Star.
London, England, 1819-01-13 00:00:00

BOXING.

A Match which excited much interest, and which
was to have taken place on Friday last, was fought
on Monday, on Chappel Green, Oxon, 16 miles from
Woodstock, and 18 from Northampton, for 100 gui-
neas, between George Fry, a Marlborough man; and
George Day, a miner, from Warwickshire, of vast
Herculean powers, and a descendant of the noted
boxer of that name, of the cld school, in the days of
Broughton. Day was backed by Mr. Helks, from
the Potteries, and Fry, by a subscription amongst
the Wiltshiremen. The former was seconded by
Potter, a famous wrestler ; and Fry, by George Wil-
kinson, a cocker. The battle, which la,sted 50 minutes,
embraced but four rounds ; but they were of a ham-1
msriv kind, and when one struck a blow it told
seriously.

In the first round, the men manoeuvred about i la Randall
and Turner, eleven minutes, when Fry placed a hard hit upon
his antagonist's olfactory organ, which produced streams of
claret, and kept it In constant fomentation after. The miner
was drunk at the hit, but he shook his head, unmuzzled, and
I went to work, and three minutes of tremendous hitting followed,
' until the heads of each were so tinged, that the spectators could
not distinguish the face of one from the other. They separated
and kept off each other, with hands down, until nature had done
the bellosos-otakim work, when they went at it again, and Fry
was knocked doss n by a hit on the left breast.
2. After some good round rallying, mostly at body hitting;
another cessation of hostilities followed for two minutes, when
they met again with much desperation, and ciotand take was
the order of the sport, for neither had science, and they acted as
if they had agreed—now youetern to hit. Fry caught his oppo-
nent under the ear, and floored him.
3. The miner turned sulky, and kept off for some time, but
he at length advanced, and with a lunging right•handed hit
cracked one of Fry's left side lower ribs, and he in return re-
ceived a severe hit upon the broken nose. A mosiebstinate
sound, which lasted ten minutes, was fought, and Day dropped
from weakness without a hit; and our Correspondent describes'
the state of the men to be such as never before was seen.
4. Fry, although with a rib removed, made first hit, and then
broke ground for the first time. Day made Al gallant attempt,
but he was bit in the wind—he fell, and was beat.
With unscienced men, this is said to be one of the
most manly battles ever fought.

GA S LtrinTa.—We learn with pleasure that where-
ever Gas has been introduced into manufactories in
Manchester, that no case of epidemic fever has yet
appeared.
Psa;.:cor Faintoiri.—Merino pelisses are row formed with
rows of buttons placed in front, from the collar to the bottom; to.
wards the girdle or waist the rows nearly meet, and from that
poi.st the rows slope downwards, so as to be four fingers asunder
at the bottom. A large Pilgrim, nearly square, is fitted to the
top of the pelisse. The sleeves fit pretty closely, but without
.epaulettes—a short row of three or four buttons is the substi-
tuted decoration.
Within these few days, the borders of rese-eolour, or white
bats, are scolloped ; they are also embellished with ostrich plumes
of a fawn-colour, which arc placed waviney,.or en sereinstant.--
The borders of other dress hats are either large torsades of fine
stuff, or of derailed puffs, irregularly or fancifully arranged.
The most prevalent turbans exhibit two enriched bands, which
hang on the left side. India or gold muslin', constitute the prin-
cipal part of several turbans, those' some are formed of white
satin, or cygnet's down ; these have also gilt trimmings. Some
r.lorrdng bonnets come very dear, because they are ornamented
with rich dentiles. Many shoes exhibit very rich, eves gorgeous
embcitishments fir bonnets. tio:I• 1. rob ^s are been with three VW,
of light, though rich, dentile g.