The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-16 00:00:00

A CITY CREATED BY A DOG.

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The Duke of Lucca's villa at Stiava ii.beautifully situ-
ted, but very small. To avoid anticipating dinner by
the olfactory nerves, which is inevitable in a diminutive
mansion, and to insure a more ample refectory, the Duke
banished his batterie de cuisine to Cones, a lodge a mile
up in the mountain, and regularly earned an appetite,
in those days, by scrambling up there to breakfast and
dinner. It was fine discipline for health, and to en-
courage the practice, the amiable Duchess, during his
absence at Vienna, had his rural dining hall, at
Conca beautifully painted and furnished, to give
him a pleasant surprise on his return. His Royal
Highness's next birth-day was accordingly kept at
the lodge in the mountains. A little castellated town,
a few miles off, Camajore, which had played its part
gallantly in the civil wars, and had still strong walls
to boast, had long been memorializing and supplicating
the sovereign to be advanced to the dignity and privileges
of a city. " Viareggio, without walls or ancient re-
nown, had civic honours to dispense, why should not
Camajore?" The place is so small, and so insignifi-
cant, that the Duke had always smiled at their preten-
sions, and waived their claims, reluctant to impose un-
necessary expenditure on the state. However, there
were too many persons interested in sharing the muni •
cipal emoluments to let the subject drop. One wanted
to be governor, another chancellor, and another gen-
falonier, or mayor, besides some twenty more expect-
ing subordinate offices. The Duke was inexorable
—the Duchess was assailed—and, above all days
in the year, on her consort's birthday! Her
Royal Highness never interferes in Government
decrees, but how could she refuse so small a boon on
such a day ? Dinner commenced—the feast was joyous.
When persons are happy and merry themselves, they
naturally wish to dispense happiness and mirth to others.
An old courtier gave a hint, that Camajore alone, of all
the country round, was sad; " hope long deferred, making
the heart sick." The Duke was deaf—at length the
Duchess spoke—his heart has always ears for her, and
he was in buoyant spirits. By his side stood his favourite
dog, a splendid animal. Brillante, he knew, had just
been gorged by a large plateful, from the royal board, and
Brilliante was notorious for never eating bread, so, in a
moment of frolic, thinking he was sure to win, his Royal
Highness was resolved to set the fate of Camajore on a
cast, and throwing the dog a large roll, he said—" If
Brillante devours this, Camajore shall be a city." The
capricious and capacious jaws opened—the teeth did
their work—the bread went down—absolutely down,
and Camajore was a city 2 I believe the Duke was
sorry, but his word was passed. The Duchess and
Princess Charlotte soon twined the ornamental flowers
of the table into a garland, crowned Brillante, and led
him to his royal master, amidst cheers and vivas. The
propitious dog was next morning taken to Camajore
and paraded about the new city, amidst a rejoicing po-
pulation, who were ready to worship him, and promised
to introduce a dog and a loaf of bread into the city arms,
over the gate, that Brilliante's fame might descend to
posterity.—Bye Ways of Italy.

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the are constructderent flora all others, and are the smallest hear-
ing isstrumentsd—measuring only a quarter of an inch in
their widest part; they may be securely adjusted in the ears unob-
served, and removed therefrom with as great ease and facility. Per-
sons are enabled to join in general conversation, and to hear moot
distinctly in a place of worship, Esc., and what should be greatly
considered, a natural expansion of the cavity o f the ear is preserved
—a thickening or contraction of which in many instances is par-
tially the cause of deafness—and by their use the unpleasant sen-
sation of singing noises in the ears is entirely obviated. Also im-
proved hearing trumpets of every description. Immediately the
newly-invented spectacle lenses are placed before imperfect vision,
either by day or candlelight, that mist and dullness which appear
before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and
distinct, as that the most aged defective sight becomes bright and
brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state.
Also the most powerful achromatic telescopes, opera glasses, and
microscopes. Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solomon, opticians, are
not in any way connected with a person of the same name in their
immediate neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country. To prevent
mistakes, be cautious, and observe—only to be had at 38, Alberraarle-
street, Pice.dilly, opposite the York Hotel.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—A BAD LEG OF THIRTY-FIVE
YEARS' STANDING CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—
The particulars' f this extraordinary case are as follows :—Mr. Jas.
Macdonald, a native of Ireland, now residing at No. 7, George-yard,
Whitechapel, was discharged from the navy in 1813, in consequence
et his leg then having been bad for two years, and pronounced in
Plymouth Hospital as incurable. During the former long period he
had had the advice of the most skilful surgeons in London, Dublin.
and other places. Notwithstanding the dreadful state of the leg and
five-and-thirty years of suffering, the limb is now soundly healed
by the use of Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which are sold by all
dealers in medicines, and at the Proprietor's Establishment, 244,
Strand, London.
A ROGUE CAUGHT AND RELEASED.—We learn
from the Boston Star that an Englishman, named A. T.
Leman, a mahogany-dealer in London, after swindling his
creditors out of about 90,000 dollars, left for this country,
and arrived here in the ship Joshua Bates. One of his
creditors followed him in the Caledonia, and learning that
Leman had offered to Mr. Henshaw, broker, in Boston,
5,0001. in Bank of England notes for sale, he ferreted him
out, and obtained from him 10,000/. in Bank of England
notes and soverigna, and allowed him to smape.—New
Yorh Journal of Cbsnnmercei