The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-12-02 00:00:00

spading intelligence.

THE FLOUT POE ram CHAMPIOWEETP.—The long.
expected encounter for the champion's belt and £4OO
took plaee on Wedneaday. The competitors were
James Mace, of Norwich, the champion, and Thomas
King, of London, Mace, who was born in 1831, stands
feet ai inches, and weighed about 101. 121 b. King is
• floe young fellow, standing 6 feet n inches, and
weighisg in eondition about 12st. 121 b. He was born
In 1836. A great deal of interest was excited in this
affair, it being the second time the men have entered a
ring to contend for the championship: For some time
past the betting has been in favour of Mace, 6 and 7 to
4 baying beimg laid, hut as the time approached these
oddi became lessened, and sto 4 was token to money.
Thestart for the scene of encounter took place at an
early hour in the morning on the " iron road" to Til-
bury, where the pugilists and their friends stepped on
,boarti a steamboat that was awaiting their arrivaL The
charge for tickets was £2, a sum necessary to ensure
comfort and eatetyto the patrons of this sport, amongst
whom the "upper ten thousand" mustered pretty
strongly, notwithstanding the chilly prospect before
them. The event took place in the neighbourhood of
Thames Haven. The oombatants entered the ring •
few minutes past nine, when, after fighting for thirty.
eight minutes, during which time twenty-one rounds
were fought, mostly in favour of Mace, King coun-
tered him very heavily on the nose and knocked him in-
sensible. Previous to the last round 6 to 1 was offered
on Mace. The winner was 'seconded by Jack Mac-
donald and Bog Tyler, and Mace by Bob Travers and
Bob Brittle. It is said that Heenan has now chal-
lenged Kin for £5OO.
Faxsti l:a•LLersiss mom /Acct.—lmmediately the
"fighting party" returned to London, Captain Graham,
one of Mace's backers, and several other gentlemen
called upon is at our office, testate that they were dis-
satisfied with the result of the fight, and had deposited
£2O on behalf of Mace, to meet King in • fresh match.
for the belt and any sum to £5OO a side. Mace's
supporters attribute their man's defeat solely to what
they deem an " accidental blow.* delivered in the
course of the nineteenth roand.--Sporting Life.

SUCCESSFUL RILIQI01:18 BOOKS.—We observe that a
new volume, bearing the attractive title of "Life in
Heaven," is announced for immediate publication by
the anonymous author of "Heaven our Home," and
"Meet for Heaven." These two books have, in the
course of a very short time, reached the very extraor-
dinary sale of seventy-flve thousand copies, and we
believe are still in oonatant demand. Very few indeed
of our most distinguished writers of fiction (which is
the most popular of all literature) ean boast of such an
immense appreciation of their labours as this by the
public; and the author, whoever he or she may be, is
deserving of credit for an amount of modesty,in sustain-
ing an anonymous chsracter,whlch we do not frequently
meet with in this age, when everybody who has any
claims to distinction is eulogised and thrust into notioe
by their friends, or perhaps by themselves.
MMIRLAOS LINDER DDIROOLTI6B.—A few weeks ago
the publication of banns between Charles Pearson and
Margaret Stockdale was stopped by the Poor-law
guardian at BYdale church, that funotMnary stating as
his reason that Charles Pearson was an imbecile. An
appeal was made to the bishop of the diocese, who
ordered the publication. of the banns to be proceeded
with. , A surgeon's certificate now became necessary to
show that the bridegroom was comp°. ntentis. This
hawing been procured, the parties presented themselves
at the church at Kirby Pleetharn ng Saturday. Every-
thing went smoothly until the ceremony of putting on
the ring took place. Here the clergyman demanded the
fees, Is. 6d. The parties were in another dilemuis,
having only 2s. Bd. between them; but several persons
assembled in the church to witness the oettitiony sub.
sallied the remaining portion of the fees.