The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, Wt_DiNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1860.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT•

HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.)
The Lour) CHANCELLOR took his scat on the'woolsack
it five o'clock.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition
from Eastwood, in Nottinghamshire, praying for the ad-
mission of the Bible into schools in India,

ALTERATION OF THE LITURGY.
Lord EBURY gave notice that on the Bth of May he
would call the attention of their lordships to this subject.

BRITISH SUBJECTS IN LEGHORN.

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The Earl of MALMESBURY asked the noble lord the
Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs if he could give their
lordships any information relative to the compensation of
British subjects for the injuries they had sustained by the
Tuscan police.
Lord WODEHOUSE said it was quite true that an out-
rage had been committed by the police at Leghorn on the
property of British subjects, and it had been agreed that
compensation should be paid to the injured parties. The
parties had been examined by amedical gentleman appointed
by this country, and he had reported the extent of their in•
juries. The report had been sent to Florence, but the pre-
sentation of that report had been delayed- by recent events.
He, however, had no doubt but that the parties would be
amply compensated by the Tuscan Government,
CRIMINAL LAW.

The LORD CHANCELLOR reminded their lordships
that they had agreed to the second reading of certain bills
for the- Consolidation of the Criminal Law. It was then
referred to a' select committee, and he now submitted a
number of names of those noble lords who should form the
committee. The list agreed to included the names of Lord
Lyndhurst, Lord St. Leonards, Lord Wensleydale, Lord
Shaftesbury, Lord Belper, and Lord Carnarvon.
THE. DIVORCE COURT BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading
of this bill, which was brought in previous to the 'Easter
recess, the object of which-was to enable the Judge Ordi-
nary of the Court of Divorce to call in the aid of some of
the other judges in mder that the business of the court
might be more expeditiously disposed of. The number of
causes had so increased that it was absolutely itnpossible
without assistance was granted that they could be disposed of
for a considerable length of time. The bill enabled him, in
cases of doubt, to call in one or two of the other judges be-
fore he pronounced final judgment, but in eases where there
was no doubt he might dispose of them without the neces-
sity of forming a full court.
Lord ST. LEONARDS said he hoped if the bill was
read a second time it would be referred to a
select committee, composed as nearly as possible
of those noble and learned lords who sat in com-
mittee on the original bill. He thought the house
ought to be very cautious before they conferred upon a
single judge the power of dissolving a marriage. The Judge-
Ordinary did not possess the power at present, because
before such a decision could be pronounced, a full
court, consisting of two other judges at least,
had to be formed.

Lord LYNDHURST said that some change was abso-
lutely necessary. The Divorce Court had been established
a little more than two years, and in that time no less than
420 causes had been set down for hearing. The Court had
disposed of only 177 out of the number, leaving 232 to be
disposed of. Now, supposing the court to proceed as rapidly
as i t had done during the time it had been in existence, i t would
take four years to get through the whole of the re-
maining causes, taking no notice of the causes
that would be entered during that time. The Judge
Ordinary, it was agreed by all parties, was a person of
great energy ; but it was clear that some assistance
must be afforded him. The number of full courts that had
been held during the last two years was only 65, little better
than 30 in each year, a number quite inadequate to transact
the business of the court.

Lord ORAN WORTH said he would agree that the bill
should be referred to a select committee, if it contained any
new principle, but as it did not, he believed it could not be
materially altered, and if so referred would come out of
committee much in its present shape; and ho could not
therefore see the necessity for such a delay as that proposed
by his noble and learned friend.
Lord REDESDALE said he had always been opposed
to making the granting of divorces a common law proceed-
ing, because he believed that marriage would come to be
considered by the groat bulk of the people as of far less im-
portance than it was under the old law, and that, in fact,
the respect due to the matrimonial tie would be lessened.
The experience in the Divorce Court since its establish •
ment had unfortunately shown that he was right In these
anticipations.
Earl GRANVILLE thought it was desirable that the
bill should not be referred to a select committee, as it would
only lead to delay. The bill contained no new principle,
and there was therefore no real reason for the proposition
of the noble and learned lord opposite.
After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR
against referring the bill to a select committee,
The bill was read a second time and ordered to be com-
mitted on Monday next.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY BILL.

This bill was read a second time.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MORTGAGES, &c.
On the motion of Earl DE GREY this bill, the object
of which was to give power to corporations which had bor-
rowed money on the security of their property to repay it
by instalments, or otherwise, without the intervention of
trustees, according to the system already existing in Ire-
land, was_read a second time. . .

