The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-05
THE SUBJECT OF THE LATE FIGHT IN
PARLIAMENT,


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THE SUBJECT OF THE LATE FIGHT IN
PARLIAMENT.
Mr. W. EwARr begged 70 ask the Secretary Of State for
the Home Department whether the govornment cosld
no< adops by Legislation. II mot by existing
~ III sssv ,sTsn 0.ca 10 s'c casrs,nrS ss
Championship Of Bagland appeared that there
persons who held the opinion that tho continuance
these prize fights conducive 70 the maintenance Of
the maplness OF the Eogsh which
he totally denied (Hear, hsAr) When wss proposed
Ministers Of STATE OF the day. that the putting do .n OF
oe cruel sports would be to destroy the English charac
ter xss ssd that At they were sCs only favorable 70
union between Church and State GausassS) But But
suffered thereby (Hea< hear Lea the conduct Of our
sodieu 10 India asd In he Crimea tesiify he denied
Gus sports IN ordsr 70 preserve RrsA oesss vas
any proof Of manlness 70 SEQ two strong abusing
each Other then for The same reason NIGH, admire
impossible 10 witness read or such scans ~ that
which had recently occurred without feelss OF interest,"
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could be Of value 70 either party He was THANKFUL
@ tho police for the sndeavs they had made prevent
the occurrence and trusted that In future they would be
had owen 70 he ass o.
their conduct deserving OF grave oeusure ana The moro
% previous Occasion they had dsae the In
defiance Of the ovders Of the aoae 0os .sd the soc
concluded by asking his question.
Mr. " ScuIy said appeared 10 him that the last prize
fghk disgrace 10 this country. II dsgracefu
that two human beings should be permitted V pumme
each other for two hours ana half In open day without
the insrfs,soce OF magistrate II such thing hsd oc
such bad occurred in Ireland, they would have had ell
the public newspapers ringing al them . nation Of
esi.tion which had taken place no irelsua an have
stpenoiary magistrates, whose duty would be put
Time o see stop to such Outrage on public morals
as 20. INTEND make attack upon The Enssa
BeniciA Boy both lrishmsn (Cheers and isnghar
So he said they weres disgrace 70 their coantry He
trusted that xhsn the Rsh. Hon sen,easu, the secrs
endeavor TO have the subject treated . more serious
manner than he tMr scully) hsd heard the subject
MINISTERIAL REPLY.
Sir G. C. LEWIS Tue nsxt question which
be bad been asked Was by the honorable gentleman the
member for Dumres with respect to the late prize fight
He had made speech condemning the practice OF prize
nshts In general in which he went into variety OF TOPICS
was The law upon TIE subject the honor able gentleman
who follow ed had expatated sti widely the
sc Ard he said be tnoussi was utterly upSs: bic TIA,
the Kingdom with which be wa more Immediately
Decied loud laughter wing, At the same time,
He (sir G. Lewis) would beg TO call the attention Of
the honorable gentleman the fact that those persons
who deliberately defended the practice o. prz, nsh.ng
grounds. They sail that il Afforded . model OF far
lighting between two persons who engaged pugistc
enoounAr-(hear, bear)-that laid down certain rules,
which might be observed by those Who fought In less
regular daughter namely, those tights which
muat be frequent at the sssembsges which took
place In this country and that persons lighting looked
TO the ruler OF The professional ring and IN that way
avoided those crueltits which inflicted where the
rules not observed (Hear, hes) WAS said that
Afforded an inducement to practice mode OF lighting
better than the OF the bowie knife the steto
that other mode Of dyhng which he understood not
very uncommon in Ireiand-nAmefy, the shiiieiAgh.
CHEERS and laughter There occasionally had taken
place IN former years, and, perhaps might still bs
inued, encounters at Irsh fairs which must be admit
ted, somewhat dar gerous the public peacs
than the encounter 10 which attention had been cAlef
Havirg adverted to what fell from the honorable
gentleman (hr v Scully), he (Sir q c. Lswis) would
the question OF his honora Bile fiend aud say
that with regard TO the law therc appeared TO him
far tie could understand to be doubt Whatever Hs
would state that there not the slightest doubt that
fight OF this nature Illegal act (Hesr, heAr.) fi
was clearly breach OF tie peace and assembAge u
persons TO Aid and ahe that breach OF the peace
unlawful sssemblage-(hear, hear)-and any persons
present and taking part In such proceedings might be
indicted for . misdsmeanor. (Isughter) II had not
been the habit OF the government Of the country to
tute public prosecution In Of ths kind, even ii
times when these encounters were much CO nmoa
Than 1t present, and only likely tocaase incon
venieBCe and confusion But 10 be hoped thai the
tose piosetaroE M tte" jAtdAhh .l gscs Fpa JAIN
matter By preseutuen before the Grand Jury (Iear,
her)