The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-09-26 00:00:00

Ai" r' ! onIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. p ar k, Sept. 20. It bl often iPiTin kat], thtit !LP chat:loer of a people is best a.certeined by that of their nmose metst%; though this has been a thousand times re peated, it is only 4)artially true. I,* Paris or London, for esample, ROC.' i CIIIPri , .II a odd be ridiculous, because the imagi .atien has b.en racked to invent every possible variety of amusement to captivate all tastes, a n d oat unfropum•lv tt a pob!ic are censured for a depravity of f.'s*" which b!.langs exclusively to the purveyors of the an.oseinents. A principle, common to all ranks of hornets nature, is the love of Lovelty ; and if to cherish that principle authors will alt union nature for mere'r:cions nrt, the eye of the spectator is captivated, and, perhaps, his imagina tion also ; but it is only a transient sentiment, like th? pleasure we feel in satiny female charms displayed to warm the v..luptanus fancy. We may admire beauty even in frailty ; but sober unheeded virtue Soon rescmes her empire, and_ gains a permanent useendzoicy--so it is with taste. We may go to plays we despise, because they possess charms for children, magnificent spectacle, but when these have blazed Oueir hour, we return with pleasure to good sense and Si/ IKL,PEIIIE. There are, however, Gases where the character of vbtr spectators may, in a great measure, he ascer tained. In a place like Paris, where all that can en ch tnt and captivate in immense variety arc constant ly disi:layed, and all these are neglected fur an enterthiament which can only feed the worst passions of the human heart, we may conclude that at least th portion of the community are of the most de paved habits ; but this will be more apparent in a description of the WPM.. On one of ihe posting-bills uith which Paris, tike London, abounds, was an- . . . zinunced, that " On Sunday next would be exhibit- ill at the Ancient Barrier of Combat, several dog fights, a combat between dogs and a wolf, betwee•i dog- and a bear, and a boll-fight, in which e young and vigorous bull would he killed by the dogs•"— We. have often, Sir, heard of the ferocity of a Paris mob, and thinking this a favourable opportunity of witnessing the indul4ence of their habits, I deter. ruined to embrace it, even of, a Sunday, for on no other day of the week is this select entertainment rzlveo. • At about five in the afternoon the four galleries sur rounding the quadrangular arena were completely filled with men and women in general, very decently dressed. About twelve couple of dogs were brought in succession ; and though the amateuts of Tothil fields would have thought very poorly of their per formances, they highly delighted the spec. tators. Tile dogs in general we're afraid of each other, and actually required to be thrown at each oilier, being brought out for combat every Sunday, and sometimes twice or thric e in one day, aud always taken off when they Legit) to warm in the battle.— No wonder that the poor animals should tremble as they do, and endeavour to g t away. They are parted by means of spears forced into the jeers 1- a y two of the attendants, and acting on each side as a lever, the dog is compelled to let go his hold. To these succeeded a wolf fight, the wolf being cliaieed in the centre of the arena: he showed floe sport, and kept at least half a dozen dogs at bay, lulling at them at the length of his chain. At length, num• bers attacking him on every side, they got him down, this was the signal of defeat—the dogs w ere whipped off, and the wolf re-conducted to his den. The bile' of the wolf is dreadful, and one dug who had felt it, being pursued by the wolf, dashed for safety at 6: grated door of a large Polish bear, but he soon found that this was only avoiding Scylla to be devoured by Charybdis. An ass was nest brought into the arena, and moonted by ore of the boys. Ilariog n..ver either seen or heard of an ass fight, I fancied it was to perform some part iu the bullfight, but I was assured to the contrary ; and presently two or three dogs were let, in, who fell upon the ass, while he defended himself in gallant style, kicking them cif, beating them down with his fore feet, or, if they got hold, running off close tr. .he wall and pressing the dog so close to it that he was compelled to let go Lis bola; more do l l were let in, at length the acs ly seized one of the fiercest by the back and gal- ! hyped round the arena with him in his mouth in triumph, w hi, of course, called forth universal plau,lits. A soiall wild hoar was next turned loose, hich, after a most gallant defence, was overpowered by numbers. 