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REVIEW. 
Quid sil pulchrum, quid turpe, quid utile, quid non.— ITou. 
Illustrations of the Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British 
Islands, consisting of a Series of coloured lithographic Prints of 
the Horse, the Ox, the Sheep, the Goat, and the Hog. 
By David Low, Esq., F.R.S.E., &c. Parts 6 and 7. 
We appear to have neglected this splendid and useful work; 
but an Editor has not always the command of his time or his pages, 
and ours have been fully occupied. 
Mr. Low commences this number with an account of the different 
species of the equus or horse, concluding with the equus caballus, 
or common or domestic horse, “ not more remarkable for the grace 
and nobleness of his form, for his strength, agility, and swiftness, 
for his boldness and spirit, than for the docility with which he re- 
signs his vast powers to the service of mankind.” All these points 
he illustrates in a very interesting way. 
He very properly observes, that “ the pristine region of the horse 
cannot be known from any records of tradition or history. Either 
we may believe that the horse was called into existence in some 
one region which may be termed the cradle of the race, and whence 
he has spread as from a centre to other parts of the world ; or we 
may believe that the species was called into existence in more than 
one place, and was thence diffused as from different centres.” He 
seems to incline to the latter opinion, for he says, that “ the horse 
presents a different type in the three great divisions of the globe, 
corresponding with the three great families of mankind — the 
Ethiopian, the Caucasian, and the Eastern Asiatic.” The most 
ancient records w'e have of the horse are derived from Egypt ; but 
the horses which the Israelites encountered in Syria had a different 
origin, and may be traced to the great mart of cattle which existed 
in Assyria and Media. 
He first describes the African horses; and the reader will have 
much pleasure in traversing with him the wilds of Dongola, 
and the plains and deserts of Fez and Morocco, Tripoli and Lybia; 
but the interest increases when the true Arab horse is brought into 
the field. A plate is given of a genuine Arab horse, taken in 
battle, and brought to this country by Sir John Mc'Niel. A short 
anecdote of him will be forgiven. “ When his portrait was in the 
