The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-03 00:00:00

SPARRING.

Oliver had a benefit at the Fives-court, yesterday, which wai
well attended. He was unable to exhibit from a sprained
ancle, which prevents his combat with Abbot to-morrow. The
setting-to was very indifferent. The bout between Spring and
Gas was the only one which excited much attention. -Spring
had the best of it. His left hand stopped the rush of Gas by
some facers, which sent him off his balance. Gas howevrr be-
haved well, but he is not much of a glove-man. Earnest
fighting is more his forte.

AN AWKWARD RENCONTRE AT CALAIS.—A
certain .M. P. was placed in a. very awkward
situation the other day at Calais. Having run in
ten hours from the Roads to the French coast,
he had an opportunity of displaying two London
Opposition Journals at the French Hotel.—
Shortly after a party of Bens d'arnics appeared,
and seized them. The Gentleman was taken
before the Prefect, and fined 30,000 francs:—
Fortunately, by the interposition of friends, the
affair was accommodated.—(Morning Post.)
USEFUL, EXPERIMENT.—Yesterday, at one
o'clock, some experiments were tried in Hyde-
park of Mr. TREUGROUSE'S plan to save Ship-
wrecked Mariners, by opening a communication
with a stranded vessel when it would be impossible
for a boat to render any assistance. The ope-
rations took place over the Serpentine River,
in the presence of Lord SYDNEY, several Mem-
bers of Parliament, Naval Officers, and others,
who were admitted into the private gardens of
the Royal Humane Society's Receiving House
on the North bank. The object of Mr. TR EU.,
GROUSE IS to fire a rocket, invented for the pur-
pose by the King's Pyrotechnic, Madame HEN..
GLER, with a line affixed to it, from the shore to
the ship, where a strong rope is tied to the first
line and brought to the shore, where it is made-
tight ; a chair of a
.peculiar construction is then
suspended by pulleys from the main rope, in which
any person can secure himself, and is drawn safe
to land. The chair is then pulled back to the
vessel, and every person may thus be saved.
In the above manner was the experiment of
yesterday conducted, but in consequence of
the rocket not being sufficiently elevated, or
the line strong enough, the plan did not at first
succeed, but was at length carried into execu-
tion, and a man seated in the chair, was brought
safely to the opposite bank of the river.—The
Inventor, who resides at Penzance, has been
enabled to save the lives of several persons in the
above manner off the dangerous coast of Cornwall.
The Duke of Hl:Droop, we sincerely regret to
say, continues in a most dangerous state. his
Grace has had a paralytic attack of so severe a
nature that little hopes of his recovery are enter-
tained.

On Friday morning, a follow was taken into
custody by the street-keeper of Cornhill, in the
act of putting into the faces of several females, a
reptile of the serpent kind, about two yards in
length, and alive. On being examined before
the Lord Mayor, he was ordered to find bail for
his appearance to take trial for the assault, at
the ensuing Sessions. On the reptile being put
into a basket, in possession of an officer, it was
found to lay 16 eggs in one night, '