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THE LION. 
“ The Bey, not believing in the story told him by 
his people, was desirous of seeing the man himself, 
who was brought into his presence, dragging after 
him the leg of his unhappy brother. Notwith¬ 
standing his reputation for cruelty, Ahmed Bey was 
so affected at the sight that he ordered the pri¬ 
soner’s fetters to be struck off, and restored him 
to liberty.” 
And if we go back to the olden times, we shall 
find narrow escapes from the jaws of the lion as 
numerous as at the present day. One of the most 
notable was that of Sir John Gayner, Lord Mayor 
of London in 1646, of whom it is related that, when 
crossing a desert in the Turkish dominions, he was 
met by one of those beasts, who allowed him to pass 
unmolested; in gratitude for which he made provi¬ 
sion in his will that at St. Katherine’s Church, in 
Leadenhall Street, a Sermon should be annually 
preached on the 16th November, in commemoration 
of his happy deliverance. It was further provided 
in the will that the minister was to have 20s. for 
the sermon, the clerk 2s. 6d., the sexton Is., and 
that the sum of £8 16s. 6d. should be distributed 
amongst the necessitous inhabitants of the parish. 
