Star.
London, England, 1822-10-23 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OP THE STAR.

Sim—By inserting ;hit following gum in your
widely-circulated Riper. you will oblige many of
your constant Readers, particularly your Nautical
Friends.—Perhaps you, or some of your Correspond-
ents, may be enabled to explain the cause why it is,
that in the schedule of the new Act of Parliament for
raising a Superannuation Fund, all Military Officers
holding Commissions, or entitled to Half-pay (in all
the civil employments of Government), are thereby
exempted from paying thereto; whilst all Naval Of-
ficers, in the same situations in the Naval Depart-
ments are not?—£s per cent. having been already
sopped from Naval Officers of 4.:200 per annum, in
the Hospitals sod Dock-yards.
I am, Sir, your constant Reader,
October 13, 11122; JUSTICE.

" A REGULAR Tlitttol".....A traveller gives the
following account of the extravagant charges and
gross impositions on the Dover road. At Rochester,
he was charged 2s. 6d. for a very ordinary cold sup-
per; the landlady demanded sixpence each, as a re-
gular thing for her trouble in waiting upon the party.
.4t Canterbury, he gave 3s. for himself and com-
panion to the coachman. On arriving at Dover, he
gave the coachman who drove him from Canterbury,
a very short distance, Is. 6d. The coachmAn civilly
said " Sixpence more, Sir, if you please—it is a re-
gular thing; we always have a shilling each." The
guard, to whom he gave 3s. demanded four as a re-
gular thing, without any insolence, but with as much
gravity as a baker would ask for the price of a guar-
tern loaf when he has delivered it to a customer.—
Before a passenger leaves Dover, his things are of
course taken to the Custom-house—a little boy from
the inn may carry a parcel weighingegOlbs. for which
he demands- Is. or Is. 6d.—you appear surprised; he
appeals to the Commissioner, who civilly declares it
a regular thing, and then the boy asks for something
for himself, because the money already paid goes to
hu employer, and he expects three-pence as a regular
thing. Next comes the Commissioner of the Inn—
." Please to remember the Commissioner, Sir ;"—and
then the Custom-house Officer, for taking the bag-
gage to the vessel. If you complain, they reply-
-4• It's a regular thing, Sir, 6xesl by the town.
Lastly comes the ladder for descending into the,
picket Sixpence, Sir; it is a regular thing." Thus
from London to Calais there is nothing but imposi-
tion, against which you complain in vain, because
it is a regular thing. At the moment in which I
am writing this, the Steward of the King George
enters the inn, and declares that he must have 2tis.
for each passenger to Calais, instead of the usual fare,
10s. 6d.—because it is a regular thing when there is
no steam-boat in the harbour, and you have only
" Hobson s choice."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BOXING.
BITWDIN WAND (the Black Dimond) AND ABBOTike conqueror
of Oliver), Fos £5O A-SIDN, AT MOULSZT 1/111T.

An unusual degree of Interest had been excited tbroughcut
the Fancy respecting the event of this battle, in consequence of
the superior sniffing talents displayed by Ward in his fight with
Acton, and also hi his various exhibitions at the Fives Court,
hut mot.: particularly in his set-to with Cy. Davis. At one
o'clock Abbot threw his shallow into the ring, followed by Rich-
mond and Josh. Hudson as his seconds; and in a few minutes
afterwards Ward, attended by Eales and Tom Jones, made iris
appearance. The rounds were as follow:
1. Both the men appeared in fine condition ; and a minute or
two elapsed, when Ward bit short with his left hand; but be
soon rectified this mistake, by fobbing his opponent, getting
away, and laughing at him. In a close both went down, but
Ward had the throw.
2. It was already seen that Abbot was a plaything in Ward's
hands, who nobbed him with the utmost ease ; and linhhed the
round by hitting him down.-7 to 4.
3. Ward, front his tapping. light play, wai denominated a
Cltinss•nsast ; but nevertheless the head of his opponent was so
much at his service, that he kept pinking without netting any
return. Abbot was severely thrown.
4. The hackers of Ward were in high glee that it was all right,
and Abbot received another fall, sufficient to burst him.
5. Abbot received a severe hit. and fell upon his knees.
6,7, 8. In all of these rounds Abbot appeared perfectly stu-
pid, from the repeated conkers he received, and the severe falls
he experienced. 5 and 6to 1.

9, 10,11, 12. Abbot was so much at a loss that bit blows were
thrown away; in fact, he had not the shadow et a chance. In
the last round he received a tremendous cross•buttock.

13, 14, 15, 16, 17. The minds of the amateurs were so com-
pletely made np, in consequence of the superior talents die.
played by Ward, who did as he liked with his opponent, that
10 to 1 was offered, but no takers.
18. Abbot was hit down, and the battle was considered all
but over; so much so that Tom Belcher left the ring to get his
pigeon to convey the intelligence to town of the defeat of Abbot.
19. At the conclusion of this round, Eales observing something
wrong in his man, called out to Ward's backer, who immedi-
ately stepped into the ring, when Eales with much indignation
I observed, " Ward says, he means to cut it this round, he shall
lose it."—" No," replied his backer.
20. Ward now endeavoured to drop fighting, in order to give
Abbot a chance; and actually, in an under tone, as we are in.
-formed by his second, said to Abbot—" Now hit me." When
Hales remonstrated with him for such conduct, he observed," I
know my orders—l must not win it!"-100 to 1 on Ward.
21. Ward gave his opponent all the opportunity he could ; but
Abbot was so distressed, that be could scarcely knock a fiy off a
loaf; but Ward took care to go down.
22 and last. Ward went down after a slight skirmish, and on
being picked up and placed on his second's knee, he wailed, but
recollecting "his orders," and for fear that Abbot should glue in,
he went off in a swoon, and when " time" was called he would
not notice be thought proper to come to, and quit the ring.
Rzatazus.—lt is impossible to describe the consternation as
well as the Indignation expressed by the amateurs • and the re-
sult trust be a tie-up to prize fighting. So bare-faced a robbery
was never before witnessed in the annals of pugilism. The Um-
pire, when asked his opinion, replied, " he could not swear it
was a cross; but he was quite satisfied there was wrong conduct
somewhere." The most honourable part of the sporting people
declarid they would norpay at present; and several Gentlemen
who have lost heavy stakes are to meet to investigate the matter;
or in the slang phrase of the ems, this " ruddy mode luck" fight.
Ward, on recovering from his stoops, made his way out of the
sing, and In his eagernesss to get across the water to Hampton,
jumped with the utmost ease over some ropes, laughing at the
credulity of his backers.
Two other fights took place, but the principal part of the ama-
teurs were so disgusted that they left the ring.

The pickpockets mustered on the occasion in strong force, and
laboured in their vocation with surprising ingenuity.
A FEMALE PUGILIST.

Yesterday Aim Morris was brought to Hatton-Garden Office,
charged by a Guardian of the Night with being drunk and dis-
orderly. The watchman stated, that she had, long been die ter-
ror of Drury-lane ; that she had been nearly forty times in prison
in the last four years; and that she had been only a week liberated
from the House of Correction, three nights of which she had
spent in the watch-house.—She was sentenced to one month's
imprisonment ; on which, in the presence of the Magistrate,she
struck the watchman a tremendous blow in the face, seized him
by the hair, and gave him two or three ether lusty thumps, ex-
claiming "There, you b—y old thief, you shan't swear for
nothing !"—She was then forcibly dragged away by the Officers.