The Sun.
London, England, 1829-06-05 00:00:00

gisOttiriNti iNIMA.

(From the key Monthty Mdgazihe.)
The essential quality in a hog-hunter is a
good Month; without Whicit a racer would only
come up to a hog to commence a series of evo-
lutions, like Trunnion's approaches to the church.
Dogs are of no use in this sport; but we thought
our greyhounds too valuable to be risked, after
a very fie one had been hoisted ; and, to tell
the truth, most of them had no great devotion
to the business. Even our renowned Sir Du-
gald (so named from the titular of Drumth-
wacket), a wire-haired hero; that we expected
to engage all corners, cut some most extravagant
capers round a hog, infinitely more indicative of
his astonishment at the antagonist he was intro-
duced to, than of any intention he had to come ,
to close quarters with him. This worthy was of
Arab descent, as were all our greyhounds. The
English dogs have most speed : too much, in
fact, while they arc well ; but their health is
even more uncertain than our own. On
this ground there were swarms of foxes ;
and an English sportsman would not be
shocked at our custom of coursing them, if he
could see them. They are long, delicately formed
little animals, with grey silvery coats, and hand-
some full brushes tipped with black. It is very
pretty to come on an uninitiated one, standing
half on the turn, with his little feet (tiff out, and
his bright eyes shining in his sharp knowing look-
ing head, and to mark, as one tallies and slips at
him, the momentary hesitation, and. then, as he
ascertains we are coming towards him, the gallant,
not to say contemptuous, flourish of his brush
with which he breaks away. Even when the dogs
begin to press him, he retains his confidence; and
the dazzling quickness with which his glossy tip
flashes in a turn or double, seems to justify it.
Towards the close, however, he seems gradually to
lengthen ; his brush droops almost to trailing, and
his head is strained forward, as if to keep it as far
as possible from the bare teeth and glaring eyes of
the dogs, whose hot and gushing pants he almost
feels upon hiscoat. As the business becomes hope-
less, he collects himself for a bite ; and though
old dogs delay their pick till they can make it
safely, few young ones seize without feeling to
the very bone the death-set of his little teeth.
We know if an earth is near, by the burst of re-
covered speed with which the fox takes off, and
beautiful picks are often made at these moments.
The dog, knowing it a last chance, makes a tre-
mendous bound, and catching the animal as he
dives at the earth, rolls over and over with him
in his mouth, from the reckless force to which
he has abandoned himself. The speed of the
fox is most uncertain. I once found one which,

having beaten a brace of very good dogs, passed
a dog-boy, who, seeing the state, of things,
thought fit to slip a second, which ran him till
they were knocked up also ; they were lobbing
along, and losing ground every stretch, when
the fox fell dead in front of them. The beauty
of this sport is in the rapidity and frequency of
the doubles ; but the dogs, unfortunately, soon
learn to run cunning, and cut in upon them.
Foxes are near most cantonments, and jackalls
near all. I have sometimes mobbed the latter ;
but I seldom thought their short run worth the
risk of their bite.

My favourite victims were the fawns. With
them there is neither earthing nor squatting ; it is
all fair play ; and the dogs kill, or their master gets
a lesson in judging of the size of his game, which
is a very essential acquirement. I have positively
seen my three first-rate Arab dogs so beaten that
they were fifty yards behind my horse ; aria
when a lucky ledge of rocks has turned their
game back upon them, and it has fallen, rather
exhausted than pulled down, I have dragged it
out from under or baween them without a scratch
upon its skin, not one of them having strength
to hurt it. Sometimes we rode at them without
dogs ; but it is dreadful work for a single horse,
and I have only succeeded, when alone, by

forcing my horse over the fawn.
A circumstance which occurred to mett
owes
show the sort of incident to which sport in India
is liable, and to which, in my estimation, it
half its charm. I galloped at a fawn that was
browsing near its mother, and, as it often hap-
pens, my dogs laid into the doe. I, however,
continued to ride after the young one, through a
large herd of
_antelopes, that came fast across us
and carried off its mother. As we were passing
through them, I hallooed to my dogs to attract
them to the game I followed, and when at
length I had succeeded in righting myself in my
saddle (for I had necessarily turned to call them),
I found two large wolves between me and the
fawn, which they were running in very orthodox
style. As we came up, one of them broke away
from the game, and was followed by my dogs,
till he slackened his pace and turned, when they,
obeying my call, drew off, • and he lobbed away
at a slow trot. On looking towards his com-
rade, I saw him running the fawn very beauti-
fully. Having found the first a coward, I con-
cluded his friend was no hero, and rode down to
' him ; but judge my surprise, when I state that
he did net seem to notice either me or the dogs,

