The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-02 00:00:00

TOM SLIMS IN 27101111 LL

The renowned pugilistic champion is at present
on a visit to Walsall, in connexion with Meese. Howes and
Cushipfs areas. Though the first exhibition of the
chm:mdes, as Tuesday, passed off pleasantly enough, the
was attended by proceedings of a decidedly anti-
ma fia character, which could not have conduced to the
meow of the undertaking. During the afternoon, and
Sitar the first " show," Sayers anomated with his friends,
paiskkg with them—moderstely, of course—of the
jovial glass," and when the time came for him to repair to
the cirrus, be was accompanied not only by his immediate
friends but by • vast crowd of indescriballis. In the man-
ias, the rush to the doors had been peat, and the large
ewes beneath the moves was crowded to excess It was in
fin that the money-takers refused mousy ; in vain that
geolith mem lid that there win no room inside.
threstensd to farce their way in without paying if
intosey the net Saba in the real way. The natural
thethil et this ads et thigh was disepeous confusion, in
width jostling, shoes, threats, and •II the rest of the con-
andtant manifestations of thethathre were displayed. The
Mg when the hones wine to run wee broken into and
almost Med up; many pawns who could left the place;
and their 1110•1111 was immediately returned; the perform.
amass =old not go as, and chaos seemed to bare come
wan. At Loath the time came for the peat treat of the
evaning7ths liming. Bat, to l the Champion sad his
aompthea amid ma get into the ring on feet, and so Sayers
was asathissi en • steed, before which the crowd, to • mall
gam
way, and there was just room enough left for
at% ping." This was of comes received, by those
who could se*, with expressions of satishotioa, while
dense. who TM lees favourably situated were heard to
=armor diniontentaffly, as they naturally would. The
boxing Wog over, en attempt was made to proceed with the
other part ol the progra ma, but when it came to the
" coma maks" it was found impassible to go on. This ap-
=
furnish
an excuse to the vast audience to amuse
as test they might, and accordingly some boys
wansansad aff•Willi the sawdust about. Thu was fol-
lowed* other matecial of a more pouderous nature being
buried to and ho, sad amid threats of ripping up the
loth the Pawn round the chandelier were smashed,
' and the fittings were otherwise injured. In the meantime,
derpont Wood, who, in the &tomato of Mr. Superintendent
Oaten was in charge of the police, was ocenrounicated with,
and be at once went to the scene with • number of oonsta-
bids ender him. The first duty of these functionaries was
to mad to his hotel the gallant Tom, for the
crowd so pressed upon him, and there were such strange
'indoor:km need, that but for the police he would scarcely
hays been able to reach there. While walking along the
bridge towards the George, a brick or stone struck him on
the back at the nosh, fortunately without hurting him.
Hs was by some one in the crowd to
give up so= which it was alleged he had unlawfully
kept. nth shags be remellatal, saying that he would
son to Ash& any one's Nib= unlawfully. When heath
Way within deers, the path relented to the than, and
than Air mod win mile. violent deenceitaetione,
and isidamaing am intention to destroy the astablial-
emont. The rib., however, about fourteen in munber,
isnagedthetootzet ate:Leto
thz7train timio, but
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assealtediedwn •dskidtoniZdtr,
fir.o4-ped tamper and forbearance, serious con-
EllE: the hiertleelliedhattree earned. Evenctallz=
Ire. MDIy ondaing=rseith hisli7ndi,
W°Fdtaiwam.Fteall erreiewelasthYrringedin tliPs°;lo in"
OW NON awes sir grudge against Sayers, and
tbeit en Ili theme= of Too* it was talked of in • some-
,
what amilles toms. It was, indeed, said that but for the
frPelios he would have had • sha
we me of • " jacketing " before
be left **town. As far as can understand, no blame
can be atheeked to Means. Howes and Cushing. or their
servants. They did all they could to prevent the place
being ever crowded, and willingly returned the money to
those who came out bemuse unside to see.—Birthagisane
Deily Post. -

?Hs MURDER OP ALDERMAN SHEEHY.

An investigation ordered by government into the
edresentences of this truly awful murder has been going
on for the lest few days at Tells. It is conducted by Yr.
O'Hara, RA., who is assisted by the county inspector of
police, the sub-inspector, Yr. O'Dell , who from the com-
mencement hes bees exceedingly active and efficient ; and
since Saturday Mr. IrLord, sulsinspeeler at Limerick, has
been also present lending his aid towards ehicidating
the mystery in which the particular continue
to be shrouded. There have been two or three
'Motu hut up to the present moment we have not heard
that evidence his been addnoed to justify the deten-
tion al moped the persons who have been incarcerated
on suspicion. Foot-marts are said to have been traced
from the cottege in which the deceased gentleman resided,
and them vestiges are said to have corresponded with the
shoes won by
• men of the MM. of Xinsogee, one of the
individuals with whom the We Aldermen Sheehy was on
bad terms; but be examining other shoes they were found
to correspond also with the vestiges. Alderman Sheehy
wow we believe, Is the whole course of his public life at-
Media a po= meeting—he was no mob-orator—he wasor denoeueer of landlord oppression. He
so
a4=qeslitise, bat among those good qualities scything
In the shape of popular leanings in the advocacy of
pepelar mesinres was not to be discovered. He sever
owe timed ray ci the popelir movement. which have dis-
tinguished the history al Ireland within the last twenty
years. On the contrary, we are sure we only state the
tenth when we chillier oontredictOn to the fact that
Alderman Sheehy never identified himself with any popular
agitation, and that nobody ridiculed what he was accus-
tomed to designate the " humbug" of popular movements '
and exertions more than he did. We do not state this to
detract from the claim, which his memory has on public
sympathy
; but it Is too bad to see the efforts of the
for legislative justice tottered to the worst purposes
of party, and emaciated with se outrage which -way
Christian must regret. It will be seen that the Seth of kin
of the late Alderman Sheehy have offered • reward of
Mi. for the discovery of the perpetrator el the murder ;
and that the government base offered a reward of 20111
There have been these arrests—Xiamogne, Ylkapery, aid
Tuohy—but up to this moment there is not the least wi-
dows to connect them with the crime.—Limerick Reporter.

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