THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE RING.

Evening Post, Issue 279, 30 December 1865, Page 2

THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE RING.

Alluding to the failure of a contest for this event, Bell's Life of September 30 says : — "On Thursday Jem Mace attended at our office and received the forfeit of JII2O in his late /natch with Wormald. Jem, who appeared in excellent health and condition, expressed great dissappointment at the premature termination of the match, to which he had looked forward with confidence as a triumphant finish to his career. He informed us that, under the circumstances, he had given up all idea of going | to Ainercia, as he indulged a hope that ho might yet have one more shy for the belt for which he is now willing to enter into I articles to fight any one, on the usual terms, within a twelvemonth. The following day I Jem Mace again called to borrow the belts, and he accidentally met poor Joe Wormald, ; who, although not suffering so much pain as previously, was still but the shadow of ! his former self. Mace appeared much concerned at the appearance, of tbe cxi Champion, and stated that although he j was much chagrined at not having another | chance to have a shy for the belt, and was ! by no means a gainer by the transaction, yet he would assist him to the extent of j his power, and handed a fiver to Joe, and promised »o show at Joe Worraald's benefit with his trophies, &c. Mace said he could not aftord to be idle, and at once issued a

challenge to fight any man in the world in one, two, three, four, five, or six months for any amount ; or will fight any one for the Championship and £200 aside,according to the rules. The skeleton of a great grandson of St. Louis has been discovered by workmen who, under the superintendence of M. Havard, were employed in levelling the site of the ancient Abbey of Val Dieu at Longry, the said great grandson of Louis IX. having been no less a personage than Peter 11., Alencon, surnamed " The Loyal." Near his tomb were found the bones of his daughter, Jane of Valois, who died in 1401, three years previous to her father. Recently at Vice-Chancellor Wood's Chambers, an application was made for further time to file an answer. An answer had been made on proper size paper, but not on the proper quality. The paper offered would only last 10 years, and the best quality would last 100 years. Leave was granted, 'Charivari' has a picture of John Bull, the old type of the national caricature, a fat, bloated fellow, with knee-breeches and gaiters, a flaming handkerchief round his neck, and a large bunch of watch-seals, in fact only the " bouldogue" is omitted. Young France is condoling with his neighbour on the Fenians. " Really,'' he says, you, " you take the thing too much to heart." "Oh," replies John Bull, "it's not my heart, but my stomach that is dissurbed. I should not so • much mind the Fenians, but this epizootic is playing the deuce with our roast beef." The health of the Bishop of Bisbane is said to have again entirely broken down from overwork. Letters will find the bishop at Edburton Rectory, Hurstpicrpoint, Sussex. A curious fact has occurred in an isolated country-house in the neighbourhood of Toulon. A person flying from the cholera came to seek an asylum there, and was perfectly well received by the occupants ; a watch doe only, after having smelt at the new comer, left his master and took up his quarters in an adjoining house. On the following night the guest died of the epidemic and the ( dog returned. A singularly determined duel has taken place at Magdeburg between two Prussian officers, Cai)tain Calow and Major Yon Schack. It appears the antagonists had agreed to fi%ht till one of them was killed, and 28 shots were exchanged before a fatal wound was given. The victim was 4j)pptain Calow, and he died in the military hospital at Magdeburg shortly afterwards.