The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-12 00:00:00

PUGILISM.

JAMBS HERBERT AND ADAMS FOR 251.
The "passage of arms" between this twain of little
ones, the weight being limited to 7st 101 b., came off yes-
terday at Woking Common. The men in miniature
aro both well known. Adams, whose heiget and reach
are much greater than his opponent, oa this occasion
touching the scale at 7st 51b., while the bull-necked
corpus of his adversary, though some inches less in the
perpendicular, brought down 7st. 91b. and a few ounces.
The lists were pitched at the oft-foughten field near to
the railway station, though hidden by intervening
'round. At a few minutes before twelve the knights
had made their toilet, by making themselves what our
steel jacketed ancestors called " unready," and stood pre
pared for the combat a rout, ance. Like many other
tourneys, it was all one way. In the third round Adams,
who was certainly " too fine," hurt his left hand, inde-
pendently of which he soon after exhibited weakness.
Nevertheless, if weak he was not soft, for he struggled
on, occasionally showing a good " idea," although his
physical capabilities were insufficient for carrying it out.
Herbert, therefore, who was and would be buqy,work: d
away, and at the close of one hour Jemmy Massey, who
with Jemmy Welsh, seconded Adams, very properly
threw up the sponge in token of defeat.
A second effa'r followed, between two heavy ones.
The first was Brown, a well-known sparrer at Jemmy
Shaw's re-unions, the antagonist a countryman, who, for
the nonce, took the name of " Barney," although he
proved the fight no " barley" by his mode of finishing
it. The countryman, who was rather fleshy, looked over
list., his opponent some 10st. or thereabout. The ball
was opened by Brown, who led off with his left, pinking
" Mister Barney" in all parts of his florid frontispiece,
which he took in most excellent part. This act of the
play drawing to a close, Mr. Barney changed the scene,
by assuming the offensive, most offensively; he rushed
on Mr. Brown, delivering ambi-dexterously, till that
gentleman was dune on both sides, and at last came
with what Thomas Hood has termed his " third side"
to the ground, in a state of puzzlement, from which he
only awoke to find he had lost the stakes contended
for, in seventy-five minutes from the time he clenched
his first, in the full assurance that he was clever enough
to win them.

MIDDLESEX liosrvraL. Yesterday h
t the e
aboveusual
weekly meeting of the Board of Governors of
hospital was held in the Boarde-room, for the s
a d c transactionus.
of general business. Afthe
ropriety of rescinding the
sion then arose as to. t
standing rule for adinsfreepof patients by governors'
g the prevalence of the present
letters, and to admit, during
freely all cases of cholera and
prevailing fatal epidemic,
diarrhass, which was ordered. It appears that the number
of in and out-patients is daily un the increase, there
having been upwards of 300 cases of diarrlacea, and
upwards of 60 cases of cholera.
DEATH OF Ma. MUSTERS.—This gentleman ex-
pired on Saturday last, at one of his country residences,
Annesley-park, aged 72. Ile was the fortunate rival of
Lord Byron, and was married to Miss Chaworth, the
noble poet's " M-ry," in 1806, when his Lordship was
but a minor. lie is succeeded in his immense posses-
sions by his grandson John, a boy 13 years of age.
The doctrine that the necessity of labour is a
bleseing, and not a curse, cannot be insisted upon too
strongly. It is to this very necessity that mankind owes
not only its first redemption from the savage state, but
every step of its advance in a civilization, from which,
we trust, a great deal more may be expected still,--Eliza
Cook's Journal.