The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-29 00:00:00

11F, StIN, 7,0N41 DO Mt SATUR. T)A V MORNING,

PUGILISM.

JOSEPH PHELPS AND SAMUEL MARTIN FOR 100 SOS'S.
A SIDE.—Thi, contest, which has for some time awe ttened
the live host interest in fistic coteries, was decided on
Wednesday in a style that must hereafter set all cavil
aside as to the relative capabilities of the two athlette en
tirely at rest. It may be remembered that Jos, ph
Phelps, of Brighton, and Sam M tray, of London, wet in
the latter part ef last year for 501. a side, and that Mar-
tin was detested, as his friends supposed, by a casual
throw. In consequence a second match was made for
the like amount, to be brought to issue on Tuesday,
March 30th ; owing, however, to some inadvertency in
drawing the articles, an error was made by Martin's
party in the fourth deposit, and a forfeit was in conse
quer,ce due to Phelps ; this, however, was in the hand-
somest manner waved by Spring, who. agreed to place
the 401. claimable by Phelps to the account of a fresh
match for the increased stake of 1001. a side. This was
acceded to, and Wednesday, 26, fixed for the en-
counter ; the usual day, Tuesday, being on this occasion
passed over, in consideration of that being the settling
day for the Derby at Tattersall' The Nymph was
chartered for the trip, and at half-past eight ploughed
her way from Waterloo-bridge, touching at Black
wall, for the belated West-enders, and such of
the " sages of the East" as might feel disposed
to witness pugilistic prowess. After a lovely trip
beneath a brilliant sun, tempered by a soft southern
breeze, a d mitigated by floating flakes of summer
clouds, the skipper of the craft having cleared Graves
end, and ascertained that the " Tugs " which conveyed
the " undesirables" were no longer in waiting, put
about, and the steamer breasted the down tide in her
upward course till she neared Purfleet marshes, on the
Essex shore. Here all were pleasanCy di,ernharked at
high water, and the veteran 'rein Oliver soon pitched
his stakes of navy blue, and reeved therein the double
line of hempen cords, destined to form the arena. At a
quarter past twelve Phelps tossed his cap within the
ring, and five minutes afterwards Martin followed his
example. With Phelps came Jem Turner and Sambo,
with Martin, Johnny Allen and Bill Jones. The men
were ready for action in a few minutes ; but here a
hitch occurred in the smooth-going course of affairs.
One hour and seventeen minutes were consumed beneath
the rays of a meridian sun, to the sal waste of temper,
patience, and pounds avoirdupois of the fatter portion
of the spectators, before a referee could be agreed on.
Why, if parties will thus cavil, do they not agree
upon this official beforehand, and then formally ratify
their choice on the ground ? At length this time-
wasting foolery at an end and a referee agreed on, the
men stood up. Phelps, the longer and more wiry man,
weighed 9st. 81bs,, his shorter and more burly opponent,
9st 71bs. Hands were shaken between combatants and
seconds, and at thirty-three minutes past one the men
threw themselves into attitude. It is our practice, and
one we shall not depart from on this occasion, to avoid
the close detail of rounds, and the unpleasing minutim of
hits, stops, rallies, and throws, giving merely such an
outline as will enable those versant in ring affairs to
judge of the performance of the men. In the first round
Phelps. after numerous feints, and several times break-
ing ground, tried his left, short, and short again, in a
style that told tales of the practice of the sparring-
school, rather than the realiCes of actual battle. Martin
got in once on the body with his right, but was too
short in the reach; at the end he rushed in, closed. and
Phelps fell cautiously without harm. In the 2d to the
to the 20th rounds Martin had by no means the worst
of the hitting. Innumerable clever stops of the lead-
ing left were made on both sides, Phelps receiving
several severe visitations on the left ribs from Martin's
right, acid a rap or two on the left eye with perfect
stoicism and coolness. He did not, however, let his oppo-
nent off scot free, for his reach, quickness, and remarkable
self-possession enabled him notonly to plant severely with
his lett on Martin's frontispiece, but to get down cleverly
and judiciously whenever his adversary's rushing on-
slaught and forcing style of milling made it prueent to
end the round. In several closes Phelps proved himself
the better tactician in wrestling; indeed Martin's left
ankle appeared weak, and although he drove Phelps se-
veral times through the ropes, the struggle seemed to be
generally in the latter's favour. From the 20th. to the
39th round, Martin still made so good a show, and Phelps,
though active, resolute, and springy, seemed so often to
suffer from the. counters or the blows in the rallies, that
Martin's friends held up for him and offered odds. The
less prejudiced and interested spectators, however, could
see that the thoroughbred frame, cool confidence, and
steady style of the Brighton mac were telling upon Mar-
tim; time after time did Phelps job him, propping him
effec.ively and neatly on the retreat, or stopping his left
and breaking away, with self.possessed coolness and
artistic alacrity. Martin grew wilder and more impe-
tuous, his deliveries became more random and uncertain.
In the 44th round, after some sharp exchanges, Phelps
threw him, when he rushed to a close, a heavy downer
close against the corner stake. Martin came up all
abroad, and contended six rounds more, receiving with-
out returning, and in the 49th round, after making two
successive left-handed pops, and a ditto from the right,
he was thrown, and declined answering the call of
" time." Thus Phelps was proclaimed the winner in 97
minutes, and 49 rounds.
The ring having been re-arranged, the second affair
came off between
CROSS AND HUNT.—Robert Cross is well known as
lOst. 61b. man of some standing, and Jack Hunt, of
Cheltenham, is equally celebrated in the vicinity of his
native place. This was an odd affair. Cross hit, stopped,
fibbed, and threw his man for an hour, all which Hunt
stood with the most inflexible game; occasionally amusing
the bystanders by quaint remarks on his opponent's de-
ficiency in power of hitting; at last, by sheer endurance,
Cross's let hand having been injured by continual con-
tact with the os frontis of his antagonist, the Chelten-
Crahoparupmonandrehs:nerpteonarient?gnhsitbeinlietdy
thiso
punishment; man
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di otuisredtootfhheis6losbt,, wanhdicfhelraots eedacthe
onslaughtaoc ou account,
of his game scrambling adversary • and Jew Turner,
who seconded Cross, findiroigto. tthharte,Pheupwta,isetsipreodngeofahnid;
.eemingly never-ending j
released Cross from the -ring. The winner had all the
ounishment, the loser having no very soft place but his
heart. The fieht lasted one hour and fifteen minutes.
BOWERS AND ROvvE'S MOUSE.—These men contended
down the River, near Puefleet, on Tuesday. Bowers
had the advantage at the opening of the ball, but at the
end of 63 rounds, occupying one hour and ten minutes,
Bowers was defeated. —Advertiser.

