Star.
London, England, 1823-03-31 00:00:00

BOXING.

Seam son Num—Fifty pounds a-side, towards the comple-
tion of the Stakes of the above great match, are to be deposited
this evening, at the Castle Tavern, Holborn.

Spring has written a letter in reply to one front Neat, in whichl
the latter expressed a wish to increase the stake to £lOO a-side,
sum The following is an extract from it

" Mr. Neat cannot forget that when I had the pleasure of see-
ing him at Mr. Bekher s, I then gave bins his choice of the
amount we should contend for; providing the sum was not less
thin £2OO or more than £5OO a-side. Then why did not Mr.
That state the amount he wished to fight for ? It was his choice
a make it for £2OO, or at least his representative, Mr. Belcher,
and not mine or my friends, for they would have made it for
;boo as soon as X2OO, or any part thereof, agreeable to each
iiicty. It is a circumstance that rarely occurs, when once a
match is made, that the stakes are increased afterwards; but
shirt is one statement Mae paragraph alluded to, wherein Mr.
Neat says, that he should wish the .8100 that he and I am about
to bet, should be placed in the hands of some respectable per.'
eon. Now, for this hint I feel particularly obliged to Mr. heat,
for feu I should have forgot that circumstance ; but yet it is not
likely I could have forgotten the treatment I received when I
was In Bristol, and first matched with-Mr. Neat. We then had
Only £5O Amide down; and that £3O, by right, became forfeited
to me. On receiving a letter from the then stakeholders, request- I
ing my attendance in Bristol, together with my friend Cribb, to
receive the forfeit money, we kit London : but on our arrival
in Bristol, judge our surprise, when we had to wait four or five
days, and each day assailed from certain parties with that kind'
of language which I should have shuddered to have heard used
towards Mr. Nest when he came to London. We were at kit
obliged to leave that town, which boasts of sending Into the Lon-
don ring a Chicken, a Belcher, a Gully, and sr Cribb, with ally
half the forfeit, viz. seed Instead of XS*. Mark the difference !
Since the above circumstance occurred, it has been my misfor-
tune to forfeit £1.50 to Mr. Neat; he of course received the
whole amount, or at least Mr. Belcher did for him, from the
London stakeholder. Could Bristol boast of such a stakehblder, '
their countrymen would not have to blush for his conduct ; and
after receiving the immense forfeit of £l5O they would net pay
the petty sum of £25, duo to me on account of the forfeit on the
first match between us. I only wish to inform Mr. Neat, that
I shall be most happy to meet his wishes in betting him the £100;
aid also, if it meets with his approbation, we will put down the
miser sum ;be West the whole of the stakes are made good, and
Opera it in the bands of that Gentleman who ad kindly conde-
siebds to be our stakeholder—than whom a more honourable
man does not
ezist."
Hiat . .vost min Bin Baca—The stakes of £5O a-side were made
pod, to complete this match, on Tuesday last, at Mr. flamers,
rDog, Drury-laoe. The battle to tabs piece odlruesday,
eds of App. The state of the betting is even at present.
Caavitareasta Actox.—A Match for £25 a-side was made a
few days since, at Howe's, in Monmouth-tricot, between Craw-
ley and Acton, to take place in the course of siz weeks.

At Darlington A few days ago, a man (if de-
serving the namejdevoured three pounds and a half of
ass aldfboar's head, whichlrad hung three weeks in a
butcher's shop: he ate it without vegetables or bread,
and aftervtards rinsed his throat with six quarts of
home-brewed ale !

Friday, as Mr. George Hodgkinson, a livery stable,
keePer, who resided in Bury-street, Bloomsbury, was
returning home on horseback from a trotting match,
forst large wager, at Kentish Town he complained
Of st.luddett pain; but in a few minutes he said be was
bettei, and had scarcely expressed the word wheu he
Mt back in his saddle and expired. ,
The Judge, whose lodgings at Exeter adjoined the
HalrMuon Tavern, were alarmed on Saturday morn-
ing, dbout three o'clock, with the cry of fire. Their,
Lordships got up aaa proceeded to pack their papers,
&c. for a hasty retreat; but as the file was soon got
under, their alarm subsided.
A fatal accident had nearly occurred on Friday
morning, on the Thames, near Westminster-bridge.
A party, of both sexes were amusing themselves -by
as aquaria exeu rsion,. and when near the shore- some of
them got up to get out of the boat, and standing on one
side it upset. and the whole were thrown into the river.
Assistance wasinstantly afforded, and the party saved.
A young woman, however, was nearly drowned; the,
tide running rapidly she was taken down the stream,
but her clothes expanding supported her on the surface
till a wherry wasput off, and saved her, but not before
she.bad once sunk. She was taken to a.publit-house
and shortly recovered.
. .
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF REITISU CORN,
(VPIIIICWOOI7AIt3 nitro/mak stoe),
Far the Wed; ended Ahrch 22, 18Z', made up from the Returns
of the inspertoto in the different Cities and Taunts in Eost-
bed and Wales.
Wheat 50s 9d I Oats fis 3d I. Beans
3 tad I Rye 300 Id 1 Peas
PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscoaado Sugar, corn-
ea:4 *scathe Returns matte in. die Week' ending 26th March,
U.. 41. per cwt. exclusive of lain/tains Duties.

.8107

`2ll/4 04
30i 10d