The Sun.
London, England, 1825-07-28 00:00:00

It would be tiresome to go at length into the detail of the
"second tight," as it was called, which followed this : the un-
dertaHng being to the assembly—for the notion of " match"
now began to be too obvious a humbug to be talked about—
that there should be two onsets, at twenty minutes' interval, by
three clogs at each time. When the last doll; of the first set,
Turk, v.sas removed, poor Nero's Ortmet was just as good as
before the affair began. The keeper, 'Wombwell, went iitto
the cage instantly, and alone ; carrying a pan of water, with
which he first sluiced the animal, end then offered'him some to
drink. After a few minutes the lion laid clown, rubbing the
parts of his head which had been tor (a% a cat we.old do) with
his paw ; and presently a pan of fresh water being wrought, he
lapped out of it for some moments, while a second keeper pat-
ted and caressed him through the iron grate. The!second com-
bat presented only a repetition of the barbarities committed in
the first, except that it completely settled the doubtif any ex.:
isted--as to a sum of money being depending. In throwing.
wate, upon the lion, a good deal had been thrown upon the
stage. This made the floor of course extremely slippery;
so far it was a very absurd blunder to commit. But the second
set of dogs let in being heavier then the first, and the lion more
exhausted, he watt unable to keep his footing on the wet hoards,
and fell in endeavouring to shake them off, bleeding freely from
the nose and head, and evidently in a fair way to be seriously
injured. . The dogs, all three, seized him on going in, and he
endeavoured to get rid of them in the same way as before, using
his paws, and not thinking of fighting,
.but not with the same
success. He fell now, and showed syMptoms of weakness,
upon which the dogs were taken away. This termination, how•
ever, did not please the crowd, who cried out loudly that the
dogs were not beaten. Some confusion then followed ; after
which the dogs were again put in, and again seized the lion,
who by this time, as well as bleeding freely front the head, ap-
peared to have got a hurt in one of his fore feet. At length,
the danger of mischief becoming pressing, and the two divisions
of the second combat having lasted about five minutes, Mr:
Wombwell announced that he gave up on the part of the lion ;
and the exhibition was declared to be at an end.

