North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-08-27

FERocIoUs AND BRurAL ADJUSTMENTS. cores
pendent of one of the London papers, writing from
Madrid, July Goth, gives this account of an enter
tainment, which the CHEST classes of Spain
present:
1" Yesterday The Bull Circus of AranjueZ became
the theatre of spectacle worher of the age of the
Romans of the empire, than Of the 10Th century.
Several W lid beasts were introduced successfully to
ffgnntt In inc arena. The Queen-M other anu hef
family, together with the King anu Duke OF RIanza-
res were present in the royal box. The first fight
was between a wolf and several dogs. The wolf
looked at first excessively frightened, and made
eral leaps to clear the lofty iron grating which
rounded the These efforts became despair
ate when he bound into the circus four powerful
dogs, which in a few moments reduced him TO such
pitifnl state that it was necessary to withdraw him.
The wolf stood on the defensive-he shook off the
dogs, but he did not attack them.
Next entered hYena, against which four dogs
likewise loosed. One of the dogs distinguish
ed himself greatly in this combat and several times
mastered the hyena alone, dragging him over the
ground. but he punished by the fierce bite of
the wild beast, that his master was fan to enter the
arena and withdraw him from the combat amid SAL
vos of applause. The hyena was then Withdrawn in
rather mangled condition. The next wild beast that
appeared sturdy, surly bear, against whom were
launched as many as Is dogs. The enemy not
evidently of more formidable kind, for the dogs
were no longer eager to grapple with the object of
their attack but contented themselves with barking
around him in a ring and when any of the number
ventured into closer quarters, he received hug and
bite which left him apparently feless during several
seconds. The public now loudly called for the ntre-
pid dog who had mauled the hyena This was the
first of the pack who dared to seize the bear with his
teeth. The others initiated his example with less
pluck, but effect seemed to be produced by any of
the assaanss upon the shaggy beast and the bravest
of them seemed bafled by the thickness of his coat
which defied the gnpe of his adversaries. The last
act of the spectacle, that which had more partc-
uary attracted crowds by railroad to Aranuez. The
fight was now between lion and bnll. The first
of the finest of his species. No sooner was
he oosed into the and espied the bull, than he
made towards him at once, and attacked him with
fury. But the lion only succeeded in seizing the
tail of his horned foe, by which he clung with
his claws. The bull, thus attacked from behind,
unable to defend himself by his horns, but pres
emily the lion having bitten his tail CLOSE off to the
rump, the bull turned him, and frantic with pain,
charged with tremendous fury, tossed the lion,
outstanding his size, into the air, which so damped
the pluck of the latter that it became at clear
which side the victory would be declared The
lion sat down detected and moaning with PAIN while
the bull charged him several times in succession, in
stigated by the crowd outside the grating than
by his own will, for the lion was hors de
bat the bull sought no longer modest him, and would
have left him alone, but for the stimulation which
applied to him by the spectators. The lion was
killed."