The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-18 00:00:00

A BULL FIGHT A 7 BAYONNE.

A letter from Biarritz gives the following account
of the bull fight at Bayonne last week, which was
honoured by the presence of the Emperor and
the Empress :

" Their Majesties were loudly cheered as they
passed through the streets of Bayonne to the circus.
When the Imperial visitors had taken their seats,
the whole personnel of the establishment went in
procession round the arena, and saluted their Ma-
jesties. El-Tato, the first espads, then knelt, and
asked the Emperor's order to commence the perfor-
mance. His Majesty accordingly threw him the key
of the stalls in which the bulls are kept, and the
sport began. The first bull was brought down by El-
Tato after a rather sharp struggle; the performer
missed his blow the first time, but killed the animal
the second; The next bull was a still more formidable
antagonist, for immediately on entering the arena it
tossed a picador and his horse into the air, and both
fell stunned and bleeding to the ground. Neither
man nor horse, however, was much hurt, and both
were removed before the bull could attack them
again. The second espada now entered the lists, but as
the bull was a most formidable adversary, the
public insisted on El-Tato being sent to give the
final blow. This demand was not acceded to,
and the espada, apparently disconcerted by the
clamour, made ineffective attempts before he killed

the animal. The scene was still more dramatic
when the third bull was let loose. El•Tato en-
tered the arena this time, and when about to
deal the fatal blow, the bull lowered its head,

the sword missed the mark, and El-Tato was
knocked down. The piccadors and banderillos
rushed to his aid, and drew off the bull's atten-
tion till he recovered his feet. The struggle then
recommenced, and the taureador displayed a cou-
rage and coolness which were loudly applauded.
When the bull was pursuing him with great
fury, he suddenly stopped, stooped and regarded
the beast with a steady gaze, which seemed to
fascinate it. The two antagonists stood thus facing
each other for some seconds, after which El-Tato
drew himself up and dealt one of his famous
blows, which felled the bull to the ground. This
feat was hailed with repeated rounds of applause.
Three more bulls were afterwards let loose and
killed without any remarkable incident."

showed them, and noticed that the prisoner Willis
had a large slit in the front of her dress. On his
his back for a moment he missed the piece
turning
of silk in question. They looked at several pieces
of silk, and they bought one for which they paid.
£3 4s. Bd. -He cleared the other pieces of silk from
the counter, and then told Mr. Carruthers what he
noticed of their proceedings. He required the pri-
soners to walk into the counting-house, upon which
the prisoners consented to do zo, but on their way
there the piece of silk fell on the floor, just under
Willis. Mr. Brown saw it drop and picked it up.
He followed them into the counting-house, and in
the prisoner's presence s Caruthers had seen it fall from
Willis's person ; but Mr. being in front,
distinctly heard the silk rustle under Willis's dress,
and heard something fall. They were then both
given into custody.
After an ineffectual struggle by Mr. Pater against
the evidence,
The Jury found both prisoners guilty.
Mr. Payne sentenced Lisburne w be kept in penal
servitude for four years, and Willis to be imprisoned
for 18 calendar months.

SURREY SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. Baggallay, Q.C.)
Daniel Dacombe, 48, a singular-looking man,
was indicted for unlawfully and maliciously cutting
and wounding John Taut, with a chopper and
butcher's knife, at Newington.
Mr. M'Neven prosecuted, and Mr. Lilley de-
fended the prisoner.
The prosecutor, a little man, whose Lead and left
hand were bandaged up, and who appeared to have
been suffering severely from wounds, said he was
in the employ of Mr. Glover, pork butcher, Wal-
worth-road. He had known the prisoner some
years as an imbecile, but always considered him to
be harmless. About eight o'clock on the morning
of the 26th ult. witness was unloading his master's
cart at the shop-door, and by some means he acci-
dentally brushed against the prisoner, who called
out, " What did you do that for ?" and, following
him into the shop, took up a 71b. NN, eight, with
which he attempted to strike him. He avoided the
blow by running into the back shop, where he re-
mained until he was gone. About twelve at noon
he brought some goods into the shop, when he saw
the prisoner there again, but took no notice of him.
The prisoner, however, on seeing him, snatched up
a chopper, and flung it at him with consider: ble
violence, striking him on the left arm, but not with
the sharp edge. The prisoner then seized the large
knife, and rushed upon him, making several thrusts
at him with it. Witness closed with him and threw
him down, with the view of disarming him, bat the
prisoner used the knife with such dexterity as to
wound him frightfully. He cut a piece off the top
of his head, part of his left ear, and when witness
put his left hand up to protect himself he actually'
cut the ends of two of his fingers off. He also in-
flicted two deep gashes on the top of his head, and
cut him on the left shoulder. Had not assistance
come he would have murdered him. Witness was
carried to the hospital, and was still under medical
treatment.
Cross-examined—Did not purposely run up
against the prisoner with a pig, neither did he provoke
him in the least. He joked with him as usual about
his wife, and that was all.
William Bollard, another man in Mr. Glover's
employ, gave corroborative evidence.
Mr. Lilley then addressed the jury at some length
for the prisoner, whose family connections were
highly respectable, and who was well known to all
the tradespeople and inhabitants of the Walworth-
road for his kindness and humanity. He should be
able to show that he was aggravated by Taut, and.
annoyed in such a manner as to provoke him to com-
mit an act he would not otherwise have done. The
learned counsel called four witnesses, who said that
they saw the prosecutor excite the prisoner, and
push him about on the morning in question. They
said he was in the habit of doing so, well knowing
his weak intellect.
A number of highly respectable tradesmen came
forward,to speak on the prisoner's behalf, and
The jury returned a verdict on the second count,
for unlawfully wounding, recommending him to the
mercy of the court.
The Chairman observed that the jury had come
to a proper verdict, and he should consider the re-
commendation by sentencing the prisoner to six
months' imprisonment in the county gaol, where
he would have the careful attention of the surgeon.

COUNTRY ILARKEIS.

NEWARK WEDNESDAY.

The greater part of the wheat crop is safely garnered,
and the yield will prove better than was expected. Barley
is a prolific yield, but the grain is discoloured.
White wheat new, 56s to 61s Barley, grinding.. 30s to 33s
Red do. s6s to 58s Oats, old, .. 2Bs to 320
Old white 6os to 63s New do 24s to 27$
Red do. 57s to 60s 1 Beans. 42s to 450
Barley, malting....37s to 40s 1 Beans, new —s to —s
Peas, ....39s to 408