Star. — 1824-08-04 (London, England)

SPARRING AT THE FIVES' COURT YESTERDAY.  The day's sport aught to have been grand; but the amateurs did Slot assemble in the way talent ought to be rewarded. It was for the benefit of Peace Inglis, the man who beat the gallant Turner against his will. The sets-to were not supported, either in quality or quantity, as they ought to have been; the knock-about game was all the go between streamers of the Wapping hue; of the best sets-to were the following : The commoners were glad of employment, and these made some gratifying diversion. The bail was opened by Lennox and Gullets ; there was much sameness in that. . .  It was to be regretted that for a brave man, who had distinguished himself in the ring, boxers who annually receive their benefits did not attend.  The best set-to in the Court was Reid and Inglis; the weight of Inglis was under that of Reid; it wag a give and take knock chop match; mutton not concerned, it was anybody's win. Reuben Martin and Gayner.—These aspirants are very little dis• tinguished in the ring, only having fought one battle each; the for. mer a winner, and the latter a loser. Gayner, although the loser, upon this occasion had a mod decided hest of Reuben Martin, and a Gentleman in the Court offered to back Gayner far a hundred. Ben Burn, full of eccentricities, offered to back his nephew for aCOL to fight any man in the world of his weight. The uncle says he shall be trained on bacon, cabbage, buttermilk, and honey.  A medical correspondent in the Chester Chronicle states, that he has thoroughly cured hydrophobia by salivation with mercury.  Thursday, Robert -Demnet, currier, underwent the disgraceful punishment of flogging through the streets of Dunbar, pursuant to the sentence awarded against him by the High Court of Justiciary, for brutally assaulting and attempting to cut the throat of Francis Findlay. Friday se'nnight, the Ben-Nevis steam-boat, on ber way from Glasgow to Inverness, struck on a flat rock opposite port Appin, and within half a mile of the shore. The passengers were very numerous, arid a scene of great confusion ensued from their alarm. In a short time a number of boats came round the Ben-Nevis, which somewhat quieted their apprehensions; and it was agreed to send the Ladies first ashore. The most of the passengers, we are told, abandoned the vessel and proceeded to Fort William in open boati. The BenNevis floated off the rock whir the flood tide, and reached Inverness on the Sunday morning, her passengers having come on the preceding night. FlLM—Between the hours of one and two o'clock yesterday morning, the neighbourhood of Union-street, Southwark, was thrown into considerable alarm in consequence of a fire breaking out in the house of Mr. Dodges, an oil and colourman, which proceeded from the lower part of the premises, and bnrut with such rapidity, that the inmates had scarcely time to get out before the whole was one entire blaze. The flames next communicated to the house of a grocer, named Dobbison, which was also burnt.  SANGUINARY llxveNuE.—Yesterday two lads, employed to collate the printed sheets in the warehouse of Messrs. SPOTTISWOODE, ew•street-square, having quarrelled, agreed to decide the difference by a pugilistic combat : after a round or two, one of the fistic heroes cried " hold, enough ;" and the other was consequently proclaimed the victor, with the reiterated acclamations of his juvenile companions. The other looked much chagrined, and in about halt an huur afterwards, stealing behind his conqueror, plunged a large clasp knife into his belly: the poor boy immediately fell, crying out that he was murdered ; whilst the treacherous perpcuator endeavouied to make his exit during the contusion ;Chic, however, was prevented ; the wounded boy w A% SC in off to St. Lirtholomew's Hospital; and the other to the Corn pter, until the surgeon's report is asces tamped.