The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-16

part Of It.
RETURN OF THE UNBELrED KNIGHT OF Mus
CIE.-Heenan has come back without q belt
after all. The victor has returned without the
spoils of war. The governing classes have been
expecting for long time to welcome back the
hero who 20 valorously maintained the honor of
the American eagle against the assaults Of the
British lion upon the now historic field Of Farm
borough; but they hoped to greet him snctrcied
with that duplicate champions belt-the trophy
Of victory 20 stubbornly won and 90 stability
Acknowledged. But they are doomed to disap-
pointment for II appears that the represents
tive Of American muscle returns without evea
the counterfeit pFesentment of the prize to win
which he left home md friends and became .
temporary exile In the land of the stranger. He
comes back to us q chevalier sans peur, sans
reproche, and sans belt. That guerdon of
the prize ring, it seems, is unpaid for, and is
held as hostage for the solvency of the SUBJ
scribers.
We heard long ago that John Bull would
never permit the American eagle to carry off
from England either the original belt, or the
copy for which the British public 80 magnani-
mously opened subscription list which they
forgot to close with the sum total necessary
to pay for the silver badge of muscular proves
presented to the Benicia infant some half a
dozen times with dramatic effect before admir-
ing and applauding audiences.
This act on the part of John Bull is only in
keeping with great many other little tricks
which he is accustomed to play in his dealings
with the world; among the rest, with his con-
duct at the fight at Marlborough, where he cut
the ropes, ran down the American eagle at the
very moment when he was about to clap his
victorious wings, and prevented a decisive ter
been said about the love of fair play which
characterizes the British lion; but after jockey
ing the Bencia Boy out of his belt in this shabby
fashion, we hope that we shall hear no more Of
the magnanimity and fair play of that spurious
specimen of animal royalty.
If the American champion was dis
appointed, however, in not bearing off
a belt, he must have been consoled yes
terday by the homage paid him by the
shining lights of pugilism who attended his
levee on that "beautiful but exposed island"-
as Kossuth called it-where be made briefso-
journ on his way TO the city.
1t was originally intended to give Heenan a
grand ovation upon his arrival here, but we
are glad to learn that it is not probable that
any such discreditable exhibition will take
place. We deprecated anything of the kind
from the beginning, and preferred to leave to
the peers, members of Parliament merchants,
clergy and bishops of England the undivided
honor of exalting the prize ring into respec-
table institution, and receiving the pugilist as a
hero The intelligent classes in this communi-
ty have no sympathy with, and show no coun-
tenance to, either the sport or the participants
therein. We had hoped that Heenan would not
renew his belligerent career on his return to
this country; but it appears, from his statements
in England with reference to a contest with
Morrissey, that he is spelling for fight 1t
appears that he wants to win belt very badly,
and a. he has been cheated out of one on the
other side of the Atlantic, he is determined If
possible to win one on this side.