The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-18 00:00:00

PUGILISM.

TOE Goss, Or WOLVERHAMPTON, AND ISAAC BAKER,
Or WALSALL, Pon. £lOO A-SIDE,—Pa 'lmola to the arrange-
ment made by the referee, these men met for
Cohante second
lime yesterday, when the contest was browere nct ught
ull
without let or hindrance. The belligerents red
e-
stricted to weight, but Goes, who was the heavier, p
down full 11 stone; but then, as will be imagined by those
who know the man, he was in no sort of condition, while
Baker, on the contrary, was fit to fight for a man's life.
and all being ihnadrebaedein.
the betting was 2 to 1 on Goss,
ness, the combatants stepped within the ropes. 'The toss
for comers was won by Joe; the men were conducted to
the scratch, and at 20 minutes past 8 o'clock were left to
commence hostilities. The first two or three rounds were
of rather long duration,
made the belligerents fought faster, although there wat 0
sl I leolsfft wniato-8
but after the that
opgilnouttnsge
remarkable science displayed. On the whole, it
said, Goss fought so badly that he greatly astonished J be
friends, and there can be no doubt that this fallingwas gai gained
patrtorpiberutafebt attributable
The
ee factflrst tohfatthheelehaaddingnopt
by Goss with the left, while the second Was obtained by
Baker in the 18th bout. There were in the whole 27 rounds
fought in one hour and 20 minutes, when Goss, who had
made good use of it, delivered the right heavily on the
head. Baker, being unable to anew the con Lest, had to
succumb. It must be stated that the friends of Baker are
quite satisfied with the gameness
the theirudosfden
terminationma of
man
occasion, and think that, up t
The contest the last round, he had far from a bad ,a,""
of winning,
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THE FRENCH IN MEXICO.

MEXICO, Nov. 9.

An impression seems prevalent in Europe tilt it I
Mexico has long been divided into two distinct poli-
tical parties, and that the contest now going on is
one of principles. Such an impression is mom',
erroneous. Properly speaking, and in the European
acceptance of the word, there are no political
parties in Mexico. There are two "factiens," the
one calling itself "Reactionary," the other " Libe-
ral." Each of these factions is composed of a
certain number of military chiefs, most of them
risen from the very dregs of the people, followed by
a certain number of armed partisans. These chiefs
pretend to no consistency in their political prin-
ciples ; self-interest alone determine them in the
choice of the faction they espouse. There is scarcely
one of those chiefs whe has not changed sides, or
been bought and sold at least half-a-dozen tinses.
Each of these factions has adopted distinctive mot-
toes—the one "Religion y Faeroe," the other
"Liberty and Progress.'' Their acts, however,
when they come in to power are identically the
same. Juarez, who entered the capital amid ban-
ners inscribed with " The Constitution of 1857,"
" Reform," " Liberty of the Press," " Trial by Jury,"
&c., hes violated every one of the principles there
enunciated, and rules quite as despotically as did
Miramon, Santa Anna, or any other of his predeces-
sore. These factions comprise but a small minority
of the nation, as is sufficiently proved by the paucity
of their adherents; but they are an armed minority,
and as such hold in complete subjection the rest of
the population. The moderate and respectable
portion of the community have never taken any part
in political matters, being a quiet and timid set
they have ever kept aloof, and will continue to do so
until sure of protection. It follows, as neither of
these factions has the power
bg of subjugating the
other, that the civil war which has now devastated
the country for upwards of 40 years must continue
to do so until a third and more powerful party
steps in and puts an end to the strife. It is in this
view of the case that intervention has become a
necessity. To suppose that the Mexican nation
generally is so wedded to the form of government
(whatever that may have been, for it is impossible
to define it) which has existed since the declaration
of independence is to suppose that seven millions
of people prefer a state of anarchy and confusion
to one of peace and quiet; and such a supposition,
to say the least, is contrary to general expe-
rience. Besides, the nation has never had
a chance of expressing its opinion upon the
form of government it would wish to adopt;
one military chief after another has risen in such
rapid succession that there has been DO time, even
if there had been any inclination, to appeal ta uni-
versal suffrage. The best prouf of this is that we
have had upwards of 50 presidents or military
despots in a little better than 40 years.
The last accounts from the interior lead one to
believe that Juarez and his Government have de-
termined upon abandoning San Luis and retiring
to Monterey ; where they may have gone by the
time the French reach San Luis it is difficult to di-
vine, unless it be on the other side of the river
Bravo del Norte. Their visit will not prove an
agreeable one to Vidaurri, the Governor of the
State,and unless the ex-President has with him force
sufficient to compel hospitality, it is the opinion of
many that he would have found in the French camp
a safer asylum than in the town of Monterey.
General Mejia, who is in advance of the French
columns marching upon Queretaro, has already oc
cupied Arroyezarco. He arrived just in time to
save from destruction the great "press," or reser-
voir, used for irrigating the land in that district
during the dry season. Juarez and his partisans
must certainly have the bump of destruction very
strongly developed. All the French forces destined
for the interior have now left, and the Commander-
in-Chief
will take his departure in the course of a
few days. They have been divided into two corps,
one marching upon Morelia, the other upon Quere-
taro. These two towns in their possession, it is
sapposed that they will unite, and direct their course
either upon San Luis or Guanaxusto. So little, how-
ever is known of the real plans of the Commander-
in-Chief, who very wisely keeps everything to him-
self, that all for the present is mere conjecture.
Tasco, the capital of a mining district of some im-
portance, situated to the south of the city of
Mexico, has been occupied by Porfirio Diaz, one of
Juarez's generals, who is said to have committed the
most frightful excesses, destroying everything he
could lay his hands upon, and murdering many of
the inhabitants. The Pachuca diligence was also
stopped a few days back by Frazosa and other of
Juarez's partisans, and an English gentleman named
R abling carried off. Six thousand dollars are de-
manded as his ransom. Such proceedings, one
would think, are little calculated to enlist the sym-
pathies of her Majesty's Government in favour of
the so-called Liberal cause. Doblado on the Ist of
November was still at Guanaxuato, much occu-
pied—at least, so it is said—with the approaching
marriage of his only daughter. This may be one
excuse for his inactivity, but it is not the only one;
that he is in communication with General Bazaine
is well known, and from what I have this day heard
it seems more than probable that such arrange-
ments may be come to as will induce that far seeing
politician to declare himself in favour of interven-
tion.

A Protestant church has been opened in Mexico,
Li, French clergyman officiating. If report speaks
true, there was great opposition on the part of the
B,..gency, or, at least, one of its members, but
General Bazaive insisted, and carried his point.