The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-30 00:00:00

THE OURAN OUTANG.

We were favoured on Saturday with an inspection of two
animals of this species, a male and a female, which have
recently been imported, and are about to be publicly
exhibited at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. One of them
was captured in the Island of Borneo, the other was taken
near the banks of the Gambia. Though they are both of
the genus Simia, yet their formation and difference of
colour prove that they belong to two distinct species of
that genus. The male is very nearly black, the colour of
the female is a dull tawny. We think that in height they
are under three feet, but the position in which they place
themselves renders it difficult to form an accurate judg-
ment on that point. The female is very ill supplied with
hair upon the body, but the head and arms are not deficient
in that respect. Her face is exceedingly forbidding ; the
lower jaw remarkably large, the nose small, the [eyes
deeply sunk in the head, and the forehead receding in a
most remarkable mann,r. The expression of her counte-
nance is melancholy and discontented. Her arms are long,
and wanting in muscularity ; her belly is protuberant, and
her legs and thighs appear to be very weak. The coldness
of this climate seems to affect her considerably, and she
fixes herself as nearly as possible to the fire. The head,
neck, and arms, and hands of the male bear a more striking
resemblance to those of the human form than is observable
in the female. He appears to be more lively and contented
than his companion. They are both extremely, docile, and
suffer themselves to be approached without exhibiting the
least sign of fear or alarm. They are not confined by any
chain or clog, but move about freely on a sort of counter,
and receive with evident satisfaction such presents of fruit,
&c. as their visitors think proper to bestow on them. We
were informed that they feel much attachment to those by
whom they are fed ; that they have sagacity enough to
help themselves, and that when they are about to sleep
they shake up their beds and draw a covering over them.

The London Militia, instead of being broken
up, assemble to the number of about 160, in the Artillery'
ground, where they perform their evolutions, to the great
surprise of the neighbourhood, once a week, in great style.
On Friday evening a troop of Light Dragoons mustered at
Waterloo-bridge. This troop has been raised by Alr.
WESTON, one of the Magistrates for the county of Surrey,
and consists of gentlemen and merchants of respectability,
who are armed and clothed at their own expense, and
attached to the Surrey Regiment, under Sir WILLIAm
JOLLIFFE. The association is, we understand, similar to
the late City Light Horse in every respect, except in the
cost. The undress, which is a matter of taste amongst
themselves, and not regulated by the regiment, is particu-
larly becoming.

There was a report very prevalent through
town yesterday, to the effect that O'GORNIAN MAnox
had been shot in a duel with Captain M'NAMARA. We
have reason to believe, from every inquiry we have made
upon the subject, that the report is unfounded in fact,__
Dublin Morning Register.

CITY—SATURDAY EVENING. Nothing
has transpired in the City to-day, with the exception of
some further evidences in proof of the signal defeat of the
atrocious conspiracy which the boroughmongers and their
adherents had entered into against the funds, and the
credit of the country in general. There is not now the
slightest doubt of the existence of such a conspiracy; and
it is pretty evident that the outrageous proceedings i❑ the
two Houses of Parliament on the day of the dissolution,
together with the subsequent not less reprehensible doings
of the same party, were connected with it. Never, how-
ever, were the enemies of the country more decidedly or
more shamefully beaten. We admonished them in the be-
ginning not to proceed in their nefarious course ;
frequently predicted that, both as gamblers and po-
liticians, disgrace and defeat stared them in the
face. We admonished in vain. Some were blinded
by their folly ; others by their passion, and more than
either by their wickedness—all rushed upon destruction,
and few, very few, are there who regret their discomfiture
and utter ruin. We -have heard it said that the borough-
mongers have lost upwards of 100,0001. in endeavouring
to depress the funds ; which sum, added to the money
which they threw away on the elections, will amount pro-
bably to upwards of a million sterling. Every luver of his
King and his country must rejoice at this result, but, for
our part, we can not help feeling sorry for the dupes of the
party in the Stock Exchange. It is said that nearly fifty
brokers and jobbers have been obliged to compound with
their creditors, or ask for time. We have not, however,
heard of one whose conduct has been otherwise than fair
and honourable. We wish we could say as much for their
principals. The defaulters in the house, we believe, have,
without one exception, unhesitatingly laid before their
creditors the whole of their property. The greater part
of the Stock recently thrown upon the market by the
boroughmongers and their dupes has been for the most part
absorbed by the public, who must have been immense
gainers by the event. We understand that the gains of
the members of the Stock Exchange have not been very
considerable, even among the Bull party, while the Bears
have been terrible losers.—Aforning Herald.

Tuesday last, a young lady who was at school
at Gainshorough (Miss N., from Louth) contrived to elope.
The business appears to have been managed with un-
suspected skill and contrivance on the part of the lady, as the
gentleman, the supposed partner of herflight (also of Louth),
had waited upon her at school under the pretence of being
a friend of her faller's, apparently (it is since understood,
at the lady's desire) taking no further notice of her than
as a perfect stranger, although there is little doubt the
plan was then arranged. On Monday morning last, under
pretence of a visit into the town, unknown to her gover-
ness, she contrived to leave the school, and the gentleman
having a chaise in waiting, they were soon on the road to
Hull, where they expected to get the happy knot indis.,
solubly del—Sheffield Courant.
AWFUL RESULTS Or THE FAMINE IN
MAYO AND GALWAY.-It is well known that the

tholic clergy have assiduously attended the poor starving
people, amongst whom the famine is rapidly spreading
contagion. We regret to annouhee that two Reverend
gentlemen, ti.e Rev. Mr. MauEs, of Crossmolina, and
the Rev. MILES PRENDERGAST, P. I'. of Cliffden, have
fallen vi, tims to their zeal and tie fever. Unless prompt
measures are taken for the relief of the distress, we fear
we shall have too many of such deaths to record.-417ti0.
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