New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-22

them from Sustaining the fagues of patrol duty. Th,
Board met yesterday and made a number u appoint
ments but the of the cannot be gwen unit
after they have passed their examination. Capt
Jeremiah Petty recently promoted from the rank o.
Sergeant, was yesterday sworn IN aud will forthwith
| take command Of the Filth Precinct Police. Head
quarters wa. crowded during the morning with csadi
dates for polee honors aad it rather amusing to
see the robust appearance assumed by many, and how
.omparatyely dminutive men stretched themselves III
that tLey might not fail account of hight. After
fling their petitions with the Chief Clerk, the appl
csnts fingered abou. the halls snd stocp Of the building
in the hope that their cases would be acted upon forth
with but no sach good luck was in store for them and
they struggled sway one by ons az the day vaDcd.
Only small proportion Of the 90cnen TO be appointed
this month have ystreceiyed their commissions.
CocK.FIeuTIsG ExrRAoRDISAPI-THs AsuJE-
nXkrs ey Our CRY FkrBERs.-Cock-fghtirg has not
usually Been esteemed refined amlsement, respect
able people consdsring brutal exhibition OF animal
pugnacity, Nevertheless i. is smusen,ent in which
our City Fathers seem torejoice, wo may judge of
their taste by the nuraber who yesterday attract
ed 10 the heel at the corner Of Sixth avenue and One
buLdred-and. tenth sreet-eOmmony known as I" Ned
Luffs'-by the announcement that there would be a
grand cock-fsht during the afternoon.
The snnounee ments were to the effect that the match
wa to be between twenty-One birds from Troy, and
the SANE number selected in New-York. The match
was for 80 dollars each battle and 500 on the odd
match-ths is the owner or hacker q the tirds win
ming the greatest number Of bsstles, to receive
$500 in addition 10 the amount won on each separate
fight. John Morrissey, the pugist, was tho backer
Of the Troy birds, while rumor had it that the
President of the Board Of Aldermen interested,
to considerable extent, in their snagonsts bat that
individual who was there present, emphaticaly de-
MED any connection with the affair beyond desire 10
the sport,
Tie fighting Wa expected to commence at O'clock
and IA the hour drew near, stranger witnessing the
number Of fast horses and fast men assembling would
have supposed that rome important event was about TO
take place. The bar.room Of the hotel for long
time the center Of attraction where mudeplsshed, re-
sIectablelooking persons of the spcrve perSuason,
assembled and partook Of hot and oyster sews be-
fore the Ugh; began. Shortly before o'clock Morrs-
sey one bank President, and two three city officials,
retired TO inner room 10 arrange mo prehmnares OF
the nsiu az Il soekight is termed They soon an
ncuDced that out Of u birds entered on each side, ~
matches bad been made. The matching Of fighting
birds is nice point in the game, and can only be done
by persons well vsrred in sueh matters. Thus, this
main was announced as between u birds on one side
and 81 birds the other sde weighing between lbs
o. and lbs. each side TO furnish one cock Of the
highest and lowest weights Birds of intermediate
weights were matched against each other, difference
Of not more than two ounces being allowed between
the cocks fighting.
The arrangements completed, the crowd proceeded
10 the cockpit which 10 located in the second story of
the sheds wherein horses usually tied while their
drivers are getting drink at the bar. The pit lie
formed Of boards about two feet high, circular in
form If feet in diameter the floor Of being covered
with carpeDg. Around this is amphitheater reach
ing 20 the ceiling with seais sufficient 10 accommodate
between two sDd three hundred persons These were
speedily filed by Aldermen, Councilmen representa-
tiyes Of the Federal Government bank Presidents,
butcher gamblers, merchants, przeghters, rowdies,
hoiseockeys sableboys, and other fast mon, nearly
all Of whom were smoking and all Of whom had paid
- for admssion. Moissey appeared in the pit,
and in a seni-colloquia manner announced that ZONE
q ms Troy birds sick and he feared they would
not make good fight. A jocular Alderman in " the
gallery" evidently anticipating disappointment, re-
marked that the excuse Of "siok birds was about
play Cd out" Moi.sey replied that IA this instance
the statement fact and that in consequence Of
their sickness he had been allowed 20 "draw " his
outside bet amounting TO nearly 5000 otherwise he
would have paid forfeit, and there would have
been no fight Some few bets were then made on the
sxpound birds about 10 be introduced the odds being
about TO 5, Morrseeys birds being ut discount.
some time now elapsed, tho crowd manie.tng little
mputicnce the delay, but keeping in good humor by
talking all sors Of cockpit hh at each other
the room.
The occasion of the delay soon became apparent 10
all, BY the appearance IN the doorway OF Il person
wearing polceman's cap, while through the opening
Of tie gentleman shOne the brass buttons Of
the police uniform. The persOn proved 10 be Captain
Porter Of the Twelfth Ward Police, who had received
instructions from Inspector Carpenter TO prevent
the main" After a little conversation with
a stray Alderman and John Morrssey, the
Captain mounted the side Of the pit, removed his
cap, bowed 10 the sudence, and proceeded TO make
speech. He remarks were as follows;
"GESTIEMES: am exceedingly sory 70 dbrmb
YOU in your smusements but l am autboriledto state
10 you that there will be cock-ghting here to-day.
The match announced 70 take place viii not tsalowed
70 proceed
Thcreupon there was rush for the DOR and event
ualy al got outside Here their tickets were returned
to them which, upon being presented ut the bar,
hopored by the rourn Of the - paid for esc There
Wa some talk Of waiting until the Captain should 90
away and hen proceeding with The sport bat he init
mated that no had come TO spend tho day, and that
there were numerous other gentlemen of h profession
who only waited for his invitation "a make their ep-
p.arance So there was nothing left for the Aldermen,
Councen and other rouehs, TO do but dive home NJ
thew came-al OF which they did, after taking several
drinks-ndulgng on the way in grca: deal of proian-
ity. of which the Black Republican Police C0Ennis-