but continued his pursuit, the greyhounds laying
in alongside him, so that for several hundred
yards this extraordinary trio might have been
covered with •a spread blanket. At length the
fawn tried a double on the wolf's side, and picked
it up, but as I rode on him and shouted, lie
dropped the game, and the dogs despatched it
while lie stood looking on, about twenty yards
before us. - I shall never forget irhen he
saw me dismount and pick up the faWn—cock-
ing his ear, and laying his head on one side, as
if he was considering what was to be done ; but
he seemed fully to have made up his mind by
the time I had remounted, as lie proceeded to
make serious demonstrations of his intention to
eat a dog. I had no arms, and could only
keep him off by riding at him, and shouting,
which made him retire till I turned, when be
would recommence his approaches. I had several
ofthese bullying advances to make before my people
rejoined me ; but the moment I seized myrifle he
went off at speed. It was lucky the first left us,
as well as that the wolf picked ; for had they
continued together, or had my dogs seized the
fawn first, I think one or both of them would
inevitably have been killed. This was not the
only time I found these rascals poaching. One
morning a hare was so pressed by me, that it al-
most ran under my horse's nose, and the wolf
brought up within about thirty yards, and scoured
off when I prepared to fire. lat once saw seven
make an inburst on a herd of antelopes, but
without success. These animals lob on—l
know no term so expressive- of their gait—at a
sort of canter, which they can increase to a de-
gree that has baffled every attempt I have seen
made to touch them. ne must have been use-
ful auxiliaries to them, as the wounded deer be-
came their sure prey.

Chief Justice BEST, besides his judicial pen-
sion, is to receive, it is said, 4000/. a year as Deputy
Speaker of the House of Lords.

tOPIIOI4 INTELLIGENCE-,

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Gazettt de Prance, June S.)

PA is, JUNE de Palmella left Paris the
day before yesterday, to return to London, from
which place it is said that he will proceed to the
island of Terceira, where he will establish a Re-
gency in the name of Donna Maria Gloria. It is
very probable that M. de Palmella will go from the
island of Terceira to Brazil, according to instructions
which he is to receive at London front the Queen
Donna Maria and Count de Barbacena.

The Journal du Commerce says that the measure
of establishing a Regency in Terceira is said to be
approved by the Cabinets of France and England—
and that a Convention on the subject has been
signed by the two Courts.
The Monileur of to-day contains, in the official
part, an Ordinance of the King relative to the orga-
nization of the general Staff, in fortified places.
Yesterday, on Change, a list of Ministers was cir-
culated, which an intrigue would put in the place of
the present Ministry. In this list we find two Mi-
nisters of War, and two of Finance, doubtless to rea-

lize the plan announced by the Journal des Debats,
of raising the number of Secretaries of State to fotw-
teen, as in England.
(From the Journal du Commerce of Mond y. )

PARIS, JUNE I.—Letters from Madrid announce
that the inscription of 80 millions has been placed
in the hands of M. St. Priest, our Ambassador at
Madrid, in conformity with the Treaty signed on the
30th Dec. last, in that capital.
These letters add, that the Spanish Government
has placed at the disposal of its banker in Paris, all
the quicksilver at Seville and Almaden, which
amounts to 20,000 quintals, in order to meet the
payments of the interest for the first half-year.
There have been various other accounts of the
manner in which this quicksilver was to be em-
ployed. We shall see whether the present account
is correct.

We were unfortunately correct when we an-
nounced on the 2d ult. that the next average price
of corn would probably shew a rise, the table fixing
the prices of corn published by the Minister of the
Interior, states the general average of all France at
24f. 50c. per hectolitre for wheat. Last month
the price was 22f. 45c. The data on which the
price is founded, are up to the 15th May. Since
that time prices have fallen in many places, and as
the appearance of the harvest is in general good, we
may flatter ourselves that the next average price
will be more satisfactory than that which we new
publish.
(None of the Papers contain any more recent
news from the theatre of war.)

