Star.
London, England, 1828-03-15 00:00:00

, COCK I NG.

A main fur 500 sous. betwrell6l teestetsbire and Norfolk, It 4
continued yesterday, at the New Pit, Sitilbanit, which oil
crowded. The Gloucestershire birds had tLe best of the day,
play, having won four battles out of the six ; so that the ?Lunt
stands thus—Gloucestershire (Cook), 13 battles; and Norio&
(Nash), 13 battles: The betting is rather in favour uf Nash.
Till; FANCY.

Monday, a battle took place on Norland Green, near Halifavi
for twenty sovereigns a-side, between James Nlappin and Geoite
Thorp, both of Sheffield ; the krrner of whom has for some rititS
been in training by Mat. Robinson, of It 'lit :1, the York Shirt
Youth. It was calculated that nearly a thoosond peritsits were
present to witness the fight, which lasted thirty, four minutes ...-
Nine rounds were fought, and Thurp was floored every timer:.
Mappin Was declared the victor.

Emmy Marchioness of Los;DoNnenaT gave a splendid
rout yesterday evening, at her blase in Sr. James's-square, wh*
was very numerously and fashionably attended.
The Duke of BEDFORD entettein4 a distiattuished
party at dinner on Thirstily, at his house in St. James's-square,
among whom were—the Duke of Manchester, the Earl of E••s-s,
Count Sohiesky, Lady Holland, Lady Duff Guidon, Col mel
Mr. Arhuthnot, &c. Yesterday his Grace bad another gras.4
dinner party.
The ps itrate accounts by the Brozil Mail yeat,dss
state a further fall in the Exchange—it. was 314. There is a
port of some tiisaffilttiiin in the Brazil army ; but it must he a
vial affair, as most of the letters du not even flied! te) it. Truk
continued in a very depressed state. The Emerson. has found mars
ditficul,y than he expected in raising money, and t 1 a term., nor
mentioned at which the loan will be negociated are very ex,riotant

That brati 'toil pair .phiale of the 19th Psalm, nekrh.
ping with " The spacious firmament on high," generally sttrihuted
Annisma. was really written by the patriot ANDRIVI Alcamo
This was one night referred to at Om Literary Club, were Dr,
.11)111440N w..s present : when be, taking nif his hat, went thenutk
the whole hymn with a anlontni,y ao iniiirsvior, as deeply to aff.ct
his attentive auditors. The general appeJrance of the Dovor stst
and rrioalsivr, hut on ttii. occa.ion his features were bright.
riled into an almost celestial mildness and seretsity.—i-Mirror.
At the Palace Cl,llit ye'terday. was a total, in which
a shoemaker, named GT, ssho te.iJes at ilatupstead,
was the Vaintiff, and Rcubea Marten, the pugili,t, was
the defendant. The action was brought to recover of
Marten the sum of 71. 13s. for boa d and lodging. 'lt
appeared that Mat ten lived at the plaintiff's !loose far
above a month, while he was training to fight l'oun.;
Gas, and left without paying the bill, in violation ci
his promise. The defence set up by Marten was, that
the debt was incurred white training for a fight, which
was unlawful, and which the plaintiff was identified
with, being one of Marten's backers.--The Jury found
for the plaintiff for 71. 13s.
Dispatches were received yesterday morning at the
Foreign Office. from Sir FREDERICK LAMB. our Am.
bassador at Lisbon ; and at the Colonial Office, from
Lieut. General Sir Wu. CLINTON, Commander of the
British forces in Portugal. They are dated ;he Ist inst.
At that time the embarkation of the troops had not
commenced, nor was it intended that they should leave
Portugal till towards the latter end of this month. Ot.e
iegiment was in readiness to embank for Gibraltar, and
the others for the stations to which they were origiitall!
appointed. Dispatches have likewise been received at
the Foreign Otfice from the British Minister at Buenos
Ayres, and several of the Charge d'Affaires in Soutb
Am licit.