[FURTHER PARTICULARS.]
The first struggle between the lion and his assailants lasted,
about 11 minutes; and the last something less than five; but
the affair altogether wanted even the savage interest which gee
nerally belongs to a common bull, or bear bait. For, from cite
beginning of the matter to the end, the lion wee/ merelyn sof-
ferer—he never struck a blow. The only picturesque point
which could present itself in such .a contest would have been,
the seeing an animal like the lion. in a high state of fury and
excitation ; but before the battle began, we felt assured that
no !web event would take place : because the animal in ques.
tion bad not merely been bred .up-in such a manner as would
go ler to extinguish all natural disposition to ferocity, but the
greatest pains had been taken to render . him tame, and gentle,
and submissive. Wombwell, the keeper, walked about in the
cage with the lion at least as much at his case as he could haves
done with any of the.ders who were to be matched against hiin.
At the end of the first combat„'the very moment the dogi were
removed. he goes into the age and gives him water. At the
end of the last battle, while he wounded and bleeding, he
goes to him again without the least hesitation. This mat; must
have known, to certainty, that thg animal's temper was not ca-
pable of being roused into ferocity. It might admit, perhaps,
of some question, whether the supposed untameable nature of
many wild animals is not something overrated ; and whether it
would not be the irresistiele strength of a domestic lion (in case
he should become excited): that could render him a dangerous
inmate, rather than any prObability that' he would easily be-
come furious; hut, as regards the particular animal in question.
and the battle which he had to fight—he evidently had no un-
derstanding of it—no nption that the dog was his enemy. A
very large dog, the property of.a gentleman in Warwick. was
led up to his caravan on the day before the fight ; this dog's
appearance did not produce the slightest impression upon him.
So, with the other wild beasts of Wombwell's collection, who
were shown to the fighting dogs, as we observed above, on
the morning of Tuesday, not one of them appeared to be
roused by the meeting in the smallest degree. • A common
house cat should have been upon the qui vine, and aux
mains too probably, in a moment. All the contest that did
take place arouse out of the fact, that the .dogs were of a breed
too small and light to . destroy an animal of the lion's weiglit
and strength, even if he did not defend himself. It was quite
clear, from the moment when the combat began., that he had no
more thought or knowledge of fighting, than a sheep would.
have had under the same circumstances. His absolute refusal
to bite is a curious fact; he had evidently no idea of using his
mouth or teeth as a means for his defence. The dogs, most of
them, showed considerable game ; the brown dog, Turk., per-
haps as much as ever was exhibited, and none of them seemed
to feel any of that instinctive dread or horror which some writers
have attributed to dogs in the presence of a lion.
It would be a joke to say any thing about the feelings of any
man, who, foe the sake of pecuniary advantage, could make up
his mind to expose a noble animal which he had bred, and
which had become attached to him, to a horrible and lingering
death. About as little reliance we should be disposed to Place
upon any appeal to the humanity of those persons who.make
animal suffering—in the shape of dog-fighting, bear-baiting,
&c.' a sort of daily sport—an indemnification, perhaps, for the
not being permitted to torture their fellow-creatures. But as,
probably, a number of persons were present at this detestable
exhibition which we have been describing, who were attracted
merely by its novelty, and would be as much disgusted as we
ourselves were with its details, we recommend their attention
to the following letter, which a gentleman, a Member of the So-
ciety of Friends, who applied personally to Mr. Wombwell to
omit the performance, delivered to him as expressive of his own
opinions upon the question, and thole of his friends. Of course,
addressed to such a quarter, it produced no effect; but it does
infinite credit both to the head and heart of the writer. and con-
tains almOst every thing that, to honourable and feeling men,
heed be said upon such a subject
" Friend,---I have heard with a great degree of horror, of an
intended tight between a Lion that has long been exhibited by
thee, consequently has long been under thy protectiore and six
bull dogs. I seem impelled co write to thee on the subject, and
to intreat thee, I believe in Christian love, that whatever may
be thy hope of gain by this very cruel and very disgraceful ex.
hibition, thou wilt not proceed. Recollect that they are God's
creatures, and we are informed by the Holy Scriptures, that not
even a sparrow falls to the ground without his notice ; and as
this very shocking scene must be to gratify a spirit of cruelty, as
well as a spirit of gambling;--for it is asserted that large sums
of money are wagered on the event of .the contest,—it must he
marked with Divine displeasure. Depend upon, it that the Al.
mighty will avenge the sufferings of his tormented creatures on
their tormentors:: for, though he is a God of love, he is also a
God of justice; and I believe that no deed-of cruelty has ever
passed unpunished. Allow roe to ask thee how-thou wilt endure
to see the 'noble animal thou halt so long protected, and
which has been in part. the means of eupplying- thee with the
means of life, mangled and bleeding before thee ? It is unmanly,
it is mean and cowardly, to sorment any .thing that cannot de-,
fend itself,--41fat cannot speak to tell its pains and sufferings,_
that cannot ask for mercy. Oh, spare thy poor Lion the pangs
of such a death at may perhaps be his —save him from being
torn to pieces—have pity on the dogs that may he torn by him. •
Spare the horrid spectacle—swam-thyself the sufferines that
fear will yet reach thee if thou persist—show a noble example of
humanity. Whoever have persuaded thee to expose thy Lion
to the chance of being torn to pieces, or of tearing other
animals, are far beneath the brutes 'they torment—are un-
worthy the name of men, or rational creatures. What-,
ever-thou mayest gain by this disgraceful exhibition will, I
fear, prove like a cankerworm among the 'rest of thy substance.
-The writer of this most.earnestly entreats thee to refrain from
the intended evil, and tn protect the animals in thy possession
from all unnecessary suffering. The practice of benevclence
will affoid t'.ee inure true comfort than the possession of thou_
.sands. Remember, that He who gave life did-not give it to be
the sport of cruel man ; and tha:. He will assuredly call man to
account, for his conduct to his dumb creaturee. • Remember,
also, that cowards-are always cruel, but the brave love mercy,
and delight to save. .With. sincere desire for the preservation
of thy honour, as a.man of humanity, and for thy he.pp.:nesa and
welfare, I am, thy friend, " S. HOA RE:"

