Star.
London, England, 1820-01-14 00:00:00

IN TERM.

Jan. 28 Monday
Feb. 2 Mcnday
-. 10 Friday
AFTER TERM.
Monday - - Feb. 14 1 Tuesday - Feb. 15
Sit at twelve o'clock on the 286 and Slot Jan. and 7th Fe-
bruary, and at half-past nine on the ether days.

Friday - -
Wednesday -
Thursday

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Feb. T
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. +.ONDON SigSIONS.

Samuel Cooks was indicted for ;having reset/al a
fellow who endeavoured to rob Mr. James Walker,
Commander of an East Indianan.
. Mr. Walker stated, that on the 19th of November,
as he was passing through Barbican, at half-past four
o'clock, two men shoved him off the pavement, and
one of them attempted to pull his watch out of his
fob. Witness resisted with all his force, and forty
or fifty fellows attacked him. He seized the person
who tried to rob him, and dragged him into a pub-
lic-house, where he delivered him into the custody
of an officer. Cooke and another entered, and seemed
disposed to rescue the thief, upon which the officer
and witness proceeded to bear their prisoner off to
the Compter. The moment they got outside the door,
Cooke called out to the mob of ruffians to floor them.
This was the signal for a desperate attack, in which
Cooke was foremost. The prosecutor and officer
were finally compelled to let the prisoner go, the for-
mer having in the conflict received a bite in the leg,
which confined him three days.
Bartholomew Wood stated, that the prosecutor
placed in his custody a person whom he charged
with robbery. Cooke cried out, " Rescue, and floor
him," and was one of the most active of the immense
gang that assembled.
Cooke was found Guilty, and sentenced to twelve
months' imprisonment.

BOXING.

AltD SIRELTOIC---"nteSeirgt-Tate men of
strength and science fought the renewed match of
100 guineas a-side yesteidiy; in a field close upon
Sawbridgeworth, Hens, and thotigh 2.5 miles from
London, yet many thousands had as,einGled in the
ring at one o'clock, in spite of the inclement weather,
which, from the state of the roads, made the odds
of nesk-breaking not less than two to one. One thing
was proved, that this was not a trading fight, George
Cross was nisi in the hunt, and the people were satis-
fied. Spring seconded Shelton, and Randal was the
great performer for Oliver. A very manly conflict
followed :
ROUND 1. Both measured their length with great cautioN
Oliver made a smart right-handed hit upon the body, which was
partially returned upon the head, and Oliver drew East blood in
the rally. In a clove both went down.
2. Oliver chewed much bravery, by skarn' parries of his add
versaty's straOlt-bitting left hand; he returned dextrously
with the right. and out-fought his arse, who dropped claret
profusely. Shelton was thrown.
S. Oliver had l o the best of this round, although some of
bh roi!itsgs were damaged ; but he knamed in the next round,
and was undermost in this round.
4. The men untatiztied, and turner-to in bull-dog style, hut
Oliver's courage had like to inve got him s:opt-ed. He missed
his left hand, and was returned upon with a severe hk on the
head, which stvpped him for the time, aced floored him.
In the sth ack,d 6th rounds, Oliver fought to a dis-
advantage, but his late gameness with ireate kept-his
friends in great confidence, and he recovered. The
fight continued with much equality and bravery
until the 16th round, when Shelton again placed two
heavy hits, hut he was returned upon with great gal 7
lantry, and both blinkers were queered.—ln the 18th
round, blue ruin was swallowed ccpiously by both ;
it exhilarated the nervous system, and caused much
stashing hitting. Shelton fought with great bravery,
but Oliver's tactics put most of his generalship on
one side; and, at the latter part of the fight, he got
intemperate, and i at random, which gave a
rare opportunity to his c'iol and deliberae adversary
to get the best of him. Shelton fell, from slipperiness
of the weather, in the 27th round, and Oliver gave
hint a smart facer when half down. The tja.pires
were appealed te, and they decided fair. The nature
of the men was fairly tried in the next round, and
Shelton was evidently beat—it was poundage. In
three other rounds, Oliver keeping the lead, Shelton
was hit foul again, as was said 4 but the umpires again
decided in the negative, and Shelton exclainied that
he would fight no more. He, however, fought six
other rounds, under every disadvantage. Oliver-won
the battle in 49 minutes, proving himself, not only
the best giver and taker, but the best man.
During one of the rounds, Oliver was much dis-
tressed, but his game brought hint through it. Shel-
ton would not wait for his coming up to the scratch,
but was going•in to him ; and, when Randal remind-
ed him of it, lie struck the Nonpareil, sa) ing—" nt
give it you : don't talk to me about the scratch !"
Randal very properly passed it over, observing, " it
was the first time he ever received a Lit without re-
turning it." Shelton then made a furious attack
upon Oliver ; but the latter caught him at the ropes.
and, in the Randal style, fibbed him till he went
down. The joy and exultation of the Westminster
boys cannot be described.
Some accidents occurred on the road from the
slipperiness of the weather, but none of a very seri-
ous nature.

• MARRIED.
At Yair, on the 6th instant, Robert Scott Mencrieff, Esq.
younger, of Newhalls, Advocate, to Susanna, daughter of Alex-
ander Pringle, Esq. of Whitebank.
At Port Glasgow, on the 4th inst. Claud Marshall, Esq. She-
riff Substitute, Gleeriock, to Miu Mary Beckferd Johnstone,
youngest daughter of David Johnstone, Port Glasgow.
January 4, at Orrnidale, Argyleshire, Major Jo n-.os Unload,
of the Bon. East India Company's Artiller-, Madras, to Jesse,
third daughter of John Campbell, Esq. of Ormidale.
January 7, at Edinburgh, Alexander Macleod, Es,. Coin-
mander of his Majesty's cutter Wellington, to Margaret, eldest
daughter of the late Alexander Chrystie, Esq. of Balehr) stir.