AERIAL COMBAT.
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A few DAYS ago a mason and labourer, both
men Of prowess, Quarrelled ON the scaffolding OF


the spire, now erecting on the tower Of the new
church. A pugilistic encounter took place, and
The two fearless combatants fought near the
summit Of the unfinished building, where il was
not quite yard in diameter. The scaffolding
and railing which encircle it, includes space OF
about 80 inches in diameter; and here the
champions butfeted each other Justify at the


neignt of 176 feet above the surface of the ground


Some knock down blows were given and received
but fortunately neither of the warriors were


thrown out of the ring, the technical


phrase, over the ropes. 1t is indeed to be feared
that if they had been precipitated TO mother
earth, she would not have received them 50
kindly as she did her favorite son Anteus. We


10 not think that quarrel OF this nature was ev-


er before decided by fsti-cutis, in similar stu


alton, unless perhaps at the memorable dispute
Setwixt the bricklayers, masons, &c. who were
engaged in the building of Rah~l 1t 50 .@ia that
the victor means to challenge Crib, Carter and
every other British bruiser who may take up his
gauntlet, to fight him on the top Of the monu-
ment of London, where he will give him such a
cross bullock as will send him headlong to the
street. The only men in modern times, who
have equaled these genuine successors of Her.
cules, Eryx. and Eptellus, were Massena and
Suwarrcw, who fought ia the Swiss mountains,
three fourths of mile above the clouds, and
saw the lightning break, and heard the thunder
roll, full many athom celow the scene Of ac-
tion.-N. Telegraph.