These combats of wild animals 'as is well knownyWere fre-
quent entertainments in the days of Queen Elizabeth: when t.
whole Court, with her Majesty at its head, was accustomed to
attend them. An anecdote-appear? in sotir, modern publication,
purporting to be taken from Stow: Antivir, of a battle between
three mastiff's and a lion; the result of which was favourable to
the dogs. " One or the dogs," it is said, " being pit into the
den,. was.soon. disabled by the' lion, who took him 'by the head
and neck, and dragged him about. Another dog; was then let
loose, and served in the same manner ; but the third being put
in immediately, seized the lion by the lip, end held him for a
considerable time ; till being severely torn by claws, the

dog was obliged to quit his hold; and the lion, greatly exhausted
by the conflict, refused to renew the engagement; but taking a
sudden leap over the dos, fled into the interior part of his den.
Two of the dogs soon died of their wounds ; the third survived;
and was taken -great care of by the Prince-, who said, • he that
had fought with the king of beasts, should neverafter fight with.
an inferior creature.' The latest exhibition of this kind,
however, on record, took place in the reign of James 1., in
the summer of the year 1609—Abe King, Queen, Prince, -
in person, with a large retinue of nobles, being present.
The story is very strangely told in the first volunie of
,Seymour 's Survey; but the -event has a striking •similarity
to that which has just now occurred in Warrick. ".. A
bear, Seymour says—(we quote from memory, but his words
are pretty nearly as follow)—" A bear was turned loose into
an open yard, and -a lion was let out of his den upon
him ; but the lion refused to attack him. Presently, two
lions were turned in; but neither of them would assault
the bear. A horse was next put into the yard with the •
two lions and the bear; but the horse only fell to grazing
quietly beside them. Two mastiffdogs were then let in, who
flew, at the lion and fought with him" (with what rest/It does
not appear). " Afterwards, six more dogs were let in, who
attacked the horses—he being the icost conspicuous object ; but
three bear-herds then entered, and rescued the borsc, and
brought away the dogs, while the lions and the bear stood star-
ing at them."
The Gerans, as late as down to the middle of the last cen-
tury, were much addicted to sports of this same kitid ; and
Dr. Burney, in his Musical 'Tour (1770), gives a translation
of a curious bill which he saw of such an exhibition at Vienna :
lit, there was " a wild boar to be baited ;" 2d, " a great bear
to be torn by dogs ;" 3d, " another boar to be baited by very
hungry dogs, defended by iron armour ;" and lastly, to use
• the-words of the •exhibitor, the spectacle would conslude, thus--
" a furious and hungry bear. which has had no food for eight
days, will attack a wild bull, and eat him alive upon the spot;
and, if he should be unable to complete the business, a wolf
will be in readiness to help him."
A third anecdote related of a Nobleman of the Milanese,
who delighted in fighting wolves, &c. with dots, suggested
the ground, probably, of a laughable drama called The
Bear and the Par/ea, which was first acted in France, and
at most of our minor theatres, about three years ago. The
story is related very tediously by an old Italian novelist ;
but the catastrophe is striking. Three peasants carrying a
large bear in a caravan from Genoa to Castello Sorbente, are
stopped by a party of banditti, who suppose that the machine
contains treasure. Finding only the bear, and learning from
the carriers that it is sent from Archangel to the Martial% Ma-
rialva, they resolve to indemnify themselves for their disap-
pointment by robbing the chateau of his Grace. Accordingly.
the peasants are detained n the bear is killed and flayed; and
One. of tile gang causes himself to be sewed up in the skin. On
arriving at Castello Sorbente, the- :Marquis is from home—this
the rogues kneW, and have laid their account accordingly. The
soppos,d bear is delivered_ in his cage—the domestics being
afraid almost of the-sinlitor hitn—and placed for security, until
the f comes home, in the vestibule of the chateau. In the
night, when.all seerm,4 safe, be lets Ititknelf out. of the machine,
and: proceeds to admit his companions; hut, crossing through
the gardens for this purpose, without adverting to what may
-aiTz_ct hint in his assumed character; he is seized- by the wolf-
'dogs wile) are loosein• the grounds at n r it, and before his erica
can bripg assistance, -roma ie pieceS as a'bear. . .

EDINBURGH, JULY 26.

