Star.
London, England, 1818-03-25 00:00:00

SPARRING.

The Fives Court was respectably attended yesterday, for the
• benefits of Purcell and Parish. Very few of the best public
set to, but there was a fund of amusement altogether.
The best exhibition was between Randall and Parish, who
fought in Kent, and it was altogether a picture of that combat.
Randal was hit smartly on the forehead in the first bout, but ha
gathered himself up, measured his length, and let loose in a form
which would have spoiled all the light weights of this or former
days. The set to was of long duration, but Parish in bitting re-
duced himself to the sparring system, and when he hit he tapped
to avoid receiving, whilst Randall threw in the body with his
fitto, and made even the gloves tell.
The set-to between Scroggins and Fisher, the latter of whom
was beat by him in a casual rencontre at Oliver's some months
since, afforded some admirable traits of manhood. Scroggins,
s at the real ma, would be first, and he planted many clumsy
upon his adversary's pi:milk, which gave resplendent proofs
...effects. Fisher, however, made some strong and able play
return, but he wem off with decidedly Worst.
fartin, who beat Oliver's brother at Ilford, after Ford was
made'to beat 11. Lancaster, set to with a man unknown to the
amateurs, but whose performance will doubtless get him into
notice. Martin is a master-piece of the glove art, but his school-
fellows can fight better with the muffles than without them.—
Martin hits out at great length, and with much force, particu-
with the right-hand ; and he had decidedly the best of his
sersary.
Cribb and Bitton gave some steady specimens of science, al-
though oirponaiim men, but their weight did not muzzle the
cr of hitting.
litelm.ond and Oliver afforded much diversion in a scientific
manly set-to, as did Pales and Delano.
'Reynolds and Purcell were prevented from exhibiting by in-
dispodtion.
Parish made a speech for his partner in the profits; and Rich-
mond, the Black, thinking he had as much right to make a speech
-as others, told the company his was thestext benefit.

klc,nday there was a bull-bait, by subscription, in
:helor's Acre, near Windsor, and the company
numerous to see this diversion. Between the
baiting a fight took place, with Woodfield, a
rber, and a man named Freeman. The fight ended
'avour of Freeman. The bull was at rest while
fight was going on—soon after the bull-baiting
renewed, and continued till six o'clock. There
rere also two other fights, which lasted some time.
We feel pleasure in publishing the following letter,
transmitted to us, in confirmttion of a paragraph
ich appeared in our Paper, relative to the cure of
it general and dangerous complaint Rupture:
TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

Sta—Observing a paragraph in your Paper respecting theatre'
..ri Hernia, parformed (of a large size) by She Medical Board,
Charlotte House, Great Charlotu,street, Blackfriars Road,in
ace, Sir, to Messrs. COOPER and Co. I beg to add my
_atonal testimony. Having been afflicted nearly twenty years,
and deemed incurable by eminent Surgeons, I patiently bore my
affliction, expecting every hour to be my last ; I at length ap-
alied to the Medical Board, and have reason to pray for that
teallent Establishment, fn: although I am nearly 50, was per
fleetly cured in a few weeks, and now, thank GOD, enjoy good
bealtd.—l think, Mr. Editor, all who know me will allow that
can have no other motive for this communication tkan &public
benefit .—I aril. Sir, your obedient Servant C. CLATZT.J.MD.
Doi and Stile, near London-road, St. George's
Fields, October 1817.

ASSIZE 4.

MA I ORTONE, KENT.
Monday the Assizes for this County commenced
before Mr. Baron CiRAHANI, on the Civil Side, and
Mr. Baron Wool), in the Crown Court. The venires
in the former amounted to 40, and the Calender in
the latter contained 172 prisoners—a number exceed-1
ing all former precedent.
John Filmer was indicted for feloniously killing
and stealing two sheep, on the 20th of November, in
the parish of Little 3longeham, the property of Tho-
mas Davis, a farmer in the neighbourhood of Deal.
Mr. ADOLPHUS conducted the prosecution. It ap-
peared that the servants of the prosecutor had safely
penned up his sheep on the night of the 20th of No-
vember, and next morning the sheep in question
were missing. Suspicion afterwards fell upon the
prisoner ; his house was searched, the skins of the
sheep were found, and great part of the flesh cut up
and preserved in pickle.
The facts were clearly made out, and the Jury
found the prisoner Guilty—Death.
Mercer Idolgater, a young man of genteel appear-
ance, was indicted for stealing, on the 6th March, at
Maidstone, a horse, value thirty pounds, the property
of John Arckoll.--It appeared in evidence that the
prosecutor's gram had fastened up the horse in
question in his master's stable on the night of the 6th
March. Next morning the horse was missing ; Mr.'
Arckoll went to Smithfield, and the same day he
caw his horse in the possession of a horse-dealer,
named Dawson, who, upon being asked how he be-
came possessed of it, said that he had purchased it
of the prisoner for 10/. The prisoner was afterwards
apprehended, and he voluntarily confessed that he
had broke open the prosecutor's stable and taken the
hope away.—The Jury found him Guilty, but re-
commended him to mercy.