48 THE TOWER MENAGERIE. 
who have the care of him. ‘This assertion is amply con- 
tradicted by the fact that an individual confined in the 
Paris Menagerie, was exceedingly mild in his temper, 
and particularly fond of licking the hands of those with 
whom he was familiar; as was also remarkably the case 
with the specimen lately in the Tower, whose portrait 
ornaments the present article. This animal was obtained 
by Lord Exmouth while on the American station, and 
accompanied the expedition to Algiers at the memorable 
bombardment of that nest of pirates. On his return to 
England, his Lordship gave it to the Marchioness of 
Londonderry, who soon afterwards presented it to his 
Majesty, by whose order it was placed in the Tower ; 
where it continued until a short time since, when it 
unfortunately died. Mr. Cops is, however, in expectation 
of being soon enabled to replace it. It was exhibited 
under the name of the Panther, an appellation which 
we have before stated that the Jaguar had erroneously 
obtained, not only among the furriers, by whom it is 
universally so called, but even among scientific zoolo- 
gists. 
