Star.
London, England, 1821-09-14 00:00:00

SPARRING.

The Royal Tennis Court, in Windmill-street, produced a
bum u Mier termed it, and it being his benefit, he judged
kis dWmce well; the patronage afforded proved to the cglum-
siaton of fair and manly fighting that he never wiU be deserted.
Although Misters Spring, Bales, and Belcher did not attend,
the daddy mammy system of sparring was beat by men, who
would have dressed either of them according to weight. Mister
AMOR, too, had enough of Oliirr at the Fives Court on the pre-
ceding day to rome again.
&n Mira (always ready) made an excellent set-to with °quer.
They hit out, as if in combat real, and were much applauded.
Curtis and Smith —The brave little Curtis operated most mis-
chievously upon his adversary.
Harry Mott and Warwick made very fine play. Harry's science
shone turth
qeley, and leicilrirk the Black, made an excellent set-to ;
did also

Young Brop•n and the Catch:no-, alias Peas-soup, so designated
from his training upon it.
Randall was at the Court for bis friend Thns, but he excused
Lakelf by stiffue,s ; and WJS not well enough to attend.

MILL IN lIIGII LIFE.
Oa Tuesday night the amateurs of were entertained in
the vicinity of St. James's with a regular sa-to, between a person
nicknamed Rm.:brim., and an Irish Joni&man, who had taken
too large a portion of whiskey, in honour of his countryman
Rada, " the tight Irish lad,' having so gallantly kneaded the
dagli tithe flatter of Lie Rolls.
After a few words between the Milesian and Broadhrint, they
detemined that the dispute should be settled in a gentlemanly
infood ten guineas a-side was instantly pu: down ; and as the
na won gut wind, a number of amateurs quickly assembled,
anto " the dreadful preparation for battle" began, and the
tatamekd in prime stile.
loud 1. Broadbrim made play with his right (toddle on the r
quint of Mac, who (being a native of 0)4) took the liberty
d,stgpiag the Baronet's claret: when in a close they both fell,
Paddy uppermost. —5 to 4 on Mac.
. Paddy went in like a glutton and planted a blow in the
Pia twhere Broadbrim deposits his fserf-steaks, but Mac received
alle,twetiu his chops.—Odds ands.
3. litcodbrim fought shy, after a deal of hugging both
MI, and seemed so happy in each others embrace, that it was
1414ilieulty they could be parted, and the lookers-on thought
the/ were fighting for lace instead of money.
4. bah came to the scratch piping, and after a severe round,
to the advantage of Broadbrim, Paddy fell against a afoot, and
waa conceived fur some time that he had gone to pot.
S. Mac looked rather blue, and Broadbrim 's eye was getting
I,?theatrad. After a smart rally, Broadbrim, in a fall, proved
'Judi & sera of bottom
6* Pio* came to the scratch as fresh as a four-year-old, and
aiti Pelt elleatioll with his right hand upon Broadbrim's left
(Tel "lumen down bleeding like a pig.
7' 13* 4nd 9. Broadbrim thrown each tound.—Lombard-street
to Lombard-coirt on Paddy.lo. Broadbrian was requested by his second to give in, but
2T3Weredi "he was not such a Jacob, as he could win it yet,
Lid that he would do his customer out as soon as any of them
rould say jack Robinson, although Paddy was a troublesome
tom." Broadbrim received a terrible fall and lay on his back
as flat a<a flounder, when the Host declared he would pop 'ens
Ta in the watch-Is:ruse if they did not immediately give over.
ain Abbot to an ~Irchixscon on Paddy.
11 to 17. t'addy could du just as he pleased with Broadbrim,
• nho mimed only a "child of larger growth s" in fact, it was a
thy,* horse to a horse Chesnut in each round that he did not
teas another, but he proved himself a game man.
11. This was the finishing round, as Broadbrim fell on his
te..ait and at last cried, " lleld, enough," when Paddy took him
Zuto hand and requested him to call and dine with him ally
II and take pot-Merit.—The fight lasted 45 minutes.