FOUNDATION OF THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

'The' fonowink has been handed to -ins as the,
order Aif proeession.to be observed at laying the foundation stone
of this Institution, on the .Calton Hill on Thursday next
- The Lord Provost and Magistrates,. the .Clergy' of the City,
the AleruberS of the Senaoas A cadernicus,..thoSe gentlemen who
Jaye been• educated at the High Sehoo4 whether .stUdents at th 2
Universit or.not, and the young gentlemen attending the High
School, will assemble at the HigliSehool Varde, at oneo'clock.
--:-Those (Alicia' characters .who ha-fre signified their resolution
of. being present, and other gentlemen who find it inconvenient
to meet aL the High School Yards, as also the Calton Constables
wilt assemble at !Ite. Waterloo Eloiel at halt past one o'clock.
The .Grand Lodge.and the Alt.snnic Bodies will meet at the
Scilool-yards according to the instructions issued by the
Grand Loilge.
The proceoaiOn will be arranged in the following order
. • Sixty High Constablesi, in threes: •
Moderator of the High Constables. • .
• Janitor of the High School.
. •

Glass of th,! High School,. in thr'ees;• according
' • to their,bize, the. tallest in rear.
Master.
; • 2d Ciatis. tn the like order. • •
• Th.e Master.
• 3d Class in tine like order.
The Master.
, • 4th Class in the like order: •.
•
The Master. •
sth Class in the like order.
The Rector.
_ _ .

Gentlemen who have attended the High Selool,. is threes.
University Mace Bearer, with his mace.
Professors.
The Very Reverend - -
Clergy of the City.. -
City Officers, two ar.d two apart.
. The Lord Provost, 3lfig -strates, and Council, in their
usual State, the juniors in front.
-Architect for the Building.
Grand Lodge. Lodge, holding under it.

The ring;ng of the bell in St. steeple will announce
that the procsion is about to move,, when all carriages, horses,
&c. will be cleared away from, and prevented from plying in
the streets through which the procession is to pass until it is
concluded.

The procession will move by Infirmary-street, the South,
North, and Regent Bridges, to the site on the Calton Hill
selected for laying the ,foundation-stone. At the ViTaterloo
Hotel the official and other Gentlemen there waiting will join
the procession, .and, preceded by the Calton Constables, will
take their place, in threes, before the City Officers.
11. hen the young gentlemen of the High School approach the
place of ceremony, they will be conducted to their places on the
Hill at the north side. The'Clergy at.3enatus Academicus will
nioVe to the right, and take their station on the south side. The
Lord Provost,',Magistrates, &c., kill follow and take their sta-
tion on the west side, and the Grand Lodge will move by the
left, and passing behind the' High School boys, enter and take
their station on the east and north,ide.

No persons will, it is hoped, interfere vlih the spaee allotted
to the High School boys, however inconvenient they may be for
want of accommodation.

When the ceretauny is concluded, the city part of the pro-
cession will return in the same order, and move: from their
stations by the same route which they took in advancing, but
the masonic part will be front.
When the head of the procession reaches the High School
gate. it will halt, and open right . and left—the Lord Provost
and Aagistrates will pass between the lines, the procession fol-
lowing up as its froutis cleared so as to Tnter the High School-
yard in inverted order, the seniors being in front. Each body
comprising the pocession, will move to the place where it was
first marshalled.--(Edinturgh Observer, July 26.)

