The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-18 00:00:00

FOO2BALL.

A match was played on Thursday afternoon between
Lord E. Fitzmaurico's Team v. Eton College, "at the
Wall," which terminated, after a most energetically con-
tested game, in a victory for the Etonians, who obtained
ten "skies" to their opponents' nothing. Tho ground was
in many places very wet, from the heavy showers which
fell during the morning, and the wall players found great
difficulty in keeping their feet. Play was commenced about
12 30 with the usual bully, the strangers, having won the
toss, kicking from the cloister end. For some time no score
was obtained by either team, though the boys were gra-
dually working the ball down to their opponents' lines,
and improving their position with each successive bully,
until at last a "sky" was gained by H. Freeth, though no
further score greeted his first success. After this the boys
began to pen their opponents, and when half-time was
called they had succeeded in obtaining five more "skies.'
During the latter part of the game the two sides appeared
more evenly matched, and the ball was moro strictly con-
fined to the centre of the ground, where the bullies were
always the longest and most desperate. Just before the
expiration of time a very good rush was made by W. Cal-
vert, ably backed up by H. Frooth, and, when time was
called, the Etonians, during the last half-hour of the match,
had obtained four more " skies." For the Etonians the
work was done by the wall players, of whom F. Armi-
stead was especially prominent, while 11. Freeth, who ob-
tained the majority of the " skies," and J. Sturgis did good
service at the line. For the strangers J. Ihgdeu and W.
Benson were the most energetic. The following is a list of
the players :—Eton Coll 'go —F. Armistead, 11. Entwistle,
G. Wodehouse, walls ; J. Buubury, W. Calvert., seconds ;
J. Goldie, third ; J. St urgis, fourth ; 11. Freeth, line ; M
Horner, flying man; C. Thornton, long behind; J. Maude,
goals. Lord E. Fitztnaurice's team—C. Alcock, J. Somers
Smith, A. Kinnaird, walls; E. Hamilton, J. Rigdon,
seconds; W. Benson, third; W. Hoare, fourth; Lord E.
Fitzmaurice, line ; S. Carter, flying man ; C. Parry, long
behind ; E. Owen, goals.

THE POLICEMAN STABBED AT LOUD WATER.---The
policeman Deacon, who was stabbed on Friday at Loud-
water, in Buckinghamshire, while ho was attempting to
seize a burglar whom ho had pursued, is not worse, and
hopes aro now entertained that ho may recover. Ho is
stabbed in no fewer than 13 places. The man who has
been arrested on suspicion of having committed the crime
is named Michael Donovan, who states that ho is an engi-
neer, of Shoat)ld, and 26 yoars

Id.
STAMPED sd.

TILE LLTIEHOUSE 771AGEDY.

The following letter was written by John Wig-
gins from the condemned cell at Newgate on
Monday. last :

" Gaol of Newgate, 14th day of October, 1867.
"My dear Father and Mother, Brothers, and
'isters—l write these few lines to you, with my
ki,,dest and affectionate love to you all. Give
my love to Maria and Fanny and all the chil-
dra ', Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, Mr. Groves and
his -wife. Give my kindest love to Anna and her
husband, and my kindest love to my cousin
William Few and his wife Hannah, and his son
and daughter. I am very well iu health, thanks
to the Almighty for his goodness and mercy
towards us all.

" My dear mother, I hope you are better when
you receive this letter than I heard you were on
Saturday. I never wished you good-bye when
you left me last Thursday, but I write now to
wish you good-bye till we meet again, and that
will be in the next world, where we shall be be-
lieved. They won't believe us in this world. My
dear father and mother, I hope you will put your
trust and confidence in the Almighty. I don't
think He will see you want. I hope and trust
He will give you both health and strength to
live, that you may see it come home to our ene-
mies, which you know have so falsely sworn my
poor dear life away. And that lamto go out
of this world for a thing I never done, which
you know quite well, and that is what grieves
me to my poor dear heart and soul, that they
shall say just what they liked, and all to be be-
lieved. My dear father and mother, I hope and
trust that we shall all meet together in the next
world, and then we shall be believed. They won't
believe us in this. But thanks be to the Almighty
God that I shall go out of this world an innocent
man, and that is a great blessing for us all and our
relatives and friends. lamto go out of this world
to satisfy other people, but my poor death lays at
their doors, and I hope and hope they won't rest
before they all own it, and especially.
So good-bye, and God bless you all.—l remain your
affectionate and loving son,

JOAN WIGGINS.
" Thousands of kisses to you all, and as many
times.
" Monday evening, October the 14th, 1867.
Good-bye all many times."