THE BULL-TERRIER. 
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* ; Gracious God ! benevolent Parent of the universe I what 
prodigy must he be in a Christian land, who could thus dis¬ 
grace his nature by such gigantic infamy, at which the blood 
of a heathen, of a very Hottentot, might curdle! Two useful 
animals, the bull, which propagates our food, and the faithful 
dog, which protects our property, to be thus tormented ! and 
for what purpose? Does it tend, as some have said,* to 
keep alive the spirit of the English character ? In answer 
to this we must remark, that the barbarous sport (if sport it 
can be called) was totally unknown to the ancient bravery 
of our ancestors; was introduced into this country during 
the reign of a bad king ; and earnestly do I pray to Almighty 
God that in the reign of a most pious and benevolent prince 
it may be for ever set aside. Cowards, of all men the least 
unmoved, can both inflict and witness cruelties. The heroes 
of a bull-bait, the patrons of mercenary pugilists, and the 
champions of a cock-fight, can produce, I should think, but 
few, if any, disciples brought up under their tuition, who 
have done service to their country, either as warriors oi 
citizens ; but abundant are the testimonies which have been 
registered at the gallows, of her devoted victims, trained up 
by these pursuits of bull-baiting! ” 
THE BULL-TERRIER. 
The bull-terrier has now become a fixed variety of the 
dog : it was originally propagated by a cross between the 
bull-dog and terrier, and in point of form is handsomer than 
either of its progenitors. He is a sprightly and showy ani¬ 
mal, and even better adapted for mischievous sport than 
either of those dogs from which he has sprung. He is airy 
and pleasant tempered, but possesses great fierceness when 
his energies are called into action. His head is rather 
* Mr. Windham, in the House of Commons 
