The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-28 00:00:00

PARIS, Am. 20.

The Cameleopard is quite out of fashion, pai.,
titularly since we' haVe'heard that you have got
one in London. The Osage Savages are-still a
la- made, and may;
"possibly, become quite the
rage.. The Parisian ladies have discovered, but
only since this morning, that the Chief of these
tattoed gentlemen very much resembles the cele-
brated portrait of Chaetas; by Girodet, which .is
now in the 'Luxemburg Palace. Chactas, as
most of your readers probably know, is the hero
of Chateaubriand's "Tale of Atala." In vain,
until this day, did these ,unsophisticated ,children
of nature stand at the balcony of the hotel they
occupy in the Rue Rivoli, opposite the Tuileries
Gardens; a few persons, passing on the terrace,
would occasionally stop and stare at the savages,
bedecked in all the colours of the rainbow, and
such remarks as the following might be heard :
Horridly ugly ! I wonder why they were
brought over?. Who pays the expences of their
journey ? Some' trick of the Apostolicals, uo
doubt ; but it . won't succied !—You see the
Court takes no notice of them!" &c. But now
a sudden alteration has taken place in the opi-
nion of the fashionables, for the Savages were
present this_morning at a magnificent.breakfaSt,
given in their honour by Count Damas, the
Minister for Foreign Affairs ; and it is almost
certain that these Princes from the borders of the
Missouri are to be presented to Charles X. All
the words that fall from their lips are now con-
strued into sensible remarks, or witty replies.
We rather fancy that the interpreter is a cun-
ning dog, and that he has a 'collection of good
things in his budget which he employs quite a
propos. The bushy nodding red and green
plumes that wave upon their heads are a present
the ne plus ultra of elegance---the bare arms
and shoulders forth the theme of admiration—
the flowing mantle' that encireles them is a model
of drapery for the painter !—About half an
hour ago we met a fashionable belle, who was
present at the breakfast, and observing two small
yellOw lines eitending from each eye to the tip
of the ear,, we' took the liberty of mentioning the
fact. She blushed, and said that she had been
smelling a lily, and that the powder of the petals
had remained upon her cheek. She quitted us
in an abrupt Manner, and appeared displeased at
the remark we made. Depend upon it, the Pa-
risian, ladies are about to introduce the fashion
of tattooing their faces ; and as elderly dames are
the leaders a la mode, they will not let the op-
portunity escape of concealing their wrinkles I.

The forthcoming new Farce at the English
Opera House, called the Two Seconds, is said to be the
production of Mr. Peake. We understand there is a good
part for Mathews; and of the other characters report also
speaks very favourably.

A Paris correspondent says,--".The opening
of the English Theatre at Paris is certainly fixed for the
Ist of next month. It will open with Richard the Third,
which character (his best) will be sustained by Mr. Kean_
Macready, Young, and Liston (the Potier of England), will
also successively appear at the Favart."—Furet de Londres.

Mr. PARKINS, formerly Sheriff of London,
who with some peculiarities we always considered 'to pos-
sess many good qualities, continues to render himself very
popular in America by his charitable actions. The follow-
ing is an extract from one of the last Papers :—" A
CARD.—The debtors of Boston Prison, with gratitude,
tender their acknowledgments to the liberality and huma-
nity of JOSEPH W. PARKINS, Esq. (late Sheriff of Loudon)
in discharging and liberating them from confinement; and
also for the kind and gentlemanly treatment of the keepers.'
COPPER IN' OYSTERS.—Some recent medi-
cal writers have disputed the fact of oysters frequently
containing copper. In opposition to this opinion, the cor-
respondent of a monthly publication has communicated
the following :—" I once," said he, " procured a quan-
tity of oysters-taken up in St. Just Pool, in Falmouth
Haven. They were as green as ivory which has been
dyed in verdigris ; and on diluted nitrous acid being added
to them, a strong stain of copper was given to a knife dipped
into the solution. But not content with this test, I placed
from fifty to one hundred of them in a crucible, and set-
ting it on the fire, I continued it there till the oysters were
reduced to charcoal, which was then mixed with the flux
usually made use of in assaying copper. It was placed in
an air furnace ; and though much of the metal 'was pro-
bably lost by its very minute dispersion throughout the
charcoal, by which means it was perhaps impossible to
collect the whole, yet I obtained a bead of pure copper,
about the siee' of a hemp-seed."

