The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-22 00:00:00

PUGILISM.

Yesterday the fight between Sam Martin (of London)
and Lane (of Birmingham) came off, according to agree-
ment, half-way between London and Birmingham. Tie
men were matched for 50/. aside, and, from their well--
known merits, much interest was created between the
London and Birmingham schools. The whole of the
stakes having been made good at T. Spring's the pre-
ceding evening, the parties set off by the Birmingham;
Railway from London to the appoints d locality, where
they met a great number of the proviecial fancy; and,
although another fight was announced to come off, which
divided the " milling fancy," there was a vast assem-
blage of spectators. A ring was formed, and the usual
preliminaries arranged, when the men entered. They
appeared in fine condition. Their fighting weight was
9 stone 6 lb. each. Their seconds having retired to their
corners, the combatants commenced war with great
severity, and continued for ten rounds without any change
taking place. At the 12th round Martin received a
heavy blow from his opponent, and fell heavily. , At the'
30th round it was quite manifest that Lane had victory
certain; and they prolonged the contest till 48 rounds
had been fOught, when Lane was pronounced the winner.
PRIZE FIGHT FOR FIFTY POUNDS A- SlDE.—Yester-
day the pugilistic contest between Young Sambo (ot
London), and Bill Jordan (of Lancashire), came off near
Gray's, Essex. Jordan was in favour at 6to 4. Jordan
had an advantage over his opponent, who has lost the
sight of one eye. The men commenced rather cau-
tiously, both apparently waiting the attack, when Jordan
led off, and after a sharp round threw his opponent.
They continued the contest for an hour and twenty-twi
minutes, when a severe round v% as fought, both men re-
ceiving heavy punishment, and Sambo fell on his knees,,
when his opponent hit him. This being contrary to the
rules of boxing, an appeal was made to the umpires, who
decided in favour of Sambo, and he was then proclaimed
the winner.

IIER MAJESTY'S BUCK 110 UNDS.----The bye-day for
this week having been appointed fur yesterday, instead
of Wednesday, the meet took place at the usual hour, tin
Ivcr-heath. The hounds were taken thence to Mr..
Mills's, at Hillingdon, at the back of whose mansion the
stag, Tom Thumb, was uncarted shortly before twelve
o'clock. Here the Earl of Rosslyn, who breakfasted at
Mr. Cox's, joined the built; Tom Thumb, en being
turned out, took away to Long-lane, through Ickenhaut
Park to Newdigate's farm, and thence to Ilarefieb:.
village, leaping the high palings into the park, on to the
copper mills and West Hyde, where the water was out
in every direction. The stag then made for Chalfont
wood, on nearly to Chalfont St. Peter's, where it doubled
to the right, by the monument, to Vatt's farm, and was:
taken at Chalfont St. Giles's, after a beautiful run of an
hour and a quarter. Tom Thumb was in view;:field for
field, for five miles, from Mayfield up to the finish. The
2elebrated deer, Foxley, which was lost in the wood near
the Ruislip reservoir on Friday the 10th instant, has not
been recovered. It was last seen near Oxey woods,
about four miles from Rickmansworth, and there is very
little reason to doubt it has been shot and carried off by
some of the numerous hords of poachers with which
that neighbourhood abounds. The meet on Friday wilt
take place at Maidenhead.
ALARMING FIRES.—Last night between. ten am.:
eleven o'clock, a very alarming tire broke out tipon
premises e b longing to Mr. Farraday, japanner, situate a
No. 33, Brick-lane, Spitalfields. It originated in the
workshop:at the rear of the
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outbreak. Between twelve and one this morning ti
second fire, and \Odell was nearly attended with luta!
consequences, was discovered burning upon the premises
belonging to Mr. Davit, saddler, of too, high-street,
Borough. It appears that the attention of a gentleman.
in passing was directed towards the premises by per-
ceiving smoky issuing through the window-shutters. Ai.
alarm was raised, and Sergeant Cowlin, of the M divi-
sion of police, hastened to the spot., but the smoke was
so dense the inmates were unable to descend the stairs.
The sergeant having obtained a ladder, the residents
were onebledto esciipe through one of the upper windows
and without meeting Nvith any injury. Engines of the
brigade, County, and West of England offices, were early
in arrivinkr, and there being a good supply of water, one
engine was found sufficient to subdue the flames. The
origin of this tire is unknown. The proprietor is insured
in the Phoenix-office.

On Tuesday last Richard Gordon, Esq., was enter-
tained at a public dinner in the Town-hall, by the mer-
chants of Enniskillen, and resident gentry of the neigh-
bourhood, on the occasion of his removal to Limerick,
when upwards of 80 pi rsons assembled to evince the
respect and esteem which his conduct has gained for him
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during a residence among them of upwards of eight
years.rysh.
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