The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-08 00:00:00

STA TESM AN

2.—Langan we a short right handed blow at Spring's
" bread basket," it fell short. and Spring returned a good one
on Langan's os front is with his left hand. Sparring cautious:
Langan Stopped a good left handed hit, a second stop finally.
(iravo, Langan.) These shouts stopped suddenly, by a tre-
mendous blow on Langan's nasal organ.—A rally, Langan
grassed. This round lasted Si minutes.

B.—Great confusion, from falling of hustings.—Langan
received a violent bluw on the throat, and went down.

4.—Spring cool, and not erretchel on the face.—Langan
received two facets, his eyes bleeding, and piping. A struggle,
and Spring threw his mart. " Bravo, Spring."
s.—Spring gave a heavy hit on Langan's chest ; Langan
tried to re urn ou the face, missed, they grappled each other,
and Spring threw him again.
B.—An exchange of blows; wrestling again i they strug-
gled for the throw, Langan got it. 'IIW ring broke in. .
7.—Spring received • slight tap on the chin : aright handed.
hit fell short en Spring ; Langan tried it on about his °pp...
nent's throttle, missed ; an exchange of blows. ,Spring weaker;
Langan, in a struggle, finally threw Spring. (Bravo, Langan !
les not so cock sure, Spring will win.)
S.—Spring drove Langan up to one crner of the rapes; he
tried to get out a la Randall, and effected his object in a !mien;
tific manner; Langan finely stopped a right hank.e.l bit, but re.;
ceived a 1:-It on the cau)ster ; both down.
9.—Langan gave a push at Spring's pudding bag with his
right, the lunge failed; au irregular round, and Langan was
thrown at the ropes.
10.—Spring recovered second wind ; his former weakness
dis.ppeared ; Langan driven up in a cor Ie r , and received a
left handed nobber; lie laughed, and tapped Spring over the
left peeper. A struggle at the ropes—Spring thrown.
T:ll.—One blow given by Spring; another stru4gie for' the
throw. Spring under.
It —Hit by Spring finely returned by Langan. A throw
Spring tripped his opponent, and fell under at the ropes.
13.—Fine positions, offensive and defensive. Spring tapped
his opponent's claret with • very ft e and powerful hit in his
smelling bottle, and closed Lengan's right eye as close as a
prison doer. 100/. to SI. on Spring.
14.—Langan's head displayed a most hideous appearance,
blood issuing at every pore.
15.—Spring tried to close his opponent's left eye; an ex-
change, and Langan gave his opponent a Munster throw.
18.-1 smiler round ; both men covered v. ith blood ; Langan
beat to pieces ; game as possible. Spring tnruwit.
17. Spring down.
It4.—An exchange, a straggle, and Spring under again.—
" Spring will lose it !" " Ten to oue he don't !" Bravo!
Lang. 11 I"

13.-13oili piping. They took wind. Spring, in attemping
to give a facer, received a hit on the cheat, and tbored.

2tl.—Sprint; beat !Julian to the ropes, and gave him right
spit left. mid threw Ln'Tan finely, and in a moat gallant man-
ner avoided giving • hit when Langan fell.—lie tapped
Langan on the shoulder, and smiled. Immense shouts for
Spring.
21.—Langan fought manfully. lie proved himself worthy
of the land of praties. lie favoured Spring at the ropes, and
tapped his shoulder, as a return to Spring's former act of
gal.antry.
22.—Tnis round in favour f Spring ;he nosed Langan
again ; a throw, and Spring under.
23.—An exchange of hits, a close, and fall ; Spring under.
2b.—Like the lair, a return, and Sprint threw Langan.
25.-1 n exchange, both down. The gameness of Lan_an
beyond nil question.
3(1.—1n favour of Spring ; he weak and Langan piping.
27.-411 in favour of Spring.—tie gave Langan such a
right handed hit on his olfactory promontory•, and tioorod him
easily.
25. Langan's spirit unsubduell. lie made a telling hit, and
both down.

29. "Spring ought to have done it before now." In ez-
eaange a rally furiously, and Langan showed that he was nut
extinguished.
30. flits weak. Both down.
31. Ditto, ditto; " Langun's not co easily disposed of."
3E. Langan beat to the ropes, and Spring gave a teller over
Lanitan's left ear. Both down.
33. Spring received a body blow, and retuned on left eye.
Both down.

31. Langan tried to make his favourite body blow ; Spring
stopped fluely. A rally ; Spring thrown with eclat.
35. Spring gave a right handed hit, bat not a very effective
one, on Laugen's face; he received a very• tremendous return
with Langan's left. - Both down.
38. Missed blows, a struggle, and both down.
37. Light hits. Both down, Spring under.
313. Spring invade a slight facer, and received one on his left
jowl; a struggle at the ropes; Spring topmost.
39. No blows at all effective, weak, and both down.
40. Spring made a right handed blow tell on Langan's cam-
mister; a struggle; Spring threw Langan.
41. A gay blow on Langan's head.
4t. in favour of Spring. . .

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43. Lawn received a hit on the ribs, and retnrsed on
Spring's neck a fine hit, Spring thrown. The gameness of
Langan was beyond all praise. A Noble Lord said " bee:teas
more wonders than a man." _ .

U. Langan appeared to be unvaoquishable. Exchaore of
hits. Bath dc.vo. _ _

4.). Langan, unable to come to time, resigned the contest,
and Siring was declared the victor.
Thu contest was so well maintained at one time, and victory
appeared so douhtful, that the bets were reduced to a level.
Thunders of applause for Spring, who was taken away in
Lord Deerhurst's carriage.