SHOCKING DISCOVERY.--On Saturday
afternoon a party of young men went out a nutting, in
Coombe-wood, adjoining the estate of the Earl of Liver-
pool : after having amused themselves for some time, and
penetrated a considerable way into the wood, one of the
party discovered something at a distance lying amongst the
hushes : on proceeding to the spot, they were horror-struck
to find it was the body of a human being in a state of putre-
faction, without a head : on looking about the spot, they
found the head of the unfortunate man suspended by a rope
from one of the branches of the trees, just above where the
kody lay. Thu party immediately gave notice to some of
the woodmen, who informed the parish-officers of the cir-
cumstance, and the body of the unfortunate man was con-
veyed to the nearest publie-house, in order to await the
Coroner's Inquest. The deceased, it is conjectured, had
destroyed himself by hanging; and it is supposed, from
the length of time it had been suspended, that it had sepa-
rated from the head. The unfortunate man appeared to
have been a man of colour.

ROBBERY AND SUPPOSED MURDER.--A
most extraordinary sensation was excited in Goswell-street,
during the whole of this morning, in consequence of a
strong suspicion that an elderly man named Tinley, a
cabinet-maker, living in Princes-street, Bridgewater-square,
had been robbed and deprived of life by some prostitutes in-
festing the purlieus of Golden-lane. After dark last night,
two of the lowest order of prostitutes, and " who are well
known, contrived to enter, unobserved, the tap-rom of
the Queen's [lead, in Green Arbour-court, Cowell-
street, and after being there.a few minutes, went to the
bar and asked for some liquor, but were refused, in con-
sequence of their exhibiting symptoms of intoxication.
They then left the house, and said in departing—" You
, look in the tap-room." On examining the room,
Finlay was seen lying on the floor strongly convulsed, and
bleeding at the mouth ; but before Mr. Jackson, a surgeon,
living in Goswell-street, could arrive, he had expired. On
examining the body, several severe bruises were observable,
and his clothes were much torn, as if some extraordinary
act of violence had been committed. When the deceased
left home in the 'afternoon he had nearly 21., and a watch in
his pocket, but when searched nothing was found on him
but a spectacle case.
DISGRACEFUL RIOT.—One of the riots
which reflect so much disgrace on the lower order of the
Irish, occurred on Sunday last, in the neighbourhood of
East India Docks, Bromley, and we fear will be productive
of the loss of life. It commenced at the East India Dock
House, kept by a Mr. Belton, at about half-past ten, and
continued to rage in that direction till near one ; at that
hour the combatants shifted the scene of action to Poplar,
and there continued fighting and ekirinishing until an ad-
vanced hour of the night, notwithstanding every effort that
could be made by bead boroughs, police officers, and con-
stables. Some servants of Mr. Belton attempted to calm
the storm, but the return they met with for their humane
interference was a severe beating, so severe, indeed, that for
the protection of their lives, it was found necessary to call
in the assistance of Thompson, a headborougb, and
Godard and Porter, two of the East India Dock messen-
gers ; but their exertions were, however, just as fruitless
as those of Mr. Belton's servants. The battle increased
with Mill greater violence, and Thompson, the head.:
borough, was most inhumanly beaten. His head was se-
verely injured, and some of the bodily contusions were
so severe that he is considered in the most precarious state.
Such Avere the events up to one o'clock, when Mr. Towns-
end, the overseer, deemed it prudent to call in the assist-
ance of the police, and with that view despatched a letter
to Lambeth-street Office. Mr. Wyatt, the resident Magi-
strate, immediately gave directions that Lea, Shelswell,
Dalton, and Davie should attelid, but they, on their arrival,
though the crowds assembled could not have been mach
under 2,000, found them in a comparative state of tran-
quillity. Since writing the above we have learned that
some, though faint, hopes are still entertained of preserving
the life of Thompson.

SAN tLIEFONSO, AVG. S.

aai Ildefonso (or, as it is also called, La Granja)
kypeculiarly gay and pleasant appearance; the
les have a cleanly look, such as I have scarcely
obseryed, in Spain, and altogether reminds

4eofa provincial toy, nin England. Many of the
`Madrid fashien4bles arc here, and besides the even-
ing, promenades,' there is a very good company of ac-
tors, and public and private assemblies nightly. Al-
together; it is impossible to observe the most remote
uppearance of poverty, and I should imagine that this
remark will not apply to any. other place in Spain.
WhetNei' thp absence of the Court produces a dif-
ference in this respect I am not prepared to say.—
The King and,. Royal family go out morning and
evening regularly, and Don Carlos' -mid his wife 'are
frequently seen on horseback, merely with one ser-
vant behind them. This lady, is of a fair complexion,
but otherwise she bears a
,strOng.resemblance to the
late Queen Caroline. Don Carlos enjoys a much
greater share' of popularity than his brother Don
Francisco, and the former is said to be strongly 'im-
hued with Constitutional principles.
• Nothing cari be more miserable than the carriages
and equipages used for the .Loyal Family; they are
drawn by eight mules, and the'harness is so clumsy
and- badly arranged, as to. resemble that used in' the
fourteenth century. As,to the carriages, they are
assuredly fashioned after those used in Queen Eliza
beth's days.. It will. hardly .be believed that Spain
is so very backward in these respects; in Madrid the
carriages to be seen in the Prado, or fashionable
promen'ade, 'are 'of the Most unwieldy description,
and would not be thought fit for much better than
dung carts in England: •
The Palace is a very beautiful piece of architec-
.