'I his was followed by a boar fight. The bear was a s nal young one, and this excited I t great dkappi ohation and repeated cries of the Polish •Imar the l'oliah bear! V•is was disregarded by the rlegant puree) or of the entertainment, and the bear was suffered to fight his battle in pcaue. It would not be correct to say, the dogs got him down several times, for he thr. , w hint3elf on his back to make the Letter defence. The fiAht continued with various thins of for tune for about 15 minutes, when he was taken away, and a young bull brought forward; he was only a yearling, without horns, and looked as mild and inoffensise as Lord Jo cc when he paid his address's to Clay Kunor.t. The cries for the Polish bear wero reiterated, but to no purpose; upwards of half a dozen clogs were let in, who attacked the p o or animal with fury, and he had no idea of de feuding himself. Tee clogs were of all descriptions, ' from the bull rtes down to a moiugret cur. It was really a horrid night to see the poor inoffensive crea ture torn to pieces in such a maoner.one sot of dogs being taken off and replaced by another. The cries for the o il s l l bear continuing with great activity) I •~~. : THE STATESMAN. joined, crying as loudly as I tout!, " EflOUgh I . AV. 'exits Due - France 0 Enough! bling the Polish beat !•"fltia was soon i . dots t.. 1 . . .. echoed by all the spectators, and )ielded to by 1 4-- —. the mzster of the beAst,, and I sincerely rejoiced ' , nick ; , )t . i - roult s liars to the triumph of humanity ; but, alas ! as will " 4 ''k 3 er Cert. Red •iost soon be seen, it was very short lived. The Po- .; i . )er t•eut Co m. 57a fish bear was at length produced, and most gallout ', !,7,,, r C Cent.t• 1, 1 m t: :.,. r i t l spurt he dicplateJ for 13 or 20 minutes. Ile was wit.hdraNn, and I ant shocked to say, though it was nor dtt.k , end the poet tai 'meta hail hoed fee hours, it was domatob-d that thz bull should be brought nit ognill and kiiied. It was in vain my lungs nerve again p&Prlfd in favour of humauity ; it snort! A mutt! burst forth in universal ShOUIE ; re- Groshois, Minister of the Interior ; nisler of Police ; the Duke de Fri N./ikon, Minister of V%'r; M. de CI of Finances; and M. Faget de lial JJssire." DAY r rani O°C.LOCIk: cho 1:1,3 n,r..!• 8 9 Itsefirq..er 2 6 ii (I!n.or:n "i} C . .,111 1 . tt,r A: c. Mil It is affirmed to-clay, that the wilt resigned; cid el.eady the new Nlini , . &el to be composed of the following • The Duke de Richelieu, Minister fairs, with the tiele.of Prime Miiiister. - -- Count Jules de Polignar, Minister M. de Grosbois, Minister of the The Duke de Feltre, Minister of M. Liitie, MfniSter of Justice. monstrance was in stairs ; it I ad teem promised in the N EIVS The Duke tle Gauge, Minister of I M. Dabouchage, Minister of the Mi bills, end they were determieed the promise shoul IMPORT ,' N T d be kept. It trould require a DANTE to describe at) FR OAI FltA NC E. Cuuut Caramels, Minister of the , a DAten to paint the glowing ferocity of the sa. THE IVIIOL EOF THE FitENCII MINISTRY hold. sages by whom I was surrounded. A quarrel began in RESIGNED ! Marquis de la Maisonfort, Director. thegallesies,And the benches were torn up cud thrown A Nr.sy aitNIST(t the Post-office. Y cuosEi; It may be reasonably thought that into the arena; but the mnjori'y neglected goer) thing giving these appointments as cerairti but the !'hags attacks s of the dogs on the hull, who, ecoTPONTMENT OF . THE MEETING OF THU CHAMBERS. at length, exhausted by fatigue, wish at least a dove . I The preparatory measures far the dogs hanging at bis throat, f e ll to rise no more. At a late hour this forenoon we received the Paris Ney are pursued with activity. It hell could not have produced a yell of satisfaction Petters of Saturday last. Their contents are highly , the first meeting of the Council of. \ • more diabolical or more general tha n th ese wr etches important. The opening of the two Chambers is put wiles the poor animal full. It was now so dark off to the 2 d of C l e t e th er. N o reason is ass• g ned for place towards the middle of nest week, The barracks which had been preps) that 'it was scarcely possible to distinguish either Pi ussian soldiers in the garden of ll this postponement. It is doubtless the conseqeetice dogs or bull.