Star.
London, England, 1822-07-19 00:00:00

DORI NG.

Monday last, a boxing match took place at Bassat's prit, tea,
miles distance from Birmingham, between the Cut-aratf Tar,
worth butcher, David Barnes, and the kary liasket-mcd•er, Ar-
thur )iatthewson, of Birmingham, for SO guineas aside. Ili',
match excited considerable attention among the lovers of rud';,i -
both at Tamworth and Birmingham. The butcher was the tan,
and the biggest man, having the length of his antagonist,
weighing nearly 12 stone. Arthur did not weigh above ten stor
about five feet five inches in height, but well made. Fifty
rounds dere fought in good style. The game of the butcher 4.d.
wonders for him ; but, like other brave fellows, he won Cninlielle
to submit to his fate. • In the last round the basket-maker, 12j I
Warwickshire manoeuvre, threw up his heels, and as be was, „s
down Arthur caught him with his left hand under the t‘ve,
which finished the manly, brave, and game Cut-away, who crm:
tended every inch of ground for eighty minutes !

Tuesday, Joel Harris, the Warminster man, and Harry 1-0-2
a known good man, met on Ashton Down, Surrey, to 1:,14
twenty guineas a-side.
The battle lasted twenty rounds, the first half of which was
slaughter-work. Harris was floored by a facer on the mug .a
making play in the first round.
In the second round, Harris doubled up " Muter rord" by
a hard bit in the wind-office.

Tney fought on with much game, but in the 13th round Ford
received a blow on the back part of the neck, and seemed en-
able to get his head erect again. lle had no chance in the fol-
lowing rounds, and Harris won it in the 20th, after sums stmrt
morning exercise.

The second battle was between two young men fog let. The,
were bad fighters, but they were bullock hearted. batch, ll way
the name of tke winner.

On the 9th instant, a battle was fought near Wolverhatqfon.
between John Betts and Thomas Hudson, both of that r,i4k.
bourhood, when, after two or three rounds, the r rce,-Ireel
a tremendous blow, which killed hint on the spot.—Yoriates
verdict Manslaughter.
Saturday, a battle was fought in a field near Liverpsol,F .
tween two young men of the names of Green anJ %slaw), wh.
the latter, soon after the sat-te, was knocked down by h„,v
blow, which rendered him for some time insensible, anti he (14d
in a few hours afterwards.—Coroner's Verdict, ilenstaughsel.

The son-of a London Banker elrped to Scot
with a great heiress, whom he marl ie.: ; 11,1 be
jected to the demand of two guineas made the ri.
vetter at Gietna Green, stating that Cai...iin
had reported the charge to he only live
" True," replied Vulcan, " hut I have already mar.
ried the Captain file times, and, perliapi, I may num
see your face again !"
. .

It is understood that Dr. Tit Aims, the learned anci:i-
genious German mathematician, who about four years
ago was sent out by Government as hiN MajLs:r's
Astronomer to the Commission for asceitainiaw
boundary line betweem British North America and
the United States, according to the Ti.eaty of Lon: r)a,
1783, and of Gl.:ent, 1811, and who, aftei much la-
bour, has so satisfactorily determined this
cal question, is recently appointed by the Bcard ci
Admiralty to take the exact lengitude of the WI
of Madeira; for which purpose he sailed last v:te:,
by the OwEN GLENDOWER, Hon. C. SPENCER,
Falmouth, where his observations are to conur.::::.,
and thence to Madeira, and back again; by w;:f
Lisbon, to Falmouth, to finish his observations tilere.
He has taken with him several chronometers, azl
other valuable mathematical instruments.

The following instance of the desperation of I".nnke
in Ireland, is stated in a lean- from Mr.
of Bilstow•an Parish, in the Barony of Islands:—
" A bullock of two years old fell ill on a farm c:
mine, about two miles from where I live, and, as tl.e
disorder was what is very prevalent in this coute.y,
and very infectious, the herdsman drew it to niy
house, where it shortly died of black quarter, b;:ing
a mortification in the part, which extends ov-r the
carcase, and the flesh became black aad putrid in a
very short time. As soon as skinned, the carc.,:e
was thrown into a hole, and covered with earth, ant
remained so for three days ; but on the fourth night
it was dug up, and, in the horrid putrid, morneA
state it was in, it was taken away for food! On in-
quiry, I ascertained that it was taken by a,l
tunate man of the name of Fairy, who lived near me,
and who had a family of nine children; and th(sug'a
having a ticket for meal at a reduced price, was net
able to purchase a single stone for their subsistence.
For Gon's sake send some succour: let them earn i:—
let them but get it by earning it—but let them not
perish, or be forced to commit depredations for luoi.
They continue extremely correct and honest."