•
DESTRUCTIVE •Very alarming fire
broke out on Tuesday last, on the nremises belonging to Mr.
fIDwARD H uotn: -3, in the parish of Stanford, at a quarter be
.-
fore twelve o'clock at noon. It appears that the calamity was.
occasioned by a child, the daughter of one of his workmen, who
took a firebrand through the farm-yard for the purpose of 'assist-
ing her mother, who was at some distance with her family, to
prepare,their dinnel. The dreadful devouring element com-
menced its work of destruction on a rick of turnip haum, con-
taining 14 loads, which speedily communicated to a lodge,
which roof was thatched, consumed it, and almost instanta-
neously reached a mass of straw, of 18 or 19 loads, Which, from
the heat of the son and the long drought, as quickly disappear-
ed. A newly erected barn was tile next object for destruction ;
this achieved, with the exception
.of its stone walls, the vast
body of fire attached itself to a large fatting lodge, also
thatched ; after destroying .70 feet in length, it consumed nearly
the whole of four ricks of hay, got up in excellent condition, all
the fencing of the yards, The barn and lodges contained
25 quarters of turnip seed, ebout six quarters of beans and oats,
151 fleeces of Kent wool,. a winnowing and another cleaning
machine, three sairelOths, 20 quarters of sacks, a large quantity
of thatch wood, fagots, fence poles, &c. ; also two ploughs, two
ox csrts,gratten rakes,and a variety of other implements in hus-
bandry. A horse, which was in the first-named ledge, was
with much difficulty saved. - Had the standing corn been ten
days forwarder, there is great reason to believe that a field,
containing 26 acres of wheat and 12 acres of oats, would have
been annihilated, as the wind blew fresh from the north-east,
and.wafted floating bodies of fire to a considerable. distance in
the standing corn, a small part of which was consumed. We
learn that :to part of. the property wad insured, owing to the
very recent erection, of the buildings, the barn being 'only
finished trio weeks since. Mr. iIIIGIIE3 has long been insured
in the Norwich, and has certain parts of his property standing
still in the books of thst Union ; and though notice of his in-
tention had been really given to Mr. Pr.aNir, the agent for
Hy the, to insure his particoler property prier to the 29th of Sep-
tember, e regreffo add, no Pollcf*.as effected.

IIATTON-GARDEN.—For several days past, the
Magistrates of this Office have been kep! pretty busily em-
plOyed :0 hearing and deciding disputes between the masters
and journeymen of almost every trade. In most cases, the
Magistrates evinced a disposition tri.adop,t. the mildes. proteed.
ing that the law allows, and frequently succeeded in sending
the complainants and defendants from the office on good terms
with each other—the former being taught the sound policy of
conciliating the wayward and too often misguided operative,
and the latter being admonished of the futility of illegal com-
binations by workmen in opposition to their employers. /n
k,-ome instances, however, the parties proving refractory, and
shewing a disinclination to bow to any laws but their own,
were dealt with according to the provisions of the Statute.
From amongst. several, we select the two following as most pro-
minent

Yesterday, Joleir SinznipAds, a journeyman in -a ^, employ-of
Mr. Thomas 1-carsley, smoke-jack. manufacturer, No. 263.
Holborn, was brought-before Wm. L. Roatas, Esq., charged
with qikitting his euiployer's .service, and leaving his work in
an unfinished state. . •
Mr. Yearsley oh'erved, that in preferring a complaint against
defendant, he trusted that his Worship would not suppose
that he was actuated by any hostile or unkind feeling towards
the man, but in tact the practice had recently become of such
frequent occurrence, and was productive of such baneful effects
to the interests of trade in general, that he felt it a duty he owed,
not only to himself but to society, to endeavour to put down all
such lawless coinbinations--CombinatiOns he would call diem—
for although the particular act might appear. to be performed
only by an individual, yet it was the contrivance
.of a,club or
party whoaSsumed to themselves. the prerogative of dictat,ing
and framing resolutions for thegovernmen Cif such as were weak'
enough to become their instruments. A 'great deal had lately
been written and spoken on 'this vitally important subject,
by many great and many wise Mini, but it was impossible
for any man, not himself- in trade, to form any adequate
notion of the pernicinua consequences resulting from those sys-
teinatizedconfederacie.s of workmen which are now becomin,,
but too frequent. They tended to destroy that confidence and
good feeling that should ever subsist between the employers
and the employed, and in the end both must necessarily be se-
vere sufferers.

