The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-23

An earnest supporter of Mr.. Benjamin Dis
raeli, his place and principles, has published
copy of the certificate of his baptism as
Christian in the parish of ST. Andrews, Lon
don-a very curious and interesting document,
which we have reproduced in our columns.
The future Premier of Great Britain en-
dured this sanctifying rite on the 3lst Of
July, in the year 1917, being then twelve years
of age. The British nation is now assured of
the fact with the view of proving that the
affairs of the Established Church are in safe
keeping in his hands, and that on all matters,
spiritual and temporal, connected with its en-
dowment by the State he is as trustworthy If
not more honest counsellor for the Queen
than Mr.. Gladstone, who does not, perhaps,
recollect the circumstances under which the
water of grace was poured on his infant head.
The contrast may tend to recommend Mr..
Disraeli to many christian eye" during the
election canvass and the polls of the great
Parliamentary contest which is just at hand
in the United Kingdom; but in our opinion
It should be accepted rather as an
evidence of the rapid Generalization
of the political system Of England to
find son and direct descendant of Abraham,
Moses, and David after apostatizing from the
faith, printing the record of his religious
backsiding in order to please the congrega-
tions of one of the modern, If not the most
modern, of the Christian churches. 1t is
worthy of Rachel mourning for her children"
and ''would not be comforted" Politicians
suffer considerably for Office in all countries.
The Prize Ring.
The Eight between the late Tom Sayers and
Heenan, its attendant circumstances and the
result, rendered the prize ring shaky as an in
stitution in England and the vigorous action of
the Queens magistrates against Goss and
Allen in the matter of prevention of the ar
ranged battle for the championship during the
present year may be accepted as final to its
close. Joe Goss, indeed, himself ''threw up
the sponge" in person to the law in the Bow
Street Police Court, London, the other day,
when he promised the presiding Judge not TO
fight again, accompanying his apparently re-
luctant eccniescence to authority, however,
with an ejaeulatofy patriotic anticipation of
coming evils to the country, delivered in the
words that she hoped nothing worse
would happen in England when fighting
with the fists was put down." The
active practice Of the ''manly art" has tended
TO demoralize the middle and lower classes Of
Britain to very great extent, while II Is evil
dent that the more aristocratic patrons OF the
'ring" have of late years degenerated In SEN
timent and feeling to such an extent that the
"affairs," as they have been termed, were
rapidly assuming the character Of games OF
'thimblerig" In project betting, the collection
and payment Of money, the sale Of 'colors
and of rum, gin and other ct cGteras.
With knowledge of such facts the prize
fighters of England of every degree Of repu-
tation, from the most distinguished down, per-
haps, to the ''elastic potboy," have commenced
an emigrant exodus to the United States,
and quite number Of the members
of the fraternity, in ''good" and indiffer-
ent standing" as the case may be, have
already arrived in our cities. With the view
of saving future trouble and for the better
preservation of public morals, it Is to be hoped
that the police and other public officials In this
country will ''begin at the beginning and put
a stop to prize fighting at once and at all
points in the territory of the Union. Let Mike
MoCoole, John G. Hceyan, the "Irish Giant,
Coburn aud the rsst be arrested ana maze