The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-17 00:00:00

HARRY JONES AND IKE DODD.

These men next entered the ring, for ten pounds aside,
battle money ; five pounds aside, part of the Hampshire
premium for milling and a purse. Dodd is the larger and
heavier man of the two, and was backed at 5 to 4;' but
the Sailor Boy soon proved he was the better. fighter—he
jobbed him right and left, hit up in admirable style, and.
in thirty-four minutes and eighteen rounds-polished him off,
almost without a scratched face, again proving himself 011 b
of the bext boxers of his weight in the ring. In fact,
when he once gets the lead, his adversary has not a chance.
Dodd proved himself a complete muff, and could not
plant an effective blow. Jones was seconded by Curtis
and Stockman, and Dodd by Joe Fishwiek and Lewellin.
'Young Dutch Sam will take hts benefit to-morrow st
the Tennis Court, when all the men will' show, and other
good things may he expected.

HIS GRACE THE DUKE of WELLINGTON.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sra,

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Oct. 13.

A part of the local Press having manifested an
unequivocal disposition to adasnbrate (a stronger
term might, with propriety, be lieed,) the joyous
reception which his Grace the Duke of Wellington
experienced in the North, during his recent tour, I
take leave to subjoin the following article, which ap-
peared in the Newcastle Chronicle this day. This
paper being the avowed organ of the Whigs in this
part of the country, the respectable Editor who con-
ducts it cannot politically speaking be supposed to
be influenced by any thing like p partial bias towards
the Illustrious Guest we lately had amongst us.

He, however, aims at truth, and, as such,'he is de-
serving the thanks of honest men of all parties.
Yes, most assuredly, " his Grace's reception was
at once temperate and highly respectful." T. G.
The visit of his Grace the Duke of Wellington to
the North of England having excited , a strong feel-
ing of interest in the public mind, we felt
.tt our
duty to give, in our publications of the kat and pre-
ceding week, as full a report of the proceedings -at-
tending it as our limits would afford. That report,
we trust, our readers would not fail to consider as
faithful, at least such was our desire that it should
be ; for being fully aware that it was the general
feeling of the inhabitants, that political differences
should, on this occasion, give way to what may be
called
oreEngblieshreoci
revneadtionwailthfeealilingthe respect
; and that
his
due to one who had nobly played the part assigned
Grace a
m should
him; and who had won for England all the glory
which consummate military skill and valour are ca-
pable of bestowing, it was our earnest wish to act
in full accordance with the public feeling. That
there were not, indeed, wanting individuals who
wished to give a political character to the visit, is
true ; but these were but few in number, and con-
fined to the ultra,partizans of the high tory and po-
pular parties. Their endeavours, however, either to
excite an undue degree of exultation
or to arouse disapprobation on the other,- were alike
unsuccessful; the public feeling was not in unison
with either ; ai:d his Grace's reception was ,at once
temperate and highly respectful. It was-not, WO ar'e
aware, so noisy as has been witnessed on otirer oc-
casions ; but it was sufficiently so to he hig.b:y flatter-
ing : and if, after a lapse of twelve years," during
which, unfortunately, his political -ironclad has often
been such as to excite far other feelings than those
of approbation, such an immense assemblage of
people could meet to greet his arrival, and receive
him so cordially, and such anxiety and curiosity
should be evinced to behold him, how strong must
the feeling of admimtion have originally been ; and
how much must we lament that his Grace ever
stooped to tarnish his hard-earned fame in the pollu-
tion of contaminating politics, and ever put to hazard
the high place he•had won in the estimation of his.
countrymen. The errors of his latter days; how-
ever, were not, on the occasion of his visit, allowed
to obliterate the recollections of his former services;
and the cordial manner in which all parties joined in
greeting the able leader of their country's armies was
not only highly flattering to his Grace, but creditable
to themselves.

Thus much we have thought it just to state, in.
explanation of the feelings which we conceive to
have actuated the public, and in refutation of some
of the writers of
in the Ultra Tory party, who persist
in,giving a political character to his Grace's recep-
tion, and drawing conclusions from it favourable
.to their own political views. That such might be
the character of his Grace's visit, and such its result,
there seems good reason to believe was. fervently
' desired iti certain quarters; but this dewe we are
confident is doomed to be disappointed.