--The fire-works concluded the of a still more important event that has occurted: and which, after a decision of the M , scene; a dog who hail fought severel battles was TILE WHohE FRENciI MINIS :ICY liAi RE . IEN L D .— , rity were to be sold to the highest This was to he i”tpeeted after the retirement of standing, nearly untouched. There brought in—he leaped up, an d se i ze d A ro p e su sp en d- Fot•catc, as all tho• cin Louis's Council ' s who are ed lootla a wheel of fire-works :et the centre of the an opposition would have been made k nown to be Constitutionalists had declared that / arena. The match e ll s applied, c ru d the d o g d rawn tr'a ern what quarter it is trot known • they would re ti re if the Duke of OTRANTO was dis. up at least 30 feet, suspended by his ja as, the fire- . .5 said about it is stedoubtful, that works bursting all around him, yet he maintainedhis missed. teoe.t tint; it. The intaigaes of the Royal party and the demands An Order of the Prefect of Gard, h old. Thus concl u ded on en t er t a i nmen t, w hi c h t o ' , me exhibited in eery l ivid c o l ou rs the character of a and Emrich:cc of the Allies have etTected this. To : inst. dissolves the armed companies such a height hus the disgust of the French Ministers , the coy of Ni smes. Paris melt, delighting in blood and wanton barbarity. whatever be their been evcited by these circumstsinces and the preten.' It is a proof that the spit it which produced the ran_ not belong to the National Guard of sinus of the Allies, that they are stated to have re. guinary se roes of the Rev o luti on still exists—it is the troops of the line, and forbids At and ready to burst forth, and if it do the convulsion will fused to transact business with the deliverers, . der any pretence, and under any are said to hare told the King of FRANCE that he be terrible. • subject to be punished for the crime T must communicate with them in his own person; here have been many reports of the Russians and This measure will, doubtless, (wrest even T tI.I.I:TRIN 0 and JAcOuRT, and Baron Louis, the En.peror of Roast,' leasing France; to this reo- tn consolidate the tranquillity of thews meat, the 20th of September, nothing of the kind has here left his Majesty to his fate. This event prop. , M. Th i haudeau wad son have receis nosticates a terrible Storm for France, which the taken place ; on the contrary, more troops ateis said, to reside in Austria, and will power of those named as likely to be entrusted with marching upo t s Paris—a c o lumn of 5000 Pr u esiar a s leave Colmar. the Government, seems but little calculated to avert. • came otT yesterday. ; i fhe head-quarters of Prince Blucher The Dube of Rectireteu is, it is said, to be Prime' It is said thst 150,e:00 of the Allies are to remainCnen. This day 2400 more Prussian ' in retrace; hut it is s n ore pr o balee that the as hole, Minister, with the title of Prince;. Count POLIGNAr i ,' ter i t. astioutitieg to near a million, o f Police • Dupe of Fe R Mi • as ' es will winter here; as, Ali lli s l " • 1 - R T Tt Minister `i. a• ne:ecti Ft:ens-5 per Cents 58 War ; M. Gnostics's, Minister of the Interiot; thel in fact, the Allies lied it sway convenieso, as their , Deice de Ct:IETE, of Finance ; and M. !Alec, of t STRASIIURG/T. ScrT It requisitions are not only for food and fornge, but PROCLAM A rum. Justice. These appointments are not certain, and 1 for cloteirig, ammulailion, &c. all which hare been " INHABITANTS OF ALSACE,-1 'he other notninations are mentioued ; but it is certain conylisd oath. 