The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-04 00:00:00

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the men, in lieu of the old established favourite the
Nymph, and the latter vessel being in waiting at the
Brunswick-pier, Blackwell, a division of the voyagers
took place, which led to more comfort on board each,
from the avoidanc.e of excessive crowding. Never-
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Vessels were fully and fairly 'oaded, and about half past ten o'clock cast off, and steamed away
un their downward voyage. At a little past noon
they brought to off the marshes near Dartford, and
the lofty river wall having been surmounted by the
curious, a pretty piece of turf (the identical spot
where Smith and Maclaren a few weeks since settled
their differences) was chosen whereon to fix the lists.
At a few minutes before one, the men's toilette being
completed, that of Hazeltine by the assistance of D.
M'Intyrne and Barnash, while the care of Buckey
devolved on Jem Turner and Young Sambo, the
principals shook hands. Hazeltine, who is 23 years of
age, and weighed on this occasion 9st. 31bs., is well
known among the East-enders, for his battles with
Barnash (lost), with Williams (won), with Crockett
(lost), with Young Walker (won), and several minor
contests. Buckey is unknown in fistic records, but
as an exponent of glove practice in the sparring
schools, was considered clever by a numerous circle.
He is a weaver by trade, of the same age as Hazel-
tine, and 9st. fibs. in weight, although considerably
shorter in the reach and leg than his opponent. The
current betting was 5 and 6 to 4 on Hazeltine, but
higher odds were offered as the contest progressed.
Buckey losing the toss for corners, his opponent placed
himself with his back to the sun, and the battle began.
The attitudes of the men were somewhat similar,
indicating practitioners of the same school, and for
short time sparring was the order of the day ; gradu-
ally the men crept nearer, when Hazeltine let go at
Buckey's head, and got home over the left eye. A
rapid half-arm rally followed, Hazeltine hitting up
in the close, with more readiness than his opponent.
Buckey was uppermost in the scramble which finished
the round. In the second bout there was some very
neat mutual stops, and some apparently smart counter-
hitting with the left; we say apparent, because,
although both nien got home, no marked in-
dications of blows were visible. A close at the ropes
ended this bout, during which Hazeltine managed to
win the first event by planting a smart tap on
Buckey's nasal organ. The third to the fifteenth
rounds displayed Hazeltine's advantages. In the
exchanges his blows told, while Buckey's were of
that flip-flap order which marks the glove-fighter.
In several of the closes, too, Hazeltine kept fiddling
away at the head, while Buckey hit round his
adversary's back. These visitations closed Buckey's
left optic, and his right seemed tin trouble by
sympathy. Hazeltine threw away many excellent
openings for using his right, and when he did let it
go it was round, and frequently out of distance. 7n
the sixteenth Hazeltine, having thrown Buckey in
the preceding round, administered punishment with
both hands, catching his man a swinging hit on the
side of the head, Buckey rushed in wildly, and
Hazeltine was undermost without harm. In the
seventeenth Hazeltine got Buckey's head into
chancery, and dropped him. Eighteenth and last,
Buckey came up, received heavily, was short and all
abroad in the returns, and at the close of the round
gave in. Time 45 minutes.
W. COOK AND J. BATCHELOR, FOR 101.—These
aspirants, who came a long way to make a long and
strong fight for a very small sum, soon occupied the
places of the former couple. Cook is a Hammersmith
youth, not yet 20, of clean well developed muscle,
weighing 9st. 121b. Batchelor, aged 28, is lighter by
upwards of half a stone, and was supposed by those
who knew the parties to countervail by experience
the weight of his opponent. We shall not attempt to
describe the chances and changes of this long, gal-
lant, and persevering contest, which lasted two hours
and thirty-five minutes, in which time 106 rounds
were fought, a majority of them remarkable for their
unflinching courage, and the alternations of success
which hovered over each of the men by turns. 'Worse
battles have we seen for a hundred pounds than for
these 200 shillings. At length, Batchelor having
several times all the best of the hitting, the young one
got second wind, rattled away as if he had begun
afresh, and Batchelor, completely worn out, was com-
pelled to call a "go," no unwelcome sound to his an-
tagonist, who thereupon ran across the field with an
activity which we should hardly have thought possible
after such prolonged and severe exertions. The loser
certainly deserves some balm, in the shape of a con-
tribution, for his well-earned scars. As to Cook, if
he be capable of learning a few ring mantauvres,
he has certainly the prime requisites of stamina,
strength, youth, and undeniable ,game and endur-
ance.—Advertiser.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.—TIIESDAY.
CHESTER HANDICAP.-9 to 2 agst Kelashes (taken)-
5 to 1 agst Vesta (taken)-5 to 1 agst Romance (taken)
—6 to 1 agst Ribaldry (taken)-7 to 1 agst Luminous
(taken)-6 to 1 agst Sheraton (taken).
THE CESAREWITCH STARES.-5 to 1 agst the Cur
(taken)-6 to 1 agst Lanesborough (taken)-12 to 1
agst Fern (take to 1500-14 to 1 agst Backbiter-20
to 1 agst Surplice-200 to 7 agst Diplomatist (taken)-
30 to 1 agst Ellerdale-30 to 1 agst any of Lord Exe-
ter's lot.
THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STARES.-12 to 1 offered on
the field-15 to 1 agst Foreclosure (taken)-20 to 1
agst Glendower (taken)-30 to 1 agst Blaze (taken).
DERBY.-800 to 100 agst Tadmor (taken)—nothing
1 else mentioned.

