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in tea and fancy Japanese goods, and sold to a gentleman in London, 

 who afterwards sold him to a Mr. W. J. Lucas, of Blackburn, an old 

 fancier, from whom he was purchased by me. I have exhibited the dog at 

 several shows in 1879, in variety classes, under Messrs. Lort, Hodson, 

 Cowen, Gamon, Skidmore, Brierley, and Adcock, with the following 

 result : 1 qual 1st at Manchester (Eoyal Liverpool and Manchester 

 Society's Show), Preston, Bootle, and Farn worth ; 1st Southport, and 

 very highly commended Wigan, &o. 



" Ming Seng is black and white in colour (showing a preponderance of 

 the former), 91b. weight, measuring only fin. in muzzle which is square, 

 and, like many of our pugs, he has the protruding tongue ; head 

 lofty, eyes large and lustrous, being set in wide apart, ears small 

 and dropping forward at the side of head. He is very symmetri- 

 cally built, being short in back, has a deep chest, straight limbs, and 

 is barefooted ; his tail is twisted tightly over the hip, the hair upon 

 which, as on the rest of the body, being long, profuse, and perfectly 

 straight ; the fore legs are well feathered, the hair on the hind legs being 

 short up to the hock, resembling, as I said before, a colley in this respect. 

 He is very sensible and affectionate to those with whom he is acquainted, 

 and can perform several tricks, which, no doubt, have been taught him 

 on board ship during his somewhat long passage." 



I do not necessarily endorse Mr. Marples' opinions. On the subject of 

 evidence he appears to be much more easily satisfied than I should be. 

 When he compares this dog in " coat and architecture " to a colley, I 

 must emphatically express my dissent. 



Mr. Marples would have been as near the mark had he compared the 

 Japanese pug to a hippopotamus. 



Since writing the above, I saw at the New York Dog Show, where I 

 acted as one of the judges, a class of nine, very level in quality, and all of 

 Ming Seng's type ; they were classed as Japanese spaniels. 



