The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-03-25 00:00:00

SPAI(RING.

The sees Comet well ►eepert■bly ■ttewdrd yesterday for
the joint benefit of Purcell and Parish. Very few of the
hest 'intake mesa sel-10, but there was a fund of amusement
altogether.
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The best exhibition wa• between Randal and Parish, who
fought in Keut, and it was altogether a picture of that cons.
bat. Randal was bit smartly on the forehead its the And
bout, but he gathered himself up, measured his length, and
let loose ill a form which would have eimilrd all the light
weights of this or former days. 11w set In was of long
daratimi, but Parish, in hitting, reduced himself to the
sparring system, sad when he hit be Sapped to avoid re.
cessiNg, whilst Randal threw in the body wills his bits, and
slunk even the gloves tell.

The set-to between Feroggins and Fisher (the bitter of whom
was beat by him in a casual wuciottre at Oliver's souse
months since) afforded some admirable traits of manhood.
Seruggins, as at Ilse real mill, would hr first, and he planted
many clumsy hits upon his adversary's pimple, whirls gave
evident proofs of their egret. Fisher, however, made some
strong and able play in retsina, but 1w went till with decidedly
the worst.

Martin, who best Oliver's brother nt Word, after Ford
was made to brat II Lancaster, ad to with a man unknown
to the amateurs., but whose pe►formance well doubil.•ws gee
hint tutu anise. Martin is a maple r-pieee of the obere art,
but his school-fellows eau fight better with the waBirr shin
without diem. Martin hits oust at great length soul site
much force, particularly wills the right Laud, and he had
decidedly the best of Ida adversary.
Cribb and Ratan gave ►ome steady sperlmens of minter,
although Curparnlion may but their weight did out suuszle
the power of hitting.
Richmond and Oliver afforded much diversion in a scien-
tific mud manly artvo, as did hales and Relascu.
Reynolds and Priced were prevented exhibiting by in-
disposition.
Parish mode a speech for his partner in the profit., and
Richmond the black, thinking he had as much right to
make a speech there as others, told the company his teas
the odd benefit.

The monument to the memory of the Cardinal
Yolk, the laud of the unfortunate nice of the
House of Stuart, is now iu progress, under the di-
rection of the i elebrated Cnnova, It will be recol-
lected, that by the munificeoce of the Pripet.
Regent, in the year 1815, the stun of 250,000
franca were placed by Lord Cartlerragb at
the disdosal of Canons, who war then at Paris,
to be applied to defray the expense of carrying to
Rome the woike of sit re-stunt! by Fnairce, of
which MIMI 60,000 francs were directed to Ins
propriated towards the monument of the Cardinal
York. It is now erecting iii St. Peter's, where
the monument sit his father is placed. under the
title of King ef Great Britain. France, and /ee-
l:nut, Ilefeltder of the tali's, &e. 'limit the line
of kgnisvacy may be continued to tlie last, it is
said, that the Cardinal, by his will, directed, that
his mine sl Id lie recorded on his tomb as flenry
Ike Ninth, an honour wlnc% hen-tame war ironically
bestovnd on the late ilenry Iliintins, who certainly
had the good fortune to eserc,iar more of the oulistan.
nal power ofa king, than la. the Cardiiial,
Canova hate undertaken to execute a tuurlde group
to adorn and iliti.irsite the monument, whit-h, when
completril, will 1 tin a chitin:noshed ornament of
the maginlicent (7athedral of Home. It is expect.
td to be the course of fl:e Im sit ;ear.

ClRCutr.