The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-25 00:00:00

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eal force are sure to be unsucces.
each seat has its number, there it
and every one with his ticket in his
once where he is to place himself.
for these exhibitions last, no doub.
amateurs will imitate a country which, however
disorderly otherwise, may, in this respect at least,
boast of its superiority.
Exactly as the clock struck 3, the hour announced
for the performance,. the peror and Empress en-
tered
,their box ; they were received with much.
acclamation by the 5,000 or 6,000 spectators who
filled the amphitheatre. They had come from
Biarritz in a plain, open carriage, without escort
of any kind. A char-a-bane, with six or seven
persons belonging to the household, followed them.
The EmpreSs Eugenie presented herself as a Spanish
woman genarally does when she, attends a corrida.
She was dressed in black, with a black mantilla—a
French bonnet would have been a solecism, and one
small red flower in her hair. Her beauty an I her
grace, which her costume so well set' off, ex, i.:ed
admiration, and her presence was hailed by re-
peated bursts of applause. Operations com-
menced soon after the entrance of their Majes-
ties. The leaders of the cuadrilla, or trop of hull-
fighters, all from Andalusia, were Manuel Dotnin-
guee, Thsperdieio, and Jose Carmena, alias Il
Pauadero, or " the Baker." Some years since
Desperdicio. for some offence or other, quitted his
country. He went to South America, and posed
the ptriod of his exile in the practice of the taruro-
maqueict among the wild bulls of the pampas. Ho
returned to Spa i where his "education" was com-
pleted, and be exhi',ited as a torero. He profited.
by his experience, and was soon known in Anda-
lusia as one of the most successful pupils of the
celebrated Chiclanero, and the most formidable
rival of the Sal imanquino. He was engTed this
year in Madrid, where revolutions and coups d'etat
never interfere with such sports, except when the
principal actor, like Pucheta, engages iu the equally
dangerous profession of politics, and it was then
that the Emperor's brother-in-law, the Duke of
Alba, engaged him with his cuadriqa for Bayonne.
The second espada was until lately a baker (pana-
dero) in Seville. The rising "artists," Jose Usa
and Francisco Aragon, formed part of the troop.
The picadores, or...lA=Bll2'mi, were Jose Mims. whp
is well known in
.the towns of Andalusia • Pedro
Romero, a pupil of the well known Corchado ; An-
tonio Calderon, who, in spite of his sleepy air,
actually makes the spectator shudder at his auda-
cious bearing with the bull ; and Jose Trigo, who
is esteemed by the good people of Madrid as the
" classical" picador. Calderon and Munos fought
the first bull. He was a finely formed animal, with
small black herd, and short but formidable looking
horns, eyes that moved about incessantly, and most
nimble legs. He bounded furiously out of his den
the moment the door was opened, and after a few
turns of the ring looked defyingly and fiercely at
his attackers and at:the spectators. When, how-
ever, be came to a "conference" with the pica-
dores he became more calm, and he seemed wd ing
to accept a treaty of peace. The chulos would not
consent to the terms whatever these were ; they
shook their gay cloaks in his face, and his fury again
returned. He attacked Calderon's horse in the r ear
and the picador was evidently unprepared for this
mode of assault. He defended himself however with
out losing his saddle, and the hone got rid of the
bull without more serious damage than a slightly
gored leg. , Trigo, the second picador, apparently
annoyed at his comrade's negligence, came up at
full gallop, and rushed against the furious bull.
In a second Trigo lay sprawling on the ground,
with his horse killed beside him. Pauadero and
Aragon helped him to rise, and he went in anger
in search of another quadruped. Usa planted, el
tergo, a pair of banderillas or darts in the neck of

the arinial, dropping suddenly on him, and them
gliding away by the left. He succeeded well in his
feat, and was much applauded. Four pairs of deals
were struck in the bull's neck by Usa and Chacont
and after some further play the trumpet gave the
signal of death. Desperdicio,' whose duty it was,
as first matador, to kill the bull, advanced, as is
the etiquette, ,to the Emperor's box, and asked
permission to do the deed. This, of course, was
accorded, and he flung his montera cap in the air,
which meant that he staked everything on ono
cast. He despatched the animal in two blows.
The second bull, after a similar trial as the first,
was killed by the pamadero in one stroke, which
Montes himself might have envied. The :lm•
operations were repeated throughout, and the re-
sult was that six bulls were killed and eight horses.
By those who love and understand such displays
the fight was pronounced very good. The animals
were generally high spirited, and the bull-fighters
showed admirable dexterity and skill: They were
repeatedly and enthusiastically applauded by the
spectators. The performance ended at six o'clock,
and the Emperor and Empress drove back to
Biarritz.

Crowds of persons failed in procuring places in
the ring, which held about 5,000 or 6,000. They
were obliged to content themselves with such
sports as mountebanks and jugglers, et hoc genus
omne, provided for them outside. Military bands
wore in attendance, and a patrol of (Masseurs and
a detachment of infantry kept the way clear.

I It 1,.; £A .

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THE TIPPERARY BANK.

; It is stated that the provincial creditors of this
*etched swindle are about to make a movement
at the late bead-quarters of the bank. A public
meeting, under the auspices of the Rev. Dr. Haw-
ley, an influential parish priest, is to be held
shortly in the town of Tipperary, with a view of
taking steps to prevent the frightful litigation
which threatens to swallow up any assets that may
be hereafter forthcoming. The deposits in that
branch of the bank amounted to 70,0001., and the
creditors—chiefly small industrious farmers—are
more numerous than in any other locality.

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