Star.
London, England, 1822-05-29 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BOXING.
Harry Ford and jack Damosi.—This battle eras fought at
eight o'clock yesterday morning, in a field at Chowsley, near
Ripley, altogether a fate scent for the enemy who would spoil
sport as to place and time.
It was a short battle, but of the most deterrnined obstinacy.
The first round lasted fourteen minutes, and the combatants bit
each other away several times at the in-gri, refusing to go down.
It was give ;slid take without trying to defend, and at length,
when th. seconds even were s:reandug with claret, Ford received
a spas-nsclling round bit ou the left ear, which spoiled him for
the tnomvnt, and floored him ;leanly.
2. The first round hid tamed the m:r, and science was much
wanted for a guard in distress; Dawson received a clumsy hit,
which divided the lip, and another on the breast whilst stag-
gering, which floored him.
• 3 and 4. Both upon the piping order, and mischievous bitting
wastput aside hy. distress. Both went e1,.w0 in wrestling.
5. This rdiand won Ford the fight rather miraculously, by
breaking his adversary's left jaw. It lasted seven miliutes at
hard fighting, and Dawson had decidedly the best of the first
part of it, and ene of Fold's livelier:was kept in constant inward
bleeding, and he had but a peep of daylight from the right eye.
The lucky hit of Ford settled it, as Dawson could not be brought
again to the scratch. It lasted id minute:.
A ludicrous fight followed between two plough-boys for a
crown, but they loved bacon better than blood, and the latter
was not produced for tweaty-five minutes, when this fight was
instsr.dy at an end.
SPARRING.
Eitiei, a scientific Pugilist, had his Benefit, yesterday, at the
Fives Court, which was well attended. The sets-to were as
follows:

Neal and nutty Spring and Martin
Oliver and Acton I H. Holt and &lard
Bob the Wheeler and 1 dell and Turner
I
Cooper Bales and Burn.
Of these' the Wheeler and the Gipsey made a good naming
bout. ibfavour of the Gipsey: Harry Holt exhibited the best
of science with Eillard, and the set-co produced much applause.
Randall had rather the best of Mink ; a very scientific bout.—
Martin is no match for Spring, as the latter is too king for him.
Rake and Burn, and Oliver and Acton, made some very fine
movements.

i'urn----t;ehalfenged to fight Bishop Sharpe for 100 guineas,
and to stake part of it at Harry Holt's. Neal, who belat deaf
Davis, challenged the Lipsey. There was nothing raid about
Neat and Spring. •
• SPORTING EXTRAORDINARY.

A novel lace Cook place on Monday afternoon. Precisely at
five o'clock, an eight-oared galley, containing eight picked water-
men, started from the centre arch of Vauxhall Bridge to row
to the Red House at Battersea, against a Gentlematrolsporting
celebrity, mounted on a fine blood hunter, who statted:ftom the
Pimlico side of the bridge, crossed and took the Nine Elms-road.
The race was won by the horse beating the boat one minute and
a half. The tide was running strong up, and the Wind blew in
the opposite direction, oth..rwise it is supposed the watermen
would have been successful. The wager was for a considerable
sum. The Gentlemen of the Funny Club were out, and the
river was covered with boats.

FEMALE P EDEST It I A NISM.
Monday, the 20th instant, the annual running took place at
Old Wives Leese, for prizes of ten pounds each, which were
won by atherinc Rogers, of Al'olcl..sh, and Sal Bolding, in Faver-
sham. The serenity of the day collected a greater number of
persons together than had been witnessed for some years past.

Among the expenses incurred by the Yeomanry
Cavalry for last year, an account of which was moved
I.)r by Mr. HUNIE, those- of Bedfordshire deserve
notice. We find in the Return, that there is for ex-
ercise under the Act, the sum of £57. 13s. but that
there's, besides this, placed to the account of Lieute-.
nant•Colonel MACQUEEN, under the head fOi dinary
Services, the suns oi £457, to C:sptain FANNER £1 $O,
and for permanent duty, or suppression of riots, above
£600; the whole amounting to £12961

Yesterday afternoon an accident occurred near Stepney fair in
consequence of a chaise-cart breaking down, which was crammed
with well-dressed young men and their g.dly.decked sweethearts
going to the fair, all of whom were precipitated into a ditch,
and were so completely bedaubed with puddle that they were
obliged to make a hasty retreat home to change their clothes,
followed by the deafening shouts of the spectators.

Friday night last a bin, cont,:oing eight pipes of bottled port
wine, in the cellars of the Westminster Wine Company, Pen-
man, gave way, and the whole was destroyed. It seems the
vaults are built on the site of the old houses that stood between
the corner of the Haymarket and what was formerly St. Alban's-
street, and it is supposed the bin was erected over a decayed
sewer that had been but lightly tilled up, as the earth sank to the
depth of Jour feet.
MERCANTILE Posruy.—A tradesman in Bath has
the following printed upon his shop bills:
• hi y looks are so eramml, and bad debts I've so 019ny,
I'm resolved that in future I'll nut trust a penny ;
Giving credit to friends often friendship endangers,
And I hope ne'er again to be cheated by strangers!"
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COMM RICHAXIAII, Mara-AAIIIL, MAT 210.—We hid but few
burn of Wheat this morning, and scanty any sates were
made, and those of prime samples, which obtained outlay's
priers; but there was not the least demand for any otter de.
scription. Oats are is. per quarter lower than last week, but at
that abatement the trade was tolerably brisk. In Barley. Beans,
and Pets no alteration flow Monday's quotation.
Custom-House, MAT iiit..+Sbips bote.ri Inwards : Argo,
from Naples; Loyalty, from bed mica; Theme:- from ikandp
gate Creek ; Lord Melville. from Callas; Fazy•fkciu Weal
Providence. from Malaga; Harmony and Aurora, trim Water.,
ford; Dom, from iblis,....Cirared Outwards: Margaret, and
London Peelers, for Limerick; Patientia. for Suukbohe:
11m-
nant,tar lielfast;_Pritvids. for Gibraltar; Lord Dithillar fir
Calaito Trids' lift Lubeck.