The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-29 00:00:00

SPARRING.

The Tennis Court yesterday was full of talent of every de.
scription.„-money lenders, money stealers, returned lugger's, and
thieves ,of every class preparing for the hulks. It was an over-
flowing Court, for the benefit of Brown, known only to the
Loudon ring us having beaten Shelton. The order of the day
was rhetoric rather than spurring, for, with the exception of
Belcher and Eales, there was no set-to worthy notice. Sampson
the Into Birmingham Youth, but now a man, who has fought
Ward twice, invited Brown to set-to with him, in, terms rather
energetic ,than elegant, ollserving that it was no use for them
tip tap chaps to set-to.. He closed his blow-tip with offering to
fight any man in Englund, with the exception of Jam Ward,
for 100 sovereigns, there and then. Jem 'Ward next trod the
boards, and stated that he was not then in fighting trim, but he
had 1101. of his friends' money to fight any man in the world
fer 5001. in three or four months. 'l'his stopped the mouths of
all, and Brown left well satisfied with his day's play.

IWO Of NAPOLEON'S most chruaeteristic say.
ings are recorded in the Nouvelles Leares Pro.
veneiaks, lately Fibtished
On ne rend pas lee hommes heureux pars des mots. II
lout ties faits. Le refine des mots n'a cause que trap tie niaux.
II est fini."—Men are not rendered happy by words. Deeds
are necessary. The reign of words has cauvd but too many
evils. It is over.
11. " A faut gouverner les • hommes avec one main de fer
couverte d'un gant tie velours."—Mankinti must be governed
with a hand of iron covered with a glove of velvet.

Another fresco painting has been discovered at
Pompeii, which represents an eruption of Vesu-
vius,kr. would seem, from this picture, if
with Cape Misenurn and Naples in the back
of the painter is to be relied upon,
gtthirlituL:teltlelieu;7anconYudntuin was, in ancient times, much
higher than it is at present:

BALLOON-ASCENT.
Yesterday Mr. GREEN, accompanied by his
brother, made Ms 48th ascentv,from the Eagle
Tavern Tea-gardens) City-road. It being ex-
pected that a great concourse of people would
assemble on the occasion, strong barriers were
erected against the avenues leading to the gar-
dens, a precaution which in the sequel was found
very useful,-for long 'before the hour fixed for
the ascent, immense crowds had collected in the
lane leading to the tavern, and in on part of
the City-road in the front of it, and also in
the fields at the back. On the whole, per-
haps, as great a number was collected on the
present as on any former occasion during the
last year—a circumstance which, when the fee-
quency of exhibitions of the kind is consider.
ed, may excite surprise, and can only be ac.
counted for from the curtailment or suppression
which of late has taken place of many of the pos
pular amusements- of the present period. The
space within the garden was also every well filled,
the price having been reduced to ls. with the ex-
ception of a small inner circle, in which the bal-
loon was fixed, the admission to which was
In all, the number collected in the gardens could
not be less than 1,000, among whom were a great
proportion of very genteelly dressed persons of
both sexes. A band was as usual stationed in the
gardens, who, in the course of the afternoon,
played a variety of favourite airs. The process
of inflating the balloon was completed by noon,
after which the preparations for the ascent were
tardily proceeded with, it evidently being de-
signed to delay the ascent till us late an hour as
could conveniently be done, and which was the
more excusable us crowds of persons kept arriv-
ing long after four o'clock. Hy half-past four,
however, the preparations were announced to
be complete, and a pilot balloon was dispatched,
which taking a north-easterly direction, was soon
out of sight. In a few minutes afterwards, Mr.
Green and his brother placed themselves in the
car attached to the balloon. The signal for let-
ting go the ropes was then given, and the bal-
loon, after rising a height nearly of 200 feet per.
pendicularly, so admirably to clear the trees and
surrounding houses, bore away in the direction
taken by its precursor, and mounting higher and
higher, was in less than five minutes lost to bight.
Although the wind was rather high for an eels,.
(Mimi of this kind, the balloon did not oscillate
in the least. At 10 o'clock last night Messrs.
Green returned to the Eagle in the City-road.—
It appears they had landed without any
culty near Barking. Their ruturn was greeted
with considerable applause.

