The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-02 00:00:00

THE FORTHCOMING PRIZE FIGHT.

At Hertford, on Saturday, Colonel Arehibed
Robertson, chief constable of the Hertfordshire police
force, made application to the justices assembled in petty
sessions for • warrant to apprehend Thomas Sayers the
"champion of England," and John Heenan, the American
pugilist, in order that they might be bound over to keep
the penes. Colonel Robertson stated, as the ground of him
application, that he had received information, upon which
he could rely, that the fight announced between Sayers and
Heenan was appointed to come off in the county of Hert-
ford. If the assemblage upon the occsaion were hkely to be
an ordinary one the force at his command would be ample
to prevent • breach of the peace, but he had reason to be-
here that not less than 8,000 persona would accompany the
pugilists to the spot fixed upon for the encounter, and he
therefore felt it was necessary to take the precaution of
binding the parties over to keep the peace. The beach
' said the matter was one of great importance, as there
was no knowing what mischief might be done by the
irruption of 8,000 pergolas of the class likely to assemble
at • prise-fight into • quiet agricultural county. The
warrant was at ones painted, and signed by three magis-
trates—Mr. I'. Yips, 11.1'., the chairman of the bench
(who is also a magistrate for the liberty of St. Alban and
the county of Middlesex), Lieutenant W. R. Baker, and Kr.
G. Brassey, who WU rsegistrate for the county and liberty.
It was understood that the warrant would be at once
executed, and the parties required to find sureties to •
heavy.amonnt, as the magistrates are determined to pre.
vent, if possible, the fight from coming off in Hertford-
shire.
The Morning Advertiser gives the following information :
—" The last scene in the preliminaries of the. great match
was completed, in compliance with articles, on Friary even-
ing last, at Owen Swift's, when a meeting of • truly sport-
* deeeriptioa took place, the Americans who have already
arrived for the purpose of witnessing the emitted asastering
in strong force, and there took place an exchange of thorn
agreeable and fraternising ' notions ' relative to this great
event It is satisfectory to know that every arrangement
has been made for Mining the crated to • final nine.
the price fixed being N. per head, and already hero the
orders for ticker been to an unprecedented extent.
The demand for the respective colours of the men
exceeds anything of the kind ever known. Sayer, as re-
gards his teaming, is stated to be progreseing in the most
,Refectory manlier ; indeed, the reports from head Tar-
tan oouhl not be more in accordance with the wiahes of the
most enthusiastic of his admirers. He is represented as
doing his work in a manner most satisfactory to his trainer.
the renowned Bob Fuller. He will, in the course of • day
or two, be Reined by Harry Branton, host of the Osage
and Drip" Barbican, who will stop with Tom tireagheat
the remainder of the time, Harry, who will go. into the ring
with the champion, being one of his principal seconds.
, Heenan is likewise progressingm the moat satisfactory
manner towards putting the finishing touch to his con.
dines, which, we en adorned, will be found perfection.