The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-27 00:00:00

SPARRING AT THE TENNIS COURT.

Yesterday Isaac Dobell took his benefit, hut, on account
of the state of the weather, there were few perwns present
to patronise him.

ORDER OF SETTING-TO.

Fox Donovan and Smith.—The Fox had the mns►
cunning in the game.
The East-end Sailor Boy and Yardley intended to show
off, but the latter was so drunk that he was hissed off the
stage, and a little Jew, named Is sacs, took his place, and
made a most beautiful set-to with the Sailor, and it would
be difficult to say which had the best ef it.
Cosins got the best of the Cheshire Hero.
Peter Crawley and Tom Shelton had a friendly turn-
up; and
Tom Spring and Tom Gaynor made a neat light play
w ind-u p.
Dohell, in returning thanks, complained of the manner
in which he hid been treated by the papers, in the report
of his fight on Tuesday last. He informed the audience
that he would satisfy them that the hurt i❑ his arm was
not a pretended ailment, for he could produce for their
individual inspection, a certificate from the two medical
gentlemen.
We may remark on this particular, that with regard to
reports, however we may regret that the feelings or inte-
rests of individuals may be affected, we can only comply
with the strict dictates of our duties, namely to state the
facts without hesitation, as they meet our eye ; having
done so the parties and the public must adjust their mat-
ters as they please.

The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE en-
tertained some of the members of the loyal Family and
a select party to dinner yesterday, at their residence in
Bushy Park.
Viscount STRANGFORD transacted business
yesterday at the Foreign Office.

Despatches from Sir ROBERT GORDON, our
Ambassador at Constantinople, for the E:trl of Anr.rtDEF.s,
were brought by a King's Messenger to the Foreign
Office on Wednesday night. The Messenger also brought
despatches from Lord CowLEY, at Vienna.

Despatches from Sir FREDERICK ADAM, the
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and from
Mr. DAWKINS, cur Resident in Greece, Were brought by
a Messenger to the Colonial Office on Wednesday night.

Mr. KEAN has been engaged at Drury-lane
Theatre, and will make his appearance there next week.
His engagement took place under the following circum-
stances:—He came to town on Sunday last for the pur-
pose of playing three nights for the benefit of Covent-
garden, and intimated his intention of performing Richard,
Sir Giles Overreach, and Work, on the Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday nights, in the following week.
This offer was, however, declined, as Miss F. KEMBLE
appeared on those evenings ; and Mr. KEAN was informed
that he might play on the other three nights. He pe-
remptorily refused to act on any other nights but those on
which he hod been accustomed to appear, and immediately
closed with the offer of the lessee of Drury-lane, having
given up engagements at Liverpool, Manchester, and Bir-
tningltam, that he might fulfil his promise to Covent-
garden.

Some time ago, an amateur took the place of
the organist at Windsor, whose principal object was to
" show off' in his execution. He began one of Dr.
BLow's anthems, but just as he had finished the first yeses
part, and began the chorus, a full stop was put to the
voice of the instromtnt. DICK, the bellows-blower, was
sent for, and asked what was the matter ? Dick—The—
matter? Why I've played the anthem below. Amateur
Aye, that may be, but I've not played it above. Dich—
No matter, Sir; you might have made store baste. 1
know how many puffs go to one of Dr. BLow's anthems
as well as you do. I have not played the organ so many
years for nothing.

While in the vicinity of Newstead Abbey, I
heard many interesting pat titulars of BYRON'S first love—
a disappointed passion, which tinged the whole of his fu-
ture lie. Near Newstead stands Annesly Hall, a house
as considerable and venerable as Newstead itself, and the
daughter of the ownerVlr. CHAIVORTII, was an heiress of
immense fortune, interesting and amiable, but about four
years older than Byaos. He fell in love with her, but
she had formed an early attachment for a Captain Mus-
TIERS, of the Nottini,Thatn Militia, whom she married.
After she had had some children, she fell into a lot* state
of mind, and separation was the consequence; but on re-
covering 511:o has been re-united to her husband, and has
since borne him several children. She still lives, but has
long been in very infirm health. l3YooN's passion forms
the subject of his justly celebrated Dream, printed with
the Prisoner of Chilton, but so exquisitely beautiful, and
so tenderly affecting, as to deserve to be printed in letters
of gold.—Sir R. Phillips's Tour.

JAMES MONTGOMERY, the poet, a man-
whose moral influence at Sheffield effects as much as a
hundred thousand pounds effects in towns less intellectual,
wss originally a shop boy nt Wadi, and came to Sheffield
as clerk to GALES the bookseller. On the flight of GALES
he succeeded to his newspaper ; but, within three or four
years, was twice imprisoned. The world will require no de-
descriptionlof Mr.MONTGOMERV'S worts, but a more single-
hearted man does not exist. He resides with the maiden
sisters of :JosEru GALES, who kept a bookseller's shop;
and his style of living is the most simple and unaffected
that can be imagined. His paternal religion is Moravian,
but as:there is no Moravian establishment in Sheffield, he
attends other chapels. In his domestic habits, he is as
devout as be appears in his works. Ile is now about sixty'
years of age. 1 conclude, from his hours of daily sec'u-
sion, that we may expect ode: works from his pen. —Sir
Richard Tour.