Star.
London, England, 1820-04-21 00:00:00

SPARRING.

The Tennis Court, in Windmill-street, was very well attended
yesterday for the Benefit of H. Hall. The company was *try
select, although numerous. Of the matches the following were
the best, but most of the pugilists are out of London, and other*
are in training .
Randal and Turner made, as usual, an, excellent set-to and
displayed a master-piece in the art of boxing. The performance
was much applauded.
Obser and Isle of Wight Hall had a Manly bout and hit away,
as well as displaying much science in sparring.
Bitten and Belcher set-to, but it was, as usual, of 'the hip
ping order.
Two young ruffians, not known, slashed awarat each °thee
and drew down much applause.
Halt and the Birmingham Youth finished the sports in a gay and
good set-to, but although Holt was rather too light for him, he
often met iampson's rush and acquitted himself well.
Bauquess challenged to fight Belaxo again, forthwith, or at any
ether time, for fifty or a hundred.
A match was made for Pug to fight another Birmingham lad.
Even betting on the fight between B. Burn and *ring, but
the latter fur choice.
Even between Turner and Josh. Hudson ; and even between
Dan 'Mendoza and TOM (liven.

RICHARDSON, COODLUCK, and Co. respectfully ac.
quaint the Public, that on THURSDAY next, the 27th
instant, the First-drawn Prize in each Class will be:
entitled to £20,000 Consols in addition. The Scheme
contains 102 Capitals, including
Four Prizes of £30,000

Two Prises of £20,000
Two Prizes of £lO,OOO
Three per Cent. Console.
Tickets and Shares are on Sale, in great mini of Nuinbelras St
their Offices, Bank-buildings, Cornhill, and Charing-Cruss—.
FISCMAIDSOX Oouncuez, and Co. sold, in the last Lottery, No.
7807, a Prize of £20,000, in shares.
There was never, perhaps, a greater promise of
an abundant crop of fruit in the gardens rourxt Lon-
don than at the present time, particularly of pears,
peaches, and apricots.
Cherries and strawberries, in thumb pottier, new
potatoes, and natural asparagus, were yesterday dis-
played for sale in the greengrocers' shops of Covent
Garden. -aN
CORN Exemosort MARL-LAIM, ANVIL 21.—Although there
has been but little fresh Wheat sinee Monday, our sales were
heavy this morning, having bat little demand, except for prime •
samples if White, %obi& fully support Monday's prices; but
all descriptions of Red Wheat have exceedingly dull sale, and
rather cheaper. Fine fresh Barky being scarce, soli at Mon.
day's prices, but the middling qualities, or that which was in
the least out of cor.dition and unfit for Malting, there wax no
demand for, although offered at an abatement of Is. per quarter.
Oats were also dull sale, and rather lower, having large meilra
of that Wide. In Beans and Peas there is no variation.
Samernms• Mactar, Aran. 21.-2eef, 4s. 6d. to Ss. 6d. per
stone of Sibs.; Mutton, Ss Od. to 6s. 6d. Veal, Ss. Od. to 6s. Sc'.
Pork Ss Od. to 6s. 9d.; Lamb Is. to Bs. Od.—Cattle at Market—
Beasts 420 ; Calves, 90; Sheep and Lambs, 4,200 ; Pigs, 400._
Hay, U. toe. to 4R 10$. Clover, 51.0 e. to W. We: Straw, IL Iss.
to it. las.

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OLD BAILEY, APRIL 20.

