Star.
London, England, 1824-06-08 00:00:00

GREAT FIGUT.

Cribb and Gulley passed through Guildfort; on Sunday, on their
way to Chichester, t arise present at the great battle to take place
this day, if nothing unforeseen occurs. It will he fought, we Un-
derstand, at Goodwood, in Sussex. Langan on Sunday last
passed by Virginia Water to the place of action ; and Spring on the
sante day left Ryegate, to meet his friend Cribb at Chichester.--.
13oth men are in excellent condition. The battle is expected to be
quickly decided, but if it is not, it is supposed it will be as long as
the last. Spring has the advantage in length of arms, but I i closing
his opponent will have the advantage, as he is considered the
strongest man of the two. Bets are three to one in favour of Spring.
A number of carrier pigeons will he let off the moment the battle
is decided, as a great number were taken yesterday to Chichester
for that purpose. _

Spring, who had a bumper at the Fives' Court, Manley week,
was present during each day of Epsom Races, atiA it is sdd, front
the produce of his benefit, laid it on thick in h.telting himself, and
appeared quite confident as to the result. Two and a half to one,
are freely offered on Spring, but it is very uncertain what a day
may bring forth.
BEVERLEY RACES—WenxtsnAv, .lit•NE .

Sweepstakes of 20gs each, p. p. for 7,-yr.old colts, Bst. 31b. fillies,
Bbt. Mile and h,!lf. Four subscribers.
Mr. Tanton't bl. c. Streatham - 1

F. Lumley's b. c. Buzzard.

Mr. Fox, ch. f. Double Entendre

Six and 7 to 4 agst Streatham; 5 and 6 to 4 on Buzzard.—
Very easy.

The Maiden Plate of t3O for Horses, &c. of all ages ; 3-yr-olds,
Est. 41b. four, 7st. 71h. Two mile heats.
Ridsdale's ch. c. Rhubarb, 4 yrs old

Mr.

- 1 1
- 3 2
- 2 :5
- 4 4

Mr. Osbaldeston's ch. c. by Aladdin, 3 yrs old
Mr. Uppleby's ch. c. by Proselyte, 3 yrs old
Mr. Smith's b. 1. Pandora, 4 yrs old
7 to 4 on the winner.
THURSDAY.
Hunters' Stakes of 7gs each, p. p. for Horses, &c. tint thorough
bred; four.yr.oldq, lOst. 91b. five, 1 tat. 41b. sit, I lt.t. 121 h. and
aged, 12. t. Gentlemen Riders. Tyro miles, Seven subscribers.:
Mr. Evcratt's Jemmy, 6 yrs uld - 1
Nit. Peiliani's b. g. by Discount, 8 yrs old
Mr. Brooke'. Jerry, aged

The Members' fiat; of £5O, three-mile heats, was won at two
heats by Mr. Richardson's br. c. Conductor, four years old, beating
two oth:ss.

Jamaica Papers to cite 2t./th of April have come to
hand. Obcah Jack, who had undergone his second trial,
the first having been considered as informal, upon some
legal point or other, had been found guilty, and was
executed on the 14th of April. " This great culprit,"
says a Jam.tica Paper, " died repentant and with much
calmness. Prince, his associate, performed the part of
the executioner."
The fineness of the morning caused, at an ea lr hour,
a considerable number of persons to be on the alert,
not only to- ards Greenwich, but towards Woodford, in
order to be present at the usual annual rustic sports
given on the Green this day, namely, pony races, for a
_silver cup, jumping in sacks, jingling matches, grinning
through a hone collar, for a gold laced hat, &c. &c. &c.
As these sports ate patronized by the neighbouring
Gentry, &c. they are general well attended.
Tire ! eet sof the metropolis this morning presented
a beautiful and interesting sight, in the matching of
some thousands of children of both sexes, attended by
their masters and mi•t:csses, beadles, Ste. to Sr. Paul's
Cathed: al, in older to a rehearsal, previous to the grand
day on Thursday. It has been the custom, for many
years, for the grind day immediately to follow the re-
but it having been found injurious to the chil-
dren, horn the great distance many of them have to
come, the guardrails, &c. came to a resolution of having
a respite of one day, in order to refresh them.
GREENWICH FAIR.— The fineness of the weather
yesterday, and the beauty of the Park at this season of the year,
drew together a large concourse of visitors to this well known scene
of holiday sports. The space on which the fair is now held is
situate near the Creek Bridge : here were to be seen giants and
dwarfs, learned pigs, and pig•faced ladies. 'there were also seve-
ral booths for refreshments and dancing, among which the Crown
and Anchor stood pre-eminent. Alongside the Creek there was
also a steam-boat moored, which was fitted up for the reception of
company. It was in the Park, however, that the best amusement
was to be found ; crowds were there to be seen running down the
different hills, and others were strolling about its delightful walks ;
in other parts, groups of both sexes had collected to join in the
rural sport called " Kiss in the ring." Towards evening the
buys belonging to the Naval Asylum collected in front of the Park,
and sang " God save the King," ^ Rule Britannia," and other na-
tional airs. We regret to state that in the course of the afternoon
a young gill and a boy both had their arms broke in attempting to
run down the hill, and were carried off to a surgeon's.
The crops on both sides of the Forth, in the vicinity
of Kincardine, have a very fine appearance, and are
fully a fortnight earlier than they are round Glasgow.
The hay will be abundant, and it is considerably earlier
than it was last year. Between Higgen Neuk Ferry
and Carron a number of fields of excellent beans ate
beginning to bloom. The oats have a parched nareear-
ance, and would be greatly ►mproved by rain. The
wheat crop is very promising.—.Scetch Papers.
The agent of I.lovtl's, at Alvarado (fur there is nocom-
mercial station in the worst', of any importance, where
this eminent establishment is not represented), under
date the 21• th of March, states, that the Government of
Mexico had, on the 17th of that month, repeated their
interdiction against all intercourse with Spain or her
Colonies. The following is a copy of the official coat-
munication, and it displays that spirit of independence
and of moderation which sufficiently proves the power
of the Government to maintain, and its resolution to
enforce the Sovereignty of the Federal Union of the
Mexican provinces : •
" Secretary of War and Marine, the Supreme Executive Power
has decreed as follows: That no goods whatever, and under any
flag, shall be permitted to be landed on the coast of the nation,
which goods shall have been shipped in a port under the dothiniult
of Spain. During the voyage of forty days from any of the Spanish
American Colonies, and of four months from Europe, the vessels
will he allowed to return, but after these periods they shall be de-
clared good and lawful prizes."
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