The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-05-11
Later from Europe.

BY telegraph from Farther Point We have
four days later intelligence from Europe. The
by this arrival comes by the screw steam
or bohemian, which goes to Quebec. She LEFT
England on the 25th ult.
The referee in the prizo fight still withheld
his decision. There had been an unfoundcd ru-
NOR that Heenan had died Of erysipelas. The
following Is copy Of o letter from him, pub
lished in the London Times: ON ,.-r %
SCI see by your article Of Saturday that you
misunderstood my wishes, and 1t does me great
injustice. have no difference to settle with
Sayers, except such as tried to settle with him
on the 18th, and instead Of being called q boy
ought to be called baby, II, after having
come so FAR, and not having got y settlement,
should be willing to relinquish my purpose for
few good natured pats on the back, and being
told that ! api fine fellow, sc. have re-
me IL am not ashamed Of myself-a great fell
low like me-to come over to whip little man
like Sayers. Under ordinary circumstances, I
should not think of sending challenge to q
man of Sayer's size, but England thinks him
big enough to defend the belt want II, and
cannot get II except through him. The enclosed
letter, which sent to Bells Life, when heard
they intended to call In surgeon to name o
day before which Sayers could not finish the
Bells Life has not published II, you will do me
a great kindness In letting the English people
hear what have to say. II the late meeting Is
not to be resumed, and the belt Ii not to come
to me for what has already taken place, / claim
to be the first on the list to meet Sayers again
for the next chance to conquer II. :"
The following is the letter to Bells Life:
"Not having been able to obtain from you.
rs referee, q final decision upon the fight OF
Tuesday last, I desire to demand, through you,
meeting within the present week. make
this demand from having been informed that II
has been suggested, on your part, that should
give Sayers sufficient time to recover from GER
tain injuries received by him.. Now, sir, while
I am willing to accommodate him in any prop
err way, must not be unmindfal OF my own
rights. I, also, received injuries, but l bar
gained tor them, and put Il to you, rs q man
of honor, whether, II had been deprived,
through the effects Of said battle, OF my eye
sight, or the use of my arm, as in the case OF
Brettle, when disabled by Saycrs, you would
have Sayers wait for me for any length Of time
that might be dictated by my private doctor !
When this match was made, the date of the
battle was the 10th, or rs soon Us We could get
to fight, ard according to the rules, II the bat
standing, and believe II is law, that we should
fight within week.
''We did meet according to the contract-the
battle was said to be unfinished, and am pre-.
pared to renew II ut any moment within lawful
limits. If Sayers is not able, on Account of in
juries received from me, and cannot meet me
according to the rules of manly opposition,
demand and claim that he resign to me the
belt, which he Is not, according to the rules Of
Al HI l..IA a.. fall ,tN.NrN In
receive an answer from you before this week ex-
pires, stating your views in full, l am, &C..
JOHN G.. HEENAS.
"P. s. You will please understand do not
wish to compel Sayers to fight because he Is
represented to be in disabled state, but wish
to obtain what think have already won, and
wb:h will checrfully hand back whenever he
or any person else thinks he can take 1t from
me-" I.
1t is said e2O0 have been subscribed in Liver
pool, by American ship captains, merchants
and others. for the benefit Of Hcenan.
An enormous defalcation has recently come
to light in London. The Chief Cashier Of the
Union Bank is dcf,ultcr to the enormous sum
of c263 ,OOO-which places him at the head of
all transactions of this character, either in Eu.
rope or America. The entire sum will be met
by reserved fund of the bank.
Lord Elgin was to leave London, and Baron
Gros Paris. for China, on tho 18th ult. The
European Congress on the Franco-Swiss qucs..
ton, would meet at Paris. Father Velletti had
been tried at Bologna, and acquitted, on the
charge of abducting the Mortara boy. The re-
ported concessions to Hungary are believed now
to have been exaggerated.
Dispatches from Canton to March IA, say the
rebel disturbances wore increasing. Affairs at
Japan were worse, and foreign residents were
apprehensive OF danger.