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gentleman, and am the more grateful to him. I have 

 now a valuable library of scientific books and trans- 

 actions of scientific societies, the greater part gifts 

 from the authors. 



Foreigners were so much shocked at the atrocious 

 cruelty to animals in Italy, that an attempt was 

 made about eight years ago to induce the Italian 

 Parliament to pass a law for their protection, but it 

 failed. As Italy is the only civilized country in 

 Europe in which animals are not protected by law, 

 another attempt is now being made ; I have willingly 

 given my name, and I received a kind letter from 

 the Marchioness of Ely, from Rome, to whom I 

 had spoken upon the subject at Naples, telling 

 me that the Princess Margaret, Crown Princess 

 of Italy, had been induced to head the petition. 

 Unless the educated classes take up the cause one 

 cannot hope for much change for a long time. Our 

 friend, Mr. Robert Hay, who resided at Rome for 

 many years, had an old horse of which he was very 

 fond, and on leaving Rome asked a Roman prince, 

 who had very large possessions in the Campagna, if 

 he would allow his old horse to end his days on his 

 grassy meadows. " Certainly," replied the prince, 

 " but how can you care what becomes of an animal 

 when he is no longer of use ?" We English cannot 

 boast of humanity, however, as long as our sportsmen 



