The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-17 00:00:00

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All the preliminaries having been completed,
Sayers and Heenan entered the ring, the former
attended by Jemmy Welsh and Harry Brunton,
and Heenan was waited on by 31‘Donald and
another.

The first few rounds were of the usual descrip-

tion, but the excitement became intense on
Heenan levelling a blow at Sayers, which completely
knocked him off his legs. The backers
of Heenan, who had evinced the greatest confi-
dence in their man from the commencement of the
encounter, at the first knock-down blow being de-
clared in favour of their man, sent forth a cheer
that was perfectly deafening, and on each occasion
that Heenan repeated the same performance—and
this occurred twenty times—their applause and
cheering was tremendous.

After the fight had gone on for a short time
about 20 of the constabulary arrived and attempted
to stay the proceedings, but the spectators and
those interested in the contest prevented for some
time such a proceeding; and the police, seeing they
could not carry out their orders remained passive spec -
tators. This incident interrupted the business, but
the men got to work again in right earnest. The
blows of Sayers after the twentieth round began to
show very visibly on Heenan, and the punishment he
was receiving seemed to increase rather than
diminish his energies.

From the 20th to the 30th round the hitting on
both sides severe ; Heenan, although
severelyp wasunish veryed
, still came up to time with

alacrity.
At this point the police made another attempt
to stop the fight, but their efforts were again frus-
trated, and just at this moment Heenan got hold
of Sayers by the ropes, and held him there until he
nearly strangled him. Sayers made a desperate
effort to release himself from such an unpleasant
situation, but before he had completely succeeded
in so doing the police and mob had nearly broken
into the ring. Great excitement here took place,
during which the referee left the ring. The men
fought a round or so more, although Heenan was
nearly blind. At the 39th round, Heenan came
up to the scratch, but Sayers had, owing to the
absence of the referee, quitted the ring.

The fight was claimed, amidst loud cheering and
confusion, for Heenan, but the supporters of Sayers
refused to accede to such a decision, and thus the
contest for the present terminated.
Heenan is very severely punished, but Sayers has
not suffered to anything like the same extent.
Heenan's blows, it was evident throughout the
fight, did not tell like Sayers', and all present seemed
to be of opinion that a more honest or upright
fight had never taken place. There was no
shifting or dodging on the part of either of the com-
petitors—everything was fair, straightforward, and
thoroughly English.
. The fight lasted two hours and eight minutes.

Shortly after the fight, Heenan and Sayers, and
their friends, left for London. Heenan is much
injured about the eyes, and wholly blind. Some
officers of the Hampshire police followed to town
by the train, which arrived at 2.30, with the view
of arresting Heenan and Sayers, and some parties
who resisted the police.

MANUFACTURE OF ANCHORS AND
CABLES FOR TILE IIIEIeCHANT SERVICE.

The select committee appointed to inquire into the
manufacture of anchors and chain cables for the
merchant service, and who were empowered to re-
port their observations, together with the minutes
of the evidence taken before them, have considered
the matters to them referred, and have agreed to
the following report :-
1. That at the outset of this inquiry, it was esta-
blished in evidence, that the loss of chain cables by
parting, and of anchors by breaking, is of rare
occurrence in her Majesty's navy ; and that this
appears to arise from their having been subjected
to a sufficient test before they are received from the
contractors, and also from their being thoroughly
examined, and in many cases re-tested when re-
turned into store, or before they are again issued
for service.

2. That a variety of witnesses, chain-makers
shipowners, engineers, and persons conversant with
shipping, examined before the committee,
concur in the opinion that it is highly
expedient that chain cables and anchors for the
merchant service should be subjected to an ade-
quate test before they are used, as it would be the
means of saving much life and property.
3. That a considerable portion of cables now
made for the merchant service are of inferior iron
and defective workmanship.
4. That the corporation of Liverpool and Har-
bour Trust of that port have for many years em-
ployed a testing machine of limited power, which is
kept in full employment; and that since this
inquiry was ordered by the House of Commons,
it appears that the Harbour Trust, to meet the
demands of that port, have decided on the erection
of machines of greater capacity and power. That it
is also in evidence that, during a period of five years
of cables sent to the Liverpool testing machine, 821
per cent. are imperfect cables.
5. That in Sunderland two testing machines
have been for some time in operation, which,
although private property, are accessible to all, and
that the superior character of chain cables made in
that district is in a great measure due to the results
of these testing machines.
6. That from the evidence of all the witnesses
examined, your committee has formed the opinion
that nothing but the use of proper testing machines
can afford any guarantee for the soundness of cables
or anchors, as defects may exist, either from bad-
ness of material or imperfect welding, which no in-
spection can detect; and so closely can the tena-
cious quality of iron be calculated, that chains may
be made to bear a given strain, which would break
if the least excess of it were applied.
7. That though instances have lien adduced by
some witnesses to support the opinion that the ap-
plication of a severe strain in testing has an inju-
rious effect on a cable, this idea seems to the com-
mittee to be completely refuted by the evidence of
Mr. Wilcocks, and by the results of experiments
made at Woolwich, and referred to in his evidence.
- 8. That all the witnesses examined agree in the
utility of a test, and some of them, including all the
manufacturers of chain cables examined, desire that
its use should be compulsory, as many cables are
now sold with false certificates.
9, That good grounds having been established
in this inquiry for recommending the adoption of
public tests, the only questions which remain are,
the authorities into whose hands this duty should
be confided, and the regulations that should be
enforced.
10. That your committee are of opinion that
bodies enjoying the confideece of the mercantile
and shipping interest, and whose local residence
will ensure an adequate superintendence (such
as dock trustees), are the proper persons to under-
take this duty ; and that the regulations
under which they act should be approved of by the
Board of Trade.
11. That in order to suit the convenience of ma-
nufacturers of chains and anchors who have testing
machines on their own premises, the Board of
Trade, on receiving a requisition from any such
manufacturer, should appoint inspectors to attend
the testing of chains or anchors, and give cer-
tificates, according to printed regulations to be
framed for that purpose, of the strain applied to
them, which should be the test applicable to their
size.
12. That although the committee cannot overrate
the advantage of having the chains of every vessel
subjected to a test, they are unwilling to recom-
mend that the test should be made compulsory, but
as they have recommended the general use of test-
ing machines, they consider that all ships launched
after the Ist January, 1861, which come under the
provisions of the Passenger Act, or are employed
by any. department of her Majesty's Government,
either in the conveyance of emigrants or troops,
should be required to produce certificates that their
cables have been properly tested.