The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-18 00:00:00

THE FANCY.

NED NEAL AND YOUNG DUTCH SAar.—After a long
vacation, the admirers of milling are again likely to have a
treat. Yesterday evening Si. a-side were put down at the
Castle Tavern, Holborn, for a match between Ned Neal
and Young Dutch Sam, for 5001. a-side, to take place
within three months. There is no restriction as to weights,
so that Neal may weigh as heavy as he chooses, and avoid
the ill effects of reducing himself below his ordinary stan-
dard. Nothing but Sam's superior style of fighting could
justify him in giving so much odds. He is, however, im-
proving every day; and having been far from " up to the
mark" when he fought Neal last, it is supposed that, by
due attention to his training, he will still prove himself the
better man: The men are to meet again, at the Castle
Tavern, Holborn, on Friday evening next, between eight
and ten o'clock, to s;gn articles, make a further deposit,
and appoint a day for bringing the contest to issue.
COUSINS AND DEAF BURICE.—TWO pounds a-side are
down for a match between these " big ones." They are
to meet this evening at the Castle Tavern, Holborn, to
increase their stakes, and settle other preliminaries.
It is anticipated Bishop Sharpe will also come forward
to renew his challenge to Marry Jones, who has not yet
returned from his sparring tour.
Simon Byrne and Tom Reynolds have set off for Dublin,
to be present at the approaching Donnybrook Fair, where
fom Spring has sundry pressing invitations to join them,
and, in all probability, will, for the first time, cross the
herring brook.

THE GARRICK PAPERS.

(From the Court Journal.)

The following letter to Garrick from Bishop
Warburton,.is very characteristic of its writer:—
" Prior Park, Feb. 17, 1761.
" Dear Sir,—Before I left town I talked very
seriously with Millar, concerning that scoundrel
poem, and more scoundrel subject of it. He ap-
peared truly concerned; and, as he told me, spoke
to \Vilks with great resentment of the injury done
him, by incurring your displeasure through this
perfidy.
"But do such wretches as the writer of the poem,
and the hero of it, deserve a serious thought from
you ? I think you and I have all the standard
dunces of the kingdom on our hands. You the
rhyming, and I the prosaic dunces. Yours have
most of the nature of that sort of vermin Dryden
speaks of—

So little and so light,

' One could not know they live, but that they bite.'
Mine, most like that which Sir Hugh, in the play,
calls a familiar beast to man, and signifies love.
"On this account I must tell you a story. Two
English soldiers, travelling through the Highlands,
were one night in particular most miserably lodged,
and, before morning, half eaten up with these two
sorts of vermin. As day-light approached, they re-
solved to make an ample sacrifice for the violated
rights of Jupiter nospitalis ; but the first attack was
so ill planned, that a great part of the enemy had
escaped, had not one of these commanders, observ-
ing the absurd manoeuvring of his fellow, called out,
What the devil, comrade are you about ? Let us
first secure the light horse; the heavy armed foot lie
at our mercy.'
" And now, should you and I, think you, be better
employed than those two brave sufferers, did we
seriously set about revenging ourselves on the worth-
less vermin that molested us ? I was pleased to see
you in sentiments more characteristic of you, the
last time we were together, when you hinted to Mr.
Berenger and me your inclination of being the means
of diverting some rays of the King's favour to shine
on the other house. I said nothing to you then,
but you will pardon me for giving you my thoughts
now. Were the King's using your house intended
as a matter of mere favour to you, your modesty and
generosity would be well employed to serve your
neighbour. But since the King, in this, consults
only the gratification of his own amusement, which
your acting is necessary to, modesty and generosity
would seem to be misplaced in hinting any thing in
behalf of the other house.
" My best respects to good. Mrs. Garrick, along
with those of all here—conclude me, my dear Sir,
" Your most affectionate and faithful humble servant,
d, W. GLOUCESTER."