The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-16 00:00:00

THIRD PLAY.

John Goodman, of the Blues, was again the first man
called by the umpires in the ring, and John Dyer, a Cornish-
man, who was quite fresh, not having played in the second
plays, as we have stated above, to contend for the prizes.
The betting was in favour of the soldier, he being superior
in power and size. Both men played extrehnly well, and
each showed great skill, several foils taking place, Good-
man throwing Dyer, after a hard bout, by the back-heel
amidst great cheering.
John Goodman still kept the ring, and J. Bell, of Corn-
wall, entered against him, the odds being greatly in favour
of Goodman carrying off the prize. Goodman looked well
and confident, and after a little dodging for hold, Goodman
caught his opponent over the shoulder, and quickly put a • a.
flat on his back, amidst loud and continued cheering, Goa a -
man having gained another laurel.
John Dyer and Ball then came together for the conten-
tion of the second prize. These men were well matched,
and each in their play were on the look out, displaying con-
siderable judgment ; Ball throwing Dyer the first time by
the hip, but no back. On coming together again, Dyer threw
Ball, but on his side. Several other foils took place, and
after a deal of dodging Dyer caught his competitor by the
lock, and threw him a fair back, thereby winning the second
prize. Both men played extremely well in this bout, being a
very even match.
This concluded the day's sport, and the prizes were im-
mediately awarded to the winners by Mr. Steer, of the Ship
Inn, Ivy-lane ; and it will be seen by the play, that the
Cornish men have gained the advantage, having won three
prizes out of four. The following are the winners :
HEAVY WEIGHTS.—First Prize—John Goodman, of the
Royal Blues, Cornwall. Second Prize—John Dyer, Cornwall.
LIGHT WElowrs.— First Prize—James Truscott, Devon.
Second Prize—T. Treggrdder, Cornwall.

FOOT RACE.--THE BLUES AND THE 2ND LIFE
GUARDS.—For some time past a great spirit of rivalry has
existed between the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) and the 2d
Regiment of Life Guards, as to which regiment could pro-
duce the fleetest runner: In order to test the pedestrian skill
of the best man in each regiment, several trials had taken
place for the purpose of selecting a runner from each, and
the match was appointed to take place on Monday on Houn-
slow-heath, midway between Windsor and London ; the
Blues being stationed at Windsor, and the 2d Life Guards at
Hyde-park Barracks. A purse of 251. was made up by the
men of each regiment for the winner, and bets to a conside-
rable amount were also pending on the result between the
officers on either side. The men selected to contest the race
were Corporal Mason, of the Blues, and Private Miller, of the
2d Life Guards, the tallest man in the regiment, standing
six feet six inches and a half I Nearly the whole of the
officers were present on the heath, to witness the race, and
as many of the non-commissioned officers and privates as
could be spared from their military duties, at their respective
barracks. The whole of the distance to be run, 150 yards,
was staked and roped in, and also a rope along the centre, to
prevent " jostling." awn had been the frivourite, at tri-
fling odds, for some days before; on the ground, however,
the odds rose to 3to 2 against his opponent. At four o'clock
the word " off" was given, when both went away at a tre-
mendous speed, Miller having the advantage of the start by
about a yard. At the end of 50 yards Mason made up for his
loss at the onset, an advantage which he continued to im-
prove upon during the remainder of the race, beating his op-
ponent by three yards. The distance was run in 16 seconds.
Both men had been in close training for some days previously
to the race, they having been almost wholly exempted,
during that time, from their military duties.
PARLIAMENTARY COURT CIRCULAR.—Lord W.
Loftus kissed hands on Monday last with the Duke of
Marlborough on the appointment of his brother as member
for Woodstock. In the evening his Lordship dined with his
Grace; and, after dessert, took down instructions in writing
for his brother, how the Duke wished him to vote during
the session. Lord W. Loftus started the following morning
for the continent with orders for his brother to return imme
diately.to England, and watt upon the Duke to learn
speech in time for the third reading of the Maynooth Bill.—
Punch.
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Prince Sehwartzenberg, Count Waldstein, Count
Clam-Gallas, and Count Colerodo Manifield, arrived in Lon-
don on Wednesday afternoon, by the General Steam Navi-
gation Company's steam-ship Earl of Liverpool, from Ostend.

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1845.

these men ; I know their inmost souls ; I watch their
hist:nets and their impulsei. ; I know the principles
which they have imbibed, and I know, however hindered
by circumstance s for the moment, those principles must
bear their fruit. It will be a produce•hostile to the oli-
garchical system. The future principle of Eoglish
politics will not be a levelling prineille ; not a prileiple
adverse to privileges, but favourable to their extension.
It will seek to ensure equality, not by levelling the Few
but by elevating the Many."

THE PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION.
" 6 There is more serfdom in England now than at
any time since the Conquest. I speak of what passes
under my daily eyes when I say, that those who labour
can as little choose or change their waste's now, as
when they were born thralls. There are great bodies
of the working classes of this country nearer the con-
dition of brutes, than they have been at any time since
the Conquest. Indeed I see nothing to d'stieguish them
from brutes, except that their morals are inferior. In-
cest and infanticide are as common among them as
among the lower animals. The domestic principle
waxes weaker and weaker every year in England ; nor
can we wonder at it, when there is. no comfort to cheer
and no sentiment to hallow the Hemp,'
" ' I was reading a work the other day,' said Egre-
mont, ' that statistically proved that the general con-
dition of the people was much better at this moment than
it had been at any known period of history.
" Ah ! yes, I know that style of speculation,' said
Gerard ; your gentleman who reminds you that a
vtorking man new has a pair of cotton stockings, and
that Harry the Eighth himself was not ai well off. At
any rate, the condition of classes must be judged of by
the age, and by their relatku with each other. One
need not dwell on that. I deny the premises. I deny
that the conditi in of the main body is better now than
at any other period of our history; that it is as good as it
has been at several. I say, for ius'ance, the people were
better clothed, better lodged, and better fed-just before
the war of the Roses than they are at this moment.
We know how an English peasant lived in those times :
he eat flesh every day, he never drank wat►r, was well
housed, and clothed in stout woollens. Nor are the
Chronicles necessary to tell us this. The acts of Par-
liament from the Plan tagenets to the Tudors teach us
alike the price of provisions and the rate of wages ; and
we see in a moment that the wages of those days brought
as much sustenance and comfort as a reasonable man could
desire.' "