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gered off to die outside I know not.) Her Majesty was graciously 
pleased to pay particular attention to every thing said and done, 
and exhibited a degree of interest and animation, of which ordi- 
nary observers had previously thought her incapable. But it is 
evident that she is far from apathetic or impassive when stimu- 
lated by congenial sights and subjects. Her loving subjects hailed 
her to-day as a truly Spanish queen, wondering at the squeam- 
ishness or self-denial of her mother, who had never brought her 
there, having given up the stirring spectacle during her widow- 
hood, or second marriage. “ As for Espartero, he well deserved 
to be expelled for not encouraging the toros.” Her Majesty was 
evidently resolved to enjoy herself, and make up for lost time. 
She was highly amused when the first bull ran in, scattering the 
quadrillo of combatants. She was more seriously interested as the 
fun advanced, and the bull rushed upon the mounted picador, 
goring and tossing and tearing up his horse, and trampling upon, 
doubling up, and crushing the fallen rider. The grotesque efforts 
of the bull to shake the half score of barbed darts out of his 
shoulder seemed also to afford Her Majesty high amusement, and 
instruction too ; for one could, at a short distance, easily translate 
her animated gestures. Her Majesty also was obviously gratified 
to observe, “ What a noble animal a horse is \” and how he can 
run about with his entrails hanging out, and bear to be mounted 
again, and again brought to the scratch — his eyes sometimes 
bandaged of course, otherwise he would not stand it. Then 
his dying struggles, and rolls, and kicks in the air, were so 
comical ; while the bull, pawing and snuffing, and kneeling on 
him, turned him over and over, and ripped him up so knowingly, 
letting out the blood in gallons ! “ Truly ’twas a dainty dish to 
lay before a queen 1” Nothing was wanting to complete the 
royal sport but the death of half a dozen men. One fellow was 
carried off with his ribs broken (it was said), but that was no- 
thing. 
Times , Saturday, October 21. 
The Illness of the Rhinoceros in the Gardens 
of the Zoological Society. 
[An account of the illness and treatment of this animal will 
probably not be uninteresting to our readers. — Y.] 
July the \&th , — He was perfectly well yesterday afternoon, 
and exhibited the very best of his clumsy agility ; but in the 
night one of the watchmen thought he was somewhat uneasy. 