Their lordships then adjourned at a quarter to seven
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to the Calne Railway Bill were
considered and agreed to.
The following bills were read a third time :—Andover
and Redbridge Railway;- Tewkesbury, Upton-upon-
Severn, and Malvern Junction Railway.
The East India Coal Company Bill and Highland Roads
and Bridges Bill wore read a second time.
PETITIONS.

Several petitions were presented in favour of the total
abolition of Church-rates ; against the Highways Bill ; for
repeal of the duty on hops ; against the Scotch Fisheries
Act ; in favour of the improvement of the position of poor-
law medical officers in favour of the Government Reform
Bill ; in favour of the Medical Bill, &c.
RETURNS. _ _

Mr. BOVILL moved an address for return of the seve •
ral parliamentary boroughs in England and Wales having
a population of less than 12,000, according to the census of
1851; showing the total number of electors in 1832-3 and
1859-60 ; the number of freemen and the number of elec-
tors minus freemen, with the number of members returned
by each, arranged according to population (in extension
of parliamentary paper No. 132 of the present session,
which is confined to boroughs having a population of less
than 7,ooo).—Ordered.

information on the subject; but that he understood from
the papers that the fight had taken place in Hampshire. It
was a matter for the attention of the county and not the
Metropolitan Police.
BANK NOTES.

Mr. ALDERMAN SALOMONS moved for a return of
the bank-notes issued by the Issue Department of the
Bank of England_ in. each we..l of the present year,
from the 4th January to the 11th day of April in-
elusive; showing the amount remaining in the bank-
ing department in each week, and the denomina-
tion and amount of the notes in the hands of the public;
similar return for the corresponding periods of the years
185 G, 1857, 1855, and 1859 ; and, weekly return for the same
periods of the notes issued by the Issue Department, with
the securities and bullion held against them.—Ordered.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
In reply to Hon. MEMBERSt
Lord PALMERSTON said that it was proposed to
proceed with the New Lunacy Bill on Thursday and
the Reform Bill on Monday, and that Government
business, according to the resolution of the house, would be
taken on Thursdays instead of Fridays, but that the former
day would be at the disposal of private members.
. LONDON CORPORATION BILL.
The second reading of this bill was postponed till this
day week.
ADULTE RATION OF FOOD AND DRINK BILL;
This bill was read a third time and passed.
COUNTY PRISONS (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
COMMON LODGING-HOUSES (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
SUPPLY.
The report of the committee on supply was brought up
and agreed

The, house adjourned at quarter-past five o'clock.

TEE FIGHT FOR IHE CBAMPIONSIIIP.

