The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-14 00:00:00

PUGILISM.

ROBERTS, OF BIRMINGHAM, AND TINE; FOR 25/. I
►SlDE.—These bantams settled the question of fistic su-
periority yesterday, in Plumstead-marshes—their ♦oyage
thither being per steamer. The men were both little
ones. After a gallant contest of three hours and one
minute, the Brummagem lad struck his flag, and Tiney,
who is a protégé of Jemmy Shaw, of Bunhill-row, was
declared the victor.

JAS. BAILEY ♦ND CON. PARKER.—These heavy
weights, who fought without the preliminary question of
going to scale, met yesterday, at Eritb. Bailey is well
known as a Portsmouth champion, and has been for years
past thought " rayther stale." On this occasion he came
uut against youth, which will be served, and strength
which cannot be denied, except by consummate skill—
the result was, that at the end of 91 minutes, wherein 51
rounds had been contested, Bailey was defeated, but not
without a gallant struggle.

BATHS AND WASHHOUSES FOR THE LABOURING
CLASSES,—Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the sub-
scribers and committee of the above institution was held
in the Board-room in George-street, Euston-square. The
report rated that, during 1848, the bathers had been
111,788; washers, dryers, ironers, manglers, &c., 61,690;
individuals washed for, 246,760; articles of clothing
washed, 2,220,840; making a total since August, 1846,
of 255,057 male, and 26,158 female, and washers, &c.,
106,814, making a total of the latter, of articles washed,
amounting to no fewer 'than three millions and a half in
all branches, which is a vast increase over the previous
year. The statement of receipts for the year was
2,315/. 15s. 9d.; and the expenditure, including the re-
payment of a loan of 5001., left a balance of 3/. ls. in the
hands of the bankers. The loans and liabilities amount
to 2761. To extend the operations for the accommoda-
tion of 5,000 poor persons weekly, a building is in pro-
gress, to which her Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert,
the Queen Dowager, the Duke of Bedford, the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, &c., have already subscribed up-
wards of 1,000/.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.—Mean reading
of the barometer from four observations, corrected_ and
reduced to 32 degrees, Fahrenheit 30.286
Thermo-
meter mean highest dry 50.1, lowest 40.8, Tfrhoeinrm sixo-
observations corrected 45.0, mean dervpoint 40. e; hifh•
mean
thermome-
ter in the sun, as shown by a self-registering
ter read at midnight 53.0, lowest on the grass 38.0. Wind,
variable.
THE WEATHER st rday and Monday morn-
ing. when the sun ro—lee
se, his red rays were reflected so
brilliantly from the hoar frost on the grass, that early
risers were impressed with
with the idea that snow had fallen
during the night.
pools also were crisped with ice,
and something like a temporary winter reigned over the
land before breakfast. Speedily, however, the hoar frost
disappeared, and the sun, as ho scaled the heavens in un-
clouded lustre, was not only seen but felt. On Sunday,
a noon, his rays were inconveniently powerful.
Monday also bristled up into a sensible frost heat;
but yesterday, even in the fiercest rays of the sun, the
atmosphere was somewhat chilly throughout the whole
day. In this respect it was slightly an exception to the
general rule. Spring is unquestionably far advanced for
the season. Nut to speak of early flowers, which are
now rushing up like enchantment, the pendulous willows
which overhang the Cam at the College• bridges aro be-
ginning to bud and assume the vernal hue. The lark
and his fellow warblers are now very noisy—constitu-
ting, after all, the best "choral society," and certainly
affording the cheapest of all " cheap concerts." This is
the month in which the zodiacal light is visible in the
west, about three-quarters of au hour after bulliet.—
Canthridge Ativergiui.