Star.
London, England, 1821-12-27 00:00:00

BOXING.

The Christmas-bozen had their gains yesterday, and the ama-
teurs of the fist had their frolic also, in no less than four prize
battles—it was altogether a day ofjollity.
The best battle of the four was in Harpers'-fields, between
Edmunds and Williams, two very brave men, who stood up to
each other until their share of sense was bit away.
In the first round the men flew from the scratch to their
work, and never left off until Williams was thrown by supe-
rior weight.
2. A gallant round in favour of Williams, who hit his adver-

airy dot;n.
5. Weight told with Edmunds in this round, and after a good
bitting rally, Williams was floored; he received a smart right-
handed bit in going down.
4. Ezertiou had tired the men, but they unmuzzled again, and
dealt out slaughter; Edmunds had the best of the round; he
had hi.. ma., under in the tall.
S. This round was decidedly in favour of Edmunds, and al-
though his opponent wanted strength to keep at fast work, yet
he fought until nature left him piping, and he was floored.
Ten oilier rounds were fought—the whole occupied twenty-
two minute. of real fighting. Williams remained well at his
work until be was beat by a hit on the side. The battle was
for twenty guineas.
A stet.no battle was fought between Ir. Cremes, a man of
acience, and Hod, the tinman. It took place in a field at
Cholesley, iddlrsez. It was for ten guineas a-side, and al-
though it bated but ten minutes, it was a real smashing one.
The fiat round won the battle; it lasted eight minutes, in
which a dozen hits at least were exchanged, and neither would
go. down. Holt received a tremendous hit on the side, which
floored ~itn.
2. Oreaves followed his lack, and Holt, although bent double,
fought tremendously ; be did much execution, but was hit corm
p:tratively dead by a blow behind the jugular vein, and lost by
not appearing to time.
The third fight, in the same ring, was an apology for one.—
The fourth was at larefield, Herts. .

From the following circumstance may be
the origin of Christmas-boxes, now almost forgotten
The Romish Priests had masses said for almost every
thing. When a ship went on a voyage, the priests had
a box in her, under the protection of some saint, and
the poor were desired to contribute to this box, that
masses might be said for them. This treasury was
not to be opened until the ship's return. The mass,
at that time, was called Christmas ; the box, Christ;
maa-box, or money collected against that time, that
the priests might say masses to the saints, and entreat
the forgiveness of the debaucheries of the people at
this season, and from this, servants had the liberty to
get box-money, that they, too, might be enabled to
pay the priest for his masses, knowing well the old
proverb--.. No penny no Paternoster.
Kincardineshire Turnip Sweepstakes, for 1821.—A
subscription having been formed, under the auspices
of the Kincardineshire Agricultural Association, fur
a sweepstakes for the best field of turnips in that
county, of not less than four acres, five farms, in dif-
ferent parts of the county, were entered in competi-
tion, and two respectable farmers named as Judges,
having minutely examined the several fields, on all of
which great merit was displayed, awarded he stakes
to JAMES INN es, Esq. for a field on his farm of Nether
Balfour, of Durris.
When MAXIMILIAN IL was Emperor of Germany,
two Gentlemen, the one a Spaniard, the other a Ger-
man, having asked of him in marriage his natural
daughter, the beautiful HELEN SCARIPEQUINN, the
Emperor told them that he held both in equal esti-
mation, and wished that their strength and dexterity
should decide the matter between dremselves. As
the friend of both, however, he took the liberty to
propose, instead of risking their lives by a duel, they
should procure a sack, in which he who contrived to
put his adversary should espouse the Lady. The two
Gentlemen, • accordingly, contended more than an
boar before the assembled Court, when at length the
Spaniard fell: on which the German, ANDREW Ease.'
MARI), Baron de Talbert, placed his rival in the sack,
took him on his back and deposited him, to the iefi-
mite diversion of all the spectators, at the feet of the
Emperor; and next day married the beautiful HELEN.
Mr. WALLACX.--IL is with regret we copy the fol-
lowing paragraph from the National Advocate (a New
York Paper), of December 1, which has arrived. It
states, that "Mr. WALLACE, being on his way to
'Philadelphia, was upset in the stage near Brunswick,
by which accident his leg was broken in two places
below the knee. The horses, it appears, ran away
down the hill near New Brunswick, and dashed the
ferriage to pieces on the bridge. Several passengers
Isere also injured. This accident, serious as it would
• be to any person, is peculiarly so to Mr. WALLACE.
Just . arrived from England, where he left his wife
. and children, braving every danger to acquire fan*
and profit in his profession, and in a strange country,
he .meets with an accident which must confine him:
. for a considerable length of time, andteprive him of
those facilities which he had reason to calculate upon.
The accident is generally regretted; few strangers
possessed more Wad; than r. WALLACE, public
Ord private.",