Star.
London, England, 1817-03-20 00:00:00

BOX I NG, &c.

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The amateurs of agik sprats fill a full morning's
yeElerday Common, near BAY.-
ivt•ll end, livrts. iii,t maid] was a nugiii> ic
combat between Grilli•hi, (a tr.tvelling brazier, cr
what is vulgarly termed a tink,J), who last heat
I.).tviQ, a navigator, near Chobbatn, and a young
farmer, named Dunkerley, who had beat every thing
before him in ani about Northamptonshire. The
m-tick was for 20 guineas a side. James Jay se-
conded Dunkeley, and Hardy, the cocker, officiated
for Griffiths. The men set-to in an eighteen-fret
square at nine o'clock in the morning. Betting was
eh, t even. The combat occu,iied 92 minutes.
Round 1. Dunkeley made severe play, and was successiul in
planting heavy blows, which were delivered with the impetuo-
sity of a young man full of fire, rather.than with judgment,—
Griffiths awl got the knack of covet big his head by practice, but
be received two heavy blows which broke away the guards, the
latter of which dropped him non his knees. He got up anti
!Mewed fight again, aild his adrer.ary in running in was 1110,4 by
Griffiths (who broke ground) with the lett hand flush on the tip
of the nose, which di opped him a. i' hi. legs bad hem suddenly
severed from his and the ter.rezfr rao m stream,.
2. Dunkelsy's i.the was vinip±ei elf slit, but lie `t.141 the encou-
rsgernent of wring the contused features of hi, adversary. A
severe round took place, and alth• ugh he had the adu.tinage sit
figlifiug, he femur! hint. If eon e:;dii% against .igvticir welf,itt mut
undaunted cifurage. liwere hard hit, ti; o as: Leo on.

3. The two tirtt rounds laved !Oil! 111i7 Utc,, xa t the mat :tad
out-fought theameive.„ tbry 44 not sr. w evtr.vps ous to be-
gin again, and parthu!arly Dunk.ley, who 1.% 44 wrakened by a
ciitqatit bkeutug fr•oni the &rats of the drug blow to the lir.:
round. Otilli h. toubd u iieceati ay to restl din iii: a l;ctutry.:
ardour, by kcciiiiig at nearly duu;nlil.stance, and hBluitilvulf.
Alter ali in t toe id both went d.,ten.
4. Grifi:lis was lit: duwii by a blow on the having re-
treated to the make. It was, t.ow• ver, bit a I.glit

S Grail p'aced three hit. in, bi. adver,ary'a acad. Dunke-
ley followed bun, and a *man raliy tc4l.wcd. fed
from 'we:lkne • s.

6. Griffiths fresh again wen! in, and made desperate figist,and
bit adversary down by a body I.luw, from vinwb busilieley
did slot recover.

7. •I he fainter went up to his adversary dodde, and went
down with a ail* facer.
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8 Tbil round ene.ed the combat. Dunkeley made the best
kik be could; and Mthough Grams was nearly bit d, :re piabted
a chance hit upon his adversary's titi.e, which satied him. Duns
keley could not appear again to a minute time, and lost the brittle.
Singlr-sock playing for 10..—A sort of main turk
place. Burrows, from Leicestershire, won the first
prize; the second was won by Kin)., from North-
ampton ; and the third by Edwards, of ditto. The
}rand match et tie. was to be pi iyed between Ed.
waidt and Burrows, 31 one. •

SParthlNC.--Last night, at the Minerva Rocms,i
Leadenhall-street, the amateurs of the hat rallied
rcemel Painter, the game Lancashire boxer, roost res-
pactably, as a token of their acknowledgment of his
prime milling requisites; but.previous to the ret-to's
commencing, the harmony of the evening expo ten-
ced a ;rifling temporary gloom, front the appearance
of the City noshals, wt:() politely requested this
assemblage 01 the fancy to retire. This operated like
thunder clap, but tiseo orders were peremptory. A
shout parley took place—an application was instantly
made to the Lotto MAYOR for his permission, and his
Lordship being an admirer of true British courage,
and finding that nothing political was intended, per-
mitted the exhibition to proceed. Tree artto between
Belcher and H .rry Harmer was of the most excellent
description. Whitaker, who was defeated by Scrog.
gins, entered the lists with Stephenson, the man of
colour. The Black gave evident signs of improve.
Bitton, the Jew, well known to the nog as a
man of first-rate :ciente. and a teacher of high repute
in the milling art, appeared with the renowned Caner,
but he bad not a shadow of chance with the Lanca-
shire hero; the left hand of the latter displayed its
usual :dirty. and he took uncommon liberties with the
upper work: of the Jew. Blascow and Lazarus
roftanized in high stylt„aiid operated as a contract to
the elegant light play of science. Painter nc,w made
his bow, followed by Cwter. This trt-to was viewed
Ala first-rate treat ; the liveliness and bustle of Car-
ter, in opposition to the steady and determined mode
of attack of Painter, gave general satisfaction, and
operated as a poll finish to the display of the evening.
The Fancy departed well satisfied.

FATAL DULL:—Of the duel between Lieutenant Hindes and
Lieutenant Gilbert Conroy, of the 9dth sn garrison at
ttttt tt, the Plymouth paper CO:34111i the following further
particulars :—`• It took place near laympteni-Mary Bridge, the
uth inst. about seven o'clock in the morning, and the former
darer received a wound that terminated his existence in the tarty
tart ut the following day, at the L.onelon fini, in Plymptois kale,
whither he was cony. yed after the duel. It appeared on the in-
vestigation before the Mayer of that Borough, who sat a Coro-
ner vatelete thisii, and a very respectable Jury, that the .lia•r had
been a lung time in agitation ; but the cause ot the divine did.
nut transpjxe. This investigation occupied two days, %viten the
Jury brought in a verdict ot Wiltul Murder against Mr. Robert
Cuiroy and Mr. Alexander Stewart, who attended the deceased
.to the field. '1 hue was nothing to impbtate Mr. Cienioy's
whose Dame the Jury could nut deacover. Ihe nuel was
fought et the short distance ot nine pacts. Ihe ball euteral the
right side ut the deceased, between the tOth and 1 ith sib., and
penetrated to Lite convex surface o: the right lobe at the Miler,
where it lodged, carrying with it a price ut the great coat wuru
by the deceased. kluttrithatanding the severity of the v ouv.i, it
is retnalkahie that the deceased did not fall, but, with little asst..
lance, he walked to a gig in walling; and on art wing at the Lon•
don 11111, Plympton, even welted up states to the bed roam, by
merely leaning on the shoulders ot two personal, une at each ode
of him. Being asked why be had not fallen ? hat braiN ly i eplied,
than requited a good knock to put him down ; and that he was
not a white feather. He spoke in the highest terms of his Weer-
saris Such traits of Anuses. and niaguanlmity make us regret
the more this fresh marriage on tliesbrine of false honour, in
which are unhappily invedvetithe lates of a widow and two chsb
eta, who have to Montag the autimely loss of their natural pro•
tecor, as well as the reap of :Mod and future prospects 01 the
Other penal, COOCOMII la this melancholy business.