Willis* Arnold (a soldier, aged 20) was capitally \
indicted ter assaulting Thomas Allison, on the 3d of
April, and taking from his lerson, by violence and.'
• threats, d LI note. .
- The prosecutor deposed that lie resided in the ser-
vice of Serteis, Esq. in Moutague-squire. On
Suoday, the 2d.insafit, he was returning home from
..Malkin-street, through ' Hyde Park, about eight
-. o'clock in the. evening, when he was overtaken by
the prisoner.at Grosvenor-gate, who suddenly turned
round and said, " How do you do ? I think I know
you, Sir; you live, I believe, in Baker-street, or some
where thereabouts." Witness replied that he was
mistiken, for he resided at N 0.31, Montague-square.
To this the prisoner rejoined, " Oh, yes, 31 ; why you
are die very man I want." Witness answered, with
surprise, " Want me! what can you want with me?"
The prisoner said, it was concerning that letter be
had sent him. Witness asked, what letter? and the
prisoner said, it was the letter he had sent him, in-
viting him to come and spend an evening with him.
Witness denied all knowledge of such a document ;
bet the prisoner told him it would not do, and said
hini, "I'll tell you what, if you clOn't come down,
I'll croup you" (have him imprisoned). Witness said,
" I suppose 'tis money you want," and gave him a
shilling. The prisoner exclaimed, " D—n your shil-
ling, and kept following him on, using the most
shameful threats, until he reached his master's house.
Witness then said to him, " There is the house in
etitich I live; I am not ashamed to skew it you."—
' The prisoner upon this said, " I'll be satisfied that.
you do live there, and I'll see you go in too." Wit-
ness was just going in, when he said to him, "Now,
I'll tell you what it is; if you give me a one-pound
note, I'll never accuse you of such a thing again."
. Witness said, he had not got a note about him but
the prisoner toed him to go sold borrow it of his fel-
' low-servants; but he told him he could not do this,.
but would meet him the next day at half-past twelve
o'clock. He agreed to this, and went away. Wit-
ness was so alarmed and agitated at the moment, as
well as when he got into the house, that he *was
utterly unable to speak. His reason for fixing half-
twelve, as the hour of meeting him on the fol-
lowing day, was because the family were going into
•the COLltql y an hour sooner, and he thought in the
interim he should have time to acquaint the police-
officers. The family, however, delayed some time,
and while the carriage was at the door he saw the
prisoner at a. short distance, waiting for him. Wit-
ness felt excessive tear and tvitation ; and, in the
hope of getting rid of the prisoner for ever, he went
to him avid said,-" Now, it I give you a one-pound
note, wig you ever come nigh me again ?" The
prisoner replied, " Certainly never," took the note, and
went away. Witness thou ;lit he had lost sight of him
for ever; but, on the Thursday evening following,
a dirty-looking • boy came to his master's house
with a letter, directed to " John, the Footman."
Witness told him John was out with the carriage; but
desired him to come again in an hour. When that
time had expired, the prisoner himself came, and
said to him rather angrily, " I sent you a letter an
hour since, but you would not read it—there, take
it now ; go in and read it, and then come out to
me." Witness went in and read the letter, which
ran thus:—" Sir—The money I received trom you
I have made rather free with, in drinking, and have
stayed too long from my Regiment. 1 fear I cannot
join it again, but must go into the country, and
something therefore must be done." After a short
time witness went out to speak to the prisoner, when
he was accosted .by two other men, habited in sol-
diers great coats. He asked what they all meant by
coming there, to charge hisia with so foul a crime?
None of them made any particular answer to this ;
but one of them observed, he (meaning the prisoner)
must leave his Regiment, and go into the country;
he must therefore have other clothes, and four or five
pounds to keep him until he got employment. Ano-
ther said, " Something must be done, for now we've
got you (meaning witness), and you must come
down." Witness then promised that, if the prisoner
would meet him the next evening, he would have
ready for him a suit of clothes, and he should also
look up what money he could. Ile then gave them
• a shilling to drink, but they d—d his shilling, and
1;c gave them three. They then ail went away.—
Witness could not swear positively to the two other
men he saw on this occasion, but he saw the name of
one of them in the Papers of Wednesday. His name
was Thomas Dwyer. Witness next morning in-
formed Pyall and other Officers, together with his
fellow-servants, of the transaction, and means were
taken to secure the prisoner at night. The latter
came at the appointed hour, accompanied, however,
by three oche: pe:.sons. 'The Otlicers were in waiting
at a public-house, and, as soon as the prisoner made
his appearance, Nvitneis desi;ed one of the servants to
give the Officers the signal, while he himself desired
the prisoner to go to the public-house, where he
would give him a nice suit of clothes. He did so,
and Pyall coming up at the moment, witness charged
him with having extorted from him a one pound
note, and he was secured. 'The other three men fled
upon the inuanr,. and escaped. •
Pyall and others confirmed the testimony of the
prosecutor. After the prisoner was taken in charge
he never denied the accusation made against him, but
continually said it was another that had led him into it.
The prisoner utade a long and disgusting defence,
the details •t which were not only wholly disproved,
but totally improbable.
The Jury, without hesitation, found the prisoner
Guilty—Deeth. •
The CounT wished it to be intimated to him, that
he was in a most awful situation, and recommended
him to prepare for the worst consequences.
The following were also capitally convicted, viz.
11. Roney, for stealing a pair of trAwsers, value ss. the pro-
perty of B. Doyle, privately in his shop; A. Fraser, for a bur-
giary in the dwelling-house of J. Clift, and stealing two silver
*alt spoons, &c. J. Bellowes, for stealing a silver watch, the
proiverty of E. Rowland, and a watch, Ea. the property of D.
lirees, in the dweiling-house of E. Ellie ; W. Mail, for stealing
two f i Bank ne.es, the property of G. Skillicorn, in his dwel-
Lng-house ; and E. Roberts for stealing Al 3 in Bank notes, St.e.
etc property (AI Roberts, in his dwelling-house.
The following were convicted of felony, viz.
Isabella Marsden, for stealing a table-cloth, &c. J. Auder.
sax, for stealing 1.41b5. of beef; W. King, for stealing two
d nen pairs of groves; W. Doyle, for stealing a lace cloak; S.
Starr and S. Lloyd, for stealing a quantity of beef and mutton;
11. Jones, for stealing a quantity of printed furniture; M. Pal-