Star.
London, England, 1828-07-15 00:00:00

HARt.OIV-BUSH COMMON ARCHERY GROUND.

The first of the fetes took place on thtfie grounds on Fnd ty
apd presented a most delightful and elegant spectacle. The cons.
party begat] to arrive shout one o'clock ; the Ladies dressed all
the same costume, white and green, with whit; hats and featl,er•,
1 ;reen shoes, &c. and their bow and quiver full of arrows s.ung in as
elegant position on their shoulder,; the Grtul.ntrn were chhf.r
dressed in green coats, with emblematic devices isn their huthws,
and with either green tassels or a miniature target seepetsdett Nuad
their waist, denoting the various exploits of the wearer..
At half past one o'clock the company marched into the grounds
to the music of a military band, and a short time after the sport,
commenced. There were eight targets placed opposite to each
other, with four flags of various colours, viz. red, blue, yellow, sad
green, signifying to which the various parties belonged. It li/oak
pe impossible for us to describe the numerous times the grad, or
'bull's eye, was hit, al the party present were allowed by all to be
quite unrivalled in the art of archery. The elegance and superior
feats of the Ladies *ere the theme of universal admiration. The
• company consisted of the principal Famiiies in the county, and al
the ;Members of the Archery Club. At five o'clock tbr conipufy
retired to dinner, when a sumptuous collation was provided, with
excellent wines. The whole was on a most liberal scale. Atter
dinner the archers resumed their sports, and did not lea* off until
past eight o'clock, at which time they partook of tea, and thee
re-
tired to the ball room, which was fitted up for the occasion. Tbs
company separated at half-past.twelve o'clock, highly gratified,*
the amusements.
ROWING MATCH.
An excellent Rowing Match took place yesterday, between Mr.
Wills and Mr. Box in one boat, and, Mr. Glossop and Mr. HUM in
another. The river was well attended, considering the onfavout•
able state of the weather. The terms were—a pair of oars in each
boat, for five sovereigns each, to row from Putney Bridge to the
centre arch of Westminster Bridge. Mr. Wilke and Nis. Boa were
taken for choice in betting. Both the parties, agreeably to the terms
of the match, rowed watermen's working wherries. At starting, it
would he difficult to say who took the lead, but after a hew strokes,
Mr. Wills and Mr. Box were half a length a.head ; they kept ea
without any material diference until opposite Law Cottage, WIN
Mr. Glossop and Mr. Hunt got the start of their opponents ly
about twenty yards; they, however, maintained the superiority fir
a few yards only, for when opposite the Red House, they were boll
'level, and pulled wish great strength, and it was (to use a sport*
phrase) any one's match. After passing through Vauxhall Bridge,
Mr. Wills and Mr. Box cleared away, and finally won the match
in fine style.

Mr. GRIEGORY, the new Shylock at the Hiymatket
Theatre, was a banker at Brighton, until the late panic.
To this Gentleman's honour, however, he paid all bit
creditors 20., in the pound, and closed the bank.
The health of the Metropolis is said to have been is
a gradual state of improvement since the middle of the
17th century. It is now 163 years since the plague
' has shown itself. •
A Gentleman, the other evening, at the Kean's Head.
Tavern, Russell-court, ended an oration in favour of
the fair sex with these words—" Ah ! Sir, nothing brats
a good wife."—" I hegyour pardon," sejoined Bill Sn-
ow, the comedian, " a bad husband does."
The Quarter's Receipts of the Liverpool Custom-
house have been made lip, from which it appears, that
the amount of Duties to the sth inst. averages 829,0001.
which is an increase of 25,0001. over the Quarter end-
ing the 25th of July, 1827. •