The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-09-14 00:00:00

-MADMD.

Txtracts-froin a recent litililiestrua winded "A Picture Si
Ni.atridi" a sot, the interest of which• is nut a little
heightened by the passing e'en; is Spahr.
•
• BULL FIGHT.
The clock strikes three--:-.he whole street of
Altaila is tilled with multitudes of people; car-
rages, (alert, pedestrians. all hasten to the Toro,
the Amphitheatre before the Merle Gate ; it is a
large Circus, with scuts rising otie above the
outer, Miring a her of hoses ow the top.
crowded with saectators ; all ranks, and all the
different Ca dill*W4 of Spain, wilt he found united
here on such occasions. The Circus is cleared,
every spectator is obliged to go to his seat—the
solemn entry begins; the Aleade, with his Algua-
zils, in lung envied wigs, heads the train; then
follow the l'icadores. or 'Squires, on horseback, in
the dress of ancient Spanish Knights, anti the
Ifindarillero3, or flays-bsarers, in many-eoloared
waistcoats, dee:prated with ribbons. Now follows,
with grave and proud steps, the invincible
Matador. or bull-killer, the hero of the combat,
brandishing his soord, and a group of Harlequins.
slaves iu disguise, and Merry-Andrews of every de-
scription, close the rear. flere ends the •prelude,
and the solemn coin* begins on a signal wren by
the Corregidor. Two timid Algnatils run to
the stall, and. with trembling hands and averted
faces, push bark the !talcs ; out rushes the first balls
breathing rage nail fury ; 'shouts of getiepal joy re-
sound ail over the asuphitheatre, anti thousands of
yelling ',sires, to render the unlash still more fps
flionse roar oift, Tint, torn, (bull; bill:; Me*
boisterous noise dad uproar eusne ; •the spectators
clap their hotls, bent the groural and benches with
theirsticks, and wave their bats, limptlkerthiefs, and
blades; it seems just as if the a hole assembly was
passesaed by the theiL Meanwhile the Picadores,
or 'Squires. have tate', their station facing the stall,
' and, with their horsed turned shimmy% expect the
attack of the i:ifur'afed beast ; the latter rashes
suddenly upon time foremost Mau, to toss both horse
rider into the air, but he gives the bull a stab
in the net k with his pike, turns his horse, and gal-
lops back. • Biel: ! lien ! (well ! we!l!) resounds
all over the ainpliith..atie, it t 3.1, a capital push.—
' The bull possum lots immily, until iv encountered
by a second Picadore ; this our is not so successful,
he misses his aim, his pike breaks, the beast rim
up one side of the hors's belly. the rider falls
down, mill without the sty-scour of the Chnlos, our
pedestrian email:Aunts, tie moat forfeit his life.—
These to a iimmeot rfarii e the in:Lucca Picadore
from the huh, lot' cieleatomitig to attract the
latter's attention, a d!iont pike or so nut, Lilt only
with a little piece of tatfety. m a small rail llae..—
Nothine exceeds their dexterity, to make the Mill
hunt them, by merely slice Mg! • thy .e
colours, and by the constant cry of Toro. 'tort, !
a oil (or bull. bull, have at ear;) hat with
equal ce!erity they• know hoe to c-cape fruit' dens
114 the moinetit 'of danger ot el- the inelosure of
planks which serrouptils the Canna, ; the atu to ci es-
sceely wirsina them. and when L.: gels within
close reticle they suddenly aro., tLeir fleas, and
by one leap find themselves m safety. In this
ip..uner the discomfited Picadore succeeds in
iwounting gamiest horse, IWa LIONIONO4/• iIOOONIOti
and he mn,t revense the itesolt—he gallops
with imp, tuosity against the bull, and womida
him. Excellent ! Excellent ! resonials front all
aides: NMI during this ;en Ides of applause. an
humble Chain, or 1111g4WOreC, ettile3VOUril to make
the animal abondisa the ;pursuit of his adversary.
But the Corregidor gives the signal, trumpets
and kettle-drums are heard, the Picadores retire,
and the liandiriltem., or flag-hearers, alone. begiu
to chew their skill in txPinhat, holding a bander' 110,
or flag in 'each hand, and beimescarcely an Melt dis-
tant front the horns of the beast, they endeavour to
get at h in sideways. with great precaution ; they
follow all his motions. till tie"; prreelee the throur-
'obleirsuinent ;when the armed point of their Wade-
villas is stuck lam Ibis bibly, and the rockets or fire-
works go off, while the h ill drives furiously about
the CrcuS.'lliescriie, however, becomes tedious, and
the multitude call for another ball; the Matador, or
uow steps majestically lulu the Circus,
and makes a how to all the assembly; his silk cloak
is shivering in the air, and his naked sword glistens
in the sun ; he approaches ; the bell seems to kuow
Iris dangerous enemy, and both stand still opposite
to one another ; all the spectator* testify the most
anxious eapectation, and a dead silence reigns all
over theamphithentre ; the moment the bull makes
motion, the 31starfor throws open his cloak, and iu
an instuut the fatal blow is gives : down falls the
rowing beast ut the conqueror's feet; the cries of
" Excellent ! Excellent ! Bravo I Bravo ! the. Ma-
tador for ever !" MAO the amphitheatre re.
echo from all parts ; to this succeeds the clap-
ping of heads, sticks, fans, the sounds of trum-
pets and kettle-drums, in s'iort, the noise is in-
creased a thousand-faltl, awl baffles all descrip-
tion. The ainateme then go into the Circus, the
bull is searched, aad his %mond probed ; they dis-
pute, measure the victor', tops. ,and load him
with eirenniains. The dialed in water and
lenemade, the girls that sell oranges and pastry,
fill the Circus. all is ip motion, visits are paid
from one box to another, pil; the handkerchiefs are
waving, anal the %%hole assembly take their after-
noon's limeheen ; hut the door of the Circus is
opened, and three males, decked with bells aid
flying rilshons,• enter at full gallop; they drag
away the slaughtered animal ; the area is sinoothed
again, every body hastens beck to his seat, trum-
pets and kettlesdru:ns announce the arrival of
the second bull, hod the spectacle i 3 repeat-
ed with few variations. If the hull is not fierce
enough, they bait him with blood-boumsls ; if
estrentely wild, he will often kill lame* by the
dozen. The end of the bloody spectacle is
generally reudered very gay and merry. They
einolov, for instance, Inca of straw, with lead on
their feet, whom the hull will hew ten times Into
the air. and yet they always %mover on font ngain.
Moakeys which Ica!, between his horns, and make
the most entrains faces sill sr-Antic:es at each vain
toss the animal gives. flurlequins, with large bal-
loons, flag !atomisers, diseruised as women, with
large fano. he. Some times you'll see a leach fel-
low, who ininps ”it the buil', hack, seal thaws
thong of leather Nu of ima spikes round his maz-
sle, while he htlds the thoag :it both eats a ith
his tooth, &IA plays a the guitar, ttc. Ste. At

