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Psyche,"* a Maltese Bitch, the property of Miss Gibbs, of Mordea. 



MALTESE DOG. 



This beautiful little dog is a Skye terrier in miniature, with, 

 however, a far more silky coat, a considerably shorter back, and 

 a tail stiffly cui'ved over the hip. 



* " Psyche," the original of the engraving, was bred by Mr. Lukey, of 

 Morden, direct from the parent stock, being by "Cupid" out of "Psyche," 

 wiio were both brought from Manilla in 1841, and bought there at a high 

 price by Captain Lukey, of the East [ndia Company's service. They were 

 intended as a present for the Queen, but after being nine months on board 



