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statements of Mr. Lloyd, his master, and 

 they are fully substantiated by the evidence 

 of many others. I have before me a state- 

 ment of the proceeds of " Dog Prin's box, 

 Lion Hotel ; subscriptions to the Infirmary." 

 The contributions began in September, 1874, 

 and ended on April 25th, 1876, and during 

 that period the sum of 1$ 143. 6d. was 

 contributed through Prin's instrumentality. 



He began by displaying a fancy for play- 

 ing with coins, not unusual amongst terriers, 

 and he advanced to a discovery that he 

 could exchange the coins for biscuits. He 

 learnt that for a halfpenny he could get two 

 biscuits, and for a penny, three ; and, having 

 become able to distinguish between the two 

 coins, it was found impossible to cheat him. 

 If he had contributed a penny, he would not 

 leave the bar till he had had his third biscuit ; 

 and if there was nobody to attend to his 

 wants, he kept the coin in his mouth till he 

 could be served. Indeed, it was this per- 

 sistence which ultimately caused poor Prin's 

 death, for there is every reason to fear that 

 he fell a victim to copper-poisoning. 



