The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-23 00:00:00

PUGILISM.

Tuesday the fight between Sam Martin (of London)
and Lane (of Birmingham) came off, according to agree-
ment, half-way between London and Birmingham. The
men were matched for 504 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 appointed locality, where
they met a great number of the proviLcial fancy; and,
although another fight was announced to come off, which
divided the " milling fancy," there was a vast astern-
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 havingyetired to their
corners, the combatants commenced wit 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
.611 48 rounds
had been fought, when Lane was pronoun Ced the winner.
PRIZE FISIIT FOR FIFTY POUNDS A•SIDR.---.011 Tues-
day the pugilistic contest between Young Sambo (of
London), and Bill Jordan (of Lancashire), came off near
Gray's, Essex. Jordan was in favour at 6to 4. JoYdan
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 hoar and twenty-two
minutes, when a severe round was 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 bambo, and he was then proclaimed
the winner.

HER MAJESTY'S BUCLUOUNDS.--The bye-day for
this week having been appointed for Tuesday, instead
of Wednesday, the meet took place at the usual hour, on
Iver• heath. The hounds were taken thence to Mr.
Alias's, at Hillingdon, at the back of whose mansion the
stag, Tom Thumb, was uncarted shortly before twelve
o'clock. Here the Earl of Posslyn, who breakfasted at
Mr. Cox's, joined the hunt. Tom Thumb, on being
turned out, took away to Long-lane, through Ickenhain
Park to Newdigate's farm, and thence to Harefield
village, leaping the high palings into the park, on to the
Copper mills and West Ilyde, where the water was oat
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 Harefield up to the finish. The
celebrated 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 Rickinansworth, and there is very
little reason to doubt it, has been shot and carried off by
some of the numerous herds of poachers with which
that neighbourhood abounds. The meet on Friday will
take place at Maidenhead. •
SALE or PIGEONS.—An extraordinary sale of
pigeons, comprising almost every despription, took plan
on Monday at the Auction Mart, 'Barrholornew-lane,
under the direction of Mr. Bryant, of "ennington-row.
The birds, which numbered altogether 50 pairs, ap-
peared in excellent feather. The prices of the lots va-
ried from half a crown up to three guineas per pair. .tn
almond cock and black kite hen, rare inscL, beautiful
birds, (couples) were knocked down at 216,5.
an almond
9111180,4
pair of almonds, sold for
a pair of tine
hen, brought two guineas,.
black carriers, ran 21.
and 3 fol. 126, 1t
d ' •
up to three guineas.