;wit comes 4i hull, calleiti b :viol* he has
leath,tr balls na 11:i homs ;he givey sip to th
kin atetirs, and ie never kilted b.) tile illatador,.except ,
iu caies of the greatest etertrricy. Theie are the
bull-lights which reguLuly take place twice a oeck
iu suilinner. At each manse, eighteen Lulls are sturt-
eil, sia in the morning; by way of experinieut,
mail twelve in the aftertioon, for the rent feust..f.

In proportion at the heat is greater, the more fu-
rious these animals generally prove ; the seats .iq
the Aluphitheattre may ha had from two to folasi
eight sail teu reads, according to their situation, in
the sun or slisde, on the steps or is the Imam; the
bull ti,thts are given fur the benefit of the general
hospital : the expense is usually estimated at one
thousand piastres, and the receipts amount at least
fo two thousand, a Matta:lor receives from sixty to
eighty piw:trch Picaulore from fifty to sixty, and a
Chas and ita;larillo from twenty-four to thirty.

ME TURF:

BEDFOUD RACES.

These Rams commenced Inat Tiiiraday, and attracted
en *lmam assemblage of and Fashions!)les.—
land end lady Carinigtua, Mr. sod Lad, Eht•heth Whit-
bread, and several other persons of distmetion were present.
After the PUCOlid heat, (Jr the Wohrten Stages; the com-
pany were harp...red by the at.pearauce of a hare, which
crossed the coarse. innocliatel the Gentlemen en horse-
back as we:! ak Muse on Nat pursued poor puss, who took
refuge iu a bush, which was soon ItOrrthonded; she made
an attempt to bolt out, but tindiag herself bloi-ked up on
• all sides, slat was unable to clear the riles, and in her leap
was careen by a Gentleman in his sinus She tan (lieu
tshibited to the Ladles, who had becu a/tidbit • Mit( time
atinemassiogini anxiipui to know the cause of llic