Star.
London, England, 1821-07-17 00:00:00

SPARRING.

Harry Halt bad his Benefit at the Fives-Court yesterday, nni
was well rewarded. The matches were well arrange 4; the
principal sets-to were as follow :
After some minor rulfianing, Ben Breen aryl Crnaolcy trawl
the stage. In the first round Burn had rather beg of a" nei
scientific bout, by placing his left-handed hits upon the head, bz
in the next round he was floored by a right-handed hit behh
the ear, which stunned Lim. In the third bout, Burn gatkrei
himself up for retaliation' and a =oily rally followed, winch
ended in Burn receiving a right-handed blow on the same oath
which again floored him, and it would have won a sght.
Gas Light and Skelton had a set-to, but they seemed mime an
understanding to play light; some hissing ensued, and Gls threw
off the gloves, and said," he should spar as he liked," with same
other energetic expressions, which were not well received. Sbri.
ton jocosely thanked him for light play.
Warwick and the Bristol lola had a good rufflanic!untch,i,,
favour of the former.

Lary Hurl-on and Aria made an excellent set-to, and men,
as well as manly rallying took place.
Curtis and a Black, the adopted son of Richmond, had a very
merry turn, in favour of Curtis.
Ikndall and Holt wound up the sports in a manly andccientifi,
set-to. Ilolt managed to place some hits upon the phertomenut,,
but he got value received for them. It was the neatest set-to oi
the day, and for science has rarely been exceeded.

Wednesday afternoon, as Lord PELITANI was ridirg
on horseback, on the Sussex Downs, near Seaford,
his horse took fright and rarr away with him. His
Lordship was providentially dismounted without in-
jury. The animal pursued its course towards the
cliff (at that spot 100 feet high), over Which it went,
and was instantly killed.
Monday se'nnight, the master of a wherry, coming
from Dunaverty Bay, Cantyre, to Ayr, was unihan.
nately pitched overboard while passing along her 0.
wale, looking out for the latter harbour after dark.
Wednesday an Inquest was held before Mr. De
LASA ux, Coroner, at the sign of the Town of Dover
public-house, near Canterbury, on the body of Jolla
Dunk, a publican, of SeMadge, who, about lU on the
preceding night, returning from the Quarter Sessions,
where he had attended as constable, was thrown front
his horse opposite the wall of St. Lrwrence, and fail-
ing on his head, a flint stone entered between the
temple and the orbit of the eye; he was instantly taken
up and carried to an adjacent cottage, but remained
senseless till Wednesday noon, when he died. The Jury
returned a verdict of Accitlehtal Dcath. The deceased
was about forty, much respected, and has left a wife
and seven small children.

Tuesday an Inquest was held by the same Coroner,
on the body of Wm. Cootes, who was found drowned
in the sea, near the Parish of Whitstable, and who fell
out of a boat belonging to the fishing-smack Adm.
ture, of Gravesend, when, after a patient invest-ption,
the Jury returned a verd;ct of Accidental Degas by
Drowning, and a deodand of I s. was levied on the b.,. t.
Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Queues
Head, Lower Islington, on the body of J. Maul, \d 0,
while in a state of intoxication, challenged a pot
companion to swim with him for a wager. The par-
lies repaired to the Canal in Maiden-lane; but the
deceased bad no sooner jumped in than he sunk to
rise no more. Verdict—Drowned through the ef-
fects of intoxication.

Wednesday, Mr. PERCEVAL, jun. plumber, of Ilcd
Lion-street, Clerkenwell, whilst employed on the top
of a house at the corner of Aylesbury-street and St.
John's-street, placing some lead on the roof, his foot
slipped, and he was precipitated into the street, when
pitching head foremost, he was so much hurt that he
died on Saturday. _

A shocking accident happened on the 30th ultimo,
in a stone-quarry at East Peckham, occasior,ed by a
large body of stone falling in. One of the men had
his leg broken, his shoulder dislocated, and his right
hand dreadfully lacerated; and another of them had
his leg and arm broken. The former died two hours
after the accident.
SOMNOLENCY.--The Ist instant, a man named John
Wright, who had formerly served as a soldier in India,
went to bed at the-Leicester Arms, Penshurst: in the
night, lie dreamed that he was attacked by some of
the natives of India, and that he attempted to jump
through a cask to escape. So powerfully was the
man agitated by the dream, that he actually jumped
(still in a state of somnolency) through the window of
his bed-room, broke one of his arms, and was so much
bruised that serious apprehensions were entertained
for his life.

BIRTHS:

July 7, at &eaten Manse, Mrs. Balfour Graham, of a son.
Saturday, at Cambridge, the Lady of Captain Purehas, of tit
Royal Navy, of a son.
Wednesday, at Woodbine Lodge, Cheltenham, the Lady d
Captain Inglefield, R.N. of a son.
July 6, the Lady of Colonel Gwynne, of Mantuan Park
Carmarthenshire, of a *an.