'flie requisitions are not made upon the army of the Rhine terminates my that France is now without an ellitient Ministry ; the Government , but upon the princieal inhahitalits , you. My countrymen have merited of the citits, who are ol.iiged to pay ; and King .and the state of the Funds shows the decrease of to and I love 1 testify regret. to 58. tyre, the town they deem meet, to reimburse them- i • 66 The King hat accepted the ass I It is thus proved that the progress of the negoci. selves. aliens t oss b een , b . . . t • t • t .. . and fidelity which the people of Alsace , y no means, an as ac any—% heftier I . :it: Chamber of Peers is likely to be pretty tau- . • his feet; it only remains for me t: it has been apprehonthd-that the Chambers woul d issous. Every tie teein of th e King stands fair to continuance in those sentimenti which base been of the same opinion as the Ministry, and I become a Peer (11' Frasier. The King has created . , .. . . this change is intended to have an alterative effect on Count I.v i. ecit a Peer, who indeed deserves it at his : I (Signed) 114 / 'teir characters in case they should not be sufficiently hands, for never was attachment more strongly and • e : " Strushnekt Sept. 17, 1d15." I.ryal, we know not —but in the present • circom. uniformly—ewe— disteayed than that of the Mayor of : 1 stances of France, such a change is likely to be pro. ! . A Mail from Holland arrived this , Bout-denies for the house of Bounnoso 1'0,.1. Readers will remember the punctilious ductive of the most important consequences. All has brought us the following intelligence ' t he attempts to preserve public tranquillity, seem sels : fermeity of the Briti-h Government in; he Treaty I • • unavailing. At Nismes, mid throughout the southern • with Austria, framing an additional attice, that we P rov i nces , the disorders BRUSSELS, SEPT. 20.—The town of surpass all conception. would not he bound to impese upon Frauce any Fa. ' • 11 nearly reduced to ashes. The Pressler , I ey ate again slightly alluded to in the Papers : mile or particular form of Government, to which, the lower town have lodged•thereselet before us. These disorders may now be expected to manner that they are covered from Qf course, the Emperor of Austell agreed. NOW, ' r Sir, abet do you th ink if it should be proses! that . increase with 'the triumph of the par ty I besieged. Notwithstanding a vi o lent the chief closes of them. who are that there was thee existing a formal treaty between i - , • the Governor will trot Submit •; he hat ' ist e. r:•s trial w ill also go on, and .the proscri4ed Louts XVIII. and the above two Princes, that they . the tri-coloured ilae and it seems that DI listS be multiplied. . The preparatory measures for should replace hint on the Throne,ancl that he would, • . upon his garrison . A fresh Prussian the trial or NEI( ere • seitl to be pursued with activity, . in consequence thereof,, bind himself to certain con.. l og to attack Verdau. A furious borni and the first meeting of the Council of .War is el. ditions. That there is such a froa:y in existence, and • now opened upon Charletriont. In peeled In take place in the mialtile'of this week. ! of a date anterior to the above is certain, and it was w e ; fresh Prussian troops Arrive upon the . e hasten to our extracts:— • i•i compliance with the provisions of that Treaty, that I 'inure further into F iatem . It is j)mili THE STJTESMAN. LONDON: ITESDA Y, SEPTEMCI:II 4 26, ISIS. the Mike of WELLINCTON took Louis X VIII. with srpr OrtliONNA \CE O Inc 'SING. that tho number of the Prtvislan ti French ground is 250,600 men. Tht being rerneunted in -Narrrandy. Gr still to p:israil in Ft Pittib.n.s and military ddty for!resces, %hid envied by the French, k perbrned exactness and rigour ; and in :zoom of no strht:.:-er is al!oired to piss a sip, any prP;enee whatsoe%er. him on entering Franco, and declared that he only came there as the Ally of the King of France, Louis XVIII. 'ibis was the first development of the Secret Treaty,—the remainder sill ere long be discovered. It affords matter of serious reflection to every one vvlio esteems the honour of his country above the Charlatanism of certain diplomatic cha racters. Lauie, by the Critee of G.td, King of France and Navrtrt-e, Have decreed, and do decree es fo!lows•: Art. 1. '►he (Truing of the Snsion of the two Clotrobert is alijourneti to the 2d of October of the present year. • I 2. Theq. presents shall be inserted in the qulletin of the I.lm s. 1131f-pnql Eleven (the Past goes nt Tordie). No news this mornin4, but it is prohsble that the three Ministers of Justice, the foie. rim, and at War will be replaced by others less ..tlicient.