REVIEW OF THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS BY THE
DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND PRINCE ALBERT.—It
having been notified that a grand review of the Chelsea
pensioners belonging to the metropolitan districts would
'ake piece yesterday in Hyde-park, the usual exer-
cising-ground facing Grosvenor-gate, was completely
surrounded with temporary scaffolding, stalls for the sale
of fruit, ginger beer, &c. In addition there were a
number of itinerant publicans, and some persons with
pails of the pure element, wbo drove a brisk trade, by
vending it at a halfpenny a pint. The weather was
extremely propitious. and all sides of the vast area was
crowded wi,h %ell-dressed persons from an early hour.
At eight o'clock a detachment of the Seots Fusilier
Guards and a troop of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue),
took up the ground, and in about half an hour after-
wards the hardy veterans (all the companies having
arrived) formed a line two deep, extending from Gros-
venor-gate to the shrubbery abutting the Oxford road.
Precisely at nine o'clock the Duke of Wellington and
Prince Albert, attended by a numerous and brilliant staff,
arrived, and were received with the customary honours:.
Amongst the officers on the ground were Field Marshal
the Marquis of Anglesey, General Lord Combermere,
Lieutenant-Generals Lord Saltoun, Lord Fitzroy
Somerset, Sir J. Macdonald, Sir H. Douglas, Major-
General Sir H. Smith, the Marquis of Worcester. Earl
of March, Colonel Drummoed, &c. The Commander-
in-Chief and staff having rigidly inspected the men, the
line broke into sub-divisions by the right, and marched
part in slow and quick time, when the line was again
formo, aid the manual and platoon exercise having
been g ne through with becoming precision, the various
evolutions of forming the square, marching and counter-
marching, forming divisions, sub-divisions, sections, end
again forming line upon several pottions of the main
body, firing by tile, sections, platoons, and vollies, and
the various evolutions of light infantry having been
performed, apparently to the satisfaction of the inspect -
!ng gt:reral officers, the battalion was once more formed
into line, and having presented arms, the several ccim-
panics were marched to their respective quarters.
Col goal Tulloch commanded in chief. The field mar
stmts. Lien re's. &..., wore their appropriate uniturres
DEATHS IN WESTMINSTER BRIDEWELL.—Thurs-
day Mr. Bedford held two inquests in the Westminster
Bridewell on the bodies of prisoners who had died
therein. The first was respecting the death of Ann
Nye, aged 43. The deceased was the wife of a gentle-
man's servant, living at the West-end, and had a family
of tour children, but she had lately led such a dissipated
life that her husband was forced to live away from her.
She was convicted at the Bow-street Police-court on the
14th of the present month, and sentenced to one month'simprisonment, with hard labour, for being an idle and
disorderly person. Her constitution was so
broken
.up
by the life she had been leading that she d in the in-
firmary on Tuesday last. A post modem examination
proved that the lungs were extensively diseased. Ver-
dict, " Natural death." The second inquiry was co,n-
cerning the death of Andrew Sandell, aged 64 : The
deceased was convicted at the Clerkenaell Sessions of
larceny, and sentenced to four months' imprisonment
with hard labour. On Wednesday morning last deceased
was seized with a fit, which lasted some considerable
time. Mr. Lavies, the prison surgeon, attended and did
all that the nature of his case required, but without
success, and he died the same day from serus apoplexy.
Verdict in accordance with the medical testimony.
MANSLAUGHTER.—Thursday night an inquest, ad-
journed from Tuesday last, was resumed before Mr. W.
Pa) ne, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of
Peter Doyle, a tailor, aged twenty-nine, of No. 11, Bell
alley, Throgmorton-street, whose death was caused by
a man named Fitzgibbon, under the following circum
stances :—lt appeared that on Saturday night last the
deceased, who was related to Fitzgibbon, called upon the
latter at his residence in Dunnitig's-alley, Bishopsgate,
and during the night drank a considerable quantity of
liquor. Between one and two o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing a qaarrel. took place, arising out of jealousy on the
part of. Fitzgibbon, and a fight ensued. According to
the dying statement of the deceased, Fitzgibbon threw
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made a post morteme had
examination, and fi:uhd the cause
Of death to arise from rupture of the bladder. produced
no doubt from the deceased having been knelt upon, and
not from the fall. The jury, after a patient- investi-
gation, returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against
fitzgibbOnt and a warrant was issued for his committal

