Star.
London, England, 1821-05-09 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1821.
TUESDAY' MAY 8.
Sweepstakes of 100 p. each, h. ft. fnr 4-yr-olds. D.l.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York's &nkcr, Bst. 1341). 1
Mr. Thornhill's Shoveller, 7st. luib. - - - -
Mr. Biggs's Elastic, 7st. 91b.
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Four paid-5 to 4on Banker.
The 2000 gs. Stakes, a Subscription of 100 gs. each, b. ft. for
colts, B,t. 71b. fillies, Bst. 41b. R.M. Rising three years old.
Duke of Graftou's brown colt Reginald - - - I
Mr. Vansittart's chesnut colt, by Cardinal York - -
Lord Rous's brown cult (ucautator - - - - 5

:Ur. Tibbites black colt Phidias

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Fourteen paid-11 to 10 agst Reginald-3 to 1 agst Mr. Van-
sittart's colt.

The King's Plate of 100 gs. for mares, 3-yr-olds, 8;t. 41b. 4-yr
olds, 9st. 41b. 3.yr-olds, 9st. 101 b. 6-yr-olds and aged, ►o,t.
Mr. Wyndham's bay filly Caroline, 3 yrs old - - -
Lord Clarendon's bay filly Antiope, 3 yrs old - - 2
General Grosvenor's chesnut filly Moonshine, 3 yrs old -
7to 4 agst Caroline-6 to 4on Antiope.

Fifty Pounds, by Subscription, fOr 4-yr-olds, 7st. 91b. 5-yr-olds,
Bst. 31b. 6-yr-olds and aged, Bst. 715. Last three miles of B.C.
Mr. Pettit's bay horse Master 1 lenry, 5 yrs old - - 1
Mr. Wyndham 's grey colt Little John, 4 yrs old - 2
Lord G. 11. Cavendish's baY horse Allegro, 5 yrs old - 3
5 to 4 asst Master Henry.
Sweepstakes of 15gs. each, for 2-yr-old cults, Sit. 71b. and fillies,
Bst. 41b. A. F.
Mr. W. Chifney's colt, by Haphazard - - 1
Mr. Vi:liers' chesnut colt Tanais - - -

Mr. Rogers's cult, by Blucher - - - - -
Mr. Smith's grey colt, by Sorcerer - - - - 4
Lord Warwick's brown colt, by Smolensk° - - 5
Mr. Banisbuttour's chesuut filly, sister to Moonshine - 6
No betting.
SPARRING.

Randall's Benefit, at the Fives' Court, yesterday, was very
well attended, and the sparring was excellonr. Amongst the
matches which attracted most attention were the following

Cribb and Spring.—This was a neat exhibition of science. 'The
sturdy Champion retains all his strength and.vigour, and Spring
bad quite enough to do to keep pace with him. There was more
of parrying than of hitting, and the tactics displayed afforded
much diversion.

Skelton and Hickman afforded much amusement in judgment
and strength of hitting, and, if anything, Shelton had rather
the best of it, by parrying most of the right-banded lunging hits
of Gas, and at ether times countering the same blows. Gas,
however, would be at work, and he doubled himself up and
rulfianed in sometimes, and gave his adversary some teazers.
Randall and &les pourtrayed more science tli:m any of the
test. The blows were delivered like lightning, and parried with
..-tuilishing dexterity, so that vety few were placed. The last
was a rattling round, and some good hits were exchanged.
Oliwr and Harry Harmer had a good set-to, with equal ad-
vantav3, and they gained applause.
Johnson (Richmond's Black) and a countryman six feet high,
produced excellent spit in the true ruffianing style, and drew
forth pals of uproarious approval. The Black's left hand was
constantly in his adversary's facet which was deluged in claret,
but the countryman flinched none, and drew Massa's cork in re-
turn. It was real fighting until both had enough.
Dads and Spencer, two resolute young ones, closed the sports.

NAVAL AND IVILITAR Y BIBLE SOCIETY.

A Meeting of the friends of this Society took place
yesterday, at the King's Concert Room, in the I lay-
market, and was attended by Ladie; and Gentlemen
of the highest rank. Admiral Lord GAmstau was
unanimously called to the Chair. The Secretary read
the Report, stating that Branch Societies had been
formed in various parts of England, Ireland, and. Sco-
tland, and also at Gibraltar ; and the most salutary
results were anticipated for the future from the suc-
cess hitherto experienced. Upwards of 16(X) Bibles
and Testaments have been distributed amongst the
several regiments stationed in Ireland. In Scotland,
1,000 copies of the Scriptures had been supplied to
persons in need of them. Upwards of 9,00(1 Bibles
and 4,800 Testaments had been distributed by the
Naval and Military Society of London. Through
these efforts to circulate the Word of Gov, as well as
from the daily-increasing demands upon the Society,
a balance of £l,OOO was due frem them ; and an
energetic appeal was made to the liberality of the
Meeting, to enable the Society to follow up their pro-
ceedings with increased vigour.

A curious and valuable Chinese quadrant, of a
very singular construction, has recently been pre-
sented to the Fitzwilliam Museum, in the University
of Cambridge.
The King of NAPLES, in his Proclamation from
Laybach, says—" A long experience, during a reign
of sixty years, has taught us to know the character
and real wants of our subjects." The following anec-
dote will shew that his subjects are not likely to trust
much to his abilities for the support of their real
wants; at least, that they thought him an old woman,
when he had not comple:ed one half of his reign of
long experience:—When Sir JOSEPH Acrox was taken
into the service of Naples, during the Premiership of
the Marquis of SAMBUCCA, he soon acquired a great
influence over the QUEEN, who had an unlimited power
over her husband. One morning the following lines
were found written on the gates of the Palace:
" Hie Regina—/nrc Res—hoc &album.
Hic, het, hoc, Acton!"
Sir JOSEPH ACTON, it may not be irrelevant to ob-
serve, soon after. became •Minister- of Marine, then
Minister of War, awl finally Premier; he died is 1800.