The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-27

Triton SLAsHER. Freeman, who is known by the
soubriquet OF the american Giant" is upwards OF
seven feet IN height, Is stone weight and % years
OF age has been pitted in match whTipton Slash
r, apowertu! mar. also, and who claims to be the
champion of Englans. The FIRST time the be-
Iserenis met Freeman had the advantage, but night
terminated the sport without deciding the battle.
They met again on the 18th u but owing to the
interference oil the magistrates and the police. the
object was frustrated. They met again on the 10Th,
near Gravesead, on the Thames, about twenty miles
below London withcr they proceed in steamboat
hired for the occasion, accompanied by about 400 OF
The fancy" each OF whom paid two dollars and
halt for the passage freeman, the American, was
attended by Tom Spring, who acted as his second,
and the Upton Slasher by johnny Broome, who Of
fciated for his friend in a similar capacity.
They fought thirty-seven ROUNDS in thirty-fve
minutes The fight throughout was in favor OF
Fr. eman, who was superior in height in muscular
power, and in activity, to his opponent.
The Slasher often dropped down to avoid the
Americans blows, and indeed the fight was prema-
turey brought to close by one of these ingenious
feints on his part TO avoid punishment The reie-
rec, when appealed to, pronounced it foul. and the
stakes amounting 10000 were given up to Freeman
The punishment on either side was not severe A
popular sporting paper has the following remarks on
the issue -" The match was unequal, and the dit
ference in the size of the left room tor spe
culation the issue Every body foresaw that the
giant must be triumphant, notwithstanding he fought
badly; in TACT he did not hit at points, and missed
mos, of his well. ineDtioned but lll-direcred blows
from the shly character of his opponent as wei! az
from his own wild and uncertain mode Of delivery
He hits round with his right, the Slasher's' ear
testified and his lett handed delveriesare more like
pokes than Furnishing hits. That he is a game man
we have no doubt, but he is too unwieldy, and pos
sesses too much of the milk of human kindness
even to Become STAR in the ring even if his equal
could be found"
1t may be observed that this fight has caused great
interest throughout the country and that it will go
long way TO revive barbarous, and during the last
twenty years. almost obsolete "sport.'
PARTY SPIRIT IN ENGLAND.-Party spirit in the
conventional acceptation of the term sc ems almost
extinct in England. The two great electoral bodies
the conservatives and the liberals, seem TO look with
folded arms, on passing events, not without emotion
but certainly with pacific philosophy, of which
there has been no parallel of recent wears The
howlings of the charsts are occasionally heard in
The distance, and no later than last week, garru-
lous meeting of the physical and the moral force sec
lions OF them was held at Birmingham, the former
headed by Mr. Feargus OConner, the latter las
far as America is concerned) by the still more noto-
rious Mr.. Joseph Surge, Quaker and abolitionist
ENGLISH OPINION OF JOSEPH SURGE Mr.. Surge
IS an excellent maxwell meaning and virtuOus but
ne has little worldly wisdom and less political saga
city; and therefore It IS not surprising that he was
defeated, and voluntarily driven from the universal
suffrage conference-a cherished banng ofhis own
by the more cunning and experienced physical
force tactcians. STILL party spirit as we have said
has been ulIed to sleep, and even the obnoxious In
come tax has not been able 10 awaken it.
PoLITlCAL Position OF SIR ROBERT PEEL
Peel Is In power, at once object of suspicion
and tear to his party, or rather par'ies-for the
Conservatives are split into two divisions - the
free traders and the monopoliss. The fact is, that
Peel IN England stands in nearly the same relative
position as Tyler in America, one has already brdged
the party which placed him m power the other has
partially done the same, and during the ensuing SEES
sion of Parliament will complete The operation But
the cahre Of the men differs Peel is Indispensable
to the Tories but the wings and democrats alike can
dispense with Tyler. Peelis Tar seeing politician
ENGLISH OPINION OF CAPTAIN TYLER-Amongst
the most prominent topics OF the day, one which
has ELECTED good deal of observation but verv lit
tie variety, tor all the notes pitched in the same
key--stands the last message Of President TYLER
which arrived here on Christmas day, by the Iode
pendence, Captain Nye. The Presidents message
always commands attention in this country and &c
neraly provokes controversy, the political opinions
OF the writers Influencing, for the most part tn ir
vewsof IT, But on the present casion the harmony
is general; but it is the treble-bob major kidd of
hcrmony-al parties join in its condemnation, and
these peals of denunclaiion are not confined TO the
capitalists OF London their reverberatons heard
all over the country. II Is almost needless to say
mat the bile thus engendered has reference almost
exclusively to the formal, not to say affected man
ner in which the President approaches the ticklish
question OF state Indebtedness and reputation =
Out OF the nellie danger we pluck the flower safe.
ty," says g0-ahead fellow in Shakespeare. Now, If
" Captain" Tyler had shown more pluck in grasp
ing the nettle reputation, though it siung hint
he had, TO use approved Anglicsm taken the
monster-lt he had :" come out srong' on this sub
ect, and hurled the indignant patriotism, the insult
ed honor OF the country In the teeth of the recu-
SAINTS, and talked of the omnipotent power of Con-
gress, compelling them TO capuate-f he had even
limited at the necessity or propriety of the assets
from the public lands being appropriated TO the use
ct the foreign creditors who are minus the dollars
they have advanced the faith and character of the
States-all would have been well, and a very differ
ent far more kindly feeling would now exist in
this country respecting The United States. But as it
IS, there is not newspaper, and hardly individual
from Cornwall to John OGroats, that is not I'D in
arms against Jonathan and his assumed want of mo-
raj rectude. CeDsnre, which is always sweeping.
never does any hing by halves, and like Falstafi's
regiment, republlcan,sm, the institutions OF the
country, and the Presidential Office ITSELF have been
pretty well peppered in this moral war" for The
sins OF few designing knaves in the States Co
vernments. In another column will be found, taken
at random, brief summary of the opinions express
ed by the leading London papers this topic. aud
az we before remarked, the same uniformity of tone
pervades them all The other portions of The mes
sage have been discussed in spirit of enlightened
criticism II Is rather a singular anomaly that the
same message which INDUCES in the most coneratu-
iaory tone towards this country arising out of the
settlement of the Boundary Question should have
been productive OF the greatest dissatisfaction
greater, certainly, than any similar document
since the war OF 1872, now thirty years ago-WW-
mer & Smiths Times, Jan. 4.
Rich JOKE ABOUT DIcKENs.-A story is current OF
Mr., Dickens having gone, few days ago, to STRAIT
tord-onAvon, (the birthplace of Shakespeare with
letter of introduction to the mayor, which he sent
from the inn where he was stopping The mayor is
banker, and has less acquaintance with literature
than with Cocker. He was ignorant of such per
son as Dickens. The cashier told him it was
Boz" Sand who is Boz7" said his worship
"Go tell hun, If he wants TO deposit he can send il
by you, and it he wants to draw he must come him
sslf!'' The cashier delivered the message TO the no
small amusement OF the author. Ii would be diff
cult to find the humbest "hclp" in the United States
displaying the ignorance of this chief magistrate OF
Shakspeare's birth place. But the joke 10 not less
rich on that account
Anti Corn LAW LEAcuE.-The most popular,
AM beyond all comparison, the most influential
body in England at the present time, is the Anti
Corn Law League-an object of hatred to the
squres and OF terror TO the aris ocracy. Originally
composed Of few Manchester merchants, this 10
dy has gone on increasing, like bail Of snow, rolled
up hill, gathering strength and bulk by every
mQVemenf unill nnsu may Ia front xuhi q