The following is a mßre extended account than
we were enabled to give in 2ini,. Sun of yesterday :
—Time was when the Championship of England
was an office which conferred honour on the
highest, when " Marmion, Lord of Scrivelhaye, of
Tamworth tower and town," held a grant of the
lands of the Abbey of Polesworth on condition of
doing battle in single combat against all knightly
enemies of his King. The fashion of this office,
however, has passed away with the days of
chivalry, and lance and battle-axe have been laid
aside to become mere things of show and no more
used by men. The Dymocks are still extant, but
the modern Champions of England know them not,
and the pageant warrior who threw down the
gauntlet to some hundred ladies and gentlemen in
Court dress at a coronation has been succeeded by
a race of brawny and muscular fellows, men who
"mean fighting, and nothing but it," and who vie
with the athletee of old in their rigidity of training
and immense powers of endurance. At first there
was no lack of Royal patronage for the new race
of champions. In Broughton's last prize fight he
was backed by the Duke of Cumberland, who
almost acted as his second, and few great battles
took place at which one or more of the sons of
George 111. were not present. Sir Thomas Apreece
nearly always seconded Gully, until that champion
retired from the ring, and having realised a large
fortune, sat in the House of Commons as member
for Pontefract. In those days a noted bruiser was
thought good company for any man, and we hear
almost without surprise how, about 40 years ago,
Lord Camelford " assisted Belcher when he fought
Bourke in the churchyard of St. George's, Hanover-
Equare, in the presence of some 10,000 spectators.
Those were the " good old days," the " palmy
days" of the ring, about which the sporting journals
are always so pathetic as having gone by,—we are
glad to say, never to return. He would be a bold
peer indeed who would have seconded Sayers yes-
terday as Lord Deerhurst used to second
Spring ; and what would be said now of a
cathedral town offering, as of old, £5OO to the
combatants to beat themselves almost to death
within its reverend precincts ? The new Police
Act has been the death of pugilism. Its greatest
professors now lead a hole-and-corner life while
training, or issue forth their challenges in mysteri-
ous terms. From this rapid downfall it has been
just now for a time arrested by the first attempt to
carry off the Champion's belt into another country,
—and, of course, that country was America. There
is no disguising the fact that this challenge has led
to an amount of attention being bestowed upon the
prize ring which it has never received before; and,
much as all decent people disliked the idea of two
fine men meeting to beat each other half to death,
it was nevertheless devoutly wished that, as some-
body was to be beaten, it might be the American.
There is no doubt that Sayers had the good wishes
of nine-tenths of the community. There seemed
something almost patriotic in its way for a man of
his light weight to encounter a brawny giant, who
describes himself as being " half horse, half alliga-
tor, and a bit of the snapping turtle," and who, in
addition to all these qualities, has proved himself to
be as clever and formidable a prize-fighter as ever
entered the ring. We need scarcely enter on any
recapitulation of the events which led to this match,
be summed up in the few words,
" the belt " as the Champion of
EtahlnlagtolfSawnaye irdh,cashn hdmoilandys virtue of his office, while he retains
it, is bound for three years to accept all challenges,
no matter from whom. This challenge accordingly
came from America on Heenan's part, and, in spite
of the immense natural advantages of his challen-
ger, Sayers was bound to accept it. All relating to
the day and place fixed for the match was, of
course, kept a profound secret, as the police, to do
them justice, left no means untried to prevent its
taking place. Nevertheless, in spite of all precau-
tions, a special train was hired, which started from
London bridge at 4 a.m. yesterday merning. The
train was one of immense length, containing some
thousand persons, all of what are called the upper
classes, though each person was muffled up to the
eyes in shawls and wrappers, so that it was hard
to say whether your conyagnon de voyage was
or was not the redoubtable Savers or Heenan him-
self. All along the line police were posted, with
mounted patrols, at regular distances ; but the
train turned off at Reigate, and after a long run
came out in the Farnborough station, close to
Aldershott. In an instant after, all were out in the
fields, following the men with the ropes and stakes,
who led the way across what turned out to be a most
difficult There seemed a constant
succession
double hedges and ditches, which were
crossed at last more or less successfully, until a
pieocfe of country.
rather narrow stream, or very broad muddy ditch
(the Blackwater), which divides Surrey from Hamp-
shire, brought all to a full stop. A few venture-
some spirits essayed to leap this, but their success
was not such as to encaurage others, inasmuch as
most contrived to light in the very middle of the
water, and those who did gain the opposite bank
had only to jump back for their pains, as the ring
was formed on the Hampshire side after all.

the instant the enclosure of ropes and stakes, 24
feet square, was formed, Sayers stepped into it, and
was cheered tremendously. Heenan, who followed,
was greeted in the same manner, and the two men,
who there for the first time met, warmly shook
hands, and then stepped back to take a long and
careful survey each of the other. There was a toss
for corners, which Heenan won, and chose that in
which he would have the highest ground, and with
his back to the sun, leaving Sayers the spot where
tho glare was full in his face. Umpires for each
man were appointed, and a referee for both, and
these preliminaries over Heenan proceeded to strip
to his waist. It seemed impossible to restrain a
murmur of admiration at the appearance which he
then presented. In height he is about six feet two,
with extraordinary long arms, deep chest, and wide
and powerful shoulders. His appearance yesterday
was truly formidable. Exercise and long training
had developed the immense muscles of his arms
and shoulders till they appeared like masses of
bone beneath the thin covering of skin. There
seemed not an ounce of superfluous flesh. His ribs
showed like those of a greyhound, save where they
were crossed by powerful thews and sinews, and as
he threw up his long sinewy arms and inflated his
huge chest with the morning air he looked the most
formidable of the tribe of gladiators who have ever
entered the arena. Every movement showed the
sinews and muscles working like lithe machinery
beneath their thin fine covering, and every gesture
was made with that natural grace and freedom
which always seem to belong to the highest develop-
ment of physical power. Sayers looked at him long
and earnestly, and as one who saw in his every
movement a dangerous customer, and he too stripped
in turn. The contrast between the men was then
still more marked than before. Sayers is only about
five feet eight ; his chest is not broad, nor are his
arms powerful, and it is only in the strong muscles
of the shoulders that oue sees anything to account
for his tremendous powers of hitting. Sayers, too,
looked hardas flint, but his deficiencies in regard to
his antagonist in height, weight, and strength, and
above all, length of arm, made it almost a matter of
surprise how he could hope to contest with him at
all. When to these disadvantages are added the
superior height of the ground on which Heenan
stood, and the light of the sun full in Sayers' eyes,
it will be seen how tremendous were the obstacles
with which he had to contend. As far as training
went, however, the utmost had been done for both,
and it would not be a lost lesson if some of our
young volunteers imitated the boxers in these re-
spects. Their whole system of training may be
summed up in two or three words—moderation in