KMPERIAL PARE.; AMENT
11017 SE OF LORDS, iisfay 28.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his neat on the Wool-
sack shortly before Five o'clock.
Several messages from the House of Commons were
brought up.
REWARDS TO BRITISH SOLDIERS AND
SAILORS.
The Duke of RICHMOND said he wished to ask the
Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colonies, whether or
net it was intended to give any medals to those soldiers
who had served in the Peninsular war ? He had
received a communication from the Secretary of
State last 3 ear, in which he stated that it
was intended to distribute those med ds, and he wished
to know if any such distribution was to take place. He
also wished to know whether the sailors who had served
under Nelson would or wonhl not be lost sight of?
Earl GREY said that it was intended t.) investigate
the claims of the officers and soldiers employed during
the Peninsular war, and also the sailors.
BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION
R AIL W
Some conversation (the greater part of which was
inaudible in the gallery) then ensued between Lords
BhouGHAM and BEAUMONT, as to the nature of the
Committee to be appointed upon the Birmingham and
Oxford Junction Railway.
Lend REDESDALE complained that the whole pro-
ceeding was novel and irregular, and if they agreed to
the motion they would be laying down a bad precedent.
Lori LYNDHURS I' thought their Lordships shou'd
delay the appointment of the Committee which was
sought.

