The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-06 00:00:00

rTIIE PUBLIC LEDGER..]

We have received the Paris Papers of Satyr-
day, and the Etoile of Sunday. They contain
no news from Spain of so recent a (late as that
conveyed by
the Telegraph, which announced
the .capture and execution of , Bessieres. The
detailed account would not probably appear be-
fore Monday ; though the effect of this intelli.
gence, even in its present stinted form, is percep7
ttble' in the improved and ithproving state, of the
Rentes. As the 'conspiracy, for which that ad-
venturer ha§-suffered, was directed against the
French as much as against Ferdinand, the for-
mer will regain their influence in Spain, which

had been rapidly subsiding before, and which,
in her present deplorable circumstances, can
only be exercised for here benefit. The French
Government, too, has been long sensible of its
error, in restoring the old despotism without
making any provision to check the passions of
its ignorant and fanatical retainers; and it was
the attempt to correct this blunder, which in-
duced the Serviles to try to dethrone Ferdi-
nand, as an instrument of the French, and to
set up a tool of their own in the person of
his brother, Don Carlos. However the former
will now take his revenge ; and as he does
not dislike the spectacle of a grand moral
lesson, the penalty he will inflict will be
fully equal to the provocation he has received.
As the priesthood have taken a prominent part in
the conspiracy, and as his zeal for their interests
has been more the effect of policy than of reli-
gious fervour, he will mulct them handsomely
now that he has them in his power ; and, whilst
he is thus gratifying his natural• propensity to
violence, he will unconsciously promote the in.
terests of humanity. However, we' think more
favourably of him now, than we did before ;
and if any thing can reclaim him from his ar-
bitrary way, it is the discovery he has just
made of the designs of the Ultra-Servile party
against his person and authority. The Con-
stitutionalists, even when they had most cause
of complaint against him, never plotted against
his life ; and they always repelled with horror the
idea of compelling him to abdicate. Both designs,
however, are perfectly familiar to his pretended
friends,par excellence, of the Throne and the Altar.
The failure of. their late plot will only render
them more circumspect ; whilst they have in their
fears an additional motive to remove a Monarch,
whom they cannot trust any longer, and who,
they are well aware, cannot confide in them after
the disclosures that have been just made. How-
ever, the King has them now so completely in
his power, that he may crush them entirely, if
such be his will; and as he has only the other
alternative left of being crushed himself by this
execrable faction, it is possible that a regard for
his personal safety may induce him to do, what a
sense of duty, aided by the reclamations of the
French Government, could not have extorted
from him before.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MR. WOMBWELL AND HIS LIONS.

UNION -HA L L .—The owner of the lions Nero and Wallace,
which were brutally exhibited at Warwick this summer, at-
tended yesterday before R. J. CHAMBERS, Esq. the presiding
Magistrate, on the authority of a warrant issued' at the instance
of a tradesman named Ott, which charged. him with an assault
committed under these circumstances :
It appeared that on the last day of Camberwell Fair the com-
plainant went to the Menagerie, of which Mr. Wombwell is
the proprietor, and inquired if the two royal animals were to be
seen which had been recently engaged in a conflictmith the bull
dogs at Warwick, and on being answered in the affirmative, he
paid the demargl and entered the exhibition. In. descending the
steps within the show, he perceived a man upon oneof the cages,
whom he supposed to be about feeding the animals, for the lion
Nero dashed to the top of his cage, and roared as if he were
uneasy. SeVeral persons who were inside were attracted to the
spot, and, after a few moment's, Mr. Ott, having observed. some
persons going round the cage, he followed them, and found,
when he had got outside, that it was the door •of egress. Not
having satisfied his curiosity, he endeavoured to return, but was
prevented by Mr. Wombwell, who appeared to be.. stationed
there. The complainant represented how he had mistaked the
door, and trusted that he should be permitted to see the exhibi-
tion. He was then_told that he could not enter by that door, and
not being willing to go away Without indulging his curiosity, he
endeavoured to push past the proprietor, who immediately
seized him, and called to another person, whose name is Haines,
whom lie instructed, in no very gracious terms, to give the com-
plainant a good beating. The man then doubled, -his. fist, and
struck the complainant on the mouth, which bled profusely, the
latter not being able to defend himself having his arms pinioned
by Mr. Wombwell. They, however, soon released him, perceiv-
ing that he was a good deal hurt by the blows, and he was
driven out of the Menagerie, not a little surprised at the brutal
treatment be had met with. On explaining at.the place where
he had paid (the person who received his money having
recognized him) in what way he had been treated, he was per-
mitted to enter without again paying; and on presenting him-
self before Mr- Wombwell, he asked' what apology would be
given for the very rough usage he had experienced ? Mr. W.
said that he had lost 501. last year at Bartholomew Fair, by
people rushing in at the egress door without paying, and he
was determined not to permit any person to enter through it
again. The complainant then observed, that it was but poor
consolation for him to hear an idle story about other people's
acts; to which Mr. W. replied, that lie was not accountable
for what his own men did, who happened to be intoxicated.—
The complainant finding that lie was not very likely to obtain
any satisfactiOn for the injury he had 'received, took a view of
the wild beasts and quitted'the place. The following morning
he obtained a warrant against Mr. W. •for the assault, but it
was not executed until Friday, he being in the . country with
his show. Not knowing the name of the man who struck him,
he did not obtain a warrant against him.
Mr, Wonibwell, on being asked, said the man's name was
George Haines.
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The Magistrate ordered a warrant to be issued aghinst
Haines, and called upon Mr. Wombwell to produce two re-
spectable housekeepers (who immediately appeared) to answer
the charge at the sessions. His Worship said that Mr. Womb-
well's conduct towards the complainant was as bad as his treat-
ment towards his wild beasts, he having held his arms to pre-
vent him from defending himself.