Star.
London, England, 1813-05-17 00:00:00

BOXING.

A tremendous battle was fought on Saturday, at
Moulsey Hurst. The champions were Oliver, the
gardener, a pugilist inferior to none on the boxing
list, who beat Ford, and Cooper, a powerful and pro-
mising young man, who last beat Lancaster.

Round 1. Oliver made a right-banded hit, which was returned
upon the body, and a smart rally ensued, with equal advantays.
The men closed, but disenziged, and renewed the rally, when
Cooper planted a smart Mt on his adversary's neck; but it was
powerfully returned, and in a trial of strangth Oliver was thrown.
2. Cooper made play by a hit at the bead; but Oliver returned
very smart upon him, and then threw bun. Two to orte on
Oliver.

3. Each upon their mettle rallied, and a fine round took pine,
in which much good fighting and hard hitting were displayed
with reciprocal advantages. Oliver got his adversary's head
under his left arm, at the latter part of the round, and fibbed
him to great advantage, and threw bun. Cooper manifested
weakness.

4. This was a gallantly contested round, decidedly in favour
of Cooper, which brought betting even. In rallying, Conper gave
his adversary a smart left-handed hit, and as Oliver was going
in, he was met by a well-measured hard blow with the right
hand between the ear and the j IW, and he went down compara-
tively lifeless.
5. Cooper maintained his advantages again in this ruund,which
was obstinately contested in a most courageous rally. Cooper
chewed himself a good two-handed fighter, and he hit his adver-
sary to the ropes, and threw bibs —Even betting.
6. Cooper again made play, and Oliver seemed to have not
recovered the stn; living effects of the injury he sustained by the
blow in the fourth round. This round was also most manfully
contested in a courageous rally, rather to the advantage of
Cooper, who got his man down.
7. Oliver received a smart blow on the eye on commencing a
rally, aid after au exchange of several blows he was thrown.
8. Cooper fell off in this round, and never recovered. Oliver
had got better, and he had the best of a smart aad long rally, and
Cooper went down very weak.
9. Cooper planted a good body blow, and got away ; but
Oliver pursued steadily, and had the best of the round. Cooper
was thrown.

10. In this round, Oliver having reduced his advrNary, he
went in to win ff hand, and be knocked duwn his adversary.—
Five to nne on Oliver.

11. Cooper made every manly effort to check his adversary•'s
carei.r, and a good round was fought, in which. Oliver displayed
much steady courage and firm resolution, and again kaucked
down hi, man.

In the 12th and 13th rounds (the latter of vshich
finished the battle in seventeen minutes) Cooper was
so beaten that he could not stand up, and Oliver was
declared the victor.

Another manly battle was fought between Ballard,
a brave little Westminster pugilist, and Hearns, a
good man, about his own weight : it was as well
contested as the former, and lasted three-quart-•rs of
an hour, when Ballard was beat.—Jones and Cropley
seconded the winner, and Bald%in and Silverthotne
the loser.

A third battle took place, not worth noticing :
ring, which was 18 feet, was deluged with blood, and
the. champions were covered with gruiser .tnd glory.

Captain BRYDGES and Mr. LAWRENCE started on
horseback, from Richardson's Hotel, is London, at
three o'clock last Monday morning, for the Castle
Tavern in Brighton, for a wager of 50 guineas, and
the horses they rode. The race was won by Captain
BRYDGES, the horse of Mr. LAWRENCE having fallen
down dead near Crawley ! The rider escaped, unhurt.
At the Quarter Sessions for Bristol City, on Mon-
day last, John Harris was found guilty of being ac-
cessary to the pulling down the statue of the KING,
which lately stood in Portland.square, there. The
prisoner made no defence, and the Court sentenced
him to 12 months imprisonment in Newgate.

Saturday morning the back shop of Mr. JAMES As-
PERNE, bookseller, Cornhill, was again broken open
by some literary depredators, who were, fortunately,
interrupted in their studies, -without effecting their
purpose to any considerable amount.

ri ite.—A fire broke out on Saturday night, in some
workshops belonging to Mr. Diller, cabinet-maker,
in Chandos-street, Covent Garden, which, owing to a
want of water, did great damage, and it was with
much difficulty the family escaped with their lives.