Star.
London, England, 1819-09-28 00:00:00

BOXING.

Fulton, the black, is matched to fight I,ankin, the Life Guards-
roan, in a twenty-four feet roped square, on the 4th of Novem-
ber. A deposit of 20 guineas has been made, and the other
monejis to be made good at itandall's on the 211th of October.
Sutton is the favourite.

Mon&y se'nnight, Carter, accompanied by Cooper, left Dublin,
on a sparring excuneion to e North—they intend to visit Bel-
fast, and from thence proceed by I)onagbadse to Scotland;
Carter not having fought for some time, is at present thought to
be in condition such as not to require a prolonged or immediate
training. On Saturdaye.GesterUy and Gre,oon, assisted by some
antateurs of celebrity, had a grand sparring-match at the Farm-
ing Repository, Stephen's Green. Donnelly has now retired
tor training to the county of Kildare, preparatory to his battle
with Carter, on the 25th of November next.

The accounts from the Earl of FIFE'S Shooting
Party, at Marr Lodge, mention among the incidents
A sport, that the Marquis of BLANDFORD killed
two red deer and two roe-bucks on the first day of
going out, and Mr. COKE, M. P. for Derby, shot one
of the finest eagles ever seen, with a ball; the eagle
measures more than seven feet.

Wednesday, the lstir inst. .lAstEs WELD, Esq. of
south Down Cottage, Weymouth, killed and bagged,
on the manor of WILLIAM BARING, Esq. between
the hours of twelve and five o'clock, 52 partridges,
and 15 hares, out of 68 single.shots. Mr. WiJJD shot
in company with J. Salim-air, Esq. and took his
birds as they came to the gun, without choice of shots.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

The Tragedy of Hamlet was acted last night at
this Theatre. Mr. C. Koine was the representa-
tive of Hamlet, and he acquitted himself throughout
in a manner highly satisfactory to the audience. His
opening soliloquy was delivered with appropriate
feeling and disertminttion ; the play and closet scenes
were \well managed, and those which followed were
equally successful. His Hamlet had, in fine, all the
dignity and animation which has heretofore demanded
our praise. Miss TREE was to have acted Ophelia,
but was prevented by sudden indisposition. The
change necessary to be made in the cast, from this
accident, was announced in bills posted at the doors
of the Theatre, and Miss MATTHEWS took the part at
a very short notice: she sustained it with consider-
able ability, and was honoured with much applause.
Mrs. YATES was the representative of the Queen, and
acquitted herself in a manner highly creditable to
her talents, and left us only to regret that this Lady
is not more frequently presented to our observation.
4,:el BLA. HARD, as Manias, and I.:many, in the Grave-
di were eminently successful ;and the other parts
were lled with adequate talent by those to whom
they have usually been confided.—The Afterpiece of
The Forty Thieves closed the entertainments of the
night in a very satisfactory manner.

The exterior of Drury-Lane Theatre is, in future,
to be lighted with gas.
M'r.l3minAse is busily employed in composing the
music for Mr. SOANE'S new Opera, founded on the
novel of The Antiquary.

The Musical Drama of Guy Mannering will be
one of the first Pieces performed at Drury-lane.
Henry Bertram, by Mr. 13RAI1AM, Lucy Bertram' by
Miss CAftew, Colonel Mannering, (with songs), Mr.
T. COOK; and Meg Merl-dies, by the original and
unequalled representative of the character, Mrs.
EGERTON.

The following anecdote is very honourable to the
pnerous feelings of Mr. ELLISTON :—The veteran
ViewtrzEa waited on him, a few days since, for the
purpose of soliciting an engagement. He was in-
formed, that his request could not be complied with,
as his acting days had gone by. " But,' said Mr:
ELLISTON, " declare on the Fund to which you have
contributed for forty years, and, in addition to the in-
come you will derive from it, consider me your debtor
for £2O per annum as long as you live." The pro-
position was joyfully acceded to.

