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for the interference and watchfulness of a society, 

 whose motives reflect the highest honour on its pro- 

 jectors and directors, few persons would trouble them- 

 selves about seeing such law carried into execution. 

 It is true we see a considerable number of names, 

 some of them very high ones, as subscribers to this 

 laudable institution, but humanity blushes at the 

 paucity of the amount of such subscriptions, when 

 thousands would be cheerfully granted to erect a 

 useless statue to commemorate the memory of some 

 one about whom few persons feel interested. Yet 

 the intents and exertions of such society and its 

 employes are so shackled, and its powers of punish- 

 ment so limited, that it is inadequate to effectually 

 prevent or deter a repetition of the crime for which 

 they convict ; and further, this society is only allowed 

 to inflict, in many instances, a tithe part of the punish- 

 ment the offender merits. 



I believe five pounds is the maximum fine to be 

 paid for the most aggravated case of cruelty to any 

 animal not human. The consequence of such miti- 

 gated fine is this ; it makes the offender more cir- 



