The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-03 00:00:00

THE FANCY.

We extract the following account of the pre-
sentation of a Silver Cup to SPRING, the present
England,' by the County Men of
ChampionHrefo of
from
Annals cur Sporting and
Hereford,
tile
' Fancy Gazette," a highly interesting Monthly
Publication, equally important to the " Fancy"
from its information, and to the general reader
from the amusement contained in its pages:—
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THE BATTLES fought during 007' last month have been
few, and held-nick ish ; they appear below ; and in this form
they may afford amusement more from the wallupping each
man has given the other, than they can instruction, as to de-
fending the
points termed vital. To counteract accidents that
may arise from ignorance like this, is Pugilism (as an art) sup-
Ported and cherished; and to mark the sense of THE FANCY
on this interesting topic, substantial presents have, from time
to time, been presented to the more expert men of the day.
Pieces of plate are considered that thing which best mark the
seb.2 of the donors ; and, in addition to those already in the
possession of Cribb and of Neat, the countrymen of Tom
Spring have presented him with a massive Cup of 80 ounces ;
whilst the admirers of Josh Hudson's mode of battling have,
ih like manner, subscribed the bustle necessary to make him
also a present of a silver cup.
SPRING'S CuP was manufactured by Messrs. Grayliurst,
Harvey, and Co., of the Strand, and weighs about 80 ounces.
In front is the following inscription, surrounded by a device of,
apples, &c. appropriate to the county of Hereford : ,
1823.
To THOMAS WINTER,
Of Founhope, in the County of Hereford,
This Cup was presented
By his Countrymen of the Land, of Cider,
In token of their esteem for the Manliness and Science,
Which in many severe contests in the Pugilistic Ring,
Under the name of
SPRING,
Raised him to the proud distinction of
The CHAMPION OF ENGLAND.
Underneath, two game cocks are represented as at the termina-
tion of a battle—the victor standing over the other. On the
opposite side of the vessel, the Ring with Pugilists in attitude
is most spiritedly done. A cider-barrel, in substance, offers
the means of lifting the cover, to come at " the nectar divine"
within. The cup has two massive chased handles, and a pedes-
tal to match, fluted ; it is gilt inside, and holds a gallon : its
value 601.
Thursday, Dec. 4, 1823, was appointed for the formal pre-
sentation of this elegant cup to the Champion, when a select
party of respectable gentlemen and tradesmen gave Spring an
invitation to dine with them at the Wellington Arms Inn,
Hereford. Mr. W. Lane, a most respectable citizen, presided,
and presented the Champion with the Silver Cup, remarking
at the same time how much all his friends esteemed him for his
manly conduct and demeanour upon every occasion ; to which
Spring replied to the following effect
, " Mr. President and Gentlemen—.l am at a loss for words to
I express e 'my feelings for the honour you have just conferred
upon me, by presenting me with so valuable a cup. The pride
' I feel in the acceptance of the same, as coming from a body of
gentlemen of my native county, will be remembered with the
proudest gratitude to the latest period of my life.
" Mr. President and Gentlemen—You are all aware I am
matched the ensuing month to fight again ; and feeling as I
do, that I shall continually be harassed with challeges if I sur-
vive the contest, it shall be the last battle I will ever fight,
being determined to retire from the prize-ring altogether, with
the sincerest thanks to all my friends in this county, and the
kingdom at large, for the kindness they have at all times exhi-
bited towards me."
The evening was spent with the greatest harmony; many 1
loyal and constitutional toasts were given ; and the company i
did not separate till a late hour.'

It is but justice to add to the foregoing extract
from this pleasing Miscellany, which we under-
stand is deservedly popular in the Sporting
World; that the illustrative Plates are well de-
signed by eminent Artists, and admirably en-
graved. The present number contains a Portrait
of Top thorn, a celebrated Hunter, painted by
BARENGEII, and weil engraved by his brother ;
a Portrait of Brutus, a Bull-Terrier, from a
spirited sketch by EDWIN LANDSEEK, to which
his brother THOMAS has rendered full justice in
the print; and some excellent outlines of Gym-
nastics, in which the attitudes are, if we may
_venture a pun, very striking.

