The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-27 00:00:00

fewof them reside in the parishes where they were born
and have been known from youth; many of the old peo-
ple 'are paupers, an .I proiiahly illiterate ; so that it
w“uld doubt be difficult to obtain the documentary
evidence which can alone be accepted as conclusive
pool of such extraordinary ages.

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Until the system of registration and the census have
been for many years in operation, the evidence of extreme
ages must remain indecisive ; but there can be now no
doubt that some of the 21 millions of people in Gfeat
Britain have lived a century; which may therefore be
considered the circuit of time in which human life goes
through all the phases of its evolution.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

GOODWOOD RAGES-WEDNE3DA7.

The scorchin, heat of yesterday no longer prevailed ;
it was succeeded by a cold, low, dust-raising day—the
very wind which the weatherwise prognosticate generally
" blows up rain::

Towards noon heavy lowering clouds gathered around,
and the rumbling of distant thunder was at times dis-
tinctly heard. The sign, of an impending storm were
takeable, and many persons—ladies in particular—
who had c,inie unprepared for a pluvial visitation, hur-
ried from the course before the proceedings were brought
to a terminat►on. Just after the race fur the Goodwood
Stakes a smart shower fell, and umbrellas and Macin-
toshes were in iminedi to requisition.
The attendance of general company throughout the
day was unquestionably inferior in numerical strength
to that on the previous day.
The appended return of the racing will sufficiently in-
dicate the character of the sport. The most important
feature in the list was the Goodwood Stakes, which
brought out 16 runners. The quotations given below
will show that the betting underwent several changes
at the close. Bribery, the winner, was backed at all
sorts of prices, from 20 to 1 down to 12 to 1. Her suc-
cess, however, was hailed •with considerable satisfaction
by the book-makers.

SWEEPSTAKES of 300 soya each, h ft, for three-yr-old
colt, Bst 71h each ; certain wiuners extra. Craven
Course. Four subs.
Lord Derby's Boiardo, Bst 121 b (including 51b extra)

- (A. Day) 1
Mr. F. Knowles's Baalbec, Bst 7lb ....... ....(Bumby) 2
Betting-7 to lon Boiardo. Won easily by a length
and a half.

HANDICAP PLATE of 501, for two-yr-olds and upwards.
Half a mile.

Lord Anglesey's Lizzie, by Theon, 3 yrs, 74 41b

(J. Goater) 1
M. Lefeere's Trust, 5 Trs, Ost
The following ale *an :—Falcon, Firebrand, Ante-
vtrta, Sir John Barley: ,rn, LooloaciouB, Box, Deter-
mination, The Kaffir, anr': Helmet.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Helmet, 4to 1 agst Anteverta, 7
to 1 agst Trust, 10 to 1 each agst Box and Lizzie. Won
by a neck; Helmet was a good third, but not placed.
FIRST YEAR of the SECOND GREAT NORTH and SOUTH
of ENGLAND BIENNIAL STAKES of 10 soya each. h ft ;
with 200 added each year, for two-yr-olds ; colts,
8A 7,b ; fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. Certain penalties
and allowances. The second horse to receive a sum
equal to 10 per cont. on the whole stake, and the third
a sum equal to 5 per cent. on Os whole stake. 142
subs.
Mr. Merry's Lord of the Isles, by Touchstone, Bst
1011. (including 31b extra) (A. Day) 1
Lord J. Scott's Clotilda, 84 11113 (kshinall) 2
Mr. J. B. Shepherd's Jack Sheppard, Bst 71b
(Charlton) 3
The following also ran : Cavalier, Fearless, The
Hind, Homily, Eymington, Ontario, The Archer, In-
structress, Joshua, Chanticleer, Kingstown, The Lady
of Lyons, Border Chief, Vandal, Lord Alfred, Brother
to Royal Hart, Chelmerton, Daffodil.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Lord of the Isles, 6to 1 agst
Chelinerton. 8 to 1 agst Fearless, 8 to 1 agst Ellerdale
filly, 10 to 1 each agst Clotilde and Lord Alfred, 12 to
1 ag-t Border Chief, 15 to 1 agst Joshua, 16 to 1 agst
Jack Sheppard. Won by a head. Two lengt'as between
the econd and third. Lord Alfred, Daffodil, Cavalier,
The Hind, Joshua, Brother to Royal Hart, and Van-
dal passed the chair in the order named. The others
were widely scattered.

The GooDwoou STAKES of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and only
5 if declared, &c. ; penalties for certain winners ; the
second horse to receive 100 soya out of the stakes.
Two miles and a half. Seventy-five subs, thirty-six of
whom pay 5 eovs each.
Lord Bruce's Bribery, by The Libel, 3 yrs, sst 111 b

(T. Cliff) 1
Mr. Harrison's Heapy, 4 yrs, Est 6Ib.
Mr. Greville's Adine, 5 yrs, Bst llb ...... (Flatnian) 3
Lord Zetland's Tros, 3 yrs, Sat 41b (carried 5t 51b)_

(Carroll) 4

The following also ran
Mr. Parr's Rataplan, 4 yrs, 9st 91b (Owner) 0
Mr. J. Martinson's Nancy, 6 yrs, 7st 91b...(Aldcroft) 0
Count Batthyany's Ethelwolf, 5 yra, 7st 51b (J. Mann) 0
Mr. Merry's Exact, 4 yrs, 7st (carried 7st 21b

(E. Sharp) 0
M. Lupin's J:mvence, 4 yrs, Est 131b...(T. Sherwood) 0
Mr. H. Hill's Ireland's Eye, 4 yrs, Est 121h...(Garvey) 0
Lord Chesterfield's Jacqueline, 4 yrs, 64 71b ( Nab rnAli) 0
Leird Ciinton's na John Bull, 4 yrs, sst 1 llb (J Goater) 0
Mr. E. Parr's Newbold, 3 yrs, Est llb (inc 51b extra)

(gnintoni 0
Mr. Howard's Diana, 3 yrs, sst 51b (Porter) 0
Captain W. H. Cooper's Miss Tennyson, 4 yrs, sst 41b
(J. Stegales) 0
Lord Wilton's Pumicestone, 3 yrs, sst 81b (including
51b extra) (Fordharn) 0
Betting at starting-9 to 2 agst Diana, Gto 1 agst
Heapy, 6 to 1 asst Tros, 12 to 1 ags►, Adine, 100 to 8
agst Bribery, 100 to 8 agst Jacqueline, 14 to 1 agst
Newbold, 100 to 7 agst Exact, 15 to 1 ag,t Pumicestone,
100 to 6 agst Jouvence, 20 to 1 agst Rataplan, 20 to 1
agst Nancy.