CAXTON MONIIMENT.—A correspondent of the
Builder says, there are several reasons for the interest
falling off on the above subject; one of which is the not
determining on a proper place for it, as the former situa-
tion is wanted for the Westminster improvements, and
cannot be kept vacant for an uncertainty. This being
the case, I would suggest the site of the three houses in
Poet's Corner, as, from old associations, being every
way applicable, as well as being ornamental to the
neighbourhood, and consistent with the alterations about
to be carried on near there also ; and I have no doubt
this would meet with the approbation of the Dean and
Chapter of Westminster.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—Yesterday
Mr. W. Baker held an inquest at the Green Man, High-
street, Poplar, on the body of Charles Aldous, aged 13.
The deceased was the son of one of the officers belong-
ing to the Iphigenia, Marine Society's vessel, lying off
Deptford, and on Sunday evening, the 24th ult., the de-
ceased's cap had fallen into the chains, and in his at-
tempt to regain possession of it, by running down a
ladder on the outside of the vessel, he missed his hold
and fell into the water, and sank immediately. He was
dragged for, but his body was not found until Sunday
afternoon last, when it was picked up off Greenwich
Point. Verdict, " Accidental death."

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thoroughfares ; it has been necessary to purchase a
considerable amount of house property, and the requi,
site altetations will produce a very marked alteration
in the appearance of the town in that quarter. The
ground is at present in course of being laid out, and
it is curious to observe how the line of railway
pursues its ruthless course through dwelling-houses
and gardens in its way to the central statior.. Some
houses are iu course of being pulled down, and the
roofs of others are marked with a stroke of white paint
at the spot where the line is to traverse them, while
dykes, pailings, and other similar obstructions are made
sad havoc of. In its course, the railway will pass only
a few yards behind Marshall-place, one of the finest lines
of houses that we can boast of; and, as the top of the
Embankment will reach to about the windows on the
second flats of the houses, the prospect will be any-
thing but a fine one for the inmates. It is considered
that property in these houses must thereby be much de-
preciated, and several of the inhabitants are looking for
domiciles elsewhere. At the general terminus, nearly
one-half of the building will soon be roofed in, but it is
understood that the whole will not be completed at pre-
sent. The structure, when fully completed, will have a
magnificent appearance, and will be very extensive • but
a great drawback which will always attend it will be
its great distance from town, to which access is and will
continue to be attained by omnibuses, not the most
pleasant kind of conveyance.—North British Mail.
The Fife Herald states that the St. Monance
fishermen nave, this season, captured about 18,000 trans
of herrings, estimated at 9,0001., and' that throughout
this highly advantageous adventure there has been no
sacrifice of life or floating property.
THE "NEW PATENT GAS." —We have received a
communication from Ireland, together with documents
which clearly prove that what Mr. Stephen White calls
his " new patent hydro-carbon gas" is an old " patent
water-gas," which cost Mr. John Kelly, of Dublin,
architect, 3001. to bring it to perfection, and for which
he holds a patent for Ireland, useless in Dublin hitherto,
on account of monopoly and prejudice on the part of
others, and a press of professional engagements on his
own part. In 1845 this new patent gas was favourably
noticed in the Dublin newspapers, and also in the me-
tropolitan and provincial press of this country. Indeed,
that the gas was not new we were well aware, but we
thought it possible for all that that Mr. White might have
been the real originator of the invention. Mr. Kelly's
article was described in the Dublin limes in 1845.—
Builder.

A NEW PHASE IN THE POTATO ROT. - Halifax

(Nova Scotia) papers state that since the late heavy
rains the potato vines have become green again, with
prospects of a good and healthy yield. This is a new
tact in the progress of the rot, which we do not re-
member to have been noticed in any other country.—
Montreal paper.