The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-07 00:00:00

PUGILISM.

M'Cabe has proved himself a thorough tactician and
general, and more than a match for oven the bull-dog
courage of Bluoy.

Anthropological Soc-ety.

At the meeting of the Anthropological Society
yesterday evening two papers were read on the best
means to be adopted for the measurement of skulls.
In one of the papers, read by Mr. Higgins, the
geometrical method of measurement was advocated,
and an apparatus was exhibited by which the out-
lines of a skull, placed in various positions, may be
accurately drawn on glass, and thence transferred to
paper. The advantages of this plan of measurement
were fully pointed out, and it was stated that the
geometrical system has been adopted as the most
correct mode of delineating the figure of the moon
and of the other heavenly bodies. In the second
paper, read by Mr. Westley, a method of perspec-
tive drawing was recommended, as giving a better
representation of the real character of the skull than
a series of separate outlines. A long discussion took
place on the two papers, in which Mr. Bendysche,
who was in the chair, the Rev. Dunbar Heath, Mr.
Fraser, Dr. Gibb, and other gentlemen took part.
A third paper, on certain simious" skulls, with
special reference to a skull from Louth Abbey, in
Ireland; was read by Mr. Carter Blake. The skull
was supposed to be that of a monk of the 11th or
12th century, and it presented most of the low cha-
racters of the celebrated Neonderthal skull, from
Germany, which was conceived by the advocates of
the theory of progressive development to be the
" missing link" between man and the ape. Mr.
Blake pointed out the peculiarities of the skull
which had been presented to the society, and
said that it was an abnormal formation. AL
Pruner-Bey, the distinguished French anthro-
pologist, considers that the Neonderthal skull,
so far from being the missing link, bears a re-
semblance to the normal Celtic skulls, and the
one exhibited, when compared with a cast of
the German skull, appeared to bear out that
opinion. The peculiarities in the skull from
Louth Abbey were attributed by Mr. Blake to pre-
mature ossification of the sutures in early life, and
the same cause, he thought, might be assigned to
the formation of the skull of the assumed missing
link. He expressed much regret that such an ab-
normity should ever have been put forward as indi-
cating a connection between man and the lower
animals.

After a brief discussion of the paper the meeting
adjourned.

DEATH OF A HORSE FROM HYDROPHOBIA.—A
hors; belonging to a gentleman of Moortown, near Ring-
wood, was bitten by a dog about three months ago. The
dog was killed at tho time by a kick from the horse, and
no further notice was taken of it. On Friday, however,
the animal was seized with symptoms of madness, con-
tinually biting and tearing the leg that had been bitten by
the dog. The animal became so violent in a few hours
that it had to be pegged down in a field, where it shortly
afterwards died.

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MIKE MVABE AND MICK MALEY, OF BIR-
MINGHAM.
This pugilistic encounter at 7st 91b, for £2O, was yester-
day (Monday) brought to a successful termination, after a
great amount of enterprise by the parties concerned, who
were regularly " hunted" down by the officers of the law•
Both have previously contended in the ring. M‘Cabe,
most promising lad of the Collinson school, is 24 years of
age, stands sft. 4iin., and has a victory over Pat Duffey,
of Birmingham, some three years since to his account.
Since that time he has been at Derby on a sparring exhi-
bition, during which ho fought a draw with one Monk
Smith, after an obstinate battle. Mike, from his quiet
manner and cleverness, was always a favourite with Mr.
Collinson (late host of the Thatched House Tavern, Dud-
deston-row), and assumed the sobriquet of Collinson's Pet.
Maley (nicknamed Bluoy) is a year junior of his opponent,
stands sft 5-lin, and has performed in the ring as follows :
A victory over J. Grogan of Birmingham, also overt. Cutler.
Teddy Teirney, however, turned the tables, and punished
" Bluey" severely. M'Cabe stuck to his old quarters for
training, the Thatched House Tavern, from which he was
backed by Mr. Roe, the spirited proprietor, and took his
lessons under J. Parkinson, who certainly deserves much
praise for his fine condition. Bluey trained from Mr. J.
Halliday's, Golden Cup, Livery, from which house he was
backed. Truth compels us to state hero that he did not
take kindly to the "collar," and on more than one occasion
transgressed the bounds of prudence sufficiently to (for a
time) prejudice his chance. On weighing, both were found
but a few ounces under weight. Yesterday morning early
found many patrons of the P.R. on the qui vive, and the
Plough, at Minworth, was reached by seven o'clock, a
move being at once made for the scene of Jinks and Mar-
shall's late encounter, when a ring was formed. M'Cabe
threw in his cap at 7 30, quickly followed by his opponent,
when offers at 5 to 4 oil the former went begging, Bluey's
partisans holding out for another point.
The fight commenced at 7 43, and after mutual measure-
ment, M'Cabe twice visited the left cheek, and away again
sparring. Mutual counters on the face, when 31‘Cabe par-
tially slipped down, but at once renewed the combat. After
some exchanges they closed at half arm, and M'Cabe fought
his man down. M'Cabe was first up, smiling, but Bluey
looked sorely puzzled. After exchanges in favour of
M`Cabe, the round finished by his fighting his man down.
A claim of first blood was here made by WCabe's second,
but not allowed. Fourteen minutes had elapsed.. In the
third bout they closed at once, and some good half-arm
hitting ensued, Bluey getting down at the finish. Rattling
exchanges followed, much in favour of M'Cabe, both com-
ing to grief. M'Cabe now made a target of the abdomen,
and Bluey rushed to business, but was caught under Mike's
arm, and some half-arm work terminated in favour of
M`Cabe, after a capital rally to the ropes. 6to 4 was
here; laid on M'Cabe. On facing each other Bluey
showed some marks on the left cheek and forehead
M'Cabe planted on the mouth, Bluey short in the
return. Bluey retired, looking very eager, but puzzled
as to his next move. He visited the left ear, however,
Mick returning on the left cheek, but again shot over the
shoulder, which brought them together, and a close ensued
both rolling over. Time, 32min. Bluey in sparring in the
seventh bout accidentally spiked Mick, but landed on the
chest. In a second attempt he was neatly parried, when
M'Cabe shot over the shoulder; he visited Bluey's nose,
however, Bluey spending his efforts in the air. They had
just got together again, when the cry of "police" arose,
and a hasty scamper cleared the field after a contest of
forty-three minutes. Near to Sutton Wood a second ring
was reared, and into this Bluey first threw his cap. Five
additional rounds were contested, much in favour of
MVabe, who pinked his man cleverly. In the middle of
the twelfth bout the police again came up. After many
moves a spot was found near Oscott, where the lads again
got together at twenty minutes past two. Twenty-two
additional rounds were here fought, Bluey, from frequent
visitations and being heavily thrown, going very weak ;
while M'Cabe was surely working his way to victory.
Towards the twenty-sixth bout Bluey inspired his friends
with fresh hope by landing cleverly on several occasions
on Mick's nose, which bled freely, and left eye and ear;
but from the thirtieth bout, in which M'Cabe visited that
part very severely, and threwßluey a "burster," the battle
was over, and at the commencement of the thirty-fourth.
M'Cabe proffered a douceur, which was accepted by Bluey
and the battle ended in favour of M‘Cabo, after contending
in three rings, 2h Bmin in all. On two occasions Bluey
went down very suspiciously, and the referee was appealed
to.