Star.
London, England, 1823-07-17 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

IMPORTANT TO" THE FANCY P.
APOLITIOX or A 1001/9 ems.
Mr. Mau-% the Sitting Magistrate, at Bow-Street Ofike,was
occupied the whole of yesterday mottling in the investigation of
the following circumstance :
It appears that, for a long time past, a Club has been held at
the Black Boy, Asng-acre, for the purpose of acquiring a know-
ledge of the art of self-defence, and under the appellation of A
Club for the Fancy." On Monday the officers of this establish-
ment got information of the circumstance, and on Tuesday night,
being the night for a meeting of the members, Bond and his party
of patrol proceeded about half-past eleven to the house, and ar-
rived just as the pugilistic,contests had ceased, but every appa-
ratus remained in the room, where there were about twenty of
the very worst of characters, and a r.untber of boxing-gloves
The officers took the whole into custody, and at half.past eleven
yesterday morning they were brought up and placed at the bar,
when Bond stated that he went to the house aforesaid in cense-
quence of information, and when he arrived the party at the bar
most of whom he knew to be reputed thieves, were assembled,
in perfect order. There was the Chairman, the Deputy-Chair-
man, and company, smoking and drinking, in a large room at a
remote place in the upper part of 'the house; the boxing-gloves
lay on the table, which, together with the prisoners, he took to
the watch-house.
Davis, and other officers, then came.forward and identified
the worst of the group, amongst whom were three, named Itiky,
Abearty, and Flint, who were consigned to box the trend-trill for a
month—the others were discharged by paying a shilling each,
and a promise not to offend again.
An information was next exhibited against the landlord, for
keeping a riotous and disorderly house, and similar evidence was
given by the same officers against him.
The defendant pleaded it was an old established club, and he
was unconscious of having offended against the law.
The Magistrate observed, he would never countenance such
disorderly meetings as these—" and (said his Worship) I there-
fore convict you in the penalty of £5; and I will take care that
the conviction is returned to the Qaarter Sessions, that it may
be recorded against you."
Mine Host qf the Black Boy said it was a wery hard case, paid
the £5, and departed.

LUTON LEES RACES.
The revived Luton Lees Races, over Luton Downs, Hants,
afforded much sport on Tuesday, and particularly the Hunters'
Plate, which produced four finely contested heats.
Plate of .G5O, for hunters, to carry list. Heats, two miles.
Mr. Millbank's Honeysuckle . .. 4 1 2 1
Captain Howard's Ergo . - 1 5 5 2
Mr. Bouverie's ch. g. Libertine - . 2 4 1 3
Mr. Bishop's b. h. Trance - - 3 2 4 dr
Mr. Luamore's Ellen - - 5 dr
Mr. Phillips's Ben - .
- 6 dr

After the heat even on Ergo, after the second heat 5 to 4 on
Honeysuckle, and even after losing the third heat.
Hack Stakes of 10 Sovereigns each, with 25 added.
Mr. Ploughman's Fudge - - 1
Mr. Hartland's Amy - - - 2
Captain Howard'. Bosphorus - - 5
Two others started. A fine rate, and won by a neck.
Mr. Willson's Prodigal, 1 Ist. beat Mr. Bouveries Toddle,
Ilst. 21b. a subscription match of £5O.

PEDESTRIANISM.
A match of fifteen miles was run yesterday morning, for fifty
sovereigns, over a three-mile piece of ground under Basildon
Park wall, Essex, between Samuel Betteridge, the Northamp-
tonshire pedestrian, and Woodford, the groom. They started
at contrary ends of the mile. It was a remarkably fine race
until the last mile, when both had done about the same ground.
Betteridge won by a minute and two seconds, and beat his ad-
versary by more than one hundred yards.
CRICKET.
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The Cricket Match bet Wienthe West Kent and Epsom Clabs
was played on Epsom Downs on Monday and Tuesday, and de-
cided in favour of the Kent Club. Wben the latter had got
149 in the second innings, with only two wickets down, it was
agreed by the Epsom Club to give up the match.
Monday a well-contested match at cricket was played on the
Turnip-piece, near Huntingdon, between Lord Stratbaven, with
ten Gentlemen of Peterborough and its neighbourhood, and Ge-
neral Onslow, with ten Gentlemen of Huntingdon and its neigh-
bourhood, which was decided in favour of the former.
Monday a match was played in Ireland's new ground, on the
level, between the Gentlemen of Lewes and the Gentlemen of
the Brighton Junior Club. The result was as follows;
nmourox. LICW/S.
Ist Innings . - SS Ist Innings
Sd Ditto - - 68 2d Ditto

- 133
- - 24

Total 156

Total 1.57

The last buship of the Lewes Gentlemen was accomplished
with the less of two wickets only, consequently beating the
Brighton Club by eight wickets. There was some good play
on both sides.

