The Sun. — 1829-05-13 (London, England)

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1829.  Mr. C. PALLMER, the enlightened Member for Surrey, moved last night in the House of Commons, for leave to bring in a Bill for the purpose of patronising bulls, and extending to them that same protection which the Legislature affords all other animals. We are no advocates of inhumanity, but we cannot help thinking that the Hon. Member's motion is one of those to which Mr. BURCHELL'S description of Lady Blarney's and Miss Carolina Wilhellmina Skeggs's accomplishments, may be very safely and satisfactorily applied, viz.—that it is mere fudge, is without meaning, and of no earthly use, except as it affords a sample of its author's legislative capabilities. The practice of bull-baiting is now—as Mr. GORDON truly observed in reply— nearly exploded. In the West of England it is unknown, and even in those parts where it is most in vogue, it is accompanied by no such excessive cruelty as should call, for its peremptory suppression. The legitimate sports of the people, sanctioned by the usage of ages, should at all times be approached with caution ; and bull-baiting in those counties where it still exists, being one of those, and one, we repeat, unsullied by any great inhumanity, we cannot but deprecate interference with it. But why should Mr. PALLMER confine his patronage to bulls ? Why not extend it to other animals, cats for instance, and immortalize his senatorial sagacity by the introduction of a Bill to prevent the inconsiderate youth of our .different public schools from shoeing them with walnut-shells ? A very pretty immortality may be derived from this source, and one more likely to hand down the name of PALLMER to posterity than even his diatribes against Catholic Emancipation.  The Allgemeine Zeitung to the 14th inst. received this morning, in an article dated from Smyrna, states that important events both in Persia, and on the frontiers of Russia and Turkey, may be soon expected. The same Journal mentions, that tie lute severe scarcity of bread in Ve-,,Aai,a4tinople has been put an e;,,d to by the fortunate arrival of several European ships from the Archipelago, with large supplies of corn, rice, and pulse. The ,4VI•-nt•T was very active in his encleayours to cal,m, the og4ation of the people',s minds SAMiNs, Amp. —Commerci3l letters from Bagdad of the beginning of March, the contents of which are also confirmed by travellers from that country, give reason to expect important events both in Persia and on the frontiers of Russia and Turkey, where General Paskewitach has the chief command. Since the conclusion of peace 1.,;,,ei-feen Russia and Persia great discontent Er.,;;;;.,:d latter empire, and the men en4V9' aeil to p,ersua.de the !h .h to 'veak the pence Od'toloiO the 'f LI Om but the'`..fialh in.eferrA 'the' preservation of poet to furtln r end the CAtfilMtiotis were punctually paid to the tiuislMl Commissioners. In several of the Western provinoes Popular commotions took place on accow;..f of the payment of this money, and the priPsti a.;eused'ale Shall of cowardice and treachery. During thic ferment the:Trik Russian A-;.,,bataatior arrivedae Teheran, -ao4 W 4-41 vfante(ll4t 'some- inciantal cirdttMOOnC4,, '"/ PradUce an Whiciu the Govern.. meat l etAlitr '0 f . 1 dot 'he able tor6slst. An occasion soon lresapllred4.'"f i tho:lllisslan servants got into a quarrel with some PVY6iatia about some women ; the populace, excited perhaps by secret emissaries, penetrated into the palace of ill? Ambassador, and murdered all the Russians. '4!.iy 'wet Since then all Teheran had been link; Lii11344 444 1t WAS  believed, AS the letters affirm, that this event would not b 4 without some influence on the operations of General Paskewitsch, because he must now pay increased attention to all that passes in Persia. We are here very impatient for the next accounts from B rgilad, and the Turks flatter therriseises that war between Persia and Russia is inevitable.