The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-31 00:00:00

PUGILISM.'

JOSEPH HOILES -AND JAMES HERBERT, rgi 251
ASIDE. —One of the 'most remarkable and spiritedly-
contested ,encounters of late. years was brought to
issue on Tuesday, pn the well-known tilting-ground,
Woking7Co-rianion. Tbe men's previous performances
were limited ; the one (Hoiles) to a single public dis-
play, tbe other '(Herbert) to a couple of fistic
nays. with Adams ; the 'first a draw (wherein Herbert
was thotiktit to, bare best), and the second a victory.
In the:spatring;schools, 'and at various glove-saloons,
both were highly esteemed, and hence the interest
attached 'to their maiden essay, which brought a
crowded gathering from both east and south ends,
Herbert being patronised from the oriental quar-
ter, whilst Hoiles claimed the suffrages
of the Borough lads. East and James Welsh waited
on Hoiles; J. Gill and Brown on Herbert. The
style of lloiles, who, though lighter at the scale, had
length and reach, was astonishing for its quickness,
activity, and readiness in every
_position and emer-
gency. In the first f ,Ur rounds he led off on Her-
bert's face, but tut without getting from the little
Hercules opposed to him one or two fearful half-arm
hits on the close. In-fighting, lliwever, or out,
lloiles was always busy, and teemed not to have re-
ceived his nick-name of " Tee Sgider " without rea-
son, for his claws (clutched 'Li* true) and his feet
were here, there, and everywhere that could he an-
noying. Herbert, about the middle of the battle,
got home strongly with his right on Hoiles's body,
and seemed-for a moment to justify the 7to 4 and 2to
1 which had been laid on him ; but a change came again
—the Spider had him in his clutch, and threw him
repeatedly. His vision, toe, was interfered with by
the continual pops, many of them heavy ones, which
his opponent lent him ; and alter struggling two
hours and fifteen minute, against hope and every
chance, in the 100th round, his seconds interfered,
and " The Spider" was hailed as victor.
B RONTON AND DUrFYN.—These men contended

for 101. aside in the same ring. Brunton is known
by his defeat of Hussey ; his opponent has a local
reputation about the City Canal. They fiught 43
rounds in 46 minutes, during which Brunton exhi-
bited the possession of a considerable amount of
science, and a perfeet knowledge of the straight use
of his kft hand, while his hardy looking adversary
&splayed no other capability of stopping a hit than
pr(s,nting his head ; a plan, the result of which is
never long in doubt: and, accordingly, down went
Mr. Duffyn for the last time, and up /vent the sponge
fur the first, at the close of the time abovementioned.

ASSAULT OF ARMS.—Yesterday evening the mem-
bers of the fencing class of the Whittington Club gave a
grata assaut d'arnvs at the rooms of the club. The
combatants were Messrs. Law, Cotton, Latham, Elouper,
Luiignan, Pearce, Fettniays, Montagu, and Marshall.
The assaults were principally with foils, in which the
various exhibit tots displaycd much dexterity and grace.
Mr. Lusignan and Mr. llooper had a bout at single-
stick, in which each gave some very clever hits. Mr.
Ft.nnings and Mr. Montagu fought with the sabre, and
in a very long and well contested match, shoved some
beautiMl strok,..s. At the clo,e, Mr. Shury, tto profes-
sor of .encing to the class, exhibited sever a very clever

f.-ats with tip! sabre, ot the Saladin and Richard cha-
racter, such as cleaving a bar ,:f 1. ad, dividing a leg of
mutton, severing a silk handkerchief, and cutting through
a f ather cushion; each of these feats was most cleverly
perf rrtned, and were loudly applauded. The large room
was crowded.
AN INVERNESS SEAMAN.—We observe from the
American papers thst a tine American ship, the Charles-
ton,fir irse t:eseme
ma
siNntFhheatv
have
Yorkd
behaved of S eSp
on
nma
thebn-ar hl
tryings" s Captain
odcetrso).nek,ll OibtrYh-
great pres. nee of mind, prudence, arA courage, and by
iris exertieni the crew and passengers were caved. The
latter, thirteen in numb( r, drew up and published the
following. resolution:—" That our Jawing a-id heartfelt
gratitude is dee to Captain Morrison f,r the anxious at-
tention shown to us, aid for the coolness and intrepidity
displayed by him during those hours of trial; and to his
officers and crew t..r their daring exertions on our behalf."
This te.timony must have been highly gratifying to him,
as it is to his friends here; and for ourselves we are very
happy t) hear, in this honourable way, of an old f,ietid,
Captain Morrison having served for some time as v.
printer in this office sev, Weill or eighteen years ago.
Many changes have parsed in the long interval! The
ill-f :Led efo.rleston sailed from New York on tf • 14th
of September with a v.:flu:ode cargo ot merchamose.
t'he experienced violent gales, the ship suffering severe
juries, up till the 21st, when, during the mate's watch,
Ii
ree waswas
ests d discoveredwit ragingwith
t heview.
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~cb,st,freishiiiie.snbDugligrffeh,oooo,macl insLsoins
assistance,
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and
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in Nain. Soon after, says Captain Mofrorris (int:
anaassaeit
was discovered to leeward; bore
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round
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eiwt, t
when
hoi ber eka the
forhe
signal of distress. on apprtuha:
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The weather being still b • fast croup,
boat out; oehduet b 8;
ye
taht breuensnhiship. The
weather in the meantime moderuti g, the
tire made much progress throughout the ship. Prepa-
rations were made to send the passengers on board the
brig. At three P.M., succeeded in getting t,e I a4sen-
gers on blard the brig; the officers and crew remaining
until 7 r.m , when tiey could net stand the smoke.
The fire made its appearance through the decks before
the captain and crew lat. The wind was blowing hard
and weather squally, and it was with much difficulty
they got on beard the brig about 8 o'clock row., by
which time the ship was in flames fore and aft."—lnver-
nets Courier.

TIIE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII COMPANT.—It will
he recollected that in November last the Electric Tele-
graph Company, tlln.ugh the Attorney-General, ap-
plied to the Court of Queen's Bench for liberty to file a
criminal information against MessrF. Wiihner and
LivJrpool, for an alleged libd, published in:he
Morniag herald on the 11th ( f October last. The ap •
plication f a conditional order was then granted, ard
the hearing of the case was, we underbtind, fixed for
yesterday. After the disposal of a few cases in that
court, however, en application was made by the Attor-
ney-General for an enlargement of the rule to next
term, in order to enable him to examine the ma3c of
evidence produced by the defendants. The application
was not opposed by the dercbdlV)tle cQttinell
Thesiger.