a common bull or bear bait; for, from the beginning of the matter to the end, the lion was merely a sufferer-he never struck a blow. A few days after the match between Nero and his six opponents, a fresh match was made between a second lion, called Wallace, and six other dogs.

Wallace, like Nero, was a native of Edinburgh, but of a more ferocious disposition, and his weight was calculated at 400 pounds, about 100 pounds less than Nero. He was born in September, 1819; he lost his mother when two days old, and was suckled and reared by a bull bitch. The sire and dam of Nero died at the age of ten years. They were caught together when somewhat more than a year old, in a trap, on the coast of Barbary. The dogs intended for the battle with Wallace, were either bulls or half mastiff. They were called Tinker, Ball, Sweep, Turpin, Billy, and Tiger.

Wallace being turned into the den, Tinker and Ball, at a given signal, were led, in their collars, to the platform, and, as they approach ed, began to bark with great vociferation, and to show an anxious disposition to commence the attack. Ball was a tawny white dog, 2 years old, weighing 41lbs.; and Tinker was a red dog, 4 years old, and 46lbs. weight. Wallace, the moment he heard them, turned round, and, as if conscious that mischief was meant towards himself, watched their progress, with his head crect, his tail stiff, and his whole appearance indicating courage and resolution. At last the dogs came in his front, and he had them in full view. He approached close to the bars, and boldly waited their attack. Both dogs, although excited to the high

est pitch of fury, appeared overawed, and remained for four or five minutes upon the platform, without making any attempt to enter the cage; at length, Ball, going too near the bars, was forced into it by the lion's paw: the poor dog had scarcely got upon his legs, ere the lion caught him in his mouth, and carried him round the arena for several minutes, as a cat would do a mouse, and with the same ease. Tinker, who during the whole of this period was kept at bay by the lion's paws, made many ineffectual attempts to seize Wallace by the lip; at length, becoming more annoying, he succeeded in attracting the attention of the kingly beast, who, laying down poor Ball, then nearly dead, in one corner of the cage, directed his fury upon his other antagonist. Wallace furiously grasped him between the neck and the shoulder, and but for the timely assistance of one of the keepers, who held out a piece of raw meat to him, to entice him from his prey, would have killed him on the spot. This attack did not occupy more than ten minutes.

After an interval of twenty minutes, Turpin, a London dog, and Sweep, a native of Liverpool, were brought forth. The former weighed sixty-three pounds, and the latter forty pounds. The dogs having been brought to the platform, Wallace watched them, precisely as a cat would watch a mouse. The word, "let go," having been given, the dogs rushed upon their fate; and, in less than a minute, were disposed of. Turpin made the first spring, and Wallace instantly caught him in his jaws, giving him a most severe bite. The attack of Sweep now induced Wallace

to drop Turpin, and turn to his new opponent, on which Turpin crawled out with all possible celerity. Wallace then seized Sweep with both his claws and mouth, and was about to give him a second crack between his jaws, when he made a spring and bolted out of the den.

For the third assault, Billy and Tiger were led towards the platform. Billy was first let go, being the largest as well as the most courageous dog, and Wallace, the instant he came within reach, grasped him across the loins with his jaws, and lifting him up, walked off with as much ease as if he carried a cockchafer. Tiger looked astounded, and with a rapidity quite equal to that of his entrance, turned about and ran off.

As soon as the cage was cleared of his opponents, Wallace, secmingly disappointed of his prey, displayed his anger by lashing his sides with his tail, and roaring tremendously. His jaws were covered with crimson foam, and he continued to stride the arena from one end to the other for several minutes, printing cach step with gore.

Ball died a few seconds after he was taken out of the cage, and Tinker on Tuesday morning. Tiger and Turpin were little hurt. Sweep had several of his ribs broken, and was otherwise much injured.

29. At three in the afternoon, the earth sunk in, and left a large opening in the district of Barbis: it was 100 feet in diameter, and continued to enlarge. It could not be seen how deep it was, but stones being thrown in, a noise was heard after the lapse of a minute and some seconds, as if they had fallen into water.

THREE FEMALES BURNT TO DEATH.-A fire broke out between 10 and 11 o'clock at night, at the house of Mr Jones, a tailor, in Cavendish-street, Oxford - street. At the time the flames first appeared, there were six persons in the house.

Mr. Jones and his daughter were taking their supper in the front parlour: in the first floor were Miss Morris, a dressmaker, who lodged in the house; and in the same room was a youth named Groves, and a girl named Mary Ann Jones, a servant to Miss Morris. In a room at the top of the house was Mrs. Groves, the mother of the youth. The fire commenced in the back parlour, or cutting-room, and the bursting of the flames through the door of that room first alarmed Mr. Jones, who escaped with his daughter through the front door. The flames rapidly ascended the staircase, the youth Groves ran up stairs and brought his mother down to the first floor, where she fainted and fell; and he with great difficulty escaped out of the window, letting himself down by the lamp-iron. Miss Morris and her servant girl ran to the second floor front room, closely pursued by the flames. Here Miss Morris was seen at the window, her arms extended, crying for assistance. A gentleman climbed up the lamp iron, and got as far as the first-floor window, when some of the crowd dragged him down by the skirts of his coat. The following instant, the flames burst through the first and second floor windows, and Miss Morris was scen to fall backwards into the fire. The flames were not subdued till nothing but the walls remained. The body of Mrs. Groves was taken out of the first-floor back room burnt nearly to a cinder. The

