young Bellhorse, the hope-
ful progeny of the celebrated backsword player,
who was lately sent ou a voyage across cute At-
lantic, officiated. for Gibbon, with choice bottle-
holders. A square of 30 feet was formed With
hurdles for the fight., . Smart ‘vos the favourite. •

Round t. `mart was bit down with hooy blow on the
chest at making play.
2. Gibbon attempted the same rush, lint Smart broke
away and received him, chanceried his head wjth much sci-
ence, and contrivell, in the Belcheronian style,, to keep his
own out of the way. In rallying hr had none the best, from
over ,ceight, but some heavy 'hits vre heard round the ring,
and smart was thi own. Gibbon became the favourite,
and it was plain hebad up bill work with a rough gem, who
couldonly be beat by science.

S. Gibtioi► went in, and his adversary was hit away in par-
rying. Smart however, measured him at the mark, and drop-
ped him handsomely. _ _

4. Gilthon piped like a boatswin's mate; a loaf might hare
been concealed ni alternate risings. of his stomach. He got
away for wind awkwardly, and lost sight of the erection of his
fists; be wm hit down by a right lugger. A horse to a hen
on the event. • • • •

5. and C. Gibbon recerved'enoughto satisfy a dray-horie;
he was covered with'blood, and had ,no chance. .
7. received a ,C.CVtIC round blow on the left side,"and
Gibbon run in upt,n it, and gave him a heavy Semerset. •
Some good fighting took place in the Sib, 9th, and lath
rounds, considet ing t be weakness of tile men, and the strength
of Gibbon served him materially—it was any bAy's battle.
It. Stuart fell on his knees in ping in. ,
12. Gibbon won the fight by a.chance hit upon his adver-
sary's jaw, which removed it with a tooth, and he •could nut
appear in time.

'l'hc batik was altogether a good one,--it lasted
26. minutes, and the men chewed much bravery.
- A. wrestling match afterwards took place for a
Subscription Hat and Frock, between a swain
from the tale of Berkshire and a Cobham youth,
whigh was won by the former.
To finish the whole as genteelly as possible,
Soule nymphs were preparing to start for a Che-
mise and Cap, when our account left.

Prince LEOPOLD, on his birdr-day, gave •lirce•
lions that, every. !mar person and cl►iltl 'should
have a joint ormeat and a quarter') loaf. Each
female had sufficient flannel to make a:petticoat.
From Madrid, Nov. 10, there is a Royal De-
cree, prolonging the sale of foreign enyou goods,
legally brought into the kingdom, to the end of
December next. After that period they must all
be sold twthe.Philippine Company, for the pur-
pose of export abroad, or Conveyance to America.
Accounts from Leghorn, dated the sth
brought by a Flanders Mail, state, that the plague
had appeared in the Lazaretto at Tripoli ; that five
persons hail already died, and seven others were
infected with the disease.

'he account from Mr. PLATT yesterday, stated,

that he was rather better—the snrgeons have
covered the actual seat of the ball, and-they are in
expectation of being able to extract it as soon as
the swelling and inflammation are abated.
a.Major TOLSON, of the Life Guards, Whom some
of -the papers stated as being under an arrest,
owing to a brother officer attacking a constable,
has, upon a full enquiry, been most honourably
acquitted, and is now discharging his regimental
duties.—(Motning Paper:)
On the 10th inst. two Frenchmen were guillo-
tined in the market-place of Rotten, for coining
live flr.d two franc pieces of money; 'this is the
second occurrence. within the last five months for,
a similar offence. '

Yesterday a Court of Directors Wall held at the
East India House, when Captain J. Buten was
sworn into the command of the ship Waterloo,
consigned to Prince of Wales !loud and China.

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On the Person wig: was accused of an Attempt to pullo
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To stealing Bards from stealing rhyme
Most natural the gust is;
So Plagiarists beware in time,
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For thievery no trust is;
And here you tee crime leads to crime,—
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