The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-28 00:00:00

PUt3rILISM.

J. NOON AND J. COAKLEY THE YOUNG GREEK), FOR
251. A SIDE.— These aspirants for fistic fame met on
Tuesoay, at Woking Common, twenty-one miles from
the metropolis. The last-named, of whom considerable
expectations were entertained, came out under the
auspices of Burn, while the former was the protégé of
well known Massey. As an exhibition of science
it was extremely poor, nor was this deficiency at all
compensated by any display of determination. In a few
words, it was a most unsatisfactory affair. The Greek
is a likely looking fellow, of hardy exterior, and in
weight 9,,t. 61b. Noon is a well-made man of 9st. 41b.,
and a trifle longer in the reach than his opponent.
Toe Greek was attended on by Alec Keen and Han-
nan. Noon commanded the services of M`Donald and
Massey. The battle does not deserve further descrip-
tion, than that Noon disabled his right hand to
some extent in the fourth round, yet managed from
time to time, to pop in his left on Coakley's face, who,
however, scarcely showed a mark in consequence of this
tapping. After tedious pauses most of the rounds ended
by the Greek cuddling his opponent, giving way or
pulling him over on him. At the end of one hour and
fifty-five minutes, Noon having thrown his man, as before,
the Greek declared he could fight no longer, and thus
the affair concluded, without any remarkable darner on
either side.

DICKENSON AND BENNETT.—Those heroes, the one
trom Southwark, the other from Westminster, on Tuelday
decided which had the better claim to twenty sovereigns
duly deposited. They made a trip per water, and, land-
ing near Grays, contested most gallantly for a few
minut«•s less than one hour, when Bennett, who apps: tired
to be somewhat too fine and rather weak, was comp elled
unwillingly to strike his flag, his opponent's strength
proving too much for him.

SUPERSTITION IN ST. ASAPII.—About a week ago,
the Diocesan Registry Office, in St. Asaph, was
broken into, or ut least a considerable sum of money,
it is said to the amount of 3001., was stolen there-
trom. Immediately on the discovery of the loss,
two of the clerks engaged in the office and 'also,
the wife of the most officious of them, repaired
in a drag, especially engaged for the occasior,„ to
the adjacent town of Denbigh, to consult a woman. re-
siding there, who, as the officials and their companion
said, could tell them instantuy who the robber was, and
also give them his name, height, weight, and colour;
and would also, for the consideration they were directed
to give her, cause the money to be brought hack into
the very drawer it was taken from, in the presence o f all
riEanigslud r.
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the citizens. These parties are actually devout members
GROSS.—
Society's the
avi
of the Baptist connexion at St. Asaph.—Swansea Hwald.
WesTitlEof
meet-
ing, held on the 21st ult., Mr. Norton read a paper on
iet, Bnrisatioul and
the Bristol High Cross, of which a fac-simile s about
to be erected in College-green. It is now atl Stou r-
head, in a miserable state of decay, from neglect tf
repainting the surface, and the use of iron
cramps. The iron has become oxidated an d
increased in size to such an extent as literally to heav
and thrust the stones off their beds, and a fissure thus
commenced has ended in the disruption and fall of large
masses of stonework. Lead, also very generally used,
has affected the iron in a very extraordinary manner, and
from some chemical cause has completely pulverized it;
in other cases the expansion of the iron has burst
asunder the lead roll and the stonework in its turn—x
practical lesson we may all profit by.—Builder.
RAILWAY STATISTIC3.—A. return lately printed by
order of the House of Commons states that the total
number of passengers conveyed on all the railways in
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
during the half year ending 31st of December last,
amounted to 31,630,292, of whom 3,743,602 were
first-class passengers, 12,191.549 second-class pas-
sengers, 7,184,0321 third-class passengers, and
8,450,6231 Parliamentary passengers. The gross total
receipts from passengers amounted to 3,283.301/., of
which sum 1033.516/. was received from first-class
p assengers, 1,360,4681. from second-class passengers,
320,8621. from third-class passengers, and 597,0711. trom
travellers by Parliamentary trains. The receipts arising
from goods, cattle, carriages, parcels, and the conveyance
of the mails amounted to 2,461,6621., making an aggre-
gate receipt for the half-year of 5,744,9644