After a few words from Lords CAMPBELL and
BROUGUAM,
Lord lIEDESDALE said, he was so convinced of the
bad precedent of appointing such a Committee, that he
gave notice that on Monday next he would move that
the order of the day fur the appointment of the Com-
mittee be discharged.
The sohj,,ct then dropf.ed.
CONVEYANCE OF ENTAILED ESTATES.
Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the Lord
Provost arc! Town Council of Gl4sgow, praying that a
measure might be passed to facilitate the conveyance of
entailed estates.

Glasgow, Paisley. and Greenock Railway (Amend-
ment and Branches to the Glasgow, Paisley,
nook, and Ayr, the Glasgow, adrrhead, and Neilston,
and the Glasgow, SttaiCayen, and Lesmahagow Rail-
ways, and to Ilaw_gh Pity.).
Great Southern
tobe T aut;‘,lailinerse).
rern Railway Extension (Pur-
tarlingtonLowestoft Railway and :!arbour (Alteration near Reed-
ham).
National Mercantile Life Assurance Society.
Norfolk Railway (Branch from Wymundham to the
Norwich Extension of the Ipswich and Bury Saint
Edmund's Railway,
and the proposed Thetford and
Re, dham Railway, near piss).
Nurrollt Railway (Yarm..utn Extension, &c.)
Paisley, Barr'-lead. and Hurlet Railway.
Saffron Walden Rates.
South Staffadshire Railway (Cannock,
N..rton Branches, &c.)
Swansea Docks. Wyrley, and
Wakefield Market.

THIRD READINGS.
The following Bills were read a third time and passed :
Birkeniiead Comini3sioners I).icic Acts Ainen,lment (as
to Ginstruction S,ai Wall along ‘Vallas:y Pool).
Caledonian and Ght,gow, Pai:ley, and Greenock Rail-
ways Amilgamation.
Dublin Consumers Gas.
Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway (Construction of
Docks.);
Great N.,rthern Railway (llertford, HatfiAd, and Sr.
Alban's Branch).
Llynvi Valley Railway Extension.
Waterfor.i Road
HEALTH OF TOWNS.
Dr. BO WRING presented a petition in favour of the
Health of Towns Bill.
TRANSPORTATION TO VAN DIEMEN'S
LAND.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from several
of the residents in Van Diemen's Land against the sys-
tein of penal transportation to that colony.
THE CASE OF THE REV. MR. SHAW.
Mr. CHRIS FIE presented a petition from 600 of the
congregation of the Rev. Mr. Shaw, stating that he hid
been suspended by the Bishop of Exeter for officiating
in a Dissenting charel, and that upon his application to
the Court of Queen's Bench for redress it had been de-
nied to him, and praying that the House would take the
matter into consideration.
SCOTCH REGISTRATION BILL.
Mr. BAILLIE presented a petition against the Births,
Marriages, and i jeaths (Scotland) Registration Bill.
MEDICAL REGIS'T'RATION BILL.
Mr. BR()WN presented- two petitions in favour of this
Bill.