Mr. and Mrs. Cotrrzs continue their residence at
West Cliff Lodge, Brighton, diffusing their charities
in a wide-extended circle round them.

Lady ESSEX ICER, a short time before she died,
recovered £200,000 of the long-contested property of
her brother, the late Duke of Roxattatim, which, it is
said, her Ladyship has left to the MOSTYN Family.
Sir EDMUND NAGLE has already won 474 guineas
from Lord YARMOUTH, on the bet between them—
the Admiral having given fifty guineas, to receive
one guinea for every league the REGENT would sail
in five years, from 1817 to 1822.
LITERARY INDUSTRY.—Mr.CHARLES DIBDIN, late
a Proprietor of Sadler's-Wells, has written from 1500
to 2000 Songs, 13 serious Pantomimes, 36 Harle-
quin ditto, 35 Melodrames, 42 Musical Pieces of
one and two acts, exclusive of Comic Operas' and
other Pieces played at Drury-lane and Covent Gar-
den Theatres.

FIRES.—In the night of Wednesday se'nnight,
fire broke out on the Old Quay, Dumfries, in a house
partly occupied by Mrs. COPLAND, which raged with
such- fury, that in the course of a few hours the un-
fortunate inmates were left without a habitation.
A dreadful fire broke out about twelve o'clock on
Saturday night, in the extensive varnish warehouse
of Mr. TURNER, at Battlebridge. The fire raged with
such violence, that the premises, though covering a
great extent of ground, were completely burnt down
before the arrival of the engines. From their being
no fire ever allowed on these premises, the manufac-
ture being carried on at a considerable distance from
them, it is suspected that the fire was the work of
some incendiary. From the inflammable nature of
the stock the flames burned with great rapidity.
SwisiniiNG.—Thursday morning last, a tall young
man, of a sallow complexion, dressed in the extreme
of the fashion, went to the shop of' a watchmaker, in
James's-street, and having selected a very ex-
pensive gold watch and appendages, he gave a check
for the amount on Greenwood and Co- Army
Agents, signed " T. W. Bligh, Captain, Coldstream
Guards." From his dazzling exterior, no suspicion
was entertained until the check was presented, and
declared to be a forgery. There is a Captain Bligh
in the Coldstream, whose name, it seems, this swindler
had assumed on several occasions. The tradesman,
in his inquiries, ascertained that the pretended Cap-
tain was nothing but a dandified journeyman tailor !
DISGRACEFUL OCCURRENCE. Yesterday after-
noon, a bout four o'clock, one of those occurrences
which are alike a disgrace to human nature as to
civilization, took place in Smithfield-Market. An
ill-looking diminutive fellow, of apparently low and
profligate habits, entered the market, leading, bw, a
halter round her neck, his wife, and followed by a
numerous crowd of persons. The poor female, who
evinced some shame at this vile exposure, was mus-
cular, as compared to her husband, and possessing
an advantage of nearly two feet in height beyond
her dwarfish companion; her countenance and man-
ner betrayed evident signs of better sense and decency.
The wretch placed her near the Ram Inn, and there,
amid the disgust of some, and the laughter of others,
put her up for public sale. He for some time at-
tempted to obtain a lidding for his wife, until, at
length, the sum of 2s. 6d. being offered, the price
gradually increased as high as 15s. At this moment
the multitude had considerably increased, and the
noise, disgust, and laughter excited, drew to the spot
some of the City Officers, who speedily terminated
the barbarous scene, by seizing the wife, untwisting
the halter from about her neck, and conveying her
away to a place of safety. What contributed to the
atrocity of this shameful exhibition, was the circuru.
stance of a good-looking young woman, the daughter
of the wife, standing, or rather clinging to her mo-
ther, during the'shameful spectacle. 'to render the
thing still more atrocious, the parties, it seems, had
been mai ried twelve yeats ! The monster escaped
amid yells of disgust and abhorrence.