BULLAS, a t. of Spain, in the province of Murcia, and 26m. W.D.W. of the town of Murcia. It is situated on a hill, 1840 ft. above the sea. The streets are steep and unpaved. 13. has 'manufactures of linen and hempen fabrics, earthenware, and brandy, and a considerable trade in manufactured goods and grain. Pop. 5145.
a barbarous sport, once very popular in England, and in which all classes of society equally delighted, but now, through the progress of civilization, almost. entirely confined to the lowest, and rare even among them. It consists in causing a bull to be attacked by dogs; and, in order that the bull might be made as furious as possible, his nose was sometimes blown full of beaten pepper before he was turned loose. Another form of this sport was to fasten the bull to a stake, by a rope of some yards long, and to send bull-dogs against him, one at a time, which were trained to seize him by the nose, and, when this was accomplished, it was called pinning the hull. But no small part of the enjoyment of the spectators was derived from the success with which the attacks of the dogs were met by the bull lowering his head to the ground, and receiving them on his horns, often tossing them to a great distance. In some places, bull-baiting took place regularly as a sort of annual festival, and funds were sometimes left to provide for it. king James I. of England greatly delighted in this sport. When the late emperor Nich olas of Russia visited England, before his accession to the empire, lie was present at a. boxing-match and a bull-baiting, which w ere got up to show him English tastes.
An equally barbarous sport, termed bull-running, was formerly practiced at Stam ford and Tutbury, where men and women took the place of dogs, maddened the bull with hideous noise, and then pursued it with " bull-clubs," till the unfortunate animal expired beneath the blows of its brutal assailants.
a kind of dog which is regarded as peculiarly English, but concerning which it is doubted whether it has existed as a distinct race, at least from the Roman era, or has more recently sprung up, as a variety of the mastiff, or a cross between the mastiff and some other breed. Buffon, indeed, represents the bull-dos as the parent race, and the mastiff as derived from it. but this opinion is generally rejected as errone
ous. The bull-dog has been regarded as a distinct species by some naturalists, and named cards Avglkus, C. laniaritts, etc. It is much smaller than the mastiff, hut is very strong and muscular. The breadth of muzzle is greater than in the mastiff, and the i bead is very large, almost appearing as of disproportionate size to the body. " The forehead sinks between the eyes, and the line of the nose rises again at a considerable angle; the lower jaw projects beyond the upper, often showing the teeth, which alto gether, with tie frequent redness about the eyelids, produces a most forbidding aspect; the ears are partially drooping, unless the terrier blood is crossed in the animal, and the tail is carried high." The hair is short, and the tail taper, and not bushy. The color may be ochry or reddish buff, brindled, fawn, or white, the last being preferred, and should be whole or unmixed, though dogs of two colors are exceedingly common. The bull-dog used seldom to be seen except in the company of persons who delight in dog fighting and other barbarous sports, but now has sometimes more reputable patrons. It was formerly much employed in bull-haiting, from which it derives its name. It is chiefly remarkable for its savage ferocity, and the pertinacity with which it retains its hold, as if its jaws were locked, and it could not let go. It will hang to the jaw or nose of a bull, although lifted from the ground. Col. Hamilton Smith says he has seen one "pinning an American bison, and holding his nose down, till the animal gradually brought forward its hind feet, and, crushing the dog to death, tore his muzzle out of the fangs, most dreadfully mangled." The bull-dog is also bold enough to attack any ani however superior in size and strength.
The BULL-TERRIER is a cross between the bull-dog and the terrier. It is than the bull-dog, more lively and docile, and equally- courageous. The ears are al way.
pointed; the best color is white, with some black 'about the head. It is unrivaled in rat-catching. It is a great favorite as the companion of young men.