Star.
London, England, 1826-08-31 00:00:00

THE RING.

YOISINS GAS AND Roantson, NEI YORKSIIIIIIMAN —A match for
ASO a-side was made between these men on Tuesday night, to
come off on the same day, and in the same ring, with the fight be-
tween Tom Cannon and Jem Burns, provided that affair be brought
to a successful conclusion; if not, on the same day (the 31st of
October), at such place as shall be appointed.
On the sante evening, Uncle Ben matched himself to fight Sam
Tibbet, in the same ring, for £lO a-side. A sovereign aside was
put down, to be made £2O on the night before fighting.
GaYNoa AND Gas.lllis fight has gone off, in consequence it is
said, of the belligerents being dissatisfied with their stake-holder.
Rem ANIS &woe SMARM—The whole of the money for this
fight, which will take place on Tuesday next, within five and
twenty miles of London, i) to be nude good this evening.

ROYAL. GARDENS, VAUXHALL.--.The Proprietors last
night gave their annual Union G4la. It embraced the
peculiar attractions of the different fetes of the Season,
and consequently the Gardens were one brilliant blaze
of light. Notwithstanding the near approach to the
close of the Season, the company was both num rout
and fashionable. 13amiAst. BEGNiis, and SiNci.4l a,
acquitted themselves in the Concert with their accts...
tomed ability, and were received with great applause's
Mr. MACREADY has taken his passage in the Can sda,
Captain Roams, which will sail on Fii.lay for New York. 11e
will be accompanied by his fanny. _

TO A ROBIN.

ON SUING ONE NEAR TOWN VERY EARLY IN AUTVIIN.

Yes, gentle bird, with ruddy breast,
Thou coyest a truly welcome guest :
. Thoush trembling.grips, pale with fear, .
All say, thy quick returning here
Portends a winter *dreir and long,
Muck do I love to hew' thy song !
The lark, that from the dewy corn
• Darts heavenward up to greetthe morn,
Mich note as merry and as free
As the sweet voice of Liberty ;
The lonely bird, whose warbling' swell
So plaintive through the aeidnlght dell,
Sings but whale spring and summer hours,
Paint fair the Melds, and gild the bowers!
Thou, like a friend sincere and tried,
Conest when those times of joy subside,
To cheer us, as along the sky
Dull winter's bleak clouds wildly fly !
When thick the day snow fell fast,
And chilly New the bitter blast,
. On penury's devoted head,
Perched on the ridge of yonder shed,
Or the neighb'ring willow-bough,
Oft, gentle warbler, oft bast thou
Beguil'd me from ideas sad,
And made my heart, like thine, beat glad !
Then stay thee here—nor farther roam,
Beneath these caves take up thy home ;
At morn, at noon, and rancid;
The best I can I will provide,
For joys thou dost to me impart,
A reconvenee to make in part !
Stepney.

EDINBURGH, Avousr 28.
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W. G.

Yesterday, Mr. Fletcher, of London, preached in the
forenoon in Leith Links, and 41 the evening on the Cal-
ton Hal. His aadience on the former occasion we have
'heard calculated at three or four thousand, and that in
the evening could not be fewer than five thousand.—
The collections were to be given in aid of the distressed
()pet ati ves.
Yesterday afternoon we had some of the heaviest
thunder showers which have been felt for many years.
They succeeded one another, with little intermission,
• front four to six o'clock, and at intervals loud claps of
thunder were heard at no great distance. The rain
poured. down in such torrents, that in a short time the
common sewers were incapable of receiving the accu-
mulated waters, and in consequence the Cowgate, and
other low streets both on the south and north of the
High-street, were completely flooJed, and at many parts
rendered impassable. About six o'clock the atmosphere
again cleared, and s fine evening succeeded the storm.
Last night about nine o'clock, a beautiful meteor shot over this
city, in a direction from south east to north-west, which was visible
for a few seconds, and brilliantly illuminated the sky in its track.—
It resembled a large sky rocket, and appeared to explode in a simi-
lar manner in the back part of the New Town.

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