Star.
London, England, 1821-05-04 00:00:00

BOXING.

At the heel of the evening, after Epsom Races, on Wedney.
day, to complete the sports of the day, an endeavour was made
to knock up a fight, Oliver, Purcell, and Scroggins being pry.
sent, but the countrymen, bring awake, would not rake the
brit. When night came, however, and after the fighting-my,
had left the ground, Ike Pitman, the coal-heaver, full of homy.
brewed heavy wet, reeled out of Chandler's booth, and c!:11.
lenged any man on the ground. Abel Strong, a good ILA
no objection to a turn up, and a set to followed in the dui.
After two good rounds, the men were parted, and they rem
matched to fight for £5 a-side, yesterday morning, on the Dawn,
towards Dorking, where the combatants, attended by Catir
conds and bottle-holders, accordingly met.
Seventeen good rounds were fought, with more courage than
science ; in the first of which Pitman was floored by a hit M
the wind.

2 and 3, Pitman had the best of rallying, and, from superior
strength, threw his adversary some heavy fells.
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In the third round, which lasted eight minutes, they bit rack
other to a stand-still. Strong had rather the best of the rntic,4,
.and finally ended it by giving Pi:man a neat cross-buttock.
5,6, 7, were smashing rounds, and l'itman was dropped by
a quilter under the left listener.
Strung kept rather the lead until the 15th round, vrben
received a tremendous bit, which produced a deluge of claret,
and dislocated his jaw. Ile fought two other rounds, when
Pitman was declared the conqueror. Both the combatants
proved themselves good ?res.

Earl BATHURST, the LORD CHAMBERLAIN, Vis.
count SinsiouTH, the Marquis of LONDONDERRY,
the Duke of .NIONTROSE, and the Marquis of Wis.
CHESTER, gave grand entertainments yesterday in
honour of his MAJESTY'S Birth-Day. The houses of
his MAJESTY'S tradesmen, and the Theatres, west
brilliantly illuminated.
The East Suffolk Regiment of Miillitiisordeered
to assemble for twenty-one days traiit and rer.
cise, on Wednesday the 23d day of May instant.
The Monthly Journal of New Voyages and Truett
is continued with unremitting interest. The current
Number contains recent Travels through Italy, with
eight Engravings; the Number to appear on the 15th
of May, will consist of Travels in Egypt so late as
1819, with many Plates of great novelty; and the
following Numbers will contain the last Voyage of
Discovery in the Arctic Seas, Travels in Ceylon,
Freycinet's Voyage round the World, Cuillantrs
Egypt, &c. &c. Every Number completes a Work,
and is sold at the economical price of Ss. 6d.
The period of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S imprison-
ment expires on Monday next. Preparations are
making for giving all the splendour of a triumph to
his liberation, in the confidence that the worthy Ba-
ronet cannot, on this occasion, escape the kindness of
his friends by water.
The London adjourned Sessions opened this morn-
ing at Guildhall before the COMMON SERJEANT, Al-
dermen Sir War. LEIGHTON, GARRETT, and lIST.
GATE, for the trial of petty offences, and for hearing
and determining appeals, &c.
Erratum in the Report of the Proceedings at the Annivernrl
of the Church Missionary Society, in our Paper of Wedneehy:
—The Income of the Society for its last year, was *lt,"
and the Expenditure "32,000—and not, as stated by sahtahel
£34,000 Income, and 55,000 Expenditure.
ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—MATIIEWS, the indefa-
tigable MATHEWS, was " At Home" last night to a
crowded and fashionable assembly, and was as de-
lightfully amusing as ever. There is a richness of
humour in everything he says or does; his looks, and
tone, and manner, are so irresistibly comic, he solely
identifies himself, with such amazing versatility, with
the numerous portraits of character occurring in his
recital, that there is as much enjoyment in a second
visit to his entertainment as could have been founds
the first evening of witnessing his performance.
GUILDHALL—EXTRAORDINARY INCRTASI Or FORCED Nora
The Bank of England being about to resume their paymesH
cash, the utterer, of forged notes are more than usually ups. be
alert to get rid of the stock of £1 notes now on hand, which oil
very shortly become entirely useless • the Public should, den-
ture, be particularly careful as to the f 1 notes tendered in par
ment: Some idea may be formed of the exertions now no*
in this traffic, by the occurrences which took place at this (l
yesterday, when no less than six individuals were broughtst.
charged with this offence, viz. Margaret Rowland, a girl of IS.
against her two charges for two separate utterances of XI
were preferred ; but the Bank, judging her to be an object
clemency, she was seriously admonished and discharged. S.,'"
Johnson, a respectable-looking female about 30, against *all
three separate charges were proved, was committed for trot
—Joseph South, Robert Hitehmough, and John Clayton, three bd.'
the eldest of whom was apparently not more than 16 or 197
old, old, were severally remanded for the future detertninatio."
the Bank respecting them : more than one charge of otenri
was made against each of them. A sixth case was not gose.a''
the offence having been committed ih the County : r!" Swier
was taken to Marlborough-street Office.
SMITHFIELD MARKET, MAY 4.—Leef, 36.6 d. 1:0416 64, rd.
stone of Bibs. ; Mutton, 35. 6d. to 4s. 6d. Veal, 4s. t°
Pork, 4s. 6d. to ss. 441. Lamb, 7s. Od. to Bs. od.—Cartket
ket, Beasts, 600; Calves, 100; Sheep and Lambs, 5,90:1,i,„:
130.—Hay and Straw per load—Hay, 31. 10s. to 41. Ss- 14."-

41. to 5/. Si. Straw, 11. Ss. to 1/. 141. ofsY
Coax EXCHANCR, MARIE-LANE, MaY 4.—The arrivals
Grain. since Monday, have been very small, but a goad 41139.
tity of that day's supply of Wheat from Essex and Kest,
mained over for this morning's market, which met begin
hut what was disposed of obtained Monday's prices. line
Barley, being scarce, sold on as good terms as on 7.lfonday,:
there was scarcely any demand for the inferior qualities.
Oat trade was very dull, and rather cheaper. In Seas
Peas no alteration.

MARRIED.
On th. 26th ult. at St. Pancras Church, by the Req. P'
Moore, William Wilde, Esq. of Gray's Inn-square, to
Walker, of Euston-square,

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