Star.
London, England, 1820-03-08 00:00:00

SPARRING.

The Fives Court was very well attended yesterday
for the benefit of Shd:on, a first-rate boxer, rou::n
and ready at all times for a mill or a tarn-up. The
setting-to was very. good.
Jie .:Vsrlon, Master of the Ceremonies, and a candiclAe for
the 3layoralty of Garratt at the ensuing Election, briefly ad-
dressed the audience, and invited his pas to support him in :he
cause, as he Led a powerful advocate .3y,ainct him in the person
of Caleb Baldwin, the hill-hanker. Jemmy Lennox, in I hf,

stopped the orator's harangue, and commenced sozie gru.i7l,g
traits with one of his pupils.
Larkin and Sallon.—;rhis was a very interesting set-to, as
the men were prevented fighting score time since by Larkin's
commander. The black was a great favourite at that tite:, biz
this set-to ckarly demonstrated to cne that Larkin wceld
have won it. It was a fight wits the gi..ves, and of nine rouses
the black had the worst of Leery one. list was bit throng!: tho
guard with Larkin's left haltd at going off, and in the rally
Larkin had a most decided advantage. In the last round Sat-
ton was hit to all Farts of the stage, and he refused tile call for
another round.

Robert burn Copper.—This was also an excellent tet-to,
although it *as a seventy four against a &'oop of sear. Cooper
did not make much of his adversary, althotigh so accomplished
a sparrcr ; rurn guarded himself well, and was always teady,
and his weight arid Itngth kept Cooper's science upon an ecuall..y.
The hits exchanged were about equal—Cooper, after the set-tn,
said he had just arrived from Scotland, not to spar btjt to fight,
old he would contend with Shelton for one or two hundred
guineas. Shelton accepted the challenge, and they agreed to de-
posit twenty a-side to light in July.
Eales chewed off his fine science upon a Worcestershire novice,
and caused much merriment. .

West Country Dick and Hat made a good set-to, and Harmer
and Cy Davis, and Oliver and S?elton finished the snorts, after a
good set-to between Martin and Sampson, of which the former
had the best. .

..__ ..._ ___..
The amateurs retired to Cribb's, to make the stake-money
good for Martin and Cabbage.

Yesterday, William Paxington, and Rosina, his
wife, were charged at Bow-street with being com-
mon utterers .of forged notes, purporting to be of
the. Bank of England. There was another charge
against the male prisoner, for his aiming to assassi-
nate the concinctor of the Patrole, Mayhew, when be
went to apprehend him. Panington, it appeared,
then demanded to see Mayhew's authority for taking
him, when, on the latter spewing his staff, the pri-
soner said that was not sufficiantfor him, and asked
for the warrant ; Mayhew replied he had no warrant,
but a charge of felony against him, which was quite
sufficient, and he seized the prisoner by the collar
Prisoner drew back, when Mayhew 'observing him
putting his right hand to take something from his
left breast, and at the same instant perceiving the
haUdle of a pistol, he seized his hand with _the pistol
in it, which he succeeded in wresting from him. It
proved to be loaded nearly to the top of the muzzle
with two balls ; and so determined was the prisoner
on self-defence, that he was provided with an 'alter
pistol, a very large one, loaded with three balls.—
Mr. BIRNIE, the sitting Magistrate, committed both
the prisoners.
Yesterday morning. Messrs. Wright, Bond, Chain-
, pion, Chapman, Lee, Gibbs, &c.Patrole belonging to
Bow-street Office, attended at the Secretary of Stare's
Office for the Home Departmeat, to give their evia
deuce as to the transaction at Cato-street, li;dgwere-
road, the discovery of the gang of assassins, their
particular conduct, and the identity of the different
persons composing the ganta. Their knowledge was
required as to the person ti Robert George, who was
apprehended on Sunday night, at the Dundee Arms,
as to whether he was seen among the gang in the loft
when the unfortunate Smithers was murdered, or
whether he was in- the stable afterwards.. The es i-
&nee against Preston the cobbler, and Simmons the
footman, was also investigated. The Lords of the
Council present were, the Earl of HARROWBI, the
Earl of WESTMORELAND, Earl MueeniiverViscount
SIDNIOUTII, Marquis CAMDEN, Sir WILLIAM SCOTT,
&c. The ATTORNEY and Sperceroa GENERAL both
attended, as did also Mr. BA KEE, the Chief Magis-
trate of the Police, upon whom. has devolved the
taking of the evidence. Government have settled a
pension of £lOO n-year upon the widow of the late
'unfortunate Smithers. Cooper, who is committed to
the House of Correctien, in Coldbath-fields, on a
charge of High Treason, was a loose, oroffigate, idle
fellow. He is a boat-maktx, and could have ear ned
two guineas a-weak with ease; but he would scldem
work, and he was in the constant habit of uttering
the most blasphemous and horrid oaths. The wives
of Thistle' ood and ings applied at the Secretary of
State's 011 ice for the lime Departiatent on Satur-
day, forpermissien to see their husbands ; the former
in the Tower, and the latter in the House of Correc-
tion, Coldhath-fields. They were referred to the
Privy Council Mice, under whose controal the pri-
soners now are, as having been committed by the
warrant of Pr ivy Comic-Mors. Orders were granted
to them. The wile of lugs, who was fortaerly a
butcher, at Portsea, came from that place to London
to see him. Ile ab,conded about four months since,
leaving her and four children. She repaired to Lon-
. don with'an infant at her breast, 19 months old.

LONDON : Prbile,l and pla;l6l:ed by loon lino, tiskett-
place, Itrarle-134r