Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

From the Pail Mall Gazette
The late Marquis of Waterford among numer-
Gus accomplishments, excelled as a boxer. and
of his aptitude in this art he was justly proud.
He never picked his men; he used to fight coal
beavers, dustmen, hodmen fellowship porters.
and others of that ilk, and then gave them a
bank OF England plaster, and if he ever was
caught mapping and met a superior bruiser great
was his superlOr's reward. But sometimes an
1nsolent jarvey obtained all the thrashing and
hOfeward, as the following anecdOte will show
The marquis on one occasion hailed cab
rather early in the morning, and directed the
cabman to drive him to ST. James SQUARE the
residence OF his uncle, the archbishop of AR.
magh. When ne arrived at his destination he
handed the cabman half a sovereign, but cabby,
In the most insoient manner, demanded more
All right, said the marquis and, Slipping
in the house by means OF Il latch key he auickly
donned his uncles episcopal robes and. return
ing TO the door, quietly asked what the cabman
required The Jarvey, not recognizing the mar
qnls, aud thinking TO brighten the clerical
whereupOn his lordship in his new cilaracter
Knocked cabby down. Amused at the idea of
having to fight with parson, cabby sprang up
and went for his man in good style; but the
sham preiate tOiled every blow, and returned
his deliveries with such vigor that at last The
caoman thoroughly beaten, and believing that
ne ha0 the devil III lawn sleeves for an OppO-
nent, Jumped up on his cab and was glad TO
"hook it"
The Prince of Chateinerault is bruiser of the
waterford stamp. over and over again in the
old days OF Haymarket rOystering he has been
known to throw OFT his coat and 70 for his man
In true pugiiistic fashion, and many tales are
told OF his Grace's excellence in the art.
With the exception, however, OF one or two
members Of the upper house, we thought box
ing an accomplishment long forgotten by the
peerage, but the following anecdOte will show
otherwise: few days ago noble earl an ant
pupil OF West End professor OF boxing had
Deen dining rather freely at one of the Clubs.
and as he passed along the strand in evening
dress he came into collision with a sweep lust
emerging from Drury court, who, to steady him
sell, placed his sOoty hands on his lordships
irreproachable white shirt front. TO hit ont at
the sweep was the noDiemans first impulse
and, landing on cummings nasal organ. the
car1nlne and black were soon mingling
Nothing daunied, the sweep pulled himself
together, and tried all he knew to get on equal
terms, but in a short time he was SO battered
and bruised that his pals from the Lame" who
had now mustered strongly, came up and it
was case OF one down and the other come on.
Stimulated, no doubt, by the bottle or two of
port lie had imbibed, his lordshlp knocked the
PRIDE OF Drury lane down one after the other
like ninepins, calmly asking, like Fitz-james
OF Roderlck Dnu's band, Tor one and all to come
on. We don't know how it might have Jared
with my lord had not a policeman arrived on
the scene and dispersed the threatening crowd:
while his iordshlp, feeling that he had earned
u drink, sauntered into u tavern close at hand
and partook OF a modest quencher.