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with a massive gold snuff-box, studded with fifty-seven 

 brilliants. 



Prince Napoleon has on more than one occasion visited 

 Mr, Murray's establishment, and ridden horses in his 

 trial ground, purchasing, and giving his own cheque in 

 payment before the delivery of the horses. Mr. Murray 

 has also had the honour of supplying the late Emperor of 

 Eussia, as well as the present Emperor Alexander, with 

 horses. The Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia 

 are also amongst his patrons. Many wealthy gentlemen 

 of Paris and Lyons regularly purchase horses from this 

 establishment, amongst whom may be named M. Hart- 

 maun of the latter place, and M. Vogel of the former. 



During the last twelve months, numbers of high-class 

 horses have also been exported from Mr. Murray's esta- 

 blishment to Amsterdam, Sardinia, and various parts of 

 the continent of Europe, as also to Port Natal. Great 

 numbers of horses are also purchased by foreigners from 

 the London dealers, including Mr. Philips, Mr. Josh. 

 Anderson (now Messrs. T. and G. Eice, Mr. Anderson 

 having retired), Messrs. Quartermaine, Cox, Sewell, 

 Cotterill, Pearl, and the Messrs. Elackman, of Kensing- 

 ton ; in short, I may say that English-bred horses are 

 now all the fashion on the Continent ; and when it is 

 taken into consideration that they give enormous prices, 

 we need scarcely wonder that high-class horses are both 

 dear and scarce at home. It may naturally be asked, 

 how these dealers manage to get hold of such first-class 

 animals? But the question is soon answered by the fact, 



