The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-03 00:00:00

WRESTLING AT HIGHBURY

BARN.
Each anniversary of yesterday brings with it through-
out the country displays of various sorts of athletic
games. In some localities cricket, in others foot-ball,
and in many wrestling bouts. Highbury Barn Tavern
has for several years been chosen as the scene of
wrestling matches between the most celebrated athleta
of the northern counties—Cumberland and Westmore-
land ; and the large gathering there yesterday, both of
competitors and spectators, proves that the taste for
this species of manly amusement is still extant. The
arena, was formed this year on the spacious lawn at the
back of the tavern ; the building usually occupied having
been found too small for the accommodation of the spec-
tators on past occasions. Every seat was occupied, and
there must have been three thousand persons present.
The mode of wrestling was by what is called the "back-
hold," which precludes kicking and all the sharp prac-
tice of Lancashire and the south. The trials, therefore,
were feats of strength, tact, agility, and endurance, and
were free from unmanly punisment. The names of the
competitors for the light-weight prize were first handed
in to the stewards, and all weighing not more than
11 stone were allowed to enter. Amongst other men
who came up from the north on purpose to contest
these prizes were the following :—Halliwell, a star of
the lights, from Penrith, Cumberland ; and Longmire
and Atkinson, heroes among the heavy weights, the one
from Troutbeck, the other from Steggill, Westmoreland.
These men were the favourites for their respective
prizes. The light weights opened the ball, and compen-
sated by skill and energy for what they wanted in the
number of former years. We shall proceed at once to
the third time over, when Thompson "backheeled "
Harris, Ackester " buttocked " Scott, W. Meekly
" grassed " Wilson very cleverly, Halliwell " hipped "
Clark, and Pearson " cross-buttocked" T. Matthews.
Fourth time over : Pearson threw W. Meekly with a
swing, Halliwell grassed W. Thompson, Ackester stood.
Fifth time : Halliwell was now faced by Ackester, a
powerful strongly-built man, and blighted his hopes in
a second by cross-buttocking him in that time. By the
rapid manner in which Halliwell had " polished off " all
his opponents, he not only realised, but exceeded, the
accounts given of him by his friends ; and hence he was
backed at even against Pearson, who two years back
won this prize, and last year was only precluded from
similar success by being over the stipulated weight. The
first fall was to Pearson, but it was seen that Halliwell
was too strong for him ; this was clearly shown in the
second and third bout, when Halliwell each time raised
Pearson fairly in the air and threw him over his thigh—
thus winning the belt and first prize.
The contest for the championship of the heavy weights
now came on, many of the light weights fearlessly en-
tering into the contest. Passing by the earlier bouts, in
which many men gave their backs, we shall proceed to
the third time over—when Dobinson threw Parker
cleverly, Dixon floored Locke, Atkinson threw J. Wil-
son by a swing, and A. Dawson grassed J. Dixon; J.
Martin backheeled R. Bousfield; Robertson fell before
Longmire; Wilson succumbed to Scott; H. Towerson to
W. Dobson, and Halliwell threw Martin with ease.
The following aro most worthy of notice of the bout in
the fourth time over:—A Dawson swung down Dixon;
the gigantic Atkinson (17 stone) fell slowly upon W.
Dobson; Longmire hurled down, by a swing, Dobiason.
Fifth time:—Halliwell tossed down Scott; Dawson and
Atkinson fell almost simultaneously—the fall, however,
was given to Dawson. Sixth time:—Halliwell had now
to face Longmire, and so extraordinary had been the
feats of this little phenomenon, that many for a moment
believed he had a chance. This notion Longmire soon
dispelled by raising him in the air, whirling him round,
and grassing him with ease. Longmire now tried con-
clusions with Dawson, and in about as many minutes
gave him two clean cross-buttocks, throwing his heels
towards heaven; thus winning the belt and first prize.
Both the belts have engraved, on silver, appropriate
mottoes commemorative of the event, and the winners
receive V. each; the second, third, and fourth, appro-
priate sums. The stewards last year presented twenty
guineas to the Cumberland and Westmoreland Bene-
volent Society, and expect this year to be enabled to
advance as large a sum. The proceedings throughout
were conducted most satisfactorily and equitably.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES ON GOOD FRlDAY.—Yester-
day afternoon, shortly before two o'clock, an alarming
fire was discovered burning on the premises in the occu-
pation of Mr. Saunders, bonnet-shape manufacturer,
situate No. 5, Old Gloucester-street, Hoxton Old Town.
The flames when first perceived were raging in the
upper floor, and so strong a hold had they obtained,
that none of the inmates were able to enter the apart-
ments to render any assistance. Information of the dis-
aster was therefore sent to the fire stations, and forth-

