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 with his long bushy tail, alternately inhaling the air in large draughts, and expelling it with distended nostrils and a loud noise from his heaving chest. At one time he would spread out his fore-feet, nearly touching the ground with his breast (somewhat like a cat or dog stretching itself)—at another he would raise his head and shoulders, repressing his hinder extremities, and seemed to try every position to obtain relief. His tormentor again renewed the attack, and continued to harass him till he was sufficiently exhausted, when the forcadors collected around, ellfell [sic] upon him in a body, and led him from the ground.

To the credit of the Lisbon women, very few were present. There were a few ladies, or rather women in the dress of ladies, in the boxes; a great number of English officers, and indeed, if one might judge from dress, a great numberof the most respectable inhabitants of Lisbon. The fights lasted about two hours, and during that time ten bulls were tortured or killed, so (that each fight continued for twelve minutes. The box tickets are about 5s. Those of the galleries in the shade, 2s. 6d., and in the sun one shilling and three halfpence.

A novel circumstance lately occurred in the cattle market of Dumfries. About a score of strong highland bullocks, better used to nature's