tune, but, like most buildings in Spain, is unfinished,
and though the windows of one of the wings are
of beautiful plate glass, the others are mere case-
ments, and one side has the appearance of an alms-
house. Nothing cart be more slovenly 'than the
way in which the PalaCe is kept; not only are all
sorts of things thrown from the windows of the
offices attached to it, but clothes are usually hang-
ing out to dry throughout the greAer part of the
day. The beauty of the gardens is hardly to be
excelled, and though those at Versailles are reputed
to be the handsomest in Europe, yet the mountains
which surround La Granja give them a majestic
appearance which the fOrmer do not possess; and I
should say also that the sculptural groups surpass
those at Versailles both' for elegance and' classic
execution. The tnarble and bronze statues are of
immense value, and a great deal of money is ex-
pended annually to preserve them, and to keep the
gardens in order.: : • . •
I am told that:fewer people are here than for many
years past during the 'residence of the Court; for
though usually it is difficult to find lodgings, At the
present moment they are very easily procUred.
Notwithstanding this, however, every thing is tre-
mendously dear. One public coach only comes daily
from Madrid, and sometimes it brings but two pas-
sengers and has not yet had its full complement.
Some Of. the Ministers do not keep up any great
style here, and it will hardly I,)e believed that the
Dutch Minister arrived the other,day in the diligence,
quite unattended. Mr. Lamb ,is an exception, and
people talk it great deal of the show kept up by the
English Amt4ssadOr.

ft will well be imagined, that Royal and priestly
influence are here at their maximum ; and the Clergy
seem to think the presence of the King the moment
to display their power to its full extent. They are
not unsuccessful in the attempt, for the antics I have
seen carried on here in the name of religion, ex-
ceed belief. The Bishop of the place, attended by se-
veral priests, is continually walking about; and it is a
fact that ladies run anxiously after him, in order to kiss
his saintly hand, which they do with the greatest
show of fervour—as the representative of the Divine
Majesty on earth ! Very droll scenes of this kind
sometimes take place; and I have seen several
ladies waiting to enjoy this holy comfort, and nurses
in attendance with a file of children. In addition
to the long black gown Worn by the priests in Spain,
the worthy Archbishop's head is adorned With a,
narrow black hat, about three-quarters of a yard
long, the inside of which is lined with green, and
contrasts pleasantly enough with his other habili-
ments. Indeed the saintly group is not badly se-
lected, as among his attendants three are upwards
of six feet high, and two hardly reach up to the
other's shoulders. In the churches here, there are
plenty of "notices about plenary indulgences, which
may be had for money, besides the usual assortment
of exhortations to the loyal and the faithful. Not-
withstanding the abolition of the Inquisition, I find
that many clerical dignitaries still preserve the titles
which they formerly held tinder the Holy Office,
and the Archbishop of Saragossa, who has jurisdic-
tion here, styles himself " one of his Majesty's In-
quisitors-General."
There are, of course, numbers of officer's here; in-
deed, they, with the priests, as usual, preponderate;
but I cannot say much for their military appearance.
For the most part they are composed of boys, some
not more than fifteen years old, many of whom have
crosses and orders hanging to their breasts. One can
hardly put them upon the footing of gentlemen, as
the smallness of their pay obliges them to live in
holes and corners, though such efforts are. made to
make the military popular everywhere in Spain, that
they are tolerably well received in upper society.
An instance of the ward of delicacy among Spanish
women, I have noticed here, and others are not
wanting elsewhere. In the public baths-of a morn-
ing, crowds of ladies are in waiting. Two or three
always go in the same bath room together. They
are attended by a man, who goes in and out to
bring linen, or whatever may be ivanting, and enters
without any sort of notice ; to many of the bath
rooms there are no locks. In some instances, a con-
versation is kept up by a lady and gentleman in a
room only divided by a curtain, or a thin partition.
In a bathing room set apart for gentlemen, five or
six arc seen together, and they lounge and smoke all
the morning; thus, instead of any thing like clean-
liness in these places, they are filled with tobacCo
smoke.

