The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-19
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The French Empress at a Bull
-ae Efght.

| The Empress returned to Biarritz on the 26t
ult, and proceeded to Bayonne at three o'clock, (
attend a bull fight iq the Faubourg de st. Esprit
on the same spot where these sports have been hell
for the last few years. A Paris letter says:
The King OF Wurtenburg, who was curious b
witness, for the first time. believe, this humanz
| ing amusement, so dear TO Spanards. took his sea
N the building at a quarter TO four, attended bj
mis- suite; and Her Majesty the Empress arcompani
d by her sister and the adies who are in ordinary
| waiting upon her, was punctual To the moment
and made her appearance in her box precisely at
The bnil-hghters only awaited the presence of Her
Majesty to begin operatons-rhe Mayor of 81
Esprit, after the usual preliminaries. gave the sig
nal to the tro1p (cuadriRa.1 The stall where the
animals are kept in waiting was thrown open, and
The hrst buif bounded into the arena. He gave
sport the usual time. and after undergoing thu
usual process OF torture secHndum drts. tn the ap-
parent satisfaction Of the amateurs high nd low
ne encountered the sword Of the redOubtable
%tumanfu'no. who gave him the qHiettsS from
which there is no escape. The second animal az
prded for the same space of time a similar plea
sure to the upper and lower hundreds. and met the
same inevitable fate as his predecessor
The applause from the boxes, which testified t.
the ability of the bull-fghtcrs and of the ntdiQ,lqr
IN particular. caIeey hnshec. when the sky
became overcast The very moment the third buii
was about To- issue from his stall flash of lghtinZ
@hot from pile of black cloud which hung i'm the
sultry atmosphere, the distant roar of thunder
WAS heard' the heavy drops announcing the pres
ahce OF the storm. fell in the arena. and in few
minutes the rain rushed down with violence The
sport was at once interrupted hut if that had been
the only casualty of the day, there would not b,
much to lament. To escape the 'pelting Of I'll,
9itiiess storm for thunder, lightning. and rail-
threatened to come in full Career numbers Of
the spectators rushed to the gallery or platform
where the musicians were stationed and which
except the reserved boxes was the only spot cover
I'll by IN awning. The gallery consisted merely
Wi thpIr NJ
'nd5 resting for their only stay on wooden posts
but with no support in the centre. Ii might have
ne all day without accident the 10 or ~ nnusI-
clahS who were stationed there 10 cheer the spirit
81 the spectators, but it could not resist the weigh
of the hundreds who rushed at once on it for shell
ter IL was the weakest part ofthe whole structure
ma II was. moreover Immediately over the spot
where the mules and the muletcers usually EN-
pioyed Ia removing from the the horses that
nave been torn and discern boweled hy the bulls n
well as the slaughtered bulls themselves are kept
IN attendance.
Amid the storm and confusion the fragile struc.
iure suddenly gave way, and the crowd who clune
% IL were precipitated to the ground 4 cry arose
from the multitude. Ii was feared that several per
sons were kIled.-The fear was exaggerated, it L.
'aln that one man only WAS crushed if not to in
slant DEATH in such a manner as To laave but liz
| we nope OF surviving and eight or ten. according
| ouhe a;count' hYt or six according To another
| nave either had limbs fractured or are severely
| nusel. Ohe OF the animals underneath WAS XIII
| 'd, but he probably saved one or two human ha
| ihgs from the same tate. The confusion WAS at
| its helght The rain still rushed down but if did
lot seem to diminish the arfur OF the spectator.
| i0r the bull tight. The manager naturally enough
| thought that the weather, not to sneak of III,
ls'ister "hich had Just occurred anh the sight Of
| me victims. would dispense him from presenting
the rest ofthe bulls. lie was never more mistaken
lie continuance Of the '-sp1rt was called for A.
| II nothing had happened, and enrdged 10y the de-
| lay Of the manager at the highest pitch Of THEN
voices. EesticulatinS angrily, and still no bull
making his appearance. they fell to tearing up the
| 1eIches breaking down barriers, and hreaknu
| 'verythins they could lay their hands ON into
pieces
| lie disaster, with thu confusion which follow
'i was not spectacle ofthc most agreeable kind t.
nan or woman. The Empress. doubtless. thought
| he same. Accompanied by her Ladies she quilted
Ier bcx and returned to Barritz, not h. .wever
'th"nt having Diatc Inquiries is t. the state q
ne wounded. and having received assurance tina
hey should be taken care of All chances of con
inuIng the amusement" now that her Majcst,
iouored the ring no longer with her presence
vs. OF course, over, but the rioters still cOntinne
heir uprosr. The troops IHterfrrred, and aftel
ome delay and difficulty the place was cleared
nd 10y the joint exertnns of the civil authorize
nd the sol'tiers, tranquility was restored. III
econd bull fight. which to have taken plac
ms day,has been postponed until the broken posts
benches and galleries have been resto.ed
Weather the Empress intends tn appear agaiI
II some future Sunday ut these bull fights is nu
iated. The Emperor is, believe. sincerely desi
aus to restore as much as possible the obseI vanc'
I sunday among the population Of Paris and th
apartments; the Disregard of which is one of tlI,
eInnants of the Revolution. The working men
'ho are paid by the day. excuse their violation
III on the ground of the loss of days wages {,
themselves and their families.