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with the engines of the London establishment, from
hitecross-street and Jeffrey-square stations, arrived,

followed by those of St, Leonard's-parish and the West
of England office, in the Waterloo-road. An abundant
supply of water having been obtained from the mains in
the district, the firemen set to work most vigorously,
but they were unable to get the flames extinguished
until the whole of the stock in trade on the upper floor
of the premises was consumed, the windows burned out,
and the lower portion of the building and its contents
severely injured, more especially by water. Fortu-
nately, Mr. Saunders was insured in the Sun Fire-office
The same morning, at an early hour, a fire, attended
with a considerable destruction of property, broke out
upon an extensive range of premises, occupied as stablig,
belonging to E. Reynolds, Esq., of York House,
Canonbury Park, Islington. It was first discovered by
a police-constable of the N division, who without a mo-
ment's loss of time raised the necessary alarm in the
neighbourhood. Such a powerful ascendancy had the
flames then obtained that it was with the greatest diffi-
culty the horses in the stables could be rescued. That
having been done at great personal risk, an attempt was
next made to extinguish the flames by the police and
inhabitants, but without success, and in the course of a
few minutes the whole of the building, between forty
and fifty feet long by thirty feet wide, became enveloped
in one immense sheet of flame, which rushed through
the roof and completely illuminated the whole of the
district. This caused intelligence of the disaster to be
very speedily communicated to the engine keepers. The
parish engine quickly arrived, closely followed by the
brigade engine from Whitecross-street, the West of
England from Waterloo-road, and the one from Jeffrey-
square station. The machines having been called into
operation, a powerful stream of water was thrown into
the blazing buildings, in spite of which the fire conti-
nued to progress, and it was not until the entire range
of premises and their contents were destroyed, that the
firemen could get the conflagration extinguished. The
origin of this and the preceding fire is unknown. The
buildings were insured in the Pheenix-office.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT BY FlRE.—Yesterday after•
noon the following frightful accident occurred in Hart-
street, Grosvenor-square. Mrs. Laxton, a young mar-
ried woman, aged twenty-two years, dealer in confec-
tionary, at No. 10, in the above-named street, was stand-
ing in the parlour with her back to the fire-place, when
her gown being drawn to the bars ignited, and in one
moment she was enveloped in flames. Her husband was
out at the time, and rushing into the street, screaming
violently, thinking to extinguish the fire, she laid down
in some sloppy gravel in the road, when some neigh•
boors, being alarmed by her cries, she was rescued from
her position, but not before nearly every article of cloth-
ing was consumed, and her person dreadfully injured and
excoriated from head to foot. She was conveyed home,
and promptly attended by Messrs. Bloxam and Farmer,
surgeons, of Duke-street, who adopted the usual treat-
ment, but from the extent and severity of the burns she
is not expected to recover.
THE LARGEST MONOLITH IN THE WORLD.—The
obelisk of Luxor, now in the Place de la Concorde, at
Paris, weighs (according to M. Lebas, the engineer) 246
tons English. This, however, is greatly surpassed by
the granite column of one single block, which has been
raised by the French architect, M. Montverrand, at St.
Petersburgh. It is about 96 feet high, and weighs three
times as much as the obelisk of Luxor.—The Builder.
FALL OF THE MAIN SEWER IN CHANCERY-LANE.
—Last evening a considerable portion of the main sewer
in Chancery-lane, opposite the entrance to Sergeant's
Inn, fell in, together with the roadway. The thorough-
fare from Carey-street and Fleet-street was immediately
closed against vehicles to prevent accidents.
ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—
Yesterday, shortly before six o'clock, John Glazier, a
porter, employed by the South-Western Railway
Company, in the goods department, proceeded some dis-
tanoe down that line between the rails, for the purpose
of performing his usual duties, when several of the offi-
cers heard the approach of the three o'clock up-train
from Southampton. The six o'clock down-train had just
started from the Nine Elms terminus, and was progress-
ing very steadily from the station, when the engine-
driver gave the proper and necessary precaution with the
whistle and by other means, and as they approached the
man Glazier, he suddenly stepped on to the up-line.
The engine-driver, stoker, and the whole of the guards
in charge of the train, instantly shut off the steam, put
on the breaks, and used every possible means of warning
the unfortunate man, but in a few seconds the buffer of
the up-train struck him with fearful violence, the force
of which sent him forward under the down train, which
happened to be passing at the same instant, and the wheels
passed over his legs. As soon as possible, several per-
sons ran to the unfortunate man, and discovered him
lying across the rails, most shockingly mutilated. His
right foot was cut off near the ankle-joint, the left was
dreadfully crushed, and seemed to be hanging by a piece
of flesh. His head was lacerated at the base, the left
arm fractured, and his body, in various parts, was se-
riously contused. He was removed to the station,
ailer
bleed-
ing most copiously from the injured parts,
and
having been seen by a medical gentleman, who happened
ened
to be in the train, was taken to St. Thomas's
Hospital,
where most prompt attention was given
compli-
cated injuries of the wounded man. Last to the
night at nine
o'clock he was progressing as well as could_beexpected;
but it is quite certain that one if not both limbs must of
necessity be amputated. The man was quite sober, and
has a wife and family. There seems but little chance of
his life being saved.
ROYAL MARlNES.—Lieutenants Hadfield and Sayer
are ordered to Woolwich to do duty; Captain Holloway
has been ordered to Londonderry on the recruiting ser-
vice; Lieutenant Stanhope Bayne has obtained leave of
absence for one month, on a medical certificate. Major-
General Lord Frederick Fitclarence, G.C.B. accompanied
by Lady Augusta and Miss Fitzelarence, arrived at the
George Hotel, Portsmouth, on Thursday, and assumed
the command of the troops in the south-west district.
Brevet Major Harvey, of the 87th (Royal Irish Fusi-
liers), has been appointed aide-de-camp to his Lordship.
SOYER'S SOUP KITCHEN, LEICESTER-SQUARE.—
From two to three hundred famishing creatures are now
daily relieved with a meal of soup and bread on the pre-
mises of the Poor Man's Guardian Society, in Leicester-
square, by a committee of gentlemen who have sub-
scribed the necessary funds to administer this relief on
the principle recommended by M. Soyer. So numerous
have the applicants now become that the police are com-
pelled to be in attendance to preserve order. .