eating and, drinking, exercise, and constant use of
the sponge bath and rough towels. With these aids
any MAll can train ; without them he can do
nothing. Heenan's skin yesterday was, as we have
said, fair and whiteAs.marble—Sayers's as dark as
that of a mulatto ; and the fancy" leant strongly
to the opinion that the ,former was too delicate,
and would bruise too much—and this was true.
As the men stripped the spectators sat down out-
side the ropes, about six feet distant, in an outer
ring, in which were gentlemen of all ranks—mem-
bers of both Houses in plenty. Authors, poets,
painters, soldiers, and even clergymen were present.
There was a minute's pause atter the final shaking
hands, when the seconds retired and left the anta-
gonists face to face at last. Both instantly put
themselves into position—the right hand held close
across the body, the left advanced at length, and
kept moving gently out as if to feel its way. The
immense difference between the height, weight,
strength, and length of arm of the men was new
more than ever manifest, and the disadvantages
under which Sayers laboured appeared to many to
be too much for him. The sun shone bright and
full in his face, so as almost to blind him ; yet
Sayers seemed cool and confident, and smiled cosily
as he ventured in reach of that tremendous mus-
cular arm. Both seemed very cautious. The feints
were quick and constant, and as each avoided the
other with more or less agility neither could help
laughing. At last Sayers caught a slight blow on
the mouth, which he returned heavily, drawing
first blood from Heenan, amid shouts of congratu-
lation. Both seemed still more cautious, and after
much sparring and warding off an intended blow
with the speed of thought, both stopped and looked
at each other with hands down. After a little rest,
they,again sparred and closed, when Sayers gave
his adversary some heavy body blows, and got down
easily.
Each man was instantly attended by his seconds,
who carefully sponged his body and face, and rinced
out his mouth with a little cold water. Again they
advanced. Each seemed then to know his antago-
nist better; the sparring was quicker, and the huge
muscular arm of Heenan went backwards and for-
wards with immense rapidity. Three times he hit
at Sayers, but out of distance, and apparently as if
to put the Champion off his guard ; at last he darted
forward like lightning, and dealt Sayers a blow in
the mouth which sent him reeling. Tom, however,
as if to show how little he cared for it, at once ven-
tured close to his hugh antagonist—too close as it
proved, for the long arm of Heenan was shot out
like a dart, and with a heavy blow on his fore-
head Tom was knocked almost into his own corner.
There were great cheers at this, and though Heenan
seemed very pleased, Sayers took it as a matter of
course, and went back to his corner, apparently
unconcerned. Here he was sponged for a minute,
and returned with a deep red lump across his fore-
head, and his mouth slightly- disfigured, though
with far less punishment in appearance than could
have been expected, owing to his skill in jumping
back ere the blow reached, and thus weakening
half its force. He was smiling, and seemed quite
at ease as he again approached the American in his
own corner, who was very careful not to leave it,
in order to keep Sayers with the glare of the sun in
his face. This seemed to perplex Sayers much, and
he again presented an opening, of which the Benicia
Boy instantly availed himself, and with one blow
dashed Sayers to the ground. Again there were
tremendous cheers for Heenan, and ironical con-
gratulations to the Champion in the young novice
he had met with. Those who had backed Sayers
seemed rather depressed ; the betting gradually
became even, Heenan being almost as much in
favour as the Champion. There were loud cries of
"Time," at which Heenan advanced to the centre
of the ring, and waited for Sayers, retiring as the
latter advanced, till the American again had the
benefit of the higher ground and the sun in Tom's
eyes. Sayers now found it was useless attempting
outfighting with a man of such enormous strength
and length of arm as the American, he therefore
tried to dash in and got a slight blow at Heenan,
who returned it with a very heavy one, which sent
Tom staggering back, and after some further ex-
changes, all in favour of the powerful young
American, Sayers got down.
Again the men were attended to, and again Sayers
came forth, much marked and with a heavy cut over
his eyebrow, to cope with Heenan in his own corner.
This time the sparring was so long and cautious
that at last both men put down their hands and
laughed. Again they began, and after a few feints
Heenan dashed out his left and for the fourth time
fairly struck Sayers to the ground with a very heavy
blow. The effect of these repeated blows seemed
almost greater on the spectators than on Sayers.
The latter tried to treat them lightly, but around
the ring a very different opinion was entertained,
and Heenan was backed to win, and was cheered
and encouraged to the utmost. Both men were
duly wiped down, and Sayers's head and face, which
were now smeared with blood and heavily bruised
and bumped, was held close pressed between cold
sponges to keep down the contusions, which had
now altered his deep sallow hue.
Shouts now went round the ring that Sayers had
virtually already lost, and indeed the punishment
he had received was so much more severe than that
bestowed upon his tall, wiry antagonist, who seemed
always smiling and always fresh, that matters
really began to look serious for the Champion, and
almost to warrant the belief that " the belt was
going to Troy." Apparently roused by these shouts
to stronger efforts, Sayers came on again, and,
watching his man cautiously, stepped back from a
dreadful blow aimed at him, sprang in before the
American could recover himself, and gave Heenan
a terrific smash full in the eye, splitting up the
cheek and sending his huge antagonist reeling like
a drunken man back into his corner. The effect of
this blow was so tremendous that even before half
a minute had elapsed Heenan eould scarcely be
recognized as the same man, so swollen, disfigured,
and blood-stained were his features. There were
loud cheers for Sayers. who went up to Heenan's
corner and peered into his face with a curious, half-
puzzled expression, as if he too was astounded by
the effects of his handiwork. Sayers now let
no time slip, but catching a most formidable blow
of Heenan's on his right arm, again dashed in,
and gave in return a still worse blow to the
American, following it up with another, which
seemed to smash his nose, and almost knocked
Heenan off his legs in turn, so that he required the
most careful attention from his seconds to make
him fit for the next round.

