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back was towards him, and told the Lord Mayor he had 

 no doubt whatever upon the subject. He then described 

 the marks on Fan's breast, feet, and face, which fully 

 satisfied the chief magistrate of the correctness of his 

 opinion. At this moment, the defendant was fondling 

 Fan, who turned as before from one claimant to the other, 

 as if anxious to conciliate both, when the Lord Mayor 

 intimated that the dog would perhaps know Mr. New- 

 som ; but that gentleman replied, that he thought it 

 unlikely, as she was so young when he gave her to the 

 complainant, adding, " Besides, her name is changed ; 

 I used to call her Primrose." 



The instant the little creature heard the name, she 

 started from the defendant, and springing towards Mr. 

 Newsom, flung her paws round his neck, licked his 

 face, and was full of joy. No doubt in reference to the 

 claim of Mr. Alloway could now exist, and to him the 

 dog was at once given up. 



The late Dr. Edward Walsh has given a very inter- 

 esting account of his dog Quail, from which we extract 

 the following particulars : " When young, the first pre- 

 paratory step was, to make her perfect in fetching and 

 carrying whatever she was sent for, both in and out of 

 the water, till both elements were alike to her ; and 

 this seemed the foundation of every thing else. She 