MAP.LBOROUGH-STREET.—A TTEMPT AT ASSASSENA-
TION OF GEN. BURTON, NEW-STREET, DOILSET-SQUARE.
W. H. Reynolds, a young man, about 24 years of age, was
brought before JOHN RAWLLNSON, Esq., by a watchman,
charged with firing two loaded pistols at General 33u:tun.—
The following are the particulars :—Mr. James Locke, Sur-
geon, Upper baker-street, Regent's-park, stated that he was
called in, a little after seven o'clock on Thursday evening, to
the house of the General, who, he was informed, had been
wounded by a man who was then in the hoUse. On his en-
tering the room, the prisoner said " I have shot him," end im-
mediately laid a brace of pistols on the table. TM: witness
paid attention to the situation of the General, and fOund that a
ball had perforated the coat, waistcoat, and partially grazed the
skim—The General exclaimed " you have kiiica rue," to
which prisoner answered, " 'Well then I am quite content, I
hope I have." He added that he had reason to suspect that
the General had endeavoured to seduce his wife. Warless
looked for the ball, and found that one had passed through rho
fire-screen, struck the wall, and fell by the side of the fire-
place. The man was remanded for a further examination,
when the General will attend.

The following Letter has been handed to us
from a quarter of the .highest and well-known
respectability, on which account we give it with
a confident belief of the correctness of the state-

meat

" CATINEO (in Sicily), Nov. 12, 1823.--We
are greatly astonished here to find in the Eng-
lish newspapers, a prospectus for a Loan for
the Order of Malta, which, upon inquiry, is
found to be nothing less than a chimerical
scheme (to say the least of it) of a few French
Knights, without the knowledge, much less
the consent, of the different branches of that
Order, still existing in various States of Eu-
rope, and is further stamped with illegality
by the entire disapproval of the COMIIIGrideUr
De Villa, residing here, who is Vice-Chancellor
of the Order, and whose sanction is absolutely
requisite in all matters connected with .hat body
us a community."

The last accounts from Cadiz state that the
ships intended to form part of the threatened ex-
pedition to South America, are still far from
being in a fit condition for entering on such a
service. This information coincides with and
corroborates the intelligence from Madrid which
we extracted from the ilioniteur yesterday, and
which alleged that the Spanish Ministry were
relaxing the efforts which had been previously
exerted for endeavouring to send out a force
against the new States of South America. Indeed,
if it be true that the French Government has at
length seen the necessity of co-operating with
England for the preservation of peace, it may
be safely concluded that the Trans-Atlantic
projects so warmly taken up by FERDI-
NAND, immediately after his restoration to
absolute power, have been altogether aban-
doned. It is now very well known that the
French Ministry, at the late conference which
they held at Paris with Mr. ROTLISCUILD and
other great Capitalists, on the project of obtain-
ing a loan for Spain, refused to guarantee
the debt which they were so desirous of per-
suading the monied men to give FERDINAND an
opportunity of contracting. France, therefore,
having declined to give her security for a Loan,
must of course be still less inclined to make
direct advances of the cash absolutely necessary
for enabling Spain to undertake any important
operations beyond sea. There is no other Euro-

pean Power which possesses both the incli-
nation and the moans to extricate Spain frog:
her pecuniary difficulties ; and whilst those dif-
ficulties exist, all apprehension as to her designs
against South America may be safely suppre:;;c•cL

CITY, Twelve o'clock.—Consols opened this
morning at 87-6-, with little doing, since which
they have rather declined, a►►d up to this hour
they are 871 L Thursday having been a strict,
holiday at Paris, .1 do not expect any Express
f:orn the above Capital to-day. The warlike
article which appeared in an Evening Paper
of last night, has not had the least effect on the
Funds, as the public do not give the least credit
to it.

FOREIGN MARKET,---0 wing to the great rise
in Consols, all Foreign Securities are getting up,
as the Public feel it their interest to purchase
Russian, Prussian, and- Austrian Bonds, for
which they receive 5 per Cent. In consequence,
these Securities are in great demand, and
to per Cent, is given above the Market