Star.
London, England, 1821-04-26 00:00:00

SPARRING.

&roggins, an old favourite of the Fancy, and a boxer who
has exhibited in the Prize Ring sixteen times, with effect, took
his Benefit at the Fives Court yesterday, and it was a bumper.
The combats were all out-and-out, they were not upon the old
suit sets-to, but downright glove-milling, all of the heroes trying
to " get the best" of each other. _ _

Haman anal Shelton.—This was the first bout of consequence,
and it was an admirable exemplification of science and manhood.
Skelton attempted to hit counters with his adversary, and he
placed one of them upon Hickman's mouth, which produced a
little claret. Gas made some excellent parries, hit with his left
hand, and strewed improvement in that necessary requisite,
science. About the middle of the set-to be began to Kt the gas
loose, and he staggered Shelton away by a heavy right-handed
blow, which made him drop his head. In the subsequent rounds-
Gas had the best of it, but it was a manly exhibition, and the
tapping system had nothing to do with it.
Johnson, the leog-armed black, was put up against a rough,
big commoner from Wandsworth. The cork of the black was
drawn, and both of the men soon got into Hammer-smith.
Bel; and Ben Burns displayed great science, but the latter, it
was thought, had the lead.
The Birmingham Youth and Whittaker had a turn, but the
latter complained of the hardness of the hitting, and that it was
contrary to agreement. _ _ _

A most tremendous bout took place between /farskaU, a new
gas-light man, and one Elliot; the latter was ctareted as severely
u if he had been fighting a battle.
Spencer and Alexander, Basher and a nephew of Burnt, and
Harmer and Bitton, afforded lots of amusement.
Scroggins apologia d for not setting-to on account of illness ;
but be endeavoured to amuse his audience with his oratory in
returning thanks. Ile said as how hi was much obliged to them
for their geatkmanly patronage, and be hoped they had all
been ploiced !
_ _ _

Br;awn, the Sprig of Myrtle, skewed ; and also his opponent,
Horsham, covered with the marks of war.—Randall, Turner,
Richmond, Purcell, Curtis, Cribb, Ilolt, Tons Jones, &e. were
present, but did not exhibit. On the whole, it was one of the
best day's sport ever witnessed at the Fives Coin.
A match is expected to be made between Giblets and Sompnat.

SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.--A bitch, belonging to
a gentleman in Arbroath; wai given away to a gen.
tleman who took her along with him in his car-
riage to Dundee. She pupped in the evening of her
arrival there, and brought fo: th four; before morn-
ing she had them all carried back to Arbroath, a dis-
tance of more than 17 miles.

MELANCHOLY Acct DE N r.____Wednesday last,
groom, in the service of Mr. THOMAS HAWKINS, of
Stanton Court, Worcestershire, bring sent by his
master to the Haw for some live tench to stock a
pond, on his arrival proceeded in a boat for the pur-
pose of getting the fish out of a trunk which was
moored in the middle of the river, and while thus oc-
cupied, by some means or other he ovei balanced him-
self, and falling backwards into the water, sunk to
rise no more ! It is a singular circumstance, and il-
lustrative of the attachment and sagacty of the canine
species, that a pointer dog, which had accompanied
the man, had been left in the charge of a sack or bag
on the bank, while the poor fellow proceeded to the
trunk, on perceiving the man fall into the river, im-
mediately took the bag in his mouth, and jumping
into the water, swam about a considerable time in
search of his companion. When nearly exhausted, the
animal was taken into a boat by some persons who
were endeavouring to render assistance ; but on its
being relieved of the bag, the faithful animal again
jumped overboard, and continued his search for
nearly a quarter of an hour. In about an hour the
body was got up by means of nets, but life of course
was totally extinct. When the corpse was brought out,
the attachment of his dumb associate again manifested
itself, as the poor creature stretched himself upon
his breast, and licked his face, and it was not without
considerable difficulty that he could be separated from
the body. The poor tellow bore an excellent charac-
ter as a careful and steady servant. • _ _

An American Journal reports, that one of the prin.
pal roads in the Province of Chaetas is become im-
passable from a species of non-desciipt mosquito;
they attack both man and horse, and their sting is
su 41C4i111%:LiVh; at to ‘4115e death in three hours.