The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-21 00:00:00

(Stamped id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

THE LATE FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

(From the Tian.)
Yesterday the friends of Heenan and Sayers
again met at the office of the referee in the Strand to ender
your to arrive at some division that may bring the late con-
test to a satisfactory and amicable conclusion. Sayers
again attended, now bearing scarcely any tokens of the
battle on his face. His arm, however, is still powerless,
and, indeed, has got rather worse than better, the whole
limb being swollen, discoloured,and painful in the extreme.
As on the previous occasion, Heenan was not present, and
no reason was given for his absence, though it was known
that it did not aria* from any disfigurement preventing big
coming out, though his left baud is still sore and coutueed.
Heenan's representatives put in a claim to the silver belt
of the Champion of England, which they consider virtually
lost by Sayers before the fight wee stopped. As a matter
of coulee this claim is utterly repudiated by Sayers's friends,
while the champion Limed( at once suggested that, if the
least doubt existed, they had better fight again. This was
also proposed with equal alacrity by Hessan's friends, and,
for a time, there seemed every probability that another
day would have to be named for a final contest when
mak men was well. After a while, however, a better
spirit seemed to prevail, and the friends of both men
padually grew unanimous in their wishes that the affair
might be settled in a kinder way, and that the men—
who had already paned their unibucliug courage and on-
&ranee so well—might not be obliged to tight again.
Sventually, a kind of understanding to this effect was come
to en both sides, and, though no details were settled, there
seems little doubt but that the matter will end when it is.
The angry spirit which on the day of the contest appeared
to influence the American supporters of Heenan, and which
led to most partial aocounta of the struggle being team-
netted to America, has in a great measure passed off, and
there is no doubt that by the next mail more justice will be
does to Sayers. The great redeeming virtue of the prise
ring—a love of fair play—wen certainly never better exem-
plified than in the recent contest, and the fact of both men
strongly claiming to have won when the fight was stopped
of itself proves how equally the scale was Winced to the
hat
In the interval which has clamed since Tuesday ' the
referee has received some hundreds of letters from all parts
of the kingdom, enclosing money for a testimonial to
Sayers. Nearly all the letters are anonymous, and state
that the writers never now a prize fight, or even heard of
Sayers till the recent contest, and they simply send their
individual contributions to him to mark their admiration of
his courage in defending the English belt against such
fearful odd& As we have said, they come front all parts
of England, Ireland, and Scotland, and contain sums vary-
, ing from a shilling's worth of postage stamps up to notes
fur 15/

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tunity of getting the match on before he (liarierf) leo Tee
the c°"4,7, ." Jack says that Heenan is owe of the most
light-hearted, well-behaved, gentlemaely men that he ever
met with. Heenan espies his intention to fight for the
Champion's belt, and that slow. He entirely repudiates
the idea of carrying the belt away from England, should he
win it, but will leave it here to be ebellanged for, and then
meet all comers.

HEIMAN AT THE "TIM M" OTTICE.—On Thurs-
day eersalag Hamra went to the Times office personally, to
contnidlet the statement that he was anxious fur a draw.
Wean Wormed that he had an interview with the editor.

Theadmiration excited amongst all ClikBBl3% in Liver-
pool by the pliant stand of Sayers in the late fight for the
championship has been evinced in a substantial and liberal
manner, several gentlemen on bangs having collected
subscriptions which are said to amount to about 1201.
The money has been freely contributed by all classes.
' Sayers hes been asked whether he would like the money
remitted to him or to come to Liverpool to receive it.

THE EARL OF ROI/ETON.