Mr. TearOey then stated that he had given the prisoner a
certain quantity. of work to perform, the greater part of which
was to :have -been complete by a fixed day, to make up an
order;-and, on acCuuntof this work, he (Mr. Vearaley) had, at
the man's pressing, .request, advanced him money even beyond
whatethe'wor!ananship
.would have come to. however, in a
'abort attic, afEerSimenonds quitted the place, leaving his work
urelone, anti went zo another person, at whose workshop he was
found, • -'
. .
• Sitrationiis;- in defence, contended that the price allowed be
Mr. .Vearsley was net conformable to the general 'standard
affixed by the trade, and that he could not subsist on such low
wage's. •
- • Mr. Yearsley declared that it was the firat time. he had ever
heard any thing objected to his scale of prices; and that if the
defendant thought them
,toolow he should not have undertaken
the Work, nor drawn money on account of it.
The Magistrate replied---e" Certainly not; that is, I think,
the very worst defence that could.be set up."
Simnionda then observed, that he did not mean to offer that
circumstance in defence ; the true cause of his so hastily quit-
ting Mr. Yearsley's erhployment was, that the fires in the fac-
tory were too powerful for I:is constitution, and a medical gentle.
men to whom he applied for advice had told him, if he valued
his life he should quit the place.
Magistrate—ls that gentleman present ?
Sininionds—No, your Worship, he is not. •
Magistrate—Have you any cettificate from him to prove the
• truth of your statement?
Simmonds—l did not think it would be necessary, Sir.
have no certificate.

Magistrate-4 do not believe you could produce it, and shall
commit you to prison for seven days.
Thom, s Cordell, a brick-maker, who had contracted for
!ruddily, a certain quantity of bricks for Mr. Cubitt, the builder,
of Gray's Inn-lane, and had run away from his work, under
rather more aggravated circumstances, wus committed to the
House of Correction for one month.

GLASGOW.—;--Tile predictions of certain politi-
cians of some inint'enbe indefinite good to the working classes
from the repeal of the Combination Laws have been but too
mournfully disproved by events. Nothing, according to them,
was to be done but the workmen td strike, against their em-
ployers, and they would get whatever, they demanded.—
Little more than a year has elapsed since that repeal took
glace. In every quarter combinations have sprung up.--
Great numbers of persons have been idle for months ; fresh
hands have been procured to supply the places of the misled
workmen; violence of every kind has been perpetrated; the
kingdom has been kept in a ferment; trade and commerce
have been retarded ; and, to shew how far the workmen
have been affected by following the leaders of the associ-
ations which attempt to interfere with free .labour, it is only
necessary to refer to the present deplorable situation of the manu-
facturing population of this city and suburbs. The annual
survey at present making of the inhabitants of Calton affords a
melancholy contrast to the situation of the people last year._
Among the weavers a deep gloom prevails. There is a great
want of work, and a vast deal of suffering in consequence. In
visiting the suburbs this week, scarcely a land was entered but
some of its tenants were out of work ; many of the loom-shops
were entirely sluit up, while others were perhaps occupied by a
solitary weaver, who had been fortunate enough to procure a
web. Whole families were foetid who could not procure work,
and want wits but too plainly depicted in the countenances o
I many in consequence. The females especially complained of
want of employment, and groups of them were to be seen dis-
cussing the distressed state of their families,
,while their hus-
bands are found lounging about, or fruitlessly, engaged for
weeks going the round of he ware-rooms in search of work.—
The associations have been found quite inadeemete to afford a
reme.;y to such wants. The associations have already had to
pay about 1,2001. to the Calton district alone. Huddled toge-
ther in small attics, there were large families covered with rugs,
shake-downs on the floor for beds, and scarcely an article in the
dwelling that could be designated furniture. The entrance to
such places are at this season very disagreeable ; at-
tention to this department shows of what advantage
well-regulated Police can be, in attending to the comfort and
cleanliness of the people, instead of absorbing too much time
with • trifling criminal cases. It is a very singular fact, but
clearly }moved by experience, that in Calton the weavers have
in general hitherto been much more temperate, have better
clothes, better furnished houses, are far more cleanly, and
much more regular in their payment of the assessments, than
ninny of those who earn higher wages in public works, who are
much mare dissipated, and are far inferior in their external
appearance. From the unfortunate connection by which a few
leaders of the combination, have identified the whole body with
their own acts, public sympathy is alienated, and many a poor
family is in consequence suffering in silence from the violence
of others. All that can be done in a commercial country is to
give every man full liberty, to employ his skill and industry to
to the best advantage; but if lie cannot get the price for it at
which he values it, he is of course entitled to withdraw his
services. This is, however, all he can legally do ; it is the
boundary of his privilege; and he dare not go beyond it, with-
out encroaching on the interest of another man, who may not
put such a value orahis labour, and may find it.for his advan-
' tage to take less—(Glasgow Chronicle.)