Star.
London, England, 1802-05-25 00:00:00

Ms not inflifted for the fake of tertnte ;" but it
was infh(ted for the fake of (port, which was to
rife Irom torture, and this was e_saßly the fame

thing. There were various caufes of cruelty—
wrath, refentment, revenge, fear, cowardice, and
gluttony—certainly the torture of animals to gra-
tify the deities of gluttony, was deferving the mot
aggravated term of reproach but there was no
kind of cruelty worfe than that which was prac-
tiled to convey (port. He agreed with an Hon.
Grntleman,that there was much tp be learnt from
animals, but it was trom animals in their natural
nue, and exhibiting their natural qualities. Man
de: ced much of hiss-knowledge from the animal
creation,

" Learnt from the little Nautilus to fail,
" And fpread the canvas to.jhe (welling gale."
not by ufing craft to make an animal the
c: yof another, not fo by nature, that intkrue-
o- ::o be obtained. I.ight as tome might
•••• ii,e matter, he should certainly give his
....Intel:thee to a Bill which went to proteet ani-
mals from the barbarities inflieted upon them for
tie purpofe of gratifying a depraved appetite: yet
in his opinion, thefe culinary barbarities had not
eo had an effect upon thefe who were acceffary to
them, nor argued fitch hardnefs of heart, as
the practice of tying a bull to a ftake and tearing
him with bull-dogs, fur the favage pteafure of be-
holding his tortures. We were to learn a moral
4,,An from fuch IpeClacles. The farmer and his
eltildreie were to become generous, mild. and be-
nevolent by feeing the animal which had been
horn among them, and which had lived with them
for years, almoll in the fame hovel, delivered up
dcfetteclefs to the fury of bull-dogs, and ltill
obliged to fight for the remains of a miferable ex-
iaence, after having his bleeding tongue torn out
by the roots. A butcker had lately brought a bitch
with her puppies to a bull-baiting, and exclaimed,
4• will not fay any thing about the goodnefs of
this breed, Trot !ball fee." Immediately he let
the bitch at the hall, who pinned him, although
be had now fcareely a tooth in her head. H*
thin cut her to piecei with a hedge bill, and the
quitted her hold only • with her breath. There
was inn antly a great demand for the puppies, and
he fold them for flee guineas a piece. This was'
the fehool of morality to which the Hon. Gen-
tleman Would lead the riling generation I Another
had cut off his dogs legs, and betted that he would
fill pin the bull. The dog did fo, and the inhuman
mallet. then called him off, and as limn AS he limped
bleeding into his arms, cut MT his head. Certainly
the• more merciful action of the two. IlGentlemen
revivzil the menders of the rtign of Elizabeth, they
catelin to take them back, not piecemeal, but en-
titre. The maids of honour fhnuld learn to pitch
the bar, and breakfalt every morning on beef (leaks.
Since the practice of bull-baiting be fo much de-
clined, we mull have degenerated alarmingly, and
every thing like courage mull be unknown among
us. During the late war it was quite impoffible that
our failors or foldiers (hould have (hewn any thing
like fpirit or heroism. The Right Hon. Gentleman
knew the fait to be fo. Mr. S. maintained that
cruelty would never lead men to be cou: aleous._
To' Right Honourable Gentleman bad- painted
in glowing colours, the anti-jacobin dials of hull.
baiting. If by the good Government to which it
ivied the people, he meant a Government car-
ried on by means of barracks and bayonets, [pitta
anrinfa: liners; he was perfectly tight. Thofe wbo
*bored power themfelves were always ready to
fubntit to the ablife of power in others. If Bull-
baiting railed recruits and enereafed population,
"as not this an open avowal that it produced
dot amine r, 411101 the men, and profligacy among
K
the omen ? The appineli of the common people
would be found to be great, as their morals were
puce and their minds were enlightened. After va-
lions other obfervations. Mr. Sheridan concluded
by Paying, that it clearly appeared from the peti-
tions that the old law was now toothlefs and worn
out, and that it was neceffary to.pin down this Rho-
minasl: praCtice by a law ftronger and more vigo-
rous.
Mr. Dt% T fail he could relate fuch fcenes of
cruelty and wickednefs praelifed by bull baiters,
as were never known or heard of before. On
one necafion the ruffians poured aria forth on the
wounds of the animal, and cut him with knives
and forks fo as to irritate him to madnefs.—
He differed in every refpett from the Right
lion. Gentleman who bad oppofed this Bill.-
-If the lower orders of the people were let alone
they would be very well content with their con-
dition. The language of the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman was not at all calculated to make them fa-
tided or happy ; on the contrary, there never was
made, in the hottell times of jacobinifm. a fpeech
more likely to produce the molt tremendous con-
fequences, than that of the Right Hon. Gentleman.
The.qutllion being loudly called fur, firangen
were excluded from the Gallery, when Come fur-
ther converfatlon took place, the Houk then di-
rtied—For the ad reading 54—Againft it 6z.
CieneralGescoriew I moved that the fecondread-
I: ghe poftponed for three months. This motion
was carried without a divifion.—At eleven o'clock
the Houle adjourned.

LONDON.

TUESDAY. MAY 23.

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Paris Journals to the z3d inft. have arrived.
Their contents are important—the (late of the
War in St. Domingo.
The length of the Parliamentary Proceedings
leaves us but little room fur remarks on the offi-
stal accounts. We have, however, fubjoined as
ample an extraa from them as our limits would
allow : indeed we have ftatcd every eircum:sance
at all necdfary to enable our readers to form a
corrca opinion of the prosier: of the war, whidh,

is far from being terminated, as Toosistwr

kerns Dill to be poffeffed of all the northern part

of the illand, and fo fertile in refources, as to be
able, err repeated defeat:, to fpread fire and defo-
lation round the very neighbourhood of Cape
Town. Admiral VlttAltar, who (peaks with lets
referve than the other Commanders, gives an ani-
mated defeription of the rapidity of Too ssatar's
movements, and the facility.with which he miles

&ells bodies of negroes. Even the boafted fuccefs
of taking numbers of Toossaiwr's magazines,
furnifhes a Rrong proof how well he has provided.
himfelf with ammunition, many dephts of which
mull be in the mountainous parts. where it will
be difficult ever to get at them. In one word, as
General LICLERC exprelfes himfelf, 4, till once
they can occupy cantonments in rutty point of /bat
ve://i colony, they can have no hope of rOoring order and
tranquillity ;" and to enable them to do that, frefh
forces mull arrive from Europe !
The Legiflative Body have paired the Slave
Trade Bill as quick as thought, by 21: to 63.—
The Treaty of Amiens was paired into a law una-
nimoufly.
On the soth, the extraordinary &Rion of the
Legiflature clofed. On this occafion FOURCROY,
Counfellor of State, on the part of GovernMent,
congratulated the Legiflative Body on the labours
they had gone through. He dwelt upon the be.
' neficial laws they had paired, the re-eftablifitment
of religion, of public inftration, the ratification
of peace, dec. He Rated, that on the next meet-
ing, the Government would have to prefeht to
them a number of new laws, particularly a fyliem
of jurifprudence, divided into four parts, called
the Civil Code, the Commercial Code, the Judi-
cial Code, and the Criminal Code, &c. The Pre•

fident made a fpeech, likewifesongratulating the
Affembly, after which they adjourned. We are
very much inclined to think. however, that
Boa Atari.' was beginning to be tired of both ad:
femblies. He finds there is no packing 3or 400
Men, without letting in Come popular fpirit among
them, particularly if they are allowed to (peak.
French Fur ds 56 1. 5o c.
ARMY OF ST. DOMINGO.