The betting now chauged again, and if Sayers
was not a decided favourite, there at least seamed
nothing to choose between the two. All the
rounds had been long and cautiously fought,
but the hitting had been dreadful, and both
men began to show signs of fatigue, and after
long sparring, in the seventh encounter, both paused,
rested, and at last retired to rince out their mouths,
which were very bloody, with water. As they
came up again Sayers at once dashed in and gave
another terrific blow to Heenan, which sent the
blood pouring down over his broad chest, and
seemed to make his huge form tremble like a child's.
Heenan paused for a moment and then darted in,
but Sayers got under his guard, closed, and after
iving him some heavy body blows, both fell,
Sayers under.
It had been noticed in the last two rounds that
Sayers made not the least use of his right hand,
with which in all his previous contests he had admini-
stered such terrific punishment that a full blow
from it may be said to decide the fate of a battle.
The reason of this was now painfully apparent on
his again stepping into the ring. In stopping one of
Heenan's tremendous blows it is supposed that one
of the bones of his right arm was broken, Certain
it is that the limb was frightfully swollen, and so
powerless that he could only manage to support it
across his chest. From this time, therefore, Sayers
fought the rest of the battle with his left hand, only
seeking every opportunity to ease the evident pain of
the injured limb by opening the hand and resting
it on his chest or ribs. He, however, advanced
smiling, as did also Heenan, though the features of
the latter were so distorted that it was hard to say
what he was doing. Sayers, notwithstanding the
loss of his right arm, still pushed in, and gave the
American another fearful blow, which sent him
staggering back to have the blood wiped from his
gashed features, while Sayers as usual pried in with
a curious look to see what mischief he had done.
The blow, however, though dreadful to look at,
seemed to have no effect on the gaunt iron frame of
the American, who was quickly out, and after
some slight sparring again launched forth his
powerful arm, and striking Sayers on the nose
with a blow that was heard all over the meadow,
he felled him like an ox. This round lasted 13
minutes, and the men seemed so distressed at
its close that each had to be carried to his corner.
The seconds had much to do with sponging their
faces and washing over the marks of their wounds,
though some of Heenan's seemed too deep to be
meddled with in this way. Time was loudly called
by the umpires, and the American instantly rose ;
Sayers was much longer coming up, thpugh he
seemed almost fresher of the two, but not nearly so
strong. As soon as Sayers was in reach Heenan
gave him a heavy blow over the eye, and almost