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2. FATAL EFFECTS OF SEDUCBerne. A Hanoverian, 80 years of age, resided at a country house near Berne, with his five daughters, the eldest of whom was aged 30, and the youngest 16. The family were of very retired habits, but were governed chiefly by the elder sister, who was noted for her imperious disposition, and an opposition to religion which approached to fanaticism. A young Englishman, who had been for some time an occasional visitor to the house, became smitten with one of the daughters; and, one fine evening, as the five sisters were taking the air in a carriage in the avenues of the Eugi, they met him in his cabriolet, accompanied by a friend. After parading up and down for some time, an exchange of vehicles was proposed to, and accepted by, the young ladies, one of whom accompanied the Englishman, and his friend entered the carriage with the ladies. A similar change was effected, until the Englishman found himself with the object of his affections, with whom he immediately decamped; the others, thinking he had returned to the house by another road, gave themselves no uneasi

ness, but continued their road homewards. On arriving, however, they found he had not returned. The eldest sister, becoming alarmed, sent and informed the police that her sister had been run away with; and the next day, news having been received that the runaways were at Fribourg, she immediately set out to that place, accompanied by one of her sisters. Before her departure, she told the two who remained, that if she did not return by a certain hour, it would be a proof that their family was dis honoured; in which case it became the duty of them all to renounce life. She required, and even extorted from them a solemn oath, that they would drown themselves, if they (the two elder sisters) did not return at the hour mentioned. On arriving at Fribourg, and finding their sister, whom they could not persuade to return home, the two resolved upon putting their resolution into effect, for which purpose they repaired to the banks of the Sarine, but the younger, on arriving, finding her courage fail, exclaimed, "Kill me, sister, I can never throw myself into the river." The eldest drew out a dagger, and was about to perpetrate the deed, when a peasant coming up interrupted the design. She immediately despatched the peasant to prevent her other two sisters from putting their oath into effect; but the precaution was too late. After having prepared every necessary for their aged father during the day, they dressed themselves in their best apparel, and on arriving at the banks of the Aar, fastened themselves with a shawl, and embracing each other, precipitated themselves into the river, in which position their bodies were found some time after.

MURDER IN FRANCE.-The Assize Court of the department of l'Ain proceeded to try a case, of which the following are the circumstances: In the evening of the 21st of February, the firing of a musket was heard in the hamlet of Cartelmassin. Next morning a man named Bertrand, passing near l'Etang Bourdon, perceived a dead body covered with blood. He hastened to the hamlet: The story he told circulated rapidly; and one Denis Rigaudier waited on the mayor with an account of the discovery, informing him that the deceased was Chevalier, an inhabitant of the hamlet. The dead body of Chevalier was found lying on the back, beside two bundles of wood. Upon examination it appeared that he had been shot mercly with lead drops in the loins; but that the musket had been fired so near, that the effect was as decisive as if it had been loaded with ball. Rigaudier was the only inhabitant of the hamlet who possessed a gun, and he had been seen with it on the evening on which Chevalier was killed. It was observed that he had appeared very much embarrassed and confused at the moment when the body was removed; and it was well known in the hamlet, that he carried on a criminal intercourse with Chevalier's wife, and had frequently been heard to threaten that he would make away with the unfortunate husband. There were also grounds for suspecting the wife of Chevalier of being an accomplice in the murder, and they were both brought to trial. The ingenuity of counsel procured the acquittal of the woman; but Rigaudier was found guilty by a majority of the jury of seven to five. When such a division as

this takes place, the French code requires that the opinion of the court shall concur with that of the majority of the jury, before the prisoner can be liable to the punishment which the law inflicts. In this case the court did so concur, and Rigaudier was condemned to suffer death.

NOVEL MODE OF ROBBERY.A curious system of robbery, has been detected at Aschaffenbourg, in Bavaria. A set of ruffians, already in prison there, contrived to cut the bars of their dungeon and to sally forth, committing depredations, after which they returned to prison, replacing the bars, so that their temporary escape was not discovered. This they continued nightly for a long time, becoming the terror of the town ; until one of them, in escaping from the guard, left behind him part of his waistcoat, upon which was a button with the prison mark. This led to their detection.

3. LECIESTER.Hannah Read, aged 36, was put to the bar, charged with the wilful murder of her husband, James Read.

Thomas Read, the brother of the deceased, deposed that on the 6th of last March the deceased, who had separated from his wife, took her to live with him again. She had been living with one Waterfield, and had had a child, which she confessed to be his. The prisoner behaved ill to her husband afterwards, upon which the witness remonstrated with her, and threatened that he would have her taken before a magistrate. On the Monday following, the 21st of April, she left his brother, and was brought back again to him by witness. At 12 o'clock on that day, she sent for her husband to go with her to Foxton. The