Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-21
EnpinHd AMI France

A Paris cotrrspnntcut Of one of the London
ionrn ais pivns the following account Of tue
prese liation Of the Euglt IA addresses (voied by
some Of the narochinl bodies al London) TO the
citizens of Pans ia relcrauce to their conduct
in the recent reyel4ji,u.---r The addresses were
presented on he 2sth August 10 tie frefec' OF
Paris. At the i5tsl &c Vile
Tn scene Avs inc writcr) was interesting,
not 80 mneh fDm the rank or influence of the
Fnpli shmen asho formed the deputaion, but
from he effect If the sentiments which were
expressed both ~ the Addresses and IN Mr..
pWring's -eeeeh on presentation, and upon the
features ADD gesture Of General Lafayette, who
stood in tue circle. This venerable patriot,
who still appears in tho vigor Of health, was
dressed ~ The uniform Of tbe National Gusrds,
and mis- oountenance glowed with animation
during the adlug of those passages which
rendered justice 10 the recent struggle OF the
French for their liberties. Ito looked around
~ the French officers who we're near bin, while
Mr.. Bowring {who speaks French remarkably
we) emphatically pronounced tina, the SOW
reignty OF tho throne OF Great Britain was
based aud founded alone unon the rights and
liberties of the people. and that the French had
a legitimate right 10 reckon upon British sym
pathy Oh the pr6srn occasion Aitsr the address
eds were delivered, hlr. Bovrng handed them
Ia the Preieci together with bupdie OF bnR .
Iish newspaner. The Protect then delivered
his ncknowle1 gment piun rOcc, with Animation.
We declared on tho pant Of the people OF Paris,
that he accepted With lively gratitude these
expressions of the sympaihIgs OF the English
people, more particularly On account OF the lusi
aud liberal sentiments with which they were
ACCOMPANIED. He made some brief historical
alluaions 10 the struggles of England tor her
liberties To her maritime aud other conqnes,s !,
but poinied out how IN formIy the BrltIsl, nation
had yrzed herself above all Others upon the
maintenance, under every struggle, of her free
institutions. Francs, he said, in saving herself
from despoIian, was only Initiating the exam
ple ot her lnsuar neIg hbonr. he dwelt forcI-
bly upon The fact that the recent revolution was
not one snded by the Jury oi lanalcisn or iedby
the arprV missions Of faction lit was a Tevoiu-
ton To- sense mud reason, and the stability Of
irs' ani .onnd priD :iples, which were not cal
cuiatrd 10 give any preeEt for the hostile tn
teTte ence Of other States, hot, on the contrary,
hy SECURING good and rational government for
= 10. ne Who we're ia want OF IT, 10 enable
thcm the better 10 cherish socih happiness.
France, Gr added desired 10 live In harmony
With all nsfions, but more particularly with
England however, If (Which was not aniicipa-
tpd1 they we're denied, byexternal eIiefenco.
tue enjoy ment Of what they have achieved,
tiev knew well the nature of the d1iles which,
~ . free people, II was Incumbent upon 'he'h
10 1,scl,aree In the course Of his address, the
Prrf.et took occasion to turn to Lafny elite, AS
the venerable compatrot WHO hal taught and
led their way to victory, graspng hinI cordially
by the hand at the instsn, the fteach gentle
men present exclaimingiy. " Ben, ben, aud
the English expressing their admiration by the
national method of clapping their hands which
WAS acknow lpdged by Lafayette by a cordial
and familiar nod OF his head to each midi
yidual successlvey. The foreigners present
were thcn seyerallv Introduced to the Pre-
fec, and the General. and rece ivei with great
cordially.
On FIJI Law last, the following dreadful event
took place at Newcsstlerup on- Tyne. II Is well
known 10 the public that Mr.. Yates, one Of tue
propretor4 of tho Adelphi Theatre, has been
travelling IN the northern parts oil England
with the sagscious elephant that nightly s,trac-
ted such crowded audIences last season, at that
theatre. Two Keepers travel with this stupen-
dous animal, and it appears that one OF them,
NJ Bapti,te Bernard, a Frenchn,an, had given
some offence TO the elephant. II is well known
that these animals will generally resent an inju.
ry, let il be of ever so long standing, and 50 II
unfortunately happeaed for poor Bernard. On
goin. Into the place where the elephant was
confined, on FRIDAY, she sDized Bernard with
her trunk who called out {. murder /" with all
his strength, when Tom, the Yorkshmemau, the
other kecner, ran to his assistance, bot the ele-
oh ant beeded him not, and dashed the unicr.u.
nate Bernard on the ground and killed him.
The enraged animal then attacked Tom, who
luckily escaped, but not before his leg was
dreadfully laceraled. London paper.
Effect Of Terror upon the Imagination
late DIR. Goocb, in early life, served an apprrn-
tceshp at Yarmouth aud had TO sleep al the
top of his masters house. in a room in which
there was a skeleton "One night" says he
e went to bed the mooniigh, which feel
bright into my Room, showed me distinctly the
panne!e dsoF behind which hung my slont