The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-29 00:00:00

THE FANCY.

NED SAVAGE AND JEM KIRK hIAN•••••••-The third fight
between these -worthies took place yesterday at Colney
Heath, within nineteen miles of London. They fought
rather for honour than for profit, for the stakes amounted
only to 101. a side—still the esprit du corps gave- interest
to the affair. Kirkman being a jarvey, and Savage a cab-
driver, each was desirous of sustaining the consequence of
his caste; and having fought twice before, winning alter-
nately, this was the rubber battle; besides, it was antici-
pated that the result would give to one or the other that
pre-eminence in fistic rank for which he was the anxious
candidate. To the disappointment of both men and their
partizans, however, the labours of the day were brought
to an unsatisfactory conclusion ; in plain terms, after hav-
ing fought two hours and two minutes, during which time
93 rounds were hardly contested, the struggle ended in a
dispute, and it became a drawn battle. To enter into .a
detail of the fight would be as tiresome to the reader as it
was to the spectators. Both men fought ill. It was a
scrambling up and down affair, in which each in turn ob-
tained the advantage—now Savage, and then Kirkman,
the favourite. In the end, however, Savage had the pull,
but being too much in the habit of falling designedly on
his man, a strong prejudice was excited against him ; and
at length, in the 93d round, having fallen on his knees on
Kirkman, as he lay on the ground, au immense uproar
arose, some asserting that this manoeuvre was foul, and
others that it was accidental, and therefore perfectly fair.
A difference arose between the umpires, who appealed to
the referee ; and after much angry discussion, it was agreed
that the stakes should be drawn, and that neither the one
nor the other should be recognised as the conqueror. This
was unfortunate for Savage, who was winning " in a can-
ter"—but such are the rules of the Ring, that anything
approaching to unfair play, excites disapprobation, and
justly recoils on the offender. The punishment of the
combatants was comparatively trifling; and the falling off
of Kirkman was rather attributable to the repetition of
heavy falls than to any serious blows from his antagonist.
There was a second fight between Bill Savage and a
yokel, called " Jack of Finchley," for a purse of forty
shillings. The latter pruved himself a good commoner;
but the science of Bill enabled him to keep the lead
throughout, and Jack at last " sung small," and confessed
lie had overrated his talents 2 • although among the naviga-
tors and macadamizers he had carried all before him.

Thus ended a day of very moderate entertainment for the
milling amateurs. There was, however, some consolation
in store. A sporting dinner was given at Tom Cribb's, in
Manton-street, Haymarket, whither many repaired ; and
amidst the enjoyment of good cheer, the mortifications of
the day were forgotten.

REUBEN MARTEN AND YOUNG GAS.—After the dinner
above alluded to, the third deposit, making 50/. aside, for
the fight between these men, was made good. The betting
was in favour of Reuben Marten 5 to 4 ; and one of his
backers announced that if he beat Gas, he was prepared to
back hire for 300/. or 5001. against any man in England,
and give half a stone. The weight of Marten being 1 Ist. 41b.
DICK CURTIS AND TEASDALE.—The third deposit for
this fight was made good at the Sol's Arms, in Wych-
street, on Monday night. Dick was present, as was Teas-
dale; but both are going into immediate training. By the
articles, the men are not to exceed Sst. 121bs. ; and ap-
prehensions are entertained, that if Dick reduces himself so
low, he may also reduce his strength. Still Dick is a
decided favourite at 6to 4. The fight will take place on
the 9th of October.

BARNEY AARON AND REDMAN.--.The stakes in this
fight have been given up to the Jew, on the ground of Red-
man not being in the way at the time stipulated in the arti-
cles. A new match is anticipated.

LECTURES AT THE MECHANICS' IN'STI-
TUTIOI4.-It is not generally known that these valuable
Lectures appear regularly in the weekly periodical, the
Mechanics' Register, where they are not only reported in
a style of acknowledged ability, but illustrated by engrav-
ings, which render them generally intelligible and interest-
ing. This work, in addition to its other varied and in-
structive contents, is thus gradually accumulating a body
of information in every branch of useful knowledge, un-
rivalled for its extent and popular character, and most
valuable for future reference.

ATTACHMENT OF A SOLDIER TO HIS
HORSE.—Last week a person from this office witnessed
the following interesting circumstance, which occurred in
Manchester :—A private in the 6th Dragoon Guards
going down Market-street, recognised his horse, which had
been sold with many others, by Mr. Capes, on the previ-
ous Saturday, in the act of drawing a cart, when he im-
mediately ran after the carter, and putting a shilling into
his hand, earnestly implored him to use the animal kindly,
as it had been his faithful companion in many a hard-
fought battle. Three gentlemen, who witnessed the scene,
were so pleased with the humane feeling which the kind-
hearted soldier exhibited, that they each gave him half a
crown.__ Stockport Advertiser.

HORSE'S POWER.—This term, used as the
name of a measure of power, is an expression Which has
had its origin in convenience. In its first application, no
great nicety was necessary ; but as the valve of mechanical
power became better understood, an exact measure, nearly
coinciding with the power of a horse, and uniformity in the
practice of engineers, became desirable. Mr. Watt has
fixed the elementary horse-power at 1,980,0001105. raised
one foot per hour ; or 33,0001b5. raised one foot per mi-
nute ; or 5501b5.
raised one foot per second. Mr. Watt
theof the
velocity
tioit
e
further assigned a proportion for the low pressure steam-
enginethesquare equivalent to a horse's
power, which is 5.5 times
diameter of the cylinder, in inches, mul-
tiplie by
Y of the piston six feet per minute,
and the product divided by 33,000, the result is the num-
ber of horses power. The advantage of steam power is
apparent; the horse can work at that rate only eight
hours ; the engine may be kept at work as long as it is
wanted.