110YAL CoutinG TiicATREO-4-Want of room
prevented our noticing the re-opening of this
beautiful house yesterday, which, for symote.
try, convenience, and ornament, exceeds any
thing of the kind in the United Kingdom. Upon
the raising, of the curtain the performers were re..
ceived with loud cheering—Mr. DAvtuoti made
a suitable acknowledgthent,, end commenced a
witty Prelude, called The Manager's Vision.
He goes to sleep On a sofa, while the principal
characters in the pieces produced at this Theatre
entered alternately, and recited a few! lines in
character. Mrs. Davidge met a warm reception;
! Mrs. Young and Mrs. Weston were encored in the
songs of " Mary Rosebud" and " Mrs. Glass."
Miss Poole was the handsomest •Ilighlunder we
ever saw, and Mrs,Rowbotham a fine Scotch !LAW.
In. Blanchard and Elsgood fought the Drunken
Combat well, amidst the most uproarious shouts
of applause. This was a good beginning, and
last night it was curtailed within the hour.—
The music and selections do great credit
to Mr. T.. Hughes, the Composer. The
chorus was very effective : it was set to the
tars of Judy O'Flanngan" and " Pawdeen
O'Rafferty" transposed, now termed cc Blue
Bonnets over the Border." This was followed
by a
,new Melo-drame, called The Old Man of
the Mountain, and very well performed, with the
exception of thu Old Man, Mr. Hun tly not being
sufficiently recovered from a severe rheumatic
complaint, though he is expected to attend this
Week.. The night's entertainments concluded with
a grand Military Spectacle of The Massacre of
RojahpOor, taken from incidents that (6.
curred daring that sanguinary contest, the
Burmese War, produced under the direction of
au Officer who witnessed the achiev6.
meats of the British troops. Among the many
curiosities exhibited through this Piece, is
the carriage of Ah-Ite-Wa&Tee, the Burmese
King, drawn by an Elephant, a fac.simile of that
exhibited in Piccadilly. This piece is well got
up, and was well received throughout ; all did
their duty, and were deservedly applauded. The
curtain dropped at eleven o'clock last night,
which must prove a great convenience to those
living at a distance. The taste displayed in the
appointments, the neatness of the stage boxes, the
brilliancy
the grand Chandelier, anti the tout mein* of
of the gilded ornaments reflected from
the whole, does great credit to the high
spirit of the Manager, and the talents of the
artists:

COLIN-EXCHANGE, MARCH 29.—There is a very
abort supply to this morning's market' notwithstanding the
trade is dull for every kind of Grain, and may be quoted nomi.
nally at Monday's prices. The top price of Flour remains un.
altered.--Arrivals—Englbth Wheat, 1,90 ; Barley, 030 ; Oats,
3,70(1; Flour, 1,700.

Rom:RT.—On Monday evening last, about
teelgrrhatceo, La 'ciocnte 11, an
empty, house, No. 8, China.
was entered by burglars, who
proceeded on the roof. They tried the window
at No. 8, which they found well fastened, and
proceeded to No, ti (Mr. SANnrotto9s), where
they succeeded in entering, and began to pack
up the clothes and valuables in the hed
hers. In getting out they made some noise, which
the cook heard as she proceeded up stairs, and
gave the alarm to the family. The
bovants made
a hot pursuit out on the roof, when the "'the"
left the bundles and Mrs. SANnvonnis gold neck
chain, but at the same time carried MI all her
and triohets.
the Officers of
Union Ball are on tho alert, anti) from their
other jewellery
known
sagacity, it is hoped, wilt soon give a good
account of them.