—Gouvtort Sr. Cant, the Mi:,ister at War, was exerting himself with great assiduity and success in his department, and just as he 1%114 h ginning to do good he must he displaced. In fact, we may say w hat we please of the tyranny of BottAp.tarr, and disguise as we please the conduct of Louts ; set, unit ss a Minister acts exactly as the ging and his wise family think right he is dismissed. No Nli. 'lister must have an opinion of his own, even for the good of the service. What it will end in requires tat the aid of prophecy to determine. The Duke de Fcr.ctt E seems to be the most wretched tool of any: he is kicked about like a football, and takes 'all in good part, hoping to ruts the gauntlet of every offi'ce under the Crown. Gireo at Paris, at the Chstean rlvs Toilteries, the 2211 of Sept. in the year of Grace, 1815, and in the 71st of our reign, Cy ;4.. King, Signed LOUt. 'rule K.flar it o.r ti.ols or France, Minister Seel-miry id S:nte (Sigim I) Tire intelligence from l'aris become more ioteresting. The pis accoi ssrio! y of ctsr;ous Firticulars on *hit hare not yet touched, and which thro Tight en the causes of the changed' tl PASQUIER. Another Or.lonnance relates to the dismissal of many Civil Officers, and appointing others in their places. place in the French Ministry, and (1. negcciations. We refer to ►he lei French capital, original and extract have inserted in this day's puhlical it is thought, that the Declaration of the Allied Powers, relative to the conclusion - of the Treaty WWI France, will appear before their departure, that is to say, tu-day, or to-morrow. • The Gaulle. Officiate, w hich appeared yesterday, did not contain the appointment of the Duke of Otrai,to to the embassy of Saxony, nor that of his successor in the MiiiisiirY• Amongst the numerous on flit: that are circulated respecting the new composition of the Ministry, here is one which appears to obtain considerable credit with the public, namely, " That the Dake de Riche- . lieu will be Minister of Foreign Affairs, filling at the lame time the fouciious of Prime Minister; M. de tailed view of the events that are clial present crisis, which, indeed, is of a the deepe.t anxiety, and shall here ak rumours and statements as are in Ci worthy nr particular remark. It app-vrs that Foucties resignarini quence of the intrigues and violent the ANGOtILEME plriV , whose re-actin he wished to suppress, but :rho, uncle, Allies, are now carrying matters with and that in consequence of the di , French Cabinet and the demands The pported death of the celebrated Mrs. M tRY ANNE CIAIII6E, at Rouen, in France, is contra. dieted. She is lIQW residing, apparently i n opo. lenc.e, at North Down ) iu the neighbourhood of Margate. Powers, who came to deliver; but rem tate and enthral ; the hope of peace aut. 41• 61 - VS - - ~:: M. Angles, 'lire, or Get,,.. 11brol, • lure, Ministe r c i 1 a hole NI ry' *dry is ttlftltior. person:— ir of Foreign Af. er._ sr of Police. Interior. War. Finances. Sla rine. e King's H os ,. "ector-General of it we are far fros s and official. e trial of Mar s hl t is thought fiat If. War will take eek. It prepared for 0 a the Latimboorr, 11 14unicipil t bidder, ar e 14 41 e is a rumour that rile to th' a ; at least, al: We refrain host tl 1, dated the 14~k at a still esistiog it h t eir title, which do of that city, or to tl heir reunion, OM Chief whateser, en se of rebellion.— ir fully contribole elm parts. ived peemi.sinn,it will hemedistely acher are still at sa In troops will ea• di I f. dr It. ra at he disbanding of a tv command ore s my approbation, ratitade Anil my th isurances of loss of vice bare laid at ar .tb to ITCOMlteitt: a 1111 kith screMinently 111 c.,unt nArP. IVO fo Of is forenoon, and ;erica from Bras. .AI to of Monfort], it ans having taken tea in it insect's th i tire fi re of tie TI nt bontbarimett Ma again Vol at he can doped d* n corps is march• thrl bombardment is is n proportion at e Meuse they od. tin ositively asserted Inept now apnd frc lie cuirsiciers ate an 3retst fear seems Pu '11,) kb are still (t- -rial the greate.t 01 f) thnse forties d igle night spat • ores more ant wets ((Main 1 as ich the Piur , alt ow causidosNe ba that are tikin:, Its he slo=e of the 'Os eases from et' Ir :fed, which *# Ltion, for o bl erecter iziii4 • riff kinil to et(i • Jai add fuel (Aber ha Circulation tsi was act gra ion is in caw - th e procceslillel the ern Ch tan ry bet e°hinl,ornifaarns highghii:tnr of th tea sd a Couttitto Ks