The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-04-21 00:00:00

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THE POLITICAL, SHOWNAN AT HOME.
We take occasion to present one readers with a few
vsiracts from a most humorous .publicatiori that has
just issued from the press. It is entitled " The Po-
l:tietuf 'Showman exhibiting his Wince of
Curosit
cued Creatures ell alive." (Pnblished by Hone).
Hach description is accompanied with a likeness of
tte aninsitl.
A CROCODILE.
Ladies and Gentlemen—I begin the Exhibition with
t'.- Crocodile, which is of thelazard tribe; vet, from
11.< yof creeping through 'wrote end intricate
Eays. he has been classed among SCEPENTS.° He has
a Mottstrons arpetite, his mallow is immense, and bis
legs are pisetsl side-stays. It is a vulgar error to sup
pose that be cannot tura ; for, altbongh he is in appear-
vivo very hefty, and his back very strong. and proof
• a; lime the hardest >lows, yet lie is so pliable, that be
tin !Med N'with the utmost facility. When in MS
itsv•lT, ant* tly torpid, he sometimes utters a
\pi is eof Imnst human : sheds tee:l*i
• In% the weary, suddenly darts upon a man
fa
thin with all he has. His elates are very
tllstaioaa, if a victim eludes his grasp, be
smitten him by bis 'mere power. Ile is some-
few p es or state and show, and his ascii
' • coveted= their peering,* qualities.t
• Linnets. 4. Goldsmith's Animated Nature, v. 263.
THE BLOODHOUND.
Ladieed 410mtiertien—This is the most terrible ani-
mal in tbiLillection. Its character is that of decided
(notify to man ; it hunts down those who endeavour to
o
r'egain their Liberty, and is !ailed the Dais Dog. Whe
it seems a human victim it follows Isis track with cruel
perseveranee, flies upon him with sireadful ferocity, and,
unless dragged off, tears and rends the form until every
noble feature of immanity is destroyed. It has an ex-
quisite smell for blood. The species vary little through-
out the world : there is scarcely any difference between
the trans-atiantic Spiedish bliiod-hound and the Irish
nolf-dog, whose ferocity has been much diminished by
the auinsel being frequently crossed. It is still kept on
some of the old royal grounds.
.• Edward's West ladies. Goldsmith. IttliEllfofl.4 St.
Domingo. ticott's Sportsman's Repository.
TAE BOOBY.
Ladies and Gentlemen—The Creature you now see is
sort of Noddy of the Ow, kind. Obserse his uncouth
form and his ludicrontily wise looks He is the most
stupid of the feathered tribe ; yet he has a voracious
;Lppetite, and an enormous swallow. You perceive that
feigns the appearance of being upright, of seeming
to comprehend objects he sees, of listening to what he
Nears, and that he shakes his Iteatl with grarity, as
though be bad a certain degree of ttnslerstanding. His
greatest pleasnre is in standing still. He has not sense
enough to get oat of People's wog ; speaking to him or
'making nlttileNT never disturb-hint. There is no com-
pelling Isito to the fatigue of changing his position till
tie feels a blow; for he keeps his nu:it till he is ap-
proached quite close, and knoc &awn. lie is a living
;di stop. When he is force to walk, which is very
seldom, be goes Irons side to side. Like others of slot-
lir tribes, be DOKOrellA. In this respect the union and
.affection of these Creatures towards each other is won-
'frau! ; for, when undisturbed by the encroachinents
i.i men, they construct their nests as convenientas if they
~.,.expected them to be pertnanint ; arranging their differ-
ent PLACLY pith such an amazing degree of uniformih ty,
as to resemble a regular plantation. Sometimes tey
Oraw up side by side, in rank and ale, and sit brooding
vgetiter as if in deep counsel. on alleles of moment—
=their silliness and solemnity exciting involuntary laugh
about
-
ter I Thin.burlesqlte takes place, in perticular,
the mouth of iYorcosber. The habits of these tribes arc
known through those who visit the haunts they have
forsaken for more obscure retreats, where they can
isild eke!, and settle in their deers at ease; a practice
which confirms the remark of a great naturalist, that
Er presence of rfren not only destroys the society of the
meatier animal', hut even estingnishee their grorelling
instincts. Hitherto the Goons' has been considered of
• re. servilewhatever ;
yet a similar species," by drawing
a wick t'sroogh the body and lighting it, is made into
a ra.s.t'lr.T If this Boone could be dins used, the Mt-
tsiocfion of BOTH Hors'.' an liar PrISLIC cremes
ini;lst he speedily effected, ansi the tribe he belonny grate
s to
be rendered available to human purposes. At a
a skilful tallow-cliawiler might try Isis hand at coovert-
leg the Creature into A TWOPENNY FLAT roa A
COULEE'S STALL;
which with short cotton a iftks,
Touelt'd by tie Induntr'ous Cob's Promethesn art,
Starts Into light—and tuakel ti
lt a start
llejeeled Addresses.
Mother Car's Chickens—the Peterel. 1- Marty°.
Pe" ick.

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BOX/Y0
BATWEEN Gamiest, TUC coons, AND ODD. DILLAN.
This match, which waste have taken plays es Them
day, at IVestwood, Saolit, for fifty guineas, Mee Os
in a meadow:lll milealVom the appointed spot,us then-
tote of Mr. Blanchard, of Exford; from the appresheshos
of being disturbed at Westwood. Mr. Illaochard backed
the Cooper, anti A neat ring of 23 feet was roped in far
the boxers to operate in. The brother of tiregory picks,'
him up, and Urareger 'remitted tiillan, who gave away
six pounds in weight from twelve stone.
A hard battle of ten rounds in forty minutes was
fought.
--This round produced lest blood Oillaa's
mouth in a rally, which ended by Cooper r
un„beitgessud
by a heavy hit on the breast-hone.
•2.—A malletting round, which sprinkled the ring
, with claret. It was well maintained ; and if the lileirs
were not delivered scientifically, they told heavily. The
rennet lasted seven minutes, and both went down pipieg
1 aloud ; and opt:a-mouthed, like a gander protecting its
young flock.
3d.—After a short rally Gillen was thrown a heavy
somerset.
4th.—A gay round in fallow of Gillan, who used his
left hand effeciively,and proved himself the best tighttr:
1 but strength rut knowledge on the off-side, and he was
thrown across-buttock.
lith, 6th, and 7th—ln these ronnds the combean's
were feeble for want of wind.
Stb.—The men turned too again, am! hit each other
to a stand-stand. Gahm was bit down by a blow on the
left jaw.
9th.—Oillan came very weak to the sertteh, and he
was thrown without a Clow bring delivered, and both
their beads exhibited strong marks of violence.
lOth.—This was a very manly round, and both tweet
bit to a standstill; but strength served Ole Cooper
again, and be threw his adversary a heavy fall on the
side of lils head, tnd he could not cnine to time. dregory
was con,equently declared the winner.
(If the two the winner was worst heat, hut, like
Gus, he would not be denied, although oat Liag:tf.
tie %rat- always with his adversary, and strength, sith
ame, brought him through.
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