The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-05-15 00:00:00

MALT AND 110 M.

71, rigs EDIWN er Tilt STATESMAN.

• Ste,—As the story of Andrade, and his inlets'
floe was acceptable to the Readers of the SrArai•
N /IC last week, I shell take the liberty to intro•
Ogre In their arqsalotaece another interesting sto►y
of Si► George Davis sod his lies, as related by a
merchant, who said that he had it, in the year 1700,
fre'm the Gentlemen to whom it happened. The the-
'rider elf e British we►chanl fur veracity stood high
at thot period. Pliny say, that Henna, a noble
Garthagineeo, is reported to hese be►n the first ono
who teetered to beadle a lion, and to Wing him op
tune.

" Ahoy, 60 years ego when the plague raged et
Nitres, Sir George Davis,_ Consul there for the
Eng,' h station, retir.-..-A to Florence. It bappeoed
mop day ha wow, nut of curiosity, to see the Gin'
Doke's lions. At the futile, earl, in one of the
dens, lay a lion, which the keepers is three yeses
time vivid not tame, with all the ere end gentle usage
Istegineble. Sir George no sooner appeared at the
grain of the den, bet libelist ran to hie with ell the
minks of joy and transport he was repaid. of 'spree..
ins : be reared himself op and licked his hand, which
this Genilemsn put in through the grates. The keeps
affrighted. took.bis by theorises(' polled his away,
begging him net to hazard his life by going so sear
the fiercest creator, of the kind that ever mitered
these dens. However. soothing would satisfy Sir
George, notwithstesding all that could be mid to
disseade his, bet be must go into the den to
Slim. The very instant as entered, the list
are, his paws spoil his shosldders and licked
lea foe, sod ran to sod Ito im the den, fawn..
log, sad fell of joy, like a dog at tits alibi
of his master. After al embraces sad soe
letatioos exchanged on both sides, they ported Tog
good fsiends. The 'amour of this interview betimes
the lion and the stnnger sing immediately &mesh
the whole city, and Sir George was very near puss
leg for a saint among the people. the Greet Pekes
when be heard edit, seat for Sir George,sho waMW
upon his Highness to the duo; and to satisfy ids
curiosity, gave his the following account of what
seemed so wing, to the Doke sod his followers:—
" ' A Captain of o ship from Huber) gage PS
this lion wheel he was along whelp. I brought hiq
tame; bat alien 1 thought him too large to be suf.
fried to son about Ibis house, I built a den for h 1
io my coon-yard ; floe that time be was never pee.
mitted to go loose, except shoo 1 Waugh* bias utilities
slows to show bins to my 'fiends. When he was
filo years old, in his gemesose tricks be did soap
'Weak( by pawing and playing with people; hati4
griped II eau IMO day a little sato hard, 1 •
him to be shot, for fear of incurring the guilt et
what might happen • open this a Irked, oho was at
dinner with me, begged him: bow be isms here 1
know oat.'

'• litre Sir George Davis ended; and (hemp*.
ihe Doke of Tommy assur►d hi., that be bad tho
lion (ins that eery irked of hie."
sib Ma), 1619.

T. H.

COURT or ASSISSRS .ar PdRIS, Afir 10.

i SITTING OF Tlll TRIAL OF CANTILLION
AND 111kRINI.T.

A concourse of spettitert-,leSs netneroes Ikea
doubtless will be witnessed at the following Sittings,
tilled at an early hour the Court of Assizes. Of 70
witnesses cited at the demand of the Public Ministry.
about 60 alone appeared. blindest's Guyon and
Csechois Lemaire, who play a considerable pert is
the indictment, were not present. Julie Fremont, a
totstous.msker, with skein Contilion declares be
passed the eight et the 11th February, that is the
night of the attack on she person of the Doke, could
not be found ; her residence his not bee. discovered.

It appears that Lord Kinnaird, whose transactions
with Matinot It *mild bi highly important to mar.
tail., will not obey the summon,.
The Doke of We:lissom wrote to the competent
-Authorities, that if his p►esence were absolutely me-
tervvry in the proceeding% he would come over on
i utyose, bot that he rhought the depositions of his
is were more important than ►is own. la fact,
Thomas Carter, the valet do pied Drawn, and the
roschows Golfer, all Is the service of the Noble
Duty, were esprcied, soil will deobiless be forth-
c..ming doting tho trial. Colonel Sir Geo. Murray,
I. • horn the Italian, Ghisardi, had forwarded long
to•twie an anonymous tatter to lolanda. him of the
plot, appears liken iv:. as a 'vitae's.

At half-past len the mewed was introduced.—
Caw;llon, who molted the profession of s jeweller le
shot of • soldier, was dressed plainly, and en ba►-
re.ir. The accused Marled, whom ohyslogoomy Is
mild, sod oppwarsoce composed sod decent, sass
dressed in a soil of black. Ile had eternises' lb*
profession of a lisrrister st Dijon, and was Aoditoor
so Conseil d'Etat daring the hundred days.
The reading of the arrlt die ►easel, end of the
indictment, occupied several hours. N. Colossi+, the
Attoroey.General, in an estmopmwsnenos speech,
presented a sanded suslysis of the affair, sod ff.
dated the facts to their simplest sad clearest expres-
sion.

TN UMW Cindy Armlet. lank isainsialiks. 1114; 'hal
wiles • Tony Si bronchi before ilstgosamet far jadivarses...l ea-
alidavisi in aissigesian. It II —.Nal Nall., she PlMOrillter.
Wk as M. time so asower i hew. l• iMr core if MN !Nile-
coo, had abed far eider. it woold have humr ed. Mt ben
she Cam Newly gave leave is she Prasreatoes sa tote waft
tine IS molder of • passkake affidavit. and therefore No east
now N the adasiosserolisa of justice was ut I. allow say
additional affildaviss is be received.
Mr. Scutum saes addrewel the Cowl as behalf sr Woolf,
be witigaskoe of pnalsbaseat. lle was followed he Mr. COW-
IN.). SCIULA NT MI Mr. DZIIIII NOM Sloe Tort of Levy sod
K Ismer.

11%alre WIT addresord their Lardrltlpe is aggrantOot.
The resterrres we hove already 011011.
Mr. /mire N said, It ►ad bee• eared that Levy war
• Isoknips bet it apepeered es the oriel, sees ►e Me ems Wee
qoaattoks of gee& to Jodie. w►iris he ►d elssaisrd ►e war
of t►h everpOraey, sod therefore the Cowl eaoridervd. that
freer r►e sole of thwie geode he night 'beak rerirt•eree tio pal
this gas.