The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-18 00:00:00

PUGILISM.

W. CAIN (OF LEICESTER) AND YOUNG KEENE (OF
LONDON) FOR 25 SOVS. A SlDE.—This trial of pugilistic
capabilities between the younger Cain (brother of Dick
Cain, of Leicester), and young Keene, a protege of the
facetious host of the Queen's Head, Windmill-street,
was duly brought to issue yesterday, near Twyford,
Berks, the mode of transit thither being per. Great
Western gauge. In weight the men were tolerably well
matched, but in perpendicular and length of reach Keene
had a manifest, and, as it proved, in more senses than
one, a " striking" advantage. Cain was attended to the
ring by Nubby Clarke and. Macdonald; Keene by Johny
Harman and Massey (of Sheffield). It was very soon
evident that Keene was not only the better tactician, but
in superior fighting trim to his antagonist, who so early
as the fifth or sixth rounds exhibited symptoms of weak.
-ness and want of condition. Nevertheless he contended
manfully under disheartening disadvantages, receiving
heavily on the face until the 59th round, when, after
making an attempt at Keene sebody, he fell; the referee,
upon this, gave the battle. against him, upon appeal hat
we may observe that the
inevitable, and within a
he had gone down without. a blow. Without impugning
thisy
Cain iswioans,
few minutes of its consummation ; although the poor
lossthe coorteheet ibua- ststl of fb
fellow wished much to be
.allowed to continue the
struggle. Time sixty-one =flutes. Keene's injuries
were confined to a wounded lip, a contused cheekbone,
and a few right-handed visitations to the ribs.
Coles (of Swindoa) and Gale (of Cirencester), fur 20
guineas to 20 sovs.—The encounter between these pro-
vincial professors cams off yesterday, at Shrivenham,
Wiltshire, on the same battle-field as that erewhile con.
tested on by Harry Broome and Ben Terry, and more
recently by Edwards, of Cheltenham, and Wm. Her-
bert. The Cirencester champion. is a Deaf-Burkish sort
of personage, barely sft. Tin. in height, and weighing
12 stone of bone and muscle; he possesses all the cha-
racteristic slowness of such a build, with considerable
powers of endurance. Coles, of Swindon, a far more
likely lad, is a few inches taller. The fight is soon de-
scribed; Coles took the lead and kept it, though not
without having to dispute several dangerous rallies, in
which give and take was the order of the day. The
battle lasted 61 minutes, when Coles was hailed the
victor. It is possible Coles may again appear with credit
to himself; he possesses some good pugilistic points.

THE FROST.—At an early hour yesterday morning
a heavy fall of snow took place, which falling upon the
ice in the different parks, made it considerably weaker
than it was the preceding day. Notwithstanding, a
great number of persons crowded upon the ornamental
waters. In St. James's Park a portion of the ice gave
way, and one of the skaters fell through, but owing to
the exertions of the Humane's Society's men was rescued.
In Hyde Park, the Regent's Park, and Kensington
Gardens, a considerable number of skaters and sliders
ventured upon the ice, but no accident worth recording
occurred. During the day a partial thaw took place,
which made the streets of the metropolis exceedingly
dirty. Horses fell in all directions, particularly in the
suburban roads. In Mecklenburgh-square, about five
o'clock in the afternoon, a brewer's dray, drawn by two
horses, was through the slipping of the latter thrown
down, the casks of beer being thrown into the road, one
of which nearly fell on the driver, who had a very nar-
row escape. Two or three of the casks fell on the shaft
horse while on the ground, by which the poor animal's
spine was broken, and it was necessary to kill it on the
spot. In Wellington-street, two gentlemen were driving
in a gig near the Lyceum Theatre, when, the horse
slipping, brought the gig in contact with a carriage,
throwing the two gentlemen out. The horse plunged to
get free, dashed the gig to pieces, and then ran off with
the shafts
at a furious pace towards Waterloo bridge,
but coming in contact with the lamp pillar, the animal
fell in the road, and was run over by a heavily laden
cart, by which it was so much injured that it was nEces-
sary to have it killed.

itOTTERDAM, Dno, 11.--The Giraffe, steamer, ar-
rived here yesterday from London, bringing 50,000
lampreys, or small eels, to be used by the Dutch fisher-
men of the town of Viardingen, during
of this large
the ensuing
winter, fur cod fishing, The timely arrival
quantity will be the means of employing 300 men and
25 boats throughout the winter.. A large concourse of
people had assembled to welcome the arrival of the
Giraffe, which was done by loud and continued shouting
and huzzaing. The lampreys are caught about Tedding-
ton, and being wed to flowing water they are obliged to
have the water they are taken over in kept continually
distui bed throughout the passage,
which operation
em-
ployed sevtral men.
As a proof of the intensity of the frost, we have
a little fact to record which is in itself a very curious
circumstance. On Monday week, two gentlemen in a
garden, at the foot of Stramorgate, observed a black-
bird fluttering on the branch' of a tree, and on ap-
proaching it, they found that the poor creature was fast
attached to the branch by the frost, and they were not
able to liberate it without breaking off the twig. It was
some time before they were enabled to restore its
warmth so that it could avail itself of its timely rescue.
—Kendal Mercury,