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

PREFERMENTS.

The Venerable William Hale Hale, M.A., Archdea-
con of London, has been appointed by the Dean and
Chapter of St. Paul's to the Vicarage of St. Giles, Crip-
plegate, vacant by the death of the Rev. F. W. Blom-
berg, D D.
The Rev. Vicecsimus Knox Child, M.A., late Curate
of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, has been instituted by tte
Lord Bishop of Rochester to the Vicarage of Takeley,
Essex, vacant by the promotion of the Rev. Edward
Chauncey Ellis, M.A., on the nomination of the Lord
Bishop of London.
The Lord Bishop of Durham has instituted the Rev.
William Henry Elliott, M.A., of University College,
Durham, to the Vicarage of Sockbourne, near Darling-
ton, on the nomination of the Rev. Dr. Faber, Master
of Sherborne Hospital.
The Rev. H. B. Longe, M.A., Curate of Easton, has
been instituted by the Lord Bishop of Norwich to the
Rectcry of Manewdon, Suffolk, vacant by the death of
the Rev. G. T. Turner, on the nomination of A. Arch-
dechne, Esq.
The Lord Bishop of Lichfield has instituted the Rev.
J. Jenkinson, M.A., to the Rectory of Brailsford, Der-
byshire, vacant by the promotion of the Right Rev.
Walter Shirley, D.D., to the Bishopric of Sodor and
Man.
The Lord Bishop of Chester has instituted the Rev.
Joseph Eaton, M.A., Minor Canon of Chester Cathe-
dral, to the Vicarage of Easton, vacant by the death of
the late Archdeacon of Chester; patrons, the Dean and
Chapter.
The Lord Bishop of Durham has instituted the Hon.
and Rev. L. W. Denman, M.A., Curate of Bishops
Auckland, to the vicarage of Haddon-on-the-Wall,
vacant by the promotion of the Rev. J. A. Blackett to
the rectory of Walsingh am ; patron, the Lord Chancellor.
The Rev. T. Thompson, M.A., has been instituted by
the Lord Bishop of Durham to the new rectory of Pen-
sher, erected out of that of Houghton-le-Spring.

BENEFICES VACANT.

The following benefices and appointments have become
vacant:—

The vicarage of Canewdon, near Rochford, Essex,
diocese of Rochester, rendered vacant by the death of
the Rev. William Atkinson, M.A., value 5051. per
annum, with residence, in the gift of the Lord Bishop of
London.

The vicarage of Guestwick, near Reepham, Norfolk
diocese of Norwich, rendered vacant by the death of the
Rev. E. Bulmer, value 751. per annum, with residence;
in the gift of the Rev. W. E. L. Blamer.
The rectory of Sall, near Reepham, Norfolk, diocese
of Norwich, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev.
E. Bulmer, value 3901. per annum, with residence; in
the gift of Pembroke College, Cambridge.
The vicarage of Haslingfield, near Ely, Cambridge-
shire, diocese of Ely, rendered vacant by the death of
the Rev. Stephen Allen, value 5501. per annum, with
residence; in the gift of C. Mitchell, Esq.