The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-02 00:00:00

• steady. II roe popped hi his left at the not ; hut, ;n fol-
lowing opt was stopped right and left, and Sampson got
away. A short rally—slight interchartgesand both hit
tip ; Sampson had it on the nose, but missed his own hit.
Fair stind-up on both sides. Byrne jobbed with
his left on Sampson's kissing-tt4, which hung most woe-
flilly,-=-(A little more impatience, when Byrne laughingly
" sute we're doing very well !—ar'nt we
Phil ?)—Sampson put in a slight blow with his right,
when Byrne rushed to a rally; but Sampson retreated,
and turned round to avoid. CounterAfts with the left.,
hut no impression. Some pretty scientific mantouvreg fol-
lowed, in which stopping and hitting were well displayed ;
at length Byrne, tired of play, rushed to work, drove
Sampson to the corner, bit right and left, closed, fibbed,
and then threw him a bursting fall OR the stage " his head
and the boards at nut-crack playing." Byrne jumped up
and smiled, while Sampson was a good deal stunned.
This round lasted no less than forty minutes, ni ither being
disposed to go to dose quarters, and each anxious to fight
in an upright scientific manner.
5. This round was fought more quickly; counter hits
with the tight, and Sampson's friends round the stage
chaffing in all directions—some accusing Young Dutch
Sam of giving Byrne the office where to hit. Sam was
indignant, and threatened to nob them. After a few ex-
changes decidedly in favour of Byrne, he rushed in, hit
heavily right and left, and catching Sampson in his arms,
gave him a heavy fall on his back, his legs flying in the
air from the force of the concussion.—(Shouts for Byrne
—odds 4 to 1.)
6. Good stopping on both sides, right and left; coun-
ter-hitting, but very slight on Sampson's part, whose blows
did not seem to tell. The scientific manner of both was
excellent. At last Byrne, seeing his man a little abroad,
rushed in, forced him to the corner, and hit him heavily
on the body and head right and left. He then seized him
in his iron grasp, and threw him a heavy cross-buttock,
which must have proved conclusive, but Harry Holt, who
saw there was something to apprehend, was close behind,
and as lie saw Sampson coming head-foremost to the
floor, he slipped adroitly under him, and thus broke the
fall completely.—(Cries of " Foul" burst from all quar-
ters, and that it was foul nobody doubted; but Byrne's
umpire said he should not win by a wrangle, and declined
noticing it.)
7. In the confusion which followed Sampson was
brought to the scratch. Reynolds stood before his man,
when Sam struck his hat off; Reynolds returned the
compliment ; but fortunately the ruse, if intended to create
a general row, did not succeed. Byrne lost not a moment
in going to work—he was irritated by Holt's cc.nduct.
He rushed to his man, planted his right heavily on his
mouth and body, and was grappling him for another
throw, but Sampson slipped front his arm like an eel ;
Byrne gave him a smack in the cannister as ke went down.
8. Byrne jobbed Sampson heavily on the mouth with
his left, and his lips swelled enormously. He then rushed
to a rally, Sampson hit up, and Byrne was preparing to
return, when lie slipped down from the wet state of the
boards. He got up laughing, although Sampson's party
cheered loudly. _ _

9. Sampson stopped and got away ; but Byrne had
now made up his mind to go to work; and closing at
once, he hit away right and left both in the body and
head. In trying for the fall, Sampson again slipped down
purposely.

10. Byrne planted his right over Sampson's left eye,
which bled profusely. Sampson put in the first effective
blow on Byrne's mouth, and drew blood from a slight
scratch over his lip. The Brums were again alive, and
shouted most gloriously ; Byrne laughed, and exclaimed,
" My soul you caught me there, sure enough, but never
heed;" and in an instant Sampson had a muzzier in re-
turn, with interest. A spirited rally followed, in which
heavy hits were delivered by Byrne; but although Samp-
son hit repeatedly, he made no impression. This fast
fighting was evidently wearing Sampson out, and in the
close he once snore slipped down to avoid. He had it in
the body mite went dawn.
11. Sampson made up his mind for a desperate effort.
" Fight first," cried the Captain. " Why don't you do
as the Captain bids you ?" exclaimed Byrne, " sure that's
what I just want." Sampson popped in his left, but had
a smasher in the mouth in return. Another excellent
rally followed, in which the interchanges were numerous ;
but it was mere tapping on Sampson's part—all his despe-
rate hitting of former times seemed to be out of him. In
the close Sampson was thrown.
12. Byrne closed on his man to the corner, and hit
away right and left ; Sampson was all abroad, and in get-
ting away was hit down.—(" Lie there," exclaimed
Byrne, " till you'r tired of it.")
13. The Brums again tried to cheer their man by shouts,
and bantering Pat, but it would net do. Byrne was all
alive ; it was getting dark, and he made the m&st use he_
could of the light which was left. He rushed to his man,
jobbed severely right and left on the nose, and then broke
away. He then got well to him ; Sampson made his right
slightly, but had it bang in the middle of the head in return ;
Byrne closing, he threw Sampson heavily on his back,
falling upon him. This was a burster, and cries of " its
all up" was roared from all directions, while a crowd
rushed to the sides of the stage.
14. Byrne now went in to put on the final polish ;
Sampson stood up gamely and gallantly, but his time was
gone by. Byrne punished hint as he liked, and then
closing, threw him again heavily, with his head on the
planks.
15. Sampson, on being taken up, was quite groggy,
but was once more lifted to the scratch, and was hit down
in slaughtering style. This was the last round; for on
being again lifted to the scratch, he dropped of hie own
accord, quite insensible.
Byrne was, of course, declared the victor. The battle
lasted one hour and forty-three minutes and a half ; and
Byrne may be said to have won without a mark ; for,
with the exception of a little blood from his nose, and a
very slight scratch over his lip, there was no appearance
of his having been fighting, and especially with such a man
as Sampson.