Star.
London, England, 1828-07-03 00:00:00

SPARRING AT THE TENNIS-COURT.

Yesterday, Young Dutch Sam took his benefit, previous to his
going into training to fight Jack Martin. The season was against
him; fine weather, and many absentees from town, rendered his
house, as Jack Scroggins would say, " rather dickey."

SETS-TO.
Lewie Latham made an excellent stand out against the round
hitting and longer arms of Ned Creffer. •
Brookery battered well young Jem Murphy.
Bill Savage stopped with his head the heavy hitting of the Rom.
ford Baker ; but Bill staid long and took plenty.
The Bristol Baker had all the best of young Locke.
Jon Stockman bad a bard bout with Jack &USCG (his first ap-
pearance for a length of time). Jack looked the best man, but living
skeleton as Jem appears, he bothered the Sheeney not a little.
11sna Spring and Tom Gaynor were greeted with loud plaudits.
At Met Gaynor did wonders, and often with his left found the way
to Spring's face; but at the end, Spring pulled up, and of course
Gaynor was only second best.
Dick Curtis and Jack Tisdale made a beautiful, scientific, and
spirited display. The Pet on the outset gained not much at Jack,
but at the conclusion he was, as usual, the best man. Both mugs
were clarified a little. They were immensely applauded.
Deaf Bourke and Donnovan had a tremendous ruffian set-to, that
delighted the commoners. It was chiefly in favour of the former.
At the conclusion the stage was covered with copper testimonies of
satisfaction from the audience.
The wind-up was Sam and Harry Jones. Sam apologized for
the absence of Tom Belcher, whom he said bad disappointed him
without assigning any reason.
In the course of the day Brookery challenged Jem Murphy for
£lO a-side. Jens accepted the challenge, and promised to poet on
his benefit night.

The country had never a more beautiful and Luxuri-
ant appearance than it has at present. The fruits of the earth, of
ail sorts, are in great abundance, and the corn and bay harvests
promise to be uncommonly productive. •
The Earl of Mame has transmitted, through Pro.
vost &trona, a donation ot fifty pounds to the Dundee Royal
Infirmary.
So numerous were the candidates for matt imony in
our churches last Sunday. that we are certain about fifty names of
couples were proclaimed i—Dairarke Paper.
MACREADY commenced his fresh engagement at the
English Theatre in Paris, on Monday Tinniest, in the part of Vir-
ginity. The audience was not numerous, but the actor sustained
his part extremely well. Miss Satrrossom represented Virginia with
as much grace as sensibility; she divided with Macassar the ap-
plause of the night.
Wednesday the Right Worshipful BENJAMIN Sons-
ate, Esq. Mayor of Newcastle, gave a grand dinner at the Mansion
House, to the Common Council, and the members et the Chamber
of Commerce.
Letters from Tunis of the 4th ult. state that some
Turkish soldiers and sailors, who had survived the battle
of Navarin, bad formed a plot, during the Dey's ab-
sence, to.plunder and murder all the Europeans, to
gratify at once their thirst for gold and for revenge.—
The conspiracy was discovered, however, in time ; and
the Bey adjourned his departure, and took the necessary
measures to prevent the explosion. Some insults were
offered to private individuals, and Mr. Blancbenay, a
British subject, was severely wounded whilst return-
ing home.
A terrier,. belonging to Thomas king, of Morpeth,
went into the earth on the sth ult. And was dug out on
the 18th, ten feet below the surface, much exhausted,
but apparently will recover. .