Star.
London, England, 1820-01-15 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTIND AT TATTERSALL'S YESTERDAY.
ODDS ON THE GREAT RACES TO COME.
MUM

11 to I opt Mr. Pierce's colt lllto I apt Brother to Blucher
to I apt Piodaree 18 to 1 am Duke
if to 1 agu Briseis 20 to I agst any other.

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oAis.-31 to 1 against Duke sf :Rutland.
IttabLisrotosait—Same u before.

OLIVER AND SHELTO/L—(Further Particulars op
the Fight).—lt was admitted by all the Fancy who
were present, that such a gallant fight has not oc-
curred for the last seven years. Shelton, it appears,
had two of his. ribs broken in ,the .tecond round,
which were set by two surgeons, on Thursday after-
noon, at Harlow; but he returned to Town yester-
day, and speaks highly of the generous and noble
conduct of his brave opponent. He is dreadfully
punished; but his backer is so well satisfied with his
exertions, that he has offered to back him against
Oliver for one hundred guineas a side, in next July.
In the course of the battle, the men often conversed
with each other in the most friendly manner. Shel-
ton attributes his defeat to the breaking of his ribs,
in the second round. It was fifteen to one on Oliver,
in the early part of the fight; and in the twelfth
round, it was a guinea to sixpence against him. The
changes were frequent, and it was also 15 to one on
Shelton. Oliver's face, excepting his mouth, does not
exhibit any mark of punishment. He remains at Saw.
bridgeworth.---The partisans of OliTer will back hint
against Spring for £lOO a side, and the friends if the
latter are also quite ready; and as soon as time per-
mits, there is no doubt but a match will be the result.

Saturday last, the Magistrates of Paisley passed
sentence on Samuel APICey and William Young, con..
victed of having committed an assault upon a Spe-
cial Constable, while he was assisting in securing a
prisoner. M.Kay was adjudged to three months
imprisonment, and to be fed on bread and water
alone, and to pay £1 10s. of expenses, and failing
payment, to suffer a fourth month's imprisonment.
Young's sentence was, two months imprisonment, a
fine of £5 and £1 10s. of expenses: and, failing pay-
ment of these sums, to, be imprisoned another month.
We believe this previous character and circumstances
of these persons, may have had some influence in
causing a difference in their punishment ; and we
trust that these examples will have a happy effect in
checking that spirit of resistance to legal authority,
which, we are sorry to say, has lately manifested
itself in Paisley.
FIRS IN MALIDALEN-HALL, OXFONIL—The prin-
cipal losers by the Fire are, Mr. Parr, a Gentleman
Commoner, whose rooms were immediately over the
Common Room ; Mr. Carter, also a Gentleman Corn-
moner, who resided opposite Mr. Parr, and Mr. Bel-
-1 four, a Student of Civil. Law.—Mr. parrs loss con-
sisted principally of curious and valuable books, an
of many curiosities-of value, collected on the CoaS
nent during his travels. Mr. Carter's well-selected
library, of considerable value, was entirely destroyed.
Mr. Belfour, whose rooms were over Mr. Parr's, lost
two trunks full of wearing apparel and valuable
papers. It was noticed that this gentleman was par-
ticularly- active in his exertions during the fire. For-
tunately for his personal safety, he slept that night
in the nertherts staircase, and was the first down
stairs, He immediately ran into the High-street,
called for the engines, and continued his -exertions,
incessantly, until the flames were extinguished,-
One Gentleman, Mr. Clarke, who slept opposite the
Common Room, had a narrow escape. He nao
taken from his bed when the flames were burstiag
into his room. The priucipal,.and indeed almost the
only article belonging to- this Gentleman, rescued
from the devouring element, was a rare and valuable
copy of The Works of Aristotle, in folio. The fir 4
thought of Mr. Clarke, after he himself had been
placed in safety, was the preservation of his favourite,
philosopher.--.. For GOD'S sake," nee:claimed, drag-
. ging the servant towards the flames, save my Aris-
totle!" Dr. Mach' ide, the Principal; and Mr. James,
Vice Principal, were both in Devonshire. The former,
with some Members of the Hall, who were resident
during the vacation, took the earliest opportunity,
after his return, on Thursday morning, of personally
acknowledging the kind and zealous as,.istance of
these who were most active in stopping the progress
of the fluroes, and in 4 securing the property of the
Society.