HIS MAJESTY'S CAMELEOPARD.--This
superb animal, the only living one ever hrouglit to this
country, seems to enjoy its location in Windsor-park.—
The animal, in its native country, browses upon the tops
of trees, but it can without inconvenience change its regi-
men for any other vegetable diet. The one now in
Windsor is fed principally on mixed grains, ground wheat,
barley, and beans, and its drink is milk night and morning.
This change in its netural habits originates in the manner
in which it has been brought up. Having fallen into the
hands of some Arabs, who bad no other food to offer it
but the grain on which they fed their camels, and the milk
which they procured from the females, it accustomed itself
to it, and has not now a wish for any other. It, however,
eats willingly fruit and the tops of branches, especially of
the puns mimosa. This animal is about two years and a
half old, and is a present from 111AiromEn ALI PACRA of
Egypt, who obtained it as a present from the Governor of
Sennaar.

As a proof of the extraordinary vicissitudes of
fortune, we cannot, perhaps, adduce a more remarkable
instance than Mr. Gully, the ex-prize-fighter, who, a short
time since, kept a public-house in Carey-street. But we
do not mean to impute. so extraordinary a rise to fortune
havemer I Ye
Yx
exhibited or
to obtain
notice ; and must also have possessed strong natural talents
ttehderseupcearni be equnaol
qualifications
thatus
in 11 1r Gully must
order
and industry in order to turn his opportunities to good ac-
count. We hear that he has lately purchased one quarter
of the Russel coal-mine, for 54,000/. He has recently,
also, bought two very fine estates, and we know that lie is
at the present time looking out for more !—Sunday Paper.
The celebrated Dr. Cheyne said of- punch,
" It is like opium, both in the nature and manner of its
operation, and nearest arsenic in its deleterious and poison-
ous qualities; and so I leave it to them, who, knowing this,
will yet drink on and die."
Carlile, of London, who is at present in this
town, has sent challenges to several of the Ministers in and
near Manchester, to meet him to discuss the merits of the
Christian Religion. His challenge has, we understand,
been accepted by the Rev. J. W. Morris, of Wilmslow, and
the discussion will take place at Dean-row Chapel, where
that gentleman officiates, to-morrow week,.... -Manchester
Gazette.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TAT TERSALL' S: —A uc. 27.

There was a very numerous muster of the most respect-
able supporters of the. Turf, and business, particularly to-
wards the close, was very brisk. The, only alterations
worth noticing arc those which relate to, a few middling
and outside horses. Pedlar and Antiope are rising ; Tran-
slation (after being at the opening a little under 20 to 1)
fell back,to SO to 1. Lumley's and Melek are becOmi
confirmed outsiders. Granby was backed to some tolera-
bly large sums at 9 to 2 and 5 to 1.---Marneluke is match-
ed to run against Babel (winner of last year's Oaks) over
time A.F., at even weights, for 2001., First Spring Meet-
ing; 1825.-.--At nearly half-past six the odds closed thus

3 to 1 agst Mamcluke
9 to 2 agst Granby
13 so I agst Nonplus
429. to I agst Sancho (taken)
:20 to 1 agst Matilda (taken)
20 to I agst Lunaria
25 to 1 agst Pedlar
25 to I agst Antiope
25 to 1 agst Medora
1100 to SOJ on Nor
5 to 4 agst Mameluke, Gr'2

LEGER.
30 to 1 agst Revici-er
30 to 1 agst Translation (tak.)
33 to 1 agst Lumley's colt
35 to 1 agst Malek
40 to 1 agst Moonshine (taken)
40 to 1 agst Popsy
40 to 1 agst Laurel
40 to 1 agst Olivera

iplus agst Matilda.
inby, and Nonplus (taken).
ES AT EGIHASS.
4artha aggt Giampus.

SURREY STAK
Even and 12 to 10 on

NEWPORT PAGNELL RACES—Tnuasoav, Au 0.23.
The:Officers' Cup, value 50gs. lOgs: for the second horse.
Heats, once round and a distance. Yeomen ,Riders.
Mr. Whit Worth's bl. li. The Miller 1 1
Mr. James Hall's hr. h. Chicheley 2 2
Mr. Jarvis's g. m.. Maid of Orleans 4, 3
Mr. James Page's b. in. Kitty 4
sir. 'Nichol's hr. in. Creeping Jane 5 5
Mr. J. Clark's:bl. m; Dance-away dist.
Sweepstakes 2igs. each, with 25gs: added by the Officers.
Gentlemen Riders. Heats, as above. '

Mr. Herring's eh. h. White Stockings, S yrs 1 1
Major Pinfold's by. in. Creeper, 6 yrs 2 2
Mr. W. Price's br. h. Sportsman, aged 4 3
Capt. Swabey's bl. h. Mambrino, aged
The Hunter's Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 25 "sovs. added.
Gentlemen Riders. Heats, twice round. •
Mr. Pottiter's br. m. Charming M011y... 0 1 1
Air. Brown's g. m. Swan, 6 yrs ' 0 2 dr
Major Pinfold's br. in. Lavinia, 5 yrs ... 2 dr
Hon. R. Smith's b. g. by Cossack, 6 yrs 3 dr