A French journalist, quoting once from the Lon-
don paper, the Independent Whig, called it La Pe-
rugue d'lndependeice. The same paper speaking of
the pugilists, or 46 the Fancy," called them Mess Burs
de 1 Imagination I
According to BcouNT's Glossographia, carouse is a
corruption of two old German words, gar signifying
all, and ausx, out ; so that to drink garausz is to drink
all out: hence carouse.

ETYMOLOGY OF THZ WORD a Ansi...moue—An
abstemious person is one who refrains absolutely from
the use of wine. A6s from, and temetum wine, is its
derivation, and in Ecclesiastical History, a6stemii was
the term given to persons who could not partake of
the cup of the Eucharist, on account of their natural
aversion to wine.

LIVING NT ONE'S Wirs.—A fellow who had a
miserable annuity, barely sufficient of itself for his
existence, being naturally an epicure, and conse-
quently fond of good cheer, which is not to be got
often (unless by a good income), found out a singu-
lar expedient to be at a wedding feast and luxuriate
every day of his life. He dressed in black in an ap-
propriate manner, and every morning he was bu-
sily engaged in running from the Church of St.
Eustatius and St. Paul, St. Sulpicimi, or S 4 toche—
in short, in going about to all the Churches of the
great Parishes. When he saw a wedding, where the
train was a little numerous, he mixed himself with
the rest, and on some days he had a choice of par-
ties ; for it often happens at some of the Churches, that
three or four couples are married in the same hour.
At the end of the service always begins the indispen-
, sable feast, which is held ordinarily at some traiteur's.
It is the custom that the relations of the husband, and
also those of the wife dine at the same table, where
they often see each other for the first time. Our
gourmand would march in the train, and sit down
with the rest, and all having seen him at the service,
he was thought by the relations of the wife to belong
to the husband's party, whilst the rotations of the
husband believed him to belong to the party of the
wife. Thus he enjoyed himself, perfectly at ease, in
his equivocal part, throwing out light compliments
to one side or the other ; and it may be conceived that
by his practice he had attained a finished style for the
occasion. This practice had lasted him for between
four and five years, when on one occasion a relation,
who it chanced had met our habit noir for the third
time at a wedding-place in eight days, ventured to
ask him, after the dessert had been brought, to which
side he belonged? "To the side of the door," he
replied, putting down his plate and walking off,l
The thing was then made known, and the habit noir
disappeared ever after, or else conducted himself
more cautiously.

ASSIZES.
CHELMSFORD, JULY lg.
111ATTHRWS 9. =MOLDS.
This was an action of trover for certain articles of
household furniture, alleged to have been convened
by the defendant to his own use.—Plea, not guilty.
The case was this :—The plaintiff was the widow of
a seamaa named Matthews, oho, whilst he was
united to her in connubial bonds, thought proper to
take unto himself another wife, now the wife of the
defendant. Upon his death, the second wife took out
letters of administration to his estate and effects, and
took possession of the furniture in question, and at
terwards married the defendant. The plaintiff, who
had been separated from her spouse, instituted pro-
ceedings in Doctors' Commons, and obtained a recall
of the letters of administration granted to the second
Mrs. M!!tthews, and got fresh letters of administration
granted to herself, and now brought the present ac-
tion, after a demand upon and refusal by the de-
fendant to deliver the furniture in dispute.

The defence set up was, that the defendant finding
that the effects of Mr. Matthews were likely to occa-
sion some dispute between the two wire, had relin-
quished all claim to them, and had in fact delivered
them up to a next door neighbour, his own brother,
prior to his marriage with the second Mrs. Matthews.
This, however, was held to he a conversion to sup-
port trover, and the Jury, under the Learned Judge's
direction; found their verdict for the plaintiff; and it
was agreed that the. furniture or specie should be de-
livered up to the plaintiff.