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THE GRANVILLE SHOW

... . Sir, By an accident, it appears that the names of the judges for poultry and pigeons have become transposed on the first page of the schedule of the Granville Show. This will be corrected by the two gentlemen first named judging in the poultry classes and the other two in the pigeon classes. Will you allow me also to point out that although runts from any county in the United Kingdom, with ...

THE ROYAL CALEDONIAN ASYLUM

... . Sir, To all interested in our Caledonian Asylum children, or who have enjoyed our Caledonian ball, or who are about to enjoy ranging over The heath covered mountains of Scotia, I appeal to help me to give the bairnies a happy holiday in Jthe country, and the chance of seeing a Bit of brown heath and shaggy wood, Miniature mountain, lake, ana flood, so like the land of their sires, that there ...

BLINKERS

... . Sir, T shcu'd feel obliged if you will permit me to mention, fci the iniormation of any ol your readers who are interested in the question of harness, that the blinkers used for carriage-horses are irequently placed too low on the bridle, the result being that the eye of the horse is on a level with the upper part of the blinker, and if, in consequence of his falling, or Irom any other ...

MR. KINGDON'S MASTIFFS

... MR. KINGDOM'S MASTIFFS. Sir, My attention has been called to a letter in your columns (which I had not seen) of the 28th ult., by Mr. Hanbury, whose object appears, from the structure of his epistle, to be to damage my kennel, as if jealous of your having noticed it. In the hurry of travelling I am unable to thoroughly reply to this insidious piece of special pleading, until my return home (to ...

NATURAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT, ROYAL AQUARIUM

... . Dear Sir, A statement having appeared in Saturday's issue of your paper to the effect that the Natural History Department of this establishment is under the supervision of Messrs. Frank Bucltland and Henry Lee, I beg to state that neither of these gentlemen has anything whatever to do with the Society beyond taking a friendly interest in the Aquarium. Mr. John T. Car- rington only, has ...

WIRE MUZZLES

... . {To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.) Sir,-- Can you or any of your correspondents tell me where to get wire muzzles, such as were in use some years ago. They were the shape of a spoon under the jaw, with a strap passing over the nose, and whilst preventing a dog from picking up poisoned foodr See., he was able to drink. August 7. Proserpine. CORRESPONDENCE. ...