FRV.CH FUNDS —Five per Cents. 1081. 107 f. 90c. ;
Three per Cents.79f. 90c. ; Bank Actions, 18721. 50c.
FOHERIN FUNDS.—Neapolitan Rentes, Cert. Fal. 87f.
20c. 15e. ; Spanish Renter, 6i ; Royal Spanish Loan,
; Royal Redeemable, 99 f. ; Interminable Spanish
Annuities, 521 ; Haytian Loan, 515 f. 495 f.

NEWS FROM THE THEATRE OF WAR.

BERLIN, MAY 50.

WARSAW, MAY 26.---The' campaign on the
Danube has commenced with the investment of the
important fortress of Silistria, which has been exe-
cuted with equal energy and success.
" The head-quarters were removed some time ago
to Czernowodv, Count Diebitsch having collected
many troops there, advanced on the 13th May at
the head of 21 battalinns, 16 squadrons of cavalry,
and some regiments of Cossacks, by way of Kuz-
goun towards Silistria. The great road by way of
Rasserat was still under water, in consequence of
the overflowing of the Danube, and the troops had
difficulties of all kinds to overcome Li consequence
of the badness of the roads, but the idea of marching
against the enemy caused them to bear all hardships
with the greatest zeal.
" On the 17th of May, at three o'clock in the
morning, the corps reached the village of Almalui,
five wersts from Silistria, without having fallen in
with the enemy on their march. Here the Com-
inander-in-Chiefdi vided his corps into three columns:
the right under Lieut.-General Bartholomey, the
centre under Major-General Laschkiewitch, and the
left under Lieut.-General krassowsky. The first
fell in with the enemy, about 5,000 strong, who
occupied some entrenchments which were erected
last year, two wersts from Silistria. A brisk attack
made by a regiment of Cossacks, tinder the eye of
the Commander-in-Chief, upon a mass of Turkish
cavalry posted upon the heights, was the signal for
a general battle. The infantry, which quickly fol-
lowed, attacked with equal zeal ; the enemy. was
broken, and, in less than a quarter of an hour, driven
from all the works which he occupied on that point:
the centre column followed this example, but the
left column met with greater resistance ; and, as it
had a longer march to make, it did not wive till
two o'clock in the afternoon. General krassowsky
having given his troops an hour's rest, led them
against two strong redoubts which were advanta-
geously situated, and which were taken in a mo-
ment. The Turks, who were driven back at every
point, now thought of only getting back into the
fort ress.

" Our flotilla on the Danube, commanded by
Rear-Admiral Patiniotti, supported these move-
ments, so that the investment of the very extensive
fortress of Silistria was not only effected in a single
day, but the troops advanced within the distance of
cannot shot of the walls. In the following night
our Cossacks took a Turkish courier, sent by the
Paella of Silistria to the Grand Vizier at Shurnla,
to inform him of the investment of the place, and
earnestly begging assistance.
" The loss of the enemy on the 17th May, may
be about 400 or 500 men killed and wounded ; ours
is about 150 men killed and wounded. The bridge
built at Kalarasch, the completion of which was
delayed by the overflowing of the river, will be
finished in two or three days, and as well as
the bridge at Ilirsowra, will facilitate the com-
munication with the left bank of the Danube. The
communication of the besieging corps with Bazard-
jik, Kosludgi, and Pravadi, are fully secured, and
the detachments sent put to scour the country have
only met with a few straggling panics of the enemy.
" Admiral Greigh having been informed at Size-
boli, of the appearance of the Turkish -fleet in-the
Black Sea, hastened with the squadron under his
command to go and meet it."

AMSTERDAM, JUNE 2.—EXCIIANGF. ON LONDON.
—l2 10, to 12 07 5-10; two months 12 02 5-10,
to 12.—Amsterdant Courant, June 3.
The reports inserted in various papers of the occupa-
tion of Bald•hik and Kowarna, and the re-taking of Size-
boll by the Turks, are sufficiently refuted by the above ac-
count.—Prussiart State Gazette, May 80.