Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-01

Desperate but Undecided Battle
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BELLS LIFE IN LONDON.
WILKES SPIRIT OF THE TIMES


WILKES SPIRIT OF THE TIMES
"Belrs Life in London" is the oracle OF the
Englifh Prize Ring. From that journal we
copy full account Of the great pugilistie sIug
gle foT ths Championship bstWeea Heensa and
Sayers We also add the account given By
"Wilkss Spirit of The Times, . printed in Lon
don, commencing with the s2l round. Up to
that, both papers in the main agree a. TO the
results in their reports Readers, therefore
have the English and American versions Of
the fyht,
Bells Life thus speaks Of the "perseoutiOna'
OF Hesnsn before the battle
Why The public porseeutors who have so perse,
veringy eontinn0d 10 "let slip the dogs Of war. "
have Invariably selected Heeuao as their victim we
tn5W not, unless be thar conscious oftheir own IN
manlness, they determiaed 70 ''go the whole quad.
ruped. by oouhuing their attentions to Hee.
nan, convince him and, II possible, oil bis coun-
lrymen, that aot only was the old mRnliness dying
out sIncng us, bat that the pecessary consequences
0l such misfortune total abolition OF the rules
u iar-plsy was gradually beng brought about
True, there was some talk Of warrants being
granted agai0sl Tom Sayers, but, as our readers
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tenor OF bis training, We are not complaining at
this. Tom perhaps was more judici0us In the
selection OF bis training Qpaners than Heenan
but the iaet stsll siares Us In the lace that while
be was nnmOlested, no stone was left uatDrned by
the hadteld party 20 cause aDEoyancts 10 the en-
terpnising BeniciH Boy We have done Our utmost
TO convince bin and bic friends that all this has
been done by small Clique, and that It bas been
utterly at variance with tue feelings Of the nation
generally, and We trust the American public will
do rs the justice 10 believe that, beyond the i'm
mediate circle in question, these proceedings are
universally secuted and the authors Of them an
regarded with feelings the very reverse Of respect
and admiration.
Bells Life also states that owing to hi
training having been inlsrferred With, Hee
nan applied to the stakeholder, Mr Bowling
Of Bells Life, to give him some time bsyOnt
the actual day named, to complete his prsps
rAtiOuS. The request was granted, bat the oh
jeet OnS to other days were 80 numerous, AM
Heenun having entirely got over any i'll h,
had sustained from his chase By the police, b
and his friends Wpived any prOlOngatiOn o
time The fight, therefore, took place Apr
l7th
Two monster trains from London tcck th,
crowd to the battle ground, meadow adjOin
ing the railway, situated on the borders ol
Hampshire Ond surTey, and within half mil,
of the FarnbOrOugh station. The spectator
numbered 1900, and Bells Life pronounce
the Congregation" the "mOst sristOeraiic eve
assembled at the ring. side. It included,
says that journal. ''ths bearers of names high
y distinguished in the pages Of Bu1ks and D
Brett, officers Of the army and navy, mem
bers of Parliament, justices Of the peace
and even brethren Ct the cloth whilst tn
muster of Eterah on behalf of the leadinI
metropolitan journals and the most popular pc
Tiodicals and miScellanies-to say nothiag o
the editorial and pictorial stats of our Ameri
lean contemporaries, Wakes Spirit of III
TINES. and Leslies HlHstTGted Nelos-gav
quite nsw feature 10 the gathering, sut
evinced at the same time the overwhelming
interest this great International event has crea
ted throughout both hemispheres."
It is stated that the receipts for the tickets
divided between HeenAn and ssyers, must bay
far exceeded the amount for which they con
tended. We copy as follows from Bells Lii
in London: